142: Chapter 142 Melee Surrounded and Besieged, Provoking Chen Haobei

The day after the competition ended, the key personnel of the Mercenary Guild gathered in Qi Changhe's room.

Qi Changhe sat on the sofa, his expression exceedingly grim. Chen Haobei and Minister Luan, along with a few others, stood obediently opposite him, not daring to even lift their heads...

"Haobei, look at the godson you accepted! Not only is his strength low, but he's also a sissy! He has completely disgraced our Mercenary Guild! What crime should you be punished for?!" Qi Changhe slammed the coffee table and shouted.

"Guild Master Qi, please calm your anger. Lü Ze is usually quite proper; I never expected him to be so incapable of handling himself in public. I am willing to accept punishment," Chen Haobei quickly admitted his fault.

"Hmph! We'll discuss those matters later. First, let's talk about how to eliminate that bastard Lin Yuan!" Qi Changhe said angrily.

"In tomorrow's melee competition, our Mercenary Guild has three contestants. I've also bribed four unaffiliated martial artists to coordinate and eliminate everyone else first, then jointly attack Lin Yuan. With seven people ganging up on him, they can blast him to death in one exchange. Afterward, we'll just say there were too many people, and an accident was unavoidable. Killing him will be consequence-free..."

Chen Haobei spoke with a sinister look, appearing as if he had everything under control.

"But what if something unexpected happens? I think that kid Lin Yuan is not simple; he hasn't even revealed his Domain yet. Do you still have any backup plans?" Qi Changhe frowned and asked.

"Of course. Even if he survives the match, once he leaves this place, we will ambush him on the road. Minister Luan and I will attack together. Even if Mu Qianqian follows, we can kill her too!" Chen Haobei said gravely.

"Good! Let's do it this way. Lord Martial God has little patience. Even if the military questions us, we must ensure he never returns this time!" Qi Changhe narrowed his aged eyes, revealing a fierce glint...

...

The third day of the competition arrived. The venue was packed; today would decide the final champion, a title carrying immense weight, representing the number one genius among the young Grandmasters of Great Xia.

The final event was the Melee Battle, a traditional staple of every competition. The audience most looked forward to a hearty, unrestrained free-for-all.

As the competition time arrived, the host immediately took the stage:

"The electrifying Grand Melee Battle is about to begin! We will witness the birth of Great Xia's number one genius Grandmaster! Enough with the pleasantries; please welcome the fifteen contestants to the stage to prepare!"

The contestants gradually ascended the stage. Lin Yuan followed at the very end, appearing utterly uninterested.

Without ferocious beasts to kill, Lin Yuan simply couldn't muster any excitement, but there was no choice; he had to endure it for the sake of entering the Black Abyss to slay beasts.

Once everyone stood in a circle around the arena, the host announced:

"I declare, the Melee Battle officially begins!!"

As the command was given, the fourteen people present simultaneously activated their Domains, and various special effects of abilities shimmered on their fourteen weapons.

The scene was quite shocking, but Lin Yuan showed no reaction. Forget activating his Domain; he hadn't even taken out his swimming dragon sword from his storage space.

The fourteen did not rush to attack, all observing the people around them, searching for an opening.

The next moment, the situation instantly changed. Seven people quickly gathered in one spot, clearly having pre-arranged the plan. As soon as these seven assembled, they immediately launched an attack on the nearest contestant.

Besides Lin Yuan, the remaining seven were not part of the pre-arrangement and were somewhat stunned. They had not chosen to attack Lin Yuan because, having won two death matches, they were somewhat hesitant to provoke him.

But by the time they reacted, two contestants had already been blasted off the platform by the group of seven.

"Damn it, how despicable! Those seven formed an alliance!"

"There are six of us left; if we band together, we might not lose to them!"

"Right, let's ally up too and fight them head-on!"

The five quickly moved closer to each other. Only Lin Yuan did not move, still standing with his hands behind his back, smiling as he watched the battlefield.

"That Lin Yuan hasn't come to gather with us!"

"That idiot! If we lose to those seven, and he's the only one left, do they think he can take on seven by himself?"

"He's powerful; maybe he looks down on us. Never mind him, let's deal with our enemies first!"

Lin Yuan completely disregarded the seven opponents. Since they wanted to clear out the rest of the field for him, he certainly had no objection to waiting, so he wasn't in a hurry to act.

As expected, these five people couldn't withstand the fierce assault of the seven and were blasted off the platform after not lasting long.

Only Lin Yuan remained on the stage, facing the seven opponents.

"Surround him!"

A Middle-aged man who appeared to be the leader roared, and the others immediately encircled Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, you made our Mercenary Guild lose face yesterday. Today, we will cripple you!" one mercenary stated.

"Stop the damn nonsense. Do you think I don't know what trick your Mercenary Guild is pulling? If you want to fight, hurry up!" Lin Yuan said dismissively.

"Fine, you little beast, since you're so eager to die, we'll grant your wish! Brothers, attack!"

The mercenary shouted, and the seven simultaneously unleashed various abilities and Domains, crushing down toward Lin Yuan...

"Lin Yuan has some strength, but isn't he being too arrogant? One against seven? Does he think he's just fishing for easy opponents?"

"Sigh... Geniuses are always arrogant. If Lin Yuan hadn't been so overconfident, he would have easily secured one of the top spots. Now, it's all over!"

Hearing the discussions from the audience seats, Mu Qianqian also clenched her fists. Although she believed Lin Yuan must have a plan for doing this, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

Tang Tianhao and the Military Marshal Xiao Zhantian both frowned; they clearly felt Lin Yuan was being too presumptuous.

However, Qi Changhe's wrinkled mouth curled upwards; he seemed to already see the sight of Lin Yuan dying tragically on the spot...

...

Facing the encirclement of the seven, Lin Yuan remained standing with his hands behind his back. Only in an instant did his eyes transform into blood-red spirals, and rolling waves of blood surged up from the entire arena, centered on his body.

The seven charging figures were all treading within their own Domains, but in that instant, their Domains shattered like fragile glass, directly blown apart by Lin Yuan's Domain.

Even the ability attacks they launched were forcibly interrupted at that moment, and their eyes all turned crimson.

Lin Yuan's current strength had reached the peak of the Seventh Order, and his combat power had even reached the Ninth Order initial stage. How could these people possibly withstand the invasion of his Slaughter Domain? In a single moment, they were completely reduced to slaughter machines.

But Lin Yuan didn't wait for them to kill each other; instead, he directly waved out the silver ninth-tier magic cube, unleashing Space Folding immediately.

Seven silver cages instantly appeared on the stage. Trapped within the cages, the seven people were completely unable to move an inch.

Lin Yuan then looked towards Chen Haobei, whose face was grim in the spectator stands, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curve slightly:

"Chen Haobei, is this the trick you arranged? Nothing special!"

As Lin Yuan's provocative words fell, his right palm suddenly closed.

Crack, crack, crack, crack...!

Seven uniform sounds of bones snapping echoed. All seven individuals had one leg broken by space, instantly splashing blood all over the stage.

"You!"

Chen Haobei in the spectator stands stood up in anger upon seeing the scene before him, furiously pointing his finger at Lin Yuan.

Crack, crack, crack, crack...!

Another seven sounds of bones snapping rang out; the other leg of the seven was also broken.

"Lin Yuan, you've gone too far! Our Mercenary Guild contestants concede!" Chen Haobei shouted gravely.

"Concede? What you say doesn't count. They haven't said they concede themselves," Lin Yuan said, hooking his lips into a sinister smile.

These seven people were completely controlled by his Slaughter Domain; it would be a miracle if they could concede...

"You! You! You!!!"

Chen Haobei was so enraged that smoke almost came out of his seven orifices; he couldn't even speak. He truly wished he could personally crush Lin Yuan to death right now.

Lin Yuan, however, stood with his hands on his hips: "What are you? Old Bastard, you unhappy? Hit me then! Hit me!"