Shallot smiled at the confused men in front of him, and then he leaned back on the chair, keeping a tight grip on the bottle of wine " But remember, neither of you can hunt them unless I say so; after all, it wouldn't be fair, don't you think? "
The group looked at Shallot with frowning expressions, thinking the same ' Goddammit, then our chances of succeeding have been reduced, there are only a few people below, including Elder Qiu, who can kill those bastards '
Shallot smiled menacingly and said " And now that I've made my request, you all can relax, after all, the tournament still hasn't ended, right? The winner still needs to receive his prize; besides, it will give you the time you need to organize everything you need to succeed "
Ren Bao, Wang Yong, Zhou Jianhong, and the Emperor look at Shallot with nervous expressions. Then, Wang Yong sees Ren Bao and says " Brother Bao, I will leave you in charge of everything. Make sure that the Elders of the sects seal the empire. We need to do this as fast as we can "
Ren Bao nods and leaves, then Wang Yong turns to see his son and says " You can continue with the formalities, Wei'er " The Emperor nods and walks to the corner of the balcony as the three Elders sit in their respective seats while they keep serious expressions
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Callion observed how Shallot had helped Dakon eat the Senzu Bean a few minutes before. Then, in a flash, Shallot disappeared, leaving Dakon lying on the ground. Callion couldn't see where he went, yet he could feel the faint amount of Ki that Shallot was releasing, so he turned to see the Balcony with a serious expression and thought' What is he doing now? '
Callion shook his head slightly then he turned to see Dakon who seemed to be still unconscious and thought with a smile ' It's a shame that I couldn't kill him, but there will be a time for that later ' Callion smile faded and clenched his fist with anger ' I won't be beaten by someone who dared to waste his time in meaningless garbage ' Callion pride was hurt after Dakon cornered him to a level that he didn't expect, he wanted to finish that fight without using his Kaio-Ken but still he forced him to use it to a degree that no one has forced him until now, that hurt his pride a lot so he won't be satisfied until he gets back that humiliation to Dakon, still he has another priority for the moment
Callion then saw two women approaching Dakon, looking very concerned, and he couldn't help but smile in disdain. Suddenly, Dakon raised his head and *SWOOSH* He jumped away, leaving everyone shocked, even the two young women who were approaching him. Only a few managed to see his quick movements, including Callion and one of the two women who were getting close to him
' Running away? ' Callion smirked in disdain as he heard Elder Qiu yell " Hey kid, where are you going?! " After all, the second place of the tournament receives a prize as well, but Dakon just left as fast as he could, while many onlookers saw that in surprise
Then the Emperor approaches the Edge of the balcony, and with a powerful voice, he says " The winner has been decided, and this year's champion is the black horse of the competition, Callion of the Saiyan Sect! "
The crowd roared with enthusiasm, and many young cultivators below the platform began to clap their hands as well, recognizing Callion's strength. Then the emperor says " Now, Elder Qiu, please hand over the prize to the champion! "
Elder Qiu nods and approaches Callion, then he extends his left hand towards Callion with a Spatial Ring on his hand and says " There are 10,000 golden taels and 5 Celestial Dragon Pills here, congratulations, kid "
Callion grabs the Spatial Ring as the crowd applauds. The only problem is that he can't extract anything inside the Spatial Ring. Maybe he would need someone else to help him do so. Even if he doesn't have any use for the Celestial Dragon Pills, they are still worth quite a lot of gold
The Emperor turns to look behind him with a serious expression, confusing a few people, then he turns to see a platform with a small smile and says " Do you have something to say? "
Callion smirked and nodded, then he yelled " Of course! I want to make everyone know that Callion isn't my true name! My true name is Duan Ren! The third prince of the Zhejiang Empire! And mark my words, this isn't the last time you all will hear about me! "
The place became silent, and many looked at Callion in shock " What? " Elder Qiu couldn't help but whisper in shock
The whispers among the crowd begin to rise after Callion's statement
" Duan Ren? The prince who died from a fatal disease? " A man said with doubt
" It has to be a lie, the Emperor himself confirmed that his son had died a few months after being born, this kid its just trying to call the attention even more, I don't think he knows what will happen when you talk lies about the Imperial family of the Zhejiang Empire, he is just seeking death " Another man said with a serious expression
Most of the crowd was doubting Callion, while others thought it was plausible after all his strength had shown an overwhelming pressure that put most of the participants in a dire situation, yet there were very few who believed that he was the deceased prince
Anyway, Callion showed a confident smile, hearing a few of the whispers of disbelief that his words caused, it was like he was expecting that
Elder Qiu looks at Callion with a serious expression, and he says " Kid, you don't know what the Imperial family of the Zhejiang Empire is capable of if you have some kind of feud against them; it will be better to lie low until you get stronger "
Callion looks at Elder Qiu, and his smile grows vicious. Then he says, " It doesn't matter; besides, that is the point of that statement, to let them know that I'm still here, and if they came for me, it will be better "
Elder Qiu frowns, looking at Callion's confident face. He knew that he wasn't lying; maybe he truly was the third prince after all, but he also detected the overwhelming hatred that he had towards his own family. Whatever had happened in the past had left a deep resentment between him and the Imperial family of the Zhejiang Empire; maybe he and Callion aren't so different
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On the balcony, the group was as surprised as the rest
" The third prince of the Zhejiang Empire, that's nonsense " The Emperor says with anger and disbelief
He stood from his chair and was about to reprimand Callion, forgetting completely the terrifying individual who was sitting with them
That's when he heard Shallot at his right speak, stopping him from walking " He isn't lying, the little bastard is the third prince of the Zhejiang Empire "
The Emperor and the rest of the elders turned around to see him, while he showed a confident smile, and the woman on his right was still frozen in fear
" W-what do you mean? " The Emperor said incredulously
Shallot grins coldly and says " It's quite complicated, but I will tell you everything. He was born with a disease, so the Imperial family wanted to dispose of him. Somehow, he survived and has been living on the streets all this time, but right now, look at him, isn't he the champion of the tournament? Quite the improvement if you ask me "
Zhou Jianhong, just like the other elders, couldn't believe what they heard, so they began to hesitate to do what Shallot asked. They will gain the animosity of the Zhejiang Empire, which wasn't as terrible as the anger of Shallot, but it won't be good either.
Shallot looks at their expressions and says with a confident smile " Don't worry about the repercussions, the Zhejiang Imperial family wants him dead, even his eldest brother tried to kill him at some point so it won't change anything " The group nodded and Shallot continues " Now at this time I'm guessing that your forces had dispersed enough to block any possible route of escape, so begin with what I ask for "
The Emperor and the Elders showed serious expressions, and they stood from their seats except for Lan Zexi
Shallot smiled coldly and thinks ' That brat, it would have been more entertaining if he just let things go it's way it seems that he is in a rush, sadly, those he wants to kill are far above anyone here something even his Kaio-ken won't help him, he needs to go beyond that, but first he needs to survive this day '