Initially, everyone were still a little worried as there were also many talented and powerful warriors on the side of the Yue Clan. For instance, there was the Eastern Sky King whose strength was nearly approaching Level 8 [Emperor].
Qing Song and Hei He were feeling so touched that they were about to cry. God would indeed blessed those who had worked hard. They had finally gotten the reciprocation after they had cultivated with all their might for more than two hundred years. The world of Innate Rankers had finally opened the door and welcomed them. They had walked the path to Innate Rankers for more than two hundred years since they were young until their hair turned gray as they grew older. They had slaved through until today, when they finally got to meet the invitor, Elder Nan Gong. As they thought about it, both of them were trembling as they were feeling so emotional. They knelt on the ground and looked at each other with their tearful eyes as if they were going to hug each other and cry bitterly.
However, Elder Nan Gong politely said something that made everyone stunned. “May I know who you are? I’m very sorry. I think both of you have some misunderstandings.”
The words came like a bolt from the blue.
Qing Song and Hei He were very upset. Could it be that Elder Nan Gong wasn’t here to invite both of them?
The cheers from the Xie Clan stopped immediately.
All of them fell silent.
A deathly silence engulfed the whole place. Almost all the warriors stared at Elder Nan Gong as though they couldn’t understand his words no matter how hard they were trying to figure them out.
Elder Nan Gong wasn’t here to invite Qing Song and Hei He?
East Sky King who was covering his face as he couldn’t bear to watch the situation just now jumped out all of a sudden after hearing Elder Nan Gong’s words. He pointed at Qing Song and Hei He who appeared pale and disappointed and asked Elder Nan Gong, “Aren’t you here to invite them to join the Innate Alliance?”
“Their strengths and abilities are not bad. However, they still need to work harder as there’s still a big gap for them to reach the Innate level.” Elder Nan Gong shook his head lightly as he swept his eyes over Qing Song and Hei He. His denial threw the Xie Clan’s warriors into despair and even caused Elders Song and He to collapse and faint. He then nodded his head lightly and said, “I am here to invite another person.”
Eastern Sky King shouted “Wahhh!” Excitedly as he heard the words.
He clapped his hands and shouted at Qing Song and Hei He who were about to faint. “Have you ever heard of the story of old tortoise? Let me tell you the story since I’m so merciful. There were two old tortoises in this world who had always been hallucinating on their own successes. They were obviously someone who stayed under the well, who knew nothing of the world yet they were so shameless and thought that they could climb out from the well and fly to the sky. Do you think they could fly? Could they fly with their thick face? Congratulations to Elders Song and He for getting invited by the Innate Alliance. Hahaha! This is definitely great news! I am representing Tian Luo Kingdom to congratulate the two tortoises who have finally flown high up into the sky. No, I must compose a poem to express my excitement: Tortoises’ shamelessness are undefeatable under the heavens; Nobody could beat them when they unleashed their nonsenses!”
[May: Thick face means shameless in Mandarin.]
Feng Kuang continued, “Da Xia Kingdom Army would like to congratulate both of you after the Eastern Sky King!”
The Old Cunning Fox also couldn’t bear to stay silent. He nodded his head and said, “The whole of Ivy Academy would also like to congratulate Elders Song and He to return to Western Paradise- Oops, I meant ascend into the Innate Level with honour.”
[Return to Western Paradise literally means die in Mandarin.]
Although Feng Xiao Yun and Xue Wen Dao didn’t say a word, they had been trying hard to hold their laughter in their hearts and almost burst keeping it in while watching this since it was another unexpected mistake.
Yan Qian Zhong had been counting on Elders Song and He to show their power but now he just wished to cover his face as he couldn’t bear to watch any longer.