Strongest Replication

"Trash!" As that small family's disciples trembled in fear, unable to speak properly, the Wang Family's elder said disdainfully.    

Had the center not been populated by numerous other families, that Wang Family elder would've long since slapped that disciple to death.    

"Tian Jing, where are the other disciples of our Tian family?" asked the Tian Family's patriarch while glaring at the remaining three Tian Family disciples. While the Wang Family elder was asking around for details, its most loyal subordinate, the Tian Family, was also doing the same.    

"Patriarch, when we first entered the hunting grounds, we had to split because some powerful strange beasts attacked us. I haven't seen Big Brother Tian Jun since then."    

Intermediate Level-10 beasts were easy prey for the four great families' elite disciples. However, the same couldn't be said about the disciples from other average families. To them, intermediate Level-10 beasts simply meant death. So, it was normal for them to split if they encountered a group of strong strange beasts.    

As the patriarchs and the elders of various other families arrived at the scene, they all busied themselves asking their disciples about what they had gained and lost during the contest.    

Of all the families, the Liu Family was the one that had suffered the least amount of loss.    

To be more accurate, they had zero casualties. Before the contest started, they were 53; now that it was about to end, they were still 53.    

The one who suffered the greatest loss was the Wang Family.    

Before the contest began, their team had 49 disciples; now, there wasn't a single one around. Now that it seemed more and more like a fact, the Wang Family's patriarch and the elders couldn't help but feel angry and sad.    

If Wang Chao and the others were really wiped out, their Wang Family would be suffering a truly massive loss. After all, Wang Chao's group had all the talented young cultivators of the Wang Family's previous younger generation.    

As for the ruler of the royal family, Qi Heng, his face was also gloomy.    

The Qi Family had also suffered heavy losses this time. The royal group that participated in the contest had 20 members; now, only seven returned, and those two experts from the Yan Family weren't among them. They were sent to ensure Qi Yiloong's victory, but they hadn't even arrived at the safe zone. This made Qi Heng even more nervous.    

If those two elite disciples of the Yim Country died in the Hunting Contest, Qi Heng didn't know how he would calm the anger of Yim Country. Moreover, without their help, Qi Yiloong would also fail to win the contest.    

On a temporary incense table next to the high platform, incense was lit; it represented the official end of this Hunting Contest.    

At this moment, whether it was the Tian Family group that had only three members or the Liu Family that still had its 53 members, they all came near the tall platform.    

Then, the three great families' patriarchs, and the ruler of the royal family, Qi Heng, and the chief eunuch of the royal family walked onto the tall platform simultaneously.    

"Now, I declare the Hunting Contest to be officially over!" After shouting at the top of his lungs, the chief eunuch looked down only to hear exhausted sighs and see tired eyes. He did not hear any cheers, so he could only extinguish his flames of excitement.    

Next, instead of giving some long-winded speech or boring the contestants any further, he directly ordered the contestants to step forward and hand over their jade plates.    

Even after he waited for a long while, no one came up to hand over their jade plates. That was quite awkward for the chief eunuch, who was just standing there with his hand outstretched.    

Unable to endure the silence, he said,    

"Did none of you find a single plate?!"    

"Are you all trash??!!!"    

Noticing that Liu Yongjun and Qi Yiloong did not plan to go on stage, and the others didn't have any to give, Chu Zhongtian decided to let the Chu Family go first. After all, delaying it could bring him no benefits.    

He gestured to Chu Zhongba, who then Chu Zhongba walked toward the tall platform with a calm expression.    

Chu Zhongba's calmness wasn't an act but his real reaction. Since he only had ten jade plates, he wasn't going to enter the top three. As for entering the top six, that depended on his luck.    

Chu Zhongba's performance made Chu Tianyun and the few elders very satisfied. The thought of severely punishing him immediately faded a little.    

Chu Zhongba walked up to the tall platform and took out ten jade plates from his bag. He handed it to the person in charge of the statistics, bowed to the patriarch of the four big families, and left.    

Chu Tianyun nodded with satisfaction when he saw Chu Zhongba's reasonable find. If it weren't for the heavy losses that their family had suffered, Chu Zhongba would've definitely been rewarded for his performance.    

"Chu Zhongba of the Chu Family, ten jade plates!" After putting away Chu Zhongba's jade plates, the staff announced loudly.    

Chu Zhongba was a Level-7 Qi Refiner, so even though ten plates were a bit less compared to his strength, it was still within everyone's acceptance radius.    

After Chu Zhongba walked down from the tall platform, Chu Yuping went up, following Chu Zhongtian's instructions. He walked up to the high platform in high spirits and walked to the statistician. He poured out a small pile of jade plates from the cloth bag and pretended to be invincible as he walked down the platform.    

Compared to Chu Zhongba's calm performance, Chu Yuping gave people the feeling that he was a peerless expert.    

"Chu Yuping of the Chu Family, 23 jade plates."    

As the statistician announced the result loudly, the patriarchs of the four families were shocked. Among them, Liu Xiaozong of the Liu Family even congratulated Chu Tianyun, which made Chu Tianyun very proud.    

As for Wang Hai and Qi Heng, they looked at Chu Tianyun with envy and jealousy.    

If even the four big families' patriarchs were shocked, how can the contestants below remain calm? Their mouths were wide open in shock, and their faces were filled with disbelief.    

If the ones who took out those 23 jade plates were Liu Yongjun, Qi Yiloong, or Chu Zhongba, these contestants wouldn't be surprised. After all, the strength of these three people was worthy of the champion's spot.    

But... Chu Yuping?    

He was merely ranked third among the Chu Family's younger generation, and he was just a Level-6 Qi Refiner. With his current strength, how could he have obtained 23 jade plates? It was unknown what kind of fortune he had encountered. Or perhaps he had the help of a benefactor.    

After returning to the Chu Family group, Chu Yuping's heart was not as calm as before. Right now, his heart was filled with passion, and he could not help but feel excited.    

The leader of the Chu Family's younger generation, Chu Zhongba, only had ten jade plates in his hands, but he, the third-ranked young expert of the Chu Family, had 23 jade plates. Would his reputation surpass Chu Zhongba's after returning to the family?    

Currently, he was really grateful to Chu Zhongtian since Chu Zhongtian had helped him fight for this honor.    

When Liu Yongjun saw that even Chu Yuping, who was nowhere near as strong as him, had 23 jade plates, his face became so pale that he looked like a zombie.    

Finally, he understood why everyone else they frisked had no or very few plates. It was because most of them were already in the Chu Family's hands.