16: Chapter 16 Family Competition

"Death wish!"

Xiang Li was enraged after being hit, so he backhanded a punch towards Xiang Tian.

But Xiang Tian just stood there, unmoving.

"Bang!"

The fist landed on Xiang Tian's body. Xiang Li only felt his wrist go numb, and his whole body was sent flying by a rebounding force, crashing onto the ground, grimacing in pain.

"Offending a superior and daring to make a move? You deserve to be beaten!" Xiang Tian walked forward and kicked Xiang Li a few more times, causing him to curl up on the ground, unable to get up again.

"Bang…"

"Xiang Tian, how dare you!"

At this moment, Xiang Li's father, Xiang Zhenjiang, could no longer sit still. He stood up abruptly and struck a palm towards Xiang Tian.

"Bang!"

Xiang Tian raised his hand to block, taking the palm strike head-on.

The two held their ground for a moment. Xiang Zhenjiang's expression changed as he looked at Xiang Tian in astonishment: "Hmm? You can actually block my palm force and match me?"

He couldn't believe it. How could his nephew, who used to be a piece of trash, now have the strength of the Opening Aperture Realm?

"Third Brother, you are too presumptuous!" Xiang Family head Xiang Zhennan's face darkened, and he shouted coldly, "Moving against my son in front of me, do you still have me, the Family head, in your eyes?"

"Big Brother, Xiang Tian hit my son. As his father, can I not protect him?" Xiang Zhenjiang retorted unconvincingly.

"Protect him?" Xiang Zhennan's eyes were like knives. "Then you moved to hit my son; can I not be impolite to you as well?"

Xiang Zhenjiang was choked into silence and could only snort coldly, turning his head away.

Xiang Zhennan looked at the others and said slowly: "Besides, this is just a conflict between the younger generation; there is no need for us older ones to interfere. Xiang Li was disrespectful to his elder brother first, and Xiang Tian teaching him a lesson is reasonable."

The other two didn't speak, clearly defaulting to the Family head's statement.

Seeing this, Xiang Zhenjiang's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said: "Fine! Since it is a dispute between the younger generation, why not take this opportunity to select the Young Lord? I see that Xiang Tian's strength is not bad right now; it's perfect to let him compete with the other juniors to see who is qualified to be this Young Lord!"

He was calculating in his heart: Even if Xiang Tian had the strength of the Opening Aperture Realm, he might not be able to beat Xiang Mu.

Xiang Mu was the number one person among the Xiang Family's younger generation. Xiang Tian had just made a Breakthrough not long ago, so he definitely wasn't his opponent.

"Sure! I completely agree!" Xiang Tian immediately replied, a smile appearing on his face.

He was worried about not having a chance to establish his authority in the Family. This suggestion from Xiang Zhenjiang was exactly what he needed.

"Hmm? You actually agreed?" Xiang Zhenjiang was stunned for a moment. He thought Xiang Tian would hesitate, as Xiang Tian had always been synonymous with "trash" in the Family before. How could he dare to compete with Xiang Mu?

"Of course I agree. I even have to thank Third Uncle for giving me the opportunity to hold my head high in the Family!" Xiang Tian said with a smile.

In the past, his talent was poor, and he suffered many cold looks in the Xiang Family. Now that his strength had soared, he could take this opportunity to make those who looked down on him shut up.

"Xiang Tian, it seems you have been Cultivating well in the Haotian Sect."

Xiang Zhennan nodded at Xiang Tian.

Just now, Xiang Tian's Aura had far surpassed the new generation of Xiang Family Disciples.

"That is natural. Father, when do you decide to hold the Family competition?"

"Hmm… Then three days later. Second Brother, Fourth Brother, what do you think?"

Xiang Zhennan turned his gaze to the other two.

"No problem. My Mu'er is, after all, the number one person in the Xiang Family's younger generation and does not fear challenges."

They had been waiting for this day.

Although Xiang Tian had just shown decent combat power, who knew if it was a one-time thing?

They didn't believe anyone could finish the Cultivation journey that took others over a dozen years in just one year.

"Big Brother, I also agree. Although my Hua'er is a daughter, she can still compete for this Young Lord position!"

Xiang Zhenhe naturally had no objections.

Just consider it running along with the pack.

"Then it is decided. Three days later at the Xiang Family's martial arts arena."

The Xiang Family's big competition was decided just like that.

"Bang!"

Xiang Tian kicked the Xiang Li on the ground in front of Xiang Zhenjiang.

"You…" Veins popped out on Xiang Zhenjiang's forehead.

"Third Uncle, hurry and take brother Xiang Li to heal his wounds, don't delay the Family competition." Xiang Tian's face was full of smiles.

Xiang Zhenjiang looked at his son's sorry state, then looked at the relaxed Xiang Tian, helped Xiang Li up, and turned to leave.

Xiang Zhennan didn't keep Xiang Tian behind to reminisce, just nodded and let everyone disperse.

Xiang Tian returned to his small courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his mother holding Xiao Yi and walking over.

"Mother, you're here." Xiang Tian greeted with a smile.

"You two have a good chat. I'll take Xiao Yi to my place and bring him back in the evening." Mother Xiang was a sensible person; after saying this, she left with the child.

Xiang Tian gave his mother a thumbs up in his heart, then walked to the bed and looked at Xiahou Yu: "Xiao Yu, are you feeling better?"

"Much better. Can you accompany me for a walk around the Xiang Family?" Xiahou Yu said softly.

When she came to the Xiang Family, she was pregnant, and afterwards, she had to take care of the child, so she hadn't been anywhere else except this small courtyard.

"Of course I can." Xiang Tian held her hand and walked out of the courtyard.

The two wandered around the Xiang Family, inevitably encountering some gossip, mostly about Xiahou Yu getting pregnant before marriage and corrupting the Family reputation.

Xiang Tian didn't say a word; he went straight up and used his strength to make those people shut up. In a short while, no one dared to gossip anymore.

"Sister Yuanyuan, why are you hiding in the corner? If you have something to say, come out and say it." Xiang Tian suddenly stopped and shouted towards a corner not far away.

His cultivation had improved, and his five senses were far beyond ordinary people; Xiang Yuanyuan's Aura couldn't be hidden from him at all.

Xiang Yuanyuan walked out from the corner, head down, twisting her clothes with both hands, and whispered: "Xiang Tian, I… I just wanted to see you."

"Just to see me?" Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow. He always felt that Xiang Yuanyuan was hiding something from him.

"Hmm…" Xiang Yuanyuan nodded, her eyes dodging.

"No, you must be hiding something from me." Xiang Tian pressed.

Xiang Yuanyuan suddenly raised her head, looked at him, and then turned and ran: "I'm really fine, don't overthink it!"

Watching Xiang Yuanyuan's retreating back, Xiang Tian touched his chin and said suspiciously: "She definitely has something on her mind. Should we go to her house and ask?"

Xiahou Yu pulled his hand and said softly: "Forget it. If she doesn't want to say, it's useless even if we ask. After the Family competition is over, you can find her and have a good chat."

Xiang Tian thought about it and felt that what Xiahou Yu said made sense, so he nodded.

In the next few days, Xiang Tian didn't see Xiang Yuanyuan again. Every time he went to her door, no one answered.

Soon, three days passed, and the day of the Family competition arrived.

The Xiang Family's martial arts arena was crowded. Xiang Zhennan and the high-level officials of the Xiang Family sat on the temporarily built high platform with serious expressions.

"Today is the day for our Xiang Family's younger generation to elect the Young Lord." Xiang Zhennan stood up, his voice loud, "The competition rules are very simple: stop at the point, do not use lethal force. The four people qualified to compete for the Young Lord position this time are Xiang Tian, Xiang Mu, Xiang Li, and Xiang Hua. The four will fight in pairs, the winners will enter the finals, and the final winner will be the Xiang Family's Young Lord!"

"The competition begins!"

Following Xiang Zhennan's order, the referee walked onto the ring and began to announce the opponents for the first match.

"First match, Xiang Tian versus Xiang Hua!"

Hearing his name, Xiang Tian smiled and walked onto the ring.

Xiang Hua also carried a sword and walked up with a look of disdain. She had often bullied Xiang Tian with Xiang Li before, and now she naturally looked down on him.

"Yo, Xiang Tian, actually letting me fight you, it seems the Family head is determined to let me enter the finals!" Xiang Hua crossed her arms, "With just your strength, you still dare to come and fight for the Young Lord position? Truly overestimating yourself."

"Little sister, it seems I was too much of a piece of trash before, which gave you the wrong impression." Xiang Tian shook his head, his tone calm.

"You still have some self-awareness!" Xiang Hua snorted coldly, suddenly drew her sword, and stabbed at Xiang Tian, "Flying Snow Sword, first form!"

The sword light was sharp, striking towards Xiang Tian's chest.

But Xiang Tian still stood in place, not even dodging.

Just as the tip of the sword was about to touch him, Xiang Tian suddenly raised his hand.

"Slap!" A loud slap landed on Xiang Hua's face.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for increasing your cultivation by one level, rewarding 10 face-slapping points!]

Xiang Hua was beaten until she was dizzy. Her body fell backwards uncontrollably, directly falling off the ring, and her sword dropped to the ground.

The entire martial arts arena instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Xiang Tian in astonishment.

"Is… is this still that trash Xiang Tian?"

"My god, he won with just one slap!"

"I heard that Xiang Tian made a comeback in Tuyu Town before. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

"The gap in strength is too big; they are simply not on the same level!"

"…"

The discussions rose and fell. Xiang Hua covered her burning cheeks, sitting on the ground, tears almost falling.

She never expected that she couldn't even take one move from Xiang Tian.

After the referee reacted, he hurriedly announced: "Xiang Tian wins!"

Xiang Tian walked off the ring and found a seat.

The few people who were originally sitting next to him stood up and moved away, fearing they would offend him.

In the past, they often followed Xiang Li to ridicule Xiang Tian. Now, how could they dare to get close?

"What's wrong with them? I'm not a monster." Xiang Tian rolled his eyes.

"System, I am now at the 12th level of the Qi Condensation Realm. Can I still rely on face-slapping to upgrade later?"

[Uh… I suppose so. After all, there are still many people in the Qi Condensation Realm who haven't been slapped by you.]

"Speechless. If it goes on like this, wouldn't I have to beat at least twenty-four people?" Xiang Tian said helplessly.

[Host, keep it up. I believe you can do it!]

Xiang Tian couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with the System anymore and turned his gaze to the ring.

At this time, Xiang Mu and Xiang Li were fighting on the ring.

"Fierce Tiger Palm!" Xiang Li roared, slapping his palm towards Xiang Mu.

"Mount Tai Fist!" Xiang Mu was not to be outdone, meeting it with a fist, the force heavy.

It collided with Xiang Li's palm force.