The Clown Was Me All Along

While Ye Chen and Hu Tian were discussing whether to meddle in the struggle over Clear Moon City's succession, the battle on the arena was already nearing its end.→

Relying on his own speed, Cheng Wu kept toying with Fan Qingge, but the latter's powerful defense also left him feeling as if there was nowhere to strike.

"Damn little rat, you're really annoying!"

A roar filled with fury rang out, accompanied by earthy-yellow Dou Qi that surged violently out of Fan Qingge's body like a great mountain...

Like a massive pillar of light, it shot into the sky. This Dou Qi was so powerful that it had actually surpassed an ordinary Seven Star Dou Huang and reached the eight-star level!

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"Hm?" Ye Chen was slightly surprised.

It was obvious that Fan Qingge seemed to have used some sort of secret technique at this moment, forcibly raising his own strength by one star.

One had to know that secret techniques capable of temporarily increasing strength were extremely rare, and their grades were often not low. How could an ordinary Dou Huang possibly possess one?

Thinking this, Ye Chen could not help looking toward Lin Yuting up ahead...

Sure enough, this kid was currently looking smugly at his Eldest Brother, his mouth seeming to say something, as if victory was already assured.

"Looks like that secret technique was probably given to him by Lin Yuting..."

Using a secret technique to raise one's cultivation often placed a tremendous burden on the user, and could even cause backlash and serious injury. But Fan Qingge was a Dou Huang who mainly cultivated his Physical Body, and his constitution was already powerful, so using this sort of secret art would not have much of an effect on him.

"Old Hu, who do you think will win between the two of them?" Seeing Cheng Wu being beaten into a sorry state by Fan Qingge, who had erupted with his full power, even with injuries already starting to appear on his body, Ye Chen could not help asking.

There was no helping it. His current strength was only that of a Da Dou Shi. As for a battle between two Dou Huangs, he still could not see the details clearly.

"Fan Qingge will lose!" Hu Tian said decisively.

However, his answer was completely different from what Ye Chen had thought.

"Hm? Why is that? From what I can see, that Fist Emperor seems to have already gained the upper hand," Ye Chen asked curiously.

Hu Tian shook his head slightly and explained in a deep voice, "Young Clan Leader, what you see is only the surface. Although it looks like Fan Qingge has the overwhelming advantage right now, the cultivation method Cheng Wu practices is extremely strange..."

After a slight pause, Hu Tian continued, "Dark-attribute Dou Qi cultivators are rare to begin with, and extremely mysterious. Although Fan Qingge's defense is powerful, every attack Cheng Wu makes carries a trace of dark-attribute Dou Qi that the naked eye can't detect, driving it into the other party's protective Dou Qi armor.

After fighting for so long, Fan Qingge's defense still looks indestructible, but in truth, it's already riddled with holes. As long as it's detonated, it can kill him in a single strike...

Right now, Cheng Wu is waiting for that one opportunity, and it's already not far off..."

He could not help looking toward the arena, just in time to see that the seemingly indestructible earth-attribute Dou Qi armor originally covering Fan Qingge's entire body had suddenly exploded, turning into specks of energy that dissipated into the air.

And the instant the Dou Qi armor exploded, Cheng Wu, who had originally been chased and beaten by Fan Qingge the entire time, had his eyes suddenly sharpen. His figure moved, and the strong corrosive nature of the Dou Qi on his body was no longer concealed at all, directly causing a long trench to appear on the ground.

"Soul Devouring Dagger!"

At this moment, Cheng Wu's speed also suddenly became much faster than before. In a flash, he had already appeared in front of Fan Qingge...

The two daggers in his hands transformed into countless black streaks. Even the air was carved with pitch-black marks, and the arc of the dagger dance was extremely bizarre, practically covering every so-called range around Fan Qingge's body.

With nowhere to dodge, Fan Qingge was greatly shocked in his heart, vaguely sensing that those black streaks carried waves of bone-piercing chill.

He swung both fists and directly protected his entire body, while the Dou Qi inside him had already been driven to its utmost limit.

Cling, cling, cling, cling...

A string of crisp sounds heralded the attack speed of Cheng Wu's daggers.

A stabbing pain came from all over his body, but Fan Qingge was powerless. He could only force himself to endure, hoping that the other party's attack would pass quickly.

Unfortunately, after finally finding this opportunity, how could Cheng Wu possibly give it up?

Squelch!

The sound of a blade entering flesh.

A splash of fresh blood sprayed into the air, leaving many people below the arena staring dumbfounded.

Fan Qingge's invincible defense had been broken!

"How is that possible?!"

Lin Yuting stood up directly from his seat and roared in disbelief.

Among those of the same realm, how could anyone break through Fan Qingge's defense?

The Strong Person he had spent such a huge price to recruit was actually about to be killed so easily?

The moment he thought of this, and of how smug he had looked in front of the other three just now, Lin Yuting felt his face burn...

Who would have thought that the clown was me all along!

Turning his head to look at his Eldest Brother, Lin Yuheng, and then seeing that the other party still wore a calm expression, the fury in Lin Yuting's heart grew even stronger.

Lin Yuting gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Although he had quite a few people by his side, aside from his Dao Protector, the rest were all weaker than Fan Qingge, let alone Cheng Wu, who could kill Fan Qingge.

This left him feeling wildly enraged, yet utterly helpless.

It was not that the force behind him had no Strong Person for him to use. Rather, his mother, as the City Lord, had already given the order long ago: among the brothers and sisters, no matter who it was, and no matter what force stood behind them, they could only send one Strong Person who did not exceed the Dou Huang realm to Clear Moon City to serve as their Dao Protector.

As for any other manpower, they could only rely on themselves to recruit...

If not for that rule, he would have had his father send over one or two Dou Zong experts long ago. Why would he need to kick up such a fuss now over a mere Seven Star Dou Huang?

Lin Yuting looked at Fan Qingge, who had already become a corpse on the arena. Though furious, there was nothing he could do, so he could only curse him inwardly as trash.

Glancing at the brothers and sisters beside him, Lin Yuting was unwilling to be the only one taking a loss. His eyes shifted, and he immediately looked toward his second brother, Lin Yucheng, and his third sister, Lin Yutong, who had been watching the show from the side.

"Second Brother, Third Sister, now that Eldest Brother and I have both sent people up, and Eldest Brother's subordinate Cheng Wu has even become the arena champion, don't you want to send someone up to have some fun?"

Hearing Lin Yuting's words, Lin Yuheng's expression changed at once.

According to the rules, once someone became the arena champion, he could not refuse another person's challenge. Although there was an hour of rest in between, Cheng Wu had won the previous battle at enormous cost and had even suffered some injuries. If Second Brother Lin Yucheng sent someone up now, then Cheng Wu really would be in danger!