Chapter 91

It was an instant kill, actually an instant kill!?

And the one who was instantly killed was actually Sun Juan!

Qin Shaobai's face changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly. Elder Yang Yan's beard trembled, and he sat up straight.

Yan Yan and Lady Ximen instantly widened their eyes, staring in disbelief at everything!

Everyone present was shocked to their feet, staring dumbfounded at Yang Dingtian on the arena!

How could this be?

Everyone had thought that Yang Dingtian would definitely end up with his guts spilling out. But on the arena, such a shocking scene had unfolded.

Wasn't Yang Dingtian still an启蒙者 (initiate) five days ago? Weren't those who practiced the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique supposed to be madmen and failures?

Sun Juan was a Three-Star Xuan Warrior, yet he was instantly killed by Yang Dingtian. What level could Yang Dingtian be? At least a few stars higher than Sun Juan. In just five days, Yang Dingtian had advanced by over ten stars, which was simply too insane. There had been no such case in over a thousand years.

...

The arena fell silent for several minutes!

"Yang Dingtian..." Suddenly, a disciple of Cloud Peak City who had originally held hope for Yang Dingtian shouted loudly.

Then, more and more people started shouting Yang Dingtian's name!

"Long live Lord Ximen, long live Lord Ximen..."

Finally, all the slogans turned into "Long live Lord Ximen Wuyuan."

This battle of Yang Dingtian's represented not only himself but also Ximen Wuyuan's authority and prestige!

Hearing the tidal wave of shouts, Yang Yan and the others' faces turned extremely ugly. They had originally planned to make Yang Dingtian look foolish to undermine Ximen Wuyuan's authority, but they ended up shooting themselves in the foot.

Qin Shaobai's originally indifferent expression instantly turned serious. His narrow eyes narrowed sharply, looking at Yang Dingtian on the arena.

Yang Dingtian, who had instantly killed his opponent, showed no expression, and there was no sign of excitement.

Breaking through over ten levels in just five days was completely shocking. A glint of killing intent flashed in Qin Shaobai's eyes.

"I originally just wanted to make you look foolish, break your limbs, and then drive you out of Cloud Peak City. Now that you dare to perform so well, I can't let you live." Qin Shaobai thought to himself. In the tidal wave of shouts, he felt a fatal threat.

As long as Yang Dingtian lived, his position as city lord would be unstable.

Qin Shaobai immediately glanced at Tang Bozhao, his eyes revealing a cold and stern command!

Yes, it was a command! Despite his young age and despite his cultivation being much lower than Tang Bozhao's, in his eyes, everyone in Cloud Peak City was like a servant. The Qin family of the northwest was the supreme ruler of the entire west. After Ximen Wuyuan's death, Cloud Peak City would be nothing.

Tang Bozhao nodded slightly, and his finger immediately moved!

Despite thinking that this situation was impossible, they had still made plans and preparations.

This plan was personally formulated by Qin Shaobai, and it was called "Killing Yang Dingtian"!

...

"Silence!" Tang Bozhao stood on the high platform and shouted loudly, "The match is not over yet, no noise allowed!"

Then, Tang Bozhao looked deeply at Yang Dingtian and said, "Yang Dingtian, you have won the first round of the round-robin. You need to win two more rounds to become a disciple of Cloud Peak City and qualify for tomorrow's city lord battle!"

Then, Tang Bozhao looked at the remaining nine challengers and said, "Who will challenge Yang Dingtian next?"

The remaining nine people immediately fell silent! Yang Dingtian's instant kill was too shocking!

"Whoever defeats Yang Dingtian can stay in Cloud Peak City," Tang Bozhao said loudly.

"I will!" One person stepped forward from the crowd.

This person was muscular, with a sinister face, exuding a dangerous aura.

Seeing this person, all the disciples of Cloud Peak City immediately looked puzzled, as this person was very unfamiliar, and they had never seen him before.

Of course, they had never seen him before, because this person had only joined Cloud Peak City four days ago with Qin Shaobai.

He was the executor of killing Yang Dingtian, a pawn placed by Qin Shaobai.

"What's your name?" Tang Bozhao asked.

"Gan Lang!" the sinister man said coldly.

"What is your cultivation level? What was your ranking in the preliminary elimination?" Tang Bozhao asked.

"Ranked 991st, a Nine-Star Xuan Warrior!" Gan Lang said.

Everyone immediately drew a sharp breath! Were the disciples of Cloud Peak City this year so powerful? In previous years, the 10th from the bottom was usually a Six-Star Xuan Warrior, but this year, the 9th from the bottom was a Nine-Star Xuan Warrior.

However, since he was a pawn placed by Qin Shaobai, the Nine-Star Xuan Warrior level was definitely just his surface strength. In reality, it was definitely more! No one knew his true strength, only Qin Shaobai and himself knew!

Moreover, he exuded a bloodthirsty aura, clearly having been through many battles, having killed countless people, and carrying a strong scent of blood!

...

Gan Lang slowly walked onto the arena, standing in front of Yang Dingtian, looking at him as if he were already a dead man!

On the high platform, Yan Yan and Lady Ximen exchanged glances, both seeing a sense of worry and danger in each other's eyes. Ximen Lie, on the other hand, fell into a flashback!

"I have seen this person, I must have seen this person!" Ximen Lie said.

He had indeed seen this person, but he couldn't recall it immediately. However, the only impression he had of him was bloodthirsty and brutal!

At this moment, Gan Lang slowly took out his weapon.

Everyone gasped in shock. His weapon was not the sword used in the previous match, but a pair of terrifying steel claws, sharp and ugly, stained with a shocking red color, having taken the lives of countless people.

"I remember now, this person is the dismemberment maniac from the Qin City arena, but he always wore a black mask, so I didn't recognize him," Ximen Lie's face changed. "This person has fought a hundred battles in the Qin City arena, killed over a hundred people, and never lost! Moreover, he always dismembers his opponents, extremely cruel and bloody. They are determined to kill Yang Dingtian!"

"Despicable!" Lady Ximen said coldly.

Yan Yan asked, "Big Brother, what is his cultivation level?"

"I don't know, but the Xuan Warriors killed by his claws are no less than ten," Ximen Lie said.

Upon hearing this, Yan Yan and Lady Ximen's faces changed drastically.

Yan Yan hurriedly said, "When I saw Yang Dingtian's battle with Sun Juan earlier, his strength seemed to be around a Seven-Star Xuan Warrior. Fighting against Gan Lang, wouldn't he be doomed?"

Indeed, Yang Dingtian's instant kill of Sun Juan looked impressive. But those with higher cultivation could see that his Xuan Qi level was around Seven to Eight-Star Xuan Warrior.

And the Xuan Warriors killed by this dismemberment maniac, Gan Lang, were no less than ten!

Moreover, Gan Lang had always participated in the most brutal and cruel arena battles. This was not a match; in the arena, the loser had only one fate—death!

Therefore, despite Yang Dingtian's shocking breakthrough, he had never truly experienced a real battlefield.

Gan Lang, on the other hand, was battle-hardened, having crawled out of blood and corpses. He was not skilled in matches but in life-and-death combat!

Qin Shaobai had sent him to fight, determined to kill Yang Dingtian!

...

At this moment, Tang Bozhao's face turned cold, a cruel smile on his lips, looking at Yang Dingtian and thinking to himself, "I didn't expect the pawn I placed to actually work. Yang Dingtian, you are seeking your own death, and you can't blame us."

Then, Tang Bozhao looked at the arena and said coldly, "This round-robin match is not a game. You must use your full strength. There will be blood and injuries, and even death is possible! Therefore, this battle is a matter of life and death!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of Cloud Peak City sensed a cruel and deadly atmosphere, feeling a chill down their spines.

Gan Lang bared his white, sharp teeth at Yang Dingtian, as if ready to tear into his flesh.

"Begin..." Tang Bozhao shouted loudly, his hand slashing down as if taking a life!

"Wait..." Lady Ximen Yang Peipei stood up abruptly, looking at Yang Yan and the others and said coldly, "Elder, you can't be so shameless! Is Gan Lang a disciple of Cloud Peak City? He is clearly the dismemberment maniac from the Qin City arena. What was your intention in mixing him into the preliminary elimination? After seeing Yang Dingtian's great performance, you want to kill him so badly?"

Qin Shaobai slowly stood up and said, "Lady Ximen, why can't Gan Lang be a disciple of Cloud Peak City? Since I am already a disciple of Cloud Peak City, why can't the people I bring be disciples of Cloud Peak City?"

Then, Qin Shaobai looked at Yang Dingtian and said coldly, "If Gan Lang didn't learn his martial arts in Cloud Peak City, did Yang Dingtian learn his martial arts in Cloud Peak City? Is the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique a martial technique of Cloud Peak City? Yang Dingtian can become a disciple of Cloud Peak City and even the successor, so why can't Gan Lang be a disciple of Cloud Peak City?"

Qin Shaobai was indeed cunning and eloquent. His words were clearly absurd, but no one could refute them.

Indeed, if Yang Dingtian could be a disciple of Cloud Peak City, then Gan Lang could also be.

Lady Ximen was so angry that her body trembled. "Why is Gan Lang, who is clearly beyond the Xuan Warrior level, mixed in with the ten eliminated? What is your intention?"

Qin Shaobai smiled coldly and did not argue further.

At this moment, Ximen Yan laughed and said, "He must have performed poorly in the preliminary elimination. There is no rule against performing poorly, right?"

"Ximen Yan, you have a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs!" Seeing Ximen Yan shamelessly standing on Qin Shaobai's side, Ximen Lie could not help but explode in anger.

Ximen Yan smiled coldly and retreated, saying no more.

Tang Bozhao's face turned cold and said, "Yang Dingtian, this round-robin match is not a game. Your opponent is set. You can either fight or concede, there is no third option!"

Fight? Gan Lang was a bloodthirsty maniac, and over ten Xuan Warriors had died at his hands. Yang Dingtian was only a Nine-Star Xuan Warrior.

Not fight? That would mean conceding and being expelled from Cloud Peak City!

"It's getting late, and thousands of people in Cloud Peak City don't have time to waste on you," Tang Bozhao shouted loudly. "Fight or concede? I will count down from three, and you must give me an answer!"

"Three..."

"Two..."

Fight or retreat?

Fight might mean death! Retreat would mean complete failure!

"One!" Tang Bozhao gave the final countdown!

...

At this moment, all the disciples of Cloud Peak City looked at Yang Dingtian, waiting for his final decision!

"Fight!!"

Yang Dingtian roared loudly, slamming his Night Owl Giant Sword onto the ground.

Immediately, sparks flew!

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PS: I do have some drafts, but the plot of the next few ten thousand words, including the ten chapters to be released after going live, needs to be rewritten.

I have to write two drafts every day, so I have to write until four or five in the morning. Some readers, please don't question this.

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