Chapter 693: Chapter 693: When the Painting Is Unrolled, the Dagger Is Revealed
The appearance of T4001 instantly silenced the boisterous venue of the Mist Chant Martial Meeting. He was very satisfied with this effect. The moment he appeared, without saying a single word, 60,000 to 70,000 people shut their mouths. This was the influence and deterrent power of the three great Judicator Families.
He declared loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, the sixty-year pact has finally arrived. This session of the Mist Chant Martial Meeting is grander and livelier than any before, with more participants than ever..."
Before he could finish, the hot-tempered Yan Long interrupted him. "Cut the crap and get on with it! I’ve waited so long the flowers have all wilted."
HISS!
Who had the gall to publicly slap a member of the three great Judicator Families in the face? The crowd swiveled their heads, searching for the source of the voice.
Ye Xiu chuckled to himself. That brute Yan Long is publicly disgracing all the Official Family’s Martial Artists.
Yan Long is indeed as hot-tempered as the legends say... Meng Yinwan thought.
The members of Heaven Net, including the Eight Great National Protector War Gods, immediately feigned surprise like everyone else, pretending they didn’t know Yan Long. It was simply too embarrassing!
"That person seems to be the head of ’Heaven Net,’ the Official Family Martial Artist organization Xuanse just established. His name is Yan Tianluo."
"Yes, that’s him. I’ve seen his photo on the Martial Artist forums."
"Is that guy nuts? Publicly disrespecting someone from the three great Judicator Families like that. Isn’t he afraid they’ll take their anger out on Xuanse?"
"Xuanse is under Huang Quan’s protection now, and their Martial Artists are all acting incredibly arrogant. Yan Tianluo probably feels that with Huang Quan backing him, he can disregard the three great Judicator Families."
At the mention of Huang Quan, the audience suddenly stopped thinking Yan Long was an idiot. After all, who could argue with a backer that powerful? These days, anyone protected by Huang Quan had the capital to scorn the world.
"Who are you?" T4001 didn’t recognize Yan Long, but he was enraged at being publicly humiliated. "Do you realize your actions have violated the dignity of the three great Judicator Families? That is a capital offense!"
Yan Long shrugged. "If you have the guts, come and kill me."
As his fury surged, T4001 had a sudden thought. Why not use this opportunity to make all the Martial Artists here kill each other? With that in mind, he scanned the audience and announced loudly, "This man has violated the dignity of the three great Judicator Families. Whoever among you can kill him will receive a generous reward from them!"
Hearing this, Ye Xiu gave T4001 a mental thumbs-up. This guy is somewhat clever. He wants to use the incident with Yan Long to instigate infighting among the Martial Artists here!
In T4001’s view, Martial Artists from all over the world admired the three great Judicator Families and desperately wanted to establish a connection with them. The fact that countless people wanted to join the Mist Chant Martial Meeting’s sponsorship teams was the best proof of this. However, T4001 had miscalculated.
He wasn’t wrong. Most Martial Artists worldwide did want to get close to the three great Judicator Families, practically falling over themselves to lick their boots. If anyone else had slapped his face today, the tens of thousands in the audience would have scrambled to be the one to attack. But the one who had humiliated him was Yan Long—the head of Xuanse’s Heaven Net, a man protected by Huang Quan.
Who would dare make a move?
"HAHAHAHAHA..." Seeing that no one moved, Yan Long laughed triumphantly. "Don’t waste your breath. Which of these imbeciles dares to oppose me?"
Ye Xiu slapped his forehead. Who goes around making enemies like that? Has the Poisonous Spiritual Energy damaged his brain?
Sure enough, every Martial Artist in the stands, aside from the members of Heaven Net, glared at Yan Long with fury. But they dared not voice their anger. Who would be foolish enough to provoke a man with Huang Quan’s backing?
Seeing that he had insulted everyone and still no one dared to say or do anything, Yan Long grew even prouder. For a moment, he felt on top of the world, believing he had brought great honor to Xuanse. Little did he know, they didn’t fear him; they feared Huang Quan, the one behind him.
"It seems your strength and status are quite remarkable!" T4001 was choking with rage, but now he was curious about Yan Long’s identity and power. "Who are you? What is your strength?"
"Cut the crap and announce the rules for the Mist Chant Martial Meeting! Any more nonsense, and I’ll crush you!" Yan Long was floating on air, completely disregarding T4001 and the three great Judicator Families. He gave off the vibe of a man who could intimidate the world all by himself.
Ye Xiu almost burst out laughing. Though Yan Long is reckless, he can certainly help me sabotage T4001’s plan.
"You..." T4001 was livid. He nearly lost control and killed Yan Long on the spot, but thinking of his plan, he held back and announced loudly, "The rules for this Mist Chant Martial Meeting are different from previous years. We are using a challenge system. This means someone takes the stage to accept challenges. If they win, they continue accepting challenges. If they lose, the winner takes their place and accepts challenges from other Martial Artists. In this Mist Chant Martial Meeting, there is no ’stopping at first touch.’ As long as you can win, any method is permitted, including killing."
Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes. T4001 wants to use these rules to have the Martial Artists here wear each other down. That way, when he and his Silver Cloth Assassins make their move, their workload will be significantly lighter. A decent plan.
"I’ll go first!" Yan Long leaped onto the Second Realm War God stage and declared arrogantly, "Yan Tianluo is here. Who dares to fight me?"
Seeing this, T4001 was secretly pleased. This guy volunteered to go first. He’ll now face countless challenges. Even if he’s strong, he can be worn down to death by sheer exhaustion.
He shouted, "Who will challenge him?"
No one answered. No one stepped forward. The main reason was that none of the Martial Artists present could figure out Huang Quan’s stance. No one who went up to fight Yan Long would dare to actually win. What if they won and angered Huang Quan? Then what? And if going up there meant a guaranteed loss, what was the point?
"Are you all that scared of him?" T4001 was stunned. He had incited the crowd to kill Yan Long earlier to no avail, and now that Yan Long was the first combatant, there were still no challengers. It seemed all the Martial Artists present believed they couldn’t defeat him.
It seems the champion of this Second Realm War God stage is destined to be this guy... T4001 was secretly disappointed. He announced loudly, "Since there are no challengers for the Second Realm War God stage, who will ascend the Great Grandmaster and First Realm War God stages to accept challenges?"
"I will!"
"I will!"
Qing Luan and Nangong Yue descended from the spectator stands. Qing Luan stepped onto the First Realm War God stage, while Nangong Yue took the Great Grandmaster stage.
Seeing this, the corners of Ye Xiu’s mouth twitched. Those two are truly shameless. Two Second Realm War Gods posing as a First Realm War God and a Great Grandmaster.
But on second thought, he realized something. Aside from our own people, no one here actually knows Qing Luan’s and Nangong Yue’s true strength.
"Alright, who will challenge them?" T4001 asked loudly.
Still, no one answered. Still, no one stepped onto a stage. The Martial Artists in the audience were on the verge of a mental breakdown. The people from Heaven Net are too shameless! If you get on stage, who would dare challenge you? You’re blatantly cheating under Huang Quan’s protection!
"Still no one dares to challenge?" T4001 was so angry his head felt three sizes too big. Did I forget to check the almanac before leaving? Is it just an unlucky day for everything? Why are none of my plans working?
The plan to make them kill each other has failed. It seems I have no choice but to act! T4001 thought as he took out his phone and sent a mass text message.
A moment later, 500 Silver Cloth Assassins rushed into the Mist Chant Martial Meeting arena.
Ye Xiu chuckled. So, their true intentions are finally revealed! Suddenly, a buzzing sound filled the air. He looked up sharply to see a translucent red energy barrier slowly rising. It resembled a giant, semi-transparent red bowl, sealing both the event venue and the spectator stands inside it.
A Formation? Is this to prevent anyone from escaping when the killing starts?
Ye Xiu activated his Earth System Totem and began to slowly sink into the ground.