The Solitude Emperor Pce, Nine Dragons Emperor Pce, and other Emperor Pces, who had earlier blocked Huang Xiaolong’s path, opened a wide berth with haste.


    Initially, both Gudu Wuyi and Chen Huoan wanted to question Huang Xiaolong if he had killed their sons, but neither of them dared to speak without thinking twice.


    The Grandmist Emperor Pce had lost two disciples, and when Han Qing had tried to settle the ount with Huang Xiaolong, she had ended up miserably.


    Watching Huang Xiaolong’s back as he strode out from the za, Gudu Wuyi, Chen Huoan, and the others felt cold sweat on their backs. They also felt a trace of luck that the Grandmist Emperor Pce’s Ancestor Han Qing had taken action before them.


    “Uncle!”


    From afar, Bei Xiaomei called out to Huang Xiaolong with a bright, sparkling smile, waving her hand cheerfully at him.


    A smile rose to Huang Xiaolong’s face seeing her, and he thought, ‘This girl must have been hiding and watching what happened just now.’


    Huang Xiaolong, Fang Xuanxuan, and the others walked towards Bei Xiaomei’s group.


    Bei Xiaomei rushed up to Huang Xiaolong, and the first sentence that came out from her lips was, “Uncle, you’re so bad!”


    Huang Xiaolong nearly took a tumble.


    This sentence was so ambiguous, and it could easily lead others to misunderstand.


    “Uncle, if I had known you’re so amazing, I wouldn’t have worried about you. You didn’t tell me you’re so strong, making me worry for nothing.” Bei Xiaomei pouted sulkily and went on, “Another thing. You were watching me make a fool of myself when I told Guo Deyun to look after you on the battle stage.”


    Beforeing to the Heavenly Court, Bei Xiaomei had told Guo Deyun to look after Huang Xiaolong on the battle stage round, and reach a draw.


    Huang Xiaolong smiled. “You didn’t even ask me, so I’m not to be med.”


    Bei Xiaomei turned to Fang Xuanxuan and Peng Xiao and said, “Sister Xuanxuan, should we punish Uncle by making him grill ten thousandmbs for us to eat before forgiving him?”


    Fang Xuanxuan chuckled hearing her suggestion and replied, “That’s a good idea, I agree.”


    Peng Xiao smiled and nodded her head in agreement.


    The three girls’ seamless cooperation gave Huang Xiaolong a headache.


    ... Ten thousandmbs?


    As the group joked and talked, they left the za area. Leaving together with Huang Xiaolong and Bei Xiaomei’s group was the Martial Demon Emperor Pce and Magic Shaman Emperor Pce’s group.


    Along the way, Mo Xiao and Peng Yi both congratted Huang Xiaolong many times.


    They could hardly believe that Huang Xiaolong had won first ce in the preliminary round. At the same time, both were astounded by Huang Xiaolong’s strength.


    The Brightness Emperor Pce, Nine Dragons Emperor Pce, Solitude Emperor Pce, and the rest watched Huang Xiaolong, Bei Xiaomei, Mo Xiao, and the others leave the za area, withplicated expressions and emotions.


    “What are the origins of those two monsters?” The Brightness Emperor’s Disciple Lan Tailong asked Chen Wenqian beside him; however his voice came out with much difficulty.


    Chen Wenqian shook his head, “I can’t see through them, however, those two monsters are not simplyte-Tenth Order Emperor Realm. I made an error in my judgement earlier.”


    He nced at Han Qing who was still lying inside the pit in the za. The shock he felt had not yet subsided.


    That human-shaped pit was still there!


    Even though Chen Wenqian himself was ate-Tenth Order Heavenly Monarch Realm, he could not make such a big pit into the za.


    “I really can’t understand why these peerless experts would be willing to follow Huang Xiaolong!” Whilst astounded, Lan Tailong was angry and doubtful at the same time.


    “Check it, we must find out where those two monsters came from!”


    ......


    While Huang Xiaolong and the others returned to the manor areas via the transmission array, the crowd at the za was immersed in another wave of furor. At every corner of the za, there were discussions about Huang Xiaolong winning first ce in the preliminary round.


    “I hadn’t expected Huang Xiaolong to be the preliminary round’s first ce!”


    “Didn’t I say early on, it’s impossible that Huang Xiaolong would bet forty million low-grade chaos spirit stones on himself, for winning first ce, for no good reason!”


    “Did you say that? I remember you were mocking Huang Xiaolong as the king of fools.”


    “Then again, even though Huang Xiaolong got first ce in the preliminary round, it doesn’t mean he can win first ce in the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Huang Xiaolong will not be the match in front of Heavenly Prince Di Jing. In the preliminary round, Heavenly Prince Di Jing must have given him a free pass; otherwise, Huang Xiaolong wouldn’t have even made it to the top three!”


    Heated discussions were taking ce everywhere.


    The Battle of the Heavenly Court’s preliminary round soon spread out to every corner of the Divine World. It even reached Hell, Devil World, Buddha World, Demon World, and others.


    Inside a hidden space somewhere of the Heavenly Court, stood a middle-aged man d in brocade yellow dragon robe. This middle-aged man exuded a majestic air. His facial features bore seventy percent simrity with Di Jing’s.


    This middle-aged man was none other than the Heavenly Emperor himself—Di Jun.


    “Huang Xiaolong.” Di Jun muttered the name with a deep frown between his brows.


    The result of the preliminary round was unexpected for him as well.


    His son, Di Jing, was not actually in the first ce?!


    “Is Huang Xiaolong really unrted to that Grandmist kid?” Di Jun suddenly asked.


    A voice sounded from the originally empty space, “Most likely not. The Grandmist Emperor has been in seclusion at the Grandmist Emperor Pce in recent years. Huang Xiaolong has only ascended to the Divine World for several hundred years. Hence there cannot be any rtionship between them.”


    The voice echoed in the space but the owner was nowhere to be seen.


    “What do you think about those two monsters following him?” Di Jun asked again.


    “Very, very strong. Probably, I also can’t kill them.” That voice replied without any trace of emotions.


    Di Jun’s eyes glimmered in contemtion. A few momentster, he raised his head and sighed heavily, “Pity ah, I cannot use Huang Xiaolong!”


    If Huang Xiaolong was of no use to Di Jun, then Di Jun nned to kill him !


    “Don’t worry, on the semi-finals stage battle, Huang Xiaolong won’t leave the stage alive. Di Jing can kill him for certain!” The voice went on.


    Di Jun nodded. He did not doubt this point at all.


    He knew his son’s real strength very well.


    Two dayster, Huang Xiaolong and the others were back at their designated manor area.


    Huang Xiaolong did not return to Manor No. 6, but led the Fortune Emperor Pce’s group straight to Manor No. 61.


    Several Solitude Emperor Pce’s disciples who were guarding Manor No. 61 were thrown out by Huang Xiaolong’s group None of them dared toin a word and ran away in a fluster.


    As for Manor No. 6, Huang Xiaolong had returned it to the Martial Demon Emperor Pce. Huang Xiaolong was too embarrassed to upy Manor No. 6 for too long since the Martial Demon Emperor Pce had declined to ept the ten million low-grade chaos spirit stones.


    Looking at Manor No. 61, Zhao Leiughed heartily, “It feels so damn good.”


    That night, arge banquet was held at Manor No. 61. Mo Xiao, Peng Yi, Elder Fu, and others were present and the merriment went on intote night.


    As the semi-finals stage battle was going to begin after one month, Huang Xiaolong apanied the girls for shopping, taking a breather himself.


    Two dayster, Huang Xiaolong entered seclusion. Hepletely disconnected himself from the mad whirlwind of gossip, outside, regarding him winning the preliminary round’s first ce.


    In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days went by. Huang Xiaolong stepped out of his room two days before the semi-finals.


    “Xiaolong, you’re finally out!” Zhao Lei eximed anxiously as he saw Huang Xiaolong, “A few days ago, the Grandmist Emperor Pce suddenly issued a bounty stating that anyone who kills you in the semi-finals would be rewarded five million low-grade chaos spirit stones!”


    Huang Xiaolong was stupefied for a second, thenughed as he said with certainty, “Han Qing issued the bounty, am I right?”


    Zhao Lei fumed, seeing Huang Xiaolong’s casual reaction, as he stillughed like a jack*ss, “Han Qing, that wench, is in charge of the Grandmist Emperor Pce’s Task Hall. Since she released the bounty, her action represents the Grandmist Emperor Pce. But you’re stillughing here.”


    Huang Xiaolong was stillughing as he replied, “It’s fine, she cannot represent the Grandmist Emperor Pce yet; however, both she and the Fiend God Emperor Pce are too stingy, am I only worth five million?”


    Huang Xiaolong had Li Shan gather all the Fortune Emperor Pce’s disciples qualified for the semi-finals, and they set off to the stage battle venue an hourter.