Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 236 Finally Raised My Cultivation to the Absolute Peak!

Chapter 236: Chapter 236 Finally Raised My Cultivation to the Absolute Peak!

After a moment of stunned silence, the Venerable One’s voice suddenly rose an octave. "You mean to say that because of him, over ten people have withdrawn from the competition?!"

In the plaza, everyone’s gaze fixed upon the Venerable One. Some, who had likely guessed the content of the conversation, wore complicated expressions. Ning Xuan! That upstart popped up out of nowhere less than a month ago and has already turned this place completely upside down!

"Thankfully, he hasn’t shown up this time!" someone said, breathing a sigh of relief after scanning the surroundings and finding no trace of Ning Xuan.

"Uncle, do you know where Ning Xuan is now?" asked an incredibly confident young man. He had been in seclusion before, missing his chance to fight Ning Xuan. If I can’t meet him this time, it will be a great regret!

The middle-aged man beside the youth shook his head. "I don’t know. But I suspect he got wind of this beforehand and simply ran off."

Despite his words, a deep worry was etched between his brows. He had heard some rumors about the recent events and had initially been skeptical. But seeing You Ruo’s expression now, he knew they were all true. Because if I’m not mistaken, that woman must be the Heavenly Palace Master, who has never shown her face before!

"Run off? I don’t think so! He’ll definitely show up! With that arrogant personality of his, he would never miss an opportunity like this!" the youth declared, his gaze sweeping over several competitors with supreme confidence. Ning Xuan is incredibly audacious. Now that all the top prodigies of the Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace have gathered, how could he possibly resist joining the commotion?!

On the high platform, You Ruo said with a smile, "Uncle Buliang, don’t you find Ning Xuan interesting? I have a premonition that although we have fewer participants this year, things will become incredibly lively once he appears!"

You Ruo was absolutely certain. She hadn’t been the Heavenly Palace Master for very long. In the past, she had not only watched the monotonous, unchanging competitions with a detached eye but had even participated in them herself. Once the initial novelty wore off, she found them dull and chose to withdraw. This time, she was actually looking forward to seeing what Ning Xuan would do when he arrived.

"Let’s hope so," Nanling Bully sighed. It had already happened. What could he do?

Seeing Nanling Bully’s lack of enthusiasm, You Ruo added, "The fact that they were too scared of him to even compete has actually helped us filter out a group of people."

This was the first Ten Clans Grand Competition since she became Heavenly Palace Master, and she didn’t want anything to go wrong. Otherwise, wouldn’t my master, who’s already enjoying his twilight years in prison, laugh himself to death at my expense!

Hearing this, Nanling Bully’s expression brightened, and his face immediately lit up with a wide grin. "That’s right! That’s the spirit!"

But then, he suddenly started to worry again. "He won’t really skip out, will he?"

He remembered the terrifying anomaly of Heavenly Primordial Qi he had just witnessed. I wonder who that was. I hope Ning Xuan doesn’t get into a conflict with them. If Ning Xuan didn’t show up and the Ten Clans Grand Competition remained stagnant, he would have a hard time explaining things when he returned.

Suddenly, he remembered something. This time, when descending to the Lower Realm, the higher-ups of the High Heaven organization had entrusted him with an item that he was required to use. The so-called High Heaven was the name for the Yao Guang Righteous Alliance. As he pondered this, he took the item out of his Storage Ring.

"What is this?" You Ruo asked, looking at the object in Nanling Bully’s hand with surprise.

"Something good, of course. You’ll see in a moment," Nanling Bully said while fiddling with it.

Soon, however, a sense of dread crept over him. He realized he had no idea how to use this thing. He vaguely recalled that when the higher-ups first gave it to him, they had specifically instructed that if he didn’t know how to use it, he should remember to go find...

Right. I didn’t listen to the rest. It’s just a small gadget; how could I possibly not know how to use it! The senior official who had given it to him apparently thought the same, as he didn’t press the matter after hearing his confident reply. Now I’m screwed!

Beads of sweat began to form on Nanling Bully’s forehead. Feeling You Ruo’s gaze on him, his panic intensified.

"How much time is left?" he asked without looking up.

As You Ruo’s attention shifted, he quickly wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.

"Only a quarter of an hour."

The moment You Ruo finished speaking, Nanling Bully’s complaint rang out. "Ning Xuan still hasn’t appeared. That guy didn’t really run off, did he!"

Inside, though, he was frantic. Ning Xuan not showing up is a small matter, but if I can’t get this thing in my hand to work, that will be a disaster!

Just then, he sensed something. He had just looked up when—

BOOM!

A streak of light tore across the sky, and a moving villa landed right in the middle of the plaza. Its arrival instantly triggered a wave of discontent.

"Who is this? How arrogant!"

"Exactly! Don’t they know where this is or what kind of occasion this is today?!"

Due to their position, some people immediately spotted Ning Xuan standing proudly atop the structure.

"Ning Xuan, you are too presumptuous! In the presence of the Venerable One, how dare you fly your vessel over his head! What do you think you’re—"

The man spoke with an air of righteous indignation. It had to be said, he was clever, trying to use the Venerable One’s authority to make his point.

However, he had chosen the wrong target.

PFFT!

Before he could finish his sentence, he was sent flying backward, spitting blood.

The crowd was left dumbfounded. Ning Xuan is too arrogant! He actually dared to kill someone right in front of the Venerable One from the Upper Realm! Furthermore, his speed was terrifyingly fast; many hadn’t even seen him move.

But everyone knew, without a doubt, that Ning Xuan was the one who had struck.

No one spoke. Many people turned to look at Nanling Bully. Others looked at Ning Xuan with malicious glee. Ning Xuan is definitely going to be in for it now!

However, they were to be disappointed.

Nanling Bully said only two words. "He deserved it."

Of all the things that guy could have done, he just had to drag me into it. If Ning Xuan hadn’t acted, I might have done it myself!

"Uncle Buliang, did you... did you notice his cultivation?" You Ruo’s voice sounded beside him.

Nanling Bully froze for a second, then his eyes widened in shock. That’s right! The speed and power Ning Xuan just displayed were definitely greater than before! Much greater!

Nanling Bully asked him directly, "You... what is your cultivation level now?"

"The Element Qi here is rich, and the major families were so generous with their Heavenly Crystals. Thanks to that, I was finally able to advance my cultivation to the Twelfth Layer Heavens of the Heavenly Realm," Ning Xuan announced with a grateful expression. At the same time, he clasped his fists toward the various family delegations as a sign of gratitude.

The representatives from the families he had "visited" all had their faces darken.

This guy is infuriating! So much time has passed, why bring it up again?! And even if you do, why say it in front of so many people?! Damn it! Don’t we have any dignity?!

However, the representatives from the major families could only swallow their anger. This man was even more terrifying and lawless than before. He had dared to kill someone right in front of a Venerable One from the Upper Realm. If any of us dare to speak up, who can guarantee that Ning Xuan won’t strike? We don’t want to be the ones to stick our necks out.

"What?!" atop the high platform, Nanling Bully cried out in disbelief.

He felt his knees go weak.