125: Gathering of the Four Stars

Gathering of the Four Stars

After being assigned their respective groups, the members of the younger generation started heading towards the actual venue as well.

Scarlet Moon Palace was neatly divided into many separate sections, each designed for a different purpose.

Where they were headed was Scarlet Moon Palace's very own Battle Arena, an enormous structure constructed for the very purpose of arranged combat.

Something that was made for the king of the Scarlet Moon Kingdom definitely could not be lacking an aura of imposingness. The grandstand that surrounded the entire Battle Arena might not be the most beautiful of structures, but it more than made up for that with its massive size!

Scarlet Moon Palace's Battle Arena was extremely huge, capable of holding more than a million people at full capacity!

Of course, the downside about this was the distance between the furthest spectator and the fighting area in the middle.

However, this was not too big of a problem for martial artists.

After starting upon the path of cultivation, all of their senses would be strengthened. Thanks to that, it was not impossible to watch the fights clearly even from such a far distance.

In the centre of the Battle Arena was a huge clearing where the fights would take place.

For the sake of the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet, multiple smaller platforms had been raised on this huge clearing.

In addition to that, there was even a significantly larger platform in the middle, positioned right in front of the VIP seats.

Members of the older generation were all seated nearer to the VIP seats, while those of the younger generation would be relegated to the side that was directly facing them.

With such an arrangement, it was as though the members of the older generation were here to enjoy among themselves while those of the younger generation put on a show for them.

As for those people who were capable enough to be invited, yet did not quite possess a high enough status to sit near to the VIP seats, they would be watching the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet from the two remaining sides of the Battle Arena.

Lu Tianzi and gang were directly ushered to the area assigned for the younger generation as they waited for the event to start.

Even though they had been relatively early, there were already a considerably large number of youngsters who had arrived before them.

Some of them were chatting among themselves, trying to take this chance to establish connections.

But there were also some who kept to themselves, carefully scrutinising the others.

After all, everyone else in this area could be a potential opponent in the upcoming event!

Out of them, there was one particular person who was especially flamboyant in his manners, immediately attracting the attention of Lu Tianzi's group as well.

The young man wore a dark green battle robe with a dragon emblem on its back, his facial features sharp and handsome. The look in his eyes was so intense that even an unintelligent wild beast would hesitate to approach him, yet the smile on his face was ever so welcoming, more than making up for it.

This young man was surrounded by countless other youngsters, all of whom were vying for a chance to speak to him. It was as though just being able to converse with him would have been a great honour.

They crowded together, forming a rowdy bunch that chatted heartily without restraints.

Lu Tianzi immediately recognised the dark green battle robe that he was wearing.

It was identical to those of the Flying Dragon Hall whom he had met earlier!

Noticing his glance, Nanlan Qianxue stepped up to him and whispered. "That is Beiqian Ming of the Flying Dragon Hall, one of the renowned Four Stars of Scarlet Moon City."

When Nanlan Qianxue and the rest were gathering information about the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet, they naturally had not missed out any available information regarding the four strongest members of the younger generation.

Of course, these four geniuses were so famous that it would be difficult even if the gang tried to miss out any information on the four of them.

"Mm," Lu Tianzi nodded. He had already guessed as much.

Considering that everyone seemed to be trying to suck up to him, he definitely enjoyed a stellar status within the city. And what status would be greater than being one of the Four Stars?

And of the Four Stars, the only person whose name Lu Tianzi knew of was Beiqian Ming, the golden boy of the Flying Dragon Hall.

In contrast to Beiqian Ming, everyone only took a single glance at Lu Tianzi's group when they arrived. To these people, there was simply no benefit to approaching Lu Tianzi's group.

This was the difference in treatment brought about by a difference in status.

"Apart from him, there are other famous ones present too," Nanqing Haowen discreetly pointed to a group that was seated silently in a corner. "Don't be deceived by how reserved those guys are. They are from the Flaming Shadow Sect, one of the top influences within the capital as well!"

"Oh? Flaming Shadow?" Lu Tianzi asked in surprise.

"What? Do you know about them as well?" Nanqing Haowen certainly did not expect Lu Tianzi to be so surprised.

"No, I don't." Lu Tianzi shook his head.

That was the truth.

Lu Tianzi had never crossed paths with anyone from the Flaming Shadow Sect. However, one of the jade slips that he had obtained from the members of the Flying Dragon Hall just happened to be a cultivation technique named the Flaming Shadow Scripture!

With their names being identical, there was a high chance that this Flaming Shadow Scripture was actually the foundational cultivation technique for the Flaming Shadow Sect.

But if so, then why was it in the hands of the member from the Flying Dragon Hall?

In any case, Lu Tianzi was not going to step out and expose this matter. Not only would such an action not grant him any benefits whatsoever, it might even end up getting him into deep trouble!

Just then, a commotion started among the crowds, breaking his train of thoughts.

"That is the Fourth Prince!"

"His Highness Prince Mosha is here!"

"Prince Mosha has arrived early!"

Everyone turned their heads towards the entrance as they watched the newest arrival.

Fourth Prince Mosha looked nothing like the pretty boys who were exceptionally popular among the ladies. However, the stern and battle hardened aura that he emanated was arguably just as attractive.

With his short black hair, tanned skin, and fully decked out in armaments, Fourth Prince Mosha looked just like a seasoned veteran who belonged to the battlefield.

"Fourth Prince Mosha," Nanqing Haowen whispered to Lu Tianzi. "He is also the person believed to be the strongest of the Four Stars."

Lu Tianzi's eyes lit up.

So he was the strongest member of the Four Stars?

The Four Stars of Scarlet Moon City represented the strongest among the younger generation.

In other words, if Lu Tianzi somehow managed to defeat Fourth Prince Mosha in battle, he would inherit the title of being the strongest individual among the young generation!

Just thinking about this possible outcome made his scalp tingle in excitement!

"Give it up," Nanlan Qianxue laughed upon seeing the look on his face. "Fourth Prince Mosha is not someone we can beat. Even seniors apprentice Nanhuang Jiansheng will not stand a chance against him."

"Eh? I'm not thinking about anything like that!" Lu Tianzi's heart almost skipped a beat as he hastily denied.

Just how on earth did Nanlan Qianxue manage to read his thoughts just from looking at his face?

"Is that so?" Nanlan Qianxue gave him a meaningful smile.

"Of course!" Lu Tianzi turned his gaze back to the entrance as he tried to divert the topic. "Look, more people are coming."

After Fourth Prince Mosha arrived, he simply went to a corner and sat down with his retainers. 1

Unlike Beiqian Ming, Fourth Prince Mosha was not nearly as friendly and approachable. Thus, few people went over to chat with him. Those who did go over were also quickly brushed off with cursory replies.

By now, most of the participants had already arrived, and it was starting to get crowded.

Even so, everyone suddenly parted to form an open walkway, allowing a young man to strut in with big strides.

With his long hair tied neatly behind his back, he would have given off a clean and respectable impression to others if not for the frivolous manner that he walked in.

His arms swayed freely by his side and his eyes darted around the crowds, as though he was eagerly looking for someone.

"Beihua Wanlei of the Lightning Crow Sect, also a member of the Four Stars," Nanqing Haowen did his job once again.

"Some say that he is the weakest of the Four Stars, but others say that he just hasn't found the need to go all out in a battle," Nanlan Qianxue added.

"Wait, why is he coming this way? Do you guys know him?" Lu Tianzi quickly asked the others.

Just a moment ago, Beihua Wanlei had caught sight of them. After which, a big smile immediately appeared on his face as he started walking towards them!

"Eh? No, we don't! We have never even talked to him before!" Nanqing Haowen conveyed his voice to Lu Tianzi while forcing out a smile. "Is it just a coincidence? Maybe he just happened to be walking in our direction?"

"Hopefully so…" Nanlan Qianxue nervously spoke.

Alas, it was not a coincidence.

Under the eyes of everyone present, Beihua Wanlei stopped right in front of the trio. He swept his gaze over all three of them before his eyes finally stopped on Nanlan Qianxue.

Nanqing Haowen quickly spoke up. "Nice to meet you, I am Nanqi-"

"Hi there, beautiful lady!" Beihua Wanlei eagerly clasped his fist towards Nanlan Qianxue, completely ignoring Nanqing Haowen.

In fact, it was not just Nanqing Haowen. Lu Tianzi was similarly being completely blocked out from his vision.

It was as though in Beihua Wanlei's eyes, there was only Nanlan Qianxue standing before him.

"I don't believe we have met. I am Beihua Wanlei of the Lightning Crow Sect. Pleased to make your acquaintance!"

Lu Tianzi and Nanqing Haowen were speechless.

So this was the reason why he walked over immediately after noticing them?

To be fair, Nanlan Qianxue was really quite attractive, so it was not too surprising that other young men would be attracted to her.

But still, was there a need to be this obvious?

Didn't people usually start off by trying to win over the friends of the girl they liked?

Apparently, such a concept did not apply to this guy!

"I am from the Nine Suns Sect, pleased to meet you too." Nanlan Qianxue awkwardly returned the greeting.

While she did not want to appear rude, the other party did not seem to bother with reciprocating that sentiment, at least not towards Lu Tianzi and Nanqing Haowen.

This caused her to be slightly at a loss as to how to proceed from here.

"The Nine Suns Sect?" Beihua Wanlei asked, "I have never heard of the Nine Suns Sect. I guess you are not from Scarlet Moon City?"

"Yeah, I'm not," Nanlan Qianxue answered.

"I see, I see. Where you come from does not matter anyway!" Beihua Wanlei nodded. "If it is not too rude of me, may I know your name?"

"N-Nanlan Qianxue…" Nanlan Qianxue's voice softened to a whisper, almost as though she was afraid that the other party would hear her name.

Of course, that was not a problem for Beihua Wanlei's enhanced hearing.

"Nanlan Qianxue?" Beihua Wanlei blinked blankly before continuing. "Wait, are you from Bluenight City? The elder daughter of City Lord Nanlan?"

"You know him?" Lu Tianzi asked Nanlan Qianxue in surprise.

At this moment, Beihua Wanlei suddenly turned to glare at Lu Tianzi. "Can you not see that we are in the middle of a conversation? Daring to interrupt me, are you asking to be killed?"

Lu Tianzi frowned.

This Beihua Wanlei's sudden change from a frivolous attitude to one filled with killing intent had truly taken him by surprise.

But that was it.

Only surprise, nothing more.

Even if the other party was one of the renowned Four Stars, Lu Tianzi just happened to be someone who did not fear him one bit!

After all, he had been looking forward to test his strength against the Four Stars in the first place!

"Oh? You don't seem too happy about it?" Beihua Wanlei's glare intensified as he saw the defiant look on Lu Tianzi's face. "Do you even know who I am? Do you know what I can do to you?"

Tension was in the air as the two of them stared down each other, neither willing to take a step back.

At this point, they were starting to gather the attention of everyone present.

Someone actually dared to go face to face against one of the Four Stars!

How could they miss out on such an exciting event?

This was a good opportunity to see the fighting skills of Beihua Wanlei before the start of the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet!

As for the other party, they could only thank him for volunteering as a punching bag!

Even the other members from Bluenight City stared at Lu Tianzi in disbelief.

If Lu Tianzi really angered Beihua Wanlei, the entire entourage from Bluenight City might just end up suffering along with him!

But just as everyone was waiting for the fight to break out, a third person calmly stepped up beside Beihua Wanlei.

This newcomer casually placed her hand on Beihua Wanlei's shoulder as she spoke coldly, "And just what are you intending to do to my Master's beloved new student?"

She was none other than Beimu Fei of the Beimu Clan.

With her timely appearance, every member of the Four Stars had now arrived!

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