socalfunplaces Chapter 94, Blue Smoke King
Chapter 94, Blue Smoke King
Each community had a spacious public area for these kings to socialize. Ye Muxuan walked a short distance and saw a wide area with many tables and chairs casually placed. Groups of powerful figures from various races chatted and laughed freely, forming circles of varying sizes. The number of powerful figures in each circle varied, ranging from over a thousand to just a few dozen. Servants were also present to provide drinks and snacks.
All races were vying to fill the servant positions in the Hong Alliance.
Ye Muxuan casually picked up a glass of fruit wine from a tray held by a servant of the Snake-Man Clan who was walking past him, and headed towards a circle.
Within this circle, there were hundreds of kings, but only eleven of them were human; the rest were kings from other races. Among these eleven humans, Ye Muxuan recognized one.
Blue Smoke King was the one who led the delegation that invited him to join the Hong Alliance. At the time, Ye Muxuan perceived Blue Smoke King as a super-strong expert comparable to Senior Brother Tianyu King and True Yan King, at least a peak-level King-level expert, and one who followed the path of illusion magic. This was extremely terrifying; even his sixth senior sister, Illusion Queen, was still somewhat inferior to Blue Smoke King.
"Blue Smoke King, we meet again." Ye Muxuan raised his wine glass, which contained clear orange fruit wine, and gestured to the stunningly beautiful woman opposite him with long fiery red hair and wearing azure battle armor. "You don't mind if I sit here, do you?"
"Shadow Blade King..." Blue Smoke King, clad in azure battle armor and with fiery red hair, looked at Ye Muxuan approaching. His captivating eyes curved into smiles, brimming with charm. "...Of course."
"Haha, new here?"
"Of course, let's have a drink together!"
"I haven't seen you before. You must be new to Hongmeng."
"Don't be shy, please have a seat."
The powerful aliens in this circle greeted Ye Muxuan warmly.
"Shadow Blade King... is that the Shadow Blade King from the outer battlefield?" A powerful alien looked Ye Muxuan up and down and suddenly spoke up.
"Thank you." Ye Muxuan gestured with the wine glass in his hand to the many powerful figures, sat down in the circle, and looked at the hundreds of powerful figures in the circle. Most of them were "two-star" experts, and there were a very few "one-star" experts. As for "three-star" experts, there were only three, and Blue Smoke King was one of them.
Ye Muxuan's gaze fell on the alien expert. His eyes flickered. The expert looked somewhat familiar, but he had never seen him before.
"My name is King Maoqing, and I am the crown king of the Maoyan tribe," the powerful alien introduced himself.
Ye Muxuan now understood why the face looked familiar. More than thirty years ago, in the maze of the plains at the bottom of Yunxuan Lake, he had seen King Maoyi, the crown king of the Maoyan tribe. At that time, he had taken out the strongest fire source divine crystal, forcing the group of crown kings who had come attracted by the scent to flee for their lives.
It now seems that the two should be of the same clan. The Maoyan clan is quite lucky. This Maoqing King is also a peak-level King-level expert, and is definitely a super strong person in the Maoyan clan.
Seeing the alien races' enthusiasm for the newly arrived Shadow Blade King, Blue Smoke King picked up a glass of fruit wine, parted his lips slightly, took a small sip of the crimson fruit wine, and his eyes were captivating.
Others only considered Shadow Blade King to be a newly crowned king, only at the one-star level. It was only because he was born into the human race that these alien races had to be enthusiastic towards him, at least not daring to openly make things difficult for him. In reality, among the hundreds of kings here, only she knew that Shadow Blade King was also a realm lord, that monstrous genius who had passed the nineteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven after only 140,000 years of cultivation.
As one of the Hongmeng envoys, she was required to keep the true identities of each invitee a secret, whether it was herself or the other eight who had been granted the title of King. Therefore, besides the highest levels of the human race, only these nine envoys and the 108 Venerables knew the true identity of the Shadow Blade King.
As the group chatted, King Blue Smoke merely smiled with his eyes crinkled, rarely interjecting, a stark contrast to when Ye Muxuan first met him. The other ten human kings, however, engaged in quite a few conversations, which Ye Muxuan responded to one by one. Several alien immortals also came over to join in the fun and exchange greetings. Overall, Ye Muxuan felt that the atmosphere here was quite peaceful.
On the battlefield outside the territory, unless they are teammates who have shared life and death, even if they encounter a strong opponent from the same camp, they will be wary and unable to remain calm.
The various kings from different circles came and went, some even wandering around with wine cups and snacks, and so on. Just as Ye Muxuan was about to get up and wander around, King Lanyan also stood up.
As one of the three three-star kings among the hundreds of kings present, Blue Smoke King's every move was clearly the focus of attention among the many powerful figures. Shadow Blade King was human, and so was Blue Smoke King, so the other powerful alien races naturally dared not disturb the two of them, allowing them to leave and walk onto the street.
"My teacher mentioned you." Blue Smoke King and Ye Muxuan walked side by side on the bustling street. On both sides were shops opened by Hongmeng experts. Most of the people coming and going on the street were of different races, with different postures and races. Only occasionally could one see a few human kings. As they walked, Blue Smoke King suddenly spoke.
"How so?" Ye Muxuan glanced at the shop names next to him, his eyes landing on Lan Yanwang out of the corner of his eye.
"The teacher said..." Blue Smoke King was still holding a pastry in her hand. She carefully took a bite and her eyes narrowed in pleasure. "...Among this generation of young people, you are the most promising to become a Venerable One."
"..." Ye Muxuan's heart trembled, and his steps faltered for a moment.
"I don't know who your teacher is...?"
"My teacher is the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, and I am the ninth among her disciples." King Blue Smoke clapped his hands, as if trying to brush away the "scraps" on his hands. "My teacher and those higher-ups all have high hopes for you, and I believe the Palace Master of the White Phoenix Palace feels the same way. Keep it up and don't let them down."
Before Ye Muxuan could speak, the Blue Smoke King tilted his head and looked at Ye Muxuan one last time, saying, "Go and wander around by yourself. If you want to buy anything, I recommend you go to Yu Bao Tang. They basically have all the treasures used in the Immortal stage. As for other things, if you want to buy something special, go to the Strange Treasures Pavilion. It's full of rare and unusual things; they don't sell ordinary items."
"You'll find out this information if you wander around Hongmeng City a few times."
"I need to go back and cultivate diligently too. Back then, your senior brother was one step ahead of me, and I can't keep letting you little guys surpass me. I want to see who can become a Venerable one first."
She was a genius of the same era as Venerable Jingfeng, and her rise to prominence was remarkable. One became a disciple of Palace Master Tianshi, and the other became a disciple of Palace Master Baifeng. They were once neck and neck, reaching the King level early on. However, while Venerable Jingfeng was already Venerable 30,000 epochs ago, she, Blue Smoke King, is still stuck at the King level and unable to break through.