Xue Wandi took the challenge and rubbed his fingertips over its cold black iron surface, a chill gleam flickering in his eyes.
Xue Fan'an and Hai Loulan had failed to take the Chaos Territory. He had not expected Heaven-Prison Manor to retaliate so quickly.
Still less had he expected its retaliation to take this form.
They wanted a Dao-Severing Realm cultivator to fight Xue Fan'an to the death.
Qiu Zongling stood with his hands behind his back, his voice ringing like metal striking stone. "I will send this Deathmatch Challenge to every faction in the Ten Thousand Mounds River Region. I may even let word spread beyond it!"
"A deathmatch between Blood Heaven Manor's young master and Heaven-Prison Manor's Northern Hall commander should draw quite a crowd."
With that, he said no more. He turned into a streak of dark purple light and vanished on the spot.
Xue Wandi watched him go, his face dark enough to drip water.
"We're going back!"
"Summon Fan'an to the main hall!"
With a sweep of his hand, he led all the protectors straight back to Blood Heaven Manor.
In the main hall, more than a dozen core protectors sat on either side beneath the blood-red throne, their auras deep and still as abysses.
Xue Wandi slammed the challenge onto the table. In the bloody light, the words "life and death" seemed to ripple across it.
Xue Fan'an stood nearby, his face just as dark.
The Deathmatch Challenge had struck a nerve.
He had never imagined Lu Ren would dare challenge him to a deathmatch.
"Manor Lord, what is Qiu Zongling trying to do?"
A white-haired protector spoke first, puzzlement in his voice. "Lu Ren is merely a Northern Hall commander, while Xue Fan'an is Blood Heaven Manor's young master. A deathmatch with him