It had been a few days since winter arrived, and the weather in the Imperial City had become colder and colder recently. The sky was gloomy and filled with dark colors, making people feel listless.
In the Imperial City, everyone's clothes were one layer thicker.
From time to time, there would be cold white gas rising from the crowd.
Outside the Imperial City, machetemen carrying locked sabers rushed over from thousands of miles away.
After entering the city, the machetemen went to the inn and ordered a table of dishes, waiting for someone to arrive.
In the inn, a group of diners were discussing something enthusiastically.
When the machetemen heard this, they mostly talked about the changes in the Jianghu rankings in recent days.
There were two lists of experts in the martial world. On them, the rankings of the various martial arts experts were arranged. People called it the Martial List, and it was often a topic of conversation.
In recent days, the changes in the Martial Roll were not very big. They were all changes in the challenges outside the top hundred. The martial artists within the top hundred were all sitting firmly and were difficult to shake for a while.
Of course, he was only a martial arts expert.
What was a martial arts expert?
Apart from the Transforming Flower Palace, the Great Xia Imperial Family, and the Great Bright Prince Temple, there were martial arts experts under them.
And in this ranking, in order to show respect to Emperor Xia, the first place on the Martial Roll would always be the current Emperor! Of course, it was just a symbolic meaning and did not mean anything.
"You're early."
Outside the inn, a thin man in green walked in and sat beside the macheteman.
"You came too late."
The green-robed man smiled." After sitting here for so long, you should have heard what they have to say, right?”
The machetemen remained silent, and the people around them continued to discuss.
"It's not good to put a Sacred Martial Prince on the Martial Roll.”
"Why not? His Majesty the Emperor is on the Martial Roll, so the Sacred Martial Prince should be on it as well. Otherwise, wouldn't the Sacred Martial Prince think that we're disrespecting him?”
"That's true, but His Majesty's strength and nobility are still there. That's why he's firmly in first place. This Sacred Martial Prince is noble enough, but his strength…"
"The Sacred Martial Prince is already at the sixth level of the Eight Desolates Prison Suppression Realm at such a young age! On the Martial Roll, only Han Shanke and a few others were able to contend with the Sacred Martial Prince. Thinking about the background of the Imperial Family, in my opinion, even Han Shanke, who was ranked second on the Martial Roll, was not a match for the Sacred Martial Prince.”
"Eh, Hanshan Ke is the disciple of Old Man Hanshan. He inherited the Hanshan Heart Sutra that Old Man Hanshan had comprehended in his twilight years. In his early years, he had cultivated the Hanshan Heart Sutra to the eighth level and secured his second place on the Martial Roll.
Now that so many years had passed, Han Shan Ke should have gained some insight and pushed the Cold Mountain Heart Sutra to another level. In terms of strength, Han Shan Ke was already the top of the world!
Although the Sacred Martial Prince was strong, he might not be able to match up to Han Shanke.”
"That's why these experts considered many factors and temporarily ranked the Sacred Martial Prince as eighth. I think this ranking is still too low.”
"Um, we just came from the Northern Lands and didn't receive any news. What's going on with the change in the Martial Roll? Is this Sacred Martial Prince the First Prince or the Third Prince?”
"Neither. The Sacred Martial Prince is referring to the current Ninth Prince, Su Yuan!”
"Su Yuan? Isn't he only seven years old?"
"That's right. Listen to me."
“......”
The saberman took a sip of tea." The Sacred Martial Prince is not my target. My target is you!"”
The green-robed man smiled." The Thousand Fold Saber King's challenge.”
The saberman glanced at him." On the Martial Roll, I don't want a saber stronger than me to exist.”
The green-robed man shook his head." If Thousand Fold Saber King had come earlier, I would have been willing to fight you.”
"But now, I can't hold a saber anymore. You can take the fourth place on the Martial Roll if you want it.”
The Thousand-Fold Saber King's movements paused." Boring. If there's nothing to fight, wouldn't I have come here for nothing?"”
"That won't happen."
The green-robed man said," It's winter now, but the Imperial City is getting livelier by the day.”
"You and I aren't the only ones in the Imperial City. The ninth and seventh on the Martial Roll are also here.”
"Their strength is not much weaker than mine. If you want to fight, you can look for them.”
The Thousandfold Saber King said," Is it because of the Sacred Martial Prince?”
The green-robed man smiled." Who else could it be?"”
"The Martial Roll has ranked him eighth. The previous eighth and current ninth will definitely not be convinced and will think of ways to challenge him. As for the seventh on the Martial Roll, he was most likely here to watch the show.”
"Is he very strong?"
The Thousand Fold Saber King didn't refer to either the seventh or the ninth.
"A single Eight Desolates Divine Flame was able to easily kill Liu Gu, the South Gate's Guardian.”
"Is he really only seven years old?"
"Heh, don't worry. Everyone is suspicious.”
"I'm getting more and more interested in him.”
"You want to challenge him?"
"I came all the way here to find something to do.”
The Thousand Fold Saber King left. Before he left, he asked," Who crippled you?”
The green-robed man smiled bitterly." Cold Mountain Guest.”
"Got it."
......
In the shadows of the Imperial City.
Sword King Black Fox, who was ranked ninth on the Martial Roll, was stopped.
He teased," Do you lack money or work?”
Someone threw a bag of things over." You're the one lacking money.”
Sword King Black Fox opened the package and saw that it was full of silver notes, each of which was worth ten thousand taels!
The corner of Sword King Black Fox's mouth twitched." You're amazing.”
"Alright, just tell me the matter. I'll see if I can do it.”
"Don't worry, it's as easy as lifting a finger for you.”
"You're going to challenge the Sacred Martial Prince soon.”
"Everyone in the martial world knows."
"Very good. I hope you won't hold back when you challenge him. Cripple him if you can, and kill him if you can!”
Sword King Black Fox's eyes darkened." You're trying to kill a dragon? You want me to die without a burial place?"”
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