The Fifth Set of Opening the Plow Ceremony Chapter 13: The Substitution List of the Abyssal Marquis

  Among them, more than half are ordinary citizens. These people may understand some martial arts, but they have spent their entire lives in poverty and probably don't even know what a true master's move looks like, let alone the mysterious sorcerers and array masters of legend. Today, as a sorcerer, Wang Guanlan is going to face off against the young man who challenged him here, and naturally, he has attracted almost everyone in Nanhuacity. Having witnessed this duel, people will be talking about it for generations to come - from fathers to sons, and if they live long enough, even to their grandsons. Who would want to miss out on such an event?

  Since no one wanted to miss out, they all came. If it weren't for the Ning Wang Fu's high prestige in Nan Hua City and their meticulous actions, the tens of thousands of people gathered at the entrance of Xiao Xiao's school today would have probably turned into chaos.

  "This won't do!!!"

  Although they didn't seem to be in disarray, the dense black mass still looked quite unsuitable in the eyes of Ning Wang's fourth son, Wang Guanmao. "These people are pretty quiet for now, but once the fight begins, I'm afraid they'll all rush forward to get a glimpse, and with so many people squeezed together, it's going to be impossible to breathe! If things get out of hand, won't a large number of them end up trampling each other to death?"

  "Yes, Fourth Master, this won't do, but today's matter..."

  "Hu Zhen, hurry up and take people to disperse these people, tell them not to gather around the school field!"

  "Ah?!" Hu Zhen was stunned, and like Luo Han, he was the leader of one of the seven Flower Fox Guards, with a cultivation level of Qi Refining Seventh Layer. To say nothing of his current level, even if he were at the Ninth Layer, facing tens of thousands of ordinary people who were excitedly watching the commotion, he felt a sense of trepidation.

  "What's wrong, are you afraid?!" Wang Guan's eyes shifted, as if he had seen through his thoughts, and smiled faintly, "Or should I go myself?!"

  "No, no, no, let's just go down!" Hu Zhen hurriedly said, suddenly seeming to think of something, and asked, "Fourth Master, it's almost three quarters past noon now. There are a lot of people here, if we drive them away now, I'm afraid it will be too late. If there is a fight over there, and we drive them away again, it will probably get even more chaotic."

  "Don't worry, just let them push the time back a bit first. When it's quiet here, we'll start again!" Wang Guanxiang said without thinking.

  "This isn't good, is it?!"

  "What's wrong, who has an opinion, let them come and tell me!" Wang Guanqu's eyes turned cold, exuding a chilly aura. "Hu Zhen, listen to me carefully, this Nanhuacheng is the location of my Ningwangfu's royal residence, it can also be said that it is the foundation of my Ningwangfu. If because of a duel, something chaotic happens, Father King will not forgive us lightly. We who are involved in this matter will definitely be severely punished. The little fourteen who started this trouble cannot escape, and I, who am responsible for maintaining order here, also cannot escape!"

  "Understood!" Hu Zhen hastily replied, and after responding with a sound, he began to busy himself with the task of dispersing the crowd. As for Wang Guan's decision, those challengers did not raise any objections. After all, the dark and oppressive scene earlier had not only frightened Wang Guan, but also brought them tremendous pressure. What if they defeated Wang Guan here? The people of Ning Wang Fu would be dissatisfied and might rush over to avenge their young master. They really didn't have a good solution for this situation. Anyway, since last night, they had been stationed on the school grounds, confirming that Wang Guan had not made any secret arrangements here. This was already sufficient.

  This dragged on for a whole half day, from noon until afternoon.

  On the other side, Wang Guanlan had received the news early on and waited until everyone had dispersed for more than an hour. At dusk, he finally emerged from the Ning Wang Fu with a swagger, but by then, the crowd had already scattered, and the school gate was sealed off by the Ning Wang Fu guards. The five young masters had been waiting for Wang Guanlan to come out after the crowd had dispersed, but they didn't expect to wait for another whole hour. One by one, they were getting impatient, and when they saw Wang Guanlan emerge, their eyes shot out extremely venomous glints.

  "Wang Guanlan, you finally dare to come?! The youngest of the boys shouted angrily, "Do you think that with these tricks, you have a chance to defeat us?!"

  Wang Guanlan looked at him and didn't respond, but instead walked to Wang Guanxiao's side, paid his respects, said a few words, and then entered the small school grounds.

  "Are you few challenging me?!"

  "Not bad, it's us!" The most energetic and lively young man ran out first, "Wang Guanlan, your arrival is a bit too late, isn't it?!"

  "Who are you?!" Wang Guanlan asked.

  "Danyang Zhuang, Bai Yi!!" The young man loudly reported his name, but his body flashed and transformed into a white shadow, rushing straight towards Wang Guanlan, "Let me meet you first!!"

  Changshan Danyang Manor, also a giant force in the martial arts world, is famous for its lightness and agility. Bai Yi is a direct descendant of Danyang Manor, with his lightness skill being extremely fast, swift as lightning, and elusive as a ghost. In just one flash, he appeared before Wang Guanlan, with five cold fingers almost touching her body.

  "Have you read too many books?!" At this sudden attack, Wang Guanlan was somewhat surprised, and the green flames almost burst out at the moment when the boy's fingers touched his forehead.

  "Ah!!!!!" A green flame-emitting "circle" directly passed through Bai Yi's body, and he let out a miserable cry. His figure quickly retreated, the speed of his retreat was faster than his approach, and also faster than the expansion speed of Wang Guanlan's green "circle". He rushed out of the range of the "circle" again, and suddenly his whole body was ignited. Fortunately, a young man behind him raised his hand and poured a large pile of sand on his body, which extinguished the flames in the shortest time.

  "Fourteenth Young Master, what a vicious move!!" The flames on Bai Yi's body were extinguished, and only then did the young master realize that sixty percent of Bai Yi's body had been scalded, his face was deathly pale, and he had already fainted.

  "What a joke! This guy didn't even give a warning before charging over and striking with all his might. Is this the kind of challenger he is?!" Wang Guanlan said coldly, "Does he really think I'm a martial artist who can be taken advantage of in close combat? How naive!!"

  The remaining four people all changed their expressions.

  Warriors have an advantage over mages in close combat, this is common sense, but this common sense can no longer be applied to Wang Guanlan.

  A green "flame shield" appeared on Wang Guanlan's body, about a meter in diameter, firmly protecting him. To get close to him, one had to break through this flame shield, but it was clear that this wouldn't be easy. The outcome of Bai Yi already clearly told them that this flame shield wasn't just visible flames, but also had real burning ability. This couldn't be hidden from anyone, because after the flame shield appeared, the temperature around them began to rise, and so they all hesitated.

  "What, are you afraid, not daring to come up? Or are you preparing to launch a group attack?" Wang Guanlan sneered and took a step forward. Behind him, a triangular small flag flashed once and disappeared without a trace.

  The young man who saved Bai Yi seemed to have emitted something abnormal, and suddenly let out a loud roar, taking one step forward, but only one step.

  He stopped half a zhang away from the Flame Shield, flipped his hands over, and suddenly had two strange small axes.

  As soon as Wang Guanlan saw those two exquisite small axes that were like works of art, his eyes narrowed, "French soldiers?!"

  "Dali Du Haoming, please instruct the Fourteenth Young Master!" As he spoke, his body flashed and began to circle around Wang Guanlan at high speed, with the two small axes in his hands rapidly rotating.

  "It's interesting, what kind of strange encounter did Wang Guanlan have? It's just an ordinary 'circle', but it actually has the attacking power of a normal flame!" Just as Wang Guanlan and Duan Haiming were about to start fighting, three figures appeared outside the school field, ignoring the blockade by the surrounding royal guards, and directly rushed in.

  Hu Zhen's expression changed and he was about to stop them, but the Fourth Young Master Wang Guanxiao waved his hand to stop him, "Let them in, they won't cause any trouble!"

  "The crown prince knows them?!" Hu Zhen asked with some surprise.

  "Hmm!" Wang Guanxiao only hummed, glanced at the four figures, and a hint of weirdness flowed out of his eyes, "Are they also going to challenge Old Fourteenth?!"

  "What kind of people are they?!" Hu Zhen couldn't help but ask again.

  Wang Guanxiao gave him a glance, "Recently in Jianghu, which young people are the most famous?!"

  Which young people are most famous?!!

  Hu Zhen was stunned for a moment before suddenly coming back to his senses, "They are young masters on the Profound Abyss Rankings?!"

  Qianyuan List, meaning Qianlong in the abyss.

  The above lineup consists of young masters under the age of 30 in this world, with rankings determined by strength.

  There are countless young masters in the world, but only twenty can make it onto this Profound Abyss Ranking, so every single one of the Profound Abyss Ranking's masters is a true, peerless genius.

  Being able to enter this ranking is also a great honor for young masters all over the world.

  The Profound Abyss Rankings only rank by actual strength, without distinguishing between martial artists and spellcasters. However, the young experts who often make it onto the rankings are mostly martial artists, with very few spellcasters present. This is not just because spellcasters are originally mysterious, but more importantly, their strength is peculiarly unpredictable, making it difficult to measure using the standards of martial artists.

  However, from a historical perspective, all the Taoist priests who have made it onto this list are figures who will make a name for themselves in this world in the future.

  "Actually a master on the Profound Abyss Ranking, they're also interested in the Fourteenth Young Master?!"

  "They are not the masters of the Abyssal Ranking, they don't even have the qualifications to be on that ranking. They are the masters of the Abyssal Reserve Ranking. This time, they came to see if Old Fourteen is real or fake. If Old Fourteen can pass this test, it's fine. But if Old Fourteen can defeat these few people, then they will become their opponents!" Wang Guanmao said calmly, "These few families also have ambitions for Qingling, hehe, now there will be a good show to watch!"

  "What?!" Hu Zhen's expression suddenly turned gloomy.

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