Chapter 864: 864

The end of the qualification battle did not make people any less excited about the Title Battle . On the contrary, most people could hardly wait . They wished the battle would start right away .

The Title Battle would start in three days . For the qualified participants, these three days were their last leisure time .

As an entertainment, Ling Yushi exhibited Ning Haotian’s divine piece of art at her Water Moon Cottage that night . Those ten weapons totally changed people’s opinions about the calligraphy works and the paintings of the Civil and Martial Arts Institute . Those present all made progress after pondering them; their fighting powers increased a lot . As a result, Ling Yushi and Ning Haotian achieved big fame in the ancient city .

On the other hand, people were doubting Tian Ling and Jiang Chen more and more . When Junior Sword Venerable arrived, he would disclose the truth of the two divine pieces of art . And his arrival would coincide with the day the Title Battle would be held . All of Jiang Chen’s detractors were hoping he would become notorious before thousands of people .

What was more, he would have to fight with Jiang Zhe . The situation seemed very unfavorable for him .

“Will his divine pieces of art be found false? And will he lose to Jiang Zhe at the same time?”

“He will turn into a big joke . ”

“People like him, who rise in an unusual way, usually don’t end up well . ”

Speeches against Jiang Chen spread all over the ancient city . Needless to say, it was the Spirit contingent who were starting all these rumors and trying to make trouble against Jiang Chen .

Without responding to any of this ridiculousness that was going on in the ancient city, Jiang Chen stayed in his room every day . Three days finally passed . For many people, each day felt like a year . Since private fights were forbidden in the ancient city, life was quite boring these days .

The Title Palace was situated on a mountain outside of the ancient city . People spread out all over the mountain even before the start of the battle . The 100 qualifiers also arrived early in the morning .

“Is this the Title Palace?”

Looking at the giant palace on the mountain, those who saw it for the first time were amazed . The Title Palace was located in a special terrain . It was built on a cliff, below which was a bottomless chasm . Opposite it were mountains . The Title Palace was not the only building on the cliff . Traces of other constructions could also be vaguely observed .

Beside the Title Palace, there was a wooden platform that extended out from the cliff . It was very old and shabby, with humid areas covered with vegetation and openings created by sabotage . The platform was right opposite to the door of the Title Palace . Standing on the platform and looking at the Title Palace from the same height, people found it surprisingly huge, although it did not look so when observed from a great height . The door alone was ten feet high .

Walking through the passage to the Title Palace from the platform, people would feel as if they were getting smaller and smaller . Jiang Chen and other qualifiers were standing on the platform . Various forces were standing on the mountain, and the Spirits were staying in the air . All of them were watching the qualifiers quietly . Many first-timers were wondering how the Title Battle would start . After all, it was not a simple contest that accepted challenges . All those titles alone were already complicated enough . It was unimaginable how these titles would emerge and how to compete for them .

“Let’s start . ” The Title Battle started when everything was ready .

“All of you, try your best to manipulate your Holy Sea . ” Instructed by Blood Shadow Royal Uncle, the 100 people on the platform all released a strong energy . It was overwhelming that 100 world-leading geniuses were doing this at the same time . Some people worried the old shabby platform would fall apart . However, of course the platform of the Title Palace was solid throughout the whole process . It did not even shake a little bit!

If it had been on the ground, even the earth would have been unable to bear the burden . In this way, everyone soon realized that the Title Palace was not a simple construction .

When the 100 contestants’ strengths had achieved their critical points, the wooden platform suddenly caught fire . However, no one panicked, because they were not real flames . It was a type of energy . The vegetation on the platform all disappeared . The damaged parts were restored . The platform looked new again . Even the wood grains could be observed .

Soon, all of the energy dashed toward the Title Palace along the passage . The Title Palace, which had looked like it was in ruins, was suddenly splendidly illuminated, as if it had just been woken up . Its red walls and golden roof were magnificent, showing an unparalleled prestige, as if this was the residence of some deity . Outside the Title Palace, a giant stele arose with great effort along with booming sounds .

“There it is!” A lot of people could not help but wave their arms . An excitement that they could not hide registered on their faces . The stele’s wide surface was even more smooth than a mirror’s surface . The stone surface emitted lights, which later turned into two lines of text:

“Reputation lasts forever . Bold kings’ blood soars in clouds .

Contemporary heroes are invincible . ”

These two lines were known by most people . This meant the Title Battle would start right away . As to those titles, they had a pattern . The titles the Title Palace would endow were based on the 100 people standing on the platform . The length of the titles did not matter . What mattered was the intensity of the light that each word emitted . They would be white, red, purple, and golden . If a title was golden, everyone would compete for it . That was out of the question .

“Only one hour to go . Get ready for the battle . ”

Everything had been made ready, but, according to every year’s routine, the first title would not emerge immediately . That was because the Title Palace would organize things according to the 100 contestants’ levels .

During this time, Jiang Chen and the others only had to wait patiently .

“We’ll be able to grab titles suitable for us once they appear . However, in the end, people will only remember the highest title,” Zhou Jianfeng said .

“Master has come,” Xiao Yujian suddenly said .

They saw Venerable Fengyu with the group from Cliff Mountain .

Jiang Chen and Fengyu Duo all went over to salute him .

“Jiang Chen . ”

Venerable Fengyu was very happy to see his disciple .

He knew it was thanks to this disciple that Fengyu Duo’s injuries had recovered and they had defeated the Snow Swallow Sisters .

“This is karma,” he exclaimed . It was because he had gone to the Realm of True Force to rescue Jiang Chen that everything afterward happened .

“Jiang Chen, you must gain a title related to fire today . ” The Fire Venerable was a straightforward person . He would say whatever came into his head . People who had heard him all looked toward the Fire Spirit . In past battles, the Fire Spirit had made a clean sweep of all titles related to fire .

In fact, as long as the test item was related to the Lore Martial Realm, the eight Spirit clans were all at an advantage .

“The titles are decided based on the people most suitable for them among all of the participants . In some sense the result has already been decided . The titles are destined to belong to some people . Talking big can’t change anything . ” A neither too loud nor too low voice came from the Fire Spirit .

Everyone heard it clearly . “That’s Huo Ji, a great Fire Spirit genius!”

It was a man who had spoken . His resolute face had two shocking scars on it, but what was more terrifying was his pair of flame-like eyes .

The grudge between Jiang Chen and the Fire Spirit had started from Cliff Mountain, and then his conflict with Huo Zhengyu followed . Three days ago, ten-odd Fire Spirit disciples died indirectly because of Jiang Chen . The hatred between them had grown enormous .

“As long as it’s related to the lore, he has no right to get it,” a great genius from the Wind Spirit also said .

“I won’t let you get any title related to swordsmen,” Song Hao said .

Jiang Chen suddenly became the center of attention . Although these people did not mention his name, everyone knew who they were talking about .