26: He Lao, the Protector of His Children

Bang!

Wang Hong's unstoppable punch shattered the thunder.

Li Canglan had no time to dodge at all.

He could only cross his arms in front of his chest, taking Wang Hong's blow head-on.

Crack!

The sound of Li Canglan's arm bone fracturing rang out.

His entire body flew backward like a rag doll.

With a bang, he smashed into the table in the room.

This punch was delivered even with Wang Hong holding back his strength.

Otherwise, with a punch from a Three-Star Martial Artist, even if Li Canglan had ten lives, he wouldn't survive!

The other Martial Apprentices and Martial Artists watching were like frightened quails, remaining silent in fear.

A Three-Star Martial Artist was not someone they could afford to provoke!

Some Martial Apprentices who had previously paid attention to Li Canglan's battles began to mourn for him in their hearts.

The money from the Duel Arena wasn't so easy to earn.

Did he really think the Duel Arena was some kind of charity?

Such a young Body Tempering Realm Late Stage cultivator would surely be a Prodigy in time.

It was just a pity that he had offended the Duel Arena; now, only death awaited him.

Li Canglan spat out blood as he lay on the ground, but there was not a shred of fear in his eyes.

All that remained was bone-deep hatred.

It was hatred for Wang Hong's underhanded tactics.

It was also hatred for his own lack of strength!

When it all came down to it, the point of everything was strength!

If his strength were strong enough, even if Wang Hong were given a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare provoke him!

Wang Hong looked at the severely injured Li Canglan lying on the ground, his eyes filled with contempt.

"So what if your talent is strong?"

"So what if you can fight ten Body Tempering Realm Late Stage cultivators in the Duel Arena in a row?"

"So what if you are invincible in the Body Tempering Realm?"

"Aren't you still just a nobody with no background, no money, and no backing?"

"If you really had a background, would you need to risk your life coming to the Duel Arena to fight in the ring?"

"Everyone has seen it; this Ghost Reaper was the first to bully other Duel Arena contestants."

Wang Hong narrowed his eyes, his tone low, "Seeing that the contestants wouldn't comply, he flew into a rage out of shame and developed the intent to kill!"

"If such a person is allowed to remain in this world, it will only cause greater harm!"

All the Martial Artists and Martial Apprentices present had indifferent gazes.

To them, the Duel Arena was undoubtedly a behemoth.

Wang Hong represented the Duel Arena, and no one dared to contradict him.

Li Canglan's gaze sharpened, preparing to take out the merit certificate given to him by that official Martial Artist earlier.

As long as these onlookers saw the merit certificate, Wang Hong wouldn't dare to kill him, no matter how much courage he had.

Before he grew up, he could only rely on such external things to save his life.

However, just as Wang Hong stepped forward, preparing to cripple Li Canglan.

A furious shout suddenly rang out.

"You dare touch my nephew? I think you're looking for death!"

Before the voice even faded, a terrifying wave of energy surged in from afar.

The Martial Artists gathered in a cluster were scared out of their wits, subconsciously wanting to dodge.

However, this wave of energy only pushed them aside without causing any harm.

A sense of extreme fear welled up in Wang Hong's heart.

His survival instinct made him exhaust all his Qi and blood, attempting to block this blow!

Bang!

A mist of blood suddenly appeared on Wang Hong's chest as he was blasted away with a boom.

The powerful impact shattered wall after wall.

He fell into the ruins, his life or death unknown!

"Who is it that dares to disturb me..."

Martial Artists in other rooms were Cultivating and rushed out immediately after being interrupted.

However, upon seeing this scene outside, they immediately backed down.

Uncle He walked over slowly, his body exuding the overbearing pressure of a high-ranking Martial Artist.

At this moment, he was no longer the kind and amiable Uncle He from the Martial Arts Pavilion.

He was the protective Uncle He!

Guan Zhenyue rubbed his nose, "I am at least one of the backers of the Duel Arena; give me some Face at least."

Uncle He glared at him and walked straight to Li Canglan.

At the same time, he took out an Advanced Medicinal Pill for healing and fed it to Li Canglan.

"Canglan, how is your injury?"

Li Canglan swallowed the Medicinal Pill and felt the pain in his body ease slightly.

He forced a grin, his heart filled with deep emotion.

"Uncle He, I'm fine."

If Li Canglan hadn't lived two lives, he might have been so excited that he would have wept with joy at this moment.

Growing up as an orphan in this life, he had never experienced this feeling of being able to rely on someone else.

Even though he had some confidence that he could save his life by taking out the merit certificate.

But the feeling of having backing and being protected by someone was really... too great!

No wonder there were always villains who, relying on their backing, were arrogant wherever they went.

Now Li Canglan could truly say he had a personal understanding of it.

Seeing that Li Canglan was unharmed, Uncle He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, rapid footsteps sounded outside the room.

A Four-Star enforcer from the Duel Arena arrived aggressively with a dozen Two-Star Martial Artists.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Duel Arena?"

Uncle He stood up with a gloomy Face, his gaze toward the Four-Star Martial Artist calm yet filled with pressure.

"I haven't even settled the score with you for bullying the young, for bullying my nephew!"

The Four-Star enforcer's heart skipped a beat.

Meeting Uncle He's gaze, he felt an inexplicable sense of fear.

Uncle He always stayed in the Martial Arts Pavilion and usually didn't show his Face.

This Four-Star enforcer really didn't recognize Uncle He's identity.

At this moment, other members of the enforcement team walked back, supporting the severely injured Wang Hong.

"Captain Chen, it's these people!"

Wang Hong added fuel to the fire, explaining what had happened earlier according to his own version of events.

Then he spat out a mouthful of blood viciously,

"These people are causing trouble in the Duel Arena; they are slapping the Duel Arena in the Face! We absolutely cannot let them go just like this!"

In this Luofeng City, apart from the elusive City Lord.

There were very few forces that could surpass the Duel Arena.

This matter absolutely could not be dropped!

"Sir, I think you need to give me, and the Duel Arena, an explanation."

Captain Chen looked at Uncle He with a stern gaze.

From Uncle He, he could clearly feel an extremely strong sense of pressure.

Therefore, he did not speak too aggressively.

He just needed the other party to give an explanation, so both sides could have a way to back down.

However, Uncle He just snorted coldly.

"Guan, are you going to solve this, or should I do it myself?"

In the crowd, Guan Zhenyue sighed softly.

"Since you've called me out by name, how can I not come out?"

Hearing this voice, Captain Chen was terrified.

He turned his head and saw Guan Zhenyue's burly figure, a flash of panic crossing his Face.

He quickly stepped back and bowed.

"Pavilion Master Guan, why are you here?"

The entrance to the Duel Arena was built underneath the various martial arts halls in Luofeng City.

In a sense, the martial arts halls were also their backers!

The other members of the enforcement team, as well as the Martial Artists and Martial Apprentices, followed suit and bowed.

A Five-Star powerhouse was an existence above others wherever they went.

They were rarely seen in daily life!

"If I hadn't come, you would have lost all the Face of the Duel Arena!"