1697 So They’re Disciples of Royalty! “There are no problems with the bets from either side. Now…” Before Lan Xun could finish speaking, the Goddess of Mercy cut him off and said, “Lan Xun, I want to see the Eternal Heart for myself before we proceed.” Lan Xun instantly looked annoyed. Damn! What did you just say? You didn’t ask to see it when the Moon Empress mentioned it. But now that it’s in my hands and I’ve looked at it, you suddenly need to see it. Are you trying to say that I’m untrustworthy or something? Lan Xun scoffed and injected spiritual energy into the moonlight pendant he was holding. Soon, a heart made of crystal appeared in Lan Xun’s hand. The heart flew around an exquisite scorpion with silver and yellow scales. There were color-changing gems that resembled stars dotting the silver and yellow scales. The gems shone with a strange light. They looked like opals that were used to adorn accessories. The scorpion’s tail was a different color from the scales, and it looked almost transparent. There were many thin gold threads within the scale. These threads moved freely within the tail. When the Goddess of Mercy saw the crystal heart and the scorpion, she could not help but say, “A purified Golden Opal Earth Mother Scorpion’s heart! The Moon Empress is actually willing to give up the heart of the Golden Opal Earth Mother Scorpion. It is one of the top-ten poison-type feys! It just so happens that I have a use for this Eternal Heart. Let me thank the Moon Empress in advance!” The Goddess of Mercy spoke as though she had already won. The Moon Empress replied calmly, “Let me also thank you for giving the Radiance Federation these resources, Consort of Mercy!” Next, she turned to address the contestants, “These feys will go to the people who perform well in the test.” The Moon Empress’ words caused the Goddess of Mercy’s gold and red fishtail to thump a few times forcefully. Although she maintained the faint smile on her face, a grinding sound could be heard coming from her mouth. Li Yang might be a member of the Freedom Federation’s royalty, but he was not stepping in now because it was a confrontation between the Moon Empress and the Goddess of Mercy. Lan Xun’s expression was interesting, to say the least. Everyone in the world knew that the Goddess of Mercy’s previous title was the Consort of Mercy. By calling the Goddess of Mercy the Consort of Mercy while maintaining her title of Empress, she was clearly placing herself above the Goddess of Mercy. The Moon Empress did have the right to do so because she had surpassed the level of Class 5 Creation Master. Moreover, the Moon Empress possessed a Heavenly Family Fey that had exceeded Eternal. Even if she did not have more power than the Goddess of Mercy, she would still be standing on equal ground. The Moon Empress was trying to exert pressure on her, and the Goddess of Mercy did not have any rebuttal. The Goddess of Mercy had only thought about herself during the bet, while the Moon Empress had promised all the spoils to the contestants. This action warmed the hearts of these geniuses of the Radiance Federation. Nonetheless, the members of the Freedom Federation envoy group were unbothered because they were used to such behavior in the Freedom Federation. All the other 12 members of the Radiance Federation’s royalty knew why the Moon Empress was targeting the Goddess of Mercy. She had openly tried to poach her disciple. From how much she loved him and how protective she was over him, it was already impressive that she had not directly attacked the Goddess of Mercy. But, there was no way she was going to leave the Goddess of Mercy’s ego unscathed. Although the fight between the Radiance Federation and Freedom Federation had not officially begun, Qian Yu could tell that the Goddess of Mercy was close to being checkmated. He hastily said, “There is one disciple of royalty among the Radiance Hundred Sequence, while my side has three experts who are favored by royalty. For the sake of fairness, I would like to invite another two of the Radiance Federation’s disciples of royalty to participate. Every one of the Radiance Federation’s disciples of royalty must have been nurtured meticulously. As such, I’m sure the Radiance Federation’s royalty won’t be opposed to me picking the disciples!” An evil aura immediately exploded from Chef Supreme when he heard what Qian Yu said. Zong Ze’s curse that had caused him to lose control of his bloodthirst for battle had come from Tower Canon. Chef Supreme would never believe that the collusion between the Freedom Federation and Tower Canon could be simple. Most of the people from the Freedom Federation’s side would pick Zong Ze in order to take advantage of the curse. In the past, Chef Supreme would have been incredibly worried. But now, the situation had changed. Lin Yuan’s gift had suppressed Zong Ze’s curse, and Zong Ze’s combat power had reached a whole new level. Moreover, after his period of seclusion, his feys’ powers had also improved. A few days ago, Chef Supreme had evolved Zong Ze’s sacred source lifeform. In fact, he really hoped that Zong Ze would be picked. Since the other side wanted to pick, the Radiance Federation was in no position to say no. Soon, Chef Supreme, the Bamboo Monarch, and Ji Changdeng’s attendants fetched Zong Ze, Gu Lang, and An He to the golden pillars. But this was not all. The Star Web audience realized with shock that You Zhe and Zuo Ming, as well as the elderly man’s two attendants, had jumped down from the golden pillars and were walking over to the silver pillars. The audience on Star Web held their breaths. Could it be that there were two other disciples of royalty among the Radiance Hundred Sequence? The minds of the audience members who were familiar with the previous members of the Radiance Hundred Sequence immediately went to Zhao Xiaochun, Liu Jie, and Xia Qing. Liu Jie had retired from the Radiance Hundred Sequence when his main fey became seriously injured. But now, he had made a triumphant return as Sequence #1. Xia Qing had first participated in the Radiance Hundred Sequence selection three years ago. She started as Sequence #91 but rose to Sequence #1 the following year. This year, she had been beaten down to Sequence #3. Zhao Xiaochun’s improvement had been extremely outstanding. She jumped over 20 ranks into the top ten. No one was guessing Long Tao to be a disciple of royalty because he had been Sequence #3. It was not exceptional for him to have risen up a spot to Sequence #2. It had taken Long Tao three years to reach Sequence #3. Every year, he improved his rank by about ten spots. Hence, his performance had not been as outstanding as Xia Qing, Liu Jie, and Zhao Xiaochun. While the members of the audience were busy guessing, You Zhe, Zuo Ming, and the elderly man’s two attendants stopped below the first and third silver pillars before all dropping to one knee. Liu Jie and Xia Qing had jumped down from their silver pillars and landed on the ground. Liu Jie now stood between Zuo Ming and You Zhe, while Xia Qing stood between the other two attendants. At that moment, there was no question about Liu Jie and Xia Qing’s identities.