Chapter 548: The Sixty-Four Cities Competition

As long as they could afford the Spirit Stones to buy their lives, Xiao Fan didn't care how many matches he fought!

Let those in the Xuandan Realm come as they pleased; he would fight as many as appeared!

Fan Chang naturally didn't know what Xiao Fan was thinking, but seeing that Xiao Fan indeed wasn't angry, he also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Just then, City Lord Du Ling also walked in from outside the main hall.

After City Lord Du Ling entered, everyone in the venue bowed one after another; in Linze City, the City Lord's Estate was the strongest power.

However, there was only one exception: Xiao Fan.

He looked at City Lord Du Ling with interest, while the latter also sized him up, remaining silent and showing no anger.

City Lord Du Ling had arrived earlier and had been hiding nearby to watch the battle.

He possessed the strength of the Yuanhun Realm Great Perfection; he could hide it from others, but not from Xiao Fan.

The other party hadn't shown himself, likely wanting to see Xiao Fan's strength or perhaps having other intentions.

Of course, these were all Xiao Fan's conjectures; he didn't know exactly what City Lord Du Ling was thinking.

However, he guessed that City Lord Du Ling would tell him later; at least for now, City Lord Du Ling didn't seem to harbor any ill will toward him!

Actually, even if he did, it wouldn't matter; after all, Zhangsun Ning was still here, so what did he have to fear?

"Alright, those attending the banquet today are all the young heroes of my Linze City!" City Lord Du Ling laughed, his gaze scanning everyone in the room.

"There's no major business today; it's mainly to provide a place for you young talents to interact, and… to welcome a guest of Linze City." City Lord Du Ling's gaze turned toward Xiao Fan.

"Hmm?" Xiao Fan was startled; he clearly hadn't expected City Lord Du Ling to say that.

"Young friend, could you introduce yourself?" City Lord Du Ling looked at Xiao Fan with a smile.

Xiao Fan was speechless… He really wanted to say, "Do you really not know my name?"

That was why he was being asked to introduce himself.

But since the City Lord had spoken, and given the other party's decent attitude earlier, Xiao Fan still gave him this Face.

"My name is Xiao Fan," Xiao Fan said flatly, offering only a single sentence.

"Good, very good!" City Lord Du Ling laughed. "This young friend's strength is formidable. Although he is now only at the Xuandan Realm Great Perfection, his strength has likely reached around the fifth level of the Yuanhun Realm!"

Xiao Fan didn't say anything; he wasn't exactly sure how strong his specific strength was.

Furthermore, he was a bit puzzled; why was City Lord Du Ling introducing him in front of so many people?

This series of actions left Xiao Fan feeling confused.

"The fifth level of the Yuanhun Realm?!"

"My god, no way… He's only at the Xuandan Realm Great Perfection, yet he's already that strong?"

"Heavens… The City Lord couldn't be wrong; he's almost on par with my family's Old Ancestor!"

"…"

These young disciples didn't even bother with voice transmissions, crying out in alarm and discussing him openly while looking at Xiao Fan as if he were a monster.

Xiao Fan: "…"

He really didn't know what to say. How strong was he?

Actually, he didn't know himself; he estimated that City Lord Du Ling had just made an assessment based on the strength he showed when he attacked earlier.

What City Lord Du Ling didn't realize was that Xiao Fan hadn't even used fifty percent of his strength just now.

He was afraid that if he didn't control his punch well, he would kill Yun Bao!

At the same time, Xiao Fan was curious—what was City Lord Du Ling's intention?

To make enemies for him? But he was just a passerby, so why would he do that?

"Cough… Quiet." City Lord Du Ling spoke, and the surroundings fell silent as everyone's gaze gathered on him once again.

"I've called everyone here today because there's another matter I want to announce!" City Lord Du Ling laughed.

"Yihuang Province is holding a competition recently, requiring young heroes under the age of thirty to participate…"

"The rule for this competition is that sixty-four cities form one district, and each city can only send one person!"

"This means that as long as you defeat the other sixty-three people, you can take first place, and the reward for first place is extremely enticing!"

Hearing City Lord Du Ling's words, Xiao Fan suddenly understood something.

"This guy isn't planning to have me represent Linze City, is he?" Xiao Fan muttered to himself inwardly…

In fact, it wasn't just him; many people in the venue were stealing glances at Xiao Fan, thinking that this was exactly what the City Lord meant!

To Xiao Fan, he naturally had no interest in such a thankless task.

What benefit was there for him?

If he wanted something, wouldn't it be better to just rob a few people and buy it himself?

In any case, Xiao Fan had made up his mind: if City Lord Du Ling chose him, he would flatly refuse.

"In this sixty-four-city competition, the first-place winner will receive: a grade 6 wangu pill… The second-place winner…" City Lord Du Ling said.

"A grade 6 Medicinal Pill?"

Xiao Fan was stunned; he hadn't expected the first-place prize to be a grade 6 Medicinal Pill.

In fact, not just Xiao Fan, but everyone else in the venue was also stunned.

grade 5 pills could be bought with Spirit Stones, but grade 6 ones were too precious.

Even here in Yihuang Province, they were extremely rare.

However, even though it was a grade 6 Medicinal Pill, Xiao Fan still didn't plan on going; after all, this wangu pill wasn't that enticing to him.

If it were a precious pill that could increase his strength or an opportunity to enter a sacred land, the temptation might have been a bit stronger.

City Lord Du Ling looked at Xiao Fan and said with a faint smile, "I think this opportunity is very suitable for young friend Xiao Fan. I wonder if you would be willing to represent my Linze City in battle?"

"I…"

"Agree to it."

Xiao Fan was startled. He was just about to refuse when Zhangsun Ning's voice suddenly reached his ears.

"What does the young friend think?"