Three-Star Mission

Three days later, the martial arts arena in Lanjiang City was packed with people early in the morning.

The reason was simple: today was the City Lord Competition.

In the eyes of the Zhang Family and most others, victory in this competition already belonged to the Zhang Family.

The Zhang Family and Wang Family seemed to have reached some kind of agreement, and the Wang Family had now withdrawn.

In other words, only the Qin Family and Zhang Family remained in the competition. But without Qin Shaofeng, Zhang Lingtian's strength made him a sure champion, and the position of City Lord of Lanjiang City would fall to the Zhang Family.

The Zhang Family had even begun accepting congratulations from people openly.

On the other side of the arena, Old Master Qin and Qin Shaofeng had arrived long ago.

When Zhang Chongshan, the Zhang Family Patriarch, saw Old Master Qin, a cold sneer crossed his face, but he said nothing.

His younger son Zhang Lingyun, however, was another matter.

"Oh, Qin Shaofeng! I didn't expect you'd still dare to show up!"

Zhang Lingyun mocked him. "Why hasn't your Qin Family given up yet? And even if you haven't, who are you going to send into the ring? Don't tell me your Qin Family plans to hire outsiders?"

At Zhang Lingyun's words, the crowd gathered around the arena began murmuring.

Quite a few people in Lanjiang City were following the City Lord Competition.

The martial arts arena had long since been surrounded by spectators.

They wanted to know what the Qin Family would do now that Qin Shaofeng had been crippled.

Would they follow the Wang Family's example and simply forfeit?

"No need. I'm more than enough to deal with a few little minnow," Qin Shaofeng suddenly said coldly.

At that, Zhang Lingyun grew a little exasperated.

"Qin Shaofeng, what are you bragging about? Everyone in Lanjiang City knows your dantian was crippled and you lost all your cultivation. You're nothing but a useless cripple now. Forget my big brother—even I could beat you. I advise you to admit defeat now, before you disgrace your Qin Family!"

Watching Zhang Lingyun gloat and sneer at him, Qin Shaofeng's eyes flickered, and an inscrutable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Ha, Zhang Lingyun really took the bait. I was still wondering how to lure you in, and now you've delivered yourself right to me.

Competition: Three-Star Mission. Defeat Zhang Lingtian and Zhang Lingyun in the City Lord Competition, and take first place in the competition. Upon completion, receive 300 system experience points, 20 system points, and one Heart of Thunder as an extra reward!

This was a mission the system had given Qin Shaofeng after he advanced to the Houtian First Layer.

Qin Shaofeng had originally been troubled over how to get Zhang Lingyun into the ring.

But now...

Qin Shaofeng slowly rose to his feet and looked at Zhang Lingyun. "Zhang Lingyun, you keep calling me useless. I'd like to ask you this: if you discover that you're even more pathetic than I am, what would that make you?"

"Are you dreaming? How could a useless cripple like you compare to me?" Zhang Lingyun hadn't expected Qin Shaofeng to dare say such a thing. Anger and shock welled up inside him, and he couldn't help but sneer.

"Oh, is that so?" Qin Shaofeng smiled faintly, then said, "In that case, you and I will have a match."

The moment Qin Shaofeng said this, the entire martial arts arena fell silent.

The rumors outside clearly said Qin Shaofeng's dantian had been crippled and that he had become a useless cripple.

So why did he speak with such confidence now?

For a moment, no one could make sense of Qin Shaofeng.

Not far away, a trace of doubt flickered in Zhang Chongshan's eyes, and suspicion stirred in his heart.

Just then, a middle-aged man dressed in the official robes of the Lianyang Kingdom smiled and said, "Since that's the case, in my opinion, we might as well have a best-of-three match. Let the Zhang Family's young master face Qin Shaofeng of the Qin Family in the first round!"

This middle-aged man was the referee overseeing the competition, but his words clearly seemed biased in the Zhang Family's favor.

Who didn't know that Qin Shaofeng was the Qin Family's only heir?

And he wanted a best-of-three match?

That was obviously a battle of attrition!

A flicker of delight passed through Zhang Chongshan's eyes. He immediately chimed in, "Lord Yuan is right. We'll have a best-of-three match! I wonder if Old Master Qin has any objections?"

As he spoke, Zhang Chongshan turned to ask Old Master Qin, but there was a hidden trap in his words.

Did he have any objections?

How could he object?

After all, Lord Yuan had already spoken. Wouldn't opposing him mean offending him?

But Old Master Qin's expression didn't change. He nodded slightly. "Since Lord Yuan has already decided, this old man naturally has no objections."

The moment Old Master Qin nodded, the crowd erupted.

"No way! They're really going to have a best-of-three match?"

"It's over. The odds were already against the Qin Family. If they do this, I'm afraid..."

"Do you think Old Master Qin had already expected this, and plans to have Eldest Young Master Qin concede as soon as the match begins?"