Fighting Until Tempers Flared

Long Xuan's heart tightened. Wouldn't the city lord stop this?

He looked at the indifferent city lord, then at the heads of the other eight families of the ten clans, and found that they all had gloating expressions on their faces, drinking tea and watching the show with smiles. They had all come to uphold justice, but not one of them stood up to speak.

He immediately understood that all the Lineage tacitly approved of this situation.

If the Long Family and Bai Clan clans were to engage in a fierce battle, resulting in the loss of many of their geniuses, then the remaining eight clans would be the ones to benefit.

The Western Land Ten Clans are vying for resources, which is a competitive relationship. If the geniuses of the Long Family and Bai Clan are largely crippled, there will be far fewer Gu King in the future. This is certainly a good thing for these competitors, and they are happy to see this situation.

Even the city lord, who comes from the Yan Family, one of the Western Land Ten Clans, will naturally protect the interests of his Lineage as long as his bottom line is not crossed.

Therefore, in this situation, the Dragon and White races are bound to fight to the death, and no one will try to mediate or act as a peacemaker.

At this moment, Bai Zhan, standing in the Bai Clan's camp, showed a surprised expression. He had not given the order to cripple the Long Family's genius. The two clans only had a conflict of interest; there was no life-or-death feud between them.

Moreover, doing so would not benefit the Bai Clan at all. If you cripple someone else's genius, they will cripple your genius in the same way, ultimately resulting in a lose-lose situation for both sides, which would then benefit other Lineage.

He didn't care if those geniuses who had already taken the Berserk Pill were ruined, but the three most talented geniuses hadn't taken the Berserk Pill and all had the potential to break through to the Gu King level. He would be heartbroken if he ruined any one of them.

"This is getting complicated," sighed the elder of the Bai Clan clan. "Bai Changfeng feels he's become a cripple and is filled with despair. So he's developed the mentality that if he can't have a good life, no one else can either, and he plans to drag that genius from the Long Family down with him."

"With him going crazy like this, the Long Family will definitely retaliate fiercely. The upcoming arena battles will probably be tough. Our clan might lose many geniuses because of this fool Bai Changfeng," the elder said with a wry smile.

Bai Zhan's gaze sharpened, and he took a deep breath, sighing, "It's useless for me to explain now. Once we start this, it can only turn into a bloody life-or-death arena."

"The rest of the geniuses are crippled, so be it. They've already taken the Berserk Pill anyway. Even if they aren't crippled by the Long Family's geniuses, they'll be crippled on their own."

"We only need to secure a top-three finish. Since most of our clan's geniuses are already crippled, we're not afraid to fight them to the death. If this continues, the Long Family will ultimately suffer more. Hmph."

Just then, the voice of City Lord Yan Pojun rang out again in the arena. "The Bai Clan wins the first match."

"The second match is between Bai Shi and Long Xuan. Both of them, get on the field as soon as possible!"

Bai Zhan's heart skipped a beat. Bai Shi was a genius with Heavenly-Grade Aptitude, ranking second in the clan's generation, yet he hadn't taken the Berserk Pill. Could something unexpected have happened in this match?

Probably not. He'd never heard of Long Xuan before; he must be some nobody. An unknown person can't be very strong, so Bai Shi should have a sure win against this nobody.

With that thought, he was completely relieved.

Upon hearing the name Bai Shi, Long Yuanshan's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned to Long Xuan, saying, "Long Xuan, don't give this man a chance to admit defeat. Once you're up there, cripple him as quickly as possible."

"This person is a peerless genius with Heavenly-Grade Aptitude, a precious gem nurtured by the Bai Clan clan with all their resources. Even if Bai Zhan is insane, he wouldn't be willing to let him take the Berserk Pill. You must cripple him for me."

Long Xuan nodded and jumped onto the arena.

Although he and this Bai Shi had no past grudges or present animosity, since the patriarch had spoken, he was bound to obey orders. At this moment, showing any womanly compassion would offend the Western Land Long Family.

He was going to stay with the Western Land Long Family for quite some time, so how could he dare offend them?

So all he could do was apologize to Bai Shi, and his gaze hardened.

After Bai Shi jumped onto the arena, he shouted, "Stone Transformation Gu!"

His body surface immediately began to petrify, forming a thick layer of stone armor, and his size increased by a visible rate.

"I know that your Long Family excels in physical combat and has exceptional physical strength, so I specifically borrowed the Stone Transformation Gu from the Stone Clan to counter you close- War Gu cultivators."

"Under the same level, no matter what, your Long Family's Gu cultivators' power cannot break through the Stone Transformation Gu's defense; on the contrary, they will be injured by my Stone Transformation Gu."

"So it's not too late for you to admit defeat now, otherwise you'll have to carry yourself back like that guy just now!"

Looking at Long Xuan's unfamiliar face, Bai Shi assumed he was just an unknown nobody and his combat strength couldn't be that great. Therefore, he immediately showed contempt and said disdainfully.

Long Xuan did not reply. After hearing the city lord shout "Begin!", he immediately rushed towards his opponent at top speed, preparing for a quick victory.

"Hmph! Don't know how to appreciate praise!"

Bai Shi snorted coldly and charged towards Long Xuan as well.

But when faced with Long Xuan's punch, he showed no intention of dodging and threw a punch back at Long Xuan.

He felt contempt for the unfamiliar face, thinking that even if the Long Family Gu cultivator was powerful, he couldn't possibly break his Stone Transformation Gu under the same circumstances. Therefore, he decided to attack without any defenses and to quickly defeat his opponent by trading blows.

He was far too confident in the defensive capabilities of his stone armor, so he dared to trade blows with his opponent. But what if his opponent's attacks could ignore his abnormally strong defense?

Seeing that his opponent did not dodge his attack but instead threw a punch at him, he was actually trying to exchange blows.

Long Xuan was stunned. How dare he be so unguarded in the face of his attack? Was he courting death? In this situation, he naturally wouldn't hold back. With the speed of Starstep, his fist struck Bai Shi's chest first, and streams of hidden force rushed into his body.

Bai Shi wore a disdainful expression, not taking the ordinary fist seriously at all. However, just as he was about to throw a punch at his opponent at the same time, his eyes widened suddenly, and he felt a huge force surging into his body through the stone armor.

"Puff!"

Bai Shi coughed up a mouthful of blood, which was mixed with a large number of heart fragments.

Despite his thick stone armor remaining completely undamaged, he was forced back several steps by that single punch.

Long Xuan followed suit, stomping heavily on his Dantian, unleashing a surge of hidden energy into his body.

The hidden force not only shattered his Dantian, but also wrecked his internal organs.

Bai Shi was sent flying backward, crashing heavily off the stage. He rolled countless times before finally stopping at the feet of the Bai Clan Gu cultivators. He coughed up another mouthful of blood mixed with his internal organs and then passed out.

At this moment, he looked much worse than Long Yun, and his injuries were much more severe.

The Bai Clan's top executives all stood up, their faces filled with disbelief, and quickly ran over to help Bai Shi up.

Two moves, just two moves, and Bai Clan was crippled the next day. Not only Bai Clan was shocked, but all the Gu cultivators present were shocked. Countless eyes were focused on this unfamiliar face, revealing deep fear.

The other heads of the various families also looked at this genius, who had never been recorded in any documents, with solemn expressions.

"Patriarch, Bai Shi has been crippled and will never be able to break through to the Spiritual Sea Stage again in this lifetime." A Bai Clan Gu cultivator revealed a look of grief and indignation.

This was the second most talented genius in the Bai Clan clan, the future hope of the clan. With his Heavenly-Grade Aptitude, he was destined to become the Gu King. The entire clan had high hopes for him, but now he had been crippled by a single kick. All the massive resources invested in this genius in the early stages had gone down the drain.

The group of the Bai Clan Gu cultivators stared with eyes blazing with fury at the Long Family.

"What a cruel heart! To use such a heavy hand in a fair fight!"

"Such a cruel heart at such a young age!"

A chorus of angry curses erupted from the Bai Clan clan, and all the Bai Clan Gu cultivators broke through their defenses.

Bai Zhan crushed the teacup in his hand, slammed his hand on the table, and stood up. His face was terrifyingly dark, and he roared angrily, "Who is that person? Where did he come from?! I've never seen him before!"

He clutched his chest; the pain was unbearable. To have a genius of Bai Shi's caliber crippled was excruciating.

In contrast to the Bai Clan, the Long Family clan was filled with joy and cheers, with many Long Family Gu cultivators even laughing heartily.

"Good! Well done! That was a beautiful kick! Hahaha..."

Long Qian laughed wildly and patted Long Xuan's shoulder heavily as Long Xuan stepped down from the arena.

Long Yuanshan also revealed a satisfied expression. It was so satisfying, so incredibly satisfying. In the end, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. His hearty laughter only made the group of the Bai Clan Gu cultivators even angrier.

"Heh! Fists and feet have no eyes. Didn't you just cripple one of the Long Family's geniuses? Consider it even. I think we should get the match started as soon as possible!"

The speaker was the head of the Soul Clan. The Soul Clan was also one of the ten great clans of the Western Land and the Gu cultivator Lineage with the most powerful members in the Western Land. At this moment, he smiled and watched this good show with schadenfreude.

This drama is getting more and more exciting. The Long Family and Bai Clan are now completely at each other's throats, and who knows how many more geniuses will be lost in the upcoming arena matches.

The more geniuses his rivals lost, the happier he was. He wished the two clans would continue fighting, and the more geniuses lost, the better. Ideally, they would all be rendered useless, causing them to fall out of the top ten clans in the future due to a talent gap. That would be wonderful. He revealed a gloating smile.

The heads of the other clans also looked on expectantly, anticipating the next development of the drama, each one seemingly afraid that things wouldn't get big enough.

As soon as he finished speaking, the city lord's voice rang out throughout the hall.

"The Long Family wins the second match!"

"The third match will now begin! Bai Jian versus Long Ziyan, please come forward!"

Long Yuanshan perked up again and quickly turned to Long Ziyan, saying, "Bai Jian is the third most talented genius in the Bai Clan, also a Heavenly-Grade Aptitude genius. Like you, he's a swordsman, and your Innate Sword Bone is his natural counter."

"There's no way this can end well. Even if we hold back, the Bai Clan won't show any mercy. Holding back on the life-or-death arena is just being cruel to ourselves."

"This Bai Jian will definitely try to kill you, so once you're on stage, you must not show any mercy. Cripple him with the fastest sword speed possible, and don't give him any chance to use any underhanded tricks. Only by doing this will you be safe, understand?"

Long Yuanshan looked at the young figure who had already jumped onto the ring, his gaze turning ruthless.

This genius was also the apple of the Bai Clan's eye, Bai Clan would never feed him Berserk Pill.

If the Bai Clan were to lose two of its top-three geniuses in a row, Bai Zhan would be heartbroken, wouldn't he? Long Yuanshan sneered inwardly.