Chapter 53: Carriage

The King sat back, looking at Jia Yuan and Chen Xuan. He

then motioned to Chen Xuan, who returned to his side.

The King gave Chen Xuan a questioning look, and Chen Xuan

responded with a nod.

“Congratulations, Jia Yuan. It truly seems that you’re

stronger than those at the 9th level of Absorption. Chen Xuan things

that you would even be able to combat those at the 1st level of

Manipulation!”

“It was great to hear your story and the fight was even more

spectacular, but we have some tasks to take care of before the feast tomorrow

in the city. Don’t worry about getting there, as we will send a carriage for

you in the morning.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty, lords.” Jia Yuan clasped his hands

toward the King, and then toward the various nobles surrounding him. He then

toward the stairs, grabbing a turkey leg on the way. As he descended, he

devoured said leg, and then made his way to the inn he and Dou Di were staying

at.

As soon as he walked into their room, Dou Di rushed toward

him.

“Hey, little bro! You were keeping your strength secret from

me! You rascal!” Dou Di started playfully punching Jia Yuan. Despite his words,

he wasn’t actually mad at all.

He was actually beside himself with happiness that his

little brother was so strong. After all, he was the one who had initially

steered Jia Yuan toward the path of martial cultivation by training with him to

join the Burning Legion.

“Woah, woah. Don’t say that big bro, I just wanted it to be

a surprise!”

“Hmph, I don’t believe it for a second. How about this? Make

it up to me by treating me to dinner again.”

“Sure, although, not right now… I’m kind of full.”

“YOU ATE WITHOUT ME? YOU REALLY ARE A TRAITOR.”

“Ahhhhh!!!” Jia Yuan screamed as he ran around the room

being chased by Dou Di.

The two boys continued to have fun as they later ate another

pricey dinner.

The hours went by, and soon it was morning again.

Jia Yuan was still sleeping when a carriage with the royal

emblem, a red and golden fire symbol, pulled up in front of the inn, causing a

commotion. Although most of the competitors had either been killed or had

already left due to being disqualified, there were still 8 thousand competitors

remaining.

Out of the 8 thousand remaining, there were only 8 who

impressed enough to be invited to the feast. However, that wasn’t even

significant compared to the real prize. A weapon from the royal weaponry! These

weapons were all treasures that had been saved up by the royal family over the

course of thousands of years, and those invited to the feast were able to

choose any weapon of their liking!

To put it into perspective, a single weapon from the royal

armory could be valued between a million to a hundred million large fire

shards.

Simply frightening!

Hundreds crowded around the carriage, waiting to see who had

acquired this unique privilege. However, the carriage was surrounded by more

than 20 impressively garbed guards, so they didn’t dare to get too close to the

carriage. Meanwhile, one of the guards walked into the inn, up to Jia Yuan’s

room. He knocked on the door.

“Jia Yuan sir, your carriage is here.”

Inside the room, the two youths were still sleeping. Hearing

the knocks on the door as well as the shout of the guard, Jia Yuan groggily

woke up. Wearing his wrinkled robe, he stumbled his way to the door and opened

it.

“Hello, I’m Jia Yuan.” Jia Yuan’s hair was currently

scruffy, which combined with his wrinkled robe, gave him a rather unkempt

appearance.

The guard was surprised. In past tournaments, all of the

“winners” of the first round who were chosen to attend the celebratory feast

were all of noble birth, so they were very well groomed. Basically, the

complete opposite of what he saw in front of him.

“You are Jia Yuan?” The guard looked Jia Yuan over. “Show me

your aura.”

Jia Yuan released his aura, suppressed to the 5th

level of Absorption. Upon feeling the strong aura, the guard was convinced that

Jia Yuan was telling the truth.

“Alright. Come with me.”

“Can I bring my brother?”

“No.”

“I’m bringing my brother. I know the King, I’m sure it will

be fine.” Jia Yuan really wanted to bring his brother along, and with the

amount of interest the King had shown in him, Jia Yuan was sure that the King

wouldn’t mind if Jia Yuan brought his brother along.

The guard gave Jia Yuan a shocked look. This kid knew the

King?

In terms of risk, the risk of angering someone who knew the

King was a lot higher than the risk associated with letting Jia Yuan bring his

brother along.

“Fine. Let’s go.”

Jia Yuan grabbed Dou Di who had woken up at the same time he

did, and followed the guard to the carriage, ignoring the masses that surrounded

said carriage. Entering the carriage, he began searching for food and drinks.

As for Dou Di, he was just grateful that Jia Yuan was

bringing him along.

The masses, however, were rather confused. After all, Jia

Yuan had an average stature, and didn’t look too strong. That, in addition to

his disheveled appearance, meant that he looked like any other commoner.

“That’s the kid who was in the 8th group

yesterday! He’s freaking strong! I saw him create 50 meter long ribbon of fire!”

“What?! Him??”

Those who were in the 8th group and had seen Jia

Yuan’s strength quickly spread news of his strength, while the others were

rather skeptic of their ramblings.

Who was willing to believe that one of their fellow

competitors had such power? If those who were in the 8th group hadn’t

seen Jia Yuan’s abilities for themselves, they may not have believed it either.

If only they had known that Jia Yuan hadn’t even been using

his full power…