Chapter 502: Chai Jin
Translator: KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Jay
Presently, a luxurious area paved with limestone had appeared before the eyes of Duan Ling Tian and the others.
This area was paved with limestones 10 wide with luxurious courtyards standing there, and every courtyard had a spacious house. The lawn outside the house was planted full of plants and flowers, and birds sung as the fragrance of flowers suffused the air.
Compared to the area that Duan Ling Tian and the others were currently at, this area was virtually like another world!
Along with the entrance of the middle aged men sending the food, a young geniuses successively walked out of each of the ten courtyards, then they received the fine wine and delicacies before returning to their courtyards to start feasting.
"Isnt the person within that courtyard the Crazy Young Master, Luo Zhan?" Suddenly, an exclaim of surprise sounded out by Duan Ling Tians ear.
Crazy Young Master?
Duan Ling Tians brows raised.
Although hed never seen this Crazy Young Master in the past, Duan Ling Tian had heard of him long ago.
Crazy Young Master was in the lead of the five great young masters of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom, and in terms of strength and natural talent, he was the best amongst the five great young masters!
"Luo Zhan!" Sima Yang and Ji Feng who were beside Duan Ling Tian had successively recognized the Crazy Young Master, Luo Zhan, as well.
Not only that, they recognized quite a few of the young geniuses that occupied the other nine courtyards...
"Whats going on? Why is their treatment so good, yet ours is so bad?" Sima Yang had a gloomy expression and his voice was exceedingly cold.
"Perhaps... This is what Vice Dean Chi meant earlier, different people enjoy different treatment." Duan Ling Tians brows raised as he spoke slowly.
The nearby Ji Feng couldnt help but nod as he agreed with Duan Ling Tians words.
"Exactly! All of us that are recommended to the Dragon and Phoenix Academy will be brought to the Outer Hall to stay on the grounds with stinking air, to sleep in the torn and tattered tents, and to eat the moldy mantous and rice soup which rice cant be found within... Whereas if we want to change our current circumstance, then theres only one way, and that is to enter the Inner Hall!" An Outer Hall young genius walked over, and after hed successfully attracted the gazes of Duan Ling Tian and the others, he continued. "All of you have seen it... The treatment in the Inner Hall is completely different to our Outer Hall! In the Inner Hall, not only would you have the best living conditions, but even every meal would consist of fine wine and delicacies.
"Moreover, theres only one way to enter the Inner Hall and stay in these luxurious courtyards... And that is to defeat a young geniuses from the Inner Hall and replace him! In this way, the person that wins the challenge against the young genius would be able to obtain the treatment given previously to the person hed defeated, and would be able to stay in a comfortable and luxurious house and eat the best fine wine and delicacies." This young genius from the Outer Hall finished speaking in one go.
He had an expression of envy as he spoke.
"In this way, then if a person that is unable to stay within the Inner Hall after a year... Then even if the competition between geniuses begins, it would practically be impossible for the person to obtain the qualifications to head to the Darkstone Empires Imperial City and approach the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties!" Suddenly, someone spoke out.
"It can be put that way." The Outer Hall young geniuses from before nodded, then his eyes lit up. "So, Ive given myself a goal right now... I must work hard to break through during this year and strive to win a place in the Inner Hall! Presently, the weakest people in the Inner Hall are all existences at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Stage or above.
"And this is because not everyone had arrived... All the young geniuses that were recommended by the various powers of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom will gather here in the next few days. At that time, a person without a cultivation at the Half-step Void Stage or above will probably find it difficult to obtain a footing in the Inner Hall."
When they heard this, the people beside Duan Ling Tian, including Ji Feng and Sima Yang, had serious expressions, and they all deeply agreed with what the former had said.
"So to say, so long as Im able to defeat any one of them, Ill be able to replace them and stay within their courtyards and enjoy the fine wine and delicacies theyre enjoying now?" Sima Yangs eyes lit up and his figure flashed to charge towards the gate before entering the area of the Inner Hall.
He intended to directly initiate a challenge and replace one of the young geniuses in the Inner Hall.
"Youre not allowed to issue a challenge during meal time and sleeping time!" Right at this moment, a powerful voice sounded out from behind everyone, and at the same time, it entered into Sima Yangs ears, causing Sima Yang to be unable to help but stop in his tracks.
It was precisely the voice of the Vice Dean, Chi Ming.
Presently, Chi Ming stood outside the exquisite house that was like a watch tower, and his sharp gaze captured the sights of everything within the Inner Hall and Outer Hall.
"Looks like to a certain extent, the Vice Dean is staying here for the sake of monitoring everything in the Inner Hall and Outer Hall! If anyone dares break the rules, the person would probably be dragged out in a short moment." Duan Ling Tian looked at the old man as he thought in his heart.
"Hmph! Then Ill wait for them to finish eating." Sima Yang withdrew himself.
Meanwhile, when the group of Outer Hall young geniuses heard someone wanted to challenge the young geniuses of the Inner Hall, they all finished eating the rice soup and moldy mantous in their hands before leaving their tents and walking over to watch the show.
Bang!
A clear sound of shattering sounded out, it was the sound of a bowl full of rice soup being tossed to the ground, and a moldy mantou was tossed down with it.
For a time, the gazes of everyone in the Outer Hall shot at Duan Ling Tian.
It was precisely Duan Ling Tian who tossed away the rice soup and moldy mantou.
"I originally thought that everyone received the same treatment... But now it was seem like it isnt so! Since its like this, then theres no need for me to eat these things." Duan Ling Tian thought in his heart, and his sharp gaze shot at the Inner Hall.
Bang!
Right at this moment, Sima Yang tossed the rice soup and moldy mantou in his hand onto the ground, then he fiercely stomped on them. "Im not f**king eating this sh*t! I want to drink fine wine and eat delicacies!"
"Me too." Ji Feng shook his head and smiled, then he tossed away the rice soup and mantou in his hand.
This caused the group of young geniuses in the Outer Hall to sigh.
"So its the Ji Clans Ji Feng and the Sima Clans Sima Yang... No wonder theyre so confident and dare to directly toss away the rice soup and mantou."
"Ji Feng? Sima Yang? Theyre the figures in our Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom that possessed a natural talent only inferior to the five great young masters?"
"Exactly! Its precisely them. I presume it isnt difficult for them to occupy a place in the Inner Hall with their strengths."
Some young geniuses of the Outer Hall recognize Ji Feng and Sima Yang, and they all sighed with emotion.
"Im not surprised that Ji Feng and Sima Yang are confident... But this violet clothed young man was the first to toss away the rice soup and mantou, and he seems to be extremely confident."
"This young man looks to be not more than 25 years old... Even if he has taken good care of his appearance, he ought to not be older than 30! I never heard that such a figure existed in the younger generation of our Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom."
"Hmph!" He has already tossed away the rice soup and mantou, if hes unable to enter the Inner Hall... Then hell have to go hungry."
Many young geniuses of the Outer Hall couldnt help but shake their heads, and they didnt look favorably upon Duan Ling Tian.
These people were all young geniuses that had entered the academy early in the beginning.
Presently, there were many people present that had entered the academy today, and they all had expressions of disdain when they heard this.
These people are actually looking down on Duan Ling Tian?
Now, they slightly anticipated how surprised these people would be when they witnessed Duan Ling Tians strength and found out of Duan Ling Tians identity...
They tacitly kept quiet about Duan Ling Tians identity and didnt refute these people, because they knew that there was no need for them to refute, as Duan Ling Tian would use his actions to prove everything.
At this moment, even Ji Feng and Sima Yang tacitly kept Duan Ling Tians identity a secret, as they obviously had almost similar thoughts.
"These fellows eat so slowly." Sima Yang frowned and he had an impatient expression.
Looking at others drinking fine wine and savoring delicacies, whereas he himself stood here with a hungry stomach was a feeling that was extremely displeasing.
Finally, amongst the 10 Inner Hall courtyards, a young man that was a little over 30 years old was the first to finish cleaning up his fine wine and delicacies, then he stood up and his gaze of ridicule descended onto the group of people that Duan Ling Tian was in, and he grinned. "Is there anyone that wants to challenge me, Chai Jin?"
Chai Jin!
Duan Ling Tian noticed that as soon as the young man spoke, the faces of Ji Feng, Sima Yang, and many of the Outer Hall young geniuses had shocked expressions.
Those young geniuses that werent shocked were the young geniuses that had entered into the academy since a long time ago, and the reason they werent surprised was because they knew of Chai Jins existence since long ago.
"Chai Jin?" When he saw that even Ji Feng and Sima Yang lost their composures like this, Duan Ling Tians Spiritual Force swept out under his curiosity, and it enveloped Chai Jin.
In next to no time, Duan Ling Tian found out the reason why the expressions of Ji Feng and the others were filled with shock.
"This Chai Jin actually is a first level Void Prying Stage martial artist?" Duan Ling Tian was slightly surprised.
A first level Void Prying Stage martial artist that was a little over 30...
Such natural talent was able to be compared with figures like the five great young masters.
"Its Chai Jin! The number one genius of the Black Fiend Sect."
"Supposedly, this Chai Jin rose abruptly in the Black Fiend Sect in the recent years, and he used to be completely unknown in the past... In terms of natural talent, hes even not inferior to any one of the five great young masters of our Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom."
"Allegedly, Chai Jin had already broken through to the first level of the Void Prying Stage half a year ago!"
The crowd of Outer Hall disciples discussed animatedly.
When these discussions entered into Duan Ling Tians ears, it caused Duan Ling Tians face to become gloomy.
Black Fiend Sect?
He wouldnt forget this sect in his entire lifetime!
The Black Fiend Sect, the sect that had once annihilated the Boundless Sect...
There wasnt any connection between Duan Ling Tian and the Boundless Sect, and Duan Ling Tian didnt care about the Boundless Sect being annihilated by the Black Fiend Sect.
What Duan Ling Tian really cared about was the scenes of having his dignity being trampled on by the Black Fiend Sects Elder in the Misty Forest outside Aurora City...
He wouldnt be able to forget everything that happened that day for his entire lifetime.
He still remembered that the Black Fiend Sect Elders was called Sun Rui!
"Sima, werent you complaining that they ate so slowly? Now that someone has finished eating, do you want to challenge him?" Ji Feng looked at Sima Yang, and his eyes narrowed as he smiled.
Sima Yang rolled his eyes at Ji Feng. "If youre able, then go ahead... If I go up against him while being fully aware that hes a martial artist at the first level of the Void Prying Stage, then wouldnt I be looking for a beating?"
"I challenge you!" A cold and low shout suddenly sounded out.