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Looking at the column of light cast down from midair and surrounded by the applause of the elders from various sects seated nearby, a hint of surprise flashed through Chen Qiu's eyes as he sat still.

He had not expected there to be a segment for introducing the contestants, nor had he thought he would be the first one to be introduced.

Nonetheless, he stood up, a gentle smile appearing on his face as he nodded slightly to those around him before sitting back down.

...

Not far away, a sect elder with an emotional expression turned to Chen Qiu: "Truly a Talent of Magic Practitioner unparalleled today, normally when the younger generation makes such a big splash, having a Fifth-grade Heavenly Dao Golden Core and being a Heavenly Dao Saint, one would expect their tail to be wagging up to the heavens."

"But there must be some pride, right?"

"After all, it really is an astonishing achievement, and indeed there has been no one like him before and likely no one to come after him."

"But look at that Chen Qiu, his face not showing the slightest hint of complacency, as if everything about the Heavenly Dao Golden Core were just ordinary affairs. With such a temperament on the Immortal Road, he will surely go far, don't you think, Sect Master?"

The elder turned his head to look at the middle-aged woman beside him, who was his Sect Master. Though not a young girl, she had a unique charm that young girls did not possess.

"Hmm..."

The middle-aged woman, looking somewhat dreamy, murmured as she gazed at Chen Qiu's gentle smile: "Do you feel... there's a special aura about Chen Qiu?"

"Like... like... like a freshly baked pastry."

"Smells tempting, makes you want to take a bite?"

After a long silence, the sect elder turned his head again and looked at the now seated Chen Qiu before shaking his head: "Not at all."

...

"Pretending."

Not far away, Young Master Qu, Qu Qi, watched the gentle smile on Chen Qiu's face and could not help sneering: "When he slaughtered the Evil Clan, I didn't see any gentle smiles; he took the lives of tens of thousands, now here he is pretending to be gentle."

"And a Heavenly Dao Saint, too."

"If even this can be considered a Saint, the Heavenly Dao really is blind..."

The voice abruptly stopped, Qu Qi shrank his head and then murmured quietly, looking up: "Heavenly Dao has been deceived."

...

"Is that the Chen Qiu who formed a Fifth-grade Golden Core?"

In the front row of seats, among the members of the Royal Family, a young girl in a gorgeous long dress turned interestedly toward Chen Qiu: "It has been a long time since I saw father; has His Majesty shown any attitude towards this Fifth-grade Golden Core?"

"No."

An older youth next to her shook his head silently: "His Majesty manages countless affairs, and scarcely attends morning court anymore, hardly having the time to concern himself with this prodigy, even though that Fifth-grade Golden Core has made quite a stir."

"But a Fifth-grade Golden Core ultimately merely indicates that your potential is quite impressive, not that your strength is strong."

"No matter how you look at it, it's just a basic Golden Core level."

"However, making it into the top three shouldn't be too difficult; as for being the first, that'll definitely still be Brother Xiao Qiu."

In recent years, the State Preceptor has been out of public view, and the Emperor has rarely appeared, spending most of his time alone in the deep palace, not allowing anyone to enter, only occasionally coming out for a stroll. Most of the morning courts these years have been presided over by His Crown Prince Highness on behalf of his father.

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Amidst this group, a boy with a slightly immature face quietly sat in his seat, his head lowered watching ants running back and forth on the ground. After a while, he suddenly lifted his foot and crushed one of them, then, without saying anything, he continued to watch intently.

The group of ants, completely indifferent to the death of their companion, continued busying themselves.

This time, he lifted his foot and crushed all of the ants.

No more ants were bustling about.

He is deemed the most powerful among this group, possessing a Second-layer Golden Core Cultivation at only 19 years old. A 19-year-old with a Golden Core is an extremely terrifying entity across the entirety of Da Xia and is the Seventh Prince of Da Xia.

...

Meanwhile, the man standing in the center of the plaza continued to introduce with a resonating and measured voice.

"The second formidable contestant—"

"Da Xia's Seventh Prince, attained Golden Core at 17, a Third-grade Golden Core, once slaughtered thousands of demons single-handedly..."

"Xia Jiqiu!"

The statement concluded.

The youth sitting in the front row seemed as if he hadn't heard at all, remaining immobile in his seat and not even lifting his head as though the announcement was concerning someone else.

The man in the center of the plaza also didn't mind, just continuing.

"The third formidable contestant—"

"Young Master Qu of the Qu Family, the husband to five Heavenly Dao Beauties, stepped into the Golden Core within just three years, formerly the strongest Talent of Magic Practitioner in Da Xia..."

"Qu Qi!"

"..."

Qu Qi, who had initially prepared a smile and was about to stand up and greet everyone, blackened in complexion upon hearing the phrase 'formerly the strongest Talent of Magic Practitioner in Da Xia,' causing many to look at him with strange expressions.

Feeling everyone's peculiar stares and having an already fragile ego, he felt as if a fire of namelessness was burning inside him. After standing up, he expressionlessly stared at the man in the center of the plaza and pronounced each word deliberately.

"Explain...

"What do you mean by 'formerly the strongest Talent of Magic Practitioner in Da Xia'?"

Seeing this, the Qu Family Master sitting beside him turned pale with fright, hastily grabbed Qu Qi's sleeve trying to get him to sit back down. The man in the center of the plaza represented Da Xia, and their Qu family lacked the strength to confront the Da Xia Imperial Family.

Getting angry usually was one thing.

Showing disrespect to Da Xia at this moment was asking for retribution later.

While preparing to introduce the next prodigy, the middle-aged man standing in the center of the plaza, neither humble nor arrogant, looked at Qu Qi and smiled: "Yesterday's Young Master Qu will always be the former strongest Talent of Magic Practitioner in Da Xia, because the newest Talent of Magic Practitioner in Da Xia will always be today's Young Master Qu, not yesterday's."