Bang!
Ye Kunlun's blood-stained body slammed onto the ground, kicking up dust. His face was filled with frustration and rage!
Due to strength suppression, he had been defeated by Lei Hu, and it had only taken ten moves.
Furthermore, if the Kunlun Sect Master, Yun Tianjian, hadn't spoken up to concede, he would have surely died on the spot.
This left him feeling extremely aggrieved!
And Lei Hu, after the Kunlun Sect Master's announcement, hadn't stopped, piercing Ye Kunlun's left shoulder!
This made him furious!
It wasn't just Ye Kunlun who was angry and aggrieved; the people of the Dragon Country martial arts world present were too!
They had all seen Lei Hu openly defy the rules—continuing his attack after their side had conceded!
Moreover, Yun Tianjian had intervened to rescue Ye Kunlun, only to be blocked by a strong expert from the Foreign Shepherd Family!
"Foreign scum, Master Yun Tianjian had already conceded on our behalf, yet you still attacked, openly violating regulations. This is simply too much!"
Suddenly, a voice broke the silence of the martial arts arena.
The speaker was Yuan He.
The Buddhist Sect successor, who had always advocated for peace, repeatedly claimed he wanted to leave the West Mountain Snow Team, unwilling to associate with Ye Kunlun, was the first to step forward when Ye Kunlun was injured and humiliated, angrily denouncing the foreign enemies.
Hearing Yuan He's words, the entire Dragon Country martial arts world looked at Lei Hu on the arena with furious eyes.
This included Zhuge Lingjun, known as Unrivaled in the Human World, and the Marshal of the Military Department, Qi Wufu!
Facing the angry gazes, Lei Hu on the arena, despite knowing he was in the wrong, completely disregarded Yuan He's words as if they were nothing. He didn't care about the anger of the Dragon Country martial arts world. Instead, he looked at Mu Kuang with self-blame, saying, "I apologize, Young Master, I failed to kill that native!"
"Even the best horse can stumble; even the most skilled person can err. It's fine."
Mu Kuang gently shook his head.
Compared to Bai He, the martial prodigy from the west, Lei Hu's performance was already quite good—he had heavily injured Ye Kunlun without a scratch!
Hearing Mu Kuang's words and seeing that the foreign enemies were completely indifferent to their violation of the rules, the Dragon Country martial arts world became even more enraged.
Among them, Yun Tianjian took a step forward, directly entering the arena, and glared at the foreign Shepherd Family expert who had blocked him, "We need an explanation!"
"Heh... an explanation?"
Mu Kuang sneered, his gaze chillingly sweeping over Yun Tianjian. He then shifted the blame, acting unbearably arrogant, "You old native dog, openly interfering in the match just now, are you looking for death?!"
"Foreign scum, you are too shameless!"
"Foreign scum, don't push your luck!"
Following Mu Kuang's arrogant words, the younger generation of the Dragon Country martial arts world present were all provoked and began to angrily denounce him.
Not only them, but even Yun Tianjian's expression changed, and he said angrily, "Junior, you are too arrogant! I'd like to see how you make me die!"
As his voice fell, Yun Tianjian's true qi surged, and killing intent flooded forth!
He had already been dissatisfied with what had happened, and Mu Kuang's accusation had completely enraged him!
However—
Before Yun Tianjian could make a move, the representative of the Foreign Shepherd Family, with eyes like knives, swept over Yun Tianjian and asked mockingly, "Are you looking to fight?"
It was he who had intervened earlier, using his true qi to create a barrier, blocking Yun Tianjian's sword of true qi and allowing Lei Hu to successfully injure Ye Kunlun.
Yun Tianjian fell silent.
Even though he was filled with extreme anger at that moment, wishing he could kill Mu Kuang with a single blow, he was powerless—the Shepherd Family representative, even with the world's rules suppressing and weakening him, possessed the strength of a half-step Celestial God, far beyond his ability to contend with.
As Yun Tianjian remained silent and many in the Dragon Country martial arts world felt humiliated, the elder known as Unrivaled in the Human World, carrying his God-Slaying Saber, flashed forward and appeared beside Yun Tianjian.
Swish, swish, swish...
Instantly, whether it was the martial artists present, those watching the martial arts challenge via live broadcast, or even the foreign contingent, all turned their attention to the elder.
"Are you very strong?"
The elder's gaze, like a blade, swept towards the Shepherd Family representative.
"What do you mean?"
The Shepherd Family representative's eyebrows twitched.
"Why don't you try to block one of my saber strikes?"
The elder's expression was blank.
"If not for the world's rules suppressing me, you wouldn't even have the chance to draw your saber in front of me!"
The Shepherd Family representative said coldly.
"If we were allowed to enter your world and use strategic weapons, your world would have been destroyed!"
Zhuge Lingjun responded coldly.
This time, the Shepherd Family representative was speechless.
The foreign world had gathered a lot of intelligence on Earth, knowing that Earth possessed weapons of mass destruction. If such weapons were used, even Celestial God realm experts might not survive.
"If your true intention behind this martial arts challenge is to bully us with your superior strength, then your plan has failed!"
Zhuge Lingjun spoke again, his gaze sweeping across the representatives of the five great foreign families, stating word by word, "If you want to fight, we'll see it through to the end; if you want to bully us, that's wishful thinking—whether in the past, present, or future, the people of the Dragon Country will not accept oppression!"
"You..."
The Shepherd Family representative was somewhat annoyed.
However—
This time, before he could finish speaking, the representative of the Foreign West Family, an old woman, suddenly interrupted, "Don't forget the purpose of our visit."
"Hoo..."
Hearing the West Family old woman's words, the Shepherd Family representative's expression changed. Then, seeing the representatives of the other three families looking at him, he swallowed his words, took a deep breath, and explained in a deep voice, "Although you conceded just now, Lei Hu threw his saber at the same time and couldn't retract it, so there's no question of violating the rules. And when I intervened, I was merely preventing your side from interfering with the match; I did not attack the combatants, so there's no violation either."
"Nonsense!"
Yuan He immediately cursed.
The Shepherd Family representative's face changed, and his gaze swept towards Yuan He like a blade.
Instantly, Yuan He's heart trembled violently. He felt as if he were being stared at by a malevolent spirit, experiencing an unprecedented terrifying pressure, and his breathing momentarily stopped.
Seeing this, the Sect Master of the Buddhist Sect took a step forward, blocking Yuan He and shielding him from the Shepherd Family representative's gaze.
At the same time, at the front of the arena, Zhuge Lingjun said to Yun Tianjian, "Tianjian, go and bring Kunlun back."
"Okay."
Yun Tianjian nodded.
Zhuge Lingjun's intervention and demand for an explanation from the Shepherd Family representative reduced the frustration in Yun Tianjian's heart considerably.
Yun Tianjian flashed forward, arriving beside Ye Kunlun. He first stopped Ye Kunlun's bleeding, administered healing medicine, and then picked up Ye Kunlun and retreated to their own side.
"Lei Hu, continue. Don't fail again."
Mu Kuang looked at Yun Tianjian's retreating back and sneered, then said to Lei Hu on the arena.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Lei Hu received the order and then, with an unconcerned air, swept his gaze over Ye Feng, Xing Tian, Huangfu Weixia, and the others, "Who will come up to die?!"
Crack!
Facing Lei Hu's taunts and humiliation, Xing Tian clenched his fists so hard they crackled, feeling an urge to charge forward.
Qin Xiaozhi quickly stopped him, "Don't be impulsive."
"Alright."
Xing Tian nodded grudgingly, knowing that with his strength, stepping onto the stage would indeed be suicide.
Just then, a voice rang out.
"Marshal, Captain Ye Feng of the Southern Domain Legion's Sharp Blade Team requests to battle!"
Ye Feng suddenly stepped out from the crowd and shouted at Qi Wufu's retreating back.
"Forbidden to fight!"
Qi Wufu turned around and immediately rejected the request.
Earlier, he hadn't managed to stop Wang Tuo and Ye Kunlun from fighting, resulting in both being severely injured, which was enough guilt. How could he make another mistake? Ye Feng's strength was not even as good as Ye Kunlun's. If he were to fight, it would be sending him to his death!
"Marshal, I was once a soldier, and now I am a warrior of the Military Department. Defending the country is a duty etched into my very bones—if the motherland needs me, I am ready to sacrifice my life for the country at any time!"
Ye Feng did not give up but shouted loudly, "My family and I can accept my death for the country, but I cannot accept enemies running rampant on our land, urinating on our heads!"
"We are willing to fight!"
As Ye Feng's words fell, the one-star War Gods present had their emotions completely ignited, and they all loudly requested to battle.
At this moment, they feared no death, only for the sake of their pride.
The backbone of the Dragon Country people.
The courage of the Dragon Country warriors!
Qi Wufu fell silent.
He did not doubt Ye Feng and the others' resolve to defend the country, nor did he doubt their willingness to face death, but he did not wish for their deaths to be meaningless. At the same time, he did not want the Dragon Country warriors present to vent their pent-up anger.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Just as Qi Wufu was caught in a dilemma, unsure how to respond, a sound of breaking air approached from a distance.
An armed helicopter, bearing the flag of the Battle Dragon Team, circled towards the martial arts arena like a falcon.
"Wuming, do you want to know why your master accompanied you on this expedition?"
Inside the armed helicopter, Heavenly Dragon Taoist saw the martial arts arena of the East Sea Martial Arts Academy and suddenly asked.
"Yes."
Jiang Wuming nodded.
"In this battle today, the young prodigies of the foreign generation are for you to handle, and experts at the Half-step Divine Realm and above are for me to handle. None will be spared!"
The elder's expression was calm, and his words were astonishing.
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