"Alright, alright, why all the blather? Are you going to say next that I'm going to let Fang Xiaoyu know that I, Liu Ao, am the one who deserves her the most, and that Wan Lei is nothing but a paper tiger?"

Lei Shaoye scoffed.

"…How did you know that's what I was going to say?"

"It's the standard villain's monologue, nothing special. You just want to show off in front of Fang Xiaoyu."

"Since you know, I won't waste any more words. You are not worthy of her. Don't tarnish her heart."

Good heavens, another severe case of Xiaoyu Syndrome.

"Then is tarnishing her body okay?"

Lei Shaoye grinned.

"Wan Lei! Even if you touch her fingertip, it would be an unforgivable sin! Tearing you to shreds wouldn't be enough!"

"Oh, just touching a fingertip is a death sentence?"

Lei Shaoye first exaggerated a look of shock, then a sneer crept up his lips as he drawled, "What if I told you that I… have even held her in my arms?"

Boom!!!

Liu Ao's eyes suddenly turned ferocious, as if he wanted to burn Wan Lei alive.

"Im! Poss! Ible!!!"

These three words were squeezed out from between Liu Ao's teeth.

"Really, it was when we fought Wu Xun and Huo Ling'er. Many people were watching from afar. You can ask around if you don't believe me."

Wan Lei's expression and tone were just like those of a villain who had stolen someone else's wife and daughter and was now humiliating them to their face.

"You… how dare you? How are you worthy? What do you think you are, a piece of trash, to even touch her?!"

Liu Ao's voice was loud, his face almost touching Wan Lei's.

"Why wouldn't I be worthy? I am the descendant of the dignified Thunder Emperor…"

"Screw your Thunder Emperor's descendant!

Screw your Thunder Emperor!

You die!!!"

Liu Ao could no longer endure it. With a wave of his hand, a serrated warblade appeared in his grip, and he slashed it at Wan Lei.

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

A fierce battle erupted!

"Why did Liu Ao suddenly become so angry? He even dared to insult the Thunder Emperor?"

Outside the arena, people began to murmur.

"I don't know, maybe Wan Lei said something that provoked him."

"What could Wan Lei have said to provoke Liu Ao?"

"Think about it, what does Liu Ao care about the most? What does Wan Lei have that he doesn't?"

"The identity of the Thunder Emperor's descendant?"

"Get lost, are you really stupid or just pretending? It's definitely Fang Xiaoyu! You know how obsessed Liu Ao is with her."

"Oh… I see."

Some people gloated, but many more were filled with righteous indignation.

The Thunder Emperor was a legend of the Thunderwind Realm. Even though the Wan family had declined, as long as the identity of the Thunder Emperor's descendant remained, he should be respected.

Even if you don't respect the Thunder Emperor's descendant, you must respect the Thunder Emperor.

Especially the ancestors of the six great clans, all of whom were disciples of the Thunder Emperor.

Although everyone knew that the decline of the Wan family was inseparable from the six clans, the six clans would not admit it.

They had to save face.

In fact, each of their ancestral halls still had portraits of the Thunder Emperor enshrined within.

They wanted it both ways, acting one way while thinking another.

The six clans had an obligation to protect the Thunder Emperor's reputation.

Just like the current Thunder Emperor Hall, even though the Thunder Emperor was gone and the Wan family was gone, they still sent people to maintain and clean it every year, and no one dared to take over the Thunder Emperor Hall.

Liu Ao's public insult to the Thunder Emperor in front of millions of people undoubtedly struck a nerve with these people and even the six clans.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Ao would not dare to insult the Thunder Emperor in front of so many people.

But he was very angry now.

So he cursed.

Lei Shaoye was also very angry, finally having a reason to be angry.

You insulted the Thunder Emperor. As a descendant of the Thunder Emperor, I am defending the Thunder Emperor's dignity. If I kill you in anger, no one can say anything, right?

The faces of the nine leaders, especially the six clan leaders, were extremely gloomy.

Liu Ao's serrated warblade slashed down on Wan Lei's head. Wan Lei swung his hammer, and the two collided, each staggering back several zhang.

Taking advantage of this moment, Wan Lei simultaneously summoned thunderclouds, set up a great formation, and donned thunder armor.

In an instant, the turtle shell was set up properly.

Well, now he could fight head-on.

"Blood Spirit Frenzy!"

Liu Ao roared, and the warblade in his hand immediately turned blood-red. He charged towards Wan Lei.

The warblade was filled with bloody aura, its power unmatched. Along with it, Liu Ao's eyes also turned blood-red, and he seemed to have entered a state of frenzy.

In this state, his combat power soared. Wan Lei could tell that this should be a secret technique.

Good heavens, he's going all out right from the start.

Wan Lei pointed his finger at the sky, drawing down a bolt of lightning that struck Liu Ao head-on. At the same time, he used Thunderous Escape, flashed behind Liu Ao, and smashed his hammer down.

Liu Ao seemed to have been prepared for this. He turned around and slashed out with his blade. Just as he and Wan Lei were about to collide, the bolt of lightning that Wan Lei had drawn down earlier struck.

Caught off guard, Liu Ao was struck squarely by the lightning. His whole body went numb, and ten percent of his strength turned into two percent. Wan Lei's hammer also arrived, smashing heavily into his body and sending him flying.

The battle was extremely intense from the beginning, and the surrounding spectators held their breath.

Wan Lei and Liu Ao adopted a desperate posture from the start. Each attack made the spectators' hearts tremble. It looked like the two were really fighting with their lives, eager to kill each other immediately.

The onlookers "knew" the reason for this situation. One had his beloved woman snatched away, and the other had his ancestor insulted. How could they not fight with their lives?

It would be normal for brains to be splattered.

Wan Lei waved his hand, and the thunderous beast pounced fiercely towards Liu Ao. Liu Ao roared, and with a fierce slash of his blood blade, he shattered the thunderous beast and then charged towards Wan Lei again.

After this brief exchange, Wan Lei realized that Liu Ao spent most of his time engaging in close combat with him, and that Liu Ao also seemed to know a set of movement techniques. The movement techniques, coupled with his swordsmanship, were extremely powerful.

It was clear that he was also a body cultivator with a strong physique.

This was troublesome.

Liu Ao's combat power was not at all weaker than Wan Lei's, and might even be somewhat stronger.

While they were engaged in a fierce battle, on the other side, outside Wan Lei's Annihilation Formation, the Liu family's Three Heroes and Wan Liuchuan, He Shiba, and Li Lei were also engaged in a fierce battle.

Wan Liuchuan had been defeated by the three of them last time. Now that he had met his enemies again, he was especially enraged and immediately engaged Liu Shiyu, one of the Liu family's Three Heroes, in battle.

When facing one opponent alone, Wan Liuchuan steadily gained the upper hand.

But the situation was not so good for the other two.

The Liu family's Three Heroes were, after all, combatants who were second only to the top tier. He Shiba and Li Lei were considered relatively strong compared to ordinary participants, but they were still too weak compared to such top-notch figures.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the battle began, the two were already seriously injured and lying on the ground.

Liu Shizhan and Liu Shichen swung their blades and charged towards the two of them, wanting to end their lives.

Seeing this, Wan Liuchuan immediately flashed in front of the two to block them, and at the same time, he turned his head and roared at He Shiba and the other two,

"Quick, crush the token!"