Liu Zhong laughed as he looked around at all the demons, saying: "What, just you lot of good-for-nothings want to besiege me?"

"At death's door and still spouting madness, everyone up, kill him!"

The ten demons each unleashed their divine skills, attacking together, their various laws enveloping Liu Zhong, hoping to trap him and then execute him in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, they underestimated Liu Zhong's strength.

Even with ten of them working together, they couldn't trap this fierce tiger, as Liu Zhong raised both hands, ten destructive sword lights burst from his ten fingers, the sky-cutting sword finger at its peak, each destructive sword light targeting an opponent, in an instant shattering the ten demons' principle powers.

"Many have wanted my life, Liu Zhong, but now, some repent in Hell, others are on their way there." Liu Zhong was unquestionably powerful and formidable; he brought his hands together, shooting out ten heaven-cutting sword lights, killing his ten opponents.

The ten demons' faces changed drastically, desperately dodging with all their might.

But Liu Zhong was simply too powerful; among the ten, six couldn't dodge in time, and were cut into two by the heaven-cutting sword light, dying a tragic death.

The remaining four demons were scared out of their wits, immediately trying to flee, but how could Liu Zhong give them the chance, waving his hands again, ten destructive sword lights swept out, in almost an instant, taking the lives of the four demons.

Liu Zhong's strength left everyone present in shock.

"Is this the power of the Immortal Domain Realm or the Heavenly Monarch Realm?"

Chen Nan pondered in his heart, but the only thing he could be sure of was that Liu Zhong was not a supreme master, because when the Demon Clan Supreme attacked the Liu family's Illusion Realm, he chose to seal the Illusion Realm.

If he were a supreme master, he wouldn't have needed to do so, he could have directly fought the Demon Clan Supreme.

Of course, there is another possibility, which is that Liu Zhong is indeed a supreme master, just on a lower tier than the Demon Clan Supreme, so he couldn't withstand it. After all, there are levels even within supreme masters, not all strengths are the same.

Liu Zhong stood in the air, overlooking the crowd below, saying: "Today is the day for the martial arts competition to confer kingship, it must not be ruined by the demon clan's disruption. Since I happen to be here, I volunteer to preside over this grand event. I don't know if everyone agrees?"

"Agree!"

"We approve!"

Countless people in the crowd shouted loudly.

Having such an expert to preside over the event is something they could only dream of, who could have any objections?

"Since that is so, before the competition, please allow me to say a few words."

Liu Zhong glanced around, saying: "First, our purpose in conferring kingship through martial arts is to select outstanding talents so we can resist the demon clan more effectively together. Therefore, the first requirement for someone who can be crowned king is to lead by example and dare to stand up for the Human Clan, and secondly, strength. What do you all think?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, shouting their consent.

After all, between strength and character, character is the most crucial.

If you have cultivation but do not dare to stand up for the Human Clan, or worse, help the demon clan, what is the point of crowning you king?

Liu Zhong nodded and said: "Since that is the case, then there are a few people who, without needing to enter the competition, everyone can agree to their being among the Ten Kings. As for who those people are, I believe everyone knows in their hearts."

At Liu Zhong's words, countless people shouted the names of Chen Nan, Hua Xian'er, and others.

But without exception, the names everyone shouted were those who had just exchanged blows with the demon clan on the stage.

Liu Zhong hovered in the air, nodding continuously, clearly thinking of the same people as everyone else. He gestured for silence and said: "Is Hua Xian'er present?"

Hua Xian'er stepped out, bowing with fists clenched.

"Being the Heavenly Maiden of the Magic Temple, proficient in various magic, you can be named the Magic King." Liu Zhong voicing this before all the world was an honor for Hua Xian'er.

Hua Xian'er thanked him and retreated into the crowd.

Liu Zhong then turned his gaze to Chen Nan: "Among your peers, you are regarded as the top martial artist, thus you can be named the Primordial Martial King."

Chen Nan frowned.

He understood the Martial King part but the word Primordial made him think of someone.

Before Xuan Tianji went to the Outer Domain to fight, he had mentioned his master, also Chen Nan's grandmaster, named the Primordial Heavenly Emperor.

Thinking of this, Chen Nan asked: "Uncle Liu, may I ask what the meaning of the word Primordial is?"

Liu Zhong paused for a moment before looking at Chen Nan, saying: "Your grandmaster, the Primordial Heavenly Emperor, is a legend in cultivation history, his cultivation unmatched through the ages. I gave you the word Primordial hoping you can inherit his martial arts essence, reviving the prestige of martial arts."

Chen Nan shook his head and said: "Uncle Liu, this is inappropriate. Since it is my grandmaster's name, as a disciple's grandson, how can I profane it?"

"Don't worry about it." Liu Zhong shook his head, staring at Chen Nan for a moment before saying: "The deceased are at peace, if you can raise the name Primordial as synonymous with martial arts again, your grandmaster would feel relieved even beyond the grave."

"But..."

Chen Nan wanted to say more, but Liu Zhong shook his head: "No need to say more, from now on you are the Primordial Martial King. Someday, you will understand the significance of my decision."

Chen Nan had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Afterward, Liu Zhong, in front of all those present, conferred king titles on several young leaders.

Yun Chen, born of the Kuang Clan, was therefore named the Kuang King.

Although Shi Fanzhen seemed naive, he possessed great strength and high martial prowess, and because he wielded the Drumming Golden Hammer, he was named the Copper Hammer King.

Yu Wenhe, credited with defeating Fiery Flame Purple Feather, wielded a pair of Bronze Mountain Shattering Hammers, so he was named the Bronze Hammer King.

As for the Poison Wolf, Liu Zhong was planning to grant him a king title too, but knowing his strength was slightly less compared to others, he declined the kingship offer.

Thus, Liu Zhong did not insist.

His gaze swept over to Zhao Han and Tao Zui, pondering what titles to give them made him hesitant.

Given their origins, Zhao Han came from the Taixuan Taoist School and Tao Zui from the Taixuan Sacred Land of the Tao Realm; both were Taixuan, which was not feasible. Moreover, in terms of cultivation systems, Cultivation and Taoism were essentially the same, making it impossible to delineate them.

After some thought, Liu Zhong decided to name Zhao Han the Right Taixuan King and Tao Zui the Left Taixuan King, both of whom had no objections.

In this way, seven of the ten kings' positions were occupied.

The remaining three were to be determined by others through martial competition, with the defender being Liu Zhong's sworn sister, Liu Tiantian's aunt—Liu Ziyuan.

Anyone who could defeat Liu Ziyuan would claim a place among the ten kings.

"Niece, you have to hold the ground!"

Chen Nan suddenly called out from below the stage, getting a white-eyed glance from Liu Ziyuan: "Kid, stay out of the way, Aunt doesn't have time to banter with you."

Chen Nan wanted to say more, but when he caught Liu Zhong's gaze, he felt uneasy, quickly turning away with a grin, secretly blaming himself for speaking without thinking. If Liu Ziyuan is his niece, what does that make Liu Zhong, a nephew? But that was Liu Tiantian's father, his father-in-law!

Chen Nan had originally wanted to approach Liu Zhong for any news of Liu Tiantian, but after this incident, he felt embarrassed to meet Liu Zhong in the short term.

I'm such a damn blabbermouth!

Chen Nan slapped himself and walked over to Yu Wenhe.

The resemblance to Yu Wenqingxue was striking, so Chen Nan intended to inquire about his identity.

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