Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 332 - 331: The Ten Nations Grand Competition Begins

Chapter 332: Chapter 331: The Ten Nations Grand Competition Begins

Two days passed quickly, and the Ten Nations Grand Competition officially began.

Shen Han followed the vice dean to the competition venue.

The venue had a decidedly segmented style.

One-third was in the style of Great Wei’s artisans, another third reflected the features of Qi Country, and the remaining belonged to Yan Country.

Ming City really is a space divided equally among three great nations.

Around 7:00 AM, a middle-aged man stepped into the void and walked to the center of the competition grounds.

He introduced himself as the City Lord of Ming City, followed by some polite formalities.

Shen Han maintained a composed expression, listening patiently until the end.

After his speech, each country began to display the resources they had brought.

Carriages were led into the competition grounds, and their concealing curtains were lifted.

The first thing that caught the eye was the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures...

Some of those with little experience couldn’t help but exclaim "Wow," causing others to chuckle.

The Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures prepared by the three great nations numbered at least four each.

Besides these, there were many Magical Treasures and various precious herbs.

The resources brought by Wei Country alone filled more than a dozen carriages.

No wonder each country takes the Ten Nations Grand Competition so seriously.

The value of these resources is indeed substantial.

This is precisely why the matches in the Ten Nations Grand Competition are fought with real skill.

After all, losing by holding back at the competition means losing a large portion of a country’s resources.

Everyone was delighted at the prospect of obtaining one of these precious items.

Who would want to lose them to another country?

After noon, the Ten Nations Grand Competition finally began.

As the vice dean had said, certain unwritten rules had developed for the matches.

Wei, Qi, and Yan first challenged the young talents from the smaller countries.

To facilitate observation, each country’s talent could only send out one participant at a time.

Shen Han glanced around; there were indeed many spectators.

And this was just the first day, the first day with little suspense.

Shen Han looked towards the southwest where the young talent under twenty from Wei Country had already entered the fray.

He was the one who had replaced him.

It seemed that his name was Si Xiaofeng, a junior disciple of the Qilian Sect in this generation.

The Qilian Sect had always been low-profile, even during the time in Great Wei.

But everyone knew the Qilian Sect’s strength was exceptional, with a peculiar secret technique.

They could unleash fierce Sword Qi with a wave of their hand, even more powerful than Sword Cultivators of the same realm.

Shen Han’s gaze fell to his side.

Opposing Si Xiaofeng was a young talent from Jing Country, seemingly wielding a surprise attack weapon.

The two exchanged polite gestures before they began to fight.

There was indeed a chasm of difference between the talent of a great nation and that of a small country.

Although the talent from Jing Country was over two years older than Si Xiaofeng, his strength and realm were still below Si Xiaofeng’s.

With Si Xiaofeng’s first move, his Sixth Grade Fruit Realm strength was evident.

While the young talent from Jing Country was only at the Peak of Grade Seven...

Such a disparity meant a single move could decide the outcome.

Throughout the match, Qilian Sect’s Si Xiaofeng showed no change in expression.

The bout felt as effortless as drinking a cup of tea.

Shen Han turned to observe the performances of Qi and Yan’s warriors.

It was almost the same, winning in just one move.

In front of Wei, Qi, and Yan, these small countries indeed seemed to be bringing tribute.

The performance of Wei, Qi, and Yan against the young talents of the small countries was remarkably similar, with victories coming swiftly.

In just one afternoon, over three two-hour periods.

The resources brought by the other seven small countries were mostly depleted, leaving only a small portion.

The young talents from the losing small countries looked at the talents from the three great nations with complex expressions.

There seemed to be some dissatisfaction, some grievance.

But more than that, there was a sense of powerlessness.

Despite being a few years older, the strength gap was so vast there was no chance to retaliate.

And these were the seven stronger small countries, far superior compared to other even smaller states.

The news returned to Great Wei, and today, Great Wei achieved complete victory.

In the tea houses of the Capital City, patrons who heard the news seemed relaxed and comfortable.

However, in casual conversation, few expressed pride.

After all, never in previous years had there been issues when facing other small countries.

Everything depends on tomorrow, when Wei, Qi, and Yan’s young talents face off.

That is what will be interesting.

In many larger tea houses in Capital City, people were specially arranged to go to Yang City.

Following the competition’s start tomorrow, updates will be transmitted in real-time back to them using Sound Transmission Magical Artifacts.

This will indeed have the feel of listening to a storytelling session.

At night, Shen Han lay on the bed, without much sleepiness.

Before leaving, Prince Qingyuan had given him some advice.

He advised him not to relax and to maintain his state.

Shen Han didn’t quite understand his meaning; was he suggesting that he might still have a chance to participate?

He kept these thoughts to himself without mentioning them to others.

Until the reasons were clarified, everything should remain as usual.

He assumed he was there to observe and gain experience.

Referring to today, Shen Han felt he hadn’t obtained any useful information.

The only impression he had was of the talents from Qi Country in action.

Others might not see it, but he noticed something significant.

These youths from Qi Country seemed to be talented saber wielders.

Their saber techniques were excellent; amidst ferocity, there seemed to be some strategy.

But that wasn’t what left an impression on Shen Han.

He was drawn to the faint Power of Laws they wielded when using sabers.

This trace of Power of Laws was much inferior to what he had learned from the small pool young boy.

But for peers in the same realm, these young talents from Qi Country, with their Power of Laws complementing their saber technique.

What could have been evenly matched became an assured advantage for them.

Many of them perhaps hadn’t even encountered the Power of Laws.

Facing it for the first time would likely cause panic.

Thinking of this, Shen Han frowned slightly.

It seemed likely that someone from Qi Country had gained some understanding of the Power of Laws.

And selflessly passed it on to many younger generations.

But their comprehension of the Power of Laws was still too superficial.

However, in this competition, it might provide them a decisive edge.

Another night passed.

At dawn, a trace of the crimson sun rose at the horizon’s edge.

By this time, Shen Han was already standing with everyone else outside, waiting for the competition to start.

At 7:00 AM, Wei, Qi, and Yan revealed the list of participants to everyone.

Soon, the young talents from Qi and Yan.

Upon seeing Great Wei’s list, they couldn’t help but frown.

After which, they found some informed individuals to understand the reason. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

These insiders pointed to Shen Han, seemingly explaining about him.

After hearing about it, everyone’s faces showed a hint of satire.

Besides the satire, there seemed to be some sense of injustice.