Chapter 2112: The Competition Begins

Upon asking, he learned that Shang Xihong had originally come here while traveling, and by a stroke of luck entered the Shang clan.

One look — good heavens!

They're all one family!

All surnamed Shang!

So at the invitation of the Shang clan's Biyun Laozu, she joined the Shang clan and became the clan's Young Lady.

In truth, she was not a direct bloodline descendant born of the Shang clan.

Naturally, because she was merely an outsider woman, and above her there were still the two heaven's chosen Shang Yong and Shang Xia, the Shang clan wasn't worried this daughter would harm the clan's interests.

After Shang Xihong arrived at the Shang clan, her name also changed, becoming Shang Yu.

"Father, your daughter has come to ask you for a favor!" Shang Xihong smiled faintly, staring at He Pingsheng: "You must agree!"

Tao Yaoyao at the side watched this scene in shock: Young Lady?

He Yuhong?

He Pingsheng's daughter?

Good heavens, her cultivation is actually a thread higher than her father's?

No wait... how did she become his daughter?

He Pingsheng, however, didn't notice the shocked Tao Yaoyao beside him, nodding: "Speak. If it doesn't take effort, I'll help you!"

"Wonderful!" Shang Xihong said: "Of course it doesn't take effort. For you, Father, it's just a trifling matter!"

"Cough cough cough... later when you face that guy Shang Yong, beat him up!"

"Beat him up ruthlessly for me!"

"Not to death, but near death — the heavier the better!"

He Pingsheng:...............

My damn...!

"This..." He Pingsheng shook his head: "Not quite doable... why do you want me to beat him?"

"Did he offend you?"

"Otherwise, after the competition ends, I can privately beat him into a dog, but on the arena stage, I don't want to beat him!"

"Too high-profile!"

"No!" Shang Xihong's face suddenly turned solemn: "Father, you promised me — you have to beat him!"

"Rest assured, the Shang clan is very low-key. As long as you beat him within the rules, without killing him, the Shang clan won't trouble you!"

"Besides, even if the Shang clan wants to trouble you, just say I made you do it!"

He Pingsheng's Void-Piercing True Eyes opened slightly, sweeping over Shang Xihong.

Shang Xihong's spirit aperture count also appeared.

Spirit Lord realm, fourth layer — two layers higher than He Pingsheng.

Twenty-four spirit apertures opened!

Not bad. Future Spirit King is no problem; Spirit Emperor is a bit uncertain.

"Why?" He Pingsheng looked puzzled: "Aren't you siblings?"

"Did he bully you?"

"Hmph..." Shang Xihong snorted coldly: "He didn't bully me... if he truly bullied me, ten of him would've been killed by me long ago!"

"However, I've never seen such an ingrate — eating from the bowl while smashing the pot!"

"Raised by the Shang clan from childhood, yet because he opened twenty-seven spirit apertures, a natural-born Spirit Emperor, he looks down on his own origins, thinking day and night only of how to leave the Shang clan!"

"Such a person — not deserving of death, but deserving of a beating!"

"Help me beat him once, let him wake up!"

"Crushed in public by an unknown son-in-law, and a Spirit Lord second layer at that — let's see what face he has left to call himself a peerless heaven's chosen!"

He Pingsheng smiled: "Alright... but when we fight later, I want to fight him in the final match!"

Conserving strength early on, then unleashing full power in the last match to beat Shang Yong — that's not impossible.

After all, the competition will be over; how can you scheme against me then?

Moreover, an interesting aspect of this Peach Mountain Grand Competition is that the officials don't assign opponents — you choose yourself.

Who to fight, when to fight — all decided by yourself.

As long as the competition is completed within two months.

And because you have to fight every clan, for the officials the order doesn't actually matter!

Doesn't matter!

They only want a result.

"Thank you, Father... I'll arrange this... daughter is leaving!" Shang Xihong stood up to leave.

"Wait..." He Pingsheng called her back: "I have two demonic path divine abilities here. Take them to cultivate!"

He tossed out two jade slips.

One was Severed Limb Survival!

One was Thousand Hands Thousand Eyes Passage.

Both were modified by He Pingsheng according to the Spirit Realm's rules after he arrived, then strengthened using the Treasure-Gathering Immortal Basin.

Just right for Shang Xihong to cultivate.

"Wow..." Shang Xihong was overjoyed: "Having a father is really great... thanks, daughter is leaving!"

Finished speaking, she left the grand hall.

Tao Yaoyao looked at Shang Xihong's departing back, then at He Pingsheng, walked over and sat opposite He Pingsheng, asking softly: "She's really your daughter?"

He Pingsheng said: "Nonsense... Born from my Dao Companion's womb, you say, isn't she my daughter?"

He didn't want to reveal more about Shang Xihong's background, so he could only brush it off with a sentence.

Taoyao Yao immediately pouted her little mouth and said: "Daughters are this beautiful, imagine, your Dao Companion must be even more beautiful!"

"Beautiful, huh..." He Pingsheng smiled: "Not bad at all!"

This time Taoyao Yao didn't say it wrong!

Wen Wanwan's beauty is from appearance to bones, and even into her personality—perfect in every way.

Whether in the Immortal Realm or the Divine Realm, He Pingsheng has seen no one more beautiful than Wen Wanwan.

At least, from his aesthetic perspective, that's the case.

Taoyao Yao asked: "Big Brother He, someone as outstanding as you, there definitely aren't lacking women around you!"

He Pingsheng didn't answer.

Taoyao Yao again said: "My ancestor also told you to crush Gong Sun Kunlun, why don't you agree?"

"Can it be the same?" He Pingsheng said: "My ancestor told me to kill Gong Sun Kunlun!"

"Have you thought about the consequences after killing him?"

"But Shang Yong is different—I just wanted to teach him a lesson!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this—I need to rest, the match is tomorrow!"

……

Early the next morning, He Pingsheng followed the main force and arrived at the arena!

Many people had already arrived here.

The Tao family counts as one of the latecomers.

"Whoa..."

Seeing the Tao family arrive, a commotion immediately spread through the crowd.

"Is this the Tao family's whatever son-in-law?"

"Probably, I heard he's a second-layer Divine Lord!"

"I go, defying heaven... Taoyao Yao not letting him up, saying his strength must be above Taoyao Yao's, yet a second-layer nobody, strength crushing twelfth layer?"

"Right, too defying heaven?"

"This is an unparalleled heavenly pride!"

"When you were at second-layer Divine Lord, could you beat twelfth layer?"

"I can't, you?"

"I can't either!"

"He Pingsheng..." Just as everyone was discussing loudly, suddenly a voice rang out especially loud and sharp.

He Pingsheng, Taoyao Yao, and Li Yue Ren all turned their heads, only to see Gong Sun Kunlun of the Gong Sun family.

At this moment, Gong Sun Kunlun stood in front of the seats, right hand pointing at He Pingsheng, shouting loudly: "Old man, I'll fight you in the first match..."

"You useless son-in-law, Old man will beat your shit out of you!"

His voice was very loud, also very arrogant.

Of course, he also has real strength.

"Don't mind him!" Taoyao Yao said: "This person is clever and sinister, deliberately doing such seemingly brainless behavior, just to numb everyone!"

"Everyone thinks he's a lunatic, then does outrageous things, also good to shirk responsibility!"

"Mm!" He Pingsheng said: "I understand!"