Chapter 66: Fearless

It was the fourth day of the Martial Arts Competition.

On this day, the martial artists participating in the competition were fiercely vying for the top three spots in each category. The top three in every category would receive corresponding martial techniques, secret treasures, and cultivation materials as rewards. As long as they could break into the top three, they would definitely not leave empty-handed.

The five major families were never stingy with the prizes, having prepared various profound martial techniques and secret treasures, along with pills and cultivation materials that could enhance essence and vitality.

Early on the fourth day, these abundant prizes were displayed on a round platform in the center of the arena, with dedicated personnel guarding them.

Seeing the various prizes laid out, the martial artists spared no effort in the subsequent battles.

By noon, two martial artists at the Xiantian realm had already been killed on the arena, and one at the Renwei realm had been rendered crippled.

At the Martial Arts Competition, as long as one party promptly conceded, the other party was not allowed to continue attacking.

Therefore, as long as one did not harbor greedy thoughts and conceded when the situation turned unfavorable, they would definitely not lose their lives.

The martial artists who were severely injured and killed all believed they could still fight and foolishly hoped to turn the tide in their disadvantage, leading to their tragic end.

On the stone tower of the Shi family.

Shi Jian had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, looking down at the arena from his high vantage point. Occasionally, he would glance at the stone tower of the Mo family, each time seeing Mo Tuo with a sullen face, as if he had lost a son.

Over the past three days, several important figures of the Mo family had mysteriously disappeared one after another.

At such a critical moment for the Martial Arts Competition, Mo Tuo was seething with anger. Although he clearly knew who was behind it, he could do nothing and could not make a big fuss.

The experts under the Mo family could only secretly search for the whereabouts of Mu Xun and his group in the Tianyin City. Unfortunately, they could not even find Mu Xun's shadow, and Mu Xun did not send any message, leaving Mo Tuo without even a chance to negotiate.

"Kid, tomorrow is the Martial Arts Competition of the five major families. Over these four days, you have observed many battles. Have you gained anything?" Shi Jian, feeling relaxed, glanced at Shi Yan beside him and asked casually.

"Gain?" Shi Yan's expression was indifferent, and he nodded, saying, "There is definitely some gain, but just observing the battles, the gains are not much. I still prefer to lead the charge and fight on the battlefield with real weapons. Only the insights gained from life and death are the most precious wealth."

Shi Jian was taken aback, staring at him in surprise for a moment before asking, "You, a young man who has recently entered the Xiantian realm, should be very lacking in combat experience. Why do I feel like you have already been through countless battles? The insights gained from life and death are indeed precious, but if you get killed, all those insights are just empty words."

Shi Yan grinned, not explaining.

"Huh?"

Shi Jian suddenly called out softly, his expression somewhat strange, looking far away at the stone tower of the Mo family.

Two hundred meters away, on the stone tower of the Mo family.

Someone whispered something in Mo Tuo's ear, and his face immediately turned extremely ugly. He then walked down from the Mo family's stone tower, heading straight toward the Shi family's side.

On the stone tower of the Beiming family, Beiming Shang received the news not long after, pondered for a moment, and also descended from the stone tower, heading toward the Shi family's stone tower.

In the arena, the martial artists were still fiercely battling, and the many martial artists watching on the side looked at Beiming Shang and Mo Tuo walking together toward the Shi family's stone tower with puzzled expressions, not knowing what the two were doing at the Shi family's stone tower at this time.

Not long after, Mo Tuo, with an extremely ugly expression, arrived at the Shi family's stone tower first.

As soon as he climbed up the stone tower, Mo Tuo directly confronted Shi Jian, shouting, "Shi Jian! Where is Mu Xun?"

Shi Jian's face darkened, and he coldly snorted, "How would I know where Mu Xun is? Mo Tuo, you're asking the wrong person."

"Don't play dumb with me!"

Mo Tuo's expression was full of resentment, "Mu Xun is an outsider. If your Shi family didn't secretly provide him with convenience, how could my Mo family not find him? Mu Xun is most likely hiding in one of your Shi family's estates. You'd better hand over his hiding place!"

"Mo Tuo, the affairs of my Shi family are not for you to meddle in!" Shi Jian snorted, not being polite at all.

"My son Chaoge disappeared last night and has not returned to this day. It must be Mu Xun's doing! Others might be fine, but Mu Xun daring to harm Chaoge, I will make him pay!" Mo Tuo roared.

Upon hearing this, the people on the Shi family's stone tower all had strange expressions, finally understanding why Mo Tuo was so furious.

Mo Chaoge was the most capable person of the second generation of the Mo family, not only having remarkable cultivation but also being extremely intelligent. Many of the Mo family's plots and schemes were devised by him.

Many people in the Shi family had also suffered at his hands.

Mo Chaoge was undoubtedly the most capable person of the second generation of the Mo family. Now, such a key figure had also gone missing, and Mo Tuo could no longer sit still, finally coming to confront them.

Mu Xun is indeed ruthless! Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Mo Tuo would not let this go easily.

"I don't know where Mu Xun is. You should put some effort into finding him. I don't welcome you here." Shi Jian felt secretly pleased but did not give in, speaking coldly.

"Lord of the Beiming family!" Shi Tie called out softly.

At this moment, Beiming Shang slowly walked up to the Shi family's stone tower, frowning as he came to Shi Jian and Mo Tuo, glancing at both of them and saying calmly, "The Martial Arts Competition is a joint effort of our five major families. I hope everyone can remain calm before the competition ends and not cause a disturbance during the competition, to avoid making a laughingstock of our Merchant Alliance."

"My son Chaoge is missing!" Mo Tuo growled.

Beiming Shang's expression changed, and he paused for a moment before saying to Shi Jian, "Lord Shi, Mu Xun is an outsider. Although we should treat him well, there should be a limit. His act of kidnapping Mo Chaoge is indeed too extreme. Lord Shi, you should exercise some restraint and not go too far."

Shi Yan's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes coldly staring at Beiming Shang. He knew that this was because the Mo family and Beiming Shang had a secret agreement to explore the "Heavenly Gate" together, which was why he was speaking in favor of the Mo family.

Beiming Shang appeared to be trying to mediate, but in reality, he was secretly supporting the Mo family.

"Still the same words, I don't know where Mu Xun is!" Shi Jian was indeed tough, maintaining a stern face and continuing to deny it.

Beiming Shang's frown deepened, and he nodded, not saying much more, saying calmly, "In any case, I hope you can maintain harmony during the competition and not tarnish the reputation of our Merchant Alliance. You two, be careful!"

"Shi Jian, if you don't inform me of Mu Xun's whereabouts tonight, don't blame my Mo family for not being polite tomorrow! Hmph!" Mo Tuo's eyes scanned over the outstanding third-generation members of the Shi family, such as Shi Tianke and Shi Tianyun, as if warning them to be careful of their grandchildren's lives.

"Mo Tuo, are you threatening me?" Shi Jian's face changed, and he coldly laughed, "If you dare to cause trouble tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Do as you please! If I can't find Mu Xun tonight, just wait and see what happens tomorrow." Mo Tuo took a deep breath, stopped talking, and turned to walk down the stairs.

"Lord Shi, consider the bigger picture." Beiming Shang said calmly, shook his head, and followed Mo Tuo down the stairs.

"Bang!"

Shi Jian punched the platform of the stone tower, and the hard green iron stone platform was directly punched into a large fist-sized hole, causing the entire stone tower, which was dozens of meters tall, to tremble violently.

All the old and young of the Shi family on the stone tower clearly felt his anger.

"Too much!" Shi Jian growled, not sure if he was talking about Mo Tuo or Beiming Shang.

Due to this small incident, Shi Jian was in a bad mood for the entire day. When he presented the prizes to the victorious martial artists at the end of the competition, his expression was also unpleasant.

That night.

Han Feng bowed in the secret room, saying to Shi Jian, "Lord, Mo Tuo and Beiming Shang are pressuring us. What should we do?"

"Pay no attention to them." Shi Jian continued to frown.

"Lord, Mo Tuo is one thing, but Beiming Shang..." Han Feng hesitated.

"Chixiao is in the city. If Beiming Shang dares to act recklessly, I will have to ask Chixiao to intervene. I don't believe Beiming Shang would really be willing to act against our Shi family for the sake of the Mo family's trivial matters." Shi Jian snorted.

"I understand."

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