Chapter 86: Does he have a concession?

  The first match of the semifinals, Ling Wushuang vs Jiang Hua!

  There was a fierce battle between Ling Wu and his opponent, with the latter's platform being instantly surrounded.

  "You think Jiang Hua will directly admit defeat? One is a first-rank Tian Xuan, the other is a ninth-rank Tian Xuan, the difference in strength is too great"

  "It's not necessarily so, Jiang Hua wants to save face and will definitely not admit defeat directly"

  "Haha, this is going to be interesting"

  ……

  Everyone leaned in, tiptoeing and stretching their necks like a flock of ducks with their heads held high, staring at the two people on the stage. This is going to be fun, but if Jiang Hua surrenders directly, it would be boring.

  Jiang Hua stood up straight, his back to the other side of the arena, gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists. He took a step forward and shouted, "Ling Wushuang, let's have a fair fight! We'll each use our own skills. Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

  If he were to admit defeat directly like Yun Jia's good-for-nothing, wouldn't he be laughed at? He intended to hold on for a while, and if he really couldn't beat him, it wasn't too late to admit defeat. He wouldn't give Ling Wu Shuang the opportunity to take advantage of him like Ling Yue, that idiot.

  After making up her mind, Jiang Hua looked up and gazed at the white-clothed girl opposite her, her expression becoming even more arrogant. Besides, it was still unknown whether Ling Wushuang was truly worthy of her reputation or not.

  Everyone took a look at Jiang Hua's proud and majestic expression, secretly thinking that he couldn't be underestimated, he still had some backbone. They thought Jiang Hua would directly admit defeat.

  Ling Wushuang's red lips curled up slightly, but she couldn't help bursting out laughing.

  "What are you smiling at? Who wins or loses is not certain yet!" Seeing Ling Wushuang's calm expression, he didn't put him in his eyes at all. Jiang Hua suddenly became angry and flustered, and loudly said: "Today, let me experience it for myself, what kind of skills do you have?"

  Ling Wushuang chuckled lightly, her eyes seemingly casual as she sized him up from head to toe, shrugged and said with a smile: "Don't be so tense, relax, I won't do anything to you."

  "Who's nervous!" Jiang Hua's voice suddenly rose.

  A murmur immediately spread around, and the gaze followed Jiang Hua's trembling legs, looking calm, but what was he trembling about? After a moment's thought, it turned out that this calm appearance was all put on.

  After being teased by Ling Wu Shuang like that, Jiang Hu's pretentious calm demeanor instantly turned into a clownish appearance.

  Hearing the snickering around him, Jiang Huai's hand in his sleeve clenched into a fist, and with a wave of his hand, a shallow yellow aura shot out, and a gray wolf emerged, howling and barking.

  "Ahhhroo!"

  Tawny grey wolf, its body hair standing on end, huge wolf head, looking even more ferocious, raises its head and howls.

  "Higher-tiered Earth Wolf!" Everyone's eyes lit up.

  The eighth-level earth wolf, its attack power is quite overbearing and fierce. Jiang Hua originally still had such a hand, the Jiang family for the family ranking competition, it seems that they have put in a lot of effort. However, Ling Wu's hands hold the sacred domain mysterious beast, isn't Jiang Hua taking out a high-level mysterious beast just sending himself to death?

  Then, something even more astonishing happened. Jiang Hu's body shook violently as his dark energy churned and surged upwards, causing him to leap two ranks in a row, directly jumping to the third rank of Tian Xuan.

  "Ling Wusong, don't think you're the only genius, I'm not inferior to you!" Jiang Hua laughed loudly with his head raised, Ling Wusong was just Tianxuan after all, he wasn't much better than her!

  Everyone suddenly understood that Jiang Hua had been hiding his strength in the previous matches. The eighteen-year-old third-rank Tian Xuan indeed had some foundation, and if he didn't quickly reveal his trump card when facing Ling Wusuo, he would probably be instantly defeated by her.

  Ling Wushuang hooked her lips and smiled lightly, "Is it?"

  "Come on!" Jiang Huo took the lead, raising a ball of dark energy in his hand, and rushed towards Ling Wusuo with swift steps. At the same time, a yellowish-brown air rolled up behind Ling Wusuo's back, and a wolf emerged out of thin air, opening its bloody mouth wide, biting towards her head.

  "Isn't Ling Wu Xuan going to summon her mystical beast?" Seeing that Ling Wu Xuan still hadn't made a move, the people below the stage were getting anxious.

  A high-ranking Xuan beast plus a Tian Xuan can match up to a high-ranking Tian Xuan, if Ling Wu doesn't use the Xuan beast's help to win, it would take some effort.

  "Swallow her!" Jiang Hu's eyes were fiercely ruthless, that damned Ling Wushuang, dared to look down on him, was so arrogant, then let her know the consequences of being overbearing!

  "Waaaah——"

  In front of a tiger and behind a wolf, two fists one, Ling Wu Shuang was sandwiched in a very awkward position.

  "Ahh!"

  The wolf pounced, its sharp claws aimed at Ling Wusuo's open back, striking with a fierce gust of wind.

  Ling Wushuang's red lips curled up, a beautiful turn, her green silk hair drew an elegant arc in the air, and her slender white hands suddenly reached out from somewhere, both hands, ten fingers, actually directly inserted into the wolf's sharp-toothed mouth!

  Everyone took a deep breath, the teeth were the most aggressive place for Tu Lang, even if it was a high-ranking Tian Xuan, they couldn't collide head-on, this Ling Wu Shuang, playing cards in such an unreasonable way, was too damn thrilling.

  Ling Wushuang hummed a faint sound, her slender white hand wrapped in a layer of almost invisible protective aura, moved as fast as lightning, reached into the wolf's mouth, grabbed its upper jaw with one hand and pulled down with the other, then suddenly yanked!

  A level-eight earth wolf was torn in half before it could even let out a pained yelp!

  "But so what" Ling Wusuo waved her hand to shake off the wolf, took a step forward and turned to look at Jiang Hua who was rushing towards her rudely.

  They had originally planned to join forces, catching Ling Wu Shuang off guard, but they hadn't expected that a high-ranking earth wolf would be settled with just a blink of an eye. Jiang Hua was greatly shocked in his heart, but he had already put all his strength into this one blow and now it was too late to withdraw.

  Ling Wusong turned around, Jiang Hu wrapped his fist with a hurricane, the surrounding air formed a visible whirlpool, and it was already in front of him.

  "Go die!" Jiang Hu's eyes turned red, and he made a desperate grab, like a fugitive gambler, fearful and afraid to wait for the final verdict.

  To die or live, all depends on this one throw of the dice.

  Ling Wushuang deftly tilted her head to the side, her slender hand clenched into a fist, and with a light, casual motion, she countered Jiang Hua's swiftly approaching punch, making it seem as effortless as raising her hand.

  "Bang——"

  One big and one small, two fists collided in mid-air with a loud crash. The sound of "Ka Cha" was heard as Jiang Hu's fist was like fiercely smashing into a copper wall and iron wall. His wrist bent downward, directly shattering the bones!

  "Ah——"

  Jiang Hua let out a mournful cry, and in the next instant, his entire body was shaken off, clutching his fractured wrist, rolling around on the ground wailing in agony, with blue veins bulging from his forehead.

  The people around, with wide eyes staring at small eyes, won? Is it just that simple?

  Ling Wushuang clapped his hands, taking a step forward at a moderate pace. Jiang Huai's lips trembled and quivered, continuously retreating. Ling Wushuang was really too terrifying; he could feel that she hadn't even brought out one-tenth of her actual strength!

  He admits defeat!

  "I admit..." Jiang Huajian had just spat out two words, and the last word hadn't even been spoken when a severe pain came from his abdomen, as he was kicked by Ling Wushuang to the edge of the arena.

  "Didn't you just have a great time fighting? " Ling Wusuo patted her clothes and walked slowly towards Jiang Hua, her steps elegant, smiling harmlessly, "Why don't you come and try it too?"

  As soon as the words fell, Ling Wushuang, who was on the other side just now, suddenly appeared beside Jiang Hua. With a stretch of her slender leg, she swept out horizontally, and Jiang Hua's back arched, throwing his entire body into mid-air. He crashed down violently, causing the entire stone platform to tremble slightly.

  Jiang Hua's eyes widened in shock, her eyes almost splitting open as she quickly raised her head and shouted: "I——"

  Bang!

  This time, he had just shouted out a word when Ling Wushuang kicked him flying with one foot. "What was I saying?!"

  Jiang Hua's body was kicked by Ling Wushuang like a football, bouncing up and down on the stage, rushing around and wailing in pain. However, no matter how hard he kicked, Jiang Hua just wouldn't fall down.

  "My goodness, how miserable!" The people around averted their eyes, Jiang Hua was beaten to such a pathetic state, it's simply unbearable to look at.

  "Is it cool?" Ling Wusuo kicked out again and smiled at Jiang Hua on the edge of the ring.

  Jiang Hua was now thinking of admitting defeat, unable to say a word, his hands grasping the edge of the stage, using his last bit of strength, he crawled towards the edge with all fours, his eyes bloodshot, staring fixedly ahead, he would be beaten to death.

  No, he didn't want to die.

  "Knock knock knock knock"

  "Ah——"

  Jiang Hua's body was half-hanging outside the ring, just one more move and he could escape his suffering, but just as he saw hope, in the next second, he was dragged back to continue fighting...

  "Stop!" Jiang family's master slapped the armrest of his chair and stood up, "Ling Wushuang, you're going too far, that's enough! The trial is over!"

  The host of the Jiang family had a face as pale as iron, clearly enduring to the extreme. Each step taken by Ling Wushuang was equivalent to stepping on the Jiang family's face.

  "Is the match over?" Ling Wushuang's red lips curved, and with one kick, Jiang Hua was kicked back onto the stage. "He hasn't even admitted defeat himself, what you said doesn't count."

  Everyone couldn't help but laugh, it's too ironic. Ling Wushuang really is a vengeful person. Just now, Jiang Hua used this phone to mock Old Man Ling, and now she has returned it to the Jiang family intact.

  It's really a decade of ups and downs, but the difference is that Ling Xiu was unwilling to admit defeat himself, while Jiang Hua was beaten by Ling Wushuang until he couldn't help but admit defeat.

  "You——" Seeing Ling Wusuo not only not giving him face, but also kicking him again, the master of the Jiang family suddenly turned green with rage and coldly shouted: "Jiang Hua has already admitted defeat, Ling Wusuo, don't be too arrogant, stop here, don't make everyone lose face"

  Jiang Hua seemed to confirm Jiang's words, stretched out one hand, gasping for air wanting to admit defeat, "I, I——"

  "What the hell!" Ling Wu Xuan immediately kicked Jiang Hua flying, and Jiang Hua wanted to admit defeat, but his words got stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down.

  Ling Wu's eyes flickered, and he looked at the head of the Jiang family. He spread his hands and said calmly, "I didn't hear him admit defeat. Don't believe me? Ask around, who heard it?"

  Jing Ling Wusuo looked over, and everyone quickly lowered their heads, they didn't hear anything...

  Admitting defeat was impossible to say, and even playing dead would still get him beaten. Watching the edge of the stage, he couldn't reach it no matter what. At this moment, Jiang Hua really wanted to die.

  Ling Wushuang smiled slightly and looked at the head of the Jiang family, "No one heard him admit defeat. I'm saying, Head of the Jiang family, the rules of this competition can't be changed just because of you."

  "Ling Wushuang!" The master of the Jiang family's face sank like water, and with a wave of his sleeve, he made a gesture as if to leave.

  Mr. Ling stood up in time, blocked his way, and comforted him with a laugh: "Brother Jiang doesn't have to worry, on the competition field, how can there be no bumps or collisions? Just go back and rest for a few days."

  Jiang Yang's sarcastic words were returned verbatim by Old Man Ling without missing a single word.

  The head of the Jiang family was taken aback, his face suddenly uglier than if he had eaten rat droppings.

  The people around couldn't help but burst out laughing, this old and young duo, singing and harmonizing together, was simply going to suffocate someone to death. However, this was also the Jiang family's own doing, the Ling family was just using their own methods to deal with them.

  "Hmph—" The master of the Jiang family's face twisted a few times, and he sat back in his seat with some embarrassment, his chest heaving constantly.

  "Bang——"

  Ling Wushuang kicked Jiang Hua off the stage with a single kick, his face was so swollen that he couldn't be recognized, and his injuries were even more severe than Ling Yue's. He wouldn't be able to participate in the next match either.

  The people around him sighed one after another, pitiful, so pitiful, Ling Wu Shuang this little ancestor, really can't be provoked.

  The judge's face was slightly distorted, and after a long time, he cleared his throat and walked out, shouting: "This round, Ling Wushuang wins, advances!"

  The disciples of the Zhong family looked at each other in pairs, and let out a deep breath together.

  After the end of the top 4 match, among the four people who entered the top 8 from Ling's family, except for Ling Yue being eliminated by Jiang Hua, the other three people all advanced smoothly. In other words, among the top 4, there were three people from the Ling family, and the remaining one was Jiang Shan from the Jiang family.

  Ling Jia's strong lineup occupied three of the four top spots, a result that was unexpected.

  The decisive game and the start of the team competition are scheduled to take place three days later.

  After a whole day's competition, everyone in the family returned home with some fatigue.

  The young master of the Ji family, upon returning home, saw Ji Yunyang with his legs propped up on the tea table, leisurely sipping tea. Suddenly, he became enraged and raised his hand to grab his ear, "You little scoundrel, don't you know what day it is today? Where did you sneak off to?"

  Considering today's situation, the Ji family wants to compete for the first place among the four major families, and the hope is slim. The master of the Ji family is naturally anxious.

  Ji Yunyang sprang to her feet with a flip of her body, smoothed out her clothes and sat down properly, picked up a cup of tea and handed it to the head of the Ji family, saying with a smile: "Have some tea, calm down."

  The hostess of the Ji family sternly pointed at him, but couldn't do anything about it, so she hummed in anger and sat down abruptly.

  "Right!" Suddenly, the head of the Ji family's eyes lit up as if he had thought of something. He looked at the person beside him and asked: "Yun Yang, this time's Four Great Families Ranking Competition is a matter of life and death for the Ji family. The current situation is not good for the Ji family. How about... letting your master lend a hand?"

  If the temple can send someone to help, then there is still a glimmer of hope.

  However, when Ji Yunyang heard this, his handsome face suddenly sank, his eyebrows furrowed, and the bright red headscarf on his forehead made him look even more cold and stern.

  "Master of the house, have you gone senile?"

  The holy temple may not be as glorious as outsiders see it. In the past, when his master was there, he could stay in the temple, but now that his master has left, what is the point of him staying there? This time, he came out and had no intention of returning to that place at all.

  The host of the Qi family was suddenly enraged and shouted, "What is your attitude?"

  Ji Yun Yang slowly let out a barely audible sigh, then said: "If I had known earlier, why bother in the first place? Father, since you've already agreed, you should have the demeanor of a family head. Using such tactics is the behavior of a petty person."

  He knew it would end up like this, if his father hadn't been so greedy, how could things have turned out this way?

  The host of the Ji family's face stiffened, and after a long time, he couldn't find any words to refute. He relaxed his body and sat back in his seat with a low sigh, seemingly realizing that it was himself who had been overly attached.

  "Alas, it's all because of my greed, I shouldn't have made such a rash decision"

  It's a matter of life and death for the Ji family, and in his anxiety, the master of the Ji family can't help but think of giving up, however, fortunately, Ji Yunyang pulled him back in time.

  "Dad, maybe things aren't as serious as you thought." He seemed to have reconsidered, and Xi Yunyang smiled slightly, looking like he wasn't too tense either. "Maybe it's a good thing after all."

  His peerless nature, he knew it well.

  "What did you say?" The head of the Ji family's heart lit up with a glimmer of hope, and then, unable to wait, urged and asked: "What do you mean?"

  How could he have forgotten that this little brat and Ling's daughter are very close, maybe he really knows something.

  Ji Yunyang just smiled and took a sip of tea, "You'll know when the time comes"

  At this time, Jiang's family was even more lively.

  Jiang Yang was furious, but in front of outsiders, he had to maintain his dignity and couldn't lose his temper. As soon as he returned home, he exploded in a rage, smashing everything in the main hall into pieces. The people around him cowered in fear, trembling with fear, and not one dared to step forward to stop him.

  "Brother Jiang, what are you doing?" The voice of the Poison Saint came from afar.

  Jiang Yang's hand suddenly stopped, his furious face was immediately covered with a flattering smile, and he quickly stepped out towards the two shadows at the edge of the hall, laughing: "The Poison Saint and the Holy Maiden have arrived, I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar, please take your seats."

  Du Sheng Jian stepped forward with swift strides, his eyes fixed on the upper seat as he walked towards it. Beside him followed the Holy Maiden Bai Qian, her smile gentle and captivating, her movements as lithe and elegant as a willow swaying in the breeze.

  "I didn't know the Poison Saint had arrived in person, what instructions do you have?" Jiang Yang smiled and cupped his hands.

  Du Sheng brushed his sleeve and sat down, opening the door to see Shan Dao: "The match three days later, don't worry, I have my own arrangements."

  "Yes, yes..." The head of the Jiang family nodded repeatedly, and after a slight hesitation, he asked, "I wonder how the Poison Saint will deal with Ling Wushuang. That damned little girl actually dared to be disrespectful to the Holy Lord, it's really infuriating."

  Even if Jiang's family took the top spot in the individual competition, they would have at most 21 points, while Ling's family would have at least 24 points. The situation is not optimistic for Jiang's family either.

  The Poison Saint's face turned gloomy as he coldly snorted, "That ignorant and arrogant little girl will eventually fall into my hands."

  Thinking of being humiliated by Ling Wushuang just now, the Poison Saint's face was so gloomy that it could drip water. If he hadn't considered the people behind the Ling family, he would have taken action long ago, how could he wait until today!

  Moreover, the Assassin's Guild reported that Tianye Yun is currently in Dongjing City. Last time, he almost died at Tianye Yun's hands and still has hidden injuries on his body.

  The identity of the person in the dark is still unclear, and with Tianye Yun behind Ling Wushuang, he can't make any rash moves, and can only rely on the help of the Jiang family's fools!

  Du Sheng sneered a few times, his body slowly leaning forward, looking at the head of the Jiang family, and then said: "However, you also shouldn't forget what you promised me. If you dare to deceive me, don't blame me for not showing mercy later."

  "This is natural." The head of the Jiang family still had a smile all over his face, as long as he could lead the four major families, even if he had to listen to the Holy Temple in the future, it was worth it.

  Du Sheng nodded and handed a black porcelain bottle from his sleeve to Jiang Yang, "You take this"

  "What is this?" Jiang Yang immediately raised his hand, but also looked somewhat puzzled.

  Du Sheng's cold smile, his hoarse voice, against the backdrop of the dim yellow lamp light, sent chills down people's spines. "San Gong San, just one drop, even a hundred high-ranking Tian Xuan cultivators would have their powers dispersed completely!"

  Although the efficacy is only one day, it's already enough.

  "Alchemical Powder?" Jiang Yang grasped the object in his hand like a treasure, shocked and thrilled at the same time.

  Rumor has it that the Poison Saint's poison-refining and elixir-crafting skills are truly divine, and indeed, he can effortlessly produce such a formidable substance!

  Du Sheng sneered coldly and took out another cyan-colored bottle, saying: "This is the medicine guide for Huàgōng Sàn. Whoever takes Huàgōng Sàn, as long as they smell this thing, the effect of the medicine will be triggered immediately. Hmph, at that time..."

  "Understood," said Yang excitedly, immediately taking over from Du Shi.

  In any case, Lingjia will get at least 24 points in the singles match. However, if they lose all their strength and cannot participate in the subsequent team match, they will end up in last place, or even...

  Thinking of this, the face of the head of the Jiang family turned red with excitement. Without the Ling family, who could stop him? Jiang Yang couldn't help but want to burst out laughing, as if he had already seen the scene of the Jiang family rising to the top of the four major families.

  "The rest of the things, I don't need to teach you how to do them, right?" The Poison Saint sneered and leaned back, a determined look appearing on his square face.

  If he has to do everything himself, what's the point of having a Jiang family?

  Jiang's master repeatedly nodded, holding a black and green porcelain bottle in his hand, a sly smile flashing across his face. This was easy, he thought, there was one person who would be more than happy to help him with this task.

  On a dark and windy night, several black figures gathered in secret at the back of the Ling family's residence. Under the swaying shadows of trees, several ghostly figures huddled together, whispering to each other.

  "Put this in their food, just one drop will do, remember, don't let Ling Wu Xiang find out." The newcomer spoke in a low voice, barely audible.

  "I knew that, no need for you to remind me," the person replied somewhat impatiently.

  He put his mind at ease, "That's good, you'd better see them eat it with your own eyes"

  "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. I've always been cautious when handling things. However, be sure to remind your master not to forget the promise he made to me. If he does, don't blame me for losing my temper."

  Then, a sly voice sounded, "This you can rest assured, when the time comes, what you want will still be just a matter of one word."

  ……

  The night wind blew by, and in a short while, several figures disappeared silently, leaving only the trees swaying in the original place, like ghostly shadows shaking and startling people.

  Digression

  Alas, it's already evening again, time is really tight. I'll just have to pull an all-nighter and continue updating in the morning, bye for now!