The Anarchic Consort

Chapter 660: You Must Be Dreaming If You Think His Highness Would Yield

“Well then, let’s stop wasting time.” Zongzheng Wen Ren stood up, his eyes staring coldly at Baili Jia Jue. “What about the seal, how do you plan to fix it? Once the Divine Exorcist Seal is destroyed, not just the capital, but the entire Divine Mainland will face the invasion of the demons. Right now, all envoys of the three countries are here, so we have enough power to strengthen the seal.”

“You may deny us entry into the capital, and you may reject the idea of a political marriage. You can do whatever you like. However, this is a matter that concerns everyone else, so you can’t just do as your heart desires. Since the War Dragon Empire has your own Elder Compound, then why don’t we have a contest? Let’s see who is more competent at exorcism and necromancy. The winner will be the guardian of the seal.”

His words angered Wu Jing. “Prince Wen Ren, we all know that the Xuanyuan Kingdom is the most adept in necromancy. You’re just proposing this because you think we know nothing about exorcism. Why don’t we compare our skills in martial arts instead?”

“General.” Zongzheng Wen Ren smiled and replied sarcastically, “You can only use necromancy to neutralize demons and wraiths. If you use martial Qi to fight these ghosts, you will be the only one dying.”

Wu Jing was left speechless at once. He could only glare daggers at the enemy prince, while internally blaming himself as his ability could not be used.

The envoys from the other nations spoke up at this moment, “Prince Wen Ren is not wrong. Third prince, let us fight fairly. The winner of two out of three rounds should bear the responsibility of guarding the seal!”

As they were speaking, the exorcists behind them stood up as well. They started to flex their wrists, and when they looked at Wu Jing, their expressions were full of disdain. It was obvious that the other nations had come prepared. Right from the start, they had planned to propose this contest as an excuse for their armies to enter the capital.

Everyone knew that the War Dragon Empire’s Elder Compound had yet to recuperate, which was the only place where they would find any real exorcists to compete against.

The War Dragon Empire used to be the strongest among the four nations, but now, the other three nations had formed an alliance against them. As a scholar-official, Liu Yu was starting to feel anxious.

Zongzheng Wen Ren raised his eyebrows and spoke slowly, “Brother Baili, you would not reject this too, right?”

The exorcists chortled. It was obvious what they were laughing about.

“Your Highness!” A representative from the Elder Compound stepped forward. It was a young man with fire burning in his eyes. With recalcitrant wrath, he spoke, “Let me fight! I am capable of necromancy!”

Even so, his knowledge of necromancy seemed to be confined to mere theory, not practical skills. From the way he dressed, it was obvious that he was still an amateur.

The courtiers were more than aware of that, and the young man himself knew it too. They knew that they could not beat the rest. However, they could not just stand around and be bullied by these people!

“Alright!” Elder Xu Wu caressed his white beard and stepped forward. “Since there are no further objections to this competition, then we should determine the candidates and the rules. Let’s settle this matter quickly.”

Hearing this, the courtiers looked toward Baili Jia Jue. If His Highness had accepted the offer of a political marriage, then they would have avoided this complication.

Despite that, no one dared to say a single word. They were all afraid that they would be the next one to decorate the hall’s floors with their blood.

However, they have made up their mind that they would report this to the Retired Emperor when he returns.

Not only was there no news of pregnancy from the Third Princess Consort, now His Highness was rejecting the Xuanyuan Empire’s offer of marriage for her sake.

There was really no hope of them winning this contest!