The Power of Bonds!

As soon as Su Mo and Mo Wenli stepped off the stage, they saw a figure rushing over, looking flustered.

The figure was none other than the Sect Master of the Thunderfire Sect Master. He stepped forward to inquire about Su Mo, asking, "Master, are you alright?"

"Master?"

Mo Wenli was completely baffled and couldn't figure out what had happened for a moment.

"This is my master, your grandmaster," the Thunderfire Sect Master explained to Mo Wenli via telepathy.

"Master? Didn't you say Master was dead?" Mo Wenli was startled; his attitude towards Su Mo hadn't been very friendly just now.

"That's just what they told the outside world. Actually, your master dispersed his cultivation to start over and break through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Your master had a few enemies in his early years, and after dispersing his cultivation to start over, he didn't dare to make a fuss for fear of retaliation. That's why he spread the word that he was dead."

"Then my master and I were about to fight, and you didn't even tell me..." Mo Wenli looked at the Thunderfire Sect Master with some resentment. If it weren't for the intervention of the Heavenly Court Sect, they would have really fought.

The Thunderfire Sect Master cursed, "Isn't it because you can't keep things to yourself and are afraid of being exposed on the stage? Young Master Lu is right, look at how badly you've learned your Thunder Method, it's all scattered like a forked urine stream. Go back and go into seclusion, you can't come out until you've achieved some results!"

Mo Wenli's face was ashen.

"Alright, alright, don't scare the younger generation. Little Mo is quite strong, it's just that his opponent was stronger this time. Here's what I'll do, I'll give you some pointers when we get back." Su Mo stepped in to smooth things over. He was quite satisfied with Mo Wenli; he was a promising talent.

The Thunderfire Sect Master watched with a gloomy expression.

"You didn't treat me like this back then."

Below the arena, the five immortal kings exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay, preventing others from approaching, yet they couldn't suppress their curiosity.

"Those five Heavenly Kings are terrifying; just getting close to them makes me tremble."

"Who says otherwise? This is High Antiquity, powerful force. The High Antiquity were chaotic, and human life was cheap. These Heavenly Kings have probably killed countless people!"

"Shut up, don't let them hear us!"

"We're communicating telepathically, you can't hear us, right?"

"Better safe than sorry. Who can guarantee that there weren't Secret Method for intercepting eavesdropping in High Antiquity? Look at these five people, their Sha Qi is so strong it's almost tangible. They're definitely vengeful. If they set their sights on you, you won't have a good life."

"But what you're saying seems even more ruthless than what we're talking about."

The five guardian deities stood motionless like stone sculptures, their minds free of distractions, indifferent to everything, without joy or sorrow.

"You know what, the acting Sect Master's idea is pretty good. By taking advantage of home ground, let the Heavenly Court Sect make a dazzling appearance. This time, our Heavenly Court Sect's name will be on full display. I don't believe the Demonic Sect and the ancient cultivators won't fall for it."

The Grand Elder transmitted his voice with a smug grin. He had clearly seen the shocked, terrified, and panicked expressions on everyone's faces when they first appeared, and he felt very pleased.

"Do you think we'll be found out?" Grandpa Ba asked nervously. He was having a great time, but he was afraid of being exposed.

This time is different from the past. In the past, they only deceived people of the same cultivation level, but this time they even tried to deceive a senior in the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

If this gets discovered, it will be dangerous for me to go out in the future.

They weren't afraid of those in the Body Integration Realm; no one could defeat them. But if Tribulation Transcendence Stage made a move, they would pray that their master could save them in time.

The Third Elder thought his Second Brother was overthinking it, "That can't be. Junior Nephew Yun has already assured us that we won't be exposed."

"And even if we get caught, it's not a big deal; I've prepared a backup plan."

The four were quite surprised; could the third brother have a backup plan?

"What backup plan?"

"I went to the Chamber of Commerce and bought insurance for the five of us. Even if something happens, we'll get a large sum of Spirit Stone... But let's not talk about that. My apprentice is about to make his appearance."

"Meng Jingzhou of the Ask Dao Sect."

"Dragon Soars Village, Dragon Victory!"

Longteng Village is a very special force; it is both an administrative unit of the Great Xia Dynasty and within the sphere of influence of the Aristocratic Clan Long family.

Eight thousand years ago, there was a powerful being surnamed Long who settled in a desolate place in Jizhou, with his wife, concubines, and servants. No one knew the origin of this powerful being; he seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Some said he came from the East Sea and was a dragon.

The great being fathered several sons and daughters before passing away. Before his death, he left behind a vast amount of cultivation resources, and his children stayed there to continue to multiply and thrive.

Thanks to the resources left by the great being, and the fact that his children were quite talented and did not squander the family fortune, the family was able to survive.

As the family lineage continued through generations, they came to be known as the Long family of Jizhou, and they became Aristocratic Clan.

Gradually, the area grew in size. Local officials came to inspect the place and determined that it met the standards for a village. They then reported the matter up the chain of command, and the area was officially designated as a village. Respecting the wishes of the Long family, the place was named Longteng Village.

The village chief of Longteng Village is the head of the Long family in every successive term.

Long Huo is the son of the previous Long Lineage patriarch. Although he was suppressed by the current patriarch when he was young, as he showed his talent and became the most talented person in Longteng Village, the current patriarch could no longer suppress him.

Long Huo activated his Golden Core, which created a thin film of water on his body, providing some protection against attacks. His Golden Core was a water-attribute Golden Core among first-grade Golden Core.

"Dragon Strike!"

Long Huo moved like a dragon, moving rapidly across the arena at an astonishing speed, leaving afterimages that were difficult to pinpoint even with Divine Sense.

He circled behind Meng Jingzhou and, before Meng Jingzhou could react, suddenly delivered a chop to his neck.

"We succeeded!"

He was secretly pleased; the other party had been careless.

Unexpectedly, Meng Jingzhou swayed slightly and dodged the sneak attack.

"What!"

He shouldn't have seen me.

Meng Jingzhou yawned boredly; this opponent wasn't very good.

Undeterred, Long Huo unleashed the Dragon Strike once more, unleashing a barrage of attacks from all directions, all of which Meng Jingzhou easily dodged.

Below the arena, Young Master Lu clapped his hands, his eyes revealing excitement, as if he had seen a long-awaited opponent.

"Good, as expected of a disciple who can represent the Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect in the battle. If I am not mistaken, he has already cultivated to the 'Selflessness and Forgetfulness' realm in the Body Cultivation realm. Even among the High Antiquity geniuses, no one has been able to reach this realm in the mid- Golden Core stage!"

Unbreakable Heavenly King nodded. "It seems he has just entered the realm of selflessness and oblivion. In this realm, there is no need to think, and the body can automatically dodge attacks that are not very threatening."

Not being a great threat doesn't mean there's no threat at all; if you can avoid it, you should.

After Young Master Lu said that, the geniuses below the arena realized just how powerful Meng Jingzhou was as a body cultivator.

Meng Jingzhou nodded in satisfaction; Lu Yang was actually quite decent.

Bang--

Meng Jingzhou unleashed the Six Heaven-Shaking Techniques, taking a sudden step forward and unleashing a powerful punch with triple force, sending Long Huo flying!

Long Huo continuously dissipated the force of the punches, retreating until he was half a foot away from the edge of the ring before he could regain his balance.

Meng Jingzhou was slightly surprised. "Not bad, you can withstand this punch, come again!"

Meng Jingzhou no longer held back, continuously unleashing the Six Heaven-Shaking Techniques to repel Long Huo. However, every time he thought he could knock Long Huo off the stage, Long Huo unexpectedly caught the punch.

Even so, Long Huo gradually could not withstand such a high-intensity attack.

"You can't beat me, just admit defeat."

Are you going to admit defeat?

Long Huo realized the gap between the two sides, and closed his eyes unwillingly. He was tired after fighting for so long, and continuing to fight would be futile. The outcome was already predetermined.

Is the gap between him and true geniuses really that big?

"Brother Long Huo, you have to keep it up!"

"Long Huo, don't give up!"

"You're the man who defeated me and represented the village in battle, how could you lose here!"

The image of his companion flashed through Long Huo's mind: his childhood sweetheart, his closest friend, and the clan chief's son who was both friend and foe...

They seemed to appear before my eyes, calling my name in my ear.

"We can't give up!"

He carries the village's high hopes and is representing the Long family in this battle; how can he admit defeat here!

The referee went over to check on Long Huo, who was lying on the ground.

"It's all over again? The winner of this round Meng Jingzhou."