Chapter 321: Looking for trouble?

Speed and style combined!

While a bunch of Divine Steeds were just starting and slowly heading forward, Xu Que's AE86 shot out in the lead with a "whoosh"!

This scene instantly left everyone in the arena dumbfounded!

"This... how is this possible?"

"How can his Divine Steed be so astonishing? It can reach such speed right from the start!"

"That's not right. Controlling a Divine Steed requires the explosion of divine soul power. The stronger the explosion, the faster the starting speed. But even someone as powerful as the 'Ghost of Divine Steeds' Qi Yunfei can't reach this level!"

"Forget about Qi Yunfei; even an expert at the peak of the Infant Transformation Stage couldn't do this!"

"Could it be that Xu Que's divine soul power has reached a terrifying level?"

Many people were shocked.

Xu Que had already grabbed everyone's attention by bringing out the AE86, and now he was continuing to show off!

Because of the characteristics of Divine Steeds, they were manufactured specifically to temper divine soul power, so before starting, they all relied on the cultivator's divine soul power to drive them!

Those with stronger divine soul power could unleash the greatest thrust in an instant, making the Divine Steed fly out!

But Xu Que was different. This guy was driving a car, and an AE86 with a modified racing engine at that—it was incredibly awesome, so the speed could naturally crush all the Divine Steeds without any pressure!

It just so happened that the exterior of his car looked similar to a Divine Steed, so no one questioned whether what he was driving was actually a Divine Steed!

And after witnessing this kind of starting explosive power, many people turned their gazes toward Xu Que's car, feeling suspicious and uncertain!

"It must be that this guy's Divine Steed is more powerful than everyone else's!"

"That's right. Given his cultivation level, his divine soul power couldn't possibly be stronger than that of a peak Infant Transformation Stage expert. There must be something wrong with this kid's Divine Steed!"

"Then isn't he cheating?"

"Does it count as cheating? After all, this trial didn't restrict everyone to using the same type of Divine Steed. Otherwise, what about Gao Qiaojie from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion? Don't forget that his Divine Steed is inherently stronger than others'!"

"That's right. Being able to possess a powerful Divine Steed is also a form of strength. You can't say they're cheating!"

Everyone was discussing it, but the old eunuch who presided over the first trial and also served as the referee didn't speak!

In his view, even if Xu Que's Divine Steed was more powerful than others', it still counted as strength!

"Whoosh!"

But just at this moment, a stream of light suddenly descended from the sky and slammed down onto Xu Que's car!

With a muffled "bang," the stream of light transformed into a semi-bowl-shaped barrier, directly enveloping Xu Que's car.

"Damn, are we playing an obstacle course now?"

Xu Que cursed immediately and reacted quickly by stepping on the brake.

However, in such a short time, he couldn't overcome the inertia, and with the barrier's space being so small, Xu Que's AE86 slid a distance on the ground before slamming into the barrier!

"Boom!"

The front of the car instantly caved in, wisps of white smoke rose up, and the airbag in Xu Que's car even deployed!

Clearly, this collision was very serious!

After all, the build quality of his car really couldn't compare to the Divine Steeds of the cultivators; it was bound to break if it bumped into anything!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

At this moment, one Divine Steed after another shuttled past Xu Que!

His car crash allowed Zhang Juwang, Qi Yunfei, and the others, who had originally been trailing behind, to overtake him one by one.

When passing Xu Que, Zhang Juwang, still sitting in his Divine Steed, gave Xu Que a disdainful and mocking cold smile!

When Qi Yunfei and the others passed, they also swept a cold glance at Xu Que, like experts scrutinizing someone, and then, together with their Divine Steeds, flashed past Xu Que and headed far away!

Xu Que was instantly enraged. He opened the car door, stepped out, and cursed loudly, "Damn, looking for trouble? Which turtle grandson is trying to plot against me? Get out here!"

His voice resounded in all directions, echoing throughout the silent Imperial Mausoleum area!

Everyone looked at Xu Que as if they were seeing a ghost, their faces full of strangeness, and then... they cautiously turned their heads to look at the Second Prince on the mountaintop!

"Second Imperial Brother, what is the meaning of this?"

At this moment, the Third Prince stood out, looked at the Second Prince, and said angrily.

It was obvious that the person who had just attacked was the Second Prince!

When Xu Que cursed "turtle grandson," only the Second Prince had a gloomy face.

And Xu Que was the person representing the Third Prince's team. When he took the lead just now, the Third Prince and the others had been startled, thinking a miracle was about to happen!

But before they could even be happy, the Second Prince had actually attacked, throwing out a barrier and directly destroying Xu Que's AE86. It was no wonder the Third Prince was so angry!

However, the Second Prince didn't show the slightest panic. With a dark face, he said in a deep voice, "This Prince has reason to suspect that what Xu Que is driving is not a Divine Steed! So I stopped him for inspection. I didn't expect his Divine Steed to be so unbearable; it broke with a light bump. This cannot be blamed on this Prince!"

"Everything has its strengths and weaknesses. The Divine Steed used by Young Hero Xu is just more powerful than others'. Since Young Hero Xu's Divine Steed is fast, what's so strange about its quality being a bit poor? Heh, but Second Imperial Brother's methods are a bit excessive! Neither Father Emperor nor the Empress spoke up to question him, so what right do you have to attack?" the Third Prince said through gritted teeth.

"This Prince was also just trying to ensure the fairness of the trial, but I really didn't expect Xu Que's Divine Steed to be so flashy but useless, breaking with a light bump!" the Second Prince shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Xu Que was unhappy and sneered, "Ensuring fairness, right? No problem!"

After saying this, with a "whoosh," Xu Que's figure suddenly soared into the air.

With a wave of his large hand, he pulled a Heavy Ruler out of thin air from the system storage space and swung it fiercely toward Zhang Juwang, who was still in the lead in the distance!

Zhang Juwang was the person representing the Second Prince in the first trial. Xu Que's move instantly caused the Second Prince's expression to change, and he shouted angrily, "Stop!"

"Stop your paralysis!"

Xu Que cursed, his massive divine soul power exploded in an instant, and the Heavy Ruler suddenly accelerated, turning into a black shadow!

Boom!

With a loud bang, the Heavy Ruler slammed directly onto the top of Zhang Lin's Divine Steed. The entire Divine Steed instantly caved in, skidded on the mountain road, and crashed directly into the mountain wall on the side of the road!

"Now, I also have reason to suspect that what this guy is driving is not a Divine Steed!"

Xu Que hovered in the air, sneering repeatedly!

The Second Prince was instantly enraged and pointed at Xu Que, shouting angrily, "Audacious! Someone, take this thief down!"

Take me down?

Xu Que sneered instantly. Heh, who's afraid of whom!

"Enough!"

However, just at this moment, a majestic shout suddenly rang out, like a thunderclap, shaking the surroundings!

The Golden Emperor, who had been silent all along, finally spoke!

"Do you still have any regard for the Empress and Me? I clearly stated that no one is allowed to interfere halfway through this trial. Are you rebelling now?" the Golden Emperor glared directly at the Second Prince.

The arena instantly fell silent.

When the Son of Heaven is angry, no one dares to whisper anything, and even the Second Prince turned slightly pale at this moment.

Only Xu Que shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, saying, "Your Majesty, I'm not the one looking for trouble! This guy clearly doesn't give you any face! If it were me, I would definitely have slapped him to death on the spot!"

Hiss!

As soon as Xu Que said this, everyone present gasped!

Is this guy crazy?

How dare he say such things at a time like this?

Telling the Emperor to slap the Second Prince to death? Why don't you just fly to the sky?

However, the Golden Emperor didn't take it to heart. He swept his cold gaze toward Xu Que and said in a deep voice, "This matter was the Second Prince's fault first. You may request to restart the trial, but you also took action just now, so before restarting the trial, both you and the Second Prince must first receive one hundred strokes of the cane!"

One hundred strokes of the cane, and restart the trial?

The Third Prince, the Seventh Princess, and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

One hundred strokes of the cane would certainly be unbearable for a mortal, but for a cultivator, it was no different from a tickle!

The Emperor doing this was just symbolically giving out rewards and punishments; in reality, it was to restore fairness to the first trial!

In this way, both the Third Prince and the Second Prince would have the qualifications to continue competing for the Crown Prince position!

However, just at this moment, Xu Que suddenly raised his hand, widened his eyes, and said, "Don't! Why restart? I disagree, I firmly disagree. I request to continue this trial!"

…… ===== CHAPTER 322 =====