Although Li Mingyang knew he was no match for Chang Wen, he still wanted to test his strength. Yet he never expected Chang Wen to come at him with such ferocious attacks from the very start.
At this moment, he was clearly like a man passively taking blows, unable to mount any effective resistance.
His face turned ugly. After gritting his teeth and blocking another strike, he shouted, "I concede..."
"Heh!"
"Ah..."
But how could Chang Wen possibly give him the chance to surrender?
With a furious roar, he viciously brought down the saber in his hand.
Though Li Mingyang's longsword blocked it, Chang Wen showed no intention of stopping.
He forcibly cleaved straight through. Li Mingyang's left arm instantly separated from his body, blood spraying out without end.
Li Mingyang could no longer hold on. The longsword in his hand fell to the ground.
Clutching his wound, he rolled endlessly across the arena, wracked with agony.
Seeing this, the referee immediately called people over to carry him away for treatment.
After giving Chang Wen a deep look, he announced Chang Wen's victory.
Yet Chang Wen did not care in the slightest about what had just happened. He gripped his saber tightly and pointed it in Bai Ze's direction, his meaning crystal clear.
Everyone around them saw this as well, and their expressions could not help but grow complicated.
But faced with Chang Wen's provocation, Bai Ze's expression did not change in the slightest.
His lips seemed to say something, yet no sound came out.
But when Chang Wen saw it after stepping down from the arena, how could he fail to understand what Bai Ze had said? His anger only flared further.
Li Qiuyu's face was icy as well. She quietly reminded him, "Bai Ze, if you face Chang Wen next, kill him if you can."
"If you are no match for him, surrender immediately. Do not give him another chance."
"This grudge will absolutely not be let go just like that. We can slowly make him pay the price later."
"Mm."
Bai Ze nodded at those words and did not refuse.
Although he believed Chang Wen was absolutely no match for him, if he truly could not defeat him, then even without her saying so, he would do the same.
He could give it his all, but risking his life was out of the question.
The battles on the arena did not stop because of what had happened. The next match continued.
Meanwhile,
On the other side, compared to Li Tiannan's unsightly expression, Chang Boao wore a smile.
With a smile, he said, "Brother Li, I truly apologize."
"My second son has always been heavy-handed since childhood. Even I was deeply surprised this time. I never expected that little fellow named Li Mingyang could not even withstand a few strikes."
"But do not worry. I will send people to deliver whatever items are needed for his treatment."
"After all, no matter what, we should not let such a trivial matter harm the harmony between our two families."
"Heh heh."
Li Tiannan's face darkened as he replied, "No need. Our Li Family still has some medicine for healing injuries."
"Rest assured, blades and swords have no eyes on the arena. I will not let the affairs of the younger generation affect anything else."
"Hahaha, then I am relieved."
Chang Boao had clearly said this to make his stance known.
Though you damned dog broke through to the True Qi Realm before me, the Chang Family was vast and powerful, and not someone to be trifled with.
Besides, even if you had the strength to wipe out our Chang Family, you would suffer grievous losses as well.
When that time came, what the other two great families would do was anyone's guess.
It was precisely because of this that Li Tiannan had not directly killed him earlier, instead preparing to slowly devour them.
Just then, after one match ended, the next duel began.
As the referee's voice fell, Bai Ze rose and walked toward the arena.
His opponent was a Blood Changing Realm martial artist from the Wang Family.
After stepping onto the arena, the man cupped his fists politely and said, "Brother Bai, I have long heard of your great name. Please show mercy in a moment."
"Mm."
Bai Ze nodded in acknowledgment, but did not take it to heart.
Long heard of my great name? Before today, he probably had not even heard my name.
After the referee announced the start of the match,
The man immediately drew his longsword and dashed forward.
Though he had spoken politely just now, he showed no politeness whatsoever once he made his move.
Facing the dense mass of sword shadows, Bai Ze used Shadow Step beneath his feet, swiftly dodging.
The man's attacks were tightly linked, and his swordsmanship was especially tricky. Yet every strike seemed to miss by a hair, while in truth it was off by a thousand miles.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Bai Ze's expression did not change at all. He swiftly drew his longsword and decisively attacked.
Under the Profound Realm Sword Drawing Technique, the cry of a sword rang out.
His sword was as swift as lightning, and a streak of white light flashed past.
The man before him stopped attacking. He touched his neck and saw a trace of blood.
When he looked again at Bai Ze, Bai Ze had already sheathed his sword, as though it had never been drawn.
But he knew in his heart that Bai Ze had shown mercy. Otherwise, that sword strike would have slit his throat directly.
He cupped his fists and thanked him. "Thank you, Brother Bai, for showing mercy. I concede."
"Bai Ze wins."
With the referee's announcement, Bai Ze stepped down from the arena and returned to where he had been before.
Li Qiuyu finally came back to her senses when she saw Bai Ze. With a hint of surprise, she said, "That sword strike of yours just now was so fast! How did you do it?"
"Practice makes perfect."
"Tch."
Li Qiuyu did not believe Bai Ze at all, but she did not press him further. After all, everyone had their own secrets.
It was not only Li Qiuyu. The Blood Changing Realm martial artists around them who had witnessed that scene were equally shocked.
Some martial artists had not even seen it clearly before the battle had already ended.
But in the eyes of some Inner Qi Realm martial artists, it was still clear that Bai Ze had merely drawn his sword, struck, and sheathed it, slicing the other man's throat at extreme speed.
Though it was indeed impressive, to them, it was nothing much. They could easily accomplish the same thing themselves.
After the first round of matches ended, only ten people remained.
What came next was the main event.
After all the remaining participants drew lots once more, they learned who their opponents were.
And by sheer coincidence, Bai Ze was matched against Chang Wen, who had long been boiling with rage.
A cruel smile appeared on Chang Wen's face as he waited to see how he would torture Bai Ze to death.
The others were far luckier and had not encountered the core members of the various families.
Because of this, several people, including Li Qiuyu, successfully advanced.
The coming duel between Bai Ze and Chang Wen drew everyone's attention, and they also sensed that something else was going on.
The killing intent and faint excitement in Chang Wen's eyes on the arena made that clear enough.
But compared with the others, Li Qiuyu and the rest wore grave expressions, their eyes revealing concern.
After the referee announced the start of the match,
Chang Wen did not choose to attack immediately. Instead, he stared fixedly at Bai Ze and said with a cold laugh, "Heh heh, you did not expect it, did you? This time, your opponent is me."
"But do not worry. I will not kill you so easily here. I would rather see you in a state worse than death."
"Earlier, I only chopped off that fellow's arm. But this time, I will leave behind all four of your limbs—no, along with the source of your evil as well."
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