A few days ago, envoys from beyond the domain descended upon the ancient battlefield of Loulan, proposing a martial arts challenge.
According to the agreement, if warriors from Earth could defeat a martial arts genius from beyond the domain, they would be declared victorious, and the invasion war would cease.
Just now, Jiang Wuming forcefully killed Mu Kuang, winning the martial arts challenge. However, an old woman from the Xi family, representing the world beyond the domain, reneged on the agreement and insisted on a second match!
Upon hearing the old woman from the Xi family speak, all the warriors from various factions present at the scene, as well as those watching the live broadcast on the divine network, were stunned into silence.
Although before the martial arts challenge officially began, some had questioned whether the world beyond the domain might play dirty, and the martial arts community of Long Country had been on guard.
However, for the past few days, the world beyond the domain had adhered strictly to the agreement, refraining from sneak attacks, and had shown extreme importance to this martial arts challenge.
This led everyone to believe that the world beyond the domain genuinely intended to decide the course of the war through a martial arts challenge.
It was akin to how, when disputes between many factions on Earth reached a stalemate, they would opt for a wagered battle to determine the division of interests.
Just like the conflict between the Qing and Hong triads in the past, Jiang Wuming had represented the Qing triad, ultimately helping Chu Wansong secure the position of Chief Commander of the Qing-Hong alliance.
And now, the old woman from the Xi family of the world beyond the domain had publicly overturned the agreement, how could this not shock everyone?
Two individuals were exceptions.
Daoist Tianlong and his disciple, Jiang Wuming.
The former remained standing at the edge of the training ground, his expression calm, as if completely unfazed by the words of the old woman from the Xi family.
Jiang Wuming, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes slightly.
On the way, Daoist Tianlong had uttered astonishing words aboard the armed helicopter.
From that moment on, Jiang Wuming had been pondering the reasons behind Daoist Tianlong's statement, and he had come to a conclusion: the world beyond the domain had no intention of ending the war. They merely wished to use the martial arts challenge as a pretext to have their young martial arts geniuses kill him, thereby washing away the shame they suffered in the defense of the East Sea Martial Academy!
At this moment, the words of the old woman from the Xi family confirmed his judgment!
"According to the agreement, we have already won. Why is there a second match? Are you going to deny the agreement and violate it?"
After a brief moment of shock, a voice rang out from the training ground.
The speaker was Sheng Lun @ Roman, the Hall Master of the God of War Hall.
Although he harbored immense hatred for Jiang Wuming and held strong resistance and even animosity towards the martial arts community of Long Country, he wished for the invasion war from the world beyond the domain to stop.
This would, in turn, greatly reduce the influence and importance of Jiang Wuming and the martial arts community of Long Country in this world, making it easier for the Roman family and the God of War Hall to carry out certain matters.
Swish, swish, swish…
Upon hearing Sheng Lun @ Roman’s words, everyone present turned their gaze towards the old woman from the Xi family of the world beyond the domain.
Although the warriors of Long Country were displeased with Sheng Lun @ Roman's initial silence and his subsequent attempt to dissuade Jiang Wuming from killing Mu Kuang, Sheng Lun @ Roman's question was also their own.
"That agreement was mistaken; there was an error in the message relayed by our envoy. Our true martial arts challenge plan is best two out of three. That is to say, our two worlds will have three matches between young martial arts geniuses, and whichever side wins two matches will be declared the victor…"
The old woman from the Xi family spoke dismissively, feeling no shame in reneging on the agreement and overturning it.
"You are going back on your word!"
"Are all people from your world beyond the domain this shameless?"
"This is a clear sign of not being able to accept defeat. I have never seen such brazen and shameless people!"
This time, before the old woman from the Xi family could finish speaking, the young martial artists present exploded, speaking in anger and directly interrupting her.
The strong individuals from various factions, though silent, all wore expressions of anger.
Concurrently, the live broadcast room of the divine network was flooded with comments, with warriors from all over the world greeting the old woman from the Xi family in various ways, denouncing the world beyond the domain as shameless and lacking in contractual spirit.
"Silence!"
Faced with the overwhelming torrent of curses, the old woman from the Xi family raised her eyebrows slightly and then let out a low reprimand.
As she spoke, her aura surged.
Instantly, the old woman from the Xi family’s true qi surged, and her entire being radiated the aura of a half-step Heavenly God realm expert. A terrifying pressure permeated the surroundings, immediately making the young martial artists who had spoken out in anger feel immense pressure. They fell silent one after another, their expressions a mixture of shock and anger.
They were shocked by the old woman from the Xi family’s power, and angry at her overbearing nature, her utter contempt for them!
"Old woman from beyond the domain, how majestic you are!"
Just then, Jiang Wuming narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.
The old woman from the Xi family raised her eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Wuming, but her line of sight was blocked by Zhuge Lingjun, the peerless invincible of the human world, who also shielded her oppressive aura from Jiang Wuming.
"It seems we thought too highly of you. You are simply a group of despicable individuals with no credibility!"
Zhuge Lingjun frowned, glared at the old woman from the Xi family, and his true qi surged, radiating a powerful fighting spirit.
The God-Slaying Saber seemed to sense his fighting spirit, letting out a faint hum, its killing intent rampant!
"You can choose to accept the challenge, or you can choose to end the challenge here and continue the war."
The old woman from the Xi family sneered, openly issuing a threat while locking her aura onto Zhuge Lingjun.
The Xi family was currently the most powerful family in the world beyond the domain.
This was not only because Xi Lai, the strongest scion of the Xi family, was the most powerful martial arts genius in the world beyond the domain, but also because the Xi family possessed the highest quality and greatest number of experts.
The old woman from the Xi family was the strongest among the representatives of the five major families of the world beyond the domain.
This was also why she was able to intervene to stop the representative of the Mu family from acting and then speak on behalf of the entire world beyond the domain.
The representative of the Mu family had no confidence in defeating Zhuge Lingjun, but the old woman from the Xi family was confident she could kill Zhuge Lingjun!
"Damn it, you think we're afraid of you?"
"Do you remember what Master Zhuge and General Jiang Wuming said earlier? We don't accept oppression. If you want to fight, then fight!"
As the old woman from the Xi family locked her aura onto Zhuge Lingjun, the pressure on those at the edge of the training ground suddenly vanished, and someone else began to curse angrily.
At the same time, Zhuge Lingjun did not speak but raised the God-Slaying Saber in his hand.
He responded with action!
Just then, Qi Wufu stepped forward and said to Zhuge Lingjun, "Zhuge, Tianlong has arrived. Let's hear Wuming's opinion."
"Alright."
Zhuge Lingjun was slightly taken aback by Qi Wufu's words, then nodded, agreeing to Qi Wufu's proposal.
Because he knew that Daoist Tianlong, the Sect Master of the Daoist sect, was one of the people in this world most likely to block his saber, and possibly even stronger than him.
More importantly, he was well aware that Daoist Tianlong was known as the greatest 'chess player' in the world.
For the past few decades, Daoist Tianlong had lived in seclusion in Longhu Mountain, rarely emerging.
Today, on this special day, Daoist Tianlong's sudden reappearance was no mere coincidence!
Swish, swish, swish…
Upon hearing the words of Qi Wufu and Zhuge Lingjun, everyone present unanimously turned their gaze towards Jiang Wuming.
"Old woman from beyond the domain, you can go back on your word if you wish, but you must accept two conditions!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jiang Wuming narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"Who do you think you are, daring to disrespect my Elder, and to make demands?"
Immediately, before the old woman from the Xi family could respond, Xi Lai, the strongest scion of the Xi family, looked down at Jiang Wuming with a cold, detached expression, like a giant dragon.
However—
Unexpectedly, the old woman from the Xi family did not become angry. Instead, she reached out to stop Xi Lai from speaking further, and then looked at Jiang Wuming, "What conditions?"
"First, I can fight again."
Jiang Wuming proposed his first condition.
"Agreed. What is the second condition?"
The old woman from the Xi family immediately agreed. Their most important objective was to kill Jiang Wuming. Jiang Wuming’s proposal was akin to walking into a tiger's den, perfectly aligning with their intentions.
"Second, best two out of three will be changed to best three out of five!"
The young man narrowed his eyes and gave his answer.
Today.
He intended to fight five opponents alone, sweeping through all the martial arts geniuses from beyond the domain!
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