Chapter 67: The Battle of the Aristocratic Families

  The second day, Shen Shi Square.

  Early in the morning, when the sky was still dimly lit, warriors from all over Tianyun City had already gathered at the martial arts arena of the Martial Arts Conference.

  In the center of Shenshi Square, a hundred-square-meter martial arts arena was surrounded by stacks of bluestones. The farther away from the central martial arts arena, the higher the bluestones were piled up to facilitate watching the battles inside the arena.

  The people of the Five Great Families had not yet arrived, but around the martial arena specially designated for their decisive battle, on the uneven bluestones of varying heights, were already filled with people.

  When the sun rises, people from the five major families come from all directions of Tianyun City.

  Shi Yan followed behind Shi Jian, and before they even reached the Divine Stone Plaza, they saw a dense crowd of people from afar.

  These people are almost all martial artists, with most being in the acquired, innate, and human realm, and not lacking in hundred-year-old, earth-grade masters.

  A warrior of this level, perhaps uninterested in participating in martial arts tournaments, yet extremely concerned about a direct confrontation with the five major families.

  Only around the martial arts arena, on the bluestones, many warriors were whispering to each other.

  Many of them carried heavy swords and battle-axes, exuding a fierce aura, they should all be mercenaries who came out of the dark forest, dead swamp, and cloud-shrouded mountains. They didn't appear until a few days ago, but today they arrived early.

  When Shi family's group appeared in the Divine Stone Square, many warriors in the square began to discuss and voluntarily made way for Shi family.

  The Shi family members had yet to enter the central area of the martial arts arena, when the eyes of those martial artists turned towards the entrance of the Divine Stone Plaza once again, and they exclaimed in hushed tones.

  Only a group of Mohist people were seen, led by Mozi, all with gloomy faces, also walking towards the martial arts arena.

  Shi Jian Leng let out a cold hum, his face sinking, and without saying a word, he led the Shi family members towards the martial arena.

  This time, the five major families will not be watching the battle from a distant stone tower, but will instead come to the front line, at the closest distance, to pay attention to every tiny detail in the martial arts arena.

  On the edge of the martial arts arena, a special stone platform had already been set up.

  The people waiting there, as soon as they saw Shi Jian coming over, hastily welcomed him and said with a smile: "Master Shi, please take a seat here."

  Shi Jian nodded and followed the man to one side of the martial arts arena, where he sat down on a stone bench.

  All kinds of delicious dishes and fine wines were immediately brought up and placed on the stone table next to Shi Jian, for the Shi family to enjoy.

  Before long, Mo Duo also walked over and was arranged opposite Shi's family.

  After Mo Tuo sat down, his eyes were cold and gloomy as he stared in this direction, it was unknown what he was thinking.

  When the sunlight was a bit stronger, people from the Zuo and Ling families also came one after another. After Zuo Xū arrived, he was arranged to sit next to the Shi family.

  After sitting down, Zuo Xiao nodded slightly towards Shi Jian, indicating that everything was fine on the side of the Xuanhuan Pavilion, and all was understood without needing to be said.

  The Ling family and the Mo family were on good terms, so they naturally ended up being arranged in the Mo family's section.

  Ling Shaofeng arrived and walked over to the Mo family's side with a smile, comforting the gloomy-looking Mo Zhan for a few words before finding an opportunity to greet Mo Yan Yu.

  The missing Mo Chao Ge is actually Mo Zhan's biological father. Knowing that his father was kidnapped, Mo Zhan has been suppressing his anger and waiting for the martial arts competition to exact a bloody revenge.

  When the sun rose high in the sky, Bei Mingjiao finally arrived with the masters of the Northern Ming House, fashionably late.

  Beiming's expression was indifferent, with a chill aura surrounding his body. Wherever he passed, the martial artists of the Commercial Alliance would voluntarily give way with a face full of reverence.

  Behind him, Beiming Ce was walking with a proud expression, followed by two women, Mu Yu Die and Di Ya Lan.

  The person in charge of arranging the seats was a house slave of the Beiming family. As soon as he saw his master approaching, he naturally handed over the best seat and bowed to invite Beiming Shang and Beiming Ce to sit down, immediately calling for someone to serve fine wine and delicacies.

  No matter the color or the quantity of fine food, Beiming House is obviously superior to the other four houses. The transcendent status of Beiming House in the business alliance is evident at a glance.

  After the five major families took their seats, Beiming was slightly silent for a moment before saying lightly: "The rules are the same every year, so I won't say much. The martial arts conference is just a way of exchange, and I hope everyone will restrain themselves as much as possible and not take any lives."

  The other four masters nodded slightly.

  Bei Ming glanced around, looking deeply at Mo Duo and Shi Jian's faces before saying: "As usual, you can use the invitation to battle method to compete, or add some stakes. Who will come first?"

  "Yu'er!" Mo Du shouted in a low voice.

  Mo Yan Yu, standing among the Mohist crowd, was the first to step forward. Her bright eyes were icy cold as she stared in the direction of the Shi family and shouted, "I am Mo Yan Yu of the Mohist school, at the realm of Pre-Heaven Double Heavy Heaven! Who dares to instruct me?"

  "Snowfall City, a silver sand mine mountain, this is the deed." Mo Du's face was gloomy, and he grunted.

  A Mo family servant took the deed from his hand and placed it on a circular pedestal next to the North Ming House martial arts arena, which was specifically set up for storing tokens.

  "Rim City, operating rights of East Gate Street!" Shi Jian also hummed a sound, took out three pages of yellow characters from the brocade bag in front of him, and handed them to the person in charge beside him.

  When that person put the three pages of yellow paper on the round platform, Shi Jian finally said lightly: "Tian Luo, you can go."

  Shi Tianluo's expression changed, and he also stepped onto the martial arena, solemnly saying: "I am Shi Tianluo of the Shi family, at the realm of Pre-Heaven Double Heaven. Please instruct me!"

  "Mojia Mo Yan Yu! Shi Jia Shi Tian Luo! Both are the realm of Xiantian's second heaven, will the two family masters decide to fight?" The thin director stood beside the round platform, shouting loudly.

  When he saw Mo Du and Shi Jian nodding slightly, he said, "Alright, let's start the contest!"

  "Hahaha!"

  A burst of cyan lightning, suddenly emerged from the ink-colored jade fingers, those bursts of cyan lightning, like a spiritual snake, slowly thickening in front of her.

  For a moment, Mo Yan Yu seemed to be surrounded by lightning.

  A thick and thin blue lightning bolt as thick as a finger, getting longer and longer, entwined together to form a five-meter-long lightning whip.

  After the completion of the lightning whip's condensation, it was as thick as an arm, with dazzling electric light and intense electrical currents bursting within the whip, sending sparks flying in all directions.

  "Bang! Bang!"

  Mo Yan's jade whip flashed, that electric whip was like an electric dragon, in the deafening crackling sound, it suddenly swung towards Shi Tianluo.

  "Hahaha!"

  Electric light flashed in the air, emitting a strange sound. Threads of electric current spread out, and many warriors' faces changed slightly, subconsciously condensing their vital energy to defend against it.

  Shi Tian Luo's skin had already turned a pale grey, and the Shi family's petrification martial soul was ready.

  As he saw the lightning whip lash out, Shi Tian Luo's expression turned grave. Suddenly, he let out a loud roar and a fierce aura burst forth from his body like a mountain range.

  "Rock-solid trick!"

  Shi Tian Luo stood still like a mountain, his two legs seemingly deeply rooted in the ground. After petrifying, his physical defense far surpassed that of ordinary people, and he calmly reached out to grab the flashing electric whip that was swung at him.

  "Hahaha!"

  Shi Tian Luo stretched out his hand, and the lightning whip wrapped around his left arm. A shocking electric current suddenly burst out of the lightning whip and shot straight into Shi Tian Luo's body.

  "Ahh!"

  Shi Tianluo let out a loud roar, and the refined essence of his petrified body rolled around his entire body like a galloping horse, rapidly surging into his left arm, forcibly suppressing the incoming lightning current.

  Relying on the powerful Stone Soul, Shi Tian Luo, although his whole body was numb and sore, did not suffer greatly. He grasped the lightning whip and charged straight at Mo Yan Yu with a speed that was both swift and fierce, like a massive boulder falling from the clouds, filled with ferocious momentum.

  The Shi family's petrified martial soul is skilled in close combat. Once the Shi family gets close to their opponent, the opponent's nightmare begins.

  However, unexpectedly, the hand wrapped in a lightning whip, Mo Yan Yu, seeing Shi Tian Luo rushing over, did not seem to have any intention of dodging, and an eerie expression even appeared on her lovely face.

  It was just a moment, the originally rosy and smooth-faced Mo Yan Yu suddenly turned pale as paper, as if she had fallen seriously ill, with not a hint of blood color on her face.

  At this moment, the speed of Mo Yan Yu's essence flowing through her body suddenly increased by threefold!

  The potential in her body seemed to be suddenly unleashed!

  "Not good!" Shi Yan muttered under his breath, a chill running down his spine as he realized that Shi Tian Luo was probably in trouble.

  This ink-colored jade had only the cultivation of the Two Heavens of Pre-Heaven, but suddenly her body's essence changed greatly, as if she had obtained a power that didn't belong to her out of thin air!

  At this time, the essence in her body was probably much thicker than that of a general congenital three-layered heaven martial artist!

  This advantage was enough for her to be unafraid of Shi Tian Luo's Petrification Martial Soul!

  I knew it!

  Shi Tian Luo rushed to Mo Yan Yu's side, but before he could launch a fierce attack, from Mo Yan Yu's other hand burst forth several "Green Arc Half-Moon Slashes".

  That "Green Arc Half Moon Slash" was as big as a round plate, and its power was more than three times stronger than when it was used against the Stone Rock!

  Seven consecutive "Green Arc Half Moon Slashes" burst out from her other hand, so fast that Shi Tian Luo didn't even have a chance to dodge.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!"

  Seven green arcs of a half-moon slash, an unstoppable impact struck Stone Tian Luo's chest, directly sending him flying out!

  The power of these seven green arc half-moon slashes was no longer something that a first-stage Petrification Martial Soul could withstand.

  When he was in mid-air, Shi Tian Luo's body was already covered in blood and flying everywhere.

  "Boom!"

  Shi Tian Luo's body fell three meters in front of Shi Jian, with fresh blood flowing from his chest and a dazed look in his eyes, clearly seriously injured.

  "Save him!"

  Shi Jian's eyes blazed with fury, and after a loud roar, his majestic body trembled slightly.

  Several Shijia family members who had been preparing for this, hastily stepped forward, lifted Shi Tian Luo down, and hurriedly fed him the Dan medicine, busy treating him.

  His ten fingers, like iron and stone, sank deeply into the stone bench. He sat there, motionless, his eyes filled with endless resentment, staring straight at the distant inkstone.

  Mo Tuo was as fierce as ever, staring at Shi Tie.

  "Moye wins! The stakes will be returned to the Moye family, and the next match can continue!"

  At this moment, a formulaic voice without any emotions came from beside the circular platform.

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  PS: There is still one more chapter tonight, but it may be a bit late...

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