The night was dark and windy.
Guan Mao, Guan Tu, and two other brothers gathered outside Guan Li's bedroom.
The surroundings were quiet, and the vast manor was eerily still.
"I have a feeling the eldest brother might have figured out our intentions."
Guan Li usually commanded great authority, and his younger brothers were all accustomed to obeying him.
Now, suddenly intending to unite and overthrow Guan Li, it was inevitable they would feel fear.
Guan Mao sneered, "Do you think our little schemes could truly hide from him?"
"What do you mean?"
The bushy-browed man who spoke first changed his expression, a bad premonition immediately rising in his heart.
"Guan Li, come out. You knew we were here long ago, why haven't you appeared!"
Guan Mao suddenly shouted loudly, his high-pitched voice echoing above the courtyard.
"What are you doing..."
"Hahaha, so you finally came."
The bushy-browed man's words were forcibly interrupted by Guan Li's appearance.
His expression instantly froze on his face.
"Fourth brother, the entire Guan family is under Guan Li's control. Did you really think our little movements could hide from him? He was waiting for us."
A mocking curve appeared on Guan Mao's lips.
He would never underestimate his eldest brother.
On the way here, he had already prepared for the worst. Seeing Guan Li now didn't surprise him.
"Third brother, why didn't you tell us beforehand," the fifth brother growled in a low voice, his tone full of resentment.
"If I told you, would you still have the courage to come here?"
Guan Mao knew the personalities of all his brothers. The fourth and fifth were indecisive and hesitant. If he had told them beforehand, they definitely wouldn't have dared to come.
He had to lure them in, put them in a position where they couldn't back down, and had no choice but to join forces with him.
Guan Tu ignored the dispute among his brothers and looked intently at Guan Li, "Eldest brother, since childhood, you have enjoyed the best of everything in the family. This time, please let your brother have his turn!"
Strictly speaking, the Guan family was the largest branch of the Earth Tribe after settling in the royal city.
Guan Li, Guan Tu, and the other three brothers were not all born of the same mother. They were descendants of the same generation in the large Guan family.
The Beast King Continent did not emphasize legitimacy over birth order. Ranks were determined by age. As for the power each person held, it depended entirely on their own struggles.
Guan Li, being the eldest, and surpassing his peers in martial skill and intelligence, naturally became the true holder of power in the Guan family.
A family's power and wealth were finite. The more Guan Li took, the less his other brothers received. They had long harbored dissatisfaction, but had kept it suppressed.
This time, the opportunity for a disciple of an immortal master was the fuse that completely ignited their long-suppressed rage.
Guan Li stood alone against his four brothers, his face devoid of worry.
"Let? Why should I let? Everything I enjoy, I earned through my own efforts! The weak are not qualified to make demands!"
Guan Li had anticipated everything that would happen tonight.
In fact, some of it was even his doing.
Although he had decided to leave with the immortal master, he did not want to lose control of the Guan family. Since his followers could not be taken with him, he might as well hand over the Guan family to them.
Of course, his good brothers would definitely not agree to this proposal. It would be better to deal with them all before leaving, settling everything once and for all.
So, he watched coldly as Guan Mao and the other three secretly schemed, sending away all the servants in the manor. He had even actively dispatched his own followers to create this moment.
He couldn't wait any longer.
"Weak?"
Guan Tu clenched his fists and was the first to lunge forward, attacking Guan Li.
He hated that word.
Guan Mao followed closely behind.
The other two exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and rushed forward as well.
The situation had come to this, and it was too late for them to regret it.
None of the five used their spiritual power. The dull thuds of fists colliding were particularly loud in the silent night.
In the distance, Xu Yi and Ji Buwang stood on the earthen wall, observing the chaotic battle below with their hands behind their backs, their expressions calm.
"Who do you think will win?" Xu Yi asked softly, her eyebrows slightly raised.
"Guan Li."
Ji Buwang said without the slightest hesitation, his words decisive.
Xu Yi smiled.
What a coincidence, she thought the same.
Guan Li not only had strength and ambition, but most importantly, he was smarter than all of them. He knew what he wanted and what he would lose.
As for the four on the opposite side, although they appeared to be on the same front, each had their own ulterior motives. Their combined combat power was weakened, so the true winner could only be Guan Li.
And the outcome indeed developed as Xu Yi had predicted.
Despite Guan Mao's four brothers joining forces, they could only fight Guan Li to a stalemate.
Guan Mao, enraged, was the first to use his spiritual power.
The spiritual power of the Earth Tribe could form a layer of earth shield on the surface of their bodies. The strength of the spiritual power was fully reflected in the thickness of the earth shield.
*Bang!*
Guan Li was struck on the left shoulder by Guan Mao's punch. His body staggered back several steps, and he laughed instead of being angry.
A strange power surged within him, and a thick, earthy yellow shield appeared. Guan Li was instantly enveloped by the earth shield, with only a pair of eyes, whose emotions could not be discerned, showing.
Guan Mao's eyes narrowed.
Guan Li summoned the earth shield too quickly, so fast that it made him feel a sense of dread.
Because he knew this was a level he could never reach.
Guan Li had grown stronger again.
This realization burned in his heart.
He couldn't understand why all the good things fell to Guan Li.
He was not bad himself, yet Guan Li's presence made him appear dim and insignificant.
He glanced sideways and said coldly, "The stronger Guan Li becomes, the more we four must unite. No one can escape this quagmire."
At this moment, he did not allow anyone to retreat.
The fourth and fifth brothers, whose minds had been shaken by Guan Li's performance, felt bitterness in their mouths.
Just as Guan Mao had said, they could only brace themselves and go on.
Subtle fluctuations of spiritual power spread from the two brothers. After a few breaths, two figures wrapped in earth shields appeared.
"You should all attack together!"
Guan Li twisted his neck, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
Tonight, he would completely control the Guan family.
"Attack!"
Guan Mao and Guan Tu leaped high, rushing towards Guan Li like arrows released from a bow.
*Bang bang bang!*
The sound of more intense collisions echoed again.
Xu Yi and Ji Buwang witnessed the beginning and end of this family feud with their own eyes.
The final winner, as expected, was Guan Li.
Guan Mao and Guan Tu lay on the ground in a sorry state, their breaths raspy like bellows.
As for the fourth and fifth brothers, whose strength was inferior, they had already stopped breathing, lying to the side.
Their chests were caved in, their internal organs pulverized by the immense impact.
"Big... brother..."
Guan Tu's voice trembled, his eyes wide as he looked in Guan Li's direction, wanting to speak.
However, Guan Li had no intention of listening further. He walked straight to Guan Tu, shook his head, grabbed Guan Tu's head with both hands, and twisted it forcefully.
*Crack!*
The crisp sound of bone breaking made Guan Mao's eyes bulge.
Guan Li was doing this deliberately.
Deliberately leaving him for last, deliberately wanting to inflict the most brutal torture.
"Guan Li, you deserve to die! Cough, cough! You deserve..." *Pfft!*
"Still so much to say when you're facing death."
Guan Li withdrew his foot, which had been pressing on Guan Mao's chest, and smiled with satisfaction.