Chapter 1399: Infinite Challenge!

"Hey, you guys are from Wumeng Royal City, aren't you? What a coincidence. Hand over your storage rings obediently and then kill yourselves!"

Qiao Jie, along with five students from Tianyu Royal City, surrounded the three students from Wumeng Royal City, looking arrogant and domineering.

After several months of exploration, most royal cities had managed to gather a group of their own students.

Fighting alone, after all, was no match for having numbers.

Besides, some royal cities had good relations with each other and even cooperated to deal with other royal cities.

Of course, some lone individuals also banded together to form small groups.

In short, this Hundred Cities Trial tested not only the students' strength but also their survival skills.

Eliminate others while ensuring you yourself are not eliminated!

Later, after making extensive inquiries, Qiao Jie finally learned that the Dongxuan late-stage cultivator who broke his sword was from Wumeng Royal City.

Now, seeing people from Wumeng Royal City, he vented his anger on them.

"Our Wumeng Royal City and Tianyu Royal City have never interfered with each other. We'll hand over our storage rings, but why must you be so aggressive?" said a student from Wumeng Royal City.

Qiao Jie said smugly, "If you want to blame someone, blame that guy named Ye Yuan. Who told him to provoke me, Master Qiao?"

"So it's Ye Yuan! That guy is nothing but a troublemaker!"

"Yeah, he was always stirring up trouble at Wumeng Academy, and now that he's in the Hundred Cities Trial, he's still making enemies everywhere!"

"Why doesn't that guy just die!"

Hearing that the enemy was brought by Ye Yuan, the three of them became furious.

In the Hundred Cities Trial, the most taboo thing was to make enemies everywhere, but Ye Yuan went around provoking people.

Now they had to take the blame for him, which naturally frustrated them.

"I thought we were all from the same academy, yet you speak ill of me behind my back. What am I supposed to do about that?"

Just then, a leisurely voice sounded, startling everyone.

Qiao Jie's expression changed. He was too familiar with that voice—who else could it be but Ye Yuan?

Sure enough, Ye Yuan appeared before them with a chubby young man.

Seeing Ye Yuan, Qiao Jie instinctively wanted to flee, but glancing at the several fellow disciples beside him, he immediately felt emboldened.

"Hey, kid, you finally showed up! It's time we settled the score from last time!" Qiao Jie sneered.

Ye Yuan said with a half-smile, "Indeed, it's time to settle the score! All of you, hand over your storage rings!"

Qiao Jie sneered, "You're really arrogant! There are six of us today. Do you plan to take us all on alone?"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "What's wrong with taking on six alone? It seems you want me to make the first move!"

With that, Ye Yuan directly slashed a Star Cutter at him.

Qiao Jie's face changed drastically. This sword strike was far stronger than the one he had used against him before!

Only then did he realize that Ye Yuan hadn't used much of his strength back then!

Ye Yuan's move was extremely fast, leaving Qiao Jie no way to dodge.

With intense reluctance, he crushed the jade pendant.

Ye Yuan glanced at the remaining people and said calmly, "Do you want me to make a move too? Your strength is inferior to his. If I draw my sword again, you might not have time to crush your jade pendants!"

The remaining five, their faces pale as paper, dared not resist. They all crushed their jade pendants and were teleported away.

Ye Yuan waved his hand, and over twenty storage rings flew into his grasp.

"Heh, it seems letting that guy go was the right call. In the past half year or so, he's gathered quite a few storage rings, saving me a lot of trouble," Ye Yuan said with satisfaction.

The three from Wu Meng Academy, seeing Ye Yuan wipe out Qiao Jie and his six companions with a wave, all wore grim expressions.

Ye Yuan hadn't made a move in the past six or seven years, so they had no idea how powerful he had become.

Back then, Ye Yuan had defeated Qin Shao, but he hadn't been this strong.

In just six or seven years, Ye Yuan's strength had changed beyond recognition!

How ridiculous that they had been gossiping about him behind his back, only for him to overhear.

Now, how awkward!

"You fools, in this Hundred City Trial, instead of siding with your own, you complain about Ye Yuan. How stupid! In this trial, even if you don't provoke others, they won't come to kill you? Have you spent so long in the academy that your brains have gone soft?" the chubby guy stepped forward to scold them.

"This... we... we know we were wrong."

Their faces were ashen, but they couldn't find words to defend themselves, so they simply apologized and admitted their mistake.

Ye Yuan was now on a completely different level from them.

Ye Yuan glanced at them and said coolly, "For the sake of being fellow disciples, you may leave. But first, do something for me."

Hearing this, the three felt as if pardoned from death and quickly replied, "Ye Junior Brother, just give the order!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "One month from now, I will accept challenges from all outer academy students at Wuxiao Ridge. No limits on numbers or methods. You, spread this news for me."

The three's faces changed, and they gasped in shock, staring at Ye Yuan with horror.

This... was too arrogant!

Ye Yuan intended to challenge the geniuses of a hundred cities all by himself!

"Ye Junior Brother, this... this... isn't it too risky?"

Ye Yuan said flatly, "Whether it's risky or not, you needn't worry. Just say that I have hundreds of storage rings on me. Anyone confident enough can come challenge me."

The three exchanged glances, stunned by Ye Yuan's arrogant words.

The Hundred City Trial had been held countless times, yet no one had ever been so arrogant as to challenge all the elite disciples of a hundred cities!

But Ye Yuan was doing just that!

They had to remember that although this trial was called the Hundred City Trial, the number of participating royal cities far exceeded a hundred.

In fact, nearly two hundred cities took part.

Each city sent thirty participants, totaling nearly six thousand people!

With a ratio of two outer academy students to one inner academy student, there were nearly four thousand outer academy students!

These four thousand were the cream of the crop from every royal city, each one extremely formidable.

And now, Ye Yuan was going to challenge over three thousand of these geniuses single-handedly!

They didn't know whether to call this boldness or suicide.

When the three came to their senses, Ye Yuan had already disappeared.

"Sh-should we really say that? That guy... isn't he a bit too arrogant?"

"But his strength is real! I've heard of Qiao Jie—he was a peerless genius from Tianyu Royal City, likely no weaker than Qin Shao. And he couldn't even last one move against Ye Yuan!"

"But Ye Yuan said no limits on methods or numbers. One man challenging nearly four thousand—just thinking about it is terrifying."

"Since he said so, let's just do it. If something goes wrong, it's none of our business."