Chapter 1249 Doubt and Fear
He stared intently at the two women who were walking slowly towards him, his eyes filled with scrutiny and suspicion.
“We, as the nineteenth generation descendants of the royal family, have never been granted such an edict by the emperor.”
"Who are they?"
"Where did it come from?"
This question also lingered in the minds of several other great-grandchildren of the royal family.
These five are the most outstanding members of the younger generation of the royal family and the hope for the future.
Even they had never heard of such two people by His Majesty the Holy Emperor's side!
This is completely unreasonable!
All eyes instinctively turned to Wujiang, who remained calm and indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about anything.
He is the leader of the five.
He is also the undisputed number one in this tournament of prodigies!
But at this moment.
Even on this number one prodigy's perpetually icy face, cracks finally appeared.
For the first time, his eyes, which had always been gazing at the sky, slowly lowered.
His gaze swept over the countless throngs of people and landed precisely on the two women.
Especially You Ruo, who wore a dark blue dress and had a gentle and graceful demeanor.
Wujiang's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
In his perception, this woman didn't seem very strong.
Another lively girl, Xie Purou, presented a completely different picture.
He faced tens of thousands of gazes from the audience, some shocked, some envious, and some inquisitive.
Far from feeling uncomfortable, she looked around with great interest, her bright eyes sparkling with excitement as if she were enjoying the spectacle.
She even winked playfully at the few royal grandsons who looked displeased.
That expression seemed to say something.
how?
You disagree?
This completely ignited Wu Shang's anger!
His face instantly turned so dark it seemed to drip water, and his aura began to become unstable!
however.
Wujiang merely glanced at him indifferently.
Wu Shang was as if he had been doused with cold water, and he calmed down instantly, but his eyes were still frighteningly fierce.
Wujiang withdrew his gaze and refocused on the two women.
His gaze was no longer that of someone looking down on ants.
Rather, it was a kind of unprecedented confusion.
In his view, these two women were merely at the mid-stage of the God-King realm, and on the surface, they were nothing special.
This is also what puzzled him the most!
Because they possess the Emperor's decree!
That was a gift from His Majesty the Emperor; it's absolutely impossible for it to be faked!
In other words, His Majesty the Holy Emperor values them highly in certain aspects and believes they are qualified to enter the finals, so he issued them the Holy Emperor's Decree.
"Could it be that their apparent level of expertise is merely an illusion, and they are actually quite formidable?"
Thinking of this, Wujiang's gaze became serious.
"In that case, I'd like to see what these two women have that has earned His Majesty's favor!"
Wujiang's gaze grew even colder.
Even as a member of the royal family, he had never enjoyed the honor of receiving an imperial decree from the Holy Emperor, a privilege he could never have imagined!
What makes these two people deserving of this?
The other members of the royal family also looked at You Ruo and Xie Purou with hostility and provocation.
In front of others, they can still maintain the sense of superiority of their royal bloodline and look down on others.
But in the face of the Emperor's decree, their noble royal bloodline seemed insignificant!
This made them feel very aggrieved!
The only way for them to vent their anger is undoubtedly to defeat them in the ring and prove that they are stronger than the two of them!
These five royal grandsons, each adorned with an aura of prestige, have now come together.
Their faces were all grim.
Especially Wu Shang, who had the most fiery temper, lowered his voice, but his displeasure was almost overflowing.
"I think they're just being deliberately mysterious!"
"What kind of storm can a mid-stage God-King level cultivator stir up?"
"I think he just got lucky and somehow got his hands on the Emperor's decree, trying to use it to intimidate others!"
He became increasingly angry as he spoke, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked.
"If I run into them in the arena later, I'll tear their faces off and see what kind of bastards are hiding underneath!"
"Shut up."
Wujiang, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.
His voice was cold and devoid of any emotion, yet it instantly calmed the volatile Wu Shang down.
Wujiang's gaze remained fixed on You Ruo and Xie Purou in the distance, his eyes terrifyingly deep.
"Do you think that His Majesty the Emperor's decree is something that just anyone can obtain?"
His rhetorical question sent a chill down the spines of the other four.
Yes.
That was an imperial decree from the Holy Emperor.
It represents the will of the current Holy Emperor.
How could I possibly show it to others so easily?
Wu Yuan's expression also became extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice.
"Wujiang is right."
"This matter is strange in every way."
"His Majesty the Emperor would not have given the imperial decree to two unknown women without a reason. There must be a reason behind this that we do not know."
Another royal descendant, Wuchen, calmly analyzed the situation.
"There are two possibilities."
"First, their background is beyond our imagination, to the point that even His Majesty the Holy Emperor has to treat them with respect."
Even he himself found this conjecture absurd when he made it out.
Looking across the entire world, what other power could possibly command such treatment from the current Holy Emperor?
"second."
Wuchen's tone became more serious.
"They themselves possess value that would make His Majesty the Holy Emperor look at them differently."
"For example, some kind of terrifying talent that is unknown to others, or... hiding their true strength."
This possibility made everyone present breathe heavily.
Hidden strength?
What level of strength would it take for even the Holy Emperor to value it?
Wu Wang frowned and added.
"I prefer the second one."
“Look at that girl in the purple dress. The way she looks at us is not awe or fear, but only… pure excitement of wanting to fight us.”
"This is not the look of a weak person."
“A truly weak person, when facing us, even if they can feign composure, can never hide the fear deep in their eyes!”
"But she didn't."
"She was so open, so open...it was unsettling!"
After listening to Wu Wang's analysis, Wu Shang, who had been clamoring to tear the other party's face apart, fell silent.
He recalled Xie Purou's playful yet provocative wink just now, and a chill inexplicably ran down his spine.
That was definitely not an act.
That's an attitude stemming from absolute self-confidence.
It's an attitude of treating them as equals, or even... as prey!
