Chapter 860: 860

“Could a person who finished a divine piece of art please come forward?”

“Who would that be?!”

“Only a few people have finished divine pieces of art!”

What Ling Yushi said was absolutely shocking . Everyone was wondering who the person she had mentioned was . Even Tian Ling had lost her calm . Her pretty face looked puzzled .

“Junior Sword Venerable will come to the Title Battle,” Ling Yushi said . Her answer was not disappointing at all . People exclaimed . All of them were shocked . Jiang Chen was surprised too . The fact that this person was called Junior Sword Venerable meant he had participated in the Title Battle once, and he had gotten a great title .

“Why would Junior Sword Venerable come? Didn’t he go to the Three Upper Realms to practice?” Li Bai was very surprised . Knowing a lot about the Civil and Martial Arts Institute, he certainly knew who Junior Sword Venerable was . “His art went into the Martial Emperor’s collection . He also got the Martial Emperor’s personal instruction,” he said .

Jiang Chen was surprised to know it was this man they were talking about . He had heard a lot about this person in the Civil and Martial Arts Institute . Junior Sword Venerable’s achievements were apparently greater than any of those of the young generation of the Three Middle Realms . People like him usually would stop competing for any title . All they would focus on was how to break through to Great Venerable . Or they would go to the Three Upper Realms to have adventures, looking for the strongest rivals in the same state .

That was why the young people on the scene were not only surprised to hear he might come, but also thrilled and excited . Including the Spirits . As a human, it was not easy at all for a Junior Sword Venerable to gain respect from the proud Spirits .

“Junior Sword Venerable would like to meet the person who finished two divine pieces of art,” Ling Yushi added .

Many people smiled weirdly, while some others shook their heads . Jiang Chen had shocked the world by finishing two divine pieces of art in a row . Despite the controversy it caused, he had gained a great fame and brought himself troubles like this current incident with Han Qianye and Ling Yushi too . That being said, it was really surprising that he had even caught Junior Sword Venerable’s attention .

“Ha, ha, ha . This is what you get when you try to build yourself up too much . Let’s see how you will cover your lies,” Fan Yao said, laughing .

Han Qianye’s elegant manner was back again . He was beaming .

“Don’t worry . ” Tian Ling comforted Jiang Chen, although she was startled to hear who was coming .

“And I have a divine piece of art here, an authentic one . Would you like to see it?” Leaving Tian Ling and Jiang Chen behind, Ling Yushi said to other people after having gotten enough attention .

Of course they would like to see it . She did not even have to ask .

“Since you are interested . ” Ling Yushi took a scroll out of her spiritual storage-ware as she spoke . The young geniuses on the square all turned serious at once, even before the scroll was open . The mere sight of it sent the blood pulsing through their veins . People wondered what this divine piece of art would be about .

“It’s the Civil and Martial Arts Institute who established the standard for a divine piece of art . She really wants to replace them,” Li Bai said unhappily .

Ling Yushi opened the scroll little by little . A strong energy surged from it . People stared at the painting with their eyes wide open . So did Jiang Chen . He was as amazed as the others after seeing it .

Simplicity was what the calligraphy and the paintwork were after . Each character could be compared to a weapon . However, there were ten different weapons on this scroll! Jiang Chen felt it was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere else before .

“This divine piece of art was created by the new star of the Martial Victory School, a genius who has got into the top ten in the Fourth Palace, Ning Haotian . ” Ling Yushi explained .

It dawned on Jiang Chen where he had seen the painting before . Ning Haotian had gotten an inheritance . The Natural Law War Case was one of the treasures contained in it . There were ten weapons in the case, and they were exactly the same ten weapons as on the scroll . However, as far as Jiang Chen knew, the Natural Law War Case was only a method of lore . It could help practitioners exert a very high level of martial arts techniques through their own strengths . Nevertheless, in terms of martial arts techniques, this was not even a fine piece of art .

Jiang Chen looked at the painting carefully . It did have some extraordinary things in it . However, it was closed before he could take a closer look at it . Other people who had been appreciating it complained involuntarily .

“This isn’t the right place to appreciate the painting . If you want, please come to the Water Moon Cottage after the qualification battle,” Ling Yushi said .

At this moment, Jiang Chen saw Ning Haotian striding over . Thanks to the divine piece of art, people were looking at him in awe . Ning Haotian, tall and large, quite enjoyed it . He looked elegant and sharp . His eyes were like blazing torches . You see? I’m as good as you in every aspect . His comportment said to Jiang Chen in silent communication .

Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders, as if it was not a big deal . All of a sudden, something occurred to him . He said, “So you took the Natural Law War Case . ”

Jiang Chen had gotten the Natural Law War Case after their fight in the Natural Law School . Since he did not need it, he left it in the Natural Law School . After all, he was the Natural Law School’s leader, although he had done nothing for it . Later, the Natural Law War Case was stolen, which created a great disturbance .

“The Natural Law War Case always belonged to me . ”

“Yeah? But, as I recall, it’s the Natural Law School who got it in the first place . They thought you were a rare genius, so they gave it to you so that you could get the inheritance,” Jiang Chen said .

“The Natural Law War Case has recognized me as its master!”

Since the two were only talking through holy awareness, others could only see them staring at each other .

“The doctrine of martial arts is wonderfully interpreted in the calligraphy and in the painting . This scroll has ten weapons on it . They are knife, spear, sword, halberd, club, fist, palm, leg, claw, and finger . ”

“Yeah . Why is that?”

Jiang Chen was not the only one who was confused . Other people also posed the question . Whoever finished a divine piece of art would get such treatment . Jiang Chen was not the only person whom they had doubted . His creation of two divine pieces of art was really a challenge for people’s common sense .

“I won’t be able to explain even one-tenth of what’s good about it . Why don’t we come back to this after the qualification battle? Or, maybe Ning Haotian will exert some unique movement today . In that case, you’ll see it with your own eyes too,” Ling Yushi said .

People were very curious . However, they had to hold their curiosity . After all, the scroll was there . It would not disappear automatically .

Not like Jiang Chen’s works . They were destroyed by the Jiangs even before they could be exhibited to the world .

“Okay! I declare the start of today’s qualification battle!” At this moment, a loud and clear voice came from the square . It was the Blood Shadow Royal Uncle who spoke . With a lot of strong people standing beside him, he gave out lots of pressure . “Participants will be eliminated or chosen in the same way as before . No one will be qualified just because of good luck . We only have 100 places . Only the strongest ones can get them . ”

Jiang Chen wondered how the qualification battle would achieve what he had claimed . No matter what the rules were, some people would win simply because their rivals were too weak . That was inevitable . Or maybe two strong people met in the qualification battle . In that case, one of them would be eliminated anyway, and people weaker than the eliminated one would get a place, while he could not . He had learned all about the rules . He could not help but admire the wisdom of the inventor of these rules .

Crisscrossed lights appeared on the square after Blood Shadow Royal Uncle declared the start of the battle .