Divine Throne of Primordial Blood - Volume 2 - Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Carried Along By The Wind

Above the competition stage were two rows of seats .

These seats were reserved for the top 20 students .

The students who sat at those seats could change at any time, and no one could know when they would be removed from that seat .

Some spots changed very rapidly, like Cloud Leopard’s . Every time he surged up, he was quickly knocked back down by others . As time went on, he just stopped sitting down altogether .

But some spots evidently would not change at all .

For instance, the top 5 .

Three males and two females sat atop the five most elevated seats .

The person at the front was a male with long hair going over his back . His expression was lazy, and it seemed as if he didn’t have a care in the world .

There truly wasn’t anything to worry about . Ever since the end-of-year competition had begun, he had sat at this position . No one had even challenged him, let alone shake his position .

He was called He Niliu .

The two people sitting beneath him were the giant-blade wielding Duan Jiangshan and the purple-robed prince Jiang Xishui who had appeared earlier .

These three people, along with Ji Hanyan and Yue Longsha, were the ones who had dominated the Hundred Refinements Pavilion leaderboard .

He Niliu was first, while Duan Jiangshan was second . Even though these two had concealed their identities in the Hundred Refinements Pavilion, their actions were not subtle at all . They had controlled the first and second place spots on the Dragon Transformation List ever since the first end-of-year competition . Concealing their identities in the Hundred Refinements Pavilion was simply a way to show off; even those with the lowest intelligent would probably be able to discern that the two concealed names belonged to them .

These two believed that they were being very inconspicuous and low-key . Even until now, the top two names on the Hundred Refinements Pavilion’s registry of room clearances remained concealed .

Beneath the top three were Ji Hanyan and Gu Qingluo .

Ji Hanyan and Gu Qingluo were significantly more at odds than the top three, who cooperated with each other .

Every time Ji Hanyan turned around, her gaze always drifted over Gu Qingluo’s head . Gu Qingluo, who appeared to be smiling faintly and delicately, would never look at her directly either .

Even though they did not directly oppose each other, they used their own methods to look down on each other .

The positions these five occupied were the stablest amongst their peers of the same year . Virtually no one challenged them, and if they were challenged, most people “just wanted to know how great the gap in strength really was” .

Wang Doushan could be considered as ranked sixth, and his position was quite well-defined as well . Not many people could shake him from his position .

But in the past few days, he suddenly stopped advancing, hovering around 10th place for some unknown reason .

Until just now .

When Wang Doushan immediately surrendered, everyone finally understood what was going on .

That damned bastard had allied himself with Su Chen to boost up Cloud Leopard .

After Wang Doushan surrendered, Cloud Leopard’s ranking was brought up to 10th place . Not including the top 5, only Yue Longsha, Wang Xuan’an, Zhou Donglai, and Yuan Mengshi were now ahead of him .

Upon seeing Wang Doushan surrender, the crowd began to clamor .

“That bastard Wang Doushan, what is he doing?” The fiery Wang Xuan’an slammed his fist into the back of his chair in anger .

“You saw it for yourself . They’re pushing him higher,” Zhou Donglai said darkly . “I already heard that he has been hanging around those without bloodlines, so this comes as no surprise to me . One person without a bloodline reaching the top 20 is already a great shame, but now two have managed to sneak their way in . ”

“If they can push him higher, can we not drag him down?” Yuan Mengshi suddenly said .

The three of them stared at each other and then began to laugh darkly .

Very quickly, a student ranked below Cloud Leopard issued a challenge to Wang Xuan’an .

Unsurprisingly, Wang Xuan’an was quickly defeated, and Cloud Leopard’s ranking fell a spot .

Next, someone challenged Zhou Donglai, Yuan Mengshi, and the others, causing Cloud Leopard’s position to continue to fall . Wang Xuan’an and the others could then issue a new challenge and reclaim their position .

As a result of this complicated exchange, Cloud Leopard’s ranking once again dropped below fifteenth place .

Just when everyone thought that Cloud Leopard was on the verge of being squeezed out, he once again issued a challenge .

This time, he challenged Yue Longsha .

Yue Longsha surrendered .

“Yue Longsha, you……!” Everyone stared at Yue Longsha in shock .

When had this woman allied herself with them?

Yue Longsha maintained her simple, elegant demeanor . She said, “Cloud Leopard’s true strength isn’t that weak anyways . He just isn’t suited for doing battle atop a stage, so it’s not necessarily a disgrace to let him in . Why not be generous and just let him off the hook . ”

“Ha, it sounds nice when you put it that way, but I just don’t like seeing him up here with us, and I don’t want to let him come up,” Wang Xuan’an harrumphed . “Yue Longsha, if you can bring him up, we can just push him back down! I’d like to see whose side has more people . ”

Yue Longsha knitted her eyebrows and was about to say something when Ji Hanyan interjected with a cold laugh, “You’ll need my permission to do that . ”

Yue Longsha was originally sixth . Cloud Leopard’s victory over her had given him her position . Because he had already been challenged six times, suppressing Cloud Leopard required them to defeat Ji Hanyan .

In other words, this would only be possible if Ji Hanyan gave her approval .

Wang Xuan’an was caught off-guard . He stared at Ji Hanyan . “Hanyan, you can’t possibly be thinking of letting this person without a bloodline into our group, can you?”

Ji Hanyan didn’t even glance at him . “It makes me happy . It has nothing to do with you . ”

When Wang Xuan’an and the others heard this, they finally understood .

This damned Ji Hanyan had chosen to stand on Su Chen’s side .

Even if they were to suppress Cloud Leopard again, Ji Hanyan might even surrender just like Yue Longsha had, bringing him back up .

They all shifted their gazes to Gu Qingluo .

Gu Qingluo first sipped her tea before she said faintly, “My strength is somewhat weak . I am only sitting in fourth place because everyone has been supporting me so far . I do not have any confidence that I can keep this spot . Even though I want to help you all, I do not have the assurance that I will be able to regain my position . I apologize……”

This meant that she was unwilling to help them suppress Cloud Leopard .

Everyone was shocked . They turned to look at Jiang Xishui, Duan Jiangshan, and He Niliu .

Even before they replied, everyone knew what their answer would be .

Indeed, Jiang Xishui fanned himself gently and then looked at Ji Hanyan and laughed, “Since Hanyan is unwilling to give way, how could I do something Hanyan doesn’t like?”

This person was just like Bai Yihong, who was also pursuing Ji Hanyan . Unfortunately, Ji Hanyan never returned his interest .

Even so, Jiang Xishui couldn’t possibly go against Ji Hanyan’s wishes .

Duan Jiangshan rolled his eyes and stared at the sky . “Don’t bother me with these silly quarrels . ”

He Niliu didn’t even spare them a glance . He said lazily, “Switching seats back and forth…… is very bothersome . ”

“……”

None of the top 5 were willing to give each other any ground . This meant that there was no longer any possibility of keeping Cloud Leopard tied down .

The group of people glanced amongst each other, completely dazed .

It wasn’t just them who were dazed – the entire group of people watching from below was also stunned .

No one expected Cloud Leopard to be supported by so many people .

Su Chen, Wang Doushan, Yue Longsha, Ji Hanyan, Gu Qingluo……

With so many people pushing a single person higher, they were no longer using brute-force tactics . Rather, Cloud Leopard was basically being carried along by the wind!

The tenth day of the end-of-year competition drew to a close .

Cloud Leopard secured his place in the top 20 with a 6th-place finish, giving him the right to participate in the upcoming battle .