Chương 189: War God’s — Chapter 190 - All Familiar Faces! Of Course I'm the One to Step Up!

With the second heavyweight Great Grandmaster's arrival, the crowd below the Myriad Stars Platform grew tense. These Great Grandmasters, each entrance more imposing than the last. The sheer presence they carried made even the spectators feel the pressure bearing down. This was the might of a Grandmaster. North Bear, Great Eagle, East Sakura, and one from the Southern State. The foreign Great Grandmasters who'd come to attend the banquet and pay martial respects.

These four held the highest prestige, especially the first three. Great Grandmasters from smaller nations, particularly those with decent relations with Dragon Nation, generally didn't put on such displays. In midair, Principal Luo glanced at Albert with indifference.

"My Dragon Nation martial path needs no light-blessed protection from your Holy Church. Those words overstep." Albert laughed heartily.

"My slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue! Congratulations to Dragon Nation's Capital Martial University on adding another Grandmaster pillar!" He smiled without further words. As his voice faded, a figure appeared ghost-like in the void among the three of them. The sky darkened for an instant, as if plunged into shadow. Then it returned to normal in a flash. The illusion of momentary blindness.

"Decades ago, your Heavenly Capital's Great Grandmaster Luo Yuntian came to our East Sakura to attend the banquet and challenged two East Sakura Great Grandmasters with one sword. Now that Luo Yuntian is gone, I didn't expect his granddaughter to become a Great Grandmaster as well." The ghost-like figure let out a strange laugh.

"You Dragon Nation people emphasize karma. Every peck and every sip has its predetermined fate. Grandmaster Luo, this karmic debt, I wonder if you can bear it."

"To this day, I can't forget that arrogant face of Luo Yuntian when he defeated my master at my master's Grandmaster Grand Banquet."

"You truly bear a seventy-percent resemblance to him at this moment."

"I just wonder whether your strength can match that Martial God grandfather of yours who walked out of the Heavenly Frost Divine Sword Style!" With the appearance of this ghost-like figure, everyone's hearts shook once more. They knew this must be the Great Grandmaster from East Sakura.

'Shadow Flow Demon Blade' Chiba Sato. Meanwhile, on the Myriad Stars Platform, two figures in martial attire, one male, one female, slowly walked up.

"Seniors of Capital Martial University, I am Chiba Ryuzaki. This is my younger sister, Chiba Reiou." The black-haired youth wore a katana at his waist, his long hair tied back. He looked toward the school leaders and greeted them politely. Principal Song nodded slightly, his heart sinking. The Chiba Sato family was said to have declined in East Sakura. Yet this Grandmaster family had produced two promising seedlings in this generation. These must be those two Grandmaster disciples. Both at the Fourth Realm.

And moreover, these two had awakened the Chiba family's long-lost bloodline secret technique. Though they seemed newly entered into the Fourth Realm, their actual strength was extremely formidable. Sigh... Never mind these two. Even that North Bear's Third Realm peak Viktor. At the same age, he'd been challenging students at Heavenly Capital's Capital Martial University these past few days, fighting through freshmen and sophomores. Especially among the sophomores, almost none were his match.

Occasionally a few sophomore Third Realm geniuses, after unlocking their genetic locks, could at most barely match him. Grandmaster disciples were still a cut above the current academy geniuses.

"You two, take a seat first..." Principal Song pointed to the seats on one side. But he found these two staring straight at Wang Xian, their faces full of shock and confusion.

"Wang-kun!" Chiba Ryuzaki looked as if he'd seen a ghost.

"What are you doing here?" Even if he was a student at Heavenly Capital University, shouldn't he be watching from the seats below the platform? Those who could walk onto the Myriad Stars Platform could only be disciples of Grandmasters! The white-haired girl beside him fixed her gaze on Wang Xian, remaining silent. Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. No one knew what she was thinking.

"Haha, you didn't expect it, did you? He's also a Grandmaster disciple." Karen laughed.

"My master said that Grandmaster Luo only had one disciple. Wang Xian, you must have just been accepted by Grandmaster Luo, right?"

"Just accepted?" Viktor on the other side had an odd expression. Though he was burly as a bear, his mind was extremely meticulous. Almost instantly, he sensed something. He glanced again at Ye Miyue beside him, deep in thought.

"Sort of, but still a Grandmaster disciple." Wang Xian looked at the two of them. When Karen appeared, he'd roughly guessed that the Grandmaster disciples from the East Sakura side might very well be these two. He hadn't expected it to actually be them.

"I only knew there was one disciple with a taboo talent." Chiba Ryuzaki looked at Wang Xian helplessly.

"I didn't expect you to also be a Grandmaster disciple..."

"But you're only Third Realm, with no martial talent. Your master probably just let you come up to observe the battle." Wang Xian smiled, saying nothing. At this moment, in midair, Principal Luo looked at this Great Grandmaster from East Sakura and merely said flatly:"Whether I'm like my grandfather, you'll know if you try." She glanced at the void.

"It seems that 'Sucha' Great Grandmaster from the Southern State doesn't intend to come up." Principal Luo narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Then it will be just you three."

"All of you, come at me together!"

"Back then, my grandfather could challenge two of your East Sakura Grandmasters with one sword."

"I, Luo Cihan, shall today use the Frost Soul Divine Sword to seek martial truth from you three Great Grandmasters!" The moment these words came out, the entire audience erupted. Especially the students of Heavenly Capital's Capital Martial University. No one expected their newly ascended Great Grandmaster to be so fierce! For a moment, countless students watched with blood boiling.

"As expected of a descendant of the Martial God..." Wang Xian gazed at that peerlessly magnificent figure in midair, nodding slightly. Even in his past life, among the Martial God descendants he knew, though some could become Great Grandmasters, those who could truly surpass the mountains of their ancestors were truly few.

'Such a figure... logically, I shouldn't have never heard of her in my past life...'

'But in my past life, I had no impression at all...'

'Then there's only one possibility.' She likely died in battle while serving military duty on the Alien Star Battlefield. Great Grandmasters dying on the Alien Star Battlefield was nothing new. Even now, every few years, each nation would likely have a Great Grandmaster die on the Alien Star Battlefield. Calculating it, Grandmaster Luo would probably stay on Blue Star for at most one year after this grand banquet before heading to the Alien Star Battlefield.

In his past life, he only entered the Alien Star Battlefield after graduating as a senior. Chances were, she must have gone to the Alien Star Battlefield, met with an accident, and died very quickly. Hence, in his past life, he'd basically never heard of her name, let alone decades later when he'd made his own achievements. Thinking of this, Wang Xian's heart sank slightly. At this moment, the sky seemed draped with an enormous curtain. Four figures instantly vanished from everyone's sight.

The entire Myriad Stars Platform immediately activated a layer of defensive shielding. The next second, outside the shield, terrifying currents of chaotic energy surged in. The battle of the four Grandmasters began in an instant! Everyone held their breath and focused, but unfortunately, most couldn't understand the exchange between these four Grandmasters at all. When Seventh Realm Great Grandmasters fought, even Fourth or Fifth Realm martial artists would find it difficult to see clearly.

Back when Bai Hongtian demonstrated martial arts at No. 7 High School, he only used a fraction of his power, yet one blade strike tore through the sky, directly shattering the sky above No. 7 High School. Let alone a true exchange of blows like this. Wang Xian couldn't see clearly either. This kind of combat was certainly beyond the visual perception of a Third Realm martial artist. But through the fluctuations of martial techniques, Wang Xian could roughly gauge the battle situation. One could only say...

"Wang Xian, Master she..." Ye Miyue beside him tugged at Wang Xian's arm, her eyes full of worry.

"No need to worry... that master of yours..." Wang Xian narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Has truly grasped the Heavenly Frost Divine Sword. Winning might be difficult, but a draw is quite simple." Ye Miyue didn't understand. The Grandmaster exchange didn't last long. Just about the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

Accompanied by a streak of azure cold light that spread across the clouds, chilling radiance piercing the heavens, three figures appeared simultaneously, falling straight down, piercing through the protective shield, barely stabilizing themselves as they landed on the Myriad Stars Platform. The three of them had grim expressions, their faces covered in frost. Especially that Radiant Knight, Great Grandmaster Albert.

The spear burning with golden flames in his hand had, at some unknown point, had its flames extinguished. The entire spear had become like an ice awl.

"Hmph, shall all of you take your seats?" Principal Luo's face was slightly pale, the Frost Soul Divine Sword showing no change. But Wang Xian saw it. The sword tassel of the divine sword had been cut short by a section. Clearly, she'd indeed fought the three Great Grandmasters to a draw. It couldn't be said she had the complete upper hand. But it was still shocking enough!

"What's the rush?" Great Grandmaster Ivan was quite unwilling to accept this.

"At the Seventh Realm, you've already gained some of your grandfather's true teachings... your talent is indeed formidable. But can your disciple do the same?"

"Heavenly Capital University is renowned in Dragon Nation's martial world for its education. As a Grandmaster, your personal strength can be entered into the martial alliance's Grandmaster roster. However, your Dragon Nation martial path places great emphasis on legacy." Albert laughed.

"We old things have merely come to seek the martial way. Some are even already halfway into the coffin. As for the future, the torch of the martial path must still be passed on by our descendants."

"Especially the several Grandmasters below. You don't want to seek martial truth. But if you don't even have the courage to let your disciples step onto the platform, isn't that a bit disgraceful?" Having finished, he looked down at several Grandmasters who were watching the show. For a moment, the crowd was both shocked by Principal Luo's strength and worried about the disciple arena duels that were now so concerning. After all, when it came down to it, this was definitely the key point.

Several Great Grandmasters below could only gesture to the disciples beside them. Meaning for them to go up.

"Grandmaster Luo, do you not intend to let your disciple answer the challenge?" Chiba Sato laughed lightly.

"This time, we have 5 or 6 Grandmaster disciples. If you can win against three of them, surpassing half, then you, your Capital Martial University's martial education, and your Dragon Nation's martial legacy... should be somewhat convincing, no?" Besides the three of them, two more people walked up. Counting the Chiba siblings, that meant at least 6 people, and they had to win half. Principal Luo pondered for a moment, glanced at Ye Miyue, and said nothing.

Ye Miyue stood up, about to walk out, but was immediately pulled back by Wang Xian.

"What's your rush?" Wang Xian whispered in Ye Miyue's ear.

"Have you forgotten? I'm the lower-tier horse holding the line for you... Of course I'll go first!" Ye Miyue was stunned, biting her lip lightly, as she watched Wang Xian rise and stride out with effortless grace. He walked to the center of the Myriad Stars Platform, clasped his fist toward the various Grandmaster disciples, and said:"I am Wang Xian, studying under Teacher Luo. I seek guidance from all of you!" The moment these words came out, all eyes in the venue instantly converged!

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