77: Playing tricks on Lü Dong, the big battle begins

Lü Dong slowly stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a flash of Killing Intent passing through his eyes.

If his Spiritual Artifact-grade inner armor hadn't blocked Jiang Yan's strike at the last moment, he might have been seriously injured.

"Su Chen, you really are something else." Lü Dong brushed the dust off himself and walked slowly toward Jiang Yan, his voice cold to the extreme. "As you said, your turn is over. Now, it's mine."

Jiang Yan chuckled and scratched his head sheepishly. "Sorry, but I won't be staying to keep you company."

As he finished speaking, two Escape Talismans instantly ignited. Before anyone could react, he vanished from sight.

"Holy shit, he just ran away?!" Tang Yu exclaimed in shock.

Everyone present was dumbfounded. They had thought Su Chen would fight Lü Dong to the death, but this result... "This kid really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!" Chen Feng remarked.

Everyone glanced at Chen Feng, feeling that he talked way too much.

"What do you two say?" Lu Xing looked at Tang Yu and Yu Kejiao.

Just as Tang Yu and Yu Kejiao were about to compromise, Ye Qingfeng finally appeared, carrying the dying Zhang Zhilin.

"Lu Xing, it seems a battle between us is inevitable," Ye Qingfeng said as he dropped Zhang Zhilin.

"Lord Ye, you've won for five consecutive years. It's time to step down," Lu Xing said with a smile.

Ye Qingfeng nodded slightly, then turned his gaze toward Zhou Ling. "First place is mine, second is yours. How about it?"

"Fine," Zhou Ling responded.

"Lord Ye, have you forgotten about me and Lü Dong?" Jiang Qiong asked with a smile.

"You fox, you'd better keep your tail between your legs. Once Lu Xing and I start fighting, you'll likely be the first to die," Ye Qingfeng said flatly.

Ye Qingfeng wasn't joking. If anyone dared to interfere in his battle with Lu Xing, he would kill Jiang Qiong even if he were seriously injured himself. After all, this fox was too good at instigating trouble.

Jiang Qiong knew Ye Qingfeng wasn't joking and whispered to Lü Dong, "Can you still fight?"

"I only have two Spiritual Artifacts left. If it's three against one, it shouldn't be a problem," Lü Dong replied.

"Good. Then let Ye Qingfeng die in this Secret Realm today!" Jiang Qiong said, gritting his teeth.

To Jiang Qiong, Lu Xing posed no threat. Instead, it was Ye Qingfeng, the powerful outsider. If it hadn't been for Ye Qingfeng's sudden rise back then, he would have been the strongest student.

"Do you all intend to participate as well?" Ye Qingfeng's gaze swept over Tang Yu, Yu Kejiao, and the others.

"We're not participating. We just want to stay safe," Chen Feng said, raising his hand.

"Shameless. You're a coward every year," Su Linglong said, looking at Chen Feng with disdain.

Chen Feng waved his hand dismissively. He might be a coward, but he had lived the longest. After all, he had seen countless Blood Sons die here.

"If my master is going in, then there's no point in me staying alive," Ruan Yuanlong said with a smile, raising his hand.

Hearing this, Ye Qingfeng nodded. Yu Kejiao and Tang Yu's silence was a default agreement.

"Don't include me. I don't plan on helping anyone," Qiu Yueshuang said.

"Fine, then let the battle begin." Ye Qingfeng looked toward Lu Chen and the others.

Just as Ye Qingfeng finished speaking and prepared for battle, Jiang Yan walked out from the bushes with an awkward smile.

"Sorry, everyone. I got lost."

He really was lost. He should have escaped far away, but he never expected that the second Escape Talisman would teleport him nearby again.

"Su Chen!"

Lü Dong hated Su Chen to the bone now. Almost his entire fortune had been destroyed by Su Chen.

"Hi, we meet again," Jiang Yan said with a wave and a smile.

"I'm going to kill you!"

Lü Dong was furious and charged at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan scratched his head innocently. Watching the murderous Lü Dong charge toward him, he suddenly pulled out a crumpled piece of red cloth from his robe. "Wait! I found your underwear!"

The red cloth unfurled in the wind; it was actually a fragment of the Magic Treasure that Lü Dong had previously blown up!

Lü Dong trembled with rage. He swung his gilded mace, sending a crescent-shaped blood-colored light toward Jiang Yan's head.

Jiang Yan let out an "Ouch" and ducked. The blood-light grazed his scalp and sliced through an ancient tree behind him that was four people wide.

'Holy shit, he's really pissed!'

"Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Jiang Yan didn't dare to show off anymore. He turned and bolted, but as he ran, he scattered a handful of low-grade Talismans from his sleeve.

Lü Dong was chasing too fast and almost stepped on them, so he quickly changed his move and leaped into the air.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan suddenly turned around and threw a tattered cloth bag. "Catch!"

Lü Dong caught the bag purely out of instinct, but before he could react, the bag exploded with a "bang."

Chili powder and pepper flour filled the air, coating his entire face.

"Su Chen!" Lü Dong roared in fury.

Jiang Yan took the opportunity to dash behind Ye Qingfeng. "Senior, this lunatic doesn't even want his underwear anymore! I really can't beat him!"

Ye Qingfeng looked at the pranked Lü Dong and then at the cowardly-looking Su Chen. He knew exactly what was going on.

"You fought him before?" Ye Qingfeng asked.

"I did, but I couldn't beat him. He has too many Magic Treasures," Jiang Yan said seriously.

"Fine. Then you handle Yu Kejiao, Tang Yu, and Su Linglong. I'll take care of the rest," Ye Qingfeng said calmly.

"Wait, Senior, are you serious? I'm just at the Tenth Layer of Qi-Blood, and you want me to fight three people at the fourth or fifth level of Foundation Establishment?" Jiang Yan asked in shock.

"Do I look like I'm joking? The Blood Child Contest has always been like this—it's kill or be killed!" Ye Qingfeng said, fiddling with the jade flute in his hand.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan knew that he had no choice but to fight today!

And if things went wrong, a few Blood Sons might actually die. His gaze then fell upon Zhang Zhilin, who was not far away.

Seeing the dying Zhang Zhilin, Jiang Yan immediately came up with a plan.

"Prepare to move!" As Ye Qingfeng's voice fell, the jade flute instantly transformed into a longsword.

Jiang Yan's expression froze. He stared at Ye Qingfeng with wide eyes. "Senior, isn't this assignment a bit..." Before he could finish, the three opponents had already surrounded him with Killing Intent.

Yu Kejiao twirled the jade flute in her hand, sending three sonic blades whistling through the air; Tang Yu's palms glowed with a blood-red light, which was the "Blood Tuo Palm" used by Body Cultivators like Jiang Yan; Su Linglong was even more ruthless, directly summoning a Spiritual Artifact-grade Flying Sword with blinding lightning coiling around the blade.

"Holy crap, you bastards!" Jiang Yan performed a "lazy donkey roll" to dodge the sonic blades. Over a dozen low-grade Fireball Talismans suddenly flew out of his sleeve.

The Talismans formed a simple defensive array in the air, barely blocking the first wave of attacks.

He hurriedly pulled out a stack of low-grade defensive talismans and slapped them onto himself, shouting as he ran, "Senior Ye! This deal isn't fair. I want more money!"

Without looking back, Ye Qingfeng parried the combined attack of Lü Dong and Jiang Qiong with his sword. He said calmly, "Don't worry. If you help me get first place, I promise to let you enter that place!"

Hearing Ye Qingfeng's words, Jiang Yan wanted to cry but had no tears. Seeing the three attacking again, he suddenly pulled something from his crotch area. "Look at this Magic Treasure!" The three instinctively backed away, only to see him throw his own boot... Jiang Yan didn't have any Magic Treasures; his only trump cards were a Spiritual Artifact-grade longsword and a bag of Talismans.

"Su Chen, you brat, how dare you play us! Die!" Tang Yu roared, his blood palm striking down with the sound of rushing wind.

Jiang Yan hurriedly raised his arm to block. With a "bang," he and Tang Yu were locked in a direct clash.

"Hiss..." Jiang Yan feigned a gasp of pain, but then he suddenly grinned. "I've finally waited for this!"

Before Tang Yu and the others could understand what was happening, three Talismans flew out of Jiang Yan's sleeve and slapped onto their arms, legs, and waists.

"Oh no, it's an Escape Talisman..." Yu Kejiao said in horror.

But before the three could react, Jiang Yan shouted, "Off you go!"

The three looked bewildered, but in that instant, their figures vanished.

Ye Qingfeng caught this out of the corner of his eye, and a smile appeared on his face. "The rabbit kicks the eagle; it happens from time to time. Interesting."

Jiang Yan didn't hear a word of what Ye Qingfeng said. He knew very well that the three would return soon, but this time was enough for him to set his trap.

"Kid, what are you doing?" Chen Feng watched as Jiang Yan walked toward Zhang Zhilin.

"Are you friends with him?" Jiang Yan asked, pointing at the dying Zhang Zhilin.

"No, but..."

Before Chen Feng could finish, Jiang Yan immediately interrupted, "If you're not, then mind your own business and stop with the 'buts'."

Chen Feng was speechless. Although he didn't participate in the brutal bloodbath, he shouldn't have chimed in at this moment. Still, he felt that Su Chen was up to no good.