When Jiang Wuming heard the elder from the Xi family in the outer realms overturn the agreement, he knew his master Tianlong Daoist's prediction had come true. He also remembered his master's words on the armed helicopter: "Today's battle, the young geniuses of the outer realms are yours to handle, and those at the Half-step Divine Realm and above are mine. None shall be spared!"
To that end, he proposed a best-of-five match, aiming to defeat the strongest heirs of the five great families of the outer realms one by one!
"Uh..."
As Jiang Wuming's words reached their ears, both the outer realm crowd before the grandstand and the Earth martial artists watching on-site or through the live broadcast on the Divine Network were stunned.
Because, according to the rules Jiang Wuming proposed, he was going to fight five battles, consecutively facing the five most powerful martial arts geniuses in the outer realms!
"General Jiang Wuming will win!"
"One against five, crush them all!"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the young Earth martial artists and members of the East Sea Branch present all raised their arms and shouted, their confidence in Jiang Wuming unwavering.
Concurrently, martial artists from various countries watching the live broadcast on the Divine Network flooded the comment section with messages of support for Jiang Wuming.
In their eyes, Jiang Wuming, at the Two-star War God realm, could already kill outer realm martial artists at the Ten-stage Three-star War God realm.
Now, Jiang Wuming was at the Six-stage Three-star War God realm, and it was not a problem for him to defeat the five martial arts geniuses of the outer realms one by one!
After all, among the strongest heirs of the five great families in the outer realms, the strongest was only at the One-star Four-star War God realm.
Unlike them, the older generation of Earth martial artists were secretly worried, believing Jiang Wuming was too impulsive!
They all knew that the difference between a peak genius and an ordinary genius was significant, even if both had broken through limits and reached the Ten-stage.
Even if Jiang Wuming could contend with or even defeat Xi Lai, the strongest martial arts genius of the outer realms, it would undoubtedly be a fierce and bloody battle. Even if he wasn't injured, the exhaustion would be immense.
In such a situation, the longer the battle lasted and the more opponents there were, the more disadvantageous it would be for Jiang Wuming.
Moreover, Jiang Wuming had already won one match. If they followed the rules proposed by the outer realms, he would only need one more win to secure the martial arts challenge?
Doing so was like adding superfluous feet to a snake!
Only three individuals were exceptions.
Tianlong Daoist, Qi Wufu, and Zhuge Lingjun.
The former's expression remained as calm as water.
Having witnessed Jiang Wuming break through to the Six-stage Three-star War God realm, he harbored no worries about this martial arts challenge.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Jiang Wuming to kill the young geniuses of the outer realms.
At this moment, he knew Jiang Wuming had understood the intent behind his words.
As for Qi Wufu and Zhuge Lingjun, who were close to Jiang Wuming, they could sense that Jiang Wuming had spoken calmly just now, not impulsively—it was a confidence emanating from within!
Furthermore, they saw from their peripheral vision that Tianlong Daoist stood at the edge of the training ground, looking completely unconcerned.
This made them feel Tianlong Daoist's trust and confidence in Jiang Wuming!
After all, Tianlong Daoist was undoubtedly one of the people who cared most about Jiang Wuming's life in this world!
"Good!"
Before the grandstand, the elder from the Xi family in the outer realms, after a brief moment of stunned silence, directly agreed to Jiang Wuming's proposal.
Meanwhile, all the people from the outer realms, including Xi Lai, the strongest martial arts genius of the Xi family, wore cold smiles.
From the Earth's perspective, Jiang Wuming was the only one capable of fighting. Once Jiang Wuming was dead, this martial arts contest would be over—whether it was a best-of-three or a best-of-five made no difference.
"I'll crush him!"
As the elder from the Xi family in the outer realms spoke, the outer realm martial artist at the Eleven-stage Three-star War God realm abruptly stood up and volunteered to fight.
"Han Sanqian, I believe your strength is more than enough to kill that native. However, he was disrespectful to our elder just now, and I want to kill him personally."
Xi Lai, the strongest genius of the Xi family, spoke as she stepped towards Jiang Wuming, her tone casual yet exuding an undeniable authority.
Before Jiang Wuming arrived, Xi Lai's martial attendant Bai He had stepped into the arena to warm up the crowd. Due to underestimating his opponent, Wang Tuo had used two forbidden techniques and, with a desperate sword strike, severed Bai He's arm.
Although no one from Earth dared to challenge Bai He afterward, Xi Lai still felt her reputation was tarnished.
She wanted to kill Jiang Wuming personally to regain her honor!
Moreover, as she stated, Jiang Wuming had just spoken disrespectfully to the Xi family elder and ignored her warning!
"Alright."
Han Sanqian hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not argue with Xi Lai.
This was because Xi Lai had not only given him ample respect but also provided a justifiable reason for her to act, leaving him with no room to refute.
Seeing Xi Lai step forward, the elder from the Xi family looked at Jiang Wuming as if she were gazing at a corpse.
As an elder of the Xi family, she knew very well how powerful Xi Lai was, not only dominating the younger generation of the outer realms but also comparable to the legendary overlords of ancient times in the outer realms of the same age group!
"Wuming, that girl is strange. Be careful."
Zhuge Lingjun sensed the mocking gaze of the Xi family elder and faintly perceived something unusual about Xi Lai, so he warned Jiang Wuming.
"Mhm."
Jiang Wuming nodded.
For him, Xi Lai, with her Four-star War God realm strength, was the only one who could threaten his life.
Furthermore, with his powerful mental strength, he could faintly sense that besides the surge of true qi, there was a peculiar power fluctuation emanating from Xi Lai.
Seeing Jiang Wuming nod, Zhuge Lingjun and Qi Wufu wasted no more words. They flashed their figures and retreated behind Jiang Wuming, maintaining a safe distance—ready to intervene at any moment to prevent the powerful individuals from the outer realms from attacking Jiang Wuming!
Concurrently, Tianlong Daoist silently left his previous position and moved to the edge of the training ground closest to Jiang Wuming.
Apart from catching the attention of Qi Wufu, Zhuge Lingjun, and Shen Zui, no one else noticed his movement.
At this moment, all eyes were focused on Jiang Wuming and Xi Lai.
These two represented the strongest of the younger generation from two worlds!
This battle would be the peak battle of the younger generation from the two worlds!
Soon, under the gaze of everyone, Xi Lai stopped.
She wore an old-fashioned blue dress, a treasured sword hanging from her waist. Her ugly face was filled with arrogance, and her gaze towards Jiang Wuming was brimming with disdain.
"Kneel down and apologize to our elder, and I'll make your death less painful."
Xi Lai stood proudly in place, her body devoid of true qi or surging killing intent. Instead, she was calm, as if stating something that was only natural, but her tone was exceedingly arrogant.
Swish!
The sound of air being broken was the response to Xi Lai.
Jiang Wuming did not engage in verbal sparring with Xi Lai. Instead, he flickered his figure and lunged directly at Xi Lai.
Immobile as a mountain, moving like a thunderclap!
At this moment, Jiang Wuming's aura instantly surged to its peak, his speed as fast as lightning.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Xi Lai snorted, raised her right hand, and with her hand as a sword, she unleashed a hand-sword strike at Jiang Wuming.
The peak battle had begun, but Xi Lai did not draw her sword.
She believed Jiang Wuming was not worthy!
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