First Battle's Victory

Jiang Hai's aggressive behavior had pushed Jiang Yunfeng to stop holding back.

Since they were competing for the position of family head, he couldn't back down.

This Jiang Hai was a formidable contender.

"Hmph, such big talk. Then I'd like to see what Jiang Chen is capable of."

"Liu Yun wanted to cripple Jiang Chen's cultivation before. I didn't expect Jiang Chen to be so lucky to avoid it. However, one can't always be this lucky," Jiang Hai said coldly.

It was truly shocking that Jiang Chen's cultivation was still intact, especially since many people had witnessed his dantian being destroyed.

At that time, Jiang Chen's cultivation was indeed rapidly disappearing, with true qi leaking out, indicating his dantian had been shattered. For some unknown reason, Jiang Chen was fine.

Could it be that Liu Yun had held back secretly?

But it didn't seem like an act.

With so many experts from the Chaohai Sect present at the time, Liu Yun couldn't have faked it.

In truth, Jiang Chen's dantian had indeed been destroyed before. It was because the Sky Devouring Pearl had become Jiang Chen's new dantian that he could cultivate again.

Jiang Chen had obtained this heaven-defying opportunity, which allowed his strength to improve rapidly.

"Let's just wait for the results. Arguing between us now is meaningless," Jiang Yunfeng glanced at Jiang Hai and said calmly.

Facts were the best proof.

"The Jiang Family Grand Competition officially begins now. We will start drawing lots. Those participating in the competition, please come forward to draw your lots," an elder of the Jiang Family announced.

He was in charge of presiding over this Jiang Family Grand Competition.

For the younger generation, the Jiang Family Grand Competition was a significant event.

It determined the amount of resources they would receive in the Jiang Family in the future, so every genius wanted to showcase their abilities, achieve a better ranking, and strive for more resources.

Thus, many geniuses stepped forward to draw lots.

Jiang Chen casually drew a lot as well – Arena Number Three, Second Match.

The entire martial arts arena had five stages, and it was an elimination-style competition with one-on-one matches.

The winner would advance to the next round.

Those who lost would have a simple additional match later, and if they ranked high enough, they could also advance.

This was to prevent powerful geniuses from encountering the top-ranked geniuses too early and being eliminated prematurely.

It also provided everyone with a chance to re-qualify.

"Jiang Chen, you injured my brother Jiang Nan before. I hope you don't get eliminated too quickly, don't disappoint me too much," a cold snort came from the side.

Jiang Chen turned to look and saw a young man looking at him. The speaker was indeed this person.

This was Jiang Dong, Jiang Hai's eldest son, and also Jiang Chen's cousin.

"Cousin Jiang Dong, I hope you don't get eliminated either, otherwise it won't be fun, will it?" Jiang Chen chuckled lightly, completely unfazed by Jiang Dong's words.

Jiang Dong's eyes narrowed. This Jiang Chen was so calm. Facing him, the number one genius of the Jiang Family, he wasn't the least bit timid and even dared to tease him.

Although it was rumored that Jiang Dong was at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level, Jiang Chen could tell that Jiang Dong was already at the peak of the Martial Artist Realm, Ninth Level, just one step away from entering the Martial Artist Realm, Tenth Level.

Having cultivated the Sky Devouring Demonic Dragon Art, Jiang Chen could naturally discern the opponent's cultivation, even if Jiang Dong had hidden it.

It had to be said that Jiang Dong was also a formidable genius, truly worthy of being the number one genius of the Jiang Family.

If Jiang Chen hadn't obtained the Sky Devouring Pearl, he would have been no match for Jiang Dong.

However, Jiang Chen had turned misfortune into a blessing. Because of Liu Yun, the Sky Devouring Pearl had unexpectedly recognized him as its master, becoming Jiang Chen's new dantian.

"Who here can eliminate me? How laughable," Jiang Dong sneered.

"Heh heh." Jiang Chen let out a cold laugh.

The two were locked in a verbal confrontation.

Because of Jiang Hai, Jiang Dong also disliked Jiang Chen.

Especially since Jiang Chen had injured Jiang Nan before; as an older brother, he had to avenge his younger sibling.

After everyone had drawn their lots, the matches began, with five simultaneous bouts.

There were over seventy Jiang Family geniuses participating in this competition.

All of them were from the younger generation, under the age of twenty.

Soon, it was Jiang Chen's turn.

Jiang Chen walked onto the stage. His opponent was Jiang Ling, who was at the Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level. His strength was quite good.

Before this, Jiang Ling had been more famous than Jiang Chen, as Jiang Chen's cultivation had previously only been at the Martial Artist Realm, Second Level.

"Jiang Chen, even though your cultivation wasn't crippled, you're no match for me. You should step down, lest I injure you," Jiang Ling said calmly.

Jiang Ling's father was the Fourth Elder, who was close to Jiang Hai and supported him becoming the family head.

He had also received orders that if he encountered Jiang Chen, he absolutely could not let Jiang Chen win.

"Why so much nonsense? You think a single sentence can make me surrender? You're being too presumptuous!" Jiang Chen retorted.

"Hmm? You were no match for me before. Since you want to fight, don't regret it. If I don't hold back, it'll be your own fault," Jiang Ling narrowed his eyes.

"Nine Yang Fist." Jiang Ling attacked Jiang Chen directly.

Jiang Ling's Nine Yang Fist was even more powerful than Jiang Nan's execution of it.

"Pfft..."

"Ah..."

A figure was rapidly sent flying out of the ring, spitting blood as they tumbled backward.

"What? What exactly happened?" Many people watched this scene in shock.

The person who flew out of the ring was none other than Jiang Ling.

Before many could even see what happened, Jiang Ling was sent flying.

Jiang Ling lay on the ground, his breathing weak. He was clearly not lightly injured. Having left the ring, he had lost.

"Uh, Ring Number Three, Jiang Chen wins," the referee announced.

"Wow! Isn't Jiang Ling at Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level? How did he lose so quickly?" Many were extremely shocked.

"Who knows? This Jiang Chen is so strong."

"I heard before that Jiang Chen's dantian was crippled. How is he so strong? Jiang Ling wasn't even a match for him."

Quite a few people were whispering, discussing Jiang Chen.

It turned out that when Jiang Ling charged forward, Jiang Chen, with incredible speed, struck Jiang Ling with a palm. Jiang Ling couldn't dodge at all and was directly sent flying by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had even held back. Otherwise, if he had gone all out, Jiang Ling would have definitely lost his life.

There was no deep hatred between them, so there was no need to take the life of a fellow clan member.

The gap in their strength was simply too vast.

"Haha, my son Jiang Chen is indeed remarkable." Seeing this, Jiang Yunfeng laughed heartily.

Having such an outstanding son, how could Jiang Yunfeng, as a father, not be proud?

Many people hadn't even sensed Jiang Chen's specific realm before the battle ended.

Hearing the announcement of his victory, Jiang Chen jumped off the ring, awaiting the next match.

"Jiang Ling, you're too pathetic. You were practically defenseless and you expected me to concede? You're the naive one," Jiang Chen said calmly as he passed by Jiang Ling.

"Jiang Chen, you..." Jiang Ling was furious.

Being defeated by Jiang Chen in one move on the stage had completely disgraced him.

"Jiang Chen, don't push it too far." At this moment, Jiang Dong shouted coldly.