Very close to the imperial city, there is a magnificent building complex with several huge bluestone streets interweaving and finally converging in front of the gate of the mansion.
The morning sun was bright, the golden clouds were everywhere, illuminating the four ancient characters "The Demon-Suppressing Palace"!
In the center of the Demon-Suppressing King's Palace, there is a huge martial arts arena.
The ground is paved with white granite, which is extremely solid. Even ordinary spiritual weapons cannot leave the slightest trace on it.
There were circles of tall stone steps surrounding the martial arts arena, and at this moment the steps were filled with people, each of them with an excited and delighted look in their eyes.
On the top stone steps, there were five old men in black robes sitting cross-legged. At this moment, their eyes were slightly closed, as if they had merged into one with the surrounding world, emitting an unfathomable aura.
They are the five elders of the Ling family, and also the five most powerful and strongest people in the Ling family!
Especially the old man in black robe in the center, with a childlike face and white hair, a dignified look, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm!
Just one step away and you can enter the realm of harmony between man and nature!
He is the Ling family’s great elder, Ling Yunxiang!
On the left and right sides of Ling Yunxiang were the heads of large and small families, gang elders, etc. from the royal capital.
"I didn't expect that the Ninth Prince would also come to the Ling family's year-end competition this time!"
Someone exclaimed and saw a figure on the top stone steps.
Below Ling Yunxiang's left sat a young man in a green dragon robe. He had a slender figure, a handsome face, a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes were as bright as stars.
He has a unique temperament and the majesty of a superior, but he does not make people feel afraid. His whole body exudes a temperament that makes people feel like spring breeze.
He is the ninth prince of the current dynasty, Xia Yunran!
"Yes! The Demon Suppressing King's Mansion. Although the Demon Suppressing King disappeared three years ago, his influence is still there! Moreover, this time the King intends to let the descendants of the Ling family inherit the title of the Demon Suppressing King. This is a sign that the Ling family is about to be revived! No wonder so many people are here!"
“Almost all the powerful families in the royal capital have sent people to watch the ceremony!”
"That's right! Look, that's General Chen Weishan and the Imperial Guards Commander Meng Ao? Who would have thought that this pair would show up at the same time?"
Everyone was whispering, with expressions of great shock in their eyes.
Someone saw two figures in armor on the stone steps and recognized their identities.
General Chen Weishan looked to be in his forties. He had an elegant face and a warm smile on his lips. He was wearing black armor and his eyes were shining with wisdom.
The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards, Meng Ao, was extremely tall and sturdy, with a square face and eyes like a tiger. He wore golden chain mail and held a golden crescent-shaped sword in his hand. He exuded a fierce aura.
If Chen Weishan was a Confucian general, then Meng Ao was a war general, a peerless warrior who could drive back millions of soldiers with a single shout!
These two people have very different temperaments, but they appeared at the Ling family competition at the same time.
The reason why everyone was surprised was that Chen Weishan and Meng Ao were originally subordinates of the Demon Suppressing King Ling Zhen, but after the Demon Suppressing King Ling Zhen disappeared, Chen Weishan set up his own faction and slandered the Demon Suppressing King a lot.
Meng Ao was loyal to the Demon Suppressing King. He naturally could not tolerate Chen Weishan's ungratefulness. He hated Chen Weishan so much that he almost fought with Chen Weishan several times. If it were not for the mediation of the King of Great Wilderness, the two of them would have been on the stage of life and death long ago.
So in public, the two of them rarely appear together.
Today, Chen Weishan and Meng Ao appeared at the Ling family's year-end competition at the same time, which surprised everyone, and also made everyone feel that this Ling family's year-end competition was of extraordinary significance.
"Oh my god, am I seeing things? Could that be the darling of the State Master, the only female among the five princes of the capital, Ling Qingqing?"
Someone else exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.
On the stone steps, there was a woman in a green dress. She was tall, had an extraordinary temperament, and had a unique demeanor.
Her skin was as white as ivory, she had a small cherry mouth, a delicate nose, big watery eyes, and she had a lazy temperament. She was looking around boredly.
Occasionally there is a glimmer of cunning in his eyes, making him seem quite intelligent.
"It's Ling Qingqing, my goddess! I didn't expect she would come too. One of the two most beautiful girls in the capital is here. If the little princess Xia Hongxiu comes, it will be perfect!"
"Xia Hongxiu? Who knows, your wish might actually come true! I heard that Xia Hongxiu wants to cancel her engagement with that big loser Ling Xiao. Today is her best chance!"
"That's right! If the engagement is not cancelled, the little princess will be sixteen in a few days, and the engagement will take effect. She will really become the wife of that big loser!"
"Hehe, on such an important day for the Ling Family Competition, I wonder where that loser Ling Xiao has gone!"
“I heard that Ling Xiao was banished to a small sect by the Ling family’s great elder. I don’t think he will show up in the year-end competition! But if he shows up, it will be very interesting!”
"… "
Everyone had different expressions and was whispering excitedly.
Many of the people who came to the Ling family's year-end competition today were people they would never see on weekdays.
Just like Ling Qingqing, as one of the two most beautiful girls in the royal capital, people usually only heard of her name but had never seen her. Now that they saw Ling Qingqing, many young people blushed and were almost fainting with excitement.
Sitting next to Meng Ao was a middle-aged man with an elegant temperament, but at this moment, there was an anxious look on his face.
If Ling Xiao were here, he would be able to recognize that this middle-aged man is the Lord of Changsheng City, Liu Xiongfei.
"Liu Xiongfei, you are not lying to me, are you? The young master's talent is known to the world, and even the prince can't do anything about it. Yet you say that he has become a peerless genius? Damn it, if you dare to lie to me, I will strip you naked and throw you down!"
Meng Ao stared at Liu Xiongfei with his tiger eyes and spoke in a low voice.
"Tiger, we two brothers have a life-long friendship, how could I lie to you? Don't worry, the young master will definitely not let us down. He will definitely shine today and completely take back the title of the Demon King!"
An inexplicable glow covered Liu Xiongfei's face, and he spoke firmly.
"Okay? But it's already this late, why hasn't the young master come yet? The competition is about to end!"
Meng Ao said boredly.
Although the Ling family competition this time was of great significance, the competition among a group of youngsters seemed really boring in the eyes of everyone.
There were no outstanding figures among the younger generation of the Ling family. Meng Ao had no interest in the battles among those at the Kaimai Realm, Zhenqi Realm, Hualing Realm, and even the Longhu Realm.
Ling Tianci, the only genius of the Ling family, is the finale and has not appeared yet!
(End of this chapter)