Chapter 43: Understanding New and Old Grudges

There were quite a few like Xu Luo who could easily instantly kill their opponents every time, after all, there were simply too many Cultivators at the Naling Realm Late Stage in the entire Great Qi Dynasty.

Only eighty people could obtain a spot; even if others were stronger, they still had to participate in the selection competition.

The organizers would not let these obviously stronger individuals meet prematurely, which led to Xu Luo quickly running out of opponents.

He fought a total of eight matches in the morning, instantly killing his opponent in every one of them with a single move.

By the afternoon, many people even specifically came to watch Xu Luo's matches.

Xu Luo's first opponent in the afternoon was a formidable foe, a seeded player from the Seven Stars Sect, who had also easily won eight consecutive matches.

They were not supposed to meet at this time, but the Ninth Prince had rigged the match.

Wu Wendong noticed this and was somewhat surprised, "That's not right, why did Junior Brother Hai meet him at this time?"

Wu Wendong quickly reacted.

"It seems the Xu Family or this kid Xu Luo has offended someone from the Royal Family, increasing the difficulty for him."

"But this is perfect; we can settle both old and new grudges at once."

Wu Wendong had a good relationship with Elder Zhou. After learning that Elder Zhou had been killed, he wanted to investigate thoroughly and seek revenge.

After the Sect Master told him the truth, he also warned him not to act rashly unless he could guarantee a flawless execution without leaving any trace.

After all, their Seven Stars Sect could not withstand Su Xin's retaliation.

Later, at the auction, Xu Luo and his group snatched Wu Wendong's Martial Skill. Wu Wendong set up an ambush on their way back, but unexpectedly Zheng Guan escorted them, which led to his failure.

It could be said that Wu Wendong wished the entire Xu Family would die out.

"This is an excellent opportunity. If this Xu Luo dies on stage, I believe the Xu Family's expressions will be very entertaining."

Before going on stage, Wu Wendong found Xu Luo's opponent, his Junior Brother Hai Bo, and sent a voice transmission to instruct him.

"Your opponent later is named Xu Luo. You must fight with all your strength and use every possible method to kill him."

"If you succeed, even if you can't enter the Secret Realm, I can give you substantial compensation."

Hai Bo nodded vigorously.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Wu, I will give it my all!"

Wu Wendong patted his shoulder in satisfaction.

After a while, Hai Bo and Xu Luo successively entered the stage.

The audience near their martial arts platform was significantly larger, and many people in the distance were also closely watching this area.

After everything was ready, Xu Luo and Hai Bo attacked simultaneously.

"Boom!"

Just like in the previous eight matches, Xu Luo threw a punch upon meeting, as large as a millstone, moving with lightning speed, instantly arriving before Hai Bo, leaving him no way to evade.

"What! How can it be this fast!"

Hai Bo felt that Senior Brother Wu personally sought him out to instruct him on this matter, indicating that Xu Luo indeed possessed some strength, and this should be a tough battle.

He never expected Xu Luo to be this strong.

He understood that he could not block this punch.

Fortunately, as an outstanding Disciple of the Seven Stars Sect, Hai Bo also had a life-saving trump card. At the last moment, he took out a black shield to block in front of him. The shield was engraved with profound inscriptions, looking ancient and heavy.

"Bang!!"

The millstone-sized punch print struck the black shield.

"Crack…."

The shield, which was made of tough material and had blocked countless attacks for Hai Bo, shattered directly upon contact.

Hai Bo immediately felt a huge force transmitted, and his entire body was sent flying backward.

"Pfft!"

Hai Bo, in mid-air, spat out a mouthful of blood and heavily crashed onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This scene had already played out eight times in Xu Luo's previous matches.

Xu Luo would use different amounts of force based on their strength, ensuring they were injured but not killed.

Such strong control, even Xu Qingzhou felt inferior.

Actually, after learning that Hai Bo was a Seven Stars Sect Disciple, Xu Luo increased his force. He should have died from this punch; it was that black shield that saved him.

Seeing this scene, the Ninth Prince frowned slightly. He could clearly sense Xu Luo's strength.

"What a pity."

"With such strength, no one can stop him anymore."

The Ninth Prince understood that only the seeded players from the Tai Xu Sect who had already secured spots stood a chance of winning against Xu Luo.

To guarantee a win against him, it would have to be his past self.

Lu Zhen saw this scene and clicked his tongue in wonder.

"I thought his previous opponents were weak, but facing a seeded player from the Seven Stars Sect yielded the same result."

"It seems the Xu Family is truly about to rise."

Lu Zhen was glad he had established a good relationship with the Xu Family in advance, while also regretting not being able to form a marriage alliance with a key figure from the Xu Family.

Wu Wendong cursed in his heart.

"What a useless piece of trash! Can't even block one punch!!"

Perhaps Hai Bo heard his furious cursing, as he not only didn't pass out but instead struggled to stand up.

Hai Bo's tattered clothes were stained with blood, and there was a noticeable indentation on his chest.

He swayed unsteadily, looking like a candle flickering in the wind; no one thought he still had a chance.

Although severely injured, Hai Bo's mind was very clear.

His injuries were severe and wouldn't heal quickly, which meant he couldn't participate in the subsequent matches, completely losing the opportunity to compete for a spot.

Since that was the case, then for Senior Brother Wu's reward, he would go all out and kill Xu Luo!!

"I want you to die!"

Hai Bo roared in a hoarse voice, his eyes bloodshot. He took out a bottle of pills, poured them all into his mouth, and began to frantically circulate his Cultivation Technique.

This caused everyone to exclaim in surprise.

"What is he going to do?"

"It looks like he's trying to break through!"

"What? Break through to the Xuan Dan Realm? Does he not want to enter the Secret Realm anymore?"

"With such severe injuries, he has already lost the qualification to continue fighting."

"Forcing a Breakthrough just to save face is truly ill-advised. If it fails, it will leave severe hidden injuries and even damage his Foundation."

Even his Junior Brothers, who had a good relationship with him, shouted from the side, telling him not to do this and to quickly stop the Breakthrough and forfeit the match.

But Hai Bo seemed not to hear their voices. He took out another bottle of pills, consumed them all, his face filled with madness, and the aura around him continuously rose.

Meanwhile, his opponent, Xu Luo, stood there calmly with his hands behind his back, watching him do such a crazy thing.

At this moment, he could have directly attacked, killing Hai Bo or kicking him off the martial arts platform, but he did not.

Clearly, he wanted to wait for Hai Bo to break through before defeating him.

This was extreme confidence in his own strength.

It was also a desire to settle things once and for all, to tell the person who rigged the match that no matter what kind of opponent they arranged, it would be useless against him.