Chapter 1413: Chapter 453: The Three Towns’ Young Talents—Who Is the Genius? Young Alliance Leader, Two Rivals Vying for Breakthrough_5

He squeezed forward with the crowd, and very soon he was already not far from the Martial Arts Training Ground.

As he got closer to the Martial Arts Training Ground, the chatter of the people around him drifted over as well.

"Hiss... the Second Prince has already started Reshaping Skin?"

"He’s started. His Basic Strength is already over sixty thousand jin."

"Tsk tsk, that’s strong!"

"With the Second Prince’s talent, I’d say it won’t even take two years before he breaks through to the Cold Resistance Level, right?"

"Not necessarily. The Second Prince’s Battle Body Talent must be terrifying, not necessarily worse than the Lord’s. The higher the Battle Body Talent, the longer the Reshaping Skin phase takes. But two to three years should be about the limit."

"Tsk tsk, the Second Prince’s talent is just too insane!"

"I heard the First Prince is even stronger than him. Could he be close to seventy thousand jin already?"

"Very likely. It’s just a pity the First Prince never comes to the Martial Arts Pavilion. If only we could see her strength too."

.........

Not yet broken through to the Cold Resistance Level, still only in the Reshaping Skin phase, with a Basic Strength of sixty thousand jin—having caught some of the key information, the Mu brothers, Mu Yunhua and his younger brother, both showed faint disappointment on their faces.

Mu Yunhua remembered very clearly that when he was fifteen, he had just broken through the Earth-digging Realm Limit. So having the Earth-digging Realm Limit at fifteen or sixteen, with over sixty thousand jin of Basic Strength, definitely counted as an extraordinary talent.

But that depends who you’re comparing to!

Xia Hong’s halo was simply too dazzling. As his eldest son, if he only had this level of talent, Mu Yunhua even felt it didn’t even count as qualified.

With that mindset, the exclamations from all around were taken by the two brothers as the Xia people overhyping the Lord’s son.

But very soon, as the two of them finally squeezed into the front row and saw clearly what was happening in the middle of the Martial Arts Training Ground, their pupils suddenly shrank, their expressions went slack, and they couldn’t help but gulp madly.

In the center of the Martial Arts Training Ground, a child dressed in black-and-gold summer clothes, holding a custom silver Yi Blade, was entangled in battle with an Intermediate Golden-eyed Demon Sheep five to six meters long.

The child wore a Silver Crown on his head, three vertical blood-colored Cloud Patterns on his brow. His features were delicate and noble, looking at most eight or nine years old. A Blood-colored Jade Ring hung at his neck, and two pieces of Jade at his waist. Because his movements were too large, his lapels were sometimes blown open by the air currents, and the Golden Soft Armor inside flickered in and out of view—one look and you knew it was no ordinary item.

Though the child was young, his strength was shockingly terrifying. That custom Yi Blade was at most one point two meters long, yet he was swinging it so that air currents surged wildly, the wind howling through the entire Martial Arts Training Ground. The Demon Sheep had dived at him countless times, but was forced back every time by sheer power.

After roughly a dozen times forcing the Demon Sheep back, he seized his chance. With a side step and draw-back of the blade, he unloaded the Demon Sheep’s force. At the same time his gaze sharpened, the Yi Blade shifted from a slash to a thrust, stabbing fiercely toward the Demon Sheep’s eye socket.

Whoosh......

Pull back, sudden thrust—two moves done in one fluid motion!

"That’s the Lord’s Yin Yang Reverse Blade Skill!"

"The Second Prince is only seven, right? And he’s already learned the Reverse Blade Technique?"

"What do you mean seven, he’s still four days short of turning seven."

"This Demon Sheep was conjured by the Cold Beast Stake. It’s simulated exactly according to an Intermediate Demon Sheep’s strength; its power is at least 1 Mane!"

"The Second Prince’s Basic Strength is only 63,000 jin, but that last strike was almost 1.2 Manes. His Holy Pattern bonus should be more than thirty percent. His Martial Arts level might already surpass a lot of adults."

"To be able to slay an Intermediate Cold Beast alone, even if it’s only simulated, that’s still incredible!"

.........

Not eight or nine, but four days short of officially turning seven!

Learning Xia Yusheng’s true age from the people around them, the two Mu brothers opened and closed their mouths but couldn’t say a single word. They just stared woodenly at Xia Yusheng in the arena, even completely ignoring the Cold Beast Stake that could freely change form.

They even forgot all about Lu Dong, Luo An, Liu Peng, Zhao Yuanwu and the others that Murong Jiao had just mentioned. At this moment there was only one thought in their minds.

From this day on, they could no longer claim the title of the Mu Family’s Twin Prides.

Because the true Heaven’s Chosen was standing right in front of them at this very moment!

"What are you all crowding around this prince for? Go cultivate, now."

While the two were still in a daze, Xia Yusheng, who had just finished his trial, turned his head and saw himself surrounded so tightly that not a drop of water could pass. He immediately waved his hand impatiently.

Though he was young, he already had quite a bit of a superior’s bearing. The way he waved his hand to dismiss the crowd truly carried a trace of Lord Xia Hong’s shadow.

"The Second Prince has spoken, why aren’t you leaving yet?"

"Hurry up and go, the Second Prince’s going to get angry. Move, move."

"Let’s go, let’s go, the Second Prince told us to go."

.........

The several thousand people on the first floor immediately began to disperse one after another.

The brothers Mu Yunhua and his younger brother were naturally no exception.

"So this is the Young Alliance Leader of the Nine Towns Alliance!"

"Only talent like that is worthy of being called Young Alliance Leader!"

The brothers went back up to the third floor, met each other’s eyes, and both let out a slight sigh.

.........

On the top floor of the Martial Arts Pavilion, in a spacious meditation chamber

Two figures sat cross-legged facing each other, over ten meters apart.

The two looked to be about the same age, both appearing not yet thirty, but their clothes and temperaments were completely different.

The one on the left wore plain white robes, his features delicate and gentle, a quiet confidence between his brows; the one on the right wore tight black battle clothes, his face sharp and severe, his brows carrying a heroic, piercing air.

"He’s only just begun Skin Remodeling and his Basic Strength is already sixty thousand jin. Once Skin Remodeling is perfected, his strength will be at least two hundred and fifty thousand jin. Even I envy the Second Prince’s talent!"

The black-clothed youth on the right suddenly opened his eyes and sighed softly, clearly aware of everything that had happened on the first floor.

"Hahaha, Yu Sheng’s talent is indeed very strong!"

Hearing Yuwen Dao’s sigh, Xia Chuan couldn’t help opening his eyes, a wide smile on his face. Then he went on, "His talent should be on the same tier as my big brother and sister-in-law. I just don’t know how many Manes he’ll have when he breaks through in the future."

"It should be at least 6 Manes. He’ll definitely be stronger than you and me."

Yuwen Dao gave his verdict directly.

Xia Chuan nodded, lifted his head to look at Yuwen Dao and asked with a smile, "Yuwen Director is already at 58 Manes. Still not going to try breaking through?"

At that, Yuwen Dao shook his head, raised his eyes to meet Xia Chuan’s, and a hint of competitiveness flashed within them. "The Minister is already at 60 Manes and isn’t in a hurry. What am I rushing for?"

In front of each of them lay five Heavenly Yang Pills.

They had begun this seclusion back in April.

This round of seclusion, both were aiming straight for the Xianyang Level.

The higher one’s Basic Strength, the greater the power increase upon breaking through to the Xianyang Level, and it had a massive impact on subsequent cultivation as well.

The two of them were locked in a contest with each other; of course they wouldn’t casually attempt a breakthrough.