Chapter 1394: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

"Bang!"

The chubby little fatso's round body flew straight out.

"Ouch, my butt!" the little fatso wailed.

Everyone snickered at this clowning little fatso.

"Hey, this guy doesn't know when he's outmatched. He actually dared to flirt with Senior Sister Lin Xiu—has he lost his mind?"

"Senior Sister Lin Xiu is a standout among the inner courtyard disciples. This little fatso actually has designs on her—what a toad lusting after swan meat!"

"Exactly. Senior Sister Lin Xiu is the flower of our inner courtyard. So many outstanding young talents she's turned down, how could she fancy this ball-shaped little fatso?"

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Jia Chong watched this scene, sneering inwardly.

"At death's door, and he's still in the mood to flirt. This idiot—does he really think he got into the Hundred Cities Trial because of his talent?"

As the second-place finisher of this batch, Jia Chong had naturally also been selected for the Hundred Cities Trial.

The little fatso scrambled up, trotted back to Lin Xiu's side, and said with a cheeky grin, "A gentleman uses words, not fists. Xiu... Senior Sister, what are you doing?"

"If you spout any more nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Lin Xiu said coldly.

"Alright, alright, I won't say another word!" the little fatso muttered.

Just then, the altar blazed with light, and spiritual energy surged wildly.

Then, everyone vanished.

Passing through a spatial channel, the group's vision blurred, and they arrived in a strange space.

Before their eyes were over a hundred altars.

"Oh, isn't this Teacher Lei Ming from Wumeng? What place from the bottom are you planning to take this time?"

As soon as they landed, a Guixu realm strongman from the side began to mock them.

Besides Qin Yuanlong, the other teacher leading this group was Lei Ming, who had administered the entrance exam to Ye Yuan and the others.

Hearing this, Lei Ming frowned but surprisingly didn't retort; he just snorted coldly and ignored the other party.

All the Wumeng students, especially the inner courtyard disciples, were indignant, itching to rush over and fight.

"Senior Sister, who are they? So arrogant!" the little fatso sidled up to Lin Xiu and asked curiously.

Lin Xiu's expression was also grim. She said coldly, "They're from Zuoxiang King City. Their overall strength ranks in the top ten among these hundred-plus king cities. Most importantly, Zuoxiang King City is a sworn enemy of our Wumeng King City! Every time, they deliberately target us and snatch resources from our disciples. That's why our ranking is always very low, almost at the bottom."

The little fatso was furious upon hearing this. "So arrogant? This time, Fatty here will definitely strip them of all their resources!"

Lin Xiu rolled her eyes at him and said impatiently, "With your strength, you're not even enough to fill their teeth, and you want to snatch their resources?"

The little fatso chuckled, "Senior Sister, I know you're strong, but Fatty is no longer what he used to be! This time, I'll show you that your judgment was right!"

He was talking nonsense, and Lin Xiu glared at him, but with disciples from other king cities present, she couldn't lose her temper, so she held back.

Seeing Lei Ming silent, the Guixu realm strongman from Zuoxiang grew even more smug.

He suddenly swept his gaze and landed on Ye Yuan, laughing, "Tsk tsk, the young disciples of Wumeng King City are getting worse with each generation! A mere late-stage Dongxuan can participate in the Hundred Cities Trial—have you really run out of people? Hahaha..."

Lei Ming looked at him as if he were an idiot. Ye Yuan's cultivation level was indeed deceptive, but his strength ranked in the top three among this batch of outer courtyard disciples!

If Zuoxiang King City set their sights on Ye Yuan, they would definitely suffer a great loss!

But of course, Lei Ming wouldn't explain; he'd let this fool make a fool of himself.

"Zhang Sheng, don't be a dog judging by appearances! Ye Yuan is the strongest among our outer courtyard disciples this batch! Even the top scorer of this year's intake was defeated by him! Tell your outer courtyard disciples to be careful, or if they lose their lives, don't say I didn't warn you!"

Just as Lei Ming was secretly pleased, Qin Yuanlong suddenly stepped forward and indignantly accused Zhang Sheng.

The Wumeng King City students' expressions changed. Qin Yuanlong's intent to kill with a borrowed knife was all too obvious!

On the surface, Qin Yuanlong seemed to be defending Wumeng King City's reputation, but in reality, he was reminding Zhang Sheng to target Ye Yuan.

"Qin Yuanlong, what do you mean by that?" Lei Ming said angrily.

"Lei Ming, Zuoxiang King City is going too far. Can you really tolerate it?" Qin Yuanlong replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Meanwhile, Zhang Sheng looked at Ye Yuan with skepticism, finding nothing out of the ordinary.

A late-stage Dongxuan defeating the top scorer?

Was this kid too strong, or was this year's top scorer from Wumeng King City too weak?

Just then, a phantom descended from the sky and appeared in the center of the square.

All the Guixu realm strongmen bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Xuanling!"

Seeing this Xuanling, Ye Yuan's heart stirred.

The feeling this phantom gave him was the same as the Wumeng City Lord's—both were Shenjun realm powerhouses!

Xuanling nodded slightly and said slowly, "Another two hundred years have passed, and you all seem to have many new faces. I won't go into the trial rules; I'm sure you're all very clear. I only look at results, not the process. No matter what methods you use, the one who gathers the most heavenly treasures in the end wins. This time, the first-place king city will receive a four-star divine pill. The inner courtyard individual first place will receive a Heavenly Artifact-level spirit-gathering plate. The outer courtyard individual first place will receive ten weeping spirit fruits. Everyone, do your best."

Xuanling's words immediately caused an uproar.

"The reward this time is actually a spirit-gathering plate! With this, cultivation speed can increase tenfold!"

"Weeping spirit fruits! They're actually weeping spirit fruits! Ten weeping spirit fruits are enough for me to break through to the Kuijian realm!"

"I didn't expect such generous rewards this time. Looks like I need to work hard!"

Hearing these rewards, thousands of people were extremely excited.

Clearly, the rewards were all extremely rare items.

Ye Yuan was also secretly shocked. The four-star divine pill was obviously a reward for the king city lords.

But only one city lord could obtain it.

No wonder all the king cities took this Hundred Cities Trial so seriously.

Xuanling waved his hand, and thousands of green lights appeared before everyone.

Ye Yuan looked closely and saw it was a jade pendant.

"Take these jade pendants. Soon, I will randomly teleport you to your respective areas. If you encounter danger, crush the jade pendant, and you will be immediately teleported back to the altar. Of course, your storage rings will be left behind."

As he spoke, Xuanling formed hand seals. Ye Yuan's vision blurred, and his body vanished again.