Chapter 457: Chapter 457: The Battle for Honor, Huo Yunjie’s New Mission
Huo Yunjie and the other three looked at the words on the letter of challenge.
It was clearly stated.
Misty Sect and Royal Capital would each send three young prodigies from the Element Gathering Realm for an equal-match duel, best two out of three.
This fight involved no wagers, it was purely a friendly contest of skills.
On the surface, it seemed like losing wouldn’t matter much, but Huo Yunjie knew that should they lose, Misty Sect’s reputation would plummet significantly.
Facing this challenge letter, he hesitated.
“Yun Jie, accept it.”
At this moment, Shi Lei spoke up.
His talents were mediocre, and his cultivation level wasn’t high, but as Misty Sect’s senior brother, he had enough responsibility and courage.
If they were afraid to even accept a letter of challenge, Misty Sect’s reputation would surely be tarnished. Sometimes, even without confidence, one must fight with everything they’ve got.
With this thought, Shi Lei patted Huo Yunjie’s shoulder.
“Alright, we at Misty Sect accept your challenge,” Huo Yunjie eventually took the letter of challenge.
“Let’s set the contest for three days from now, near Misty Peak, how about that?” Zhu Lei asked.
“No problem,” Huo Yunjie nodded in agreement.
“In that case, we take our leave.” Zhu Lei nodded, and along with the other dozens of outstanding youths, went to County King City to see what Heavenly Blade King Yi Zhuang was up to.
After everyone left, Long Tianxing anxiously scratched his head and said, “Senior brother, we accepted the challenge letter without even having time to consult with the Sect Leader, isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
“If we are too scared to even accept a challenge letter, that would be too humiliating for our sect.”
Shi Lei shook his head and continued, “This battle involves no wagers, so we can accept it. However, if we were to lose, it would still affect the sect’s reputation.”
“We must hurry back to the sect and present the challenge letter to Sect Master Uncle,” Huo Yunjie said.
“Hmm,” Shi Lei nodded.
The four of them immediately headed back to the sect, not daring to delay a single moment.
…
Ye Feng looked at Gong Qingqiu in front of him, then at Hu Feifei beside him, and finally, at Li Zilong sitting to the side, and said, “Are you guys ready or not? If not, I’m going to mess up!”
At this moment, the four of them were sitting around a mahjong table, playing mahjong.
This was a mahjong table and a set of mahjong tiles Ye Feng had obtained using his daily little wish. With nothing better to do and one player short, he had found the three of them.
“Sect Leader, are you cheating?” Li Zilong’s mouth twitched, “Otherwise, how could you win thirteen games in a row?”
“Like it or not, you have to accept it. Whoever loses must teach the disciples, explaining spells and the essentials of cultivation,” Ye Feng said indifferently.
Cheating?
No, absolutely not!
He had simply used a trace of Wind Element Spirit Energy to simulate the game, resulting in a fierce streak of winning thirteen games straight.
“You two have each lost five and four times, respectively, the rest are Feifei’s. However, Feifei does not need to explain. Next, Elder Gong and Elder Li, remember to explain spells and the essentials of cultivation for a total of nine days,” Ye Feng laughed heartily.
Upon hearing this, Li Zilong and Gong Qingqiu looked at each other with faces full of helplessness.
They thought playing mahjong would be fun, but they ended up losing so many times and were forced into lecturing.
Just then, Ji Ziling approached.
“Sect Leader, there’s new information,” she said.
Ji Ziling curiously glanced at the mahjong tiles on the table, placing a letter in front of Ye Feng.
“What is this?”
Ye Feng opened the letter and began to read.
His eyebrows rose slightly as he said, “The top genius of the Royal Capital, Heavenly Blade King Yi Zhuang, has defeated Jiang Baige of Sword King Sect and has now arrived at County King City. He’s challenging the older generation’s peak powers in the Element Gathering Realm, achieving ten consecutive overwhelming victories.”
As soon as the words were spoken, Li Zilong and Gong Qingqiu put down their mahjong tiles.
“I know of Heavenly Blade King; the man is very strong, one of the top fighters of his rank, second only to the Third Prince of the Royal Capital,” Gong Qingqiu was well-informed, holding a lot of intelligence.
“However, although Heavenly Blade King Yi Zhuang is strong, he shouldn’t have much to do with our Misty Sect, should he?” Li Zilong said in surprise.
“He might want to challenge our Misty Sect,” Ye Feng said.
“Just him?” Li Zilong scratched his head, then upon reflection, realized that in the Misty Sect, apart from the Sect Leader, protector, Brother Flathead, and himself, there seemed to be no one else who could stand against the Heavenly Blade King.
This person had even defeated Jiang Baige, showing great strength.
“Sect Leader, what shall we do?” Gong Qingqiu asked.
“Fear nothing,” Ye Feng said indifferently.
An Element Gathering Realm seventh-layer peak genius is strong, but still not good enough in front of Misty Sect.
Even if a Divine Origin Realm Great Power were to cause trouble, they’d have to kneel.
“Sect Master Uncle, we’re back.”
At that moment, Huo Yunjie’s voice came from the sky.
The four landed at the peak, curiously glanced at the mahjong tiles, then placed the battle invitation on the table.
“Sect Leader, this is a challenge from the young prodigies of County King City to our Misty Sect, demanding an even-leveled fight to the best of three rounds, with the combatants all being from the Element Gathering Realm,” Huo Yunjie explained the situation.
“So, you were all present when Jiang Baige was defeated by the Heavenly Blade King,” Ye Feng looked at the battle invitation, “You’ve accepted the challenge well. Now, prepare for the battle.”
“Sect Leader, we accepted the challenge on our own initiative, are you not angry?” Qiao Jiaxi was somewhat nervous.
“This is a challenge that concerns the reputation of the sect. If you don’t even have the courage to accept a battle invitation, that would be shameful.”
With a wave of his hand, Ye Feng collected the mahjong table, “Now, prepare well!”
He looked at Huo Yunjie, “Yun Jie, are you not one mission away from becoming a True Disciple?”
“Yes,” Huo Yunjie nodded.
“I, as the Sect Leader, personally assign you the next mission, participate in this best of three rounds contest and win,” Ye Feng commanded, his hands behind his back, voice deep and resonant.
“I will do my very best!”
Huo Yunjie bowed deeply.
Warlike fervor surged in his chest.
Half a teacup’s time later.
Huo Yunjie, Shi Lei, Long Tianxing, and Qiao Jiaxi followed Gong Qingqiu and Li Zilong to the Elders’ Hall, where they found Chu Yun’er to complete the handover for their herb gathering mission.
After that, the Elders’ Hall issued a new mission.
Royal Capital’s Young Genius Contest!
Only Element Gathering Realm disciples could register for this mission, and Huo Yunjie had already claimed one of the spots.
“Fighting the talents from the Royal Capital, how interesting!” Mo Ying, freshly back from Fuyun Gloomy Forest, decisively took the second spot.
“Senior brother, let me!” Qiao Jiaxi stood in front of the mission wall, determined to fight.
“Junior brother, we must win this battle, you’re still young, you might not handle it, let your senior brother,” Long Tianxing patted his chest.
“I’ll do it!” Qiao Jiaxi insisted on his opinion.
“How about you two fight it out?” Chu Yun’er blinked, her red lips parting slightly, her voice pleasing to the ear.
“Alright!”
Both Qiao Jiaxi’s and Long Tianxing’s eyes lit up.
In an instant, the news of the duel between the two First Generation Disciples spread throughout Misty Sect.
Whether it was Jia Yulan and Yan Ruyu in the Spiritual Medicine Garden, or Lan Die, Lei Xiaohu, and others at the Cultivation Tower, they all stopped their cultivation and gathered at the peak, prepared many delicious things, and began to watch the fight.
“These two lads, are they really going to fight?”
Ye Feng took a sip of Happy Water to calm his shock, standing on the peak of Misty Peak, looking down at the Sect Main Plaza.
Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing stood suspended in the air, confronting each other from dozens of meters apart.
One was wrapped in golden flames, every hair standing on end, even his eyes turning gold, exuding nobility.
The other had entered Dragon Transformation Form, covered in silver scales, with silver light swirling around his sharp claws, exuding a sharp aura.
Their aura grew stronger, creating a sharp storm in the void as they collided, rumbling nonstop.
Seeing this, the crowd’s expressions changed.