Monarch Of Time

Chapter 972 Ninth place!

''You bastard! Come back here!'' Xuan Bo's furious voice reverberated throughout the mountain peak as he roared at the black-robed youth walking away.

Although Xuan Bo didn't have any visible injuries on his body other than that single drop of blood dripping down his nose, his luxurious robes were now tattered, barely hanging on by a thread.

And yet, the surrounding Dao Kings all had a feeling that although Xuan Bo wasn't injured, his pride had been severely wounded after his fight.

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen finally halted his steps and turned around, giving Xuan Bo a side glance before he answered calmly

''With just that much power you wanted to challenge him? Idiot...''

Then, he turned around and began to walk towards Shun Long once more, completely ignoring the furious crown prince of the Tianxuan dynasty.

As soon as he heard those words, thick, snake-like veins bulged out of Xuan Bo's temple as he glared at Jiang Chen's disappearing back. And yet, under the surprised gazes of the nearby Dao Kings and Dao Emperors, he actually didn't retort and simply turned around and walked away.

Still, Shun Long didn't miss that last glance Xuan Bo threw at him, one that was filled with both curiosity and unconcealed killing intent.

A moment later, almost as if on cue, the surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors all turned to look at the gigantic slab of stone at the peak of the mountain, their eyes quickly drawn to that name in tenth place.

10th place: Jiang Chen

Seeing that the 'Heavenly Rankings' still hadn't changed, collective sighs of relief quickly filled the vast mountain peak as everyone turned to look at Jiang Chen. They didn't know how to react if some unknown Dao King dethroned Xuan Bo from the top 3 as well. Shun Long taking his first place was already a blow they had yet to recover from.

However, instead of getting answers, these geniuses were now even more confused than before. If Xuan Bo had won their fight, why did he look so furious and despondent? Why was Jiang Chen so arrogant when he talked back to him and why was Xuan Bo unable to retort?

Everyone wanted to know the answer to those questions, but nobody had the courage to go up and ask Jiang Chen right now.

Not in front of a furious Xuan Bo!

Standing in front of Shun Long, Jiang Chen lowered his head and pondered for a brief moment before he said seriously

''I lost this time, but that guy is not stronger than me. He just used his bloodline to win the fight. If we fought without using our bloodlines, I may not lose to him.'' Jiang Chen's sentence was short and concise, but the meaning behind his words sent shivers to everyone who heard it, including even Jiang Tianfang. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The number one Dao Emperor in the 'City of Immortals' couldn't win against him and had been forced to use his bloodline?!

Of course, using one's bloodline wasn't against the rules of the seventh trial, but nobody had expected that Xuan Bo would be pushed to this extent, let alone by some unknown Dao King who was ranked tenth in the 'Heavenly Rankings'.

Normally, one would only use their bloodline power when they had already exhausted all of their options and couldn't defeat their opponent.

Of course, there were some people in the crowd who had different thoughts on this matter. Even if Xuan Bo had used his bloodline, so what? It was still part of his own power at the end of the day. If Jiang Chen couldn't fight against it, he was the one who was weaker.

However, Shun Long knew that this wasn't the case. After all, Jiang Chen had already used his bloodline power when fighting with Xuan Long a week ago, and had yet to recover his spent blood essence.

It wasn't that he didn't have a powerful bloodline to rely on, but he simply couldn't use it just yet!

So, when Jiang Chen claimed that he wasn't weaker than Xuan Bo despite having lost the fight, he wasn't really wrong either. It was unknown who among them would be weaker or stronger if they both fought without their bloodlines.

Nodding his head, Shun Long stood up and patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder before he said seriously

''I know. We will chat after you've recovered. Sit down and tend to your wounds first.''

As he finished speaking Shun Long waved his hand, taking out a bottle of top-grade 'Clear Jade evergreen pills' from his spatial ring and handing them to Jiang Chen.

Although Jiang Chen was a body cultivator and could recover most of his wounds without consuming any pills, Shun Long could tell with just a glance that Jiang Chen had already consumed all of the energy in his body and would need a while to recover it. By then, the wounds that Xuan Bo had inflicted on him would become far worse.

Although his condition didn't look too serious, the wounds Jiang Chen had accumulated on his body were still numerous and couldn't be ignored.

Eventually, Jiang Chen didn't decline and a few moments later, he was already sitting cross-legged on the ground consuming one of the sparkling, bright emerald pills in his hands.

...

Seeing this scene, the purple-robed overseer smiled ever-so-slightly, before suddenly clapping his hands quickly attracting everyone's attention. Then, his sonorous voice reverberated throughout the mountain peak as he said

''Alright, you brats. Since the 10th place fight is over, let's continue with the next one.''

Then, the old man turned to look at the gray-robed youth called Fan De and continued

''If you want to challenge that brat called Xuan Bo, you'll have to wait at least a day for him to recover his strength. But if you want to challenge anyone else, you can start right away. What do you think?''

The purple-robed old man had a mischievous smile as he looked at the grey-robed youth in front of him, waiting for his answer. After all, just like Jiang Chen, this Fan De was also a dark horse in the seventh trial and could very likely upset anyone in the 'Heavenly Rankings'!