Jin Wudao, who had suppressed countless geniuses along the way and displayed a cultivation comparable to Li Qingxuan's, had actually lost!
And he lost to Ling Fan.
This scene was like a thunderbolt from the blue for all the powerhouses in Jiangnan City.
"My heavens! Am I dreaming today? Master Ling... is also a martial arts genius!"
A large number of powerhouses couldn't help but rub their eyes fiercely, afraid they were still asleep and seeing things incorrectly.
"Damn, Ling Fan hid himself too deeply!"
"Amazing! Not only a master of Yellow-tier weapon forging genius, but also a martial arts genius with formidable strength. How are we supposed to live like this?"
"Everyone misunderstood Ling Fan. What a good-for-nothing, he's a genius, a true genius!"
"The Lan family really struck gold. Damn it, why didn't I see Ling Fan's potential earlier? If I had known, I would have adopted him first. How could it be the turn of Lan Tianxiong and the Lan family!"
"If you don't understand, ask, is it still too late for me to marry my daughter to him now?"
Amidst excited discussions, everyone's faces displayed incredibly vivid expressions.
After all, what happened today completely subverted their previous understanding.
While everyone was shocked, the battle stage was not over yet.
Ling Fan walked over, stomped his foot fiercely, and pinned Jin Wudao, who only had one hand left, under his foot.
Instantly, Jin Wudao's face showed an expression of extreme humiliation.
Being stepped on by Ling Fan, whom he called a good-for-nothing, was more unbearable to him than killing him.
"What else do you want to do? The victor has been decided, the battle is over!"
Jin Dazhi jumped up anxiously and shouted.
In the Jin family, the mysterious powerhouse suspected to be from Yunmeng City also had an extremely gloomy expression.
"Useless trash!"
He cursed inwardly.
It was a pity that Yunmeng City had invested so many resources in Jin Wudao, including Yellow-tier mid-grade martial arts, Yellow-tier spiritual weapons, and precious True Qi Pills...
They even paid a great price to forcibly push Jin Wudao's cultivation to the peak of the Qi Refining realm!
Yet, even under these circumstances, he still lost.
"Ling Fan is not a good-for-nothing. This matter must be reported back quickly. Jin Wudao has lost, and the subsequent ownership of the mineral vein is no longer our concern..."
This powerhouse from Yunmeng City thought to himself and then quietly retreated.
Jin Dazhi's eyes flickered when he saw this scene, and his heart fell into even greater despair.
But he had no time to care about these things now. He shouted, "Quick, let my son go!"
"Who said the battle is over? He has not surrendered, nor is he dead, so it is not over."
Ling Fan's voice was indifferent, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.
From Jin Wudao setting up a trap to kill him in the brothel, to almost forcing the Lan family into a corner, to injuring his wife Lan Xueyi and profaning her in every way.
All these things were enough for Jin Wudao to die a hundred times over.
Ling Fan's foot gradually exerted more force.
Immediately, everyone saw Jin Wudao's face become ferocious and twisted.
He could no longer speak, only his eyes stared fixedly at Ling Fan, emitting incredibly venomous light.
"Quickly surrender, son!"
Jin Dazhi was extremely anxious.
He wanted to jump up and stop it, but Lan Tianxiong on the opposite side stepped forward, clearly indicating that if he dared to move, Lan Tianxiong would not stand by idly.
"Gurgle!"
Jin Wudao let out a roar from his throat, but he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
The bones in his head kept making cracking sounds. Under this true shadow of death, Jin Wudao collapsed, his eyes filled with infinite terror and despair.
Because he felt that Ling Fan was determined to kill him!
*Poof!*
It sounded like a watermelon being stomped and burst.
The sound possessed a kind of magic that made everyone's hearts chill and their pupils contract.
Jin Wudao was dead!
And he was stomped to death by Ling Fan.
However, Ling Fan's expression was extremely calm, as if what he had just stomped to death was not a person, but just an ant.
It wasn't until Ling Fan slowly walked off the battle stage that everyone snapped back from their shock.
"Ling Fan, and you, the Lan family! You killed my son, I, Jin Dazhi, will definitely make you repay this blood debt a hundredfold!"
Jin Dazhi roared.
"I'll be waiting. If you want the Jin family to be exterminated, then come!"
Ling Fan swept a casual glance at Jin Dazhi, not taking him seriously at all.
Jin Dazhi was merely at the early stage of the Profound Gang realm. Although he had only opened three attribute meridians now, it would only take a little more effort to kill him.
"Good, good, good! We'll see!"
Jin Dazhi's eyes were bloodshot, and his eyes flashed with endless hatred.
The Jin family hurriedly collected Jin Wudao's corpse, and then the group left in disarray.
"Brother-in-law, you're too awesome!"
Lan Junjie immediately stepped forward.
Lan Tianxiong tried to calm his excited emotions, and there was still some worry left on his face. He couldn't help but say, "Xiao Fan, you've kept us all in the dark for so long!"
Li Huimei, standing beside him, held Lan Tianxiong's shoulder but was a little embarrassed to come forward.
After all, her attitude towards Ling Fan before was very bad. She was now filled with regret!
"Xiao Fan, I was wrong before. For Xueyi's sake, please don't hold a grudge against me."
Li Huimei said hesitantly.
Ling Fan's expression was calm.
In his previous life, he was the dignified Qingyun Emperor. Every trivial matter in his eyes was a matter of the survival of the Heavenly Sect and the life and death of a region. How could he care about such things?
He didn't bother with Li Huimei simply because she was Lan Xueyi's mother, and she hadn't gone too far.
If she had truly provoked Ling Fan, what was wrong with slapping her to death?
He cared about Lan Tianxiong, cared about Lan Xueyi, and Lan Junjie could be considered half of them, but this did not mean he cared about other members of the Lan family.
Ling Fan ignored the congratulations and flattery from others, pushed through the crowd, and walked to Lan Xueyi.
At this moment, her pure white gauze dress was stained with bright red blood, and her face was as pale as a piece of white paper.
"Are you really... Ling Fan?"
Lan Xueyi stared at Ling Fan with her beautiful eyes, her eyes showing an unprecedented brilliance, and asked in a trembling voice.
Ling Fan did not speak, he just nodded at her.
"But I... I've become like this now, I don't deserve you..."
Lan Xueyi smiled sadly and lowered her head.
Ling Fan stepped forward and pulled her boneless body into his arms.
"It's okay, I'm here, I'll cure you!"
Ling Fan sent a wisp of True Qi into Lan Xueyi's body.
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he looked at Lan Xueyi with disbelief.
"So that's how it is. I didn't expect such a physique to exist in the mere lower realm!"
However, now was not the time to deal with this. Ling Fan placed his hand on Lan Xueyi's back, channeled wood-attribute True Qi into her body, and helped her recover her physical injuries.
Just then.
The sound of applause came.
Li Qingxuan walked slowly onto the battle stage.
His sharp eyes fell on Ling Fan like two sharp swords.
"I didn't expect that the former good-for-nothing son-in-law of the Lan family has transformed into a martial arts genius and a weapon forging master. The vast Jiangnan City finally has someone who can fight me!"
"Ling Fan, come up and fight!"
Li Qingxuan said, his voice growing louder and louder, and then it reverberated around like rolling thunder.
Instantly, the entire venue was shocked.
Except for a few martial powerhouses in the Profound Gang realm who could remain calm, other powerhouses in Jiangnan City changed their expressions.
Li Qingxuan...
He was too strong!
On the Lan family's side, everyone couldn't help but feel a jolt.
Although Ling Fan had defeated Jin Wudao just now, there was still the even more terrifying Li Qingxuan.
To win the martial arts competition and reclaim the Fire Crystal mineral vein that originally belonged to the Lan family, they still had to get past this hurdle of Li Qingxuan!
Facing Li Qingxuan's challenge, Ling Fan frowned slightly.
In the eyes of the crowd, it seemed as if Ling Fan was very wary of or even afraid of Li Qingxuan.
In reality, Ling Fan just wanted to heal Lan Xueyi and didn't have time to bother with Li Qingxuan.
But the crowd didn't think so, especially those members of the Lan family whose hearts sank. It seemed their son-in-law wasn't confident about defeating Li Qingxuan.
In the back, Han Qing kept praying, hoping that Ling Fan would be defeated or even killed by Li Qingxuan!
"Brother-in-law, you focus on healing my sister, I'll take this fight!"
Lan Junjie held his long sword and smiled brightly at Ling Fan.
"Jun Jie, don't be foolish! How can you be Li Qingxuan's opponent!"
Lan Tianxiong said sternly.
Li Huimei was also anxious.
Lan Junjie was only at the peak of the middle stage of the Qi Refining realm, not yet having entered the late stage of the Qi Refining realm.
Li Qingxuan had already entered the late stage a year ago, and now he was at the peak of the Qi Refining realm, perhaps only a step away from becoming a true Profound Gang realm master!
Letting Lan Junjie face such a powerful enemy would be like throwing an egg against a rock.
"Don't worry, Father, Mother, I'm also very strong! And..."
Lan Junjie smiled mysteriously.
"I still have a secret weapon from brother-in-law!"
After saying that, he resolutely turned and went up to the battle stage.