Deep in the dense forest on the mountain behind Ye's house, the breeze rustled through the leaves, and a few forest birds happily shuttled among them. The afternoon sun shone through the gaps between the leaves and fell on a thin figure.
The breath of the forest is filled with the fragrance of earth, and every leaf and grass is blooming with its own vitality.
Ye Yang sat cross-legged on a boulder, with his hands forming seals and condensing on his chest. The air flow around his body surged, and the energy of heaven and earth was slowly gathering towards him, as if there was a powerful magnet in his body that was sucking the energy of heaven and earth.
After a while, Ye Yang slowly opened his eyes, felt the full energy in his Dantian, and murmured, "Cultivation in the woods is indeed much better than at home. Now that the energy is fully charged, it is the impact."
It's a good time to break the barrier. There's still an hour before the duel. Why not take the opportunity to rush to the sixth level of Qi Condensation, so that you can be on the same level as Ye Yun."
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, closed his eyes, gathered the true energy in his body together, accumulated all his strength, and prepared to attack the barrier.
The Ye family's life and death stage is already crowded with people. Today is the day of the life and death duel between Ye Yang, the son of the head of the Ye family, and Ye Yun, another core disciple.
Everyone in the whole family knew about it. Although they didn't quite understand the reason for the duel, they could guess that it was a struggle between family forces, which might have a bearing on Ye Yang's future direction.
Except for some people who needed to be on duty, there was no way to get there. Almost everyone was here. Ye Lingtian was sitting next to the referee's seat with a calm face, because it was Ye Yang who participated in the decisive battle of life and death. In order to avoid suspicion, no one in the family was involved.
Allow participants’ loved ones to serve as referees.
There were ten people at the referee's table. In addition to the four core elders, there were several other elders who co-chaired the meeting.
A Ye family general came to Ye Lingtian in a hurry and whispered a few words in Ye Lingtian's ear. Ye Lingtian's face darkened when he heard that. He looked towards the door and saw a dozen people walking in.
There was one person in the lead, about fifty years old, with a scar between his eyebrows. He was Zhao Yongsheng, the head of the Zhao family.
Zhao Yongsheng came to Ye Lingtian and said with a smile, "Today is the day of life and death duel for the young master of the Ye family. If Zhao comes to support me, the master of the Ye family probably won't mind."
Ye Lingtian looked at Zhao Yongsheng coldly, "Why are you, an outsider, interfering in my Ye family's affairs? How come more than ten years have passed, and your scars have healed and you have forgotten the pain."
His fingers gently touched the scar between his eyebrows. Without any concealment of the hatred in his eyes, Zhao Yongsheng said, "You don't need to remind me. I have kept this scar deliberately. Every time I look in the mirror, I
I will recall what happened back then. Sooner or later I will repay the shame you brought to me. But today I am not here to settle accounts, I am here to observe."
Ye Lingtian glanced at Zhao Yongsheng and said, "This is an internal matter of my Ye family. I don't need you, Master Zhao, to worry about it. Just go back to where you came from."
"Hahahaha, you can't say that. Although you are the head of the Ye family, the Ye family is not just your Ye Lingtian's house. I was invited here today, don't you think so, Great Elder?" Zhao Yongsheng smiled unscrupulously.
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Ye Lingtian turned to look at the First Elder. The First Elder changed his usual humility and said with an unmoved smile, "Clan Leader, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. I invited the Zhao family leader to come and observe, for the sake of fairness in the competition.
I believe the clan leader will understand, right?"
To the surprise of the two of them, Ye Lingtian did not get angry, but smiled calmly and said, "Now that you are here, First Elder, please make arrangements. It is not good to stand here, lest others misunderstand that our Ye family does not treat you well."
After saying this, he ignored everyone and began to close his eyes and meditate.
The Great Elder and Zhao Yongsheng looked at each other, and both could see that the other party was deeply surprised. The technique that Ye Lingtian practiced was the Xuan-level advanced "Liger Technique". This technique was overbearing and powerful, causing the practitioner's personality
I am irritable and easily impulsive. However, I did not expect that today, under the repeated provocations of the two people, I did not get angry on the spot, which was beyond their expectations.
The two of them were puzzled, but now was not the time to think about things. They led everyone to find a seat and settle down, quietly waiting for the competition to begin.
The Ye family's life and death arena is twenty feet long and square in shape. The ground is reinforced with huge rocks and is very solid. Even a warrior on top can perform all his actions without causing damage to the arena.
After a stick of incense, a law enforcement elder walked onto the ring, stood in the center of the ring, and said loudly, "After the ruling of the elders, Ye Yang and Ye Yun are allowed to fight to the death. Once entering the life and death ring, life and death are determined by their destiny.
Regardless of the outcome afterwards, the grudges are settled and no one is allowed to pursue the matter afterwards, otherwise the family will deal with it."
After a slight pause, he continued, "Next, the duelists from both sides will enter."
As soon as the elder finished speaking, a figure jumped onto the ring. This person was Ye Yun. Although Ye Yun was only seventeen years old, he had been practicing martial arts all year round and had a strong body, which was stronger than the average adult.
"I've met the elder," Ye Yun said with a respectful fist. The law enforcement elder had a very high status in the family, and Ye Yun didn't dare to make any mistakes.
The elder just nodded slightly and stopped making any moves. Ye Yun stepped aside, waiting for Ye Yang to appear.
However, after waiting for a long time, Ye Yang was not seen. The law enforcement elder was slightly stunned and said coldly, "Ye Yang is here."
After waiting for a long time, there was still no reply, and the whole place was silent.
"Hey! What's going on, where is Ye Yang?"
"It's not because I'm afraid. I don't dare to come."
"How is it possible? He proposed the duel. If he doesn't come, the consequences will be serious."
"Tch, so what if it's serious? It's a life-and-death arena. If you lose, you may lose your life. No matter how serious it is, how serious is your life?"
Ye Yang did not arrive, which caused whispers from everyone on the sidelines. Although everyone was not optimistic about Ye Yang, they admired his courage. After all, not everyone dares to risk their lives to protect their dignity.
"Haha, I didn't expect that the young master of the Ye family would actually run away from the battle? If this spreads out, it will definitely become a big joke in Bahuang City, don't you think so, Chief Ye?" Zhao Yongsheng said with a smile.
He was defeated by Ye Lingtian when he was a boy, which has always been considered a great shame and humiliation. He has been looking for opportunities to take revenge for many years. Unfortunately, even though Ye Lingtian suffered a sudden change more than ten years ago, his cultivation has always stayed at the third level of the War Master. Now he has reached the same level.
, but still not Ye Lingtian’s opponent.
Now that I can take advantage of this incident, I can humiliate my opponent to my heart's content, so of course I won't miss this rare opportunity.
"Don't worry, my son is not one of those trash from the Zhao family. Escape from battle is your Zhao family's patent. If you hadn't escaped quickly back then, you would have become a soul killed by Ye Mou. How could you have survived until now?" Ye Lingtian said with a look on his face
He said calmly.
"You..." Zhao Yongsheng stood up and pointed at Ye Lingtian, but he couldn't find the words to refute Ye Lingtian. After all, he did escape from Ye Lingtian in embarrassment. "Okay, I think you can be tough.
When, I want to see today if your good-for-nothing son dares to come and die."
"I won't bother you about my son. I heard that there was a man's son in Bahuang City who suddenly disappeared for no reason. I searched for several days but couldn't find him. In the end, I had to offer a reward of 100,000 gold coins to find him. It's a pity that it's not until now.
, and still haven’t even found anything. You’d better ask for your own blessings. Your son who has done all kinds of evil will most likely be taken away by God.”
Ye Lingtian didn't know that Zhao Zihao was killed by Ye Yang, otherwise he wouldn't have used this matter to provoke Zhao Yongsheng.
But what Ye Lingtian said, actually cleared the Ye family of suspicion. After all, no one was crazy enough to kill someone else's son and dare to be so blatantly sarcastic.
Zhao Yongsheng's face was ashen. Although he guessed that his son might be in danger, he almost ran away in anger when he was pointed out to his face.
Just thinking about what he had to do next, he suppressed his anger and refused to look at Ye Lingtian with a cold face.
Ye Lingtian saw that Zhao Yongsheng did not answer his words and did not continue. He frowned and secretly worried, "What on earth does this brat want to do?"
Seeing that Ye Yang did not dare to come up, Ye Yun felt disdainful and said to the law enforcement elder, "Ye Yang is timid and does not dare to challenge. Can you judge me as the winner?"
The law enforcement elder said expressionlessly, "According to the family rules, if Ye Yang fails to show up within the time for the incense stick, he will be expelled from the Ye family. Someone will come to offer the incense." After saying this, he waved his hand, and a family member brought a stick of incense.
Set it on fire.
Many people in the audience did not know that the rules of the life and death arena were not expected to be so serious. If Ye Yang did not come, he would be kicked out of the house. Everyone took a breath of air.
In the other corner of the arena, a dozen girls from the Ye family were gathering together. They all clenched their fists anxiously as they looked at the arena.
"Sister Qingxuan, do you think Ye Yang will come?"
"Yeah, I want to know too, I'm so worried."
Ye Qingxuan was also nervous. There was a thin layer of sweat between her eyebrows. She sighed and said, "I don't know either. I hope he doesn't come."
"But if you don't come, you will be kicked out of the house. In that case, Ye Yang will be so pitiful."
"But if you come here, you may be killed. What should you do? I'm so anxious."
Ye Qingxuan gently lifted a few strands of hair scattered in front of her eyes, her jade hands gently slid over her ears, her eyes flashed with complex emotions, and she said slowly, "It's useless to worry now, we can't change anything, we can only wait with peace of mind."
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"Hmph, that Ye Feng used to be a bitch, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious. It's not enough to bully Ye Yang, do you have to kill him?"
Unknowingly, the stick of incense had burned to the end. The law enforcement elder looked at the incense head with only a small section left and said, "I announce today's competition, Ye Yun will win..."
"Wait a minute," a lazy voice spread in the ears of everyone present, "I'm sorry, I sweated a lot while practicing, so I went back and took a shower, so I'm late."
A slender black figure walked towards the ring step by step. The sound of footsteps seemed to be stepping on people's hearts, making everyone tense.
Wearing a black robe, he stood proudly on the stage, with sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes, and a smile on his handsome face. He was too lethal to the girls in the audience. Several girls who were familiar with him on weekdays all screamed.
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Ye Yang smiled back at the girl, nodded confidently to Ye Lingtian in the audience, and then said to the law enforcement elder, "Can we start?"
The law enforcement elder glanced at it, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then returned to his previous indifference and said, "The competition begins, no matter life or death." (To be continued)