Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 219 - 209: List of 30 People
Lu Yu’an and the Seventh Prince, Qin Zheng, sat on the long table opposite.
"Come, Master Lu, to your honor!" The Seventh Prince, Qin Zheng, raised his wine bowl with a smile and toasted to Lu Yu’an, just as he caught Lu Yu’an’s gaze directed at Qin Qing across the way.
"Heh heh, Master Lu, still angry with that Qin Qing? It’s not worth it." Qin Zheng chuckled.
Lu Yu’an withdrew his gaze and raised his wine bowl to Qin Zheng, "Angry? Hardly. He’s not yet qualified to make me angry."
"Master Lu is absolutely right!" Sikong Tu, seated on the other side of Qin Zheng, spoke up: "What is your cultivation, what is your status, Master Lu? That Qin Qing may have some talent, but talent is just talent after all. Is he even worthy of making Master Lu angry?"
"Haha," Lu Yu’an laughed heartily: "I just can’t stand the sight of him, acting all high and mighty while really just a crawling worm, yet without the self-awareness of one."
"Maybe he thinks he’s a grasshopper!" Sikong Tu joked.
The surrounding few also burst into roaring laughter.
"This Qin Qing, honestly, I really want to teach him a good lesson!" The Eighth Princess, Qin Yun, apparently still harbored deep resentment toward Qin Qing.
"It would be all too easy to teach him a lesson," Lu Yu’an snorted dismissively: "If it hadn’t been for Miss Hongxue from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion showing up, I would have trampled him into the ground by now, making him lick my shoes clean. But thinking about it, I really do wonder if he will still have that same arrogant demeanor while licking my shoes under my feet."
"Hahaha... I bet he’d be wetting himself and crying for mercy like a baby," Sikong Tu laughed uproariously.
The others followed with another round of booming laughter.
The discussion among Lu Yu’an and his peers was not concealed in the slightest, including their mocking laughter which carried clearly across the room.
Not only could those sitting nearby hear everything crystal clear, but so could Qin Qing, Jiang Ruorong, Liu Hongxue, and others across from them.
"That’s too much!" Jiang Ruorong felt it was unfair on behalf of Qin Qing: "How can these people talk like that?"
"Never mind!"
Qin Qing simply took a bowl of wine and sipped lightly, with an unperturbed demeanor: "What good is verbal prowess?"
However, Qin De warned: "Qin Qing, be cautious of Lu Yu’an, he will not let matters rest. Even if he can’t lay a hand on you this time, he will definitely find a way to have others deal with you."
"Oh?" Qin Qing showed a hint of curiosity.
"We are here today, so he might have some reservations. But right after this banquet, there will be a qualification match. Martial Artists on the Hidden Dragon List can’t participate, but if you want to qualify, you must go through this qualification match to fight for the four remaining spots. He will surely arrange for someone to target you, blocking your chance to qualify for the Spring Hunt... So, I’m telling you to be careful!"
"A qualification match?" Qin Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly.
... 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Soon, the banquet came to an end.
"I would like to thank everyone for coming to this banquet."
Qin De announced loudly.
"After the discussions just now, we’ve decided on the entrants for the qualification match, a total of thirty people."
"As everyone knows, there are only ten spots for the Spring Hunt. The top ten on the Hidden Dragon List, consisting of Lu Yu’an, Qiao Chong, Pei Hong, Shen Gongyuan, Luo Qingshan, and Qin Zhantian, these six have secured spots for the Spring Hunt. The remaining four spots will be fought for by the thirty individuals I’m about to announce."
"Now, I announce the list of these thirty individuals."
"The first one, Qin Qing!"
Upon the mention of Qin Qing’s name, all eyes fell on him.
It seemed that no one expected Qin Qing to be ranked first among the thirty.
"Heh heh!"
Next to Lu Yu’an, a young man’s scornful laugh was the first to be heard.
"This Qin Qing is just an early-stage Divine Might Realm Martial Artist, what qualifies him to be ranked first among these thirty?"
"It’s said that his true combat prowess is comparable to that of someone in the early stages of the Golden Core Realm," another explained.
"So what if he has the strength of the early Golden Core Realm? Among us, how many are not equivalent to the strength of the early Golden Core Realm?" The young man’s face remained full of contempt.
"This person has a good relationship with the Third Prince. The Third Prince even gave up your brother for him. Perhaps for that reason, he was placed first!"
"Ha, I don’t know what Qin De is thinking. To let go of my brother for such trash, his team was a shoo-in to claim the top spot in the spring hunt, and now, he has handed over the lead to Qin Zheng on a silver platter."
This young man, who showed such disdain for Qin Qing, was none other than Lu Yuming, the younger brother of Lu Yu’an.
He is now the top disciple at the Luochuan Institution.
Lu Yu’an had long since graduated from the Luochuan Institution. He had reached the Golden Core Realm and served as an Honorary Elder at the Luochuan Institution.
An Honorary Elder is not an active staff member of the Luochuan Institution; they typically don’t have to teach or do other duties on a regular basis, only occasionally showing up at the institution to participate in various events.
Of course, with Lu Yu’an’s background and connections, taking on the role of a formal elder at the Luochuan Institution would have been an easy task, but Lu Yu’an is still very young and does not want to tie himself down to the Luochuan Institution.
He is not lacking in cultivation resources, so there is no need to be affiliated with the institution, allowing him more time to focus on his cultivation.
Additionally, if the timing is right, he would leave the Great Qian Martial Institute to make a name for himself in the much wider world outside.
In fact, not just Lu Yu’an, but anyone with his level of talent who breaks through to the Golden Core Realm at such a young age will almost always venture out to the broader world to gain experience.
Only by stepping onto a larger stage can one realize that there are heavens beyond our own, acquire more opportunities, and strive for higher peaks in martial arts.
Lu Yuming is currently the top disciple of the Luochuan Institution, a title that once belonged to his brother in the past.
But, truly speaking of talent, Lu Yuming still falls somewhat short compared to Lu Yu’an.
Lu Yu’an had the potential to top the Hidden Dragon List.
It would be difficult for Lu Yuming to achieve such a feat.
Of course, if it’s just about making it onto the Hidden Dragon List, then Lu Yuming still has a very good chance.
Being under thirty-five years old and ranking within the top ten in all of Great Qian during that age range...
"Second place, Lu Yuming."
Qin De quickly read out the second name.
"Third place, Hong Hu!"
"Fourth place, Xu Wenjian!"
...
"Thirtieth place, Fang Ziwo!"
Qin De announced the list of thirty names.
As the roster was revealed, many martial artists who weren’t selected couldn’t hide their disappointment.
However, most didn’t have any objections to the list, as the selection was indeed based on overall strength.
Among the nearly hundred guests who came to the banquet, these thirty were indeed the strongest.
Even if there were some controversies about the few at the back end of the thirty,
those in question essentially had no hope of truly participating in the contention for the top four spots.
"Everyone on the list, come up to the front!" Qin De called out loudly.
Qin Qing and the other twenty-nine quickly stepped forward, onto the open space in front of Qin De.
At this moment, Lu Yuming stood beside Qin Qing, "Qin Qing, you’d better pray you don’t face me in the first two rounds, or you will definitely suffer an ugly defeat."
"Is that so?" Qin Qing glanced indifferently at Lu Yuming, whose eyes were filled with provocation: "In that case, I’m quite looking forward to meeting you on the battle stage sooner rather than later."
