Chapter 939: A Clean, Pre-Emptive Strike (2/2)
But Murong Qiu was different He was a recognized aristocratic dandy of Veluriya Clan wasn’t as top-tier of a faction as soon Clan, but it still possessed quite the breadth of connections within the city Pill King Zhen had reat e be between the two of the Clan as present watched these series of events pan out, eyes wide, not entirely able to accept the reality before the clan lord’s voice was hoarse The clan’s experts swar lord was entirely disfigured and inanimate at this point No matter what they did, there was no response
The Murong Clan Lord’s face convulsed in fury, his eyes fixated on Jiang Chen with rancorous obsession “Pill King Zhen, why have you landed a killing blow in a co Chen was stoic “Bouts in this arena offer no security for the lives of their participants If anyone is scared, then they shouldn’t participate in the Martial PaGoda battles in the first place”
The Murong clan lord knew of the grudge between Murong Qiu and Pill King Zhen He was exasperated to the point of being speechless at the explanation “Zhen, let’s be open about this Do you have the guts to say that this wasn’t out of personal spite?” Staring daggers at the pill king, the clan lord looked ravenous enough to s hi Chen had never been one to fear such less threats “I only know that no matter who you are, you should be prepared to die in the arena,” he smiled faintly “If you want someone to blame, clan lord, then blame your son’s lack of skill… and his collection of bad habits to boot Rather than have a shoutingClan is a great clan, yes? But its young clan lord is—sorry, was—merely a lascivious lech Even I’e as he said this, not sparing the corpse another look “Honored judge, don’t you agree withthe sanctity of this space? The arena is a cruel place” He was now directly in front of the person he was addressing The judge could only return a wry smile and a nod Those were the rules
“Good So I’hts to killChen sloent on
The judge didn’t kno to answer Everyone knew that the pill king was taking public vengeance for a private slight He was using the opportunity to kill the heir of the Murong Clan without repercussion! But just as Jiang Chen had said, no rules had been broken Deaths were common in such a competitive environment, and in fact, the arena was the best place for past ani Qiu’s death truly did have to be blamed on himself Given the circumstances just now, if he had taken the upper hand, it was unrealistic to expectheir had had an ace up his sleeve, but he'd been prevented fro the dead youth would have expected, to be sure That was a tragedy in and of itself
In his battles with the others before, Pill King Zhen hadn’t been particularly aggressive He had fought with poise and style Therefore, nobody had expected that the pill king would land such a rapidly preeht Murong Qiu’s lack of readiness had been his downfall
Seeing everyone froe’s expression froze “Murong Clan Lord, please leave the front of the stage i a participant otherwise”
The Martial PaGoda battles were strictly regulated For the Murong Clan toupon public order The Murong Clan Lord’s eyes bulged with ire, but his subordinates’ persuasion helped hi Qiu’s corpse away and retreated His hateful expression just before departure was a clear tip-off, though Jiang Chen knew that there was likely going to be a desperate struggle in the future between hi Clan
Of course, there was no tiht now Even if Murong Qiu hadn’t tried toChen There was no reason for Jiang Chen to let soiven opportunity leave the arena alive
This drah the second round It was hu Chen’s vehe deterrent to any hidden adversaries The re scions loyal to Emperor Shura were secretly alarmed and wary as well Given the bad blood between the pill king and their own faction, eachhad killed Murong Qiu today Who was to say that he wouldn’t take a shot at a different target tomorrow?
At Emperor Shura’s side, Moon Monarch was furious “What a venomous brat! It’s just a bout in an arena Why such heavy-handedness?”
The e Zhen is quite perceptive We didn’t haveQiu in the first place However, to notice the hidden threat and attack only as a precaution… his boldness and decisiveness in the heat of battle are tenfold that of Murong Qiu Murong Qiu was so pleased, too… how droll I’m sure he certainly didn’t expect to walk into an i Qiu carried little iiven hi Zhen’sQiu had failed even the lowest of his expectations He had died before having a chance to act, his death brisk and clean The only qualities that Jiang Chen had displayed were the aforementioned perception and decisiveness, which even Eh so this second round in unexpected ways, for thecultivators were eliely the elite The following rounds of elily difficult