Chapter 42: The City Lord's Daughter, Bai Linglong
The two people fighting on the arena were indeed extremely powerful.
This was the strongest group of young people Zhou Han had seen so far in Azure Thunder City.
The man on the left was called Jiang Chen.
Zhou Han had heard that he was a member of the Jiang family.
Azure Thunder City was a massive city, filled with numerous intertwined factions, a mix of all kinds of forces.
From the system's information and the explanations of the surrounding crowd, Zhou Han had roughly understood the division of power.
At present, the four most dominant families were the Bai family, Jiang family, Nie family, and Hong family.
They controlled 99% of the resources in Azure Thunder City.
As the second-ranked Jiang family, they naturally had a deep foundation.
With his outstanding talent, Jiang Chen had received focused training from his family. His strength was extremely powerful, which was why he could easily enter the top three.
Standing on the right was Bai Linglong of the Bai family, the city lord's daughter.
Not only did she possess astonishing talent, but she also had unparalleled beauty, known as the number one beauty in Azure Thunder City.
At this moment, dressed in flowing white robes, with flawless jade-like skin and a peerless face, she made the audience drool.
Combined with her noble status, she was like a celestial fairy, making people not dare harbor any profane thoughts.
"Miss Bai is getting more and more beautiful!"
"As expected of my goddess. Damn, she actually glanced at me!"
"Do you even have any shame? She was looking at Zhou Han. Trash like you has no self-awareness."
"Sure enough, beauties only like the strong. Poor me, I don't even have a chance."
Bai Linglong's beauty immediately drew a wave of shameless flattery.
Hmm?
Seeing Bai Linglong's gaze turn toward him, Zhou Han felt puzzled. He didn't seem to know her.
As their eyes met, Zhou Han could sense the provocation in her gaze.
It seemed she was confident of victory and wanted to compete with him for first place.
"No matter how beautiful you are, sorry, as long as I, Zhou Han, am here, you don't stand a chance."
Very quickly, the two on the arena launched their attacks.
A great battle erupted instantly, blades flashing, aura surging like a torrent.
"City Lord, why have you personally come?"
On the high platform, Wei Chao looked nervous as he faced the approaching middle-aged man, his expression filled with respect.
"Mm, how is it? Have you discovered any promising talents?"
Bai Wuhen nodded, sitting in the main seat, speaking in a calm tone.
Despite his busy schedule, he had come to watch mainly to see his daughter's performance.
At the same time, he wanted to check if any new talents had appeared.
"Reporting to City Lord, you're right to ask—there really is a special talent."
Wei Chao hurriedly replied.
"Oh? Special? What's special about him?"
Bai Wuhen asked casually, though his eyes were focused on Bai Linglong's battle on the arena.
"There's a young man—every opponent who fights him is instantly defeated, with no chance to fight back."
"There's such a powerful junior? What's his name?"
Bai Wuhen immediately became interested and asked curiously.
"This person is called Zhou Han. His swordsmanship is extremely mysterious, far beyond others of the same age."
Wei Chao pointed toward Zhou Han as he reported.
Even among people in their thirties, it would be difficult to reach Zhou Han's level in swordsmanship.
So he held great admiration in his heart.
"Zhou Han? Not from one of the four great families? I've never heard of him before."
Bai Wuhen stroked his beard, his eyes flickering as he pondered.
"I specifically investigated. He doesn't belong to any faction. It's like he suddenly appeared out of nowhere—it's very unbelievable."
If not for repeated confirmation, Wei Chao would have suspected Zhou Han of being a spy from the demon race.
After all, a young man this powerful couldn't possibly remain unknown until today.
There had to be some hidden secret behind this, though he couldn't figure it out.
"Mm, I understand. I'll watch his performance later."
As the lord of a city, he naturally knew many secrets.
He knew that the Divine Demon Continent was extremely mysterious, and sometimes people from other worlds would appear.
This Zhou Han was very likely from another world.
As for why he came or what his purpose was, that didn't matter to him.
As long as he didn't harm Azure Thunder City, it was fine.
With that thought, he set the matter aside.
"Linglong's strength has improved quite a bit. I wonder who's stronger between her and Zhou Han. I'm actually looking forward to it."
Bai Wuhen stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes filled with appreciation.
"The young miss has inherited your teachings, City Lord. She's bound to be unstoppable—there's no suspense at all."
"You, always picking nice things to say!"
Though Bai Wuhen seemed to scold him, he was secretly delighted.
Indeed, Bai Linglong had been personally trained by him.
He was the undisputed strongest in Azure Thunder City—how could his teachings be compared to others?
Defeating Zhou Han was certain. The real question was how long Zhou Han could last.
"Hmm? Father has come to watch as well. Then I must go all out and show my strongest strength. As for Zhou Han… sorry!"
Seeing Bai Wuhen on the viewing platform, Bai Linglong's eyes lit up.
She had to perform well and amaze everyone present so her father would gain face.
Just thinking about going all out, she believed Zhou Han would definitely suffer.
He would most likely be seriously injured.
"Afterward, I'll compensate him with some resources as an apology."
Bai Linglong had already imagined defeating Zhou Han, a confident smile appearing on her face.
It was true Zhou Han had won eight matches before, showing powerful strength.
But that was only in the eyes of others.
In her eyes, it was nothing worth mentioning.
She was the city lord's daughter, a top genius with both beauty and strength.
To put it exaggeratedly, she didn't take any young talents in Azure Thunder City seriously.
Even among the older generation, most were not her match.
This was the source of her pride.
"Number 19, Zhou Han, please come onto the arena and prepare to compete for today's first place."
Following the referee's loud announcement, Zhou Han shrugged and slowly walked onto the arena.
Bai Linglong had already been waiting there, her eyes filled with coldness.
"This guy has no manners at all. So slow—no man has ever made me wait this long."
Seeing Zhou Han's indifferent expression, Bai Linglong felt a bit annoyed.
With her level of beauty, which man wouldn't try to flatter her and show his best side?
But this guy actually dared to ignore her.
"Zhou Han, show your true strength. I want to completely suppress you beneath me."
Bai Linglong's robes fluttered as she smiled.
Only if he displayed his full strength would defeating him create a greater shock.
That way, the contrast would be even more striking.
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