"So what do you mean?"

Jin Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and that sudden aura caused everyone to change their colors. They all knew this was a precursor to the Emperor's anger.

"So I want to tell His Majesty that besides her, I will love no one else, including your beloved daughter, Princess Ginny."

Su Chen looked at Phoenix, a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

"So what do you mean?"

Jin Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and that sudden aura caused everyone to change their colors. They all knew this was a precursor to the Emperor's anger.

"So I want to tell His Majesty that besides her, I will love no one else, including your beloved daughter, Princess Ginny."

Su Chen looked at Phoenix, a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed instantly. Even Phoenix, who felt a sliver of happiness in her heart, secretly broke out in a sweat for Su Chen.

Although Su Chen had joined the Divine Concealment Hall, he hadn't yet gained a firm foothold, so how could he contend with this ruler of the Golden Wind Empire? If Jin Chengxuan were to become truly furious, wouldn't the happiness she had longed for all be washed away?

Thinking deeply, Phoenix felt her delicate body tremble slightly as a chill rose abruptly from her spine, making her hair stand on end.

At this moment, a warm hand suddenly reached over and gently held her cold hand. When she looked up, her heart skipped a beat.

Why are those black eyes still so gentle at such a critical moment? A warm feeling surged in her heart, making Phoenix's nose tingle, almost bringing her to tears.

Jin Chengxuan looked at the scene before him with an unsteady breath, and after a long time, he slowly suppressed the ball of anger in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Young man, take your time to think carefully before answering me."

"Your Majesty, this is a question that doesn't need much thought."

Su Chen shook his head solemnly and said, "If a man has to confirm several times for the woman he loves, it means he hasn't truly loved her. Just like your love for Princess Ginny, it is unmatched by others. It's an instinctive kind of love, isn't it?"

Instinctive kind of love?

Everyone stared blankly at Su Chen's fearless face, with this phrase echoing in their ears for a long, long time.

Jin Chengxuan remained silent for a long time before sighing and revealing a slight smile, and his gaze toward Su Chen softened again.

"Very well, as expected of someone valued by Lord Tianhui."

Jin Chengxuan's tone held appreciation, but everyone knew he was genuinely angry before.

Su Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Phoenix also bowed slightly, looking relieved, as the earlier situation truly frightened her.

Ginny looked at Su Chen with a complicated expression. Even though she didn't like him, being so publicly rejected should have made her very angry given her character. But why was there not a trace of anger in her heart when she saw his gentle face?

Could it be that he really possessed a convincing strength?

Sitting among Tianhui and the others, Su Chen naturally received praises from many of the national dignitaries. At the moment, he only dealt with it slightly and then brushed it off.

Dolmont excitedly edged close to his ear and said profusely, "Su Chen, my young friend, your performance just now was amazing! You should have seen the reactions of those noble girls. Hahaha, it cracked me up!"

"What reactions?"

Su Chen asked in confusion.

"That Lie Yanchen, he's the idol of those noble girls, but I think he's just someone to make them puke!"

Dolmont laughed with utmost mockery, daring to mock General Wilson's adopted son in such a manner even in Muni City.

Su Chen looked helplessly at Phoenix, who returned a knowing smile, without saying anything.

In the subsequent matches, though they were battles among the top ten, similar to Su Chen's fight with Lie Yanchen, there was a disparity in strength. In less than an hour, the top five of the tournament were decided. As everyone expected, Nalan Kang, Jin Zhenhuan, Jolena, and Su Chen were among them. The last contestant in the top five was the most mysterious and low-key dark horse.

In the previous elimination rounds, almost no one had any hope for him, but every time, he won with a narrow margin to advance. Initially, people thought luck was on his side, but as the number of matches increased, their evaluation of this young man slowly started to change.

Although every victory seemed hard-earned from the arena's perspective, everyone noticed one phenomenon: this youth from the minor noble family, named Nars, had not used any elemental skills in any of the matches!

That's right, although his internal energy was wind elemental, once on the arena, he only used energy to enhance or amplify strength, and every time he aimed for close combat to break through the opponent's defenses to win. Many times, he almost lost, but admittedly, his approach was considered quite reckless.

Yet, it was precisely this seemingly unwise approach that attracted attention from a small fraction of people toward him. Because of this, the small family known as West started to gain recognition from these people.

At this moment, with Nalan Kang as the bye, Su Chen and the remaining four needed to compete in two elimination matches.

And based on the drawing, the first elimination match was Nars versus Jin Zhenhuan.

Apart from a few, the vast majority of the audience bet on Jin Zhenhuan to win. Of course, this conclusion was drawn from previous matches. Both were undefeated, but Jin Zhenhuan had too easy of a time winning. In contrast, Nars struggled and fought hard in every match, appearing battered and exhausted.

On stage, the two were engaged in a silent standoff, while below the stage, cheers were almost unanimous.

"Prince!"

"So handsome! Prince!"

"Prince will surely win!"

The continuous cheers and applause were no less than when Su Chen fought against Lie Yanchen earlier. Moreover, the nobility cheering was of a noticeably higher status than before.

"Hehe, the Eldest Prince is really enviable indeed."

Nalan Qing said with a slight smile.

"Isn't your precious son even more enviable? He directly advanced to the top three with a bye. What luck,"

Dolmont sarcastically retorted.

Nalan Qing, seemingly unfazed, replied, "Luck is also a manifestation of strength, isn't it? Lord Dolmont, your perspective is too short-sighted."

Nalan Qing remarked with "grace."

Dolmont snorted coldly, suppressing his urge to argue with Nalan Qing, and said, "Right now, I'm only concerned about my young friend Su Chen. Other people, be it the Eldest Prince or some Nasir, mean nothing to me."

"It's Nars, Dolmont,"

Lord Tianhui gently reminded him, only to receive an angry glare from Dolmont.

He still held a grudge over the auction house incident.

Lord Tianhui smiled wryly, shaking his head, choosing not to say more.

Far in the back of the nobility's exclusive seats, several worried-looking minor nobles watched the youth representing their family on stage, feeling uneasy.

Lose, and the West Clan's progress would come to an abrupt halt; win, and the West Clan would gain instant fame but also incur the wrath of the Imperial Royal Family. In the end, they couldn't arrive at a satisfactory conclusion.

Among them, a plainly dressed, red-clothed elder stared for a long while before shaking his head and sighing, "Child, it's really hard on you. Even if you lose, father won't blame you. Just hope you can leave safely and unharmed."

His wife held his arm, comforting him, "Don't worry, Nars will take care of himself. That's his promise to us..."

Jin Zhenhuan, with a distant expression on his heroic face, exuded an air of superiority under the sunlight. His upright posture and impeccable aura drove the noble girls even more crazy from below the stage.

However, regardless of the soaring cheers in his ears, the red-haired young man in the white long-sleeved martial arts uniform remained utterly unmoved. In his eyes, only his opponent existed. No matter who this opponent was, he wouldn't stop advancing.

"Make your move."

A glint of light flickered in Jin Zhenhuan's eyes.

Nars' lips curled up as, under everyone's gaze, he kicked the ground fiercely and turned into a white light shooting toward Jin Zhenhuan!

Hearing the intense sound of air being torn apart, Jin Zhenhuan's expression changed, secretly exclaiming how fast he was!

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