Chapter 247: You Do Not Even Qualify to Make Me Strike!

Xu Zhenlong's voice carried excitement and thrill.

Xu Zhi looked up and saw a Life and Death Realm Cultivator respectfully leading one man and three women toward the VIP seats.

The VIP seats were separated from the ordinary spectator seats.

The seats hovered in the high air, divided into four directions—east, west, south, and north—offering a panoramic view of the entire arena.

Each seat was filled with delicacies, spirit tea, spirit wine, spirit meat, and spirit fruits. The jade plates were laden with rare treasures, a dazzling display that fully showcased the grandeur of Artifact Refining City.

These items were highly beneficial to a Cultivator's cultivation, comparable to a Spirit Pill. Any one of them, if taken outside, would be enough to trigger fierce competition among Cultivators below the King Realm.

"Peerless King, over here!"

Ming Yuejin sent a voice transmission to Li Xuanfeng, gesturing toward the empty seats beside her.

After casting a casual glance across the arena, Li Xuanfeng led Ming Yueqing and the other two to the empty seats beside Ming Yuejin and Ming Yueyao to take their places.

"Who is this person? He was actually invited to the VIP seats!"

"It is the Peerless King, Li Xuanfeng!"

"What? He is the Peerless King?"

"He is accompanied by three beauties, two of whom are the peerless twin Prodigies of the Mingyue family. He is truly blessed with good fortune!"

"Looking at the attitudes of the Forbidden Array King and the Inverse Array King, they seem to tacitly approve of them following the Peerless King. I wonder what their relationship really is?"

"I don't know what the relationship is, but it is certainly extraordinary. I heard that back then, it was they who brought the Forbidden Array King to Xuanqiang City to back up the Peerless King."

"Could the Inverse Array King be trying to invest in the Peerless King using his two daughters? Given their status, surely that isn't necessary, right? Could Li Xuanfeng truly have some great background?"

"What is the point of guessing all this? You just need to know that there will definitely be a good show to watch today!"

"That is true, after all, the Heaven Opening King is also here!"

"It is quite surprising that the Peerless King would appear here. It seems the Ten Thousand Artifact Sect moves quite quickly; they have already established contact with the Peerless King."

"Hehe, since the Peerless King has appeared so openly, he will definitely be targeted by the Heaven Opening King!"

"The new and old eighth-ranked on the King Ranking meeting—it will certainly not be peaceful!"

"To be replaced without even fighting, the Heaven Opening King must be unhappy. Now there is a good show to watch!"

"I wonder, between the Peerless King and the Heaven Opening King, who is stronger and who is weaker?"

"I don't know who is stronger or weaker, but I am certain that both of them are arrogant and conceited individuals!"

"I agree with that. I thought the title of Heaven Opening King was arrogant enough, but I didn't expect there to be someone even more conceited, daring to use the title of Peerless King."

When Li Xuanfeng entered the venue with Ming Yueqing and the other two, he attracted the attention of many Cultivators.

After all, he was wearing a set of precious robes refined by Lian Yuezhou, and he himself possessed a mysterious and noble aura. Ming Yueqing, Ming Yuesnow, and Xu Miaozhen were also blessed with powerful Physiques, and their appearances and temperaments were top-tier.

With the four of them walking together, it would be difficult not to attract attention.

Li Xuanfeng's appearance was not a secret, so it was not difficult to recognize his identity.

However, whether it was him, the Heaven Opening King, or the Forbidden Array King and the Inverse Array King, they were all King Realm powerhouses. The Cultivators present dared not discuss them openly and only exchanged information through private voice transmissions.

"You are the Peerless King?"

As soon as Li Xuanfeng sat down, a rough voice resounded throughout the entire arena, drawing everyone's attention.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

"The Heaven Opening King is indeed the first to speak!"

"Perhaps we will be able to see a good show before the Spirit Emperor arrives!"

The Cultivators were secretly excited.

Although the Spirit Emperor stipulated that all forms of combat were prohibited in Artifact Refining City, the battlefield of King Realm powerhouses was in the Void Realm. As long as it did not affect Artifact Refining City, the Spirit Emperor would likely not interfere.

Many people wanted to know who was stronger between the new eighth-ranked on the King Ranking and the old eighth-ranked. After all, their rankings were created by the Holy City, and the two had never fought each other.

Only by determining the ranking through the outcome of a battle would it be more convincing.

Li Xuanfeng looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly man on the opposite VIP seat with his arms crossed, looking at him with a scrutinizing expression.

"This person is the Heaven Opening King, Fan Yue."

Ming Yuejin explained from the side.

Li Xuanfeng understood in his heart, but he did not make any response.

The Fan family was one of the eight super forces in the Holy City region. Previously, at the Land of Fallen Kings, he seemed to have killed a younger Prodigy of the Fan family in an instant.

"Hehe, interesting. It has been many years since I have been ignored like this!"

Seeing Li Xuanfeng glance at him casually and then ignore him, Fan Yue felt his temper rising.

"Peerless King, the Holy City ranked you eighth on the King Ranking, replacing my position. You don't actually think you possess the strength of the eighth-ranked on the King Ranking, do you?"

Fan Yue crossed his arms and sneered at Li Xuanfeng.

"I did not expect that there would be someone who cares so much about a mere eighth-place ranking on the King Ranking."

Li Xuanfeng finally spoke, leaning back slightly in his chair, looking at the Heaven Opening King with a lazy expression.

"Hehe, a mere eighth-place ranking on the King Ranking? Peerless King, you are indeed arrogant enough!"

Seeing Li Xuanfeng's casual demeanor, the Heaven Opening King could not help but sneer.

Although he was arrogant, he would never say anything like "a mere eighth-place ranking on the King Ranking." This ranking was something he had fought for step by step over a long period of time.

He did not expect that Li Xuanfeng, being ranked eighth on the King Ranking, would seem to look down on this ranking. Did he really think he had that much capability?

Was it difficult to kill the Cloud Thunder King and the Dark Spear King?

Was it difficult to suppress the Red Spear King?

He, the Heaven Opening King, could certainly do it too!

The top ten of the King Ranking and those outside the top ten were completely different levels. Killing King Ranking Cultivators outside the top ten did not prove anything!

"It is not that easy to take the position of eighth on the King Ranking; at the very least, I do not acknowledge you! I challenge you to a battle to see who is truly the eighth-ranked on the King Ranking. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"

The Heaven Opening King stared intently at Li Xuanfeng.

Tens of millions of gazes in the arena immediately converged on Li Xuanfeng.

As expected, the first thing the Heaven Opening King did upon seeing the Peerless King was to challenge him. Countless Cultivators felt secretly excited.

Battles between powerhouses in the top ten of the King Ranking were simply too rare.

Fights between Cultivators at this level were more attractive than the Artifact Refining Competition.

After all, the Artifact Refining Competition was held once every hundred years, and anyone willing could come to watch the excitement. But battles between the top ten of the King Ranking were different; powerhouses at this level rarely fought, and even if they did, it was rarely public.

Many Cultivators would not see one in their entire lifetime.

Now that there was a chance to witness it, they were naturally extremely excited and thrilled.

The Heaven Opening King was arrogant, but the Peerless King was even more arrogant. Having been challenged in front of so many people, he would definitely not refuse.

Everyone watched Li Xuanfeng quietly, waiting for his answer.

The arena, which accommodated tens of millions of Cultivators, fell silent just like that.

"Acknowledge?"

"Since when did I need your acknowledgment?"

"You do not even qualify to make me strike!"

Li Xuanfeng remained leaning back in his chair with a lazy expression, his eyelids drooping. A faint smile curled on his handsome face as he looked at the Heaven Opening King with an extremely casual gaze.

As soon as these words were spoken, the already quiet arena and spectator seats became so silent that a needle could be heard dropping. The next moment, the entire crowd of Cultivators erupted in an uproar.