The day of the finals for the King of Singers competition had finally arrived.

The program was created by Yanjing TV Station and had earned exceptionally high ratings. The show had become a massive hit. Since the contestants were masked, no one knew who they were, making the voting relatively fair. This format made it easy for newcomers to stand out, so a great number of them participated in the competition. However, not just anyone was qualified; all participants had to go through a selection process.

The King of Singers competition had already gone through five rounds, with some contestants being eliminated in each one. Each round lasted for several days, meaning the program had been progressing at full tilt for two months. With broadcasts by television stations worldwide, the show's influence had become immense.

Now it was the sixth and final round, which naturally drew widespread attention. Today, the masked singers would each perform three songs. The first two would still be performed while masked, and only for the final song would they be allowed to unmask. Everyone was eager to discover the identities of the singers they supported, so the viewership ratings hit a new high the moment the program began, reaching an astonishing level.

"Dear viewers, the finals of the Masked Singing King competition are about to begin! Let us welcome contestant number one to the stage!" Host Cheng Hui announced with fervor.

In fact, there were only five contestants today, all of them talented superstars with glorious pasts. There were two women and three men.

The first contestant was a man, and of course, he was wearing a mask. He sang a new song called "Green Wolf," with a powerful and particularly moving melody. The live audience and the viewers at home all clapped wildly.

Then came the voting. Viewers at home could also vote by sending a text message, but each phone could only vote once.

Zhang Bin, Ma Rufei, Chen Chaoyue, and Zhang Haijun had all gone to the venue. Zhao Dawei, Qian Bing, and Sun Tie also came to show their support. They weren't as busy anymore because the disaster with the Genetically Enhanced Humans had been mostly contained. The remaining fugitives were all super experts, and it wasn't their job to hunt them down. That task naturally fell to SSS-level or SS-level Superpower Users, as well as Cultivators in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms.

Not far away, Lv Yuze sat like a wolf, his face full of icy coldness, his venomous gaze periodically landing on Zhang Bin. Today, he had brought several powerful bodyguards with him. They were all male, each terrifyingly strong, and most of them were Liquid State Cultivators or S-level and SS-level Superpower Users. These were obviously experts he had urgently summoned from the Baoyu Organization, along with masters from the Lü family.

An old man caught Zhang Bin's attention. He was a skeletal elder, and his loose clothes hung on his frame as if he were on the verge of death. And yet, he exuded a powerful aura and oppression, appearing to be a Cultivator in the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm.

The Lü family actually has a Cultivator in the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm? How is that possible? Zhang Bin was secretly shocked, hardly believing his eyes. As far as he knew, the Lü family was an Ancient Martial Family whose main heritage was the terrifying Great Strength Ability along with several other Special Abilities. They naturally had cultivation methods, but without a true cultivation tradition, it was impossible to reach the Golden Core Realm. And without reaching the Golden Core Realm, one could not be considered a true Cultivator, merely a martial artist. Take Zhang Bin for example; if he hadn't obtained the Secret Technique for the Condensing Seed Realm from the Qingmu Longevity Technique, he would have had absolutely no chance of reaching that realm, no matter how talented he was. But for the Lü family to suddenly have a master at the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm? Could it be they've obtained a secret cultivation technique for the Golden Core Realm? If so, the Lü family truly cannot be underestimated.

This old man also kept casting his icy gaze toward Zhang Bin, the anger radiating from him particularly intense.

He was indeed a master from the Lü family. He was Lv Yuze's great-great-grandfather, Lv Jianben, 212 years old this year. Having cultivated to the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm, he could be considered a rare cultivation genius. Of course, he had reached his current realm through a serendipitous encounter and was now working hard to perfect their cultivation methods to foster more powerful descendants.

Lv Yuze was the descendant he valued most. With exceptional talent and outstanding abilities, he had the potential to one day reach the Golden Core Realm. However, Lv Yuze had been humiliated so terribly, castrated three times, and the Lü family couldn't afford to provoke the ones who had done it. Therefore, they could only target Zhang Bin, who seemed like an easy target. His presence here was therefore understandable.

"Brother Bin, they're not going to attack you, are they?" Zhang Haijun felt a chilling, murderous intent and whispered into Zhang Bin's ear, "We need to be prepared."

Zhang Haijun can actually sense the latent killing intent of a Golden Core Realm Cultivator. Combined with his comment about the Heaven-Man Resonance the other day, I can now be certain he's a rare cultivation genius. He's worth nurturing and might reach the Golden Core Realm in the future. I must find a chance to recruit him into the Taiqing Sect. Zhang Bin rejoiced inwardly.

Finding genius disciples wasn't hard, but finding someone with such spiritual attunement was exceedingly rare, as it required long-term observation. Such a person could often achieve Heaven-Man Resonance, comprehend various Daoist Magics, and advance in their cultivation by leaps and bounds. Even so, reaching the Golden Core Realm was an incredibly difficult journey that required countless trials and tribulations. Therefore, even with proper nurturing, Zhang Haijun only *might* be able to reach the Golden Core Realm. After all, the guy was a rich kid who might not be able to endure the necessary hardships.

So, he sent a telepathic message, "Don't worry. They wouldn't dare, at least not in the Capital City."

What kind of place was the Capital City? It was a land of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, teeming with masters. Many Cultivators had emerged to earn merit and converged on the capital because of its many opportunities. Dare to cause trouble in a place like this? That would be suicide.

Therefore, Zhang Bin wasn't worried at all.

Zhao Dawei and the others were even more nonchalant, continuing to chat and laugh with Zhang Bin. They had personally seen Zhang Bin kill an SSS-level Genetically Enhanced Human, so they had a deep understanding of his strength and weren't the slightest bit concerned for him. Today, they were truly just here to support Zhu Danyan and enjoy the beautiful music.

However, when Lv Yuze saw how close Zhang Bin and Zhao Dawei were, he became secretly wary. Zhao Dawei's grandfather was the third-ranked national leader, and Zhao Dawei's superior was Master Tianlong, the very person who had castrated him. This network of power was terrifying to the extreme, and he dared not use force against Zhang Bin. He roared venomously in his heart, Zhang Bin, don't be so smug! Zhu Danyan is destined to lose the King of Singers title today, and she'll soon lose her Empress throne! I'll blacklist her so completely that she'll wish she were dead, unable to survive. Let's see what you do then! You had someone castrate me, so I'll make sure you suffer too. I will fight you to the bitter end!

To this day, he still firmly believed that Zhang Bin had ordered the two terrifying masters to castrate him.

In truth, Zhang Bin was being wrongly accused.

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