Minutes and seconds passed till half an hour was almost up before anyone realized. Everyone on the observation deck and the New World Emperor and the royal family seated at the high altar looked closely at the formation’s exit.The next second, a figure walked out of the formation gracefully.It was Kilenc!At that instant, the entire venue was in an uproar. Everyone looked at Kilenc with respect.“How impressive is Mister Dokko. He’s the first to qualify again!”“Incredible!”At that moment, Darryl was still in formation. He smiled and said softly to Parker, “Alright, let’s get out of here. Walk straight ahead, then turn right at the next turning. That’s the exit.”Darryl looked extremely confident. Honestly, he could have exited the formation with Parker a long time ago, but he did not want to expose himself. That’s why he directed Parker to circle the formation a few times.Darryl would have left the formation a long time ago, given his power. It would have definitely not
“This…” At that time, the Empress, who was sitting at the side, was full of doubts. She could not help but ask, “This Luca, he has been following behind Parker closely the whole time. That’s obviously cheating.” The New World Empress was beautiful, elegant, and kind. She was a principled person, and she was really dissatisfied when she saw Darryl walk out together with Parker.As the martial art marriage tournament was not only related to the ethics of the royal family, it was also critically related to the happiness of her daughter. The Empress would not allow anyone to take advantage by playing smart.Noticing that the Empress was unhappy, Florian rushed over to the New World Emperor without thinking. He said politely, “Your Majesty, this Luca, walked out of the formation by following behind Parker. Does that count as cheating?”When he said that, the entire place went silent. Everyone’s gaze was focused on the New World Emperor.The atmosphere turned tense, too. From what had
Soon, half an hour had passed. Only a handful of people succeeded in exiting the formation. In the end, only eight people qualified for the next round.Darryl did not stay any longer after the competition ended and left the venue immediately.‘What a day, I almost got eliminated from cheating.’“Hey, Luca!” someone shouted at him once he left the venue. Darryl turned to look and saw Parker was running towards him. Her face was all rosy, looking attractive.“What is it?” Darryl smiled and asked, feeling relaxed.The semi-final was over; how refreshing.“I…” Once Parker arrived, she was embarrassed. She bit her lips and hesitated before saying softly, “Thank you for everything today.” When she said that, Parker was really sincere. Her words of gratitude came from the bottom of her heart.As the eldest Young Miss of Famed Sword Manor, Parker had an arrogant character and seldom accepted help from others. However, that day was an exception.Without Luca’s help, she would be tra
When Parker presented the pendant to Darryl, she obviously treated him as a friend. “Alright!” Darryl admitted, then kept the pendant. They chatted for a while before bidding each other farewell. Once he was back at the inn, Darryl was relieved. He succeeded in qualifying for the next round at the martial art competition semi-finals and the literary competition semi-finals.After a good night's rest and giving his mind a break, Darryl felt extremely fresh when he woke up. The next day, when he arrived at the martial art competition venue, he saw on the notice board that the participants were split into small groups.The ten people that progressed from the semi-finals would break into five groups to battle. The winner would progress to the next round while the loser would be eliminated. You did not need to look for Internal Alchemy Elixir for this battle but actually, battle with real power. ‘Asher? He helped me a lot during the previous semi-finals. It won’t be easy to battle
“Florian, let the competition begin immediately,” the Empress said calmly as she sat to the side.The Empress glared at Darryl and shook her head. ‘Luca made it to the top ten as a Martial Saint? What a joke!’ “Yes, Your Highness Empress!”Florian did not speak further when he heard the Empress had spoken. He shouted to both of them on the stage, “Luca, Asher, you may begin.”As he spoke, Asher held his fist together as he said to the New World Emperor, “Your Majesty, I forfeit this round of the competition!”When he said that Asher looked determined, although Asher was not happy about it, he had no choice.‘Luca is from the South Cloud World royal family. My sect still needs their support, so how can I beat him in this competition? Besides, I should feel satisfied that I made it to the finals.’The entire venue was in an uproar. ‘What…’‘Asher wanted to give up on the competition?’‘Shouldn’t Luca be the one to give up?’At that moment, everyone who was making fun of Darr
“This…” Yvette’s body was trembling as she stared closely at Darryl. She was amazed. “This guy is just too lucky, right?”Everyone would have thought that Asher would have won the competition. Who would have imagined that Asher decided to give up on his own?Yvette’s vision was shining as she glared at Darryl. “What’s so special about him? It’s obvious that Asher and Luca know each other and have a special relationship. Asher wanted to help Luca to get into the top five!” she said, frustrated. 'On the battle stage, you need to show your power to earn everyone’s respect. However, Luca won in such a disgraceful way that everyone is furious.'Yvette shifted her vision from Darryl and thought, ‘No matter how smart Luca is, I won’t bother to give a person like him a second look.’At the same time, the New World Emperor squeezed his brows as he saw Darryl walking down the battle stage.‘Luca won in sword technique against Wyatt in the competition earlier! He then succeeded in gett
“This…” Darryl paused as he saw Asher was filled with anticipation. “Actually, I’m Princess Long’s husband.” Honestly, Darryl did not want to tell Asher the truth, but he had pulled out from the competition because of him. He had to repay the favor. He would look terrible if he continued to hide his identity.Most importantly, Darryl could feel that Asher was a man with honor and good principles. Asher would never reveal his secret.Asher was stunned when he heard that. He then took a cold breath!The next second, Asher’s body trembled, and he was about to bow!The South Cloud Empress had announced Princess Long’s engagement with the Prince Consort earlier. Everyone in the entire South Cloud World heard about it!Quincy’s position in the South Cloud World was only second to the Empress. She was above everyone except the Empress, and her Prince Consort would also be highly respected. Darryl was quick to stop Asher. “Don’t bow. There’s a reason why I’m hiding my identity. Do you
If this happened days before, Parker would not have felt so frustrated. However, after being with Darryl for the past two days, she knew he was someone with hidden talents. As such, when she saw that she was in the same group as Luca, Parker felt intense pressure. She could hardly breathe.Soon, the competition began!Darryl and Parker walked towards the table. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly.“Looks like I’m going to lose this round!” Parker said with a faint smile. Parker suddenly felt relieved when she said that. Honestly, Parker had never thought of winning first place when she came to join the literary competition.The main reason she was there was to make friends with talented people from the nine continents. She also saw this as a way to challenge her knowledge. Most importantly, she was a girl, so how could she be the Prince Consort to the Princess?Darryl had a comforting expression as he smiled but did not speak.Under normal circumstances, Darryl wo