Dugu Lanâs words made the crowd ponder. If she had only said it once, it could be coming from humility. Alas, it seemed that she was merely telling the truth.
âNo one else is stronger than your group right now, Fairy Dugu.â One genius said.
The four great geniuses stood at the top in the holy ground. The internal ranking of these four remained unknown.
âI do not dare to accept this praise, there are higher peaks in the holy ground that just arenât known.â Dugu Lan shook her head.
âReally?â The genius and his friends were perplexed.
âI think thatâs impossible. Only the other three geniuses might be a match for her in the holy ground.â A fan of Dugu Lan didnât believe it.
âYes, Fairy Dugu, your group working together will definitely stop Righteous Scion.â The other chimed in.
âWell, Iâll be the first to admire someone who can push Righteous Scion back. I wish to broaden my horizon and see such an expert.â Hu Ben laughed.
He wasnât being sarcastic since very few in the young generation in the holy ground were stronger than him. He didnât care for the rest and also doubted Dugu Lanâs comment.
âIt would be the holy groundâs blessing to have someone like that around.â Phantom Sacred Child nodded, feeling skeptical as well. After all, he had fought most of the famous geniuses in the holy ground or at least knew about them.
With the exception of Golden Cicada Buddhist Child, no one else was on the same level as the three present.
Moreover, all the top geniuses in the holy ground have virtually gathered here. None fitted her description.
âThereâs always a miracle creator.â Dugu Lan calmly said and glanced at the creek nearby again: âIf we canât stop the scion, I hope someone else will do so.â
âFairy, no need to boost the enemyâs morale.â Hu Ben smiled and said: âWe wonât know the true victor until the very end. Our holy groundâs talents canât be inferior to Righteous Sect.â
Hu Ben rarely lost during his debut. Due to his experience in battles, he was confident in fighting against Righteous Scion.
He was certainly aware of his foeâs ability and reputation. Nonetheless, this was limited to Righteous Sect. The guy could be strong just like the legends but he still wanted to give it a shot.
âWe should be the ones creating a miracle instead of waiting for someone else.â Phantom said, being relatively confident.
âMiracle, huh?â This word immediately made people think of the same person.
âYes, that guy might actually be able to defeat that monster.â One youth murmured.
âNo one can do it outside of Fairy Duguâs group, donât be ridiculous.â The fans of the four immediately refuted this belief.
âWho are you talking about?â A young cultivator asked.
âLi Qiye, the guy dubbed as the son of miracles. He has done some ridiculous things so far.â The youth answered.
âHe trampled the two mansions at the capital, right?â Some nearby said.
âThatâs him.â The youth said.
In reality, the crowdâs impression of Li Qiye wasnât that positive. They had nothing against Li Qiye but simply thought that he lacked a certain something compared to Dugu Lanâs group.
These four came from prestigious clans and had brilliant talents. Moreover, they trained hard in order to earn their current prestige.
On the other hand, Li Qiye was only a woodchopper who somehow became the saber messenger of Vajra. Maybe he was an Enlightened Being now but this was far from enough.
This cultivation level was only decent at best and had nothing to do with the word âgeniusâ. Plus, it seemed that most of his feats were done with external help.
âThis Li Qiye is devilish indeed, maybe he can be of use against Righteous Scion.â An older expert became interested in this development.
âShould we invite him to the coalition? I think it will heavily increase our chances.â One youth suggested.
âI havenât seen him recently though. He might not be interested at all or he would be here right now.â Someone else who has been staying at the capital said.
âNot interested? More like heâs afraid or he would be here if he is as magical as you all claim. Isnât defeating the scion a great opportunity for him to be famous?â Another who disliked Li Qiye snorted.
âThat makes sense.â A few nearby nodded.
âOur foe is truly strong. We should still try and invite any ally that we can.â The opposition suggested.
âIf Young Master Li is willing to assist the holy ground, nothing can be better.â Dugu Lan smiled.
âI want to see this Li Qiye without that invincible armor. Weâll see if heâs really magical.â Hu Ben laughed, clearly revealing his disdain.
His animosity towards Li Qiye was understandable. He supported the third prince while Li Qiye killed several allies of his. There was no way he would like Li Qiye.
âWe should welcome this young noble into our alliance. Itâs just that the fight will be very dangerous, he needs to think about it.â Phantom said. His attitude was better than Hu Benâs but there was still a veiled contempt towards Li Qiye.
âThereâs no way this Li guy stands a chance.â The majority agreed with the two geniuses.
âLi Qiye has numerous ace cards up his sleeve, donât forget this.â The other side thought that everything came easy to Li Qiye for some inexplicable reason.
âDonât forget that Righteous Scion has even more ace cards as the successor of Righteous. He has dao lord weapons capable of destroying everything.â Another snorted.
âNo, I have no doubt that Li Qiye would be able to repel Righteous Scion.â Dugu Lan expressed her stance and silenced the crowd. They didnât dare to argue against her.
âAlright, letâs invite Li Qiye. Time to see his divinity.â Hu Ben said.
âItâs not a bad idea.â Phantom agreed.
Some members of the audience thought that these two might be using this battle to kill Li Qiye with a borrowed knife.
âThe letter is at Buddha Emperor City now!â A message interrupted the conversation.