Proud Sword Emperor

Chapter 3 Awakening
The ladder appears.

All the officials and warriors of the Zhennan King City were mobilized, gathered under the climbing ladder, and held the ceremony of ascending to heaven under the leadership of Zhennan King.

All around, there are almost endless crowds of people who come to climb to the sky, and everyone looks longingly at the colorful ladder falling from the sky in front of them.

Climbing the ladder means that as long as you awaken successfully, you will be able to ascend to the sky in one step, transform from a mortal to a high-ranking warrior, completely break away from ordinary life, and embark on the path of martial arts that can shake the sky.

This is the most important ceremony for everyone, and the scene is particularly solemn.

Behind all the people waiting to ascend to the sky, the young people of Zhennan Palace stood as the finale, and Xu Chen was among them.

This time, regardless of their status, a total of 38 people participated in the Ascension to Heaven in the Zhennan Palace. Among them, the two princes with the highest status were the Ninth Prince Xu Guangyao and the Seventh Prince Xu Chen.

It's just that the treatment of the two princes is completely different. There are 38 people in total except Xu Chen, and the other 36 people are all surrounded by Xu Guangyao with flattering faces; People run on all the time.

Xu Chen understood the hostility of these people. They wanted to please the Ninth Prince by mocking him. Xu Chen just watched quietly, with a nonchalant smile on his lips.

"Shh!"

The crowd suddenly moved.

The ascending ceremony of Zhennan King was completed earlier, and the crowd who had already been unable to hold back under the ladder immediately began to rush towards the ladder.

The ladder is very wide, enough to accommodate thousands of people at one time.

The first batch of thousands of people who climbed the ladder tried their best to climb one step after another. However, when most of them climbed the third step, it was as if they were pressed down by a mountain. The footsteps were forcibly stopped on the third step.

The rest of the people continued to move forward, but when they reached the fifth step, most of them found it difficult to move forward and stagnated.

In the end, only three people climbed the eighth step, but they still couldn't climb the ninth step.

"It's only one step away."

Many people below sighed.

Nine steps and one level, as long as you can climb the ninth step, you can awaken your martial arts physique and transform into a high-ranking warrior. However, in the first batch of thousand people, there is not even one who can awaken, especially the last three. It is the most pity for the person who ascends the eighth step, who is only one step away from awakening.

"Second batch."

Next to King Zhennan, a presiding warrior shouted loudly.

With one word down, no matter how unwilling the people on the ladder are, they must step down and bow their heads to the eyes of countless people below. They are losers.

Soon the second batch of thousands of people boarded the ladder.

The result was the same, there was not even a single awakened person, and the atmosphere on the scene gradually became depressed. After that, the third and fourth batches were all like this, and the success rate of awakening was terribly low.

Finally, in the sixth batch.

"Shh!"

A faint colorful ray of light shone on the ninth step, and an ordinary boy with an unremarkable appearance successfully stepped forward and climbed the ninth step.

The moment he boarded, a ray of light shone on him, which was extraordinary and free from dust, making him no longer ordinary.

After that, he continued to work hard, but he still couldn't take the tenth step.

"The general aptitude of the mortal class is low." The martial artist presiding over the ceremony announced aloud, and then said: "Although the aptitude is not high, you are still a martial artist who has stepped into the martial arts. From now on, you will no longer be a mortal. Congratulations."

The teenagers on the stage naturally beamed with joy.

He is the only one out of [-] people who has become a warrior, even if his aptitude is not high, he is enough to be happy.

"Whoosh!"

A figure leaped past the crowd and reached the bottom of the ladder. After the young man came down, the man said to the young man, "I am the deacon of the Zhennan Palace. You are willing to join my Zhennan Palace and become a warrior in the palace."

"Yes, yes!"

The young man nodded fiercely, and then left with the figure, his back attracted envious eyes from below.

Ascension continues.

A few more batches went up and down, and after more than a dozen batches of tens of thousands of people, finally there was another person who had successfully awakened. This was a young girl with a pretty face, who successfully climbed up the No.15 step.

"The general aptitude of ordinary class is higher." The tone of the martial artist presiding over the ceremony changed slightly, and he said loudly: "The aptitude is not bad. If you practice more, you may become a martial artist. Congratulations."

Aptitude is divided into high and low, and the realm of warriors is also divided into clear levels.

In the mundane world, the realm of warriors is divided into from low to high: warrior, warrior master, general, warrior king, and flying warrior saint.

Each realm is divided into nine small realms. For example, the first person who climbed the ninth step may only be able to cultivate to the third level of the warrior in his life, while the person who climbed the No. 15 step A young girl may cultivate to the ninth level of a warrior, or even break through to the realm of a warrior.

At the same time, these five realms correspond to the five levels of mortal qualifications: ordinary, rare, extraordinary, peerless, and proud.

Only those who have reached the qualifications of Peerless and Aotian can cultivate to the final realm of Flying Martial Saints.

A figure galloped over, who was also the deacon of the Zhennan Palace, and invited the girl to join the Zhennan Palace.

The ascension ceremony continues.

There are hundreds of thousands of people gathered here from all directions, the flow of people is like an ocean, all rushing to climb the ladder, but the result is like a carp jumping a dragon's gate, there are always very few carp that can transform into a dragon.

Out of tens of thousands of people, there are only thirteen awakened ones, and every awakened martial artist can be said to be a one-in-a-million existence.

Most of them have ordinary qualifications of the ordinary rank, and only three of them are more than ordinary, and have awakened rare physiques among the five major ranks of the ordinary rank. As for the aptitudes above rare, none of them have.

After everyone finished the ceremony, it was finally the turn of the young people from Zhennan Palace.

The Ninth Prince, who was surrounded by people, held his head high, walked up to Xu Chen and grinned grinningly: "Seventh brother! Don't talk about becoming a warrior after today, you will even be stripped of my seventh brother's identity, and you will be completely reduced to a pig!" Mortals like dogs, when the time comes... I will make you miserable! I promise."

After finishing speaking, the Ninth Prince patted Xu Chen on the shoulder, leading a group of young people from the palace to lead the way.

"I'm really confident, but it's not a good habit to be happy too early." Xu Chen stretched out his hand and flicked the shoulder touched by the Ninth Prince. Ladder.

The last group of people on the ladder to the sky are only 38 people from the Wangfu. The 38 people started to climb the sky in a row. You can see that they climbed the first step in unison, and then went forward bravely.

The Ninth Prince stepped forward excitedly, ignoring what was behind him and rushed straight up to the eighth step. He didn't encounter any obstacles in the process, and he didn't stop until he was about to step on the ninth step. He turned his head and smiled grimly at Xu Chen: "Seventh brother, don't force yourself if you are weak, the third step is quite suitable for you to rest."

"Really." Xu Chen smiled, stepped up to the third step, and stepped onto the fourth step.

The Ninth Prince immediately smiled indifferently: "I can hold on, but it doesn't mean anything to you to go up two or three more steps, so leave it alone, mortal!"

The last sentence was like a farewell, he turned his head and walked up the ninth step!

Swish, the brilliance shone, and a little colorful light touched the Ninth Prince's body. From then on, he was no longer a mortal, completely separated from the mortal world.

"Very good, the Ninth Prince has easily awakened, and he still has enough strength, he is worthy of being the prince's son." Under the ladder, the martial artist who presided over the ascension ceremony immediately shouted loudly.

Behind, more than 30 people gathered around the Ninth Prince glanced enviously, and then all sneered at Xu Chen. They all stepped forward maliciously and walked in front of Xu Chen, pushing him to the end and saying: "Seventh Prince, Ninth Prince Your Highness is right, it is impossible for you to awaken based on your body, just watch us ascend to the sky from behind."

Countless eyes looked at them under the ladder, and seeing Xu Chen's weak appearance and being excluded, they all shook their heads: "This is the seventh prince of the palace. It may be awakened but unwilling to recognize the reality, and it really came again this year."

"Yeah, he has participated in Ascension to the Sky more than a dozen times, and the best one was just stepping on the fifth step, which is far away from awakening."

People's discussion made Zhennan Wang sitting in the middle of the square look a little ugly and said: "This time Xu Chen continues to fail, so let's send an order to depose him. My Zhennan Wangfu does not want waste."

"Yes! The Seventh Prince is indeed not up to the mark. It's okay to be ashamed at home, but he still has to run out to discredit the prince in front of the world."

"It's better to let the subordinates go and arrest him now, so as to save him from continuing to embarrass the prince."

As soon as these words fell, everyone looked at Zhennan King, waiting for Zhennan King to make a decision.

King Zhennan looked up at Xu Chen who was walking, and then nodded: "Alright, let him come down."

The prince gave the order, and a deacon in black immediately rushed towards the ladder, and shouted to Xu Chen who was on the ladder: "Xu Chen! The prince has ordered you to leave the ladder immediately, don't be ashamed of yourself here!"

"Haha."

As soon as the Wang Ling came out, the audience roared with laughter: "Yes, don't be stupid, get out of here, you have been ashamed for more than ten years."

On the ladder, the Ninth Prince and those 30 people also turned their heads to look at Xu Chen, and smiled disdainfully: "Seventh brother, you can't even look down on your father, and look around, tens of thousands of people think you can't wake up!" , if you persist any longer, you will be an idiot, hurry up and get down."

"The world is cold-eyed, so what have I got to do with it?" Xu Chen glanced at the audience indifferently, and continued to walk without expression, even ignoring the messenger below.

The black-clothed deacon under the ladder was furious immediately: "Bold Xu Chen, it is the prince's intention to let you get down, are you going to disobey the king's order!"

"interesting!"

The tens of 10 people below roared with laughter again: "It's such a time, but he's still so stupid, Xu Chen is a typical idiot!"

on the ladder.

Xu Chen just took a step, as if he didn't hear anything.

In the middle of the square, King Zhennan's face became more and more ugly, and he felt that his face was about to be lost. When he raised his hand, he pointed to the deacon under the ladder and said, "Enforce it!"

"Yes!" Responding, the man in black stepped forward.

At the same time, more than 30 young people from the palace on the ladder also moved sideways to block Xu Chen.

On and off the stage, in all directions, there was hostility and malice.

Under such circumstances, Xu Chen, who was still walking alone on the ladder, felt a sense of loneliness as an enemy of the whole world.

"Master..."

The eyes of Bai Lingxi in the crowd were flushed. Looking at Xu Chen who was denied and targeted by everyone, but still refused to compromise and continued to move forward silently, she only felt sore and distressed.

"Trash go down!"

"Be sober, you will never wake up in your life!"

More than 30 young people who were close to Xu Chen on the ladder tried to stop him,
Xu Chen looked up and saw that the ladder was huge and there was a lot of room to walk. He didn't say a word, but moved his steps silently, being pushed around these people, and stepped on to the sixth step.

Then the footsteps still kept going, and the steps were stepped up one after another.

"Stubborn, get out of here."

The black-clothed deacon below chased after him and reached out to grab Xu Chen.

The onlookers under the ladder shook their heads repeatedly: "I have to be thrown down to make a fool of myself before giving up. Xu Chen is really stupid."

The hand of the man in black was already close to Xu Chen's shoulder. His palm was dark and glowing like cast steel, and his fingers seemed to contain a mighty force, which could easily crush a person's bones!

And right now!
"Shh!"

Climb to the ladder, a burst of brilliance suddenly shines!

It can be clearly seen that a burst of colorful light suddenly burst out from Xu Chen's body!
At this moment, the light seems to be more dazzling than the scorching sun!
"Huh? This is it!"

The black-clothed deacon's hands froze in the air, and he lowered his head slowly.

Everyone around also subconsciously looked towards the steps under Xu Chen's feet.

I saw that Xu Chen's footsteps had unknowingly stepped up to the ninth step...

"The ninth step!"

"The step of awakening!"

"He... has awakened!"

In an instant.

The audience was silent for a moment, and the quiet air seemed to have stagnated.

(End of this chapter)