An Unfair Defeat
"Let's not rush into the challenge. I have a question that needs answering." Ling Xu stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over Zhang Yang Qingxu turning to Zhang Yang behind him, and asked, "I don't understand why you betrayed One-Guard Monastery?"
"I'd love to!" Qingxu replied without hesitation.
"Is the Azure Cloud Sect really that worth your time?" Ling Xu frowned.
He genuinely didn't understand.
Zhang Yang smiled and said to Ling Xu, "I'll answer for him because he can get respect, understanding, and care from us!"
Unlike in your One-Guard Monastery, where I was merely a tool, helping you while being despised behind your backs... So, you should really reflect on your actions!
Ling Xu smiled coldly and said indifferently, "Very well, then I'll make him understand how wrong it was to join the Azure Cloud Sect!"
"Are you the first one here?" Zhang Yang asked Ling Xu. "How much are you betting?"
"No need!" Ling Xu's face was full of confidence. "Everything you own will become mine."
"Follow the rules, if you're not going to place a bet, get out!" Zhang Yang said bluntly.
Otherwise, if he wins against Ling Xu and then denies it, wouldn't he have fought for nothing?
Ling Xu stared intently at Zhang Yang and slowly said, "Originally, I was thinking of giving you a way out after I defeated you. Now it seems I don't need to be polite anymore..."
Before he could finish speaking, Kong Xiuping stepped forward and blocked Ling Xu: "My fellow disciples' Sea of Blood remains unresolved. Please, you must give me this opportunity! Don't worry, I will also make Qingxu understand how wrong it was to join the Azure Cloud Sect!"
Ling Xu frowned, pondered for a moment, glanced coldly at Qingxu, and then withdrew.
"You killed so many disciples from our stronghold, have you thought about how you're going to die?" Kong Xiuping looked at Zhang Yang with murderous intent in his eyes.
Zhang Yang covered his forehead. "I'm telling you, you bunch of idiots, if you want to gamble, then place your bets!"
Can't you understand what I'm saying?
One or two people stepped forward but didn't place any bets; they just stood there complaining.
If you're not going to place a bet, get out of here and let someone else come up!
Did these people think they could scare him to death with just a few words?
"Alright, I'll bet one unit of Fortune!" Kong Xiuping placed an Identity Mark beside the arena. "Because your life is worth one unit of Fortune!"
Seeing that Kong Xiuping had finally placed his bet, Zhang Yang walked towards the arena, tossed an Identity Mark beside him, and stared at Kong Xiuping: "You can make your move anytime!"
Kong Xiuping stopped talking nonsense this time. He stretched out his finger and wrote the word "zhen" out of thin air towards Zhang Yang.
Instantly, Zhang Yang felt an immense pressure pressing down from all directions.
Having never seen such a method before, he was somewhat bewildered, bound in place by an immense pressure.
He couldn't discern what force was binding him.
"The Suppressing Character Art of Langya Sacred Land!" Ling Xu said with some surprise, "Kong Xiuping truly lives up to his reputation as a prodigy of Langya Sacred Land, using the Suppressing Character Art so effortlessly! We'll have to be careful in the upcoming duels."
"We should use the Suppressing Character Art to properly suppress this arrogant guy and let him see the gap between us!" The group from Langya Sacred Land all had excited expressions on their faces.
The other prodigies also showed solemn expressions when they saw Kong Xiuping's Suppressing Character Art).
Inside the Inverted Five Elements Formation, Qingxu frowned and looked at Situ Mingyue, asking, "Hasn't he seen the Suppressing Character Art before? Why isn't he resisting?"
Situ Mingyue shook her head with a wry smile. How would she know?
In fact, she didn't even know what the Suppressing Character Art was!
"That's troublesome!" Qingxu took a deep breath. "When facing the Suppressing Character Art, you must break free immediately, otherwise the longer it continues, the stronger the suppression will become. Back then, the Sage Master used just the Suppressing Character Art to forcefully suppress and kill a Dao Integration Realm cultivator!"
Situ Mingyue panicked and hurriedly asked, "Quickly, remind Eldest Senior Brother to break through!"
Qingxu smiled wryly, "I only know about the Suppressing Character Art. I don't know its principles or how to break it!"
Zi Yan's heart was in her throat. Could a dignified successor of the Azure Cloud Sect be defeated by a mere Suppressing Character Art?
"The successor of the Azure Cloud Sect is nothing special! He's utterly pathetic!"
Seeing that Zhang Yang still hadn't retaliated, Kong Xiuping gave a cold smile.
The Azure Cloud Sect dares to compare itself to our Langya Sacred Land?
From this day forward, the Azure Cloud Sect will be extinct!
Zhang Yang frowned. Although he couldn't discern what force was binding him, did they really think they could defeat him with such meager methods?
He took a deep breath, and a violent power suddenly surged from his body, resisting the increasingly strong suppressive force.
He ripped his hands forward, and a sharp aura emanated from them, as if tearing something in the air apart.
That suppressive force vanished instantly.
This scene left the members of the nine major sects completely stunned.
Kong Xiuping, in particular, stared blankly at Zhang Yang.
The Suppressing Character Art of the Langya Sacred Land possesses immense power.
Some people have used other Method Formula to break the Suppressing Character Art, while others have directly avoided Suppressing Character Art. However, no one has ever truly escaped from the Suppressing Character Art...
How much power would that require?
Suddenly, a dazzling flash appeared, and Kong Xiuping felt a white light before his eyes.
He knew things were going badly, so he quickly activated his defensive shield.
But then he felt the ground begin to shimmer, and he was involuntarily sinking towards it... He immediately floated up into the air.
He had just taken off into the air when he suddenly felt his body sink, and a tremendous force pressed him directly to the ground.
At the same time, he felt the Laws of Heaven and Earth around him contracting rapidly. Before he could react, a tremendous force exploded again, sending his body flying.
When he could see again, Kong Xiuping found himself outside the arena.
"You lost!" Zhang Yang walked over, picked up Kong Xiuping's Identity Mark, and threw it into the pile of Identity Mark next to him.
After breaking free from the Suppressing Character Art, he immediately used Flash Technique, followed by a combo attack on Kong Xiuping. Although Kong Xiuping reacted quickly, he was already blasted off the stage by the Air Burst Technique, and naturally lost.
Kong Xiuping's face turned red, and he hurriedly shouted, "That doesn't count, let's start over!"
He was still in shock at Zhang Yang breaking free from the Suppressing Character Art, and then he lost inexplicably, which was really unfair.
This wasn't his true strength at all, and he was unconvinced!
Zhang Yang glanced at Kong Xiuping and said calmly, "Want a challenge? Place your bets!"
"Give me your Identity Mark!" Kong Xiuping hurriedly said to the others from Langya Sacred Land.
He was not satisfied and wanted to fight it all over again.
"Brother Kong, you've already fought one battle, let me handle this!" Leng Qingfeng stepped forward. "Don't worry, I'll definitely take him down! I'll stake my Fortune!"
He had already jumped onto the stage and thrown an Identity Mark onto the ring.
Kong Xiuping was so frustrated that his face turned red. Seeing that Leng Qingfeng had already placed his bet, he had no choice but to retreat reluctantly.
The expressions of the people from the other major sects began to turn serious.
They had all witnessed Zhang Yang's combination of punches just now; it was truly unexpected and impossible to defend against. It seems that the successor of the Azure Cloud Sect does possess some skill.
They are thinking about how to deal with it.