"Not a single one left?"
If he won this martial arts gamble match initiated by the extraterrestrial world, the war would end. Why did his master want to kill all the extraterrestrial enemies?
Furthermore, according to Dongfang Xiaoyao, each of the five major families from the extraterrestrial world had sent a representative at the half-step Celestial God realm. Could his master defeat all of them alone?
Hearing his master, Heavenly Dragon Daoist, speak, Jiang Wuming was stunned, a string of questions flashing through his mind.
Then, a spark of insight struck him, and he realized why his master was doing this, though he wasn't entirely sure.
Li Lianyi sat beside Jiang Wuming, her expression thoughtful.
She too was surprised by the old man's words and understood that he must have had his reasons for acting this way!
While Jiang Wuming and Li Lianyi fell into silence, shocked by Heavenly Dragon Daoist's astonishing statement, the armed helicopter bearing the battle dragon squad's flag fully entered the arena's airspace, appearing in everyone's sight.
"That's the battle dragon squad's helicopter!"
"General Jiang Wuming is here!"
"Tremble, you extraterrestrial scum, General Jiang Wuming will make you pay with blood!"
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Around the arena, the martial arts community of Longguo, upon seeing the armed helicopter appear, became somewhat excited. The members of the East Sea branch, in particular, roared with enthusiasm.
They had witnessed Jiang Wuming's invincible demeanor firsthand during the defense of the East Sea Martial Arts Academy and believed that Jiang Wuming could defeat the extraterrestrial martial arts prodigies, win this martial arts challenge, and vent their collective anger!
Not only the people of Longguo's martial arts community, but also people from various martial arts organizations and forces from abroad turned their attention to the armed helicopter, anticipating Jiang Wuming's appearance.
At the same time, the extraterrestrial people, upon hearing the news of Jiang Wuming's arrival, also looked up at the armed helicopter in the sky.
Their meticulously planned and mobilized descent this time had the primary objective of killing Jiang Wuming and washing away the humiliation the extraterrestrial world had suffered at the East Sea Martial Arts Academy defense battle!
This was also why the representative of the extraterrestrial Mu family, after hearing the reminder from the old woman of the extraterrestrial Xi family, did not continue to confront Zhuge Lingjun – his feigned explanation and perfunctory attitude were only because the martial arts challenge had not yet begun and Jiang Wuming was still alive!
"This native bastard has finally arrived!"
Mu Kuang narrowed his eyes, staring at the approaching armed helicopter, and a killing intent erupted from him.
For the other four top prodigies of the major families, killing Jiang Wuming was to help the extraterrestrial world wash away the shame of the East Sea Martial Arts Academy defense battle and win the reward of the gamble among the five families' top prodigies.
For him, there was another purpose – to avenge the deceased members of the Mu family!
To help him win the bet, the Mu family had sent people to kill Jiang Wuming several times, but they all ended up losing their lives!
Then, under everyone's gaze, Dongfang Xiaoyao, piloting the battle dragon squad's armed helicopter, arrived at the entrance of the arena and began to descend slowly.
As the armed helicopter stabilized, Jiang Wuming disembarked first, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
However—
He paid no mind to the onlookers' gazes, nor did he report to Qi Wufu first. Instead, he immediately rushed towards Li Xiaoman.
This was because he saw Wang Tuo and Ye Kunlun covered in blood, and Li Xiaoman was tending to their injuries.
Among them, Wang Tuo had suffered a backlash from using two secret techniques consecutively and had fainted.
Ye Kunlun had a bloody hole in his left shoulder, his flesh and blood mangled, a truly miserable sight.
"Brother Wuming, you're here."
Ye Kunlun's blood-stained face was filled with bitterness as he saw Jiang Wuming approach.
Even now, he still regretted not being able to defeat Lei Hu earlier!
"How did you and Wang Tuo get injured?"
Jiang Wuming immediately asked the question that was on his mind.
Based on the intelligence provided by Dongfang Xiaoyao and his own sensory perception, the strength of the extraterrestrial martial arts prodigies was not below the tenth stage of the Three-star War God realm.
Under such circumstances, there was no reason for Ye Kunlun and the others to challenge them!
Just then, Qin Xiaozhi arrived with Xing Tian and Huangfu Weixia, quickly saying, "Boss, the situation is like this..."
"Extraterrestrial scum, you've gone too far!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wuming was enraged, his killing intent permeating the air. However, he did not immediately enter the arena to seek revenge. Instead, he first said to Li Lianyi beside him, "Lianyi, please tend to Brother Ye and Brother Wang's injuries."
"Alright."
Li Lianyi nodded.
In fact, before Jiang Wuming could even speak, she had already stepped forward to examine Wang Tuo's injuries.
She had also heard Qin Xiaozhi's words and understood that Ye Kunlun's injuries, though serious, were external and not fatal.
Wang Tuo's injuries were internal. If not treated promptly, he could very well become crippled or even die.
After instructing Li Lianyi, Jiang Wuming did not linger. With a flash, he leaped directly into the arena.
In an instant, everyone's gaze followed Jiang Wuming's figure, shifting from the arena entrance.
Heavenly Dragon Daoist descended from the armed helicopter. Without any trace of a martial artist's aura on him, he barely attracted anyone's attention.
"I apologize, Commander, Grandpa Zhuge, Wuming is late!"
Soon, Jiang Wuming darted to Qi Wufu and Zhuge Lingjun, bowing and reporting in.
"It's not yet noon, so you are not late."
Qi Wufu and Zhuge Lingjun both shook their heads.
After the Military Department issued the appointments for Jiang Wuming and Qin Xiaozhi, Qi Wufu had contacted Heavenly Dragon Daoist and learned of Jiang Wuming's seclusion. He understood that Jiang Wuming intended to reach his peak strength before the martial arts challenge.
"Wuming, how was your seclusion?"
Then, Qi Wufu asked with some concern.
Although Zhuge Lingjun did not speak, he also looked at Jiang Wuming with a solemn expression.
Because Jiang Wuming had concealed his aura, neither Zhuge Lingjun nor Qi Wufu could ascertain his current strength.
However, they knew that if Jiang Wuming had not broken through to the Three-star War God realm, it would be difficult for him to defeat extraterrestrial martial arts prodigies at the eleventh stage of the Three-star War God realm or the first stage of the Four-star War God realm.
However—
This time, before Jiang Wuming could answer, Mu Kuang, the prodigy from the Mu family located before the grandstand, sneered:
"You native ant, you finally know you're late? Damn it, you made us wait so long. If we don't grind your bones to dust, our hearts won't be appeased!"
"Commander, Grandpa Zhuge, please rest assured."
Jiang Wuming could see the worry in Qi Wufu and Zhuge Lingjun's eyes. He no longer concealed his aura, first giving them a reassuring word.
Three-star War God Sixth Stage!
Sensing Jiang Wuming's aura, Qi Wufu and Zhuge Lingjun's eyes immediately brightened, and their worries vanished in an instant!
Not only them, but all the martial artists around the arena, whether from Longguo or from abroad, sensed Jiang Wuming's aura. While they were secretly surprised by the speed of Jiang Wuming's cultivation advancement, they also breathed a collective sigh of relief.
In their opinion, if the Two-star War God eleventh stage Jiang Wuming could sweep aside extraterrestrial martial artists at or below the tenth stage of the Three-star War God realm, then with his current strength, he would not fear facing extraterrestrial martial arts prodigies at the eleventh stage of the Three-star War God realm or the first stage of the Four-star War God realm!
Only one person was an exception.
Gu Tianlong!
"Heh... Three-star War God Sixth Stage, you ant, have you thought about how you want to die?"
Mu Kuang also sensed the change in Jiang Wuming's aura and asked with a sinister smile.
"Mu Kuang, according to the rules, we five need to draw lots to decide who attacks first. You might not have the chance to kill him."
Immediately, before Jiang Wuming could say anything, another extraterrestrial prodigy at the tenth stage of the Three-star War God spoke.
"That's right."
The third extraterrestrial prodigy, at the tenth stage of the Three-star War God, agreed.
"Although I could kill this native ant in one move, making it completely unfun, I won't give up the chance to draw lots for the sake of the bet."
The extraterrestrial prodigy at the eleventh stage of the Three-star War God also stood up, barely glancing at Jiang Wuming.
"Let's begin and see who gets to be the lucky one."
Xi Lai brought the matter to a conclusion, announcing the start of the lot drawing, with an air of treating Jiang Wuming as a lamb to the slaughter and themselves as butchers.
As Xi Lai's words fell, a compass appeared above the heads of the five people. The pointer spun and finally pointed at Mu Kuang.
"Hahaha... Heaven truly favors me!"
Upon seeing this, Mu Kuang was overjoyed. He had obtained the opportunity to be the first to fight on behalf of the extraterrestrial world.
Xi Lai and the others looked displeased but said nothing.
This was pre-arranged by the five major families, and no one could change it.
Jiang Wuming watched all of this but paid it no mind. With a lightning-fast movement, he darted into the center of the arena and stopped beside Lei Hu.
"Native bastard, you killed many of my Mu family members. Today, only by grinding you to dust can my hatred be appeased—get over here and die!!"
After his joy, Mu Kuang directly stepped onto the stage, appearing eager to kill Jiang Wuming.
Jiang Wuming ignored Mu Kuang's taunts and instead turned his gaze to Lei Hu beside him. "I heard that after our side conceded defeat earlier, you still injured my brother?"
"Elder Mu has already said that I couldn't control my battle knife at the time, so it doesn't count as a violation..."
Lei Hu sneered as he explained, not taking Jiang Wuming seriously at all.
However—
Halfway through his sentence, his voice abruptly stopped.
This was because he felt a sense of mortal danger!
In front of everyone, the youth who had become the focus of the entire audience suddenly swung his hand and slapped Lei Hu.
"Audacious!"
"How dare you?!"
In an instant, all the extraterrestrial people, including Mu Kuang and the Mu family representative, were enraged and shouted to stop Jiang Wuming.
Dare not?
"Bang—"
A muffled thud was their response.
Lei Hu's head exploded instantly, and he died on the spot!
Revenge is not postponed.
Before the martial arts gamble match began, the youth, in full view of the extraterrestrial enemies, slapped Lei Hu to death with one palm, then emotionlessly offered his explanation:
"Just now, I couldn't control my hand."
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