<h4>Chapter 516 - Jiang Wushang</h4>


    The fourthyer of the Demon World was very noisy today.


    Only seven people had their own seats here, and they were the Seven Demon Kings. Currently, they were seated in a circle around the arena and were roughly thirty meters away from each other.


    Each pavilion had its own elders and disciples. Most of them had close to three hundred people. The Clear Shallows King had fewer people at around two hundred, but some of the pavilions had five hundred!


    Everyone had arrived and congregated around the arena. At this time, several people walked onto it. Long Chen could feel how strong they were. There were fifty of them, and all of them were grand elders at the Ninth Passage Stage. They were as strong as the Demon Generals and were close to the peak of the hierarchy in the Ancient Demon Domain.


    But their positions were slightly higher than the Demon Generals because they served the Demon Emperor. That was why all of them had their own seats. Still, their seats were smaller than those of the Seven Demon King to signify the difference in their positions.


    But some of them had seatsrger than those of the Demon Kings. One of the men walked to the seat and sat down, attracting everyone’s attention.


    Long Chen looked at the man and saw that he had a soft face, was around twenty years old, and was very handsome. He had a simr vibe to Xiang, but underneath that soft demeanor was a strong and passionate heart. Long Chen could see it in his eyes.


    Long Chen had a strange feeling. He thought the man looked familiar.


    <i>That should be impossible. I’vee straight to the Ancient Demon Domain after reaching the Divine Martial Empire. I never went anywhere else. How could I have seen him?</i>


    He had a feeling that the man was as strong as the Clear Shallows King. Even though the man was quiet, his actions exuded strength. Long Chen had a feeling that he was at the Earthly Martial Realm, which meant that he was none other than the genius, Jiang Wushang!


    That was Demon Emperor Jiang Wuxie’s son and sessor.


    Long Chen was impressed by how the young man had reached the Earthly Martial Realm at such a young age. Even though he himself had sped through the Heavenly Passage Stage, he still didn’t know how to cultivate at the Three Martial Realms. Even Zhao Qingyun didn’t know.


    The moment Jiang Wushang made his appearance, everyone became quiet. They stopped talking and stared at him in awe. Not only was he a son of the Demon Emperor, he was the strongest son. The other children of the Demon Emperor were at the Ninth Passage Stage at most. It was clear Jiang Wushang’s talent was superior.


    The Demon Emperor was showing how much he cared about him by allowing him to preside over the assessment.


    Jiang Wushang had been the object of worship for the disciples over the past few years.


    Cultivating the Three Martial Realm was different from the Four Basic Realm. People had alwaysmented that it was easy to reach the Ninth Passage Stage, but difficult to reach the Earthly Martial Realm. It was an incredible feat to reach the Earthly Martial Realm at an age close to Long Chen’s!


    “Jiang Wushang managed to leave a handprint on a Heavenly Passage Pir when he was at the Ninth Passage Stage. He could probably destroy them now!”


    The disciples started discussing again.


    “That’s nothing! I’ve heard that he once faced off against eight cultivators at the Ninth Passage Stage even though he himself was at the same stage. He killed all of them! The eight cultivators were none other than the Fearsome Eight of the North Seas! Each of them was famous on the bounty board, but all of them were killed by Jiang Wushang!”


    “That’s just a regr training session for Prince Wushang. I’ve heard that he killed a King-tier beast at the Immortal Sea!”


    “A King-tier beast at the Immortal Sea? I heard that that was the nest of the exceedingly strong Divine Phoenix. To think that he would venture there!”


    Long Chen realized that disciples like Ying Shaotian and Chen Feng were nothingpared to Jiang Wushang. They were like specks of dust, while Jiang Wushang was like a star.


    It was a legendary feat to reach the Earthly Martial Realm at that age even in the Divine Martial Empire.


    Also, leaving a handprint on the Heavenly Passage Pirs, killing eight cultivators at the Ninth Passage Stage at the same time, and even defeating a King-tier beast all at the Ninth Passage Stage were monstrous feats that regr people would never achieve, excluding Long Chen.


    Long Chen had to reevaluate his understanding of Jiang Wushang. It was the first time he had met such a genius.


    Everyone was focused on Jiang Wushang. He suddenly stood up and bowed to the Seven Demon Kings. “Seven Demon Kings, my father has matters to attend to, so I apologize for having to take his ce here today.”


    “Prince Wushang, there is no need to be so courteous. Your strength and position make you more than qualified. We only need to watch.” The Red Ghost King chuckled.


    The other Demon Kings agreed.


    Jiang Wushang nodded. “Since everyone is here, then let the assessment start. I am only here to oversee. Demon General Typhoon, please start the assessment.”


    He returned to his seat after that.


    Everyone then focused on the ck arena instead of Jiang Wushang. Typhoon was d in ck armor in the middle of the arena. Long Chen almostughed when he saw Demon General Typhoon.


    <i>I suppose he’s the expert when ites to being the emcee. He’s been doing it every time.</i>


    Demon General Typhoon didn’t fly this time because there were several people above him, one being the Prince. He looked around and said in a cheerful voice, “I am Typhoon! Greetings, Seven Demon Kings and Prince Wushang! Now let me exin the rules! There are two rounds to the assessment! This way, we can not only determine the winner to obtain the Emperor me Pearl, but also let the grand elders evaluate the disciples of each pavilion. The rankings of the pavilions will depend on their scoring! The grand elders work for the Demon Emperor, so they will be absolutely fair! They will record their evaluations with their true names, so don’t worry about any shady things going on during the assessment! As experts at the Ninth Passage Stage, they will naturally be able to spot all extraordinary feats from the disciples!”


    It was a good rule. The assessment was for both the disciples and their respective pavilions. Since the grand elders worked directly for the Demon Emperor and would be using their real names to score the assessment, this was a very fair process.


    “Now let me exin the first stage!”


    Demon General Typhoon looked around before stomping, causing the entire arena to tremble.


    <i>What incredible strength! </i>Even Long Chen was surprised.


    The entire arena started to rumble, and the disciples saw twelve ck pirs rise up.


    <i>Rumble!</i>


    Several breathster, the pirs stopped moving. All of them looked like the Heavenly Passage Pirs, but they were replicas. They were seven meters tall and surrounded the arena to form a circle.


    Long Chen looked at the top of each pir and saw a fiery, red orb. The orbs were exuding great power, so he first thought they were Emperor me Pearls. However, he quickly judged that that was not the case because there was only one of those. Still, even though the orbs were not Emperor me Pearls, he knew the pirs were extraordinary too.


    “These are regr me Pearls, not Emperor me Pearl. I’m sure most of you are aware of their properties. You can obtain some strength when you use one during the Day of the Nine Suns. You might even advance to the next stage if you are lucky. The me Pearls are the rewards for the first stage. The rules are simple. All of you will stand on the same starting line and attempt to grab the pearls when I say ‘go.’ Those who have a pearl in their possession by the end of the time limit will advance into the next stage. That means that out of the sixty contestants, only twelve will move on! You need to move as fast possible to grab one the moment we start! Once you obtain a me Pearl, you cannot keep it in your Universe Pouch! You must hold it in your hand and protect it until time is up. Only then will you earn the right to enter the second stage. The round willst twenty breaths. It’s up to you to decide how to defend yourselves!”