The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Chapter 214: Trip to Dragon Mountain

Wulong Mountain is the highest mountain range in Tide Country, and the highest peak is the famous Qinglong Peak, which is over 5,000 meters above sea level, like a pillar that breaks through the sky. The reason why this mountain is famous is not only because of its highest altitude, but more importantly, it is because there is a huge demon hunter force stationed here, which is the headquarters of the Demon Hunter Association.

The Demon Hunter Association has four major branches, named after the four directions of the universe, namely Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The most famous and powerful of these is the Azure Dragon Association, which is also the association's headquarters.

That morning, a beam of light flew through the clouds and headed for the top of Qinglong Peak. It was Xiao Zhu who had stayed in Haining City for a few days. Since he learned that the Demon Hunter Association was recruiting a president for the Xuanwu branch, he paid attention to it. When he finished his work, he headed straight to Wulong Mountain.

As soon as he entered the territory of Qinglong Peak, Xiao Zhu felt a breath appearing in the clouds, which was obviously a demon hunter hiding in the clouds. The breath also sensed Xiao Zhu's presence, and suddenly a vortex appeared in the clouds, and a white crane flew out, with a young man sitting on the back of the crane.

The man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was quite handsome. He stood in front of Xiao Zhu and said politely but dignifiedly, "This is the headquarters of the Demon Hunter Association. What can I do for you, Excellency?"

Xiao Zhu replied, "I saw the association's hero post in Haining City. I'm here to apply for the position of president of the Xuanwu branch."

The young man was surprised to see Xiao Zhu was so young, but he still replied politely: "Please follow me, sir!"

Under the guidance of the young man, Xiao Zhu landed on a platform on Qinglong Peak. In front of him was a building that looked like a Taoist temple. The young man led Xiao Zhu into it. The huge room was empty. Xiao Zhu took a few steps before he found a person who he had ignored in the deepest part of the room.

He was an old man with a withered body, not even as tall as a ten-year-old child, and so old and thin that Xiao Zhu could not tell his gender. His face was shaped like a skull, and if it weren't for his two eyeballs still moving, most people would probably think he was a dead body.

The young man walked up to the withered old man, bowed, and said very respectfully: "Master, this person has also been invited to apply for the position of president of the Xuanwu branch."

The old man stretched out his hands. Xiao Zhu noticed that his hands were dry, without a trace of flesh and blood. There was only dark gray skin covering the bones. The backs of his hands were covered with age spots of various sizes, giving him the appearance of a dying man.

The next moment, Xiao Zhu felt a strong sense of oppression emanating from the old man, like a violent storm hitting him head-on, and Xiao Zhu was almost knocked to the ground by this breath. He hurriedly released his strength to stabilize his body, but then the breath disappeared like a whale sucking water, as if it had never appeared.

The old man's lips moved and he made a sharp and unpleasant sound: "Spiritual bloodline, early stage of soul hunting. He meets the conditions, let him in!"

Hearing these words, Xiao Zhu felt a buzzing in his head, as if he appeared naked in front of the other person, and in an instant his entire body, inside and out, was seen clearly by the other person.

But he had no sense of the old man's strength, and couldn't even feel the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power from the other party.

This Qinglong Peak is truly a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are everywhere!

"You have passed the preliminary test. Please follow me here." The young man pointed to the back door of the house. Xiao Zhu then realized that the old man's probing of him was a test, so he followed the young man out.

The young man led Xiao Zhu up the mountain steps. After walking about a few hundred steps, a flat area appeared in front of them again, with several small courtyards built there.

"Because the election ceremony for the president of the Xuanwu branch has not yet begun, you need to wait in the courtyard here for two days. The spiritual energy here is abundant, and you can rest and recuperate. But remember not to go up the mountain without permission, and don't go back to the dojo you just came to."

After the young man finished speaking, he handed a token to Xiao Zhu and said, "My name is Bian Wensong. If you have any needs, you can use this token to summon me."

After Xiao Zhu took the token, Bian Wensong said goodbye and left.

This place is close to the summit of Qinglong Peak, with a very high altitude. Xiao Zhu stood on the platform and looked into the distance. He saw white clouds floating under his feet and a few cranes flying between the clouds, just like a fairyland on earth.

Xiao Zhu walked into a courtyard with three houses in it. Xiao Zhu randomly chose one and moved in. As Bian Wensong said, the spiritual energy here was very abundant. Xiao Zhu took this opportunity to practice and consolidate his strength after the fifth blood awakening.

Two days passed in a flash. On the morning of the third day, Bian Wensong came to Xiao Zhu's residence again. He said politely, "The selection competition for the president of the Xuanwu branch has begun. Please follow me!"

"Selection competition?" Before this, Xiao Zhu had not known any information about the selection of the president of the Xuanwu branch. After hearing what Bian Wensong said, he realized that the next step would be to compete to select the final candidate.

"Yes, that's right! This selection is divided into two stages: the preliminaries and the knockout rounds. Only the Soul Hunter needs to participate in the preliminaries, while the King Hunter can directly enter the knockout stage without taking the test." Bian Wensong explained.

"How many people have signed up for the election this time?" Xiao Zhu asked.

"You mean the people participating in the qualifiers, right? So far, we have received information that there are eight people in total, and only the top two can advance to the knockout rounds." Bian Wensong replied.

"Apart from these eight people, how many hunting kings directly advanced to the knockout round?" Xiao Zhu asked.

"I'm not sure about that. Your Excellency should prepare for the preliminaries first! Today is the first preliminaries match, which will be held in the Wuji Square in front."

Under the leadership of Bian Wensong, the two came to another platform on Qinglong Peak. This platform was very vast, with no end in sight. Ten competition platforms were built on the platform, and each competition platform was protected by a powerful barrier. This should be the Wuji Square that Bian Wensong mentioned.

Bian Wensong guided Xiao Zhu to the competition platform on the far left. Xiao Zhu noticed that there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the audience, including the referee of the competition and auxiliary demon hunters used for healing.

Bian Wensong said: "Today's first competition will be held in four venues at the same time. The top four will be decided from the eight people. If you are ready, you can go on stage first."

Xiao Zhu looked towards the competition stage that Bian Wensong pointed to, and saw a middle-aged man standing there. He was very short but stocky, and should be Xiao Zhu's opponent in this competition.