Chapter 184: Chapter 184 : Competing Over The Dragon Throne (4)

After taking the vial of antidote from Zhang Fengxi, Jiang Muchen’s body recovered fully. Unfortunately, the same could not be said about his broken pride.

He barely ate anything, and refused to talk to his parents. The only person who managed to pull him out of his depressive state was Xie Jianyu, who spent as much time as possible every day by his bedside.

"I never wanted to be the Heavenly Emperor," Jiang Muchen told Xie Jianyu. "So I did not mind losing my place in the competition. But... But..."

Jiang Muchen burst into angry tears.

"I did not want to lose to that... That asshole!"

Xie Jianyu quietly gathered Jiang Muchen into his arms. A thin layer of ice built over his eyes as he spoke with determination.

"Don’t worry, Muchen. I am going to teach that scoundrel a lesson he won’t forget."

Xie Jianyu did not know what he expected when he gazed at the announcement board every day for the next three days.

Despite his persistence to pursue Xie Jianyu, Zhang Fengxi did not remove himself from the competition. In the end, the Golden Throne weighed a lot more than a Golden Lotus that he did not love, so Xie Jianyu mused.

The competition entered the semifinal rounds.

In order to allow the participants to unfold their full potential, the battleground was moved to the Human Realm.

Head Eunuch Wang held a golden coin in his hands. He showed it to both Xie Jianyu and Fang Jiuyan before he tossed the coin in the air. Three pairs of eyes watched as the coin spun upward before it fell on the head eunuch’s hand again.

Head Eunuch Wang swiftly covered the coin with his other hand. He then turned to the two semifinalists and said, "Crown Prince, Fang Jiuyan, please each pick a side."

"Head," Fang Jiuyan said with a hint of mockery. "Alphas are on top and omegas are at the bottom."

Head Eunuch Wang furrowed his brows in annoyance.

"Fang Jiuyan, please mind your manners! Watch who you are speaking to!"

Xie Jianyu sneered.

"I will take the tail side. Just don’t cry when an omega steps on your head later."

Fang Jiuyan scoffed.

"As if I am going to lose to an omega."

Unfortunately, head won, so Fang Jiuyan got to determine the location of the battle.

Knowing that Xie Jianyu had the power to manipulate water element, Fang Jiuyan chose a place with little to no water around.

"I pick the Burning Wasteland Desert between the Wen and Yi Kingdoms," he said with a sneer. "Are you scared already, Crown Prince?"

Xie Jianyu scoffed.

"Scared? We will see who gets scared in the end."

The Burning Wasteland Desert was as dry as it could be. As far as eyes could see, there was only a vast expanse of sandy plains. Above their heads, the sun shone brightly with no single cloud in the sky. The heat difference distorted the air, causing it to appear wavy.

Some distance away, Xie Jianyu could see some shrubs and plants in dark green color. Other than that, befitting its name, the place was a wasteland without a single soul.

"Good luck, Crown Prince," Head Eunuch Wang told Xie Jianyu before he distanced himself from the battleground. There were tears in his eyes, for he imagined that this battle would be a tough one for the Crown Prince.

He was an omega facing a physically stronger and unfortunately also vile alpha.

"Thank you, Head Eunuch Wang. Do not worry about me."

Xie Jianyu unsheathed his Winter Frost. The brilliant blade reflected the blazing sunlight, almost making it seem as if the sword emitted its own light.

The Crown Prince’s famous spiritual weapon, the Winter Frost.

Fang Jiuyan licked his lips in anticipation. His own weapon was not too bad, but it was a far cry compared to a spiritual weapon of the lowest grade.

"For fairness sake, we should both discard our weapons or use basic weapons only," he said. "Because, how can I compare to a rich crown prince who gets his own spiritual weapon before he can walk?"

Xie Jianyu chuckled. He ran his fingers across his blade and said cheekily, "Don’t complain about fairness, it is too late to add it to the competition rules now."

Fang Jiuyan turned red from anger.

"You...! You just wait!!!"

Xie Jianyu flashed him a dazzling smile.

"How long do I have to wait? Come at me with all you have."

Fang Jiuyan gritted his teeth. If he were Xie Jianyu, he would not spout such big words. The sellsword unsheathed his curved sword from the thick metal scabbard that hung from his waist. The sword was named "Snake Chain". It was not a regular sword, because one swing was all it took to make the blade disintegrate into chainlike scythe blades, held together by flexible bolts at the blade ends.

Snake Chain allowed Fang Jiuyan to attack from all directions. It was both quick and deadly.

Up until now, he had managed to butcher every single opponent of his just by using the sword’s unique characteristics. Save for Jiang Muchen, who was able to read his moves. Fang Jiuyan had to use poison to beat him.

Although he kept belittling Xie Jianyu to his face, Fang Jiuyan was especially wary of the Crown Prince. He knew that the omega did not obtain the title of the strongest swordmaster across nine layers of heaven from birth.

That’s why Fang Jiuyan already applied poison to every side of each blade carefully last night.

A wicked smile spread on the sellsword’s smile.

Here in this desert, there was only him and Xie Jianyu. And that old geezer Head Eunuch Wang. There was no one to give Xie Jianyu a poison antidote.

Heh, the arrogant Crown Prince was going to beg him for the antidote soon enough.

With a battle cry, Fang Jiuyan launched toward Xie Jianyu, who was holding his Winter Frost loosely by his side.

The alpha was overcome with euphoria when he imagined the moment he triumphed over Xie Jianyu and entered the final round of the competition.

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