Chapter 0141: It’s Senior Huang Long!

The bandits in front laughed heartily upon hearing this, looking at the clan members who had caught up from behind. Then they pointed at the beautiful girl who was shouting and said, “Pretty girl, are you interested in this pretty boy? Come on, I’m standing right here—see what you can do to me.”
With the bandit leader’s teasing, all the bandits burst into laughter.
Ainis drew her sword and stepped forward. Hearing the bandit leader’s mockery, she glanced at Huang Long. Being shy, her face turned red as she felt both ashamed and angry. “How dare you mock me!” she exclaimed before charging forward and slashing with her sword, using her clan’s combat technique with great power, creating a sword beam over ten meters long.
The sword beam aimed straight at the bandit leader, who panicked and dodged, rolling across the ground. The sword beam split the ground, sending dust and sand flying and leaving a several-meter-long scar.
“You?!” The bandit leader, covered in dust and filled with shock, stared at her.
“Well? Now you know how powerful I am!” Ainis felt relieved and proudly puffed out her chest slightly.
“You little bitch, seeking death! Guys, attack them!” the bandit leader roared angrily.
The surrounding bandits responded loudly and charged forward.
Seeing this, the dozen or so clan members who had caught up also rushed forward with their swords to help. Thus, a fierce battle ensued.
“Young master?” Nat stepped forward, asking if they should go help.
Huang Long replied, “No need.” He could see that although these bandits were numerous, they were just a bunch of amateurs, most of whom only knew basic moves—nothing serious enough to threaten these clan members with levels 6 or 7. So there was no need for them to intervene.
Sure enough, after a while, the bandits were utterly defeated by the clan members and fled in panic, running in all directions.
Watching the bandits flee, Ainis still felt unsatisfied and tried to chase after them, but was stopped by her companions.
After driving away the bandits, Ainis returned to Huang Long and his group, smiling and saying, “It’s done! We’ve driven all the bandits away. We’re safe now!”
It seemed she was waiting for Huang Long and his group to thank her.
Huang Long smiled and said, “Thank you.”
This little girl was quite cute.
“Hehe, it’s nothing,” Ainis said nonchalantly, refusing thanks, though she still couldn’t hide the pride from having “saved the hero.”

“Alice, we still need to keep moving. It’s fine now, so let’s go.” At that moment, a young man came over and spoke. After saying that, he glanced at Huang Long with a wary look. Clearly, this young man wasn’t well-liked by our beauty. Alice grew impatient and said, “I know, stop nagging.” The young man’s face immediately darkened, but he didn’t dare show anger toward the beauty. Instead, he glared hatefully at Huang Long. It was obvious to anyone that he was deeply jealous. Huang Long glanced at the young man with interest. He seemed to have good cultivation talent—around eighteen or nineteen years old, already at the peak of level six, which made him stand out among the younger generation. Alice turned to Huang Long and said with a smile, “Where are you planning to go? If you’re heading in the same direction as us, let’s travel together.” The young man’s expression changed, and he stared at Huang Long threateningly. Huang Long ignored him and said lightly, “We’re going to the Dark Forest Empire.” Hearing this, Alice’s eyes lit up, and she said happily, “Really? We’re also going to the Dark Forest Empire. Are you also going to the competition? Then let’s go together—it’ll be more fun with more people.” Our beauty was so generous that Huang Long had no objections and nodded with a smile. The young man couldn’t help but step forward and say, “Alice, these people’s backgrounds are unknown. Don’t trust them. How could it be such a coincidence that we’re all going to the Dark Forest Empire? And meeting here might be a trick. Maybe they’re part of those bandits earlier; they’re just acting to lure us in.” Now, our beauty was displeased. Alice said angrily, “Colin, do you think everyone is as scheming as you? How I act is my business. You don’t need to tell me what to do.” Colin’s face turned green and red alternately. He clenched his fists tightly and glared hatefully at Huang Long. The other young men, seeing the two arguing again, didn’t dare step in to mediate. In the end, Huang Long and his group joined the group of over a dozen clan members. “Kid, be careful! Stay away from Alice, or you’ll regret it!” Colin said in a low, threatening voice as he passed by Huang Long, his face filled with hatred. But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt something trip him up. With a cry, he fell awkwardly, covering his face in dust. All the young men turned to look. After seeing this, their expressions became strange—they wanted to laugh but didn’t dare. Meanwhile, Alice couldn’t help but giggle at Colin’s face.

Huang Long patted the Sky Blue Python Ox; this ox was quite good at playing tricks on people sometimes. Just now, it had tripped people with its hooves repeatedly. Colin stood up from the ground, his face filled with anger, drawing his sword and pointing at Huang Long: “It’s you! You did this! Boy, how dare you attack from behind? I’ll ruin you!” Huang Long frowned, a cold glint in his eyes. At that moment, a sword flashed beside him, blocking Colin’s strike. Eunice glared at Colin angrily: “Colin, you fell on your own. How dare you shamelessly accuse someone of attacking you? I know you want to drive them away, but don’t use such tactics!” Colin snapped, “You, you, you! Fine, fine!” Then he turned around and said, “Boy, wait! I, Colin, the eldest son of theWa Si family family, will make you pay a heavy price for your foolish actions today.” “TheWa Si family family? I’ve never heard of it,” Nat said coldly beside him. Colin became even angrier. TheWa Si family family was a respected family in the Bowen Kingdom, yet they were being mocked. Finally, his face turned red and blue as he said coldly, “That just shows you’re inexperienced.” Then, with a vicious look in his eyes, Colin added, “Boy, you’re also going to the Dark Forest Empire for the competition. Will you dare face me in the arena?” Will you dare face me in the arena? Hearing Colin say this to Huang Long, the Sky Blue Python Ox’s eyes widened. Bogge and Nat looked strange, while Gusta’s face twitched. The fat lion grinned, its fleshy face stretching to the sides. Huang Long smiled, shook his head, ignored the kid, patted the Sky Blue Python Ox, and set off. “What, scared? Boy, if you’re scared, go back home and avoid embarrassing yourself,” Colin said mockingly, pointing at Huang Long’s back as he saw no reaction from him. Huang Long turned around, a cold glint in his eyes. Colin was startled and stepped back. Then, with a bright smile, Huang Long rode off on the Sky Blue Python Ox. Watching Huang Long leave, Colin’s eyes filled not only with surprise but also anger. Just now, he had been forced back by that man’s gaze! As Huang Long disappeared into the distance, Colin’s gaze grew increasingly cold. “I’m sorry. I’ve dragged you into this,” Eunice said apologetically as she rode up on her mount. Huang Long smiled at her but said nothing. He hadn’t taken this matter to heart in the first place.

After this small incident, Colin took no further action against Huang Long in the subsequent journey. Apparently, he realized that the more he targeted Huang Long, the more it would offend Eunice. He could only endure it for now and wait until they reached the Dark Forest Empire to avenge himself. There, he intended to humiliate this kid in front of all the major families from various countries.

A month later, Huang Long and his group crossed the borders of several kingdoms and duchies, finally arriving at the Dark Forest Empire. Before long, they reached the imperial capital of the Dark Forest Empire. Since Huang Long wanted to go to the temple of the empire, he naturally couldn’t stay with Eunice and the others and had to part ways, agreeing to meet at the competition site later.

After Huang Long left, Colin watched his retreating figure and sneered, “Some urgent matter? I think he’s just making an excuse to avoid facing us—he’s clearly scared!” Eunice, hearing this, grew angry, huffed, and turned to leave. Seeing this, Colin hurriedly followed her.

Three days later, the competition began. This time, it was held in the training square of the imperial capital. The competition site was packed with people—even more crowded and noisy than when Huang Long held the auction in the capital of the Lu Tong Kingdom. The number of people who had come from every corner of the Hengyuan Continent was likely in the millions.

As the imperial capital, the training square of the Dark Forest Empire was quite large, but it still couldn’t accommodate millions of people. The square was completely packed, with crowds surrounding it in layers. Seen from above, the training square resembled a sea of black waves.

Eunice stood outside the venue, looking around frequently, growing increasingly impatient. Colin, standing beside her, mocked her, “I told you he had some urgent matter. I don’t think he’ll come back. It’s a waste of your time waiting here. The competition is about to start; let’s go inside!” Eunice frowned and eventually followed Colin and the others inside.

Although the Huas family wasn’t one of the largest families in the Hengyuan Continent, it still held a high status, so they had specially assigned seats in the venue. Sitting in their family seats, Colin saw Eunice still searching around and couldn’t help but get angry. “The competition has already started. Why are you still looking for him? Is he even going to show up?”

Just then, a voice came through the magical amplifiers in the venue: “Now, please welcome the temple priests, the emperor of the empire, and all the distinguished guests!” The magic-powered voice clearly reached the ears of everyone in the competition site.

The once noisy competition venue suddenly fell silent. First, a temple priestess with a face covered by a cloth appeared before everyone, followed by the Emperor of the Dark Forest Empire dressed in an imperial dragon robe, along with various distinguished guests. The identities of the guests invited by the Dark Forest Temple were not made public this time, and most people had no idea who these mysterious guests would be. Behind the Dark Forest Empire was a tall old man wearing ritual robes, and behind him was another elder also dressed in a dragon robe, just like the Emperor of the Dark Forest Empire. Then came a dignified middle-aged man in black battle robes, and after him, a strong middle-aged man in light blue sea tribe attire. “Nako, the legendary high priest of the Orc Empire!” “That’s Odo, the eldest elder of the Dragon clan!” “Xize, the commander-in-chief of the Hell Demons!” “The Holy King of the Sea Tribe!” The people present recognized the guests invited by the Dark Forest Temple and started shouting in astonishment. But at the sight of the last person, they were stunned—it was a young man, seemingly only fifteen or sixteen years old. This young man had loose hair, a calm expression, and exuded confidence and elegance. Could this young man also be one of the guests invited by the Dark Forest Temple? “Yes, it’s Senior Huanglong!” Although most people didn’t recognize Huanglong, some who had attended the auction recognized him immediately. The young man who recognized Huanglong spoke excitedly, his face turning red, as if recognizing him as Senior Huanglong was a great honor for him. “What? It’s Senior Huanglong!” The people around the young man exclaimed in shock, then became excited, with many even standing up involuntarily. “Senior Huanglong! It’s Senior Huanglong!” Word spread quickly, and soon everyone present knew that the last guest was Senior Huanglong. There was widespread excitement, and many noble girls waved at Huanglong excitedly, causing the situation to get out of control. Compared to the first four people, Huanglong’s appearance created a stark contrast. It was evident just how much the younger generation of the Hengyuan Continent admired Huanglong. This made the first four people look at him sideways. A cold glint appeared in Odo’s eyes, the eldest elder of the Dragon clan, while the Holy King of the Sea Tribe also had a flicker in his gaze. Only Nako, the legendary high priest of the Orc Empire, and Xize, the commander-in-chief of the Hell Demons, remained calm, their thoughts unreadable. Eunice and Colin sat in their family seats, staring in disbelief at the young man who stepped onto the guest platform, their mouths wide open in astonishment, just like the other family members present. “Senior Huang, Senior Huanglong!” “He’s Senior Huanglong!”

At this moment, the excited shouts from the crowd echoed over and over in Eunice and Colin’s minds, filling their heads with noise. Eunice felt her mind in chaos, unable to describe the emotions swirling within her. Remembering how she had driven away the robbers in front of Senior Huanglong and even made him thank her, she couldn’t help but cover her face. Compared to Eunice, Colin was filled with endless panic after being shocked—Good heavens! He was challenging Senior Huanglong and competing with him in a duel?! Over the past month, Huanglong had not revealed his identity, so Eunice, Colin, and the others did not know who he was. For a long time, the waves of excited shouts for Senior Huanglong continued without subsiding. Even the temple priestess and the Emperor of the Dark Forest Empire, Bi Wei, were surprised by this outcome.