653 Generational Battle (1/2)
The third day of the third month; Mount Vacant!
Dark clouds filled the skies and the clouds loomed gloomily over the mountain. Those who were about to partic.i.p.ate in the battle were clad in black while the spectators were clad in white, looking as though they were sending their heroes off on their final journey.
The black-robed warriors were like ink on a sheet of paper and the white-robed spectators were like snow on the mountain!
On the Blood Drinking Peak, the two families were separated into two obvious camps.
Outside Heavens and Beyond Heavens were seated north and south of the battlefield, with Beyond Heavens in the north and Outside Heavens in the south.
Under the gaze of everyone present, Ye QingChen and the eagle-nosed elder from Outside Heavens walked into the plaza. After investigating the plaza carefully, they both lifted up their arms to indicate that nothing was wrong with the battlefield. The battle was about to begin!
No one noticed that behind Yu BingYan and amid the Yu Family guards, there were two foreign faces looking into the plaza. With their martial arts, Ling Tian and Ling Jian would naturally be able to sneak into the vicinity without an issue. However, not many people were aware of their presence.
Despite having thousands of spectators present, silence filled the place.
With a strict look on their faces, Ye QingChen and the eagle-nosed elder spoke up together, ”Inviting the two Family Heads.”
Yu ManLou and Shui ManKong stood up together and walked into the plaza with solemn looks on their faces. With a wine gla.s.s in each of their hands, they touched gla.s.ses before finis.h.i.+ng the wine with a single gulp. After finis.h.i.+ng their wine, they smashed the wine gla.s.s onto the ground and smashed it into smithereens.
The two of them raised their palm and struck their palms together, reciting an oath solemnly, ”The agreement of sixty years, life and death battle. The winner has no enmity and the dead has no grievances!”
These words were the blood oath that the ancestors of the two families swore a thousand years ago!
”Brother Yu, please!”
”Brother Shui, please!”
The two of them then burst out into laughter together before drifting back into their seats. From the camps of the two families, an individual was sent out with a golden scroll in their hands indicating their roster.
The golden scroll of the Yu Family was sent into the hands of Beyond Heavens while the scroll of the Shui Family was sent into the hands of Outside Heavens.
The generational battle was split into eleven rounds: ten solo battles and one final battle with each family sending out a hundred members! They weren't fighting for victory or defeat but life or death! Life or death was up to fate, victory or defeat was up to the heavens! Even if one party lost the first nine battles, the final few battles could not be avoided! Life and death must be determined!
”The first battle!” Ye QingChen's voice sounded, ”The member from the Yu Family: Second Elder of the Dark Shadow Pavilion, Yu ZhiQing!”
The eagle-nosed elder announced, ”The member from the Shui Family: Ninth Elder of the Shui Family, Shui WuHeng.”
The first two to take the stage were famous characters in the two families and their martial arts were not to be underestimated. They were at the peak of the XianTian realm and were first-rate experts in the world. The two families obviously wanted to have a victorious beginning.
The biggest show of the generational battle today was naturally the battle between Shui WuBo and Yu ManLou. From this point alone, it was apparent that Shui ManKong no longer bothered about authority. With a single look, the difference between the authority of the two was obvious! If not, with their status, even if Shui ManKong knew that he wasn't a match for Yu ManLou, he would have to step up in battle!
Furthermore, the roster of the Yu Family was arranged by Yu ManLou alone but the family head of the Shui Family had completely given up on his authority, allowing his brothers and Shui WuBo to make all the decisions.
Originally, Shui ManKong would naturally not make such a decision as the generational battle would have large implications on the power struggle in the Shui Family. It could be said that the faction that gained the most merit during this generational battle would be able to determine who the next family head would be. Shui ManKong's faction already had their backs against the wall and they no longer had any room to retreat. If they could not produce any results in this battle, Shui ManKong would definitely have to step down from his position.
Ever since Shui ManKong found out about the relations.h.i.+p between his daughter and Ling Tian, the despair that he had towards his family gave him a new idea. He thus decided to just let his cousins do as they wished. As long as his cousins wanted to attain victory, they would have to bring out all of their elites. However, were the members of the Yu Family pushovers? Suffering heavy casualties would definitely be the inevitable outcome!
With the aid of Ling Tian, Shui ManKong had the absolute confidence of cleaning out his opposition after the generational battle! Even if he had to get rid of the number one expert in the family, Shui WuBo, he would have no regrets!
Regardless of how many losses the Yu Family or his cousins' faction incurred, it would only bring him and Ling Tian absolute benefits!
Shui ManKong had already come to a decision in his heart. Since his own son had already died and there wasn't anyone from his faction to continue his lineage, if the Shui Family was to be handed into the hands of his cousins, Shui QianRou and Ling Tian would probably get rid of the Shui Family at the very first chance! If that was the case, the Shui Family would truly be doomed! Furthermore, he still had a daughter! Handing the family to his daughter was also equivalent to handing it over to his son-in-law!
While I, Shui ManKong, may not be able to achieve victory over Yu ManLou, the combined strength of my Shui Family and Ling Tian will definitely be superior to Yu ManLou! The only important thing is for Yu ManLou to lose in the end! Furthermore, Yu ManLou would lose in the hands of his son-in-law! It would still be considered a victory for my Shui Family!
Of course, if Ling Tian allows QianRou's child to inherit the Shui Family, it wouldn't be a bad choice! Although this last thought of his was only his fantasy!
After Ling Tian unites the entire world, if Ling Tian was willing to make Shui QianRou his empress, it would naturally be for the best. At the very worst, she would still be a consort! Even if Ling Tian chooses to suppress the aristocratic families after his ascension, it wouldn't matter too much either. In any case, his Shui Family would be the kin of the emperor. However, the Yu Family would definitely be finished at that time. Regardless of what the outcome was, the Shui Family would definitely be the final victor.
Regardless of what the outcome was, as long as his Shui Family could emerge on top, Shui ManKong would be satisfied!
Thus Shui ManKong had a drastic change in his thoughts! Of course, if Shui QianHuan was still alive, Shui ManKong would never accept such a situation or even think about it! It was a pity that Shui QianHuan was no longer around. At the same time, it was a blessing that Shui QianHuan wasn't around!
After the secret meeting with Ling Tian, Shui ManKong had come to a decision! He decided to place all of his bets on Ling Tian alone! As long as Ling Tian could rule over the entire world, everything would be worth it!
Even if he did not have a son, a son-in-law was also considered to be half a son! As Shui ManKong looked at the delighted faces of victory on his cousins' faces, he thought to himself in his heart, Fight! Go on and fight to your deaths! The crueler and more intense the battle, the better! The more the members from my cousins' faction and the Yu Family die, the better! The more their losses the better! It will mean that I will need less strength to cleanse them in the future and also mean less of an obstruction to my son-in-law's ambitions!
The battle between the two in the plaza was extremely intense. They had already exchanged hundreds of blows, with their battle causing strong gales as they fought with their lives on the line.
While the original intent of the battle was to only determine the victor and loser but not life or death, it had already been their thousand years of tradition to fight to the death! It wasn't a fight for victory or defeat but life or death! It would never end before one of the two died! Even if one knew that he wasn't a match for his opponent, it would be impossible for him to admit defeat! Only the one who survives would be the victor!
Ling Tian and Ling Jian were hidden behind Yu BingYan with a strange look on their faces as they watched the battle before them.