Chapter 183: The Battle Begins

Whether it was Xiao Fan or Xiao Tian, both were their biological sons…

Xiao Tian killing Xiao Fan was ruthless, but in Shou Yuanzhong's view, it was merely due to thin affection between the two brothers.

As for Xiao Yuan and Wei Xia, even a tiger does not eat its cubs, yet these two…

However, Shou Yuanzhong said nothing; he stood on Xiao Tian's side, so naturally, he spoke in favor of his Disciple.

…

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the sky had long since brightened…

The time for the duel between Xiao Fan and Xiao Tian was set for noon.

There was still one hour left…

However, the Arena area outside the City Lord's Mansion was already packed with people, though it was different from before.

Previously, whether it was the match between Xiao Fan and Long Xiaotian or the killing of the Immortal Palace Disciple Dai Hanfei, everyone would crowd forward, wanting to observe closely for fear of missing any part of the battle.

This time, although many people came, they all maintained a certain distance from the front of the Arena.

They were afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

After all, the two had only briefly clashed yesterday, yet the commotion caused had left the onlookers terrified and in shock…

"Who do you think will win today's match…?"

"It should be Xiao Tian; his Realm is higher than Xiao Fan's, he's already reached the Tongtian Realm…"

"I feel like Xiao Tian has a better chance of winning…"

"You say this Xiao Family… clearly produced two geniuses, yet one was treated as trash, beaten half to death, and sent to be a live-in son-in-law…"

"…"

Discussions broke out everywhere, covering all sorts of topics.

This generation of the Xiao Family should have been a brilliant one.

A sixteen-year-old Tongtian Realm expert, Xiao Tian.

And Xiao Fan, who went from the second level of the Body Tempering Realm to the ninth level of the Huaqi Realm in just three months.

No matter where they were placed, these were Prodigy-level geniuses.

Yet the Xiao Family had ended up in such a state… it left people sighing, feeling an indescribable bitterness in their hearts.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon.

The people from the Xiao Family and the Long Family arrived at the same time.

At the Long Mansion, aside from leaving behind a few servants, everyone else had come.

Ancestor Long Zizai, Long Anhai, and a group of clan elders, Long Miaoyin, Long Caiwei, the direct descendants of the Long Mansion, and even the female family members had all arrived.

They came to cheer for Xiao Fan.

They had been locked in dog cages by Xiao Tian and subjected to all kinds of humiliation.

Long Yi, the traitor of the Long Family, had been guarding them.

It was Xiao Fan who saved them…

As for the many elders of the Long Family, there was even less to say; after Xiao Fan obtained the Spirit Stone Mine, they had already changed their views and treated him as one of their own.

Now, even more so…

Jiang Yushan and Elder Cao Mu were not in the crowd, but a Wooden Boat had appeared in mid-air.

On the other side, the Xiao Family.

Xiao Yuan, Wei Xia, and a group of direct descendants of the Xiao Mansion, even the servants had come.

Shou Yuanzhong stood beside Xiao Tian, his expression indifferent…

Xiao Fan looked toward Xiao Tian and also swept his gaze over the people of the Xiao Family.

"Tian'er, you must win and kill that beast."

"That's right, Tian'er, you must kill that little beast, don't hold back."

Xiao Yuan and Wei Xia kept urging him.

"Big Brother Xiao Tian, you must win."

"Brother Tian, you must kill him."

"That's right, Brother Tian is the strongest, kill him."

"…"

The group of Xiao Family descendants nearby also spoke up; most of these people were relatives from the Xiao Mansion, paternal and maternal cousins…

Even the female family members were speaking up.

Telling Xiao Tian to kill him.

Suddenly, he gave a self-mocking laugh…

This smile was very complex, like a bitter smile, a tragic smile, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

With his current cultivation, even standing far away, he could hear what the people from the Xiao Family opposite him were saying.

These people were Xiao Tian's cousins.

But at the same time, they were also his brothers and sisters…

There were many familiar faces he had grown up with and played with since childhood, all cheering for Xiao Tian and wanting the other to kill him!!

Although Xiao Fan's relationship with them was usually not very good, and those people would even look down on him.

But they were still blood relatives after all…

Previously, although Xiao Fan never verbally admitted to being a member of the Xiao Family.

After he became stronger, he had never done anything detrimental to the Xiao Family.

Because he knew very well that the blood of the Xiao Family flowed in his veins.

He asked himself, he had never wronged the Xiao Family.

Yet the Xiao Family treated him like this?

Xiao Tian looked indifferent, only nodding to Wei Xia and Xiao Yuan; he never responded to the others.

Because in his heart, he never considered these people as family…

In his mind, these people carried the same weight as servants.

Suddenly, Xiao Fan leaped forward and landed on the Arena, his brows furrowed as he looked at Xiao Tian opposite him.

In the past, no matter what it was, this younger brother always suppressed him…

In everything, Xiao Fan would yield to his younger brother, giving him all the good things.

Even when walking together, Xiao Fan would be half a step slower than Xiao Tian.

But not this time…

And never again in the future…

Xiao Tian looked at Xiao Fan coldly, suddenly revealing a sinister smile…

He also leaped forward, standing on the Arena and locking eyes with Xiao Fan.

"Let's begin."