Strongest Replication

With a face full of anger and gloom, Liu Yongjun looked at the Chu Family group as he clenched his fist and teeth tightly.    

Since Chu Zhongtian was the strongest member of the Chu Family group, it was obvious that he would have the largest number of plates. If even Chu Yuping had only 23 jade plates, Chu Zhongtian was bound to have more than 30.    

With 30 plates in his possession, Chu Zhongtian could easily win the contest.    

Chu Zhongba had ten jade plates, and Chu Yuping had 23 jade plates. If Chu Zhongtian had more than 30 jade plates, it meant that the Chu Family alone had more than 60 jade plates.    

In summary, the Chu Family was on a course to win this contest.    

While Liu Yongjun's expression was just ugly, Qi Yiloong's expressions were ugly and twisted. That guy who forced Liu Yongjun to retreat, Qi Yiloong just remembered where he had seen that guy before.    

Although Qi Yiloong had met Chu Zhongtian face to face two months ago, he couldn't make out Chu Zhongtian's face correctly due to the poor lighting in the Endless Forest. Also, all his attention had been on Hu San back then, so he didn't pay much attention to Chu Zhongtian. Therefore, he didn't have much impression of Chu Zhongtian.    

Because of this, he didn't recognize the young man who forced Liu Yongjun to retreat.    

When Chu Zhongba and Chu Yuping returned to Chu Zhongtian's side after handing their jade plates, he finally got to have a closer look at Chu Zhongtian.    

Only then did he recognize the young expert from the Chu Family. He was the trash that he had chased two months ago in the Endless Forest.    

Two months...    

Two months ago, he couldn't cultivate; and yet two months later, he was making Liu Yongjun back off with just words. 'Just what kind of opportunity did he encounter? Zero to hero? Is this his fucking epic?!'    

When Chu Zhongba and Chu Yuping came down, Chu Zhongtian tidied his clothes, then walked up to the platform with a smile on his face.    

As Chu Zhongtian walked up to the platform, besides Chu Tianyun, there were also patriarchs of the other families on the platform. They were all puzzled right now.    

Not a single one of them could recognize this Chu Family disciple, and why should they even know a mere Level-4 Qi Refiner?    

Chu Zhongtian nodded at Chu Tianyun and walked toward the statistician. Before taking out the jade plates, he first took a pen to write down his name and family on the paper.    

Since Chu Zhongtian had kept a low profile after returning to the Chu Family, not many people recognized him.    

Even the statistician didn't have any information about him since Chu Fann helped him get in at the last minute.    

After writing his name, Chu Zhongtian took out a hefty-looking cloth bag. Then, he overturned it, opened its mouth, and let the jade plates rain.    

As the jade plates rained on the table, not only the statistician, even Chu Tianyun was shocked.    

'Did we hand him all the plates by mistake before the competition? Can he copy duplicate stuff?! Why the hell is this plate rain not stopping?!!!'    

Chu Tianyun wondered if Chu Zhongtian took Chu Zhongba and Chu Yuping's plates. But he quickly rejected that idea. Others might not be familiar with Chu Zhongba, but how could Chu Tianyun not be familiar with him as his biological father? With Chu Zhongba's arrogant and selfish personality, it was already good enough that he didn't snatch other Chu disciples' plates. So, how could he possibly be willing to give his jade plates to someone else?    

Furthermore, Zhu Tianyun counted Chu Zhongtian's plated, and they were more than 30. Anyone could win the contest with that many plates, so there was no way Chu Zhongba would part with them.    

As for Chu Yuping, he had the good intentions in him, but not the strength. Chu Tianyun had a sneaking suspicion that even those 23 plates belonged to Chu Zhongtian.    

Ignoring the four shocked patriarchs, Chu Zhongtian walked down from the platform with a smile on his face.    

"Chu Zhongtian of the Chu Family, 38 jade plates!"    

As the statistician reported the exact number, the entire scene fell into silence. The only sound that could be heard in the silent air was the heavy breathing of the crowd.    

Chu Zhongtian had more than one-third of the total number of jade plates. Now, obtaining 38 plates was actually not that big of a deal, but a Level-4 Qi Refiner obtaining 38 plates was. After all, some previous contestants had actually collected even more than 38 plates, but they were all way stronger than Chu Zhongtian.    

More importantly, 38 plates were enough for Chu Zhongtian to win the contest. In other words, Chu Zhongtian was the first-ever Level-4 Qi Refining realm champion.    

He had created a miracle, an unprecedented miracle. His name would forever be remembered in the Qi Country.    

When Liu Yongjun heard that Chu Zhongtian had 38 jade plates, he was shocked but also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.    

Liu Yongjun had only managed to obtain 11 jade plates from all the frisked participants. Including the nine jade plates he had collected along the way, he had a total of 20 jade plates in his hands.    

If he counted the 71 jade plates in the hands of those three Chu Family disciples, he could guarantee that he would be ranked third. Although he couldn't get the champion's spot, he had at least guaranteed himself a spot in the top three. This would also ensure that he could enter the Hidden Dragon Pavilion to cultivate.    

While Liu Yongjun was heaving a sigh of relief, Qi Yiloong was so angry that one could even see white smoke coming out of his head. Since he only had nine jade plates, let alone winning the contest, he wouldn't even get a spot in the top three. This was probably the most miserable “achievement” the royal family had “achieved” ever since the establishment of the Hunting Contest.    

Furthermore, the Hidden Dragon Pavilion was the most precious treasure of the royal family. It could only be opened once every ten years, and only three people could enter at a time.    

But this time, outsiders took all the quotas for free. How could Qi Yiloong not be angry?    

Not to mention Qi Yiloong, even the king of the Qi Country, Qi Heng, had a frown and gloom on his face.    

As the Qi Country's ruler, Qi Heng was probably the only one here who had the most in-depth knowledge of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion.    

Outsiders knew that the spiritual Qi in the Hidden Dragon Pavilion was so thick that it was almost corporal. They also knew that there was some kind of special energy inside that could increase one's potential. However, they didn't know how the spiritual Qi and special energy were produced in the first place.    

Nothing in this world could be produced out of thin air. The same was also true for the thick spiritual Qi and that special energy inside the Hidden Dragon Pavilion. The special treasure, the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, was formed after the Qi Family expended a truly ginormous amount of resources.    

The Hidden Dragon Pavilion could only be opened once every ten years because the Qi Family spent those ten years collecting enough resources to fill the pavilion with spiritual Qi and that special energy.    

The loss of spots was not only a loss of resources that they had spent years to gather, but also a huge blow to the royal family's prestige.    

As for Chu Tianyun, he had already forgotten the grief he felt after seeing the Chu Family's loss. Right now, his heart was filled with joy.    

Three out of the top ten were the Chu Family disciples. This meant that the Chu Family would take most of the annual profits this time.    

Furthermore, the Liu Family's family's streak was finally broken. After ten years, the Chu Family finally won the contest. This would bring unimaginable benefits to the Chu Family's reputation. So, How could Chu Tianyun not be excited?