#2666 - Don't let me down
Seeing the father and daughter like that, and thinking of his own tragic situation, Jie Xin's heart exploded with anger.
He took a deep breath, shifting his gaze from Jun Wuxie and his daughter, landing on Jie Kong, who was crawling out of the dueling arena.
At this moment, Jie Kong was almost unrecognizable as one of his own clan—the once heroic and outstanding prodigy.
Jie Kong's body had shrunk several sizes, his flesh withered, leaving only skin and bones. His eye sockets and cheeks were deeply sunken, making him look like a crawling skeleton.
Jie Xin saw Jie Kong struggling to crawl while trying to look up at him, his cracked lips trembling, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't make a sound.
"Young Master…" The people of the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland all looked at Jie Xin, hesitating to speak.
"Tell me," Jie Xin said, "why do our people always end up like this, like dried corpses, whenever they lose to someone from the Junyue Dynasty?"
Jie Xin had always suspected something, and now his suspicions were even stronger.
Because the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland's people were always stripped of their Dao Fruits within the vision domain, he couldn't see what was happening inside, so he didn't know the truth.
"It's hard to say, but I suspect they have cultivated some kind of devouring technique, forcibly absorbing the essence and magic power within our people's bodies.
But cultivating by devouring people's magic power and essence is an evil practice.
Practicing in this way will accumulate karmic debt, entangle cause and effect, and push oneself into the abyss.
Jun Wuxie, on the other hand, seems to have the ability and doesn't fear being entangled by karma.
But the others around him don't have such abilities, so how dare they use such methods?"
"If the people around him don't cultivate themselves after devouring, but instead give it to Jun Wuxie to cultivate, then it makes sense!"
"So, Jun Wuxie had Xiao Ruoqing concede on purpose so he could continue with the subsequent duels and devour more of our people?
After all, if they win this round, the entire betrothal battle will be over!"
"That's right, it seems that this is the only reasonable explanation.
Jun Wuxie is truly insane, actually treating the people of our Myriad Tribulation Wasteland as cultivation resources!
This is not only a provocation against our lineage, but also a provocation against all thirty-six lineages of the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland!"
"But Young Master, should we continue to fight him now?
Xiao Ruoqing is so strong, Yue Zhu and Jun Wuxie should not be weaker than her.
Young Master, if you and Jie Huang face them…"
"This Young Master is confident that he can fight them.
It's just that Jie Huang, you are probably not their match.
If you go on stage, you will likely end up like Jie Kong.
But if we don't go on stage and concede, losing the Primordial Immortal Grass is a small matter, but the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland losing face is a big matter.
Our loss has already brought shame to the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland.
If we retreat without a fight, we will be ridiculed even more.
The prodigies of the Life Forbidden Zone are actually scared by cultivators from a low-level civilization and dare not fight them. This is something our Myriad Tribulation Wasteland can never tolerate.
The Ancient Ancestors are watching us now.
Today, no matter what the outcome, even if we die in the dueling arena, we must never retreat.
We must complete all seven duels!
Besides, we have our True Souls left in the clan, so even if we die here today, we can be reborn in the flesh one day!"
Jie Xin said this, but in reality, he felt very helpless.
But the current situation is that he has no other choice. Duelling the Junyue Dynasty to the end is the only option, without exception!
His heart was filled with anger, resentment, shame, and other emotions.
Knowing the other party's plan, he still had to jump into the pit.
This was the other party's open scheme.
However, he and the others had to act according to the other party's plan.
"Second round, second match, who's coming?"
Yue Yao walked from Jun Wuxie's side towards the dueling arena.
With each step she took, a radiant glow appeared, her body suffused with a hazy moonlight, dreamlike and ethereal.
Her slender and exquisite figure, extraordinary and refined temperament, waist-length black hair, and flawless face that surpassed even immortals.
Everything about her made her seem like a person who had stepped out of a painting, peerless and breathtakingly beautiful.
"I'll go!"
Jie Huang responded, knowing that no matter what the outcome, he couldn't avoid it, couldn't escape it, and could only choose to face it.
He walked towards the dueling arena, feeling a little apprehensive in his heart, but his aura was very strong.
He couldn't lose his momentum no matter what, even if the other party was stronger than him.
The crowd's gazes involuntarily shifted from Jun Wuxie and Jie Xin to Yue Yao and Jie Huang in the dueling arena.
Jie Huang brought his state to its peak, directly launching a fierce attack on Yue Yao with the force of thunder.
He didn't like being passive, so he struck first!
Behind Yue Yao, a hazy moon rose into the sky.
That moon was different from ordinary moons, flowing with nine-colored light.
That was the Primordial Moon, blooming with Primordial Moonlight.
Nine-colored Primordial Light was the ultimate, a symbol that the Primordial Bloodline had awakened to the highest degree.
Like Xian'er's seven-colored Primordial Light, it meant that the power of her Primordial Immortal Body's bloodline had not yet fully awakened.
The Primordial Moon shook in the sky.
Nine-colored moonlight poured down, Jie Huang's divine powers and secret techniques instantly annihilated, directly disintegrated and dissipated, as if they had never appeared.
This scene shocked people.
Yue Zhu's strength had actually reached such a point!
As expected of Jun Shen's First Divine Empress, as expected of Yue Zhu!
So effortlessly, she caused the divine powers displayed by the prodigy of the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland to vanish without a trace.
Jie Feng's heart contracted violently, almost unable to believe his eyes!
He knew that the other party was very strong, not inferior to Xiao Ruoqing.
But he didn't expect that this Yue Zhu would be so heaven-defyingly strong, much stronger than Xiao Ruoqing!
Rumble!
In the central area of the dueling arena, the nine-colored Primordial Moon hung high in the sky, and nine-colored moonlight sprinkled down.
There was no suffocating killing intent, seemingly incomparably gentle.
But it caused Jie Huang's body to shake violently, feeling as if a Primordial World had pressed down.
The secret techniques and divine powers he was preparing to unleash were unable to be used, and even the immortal magic power within his body was suppressed and unresponsive.
He found that his power could no longer be released.
His body bent, his legs trembling, his body gradually kneeling down, unable to resist despite his best efforts.
He wanted to straighten his back, but he couldn't do it no matter what.
He clenched his fists, his black hair dancing wildly, letting out a low roar, the bloodline runes on his body burning with raging divine flames, resisting the moonlight of the Primordial Moon, his body covered with cracks, almost disintegrating, but still unable to stop his kneeling body.
"Long live Yue Zhu!"
"Long live Yue Zhu!"
…
Such a scene made the citizens of the imperial city's blood boil, their hearts surging.
Yue Zhu was too strong, completely crushing Jie Huang.
She didn't even move a finger, and just suppressed Jie Huang to kneel on the ground like that.
Jie Xin and the others watched this scene, their faces even more gloomy.
This betrothal battle had completely lost face.
In the future, how could the young prodigies of their lineage raise their heads in front of the people of the other thirty-five lineages?
The Primordial Moon floated in the sky, and the nine-colored moonlight that sprinkled down had completely enveloped Jie Huang.
The moonlight gradually became richer, forming a Primordial Domain, with Dao patterns flowing on it.
The people of the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland gradually could no longer see the scene inside.
But they knew that Jie Huang was finished.
Yue Yao's figure disappeared into the Primordial Domain.
Jie Huang knelt on the ground, unable to move.
Although he had been struggling desperately, he couldn't break free at all.
Until Yue Yao's slender palm covered his head, he let out a shrill scream and roar.
Yue Yao, in the Legendary Realm, facing Jie Huang, who maintained the peak of the Eternal Realm, there was no suspense.
Jie Huang quickly followed in Jie Kong's footsteps.
His Dao Fruit was forcibly stripped out by Yue Yao.
However, Yue Yao did not kill him, like Xiao Ruoqing, leaving Jie Huang with a trace of essence, energy, and spirit, so that he would not die.
The whole process was easy and incomparably simple.
Just the vision of the Primordial Moon was enough to make a strong man like Jie Huang, who maintained the peak of the Eternal Realm, unable to resist.
He was crushed, like a child with no power to resist in front of an adult.
"Yue Zhu, you will pay the price for this!
One day, I will flatten your Divine Moon City and kill everyone around you and Jun Wuxie!"
Jie Huang, like a dried corpse, only had one breath left, letting out a resentful voice.
His voice was very hoarse and very weak.
Such a reality was too cruel, making it impossible for him to accept.
If it was just death, if it was just being devoured by the other party's essence and immortal power, then he could recover to his peak in a short period of time after his resurrection.
But the other party forcibly stripped his Dao Fruit.
In this way, he would have to wait for many years to recover to his peak!
In this era, time was too precious, and he couldn't afford to waste it!
Today's encounter was equivalent to cutting off his future opportunities to compete with his peers!
"You are far too lacking, you will never be able to do it."
Yue Yao's words were cold.
After speaking, she withdrew the Primordial Domain.
When the scene was presented in front of people, even though Jie Xin had already foreseen the result, he was still trembling all over, his hands clenched behind his back!
"I concede this match."
Yue Yao, like Xiao Ruoqing, took the initiative to concede.
Even though the people of the Myriad Tribulation Wasteland had clearly lost their combat power.
Such a scene seemed very outrageous, even a bit absurd, but it was within the rules.
The rules of the duel did not stipulate that the side with the advantage could not take the initiative to concede and give up.
"You—"
A mouthful of blood rushed to Jie Xin's throat, almost spitting it out!
"Jun Wuxie, you and your women are too despicable and shameless!"
Jie Xin was so angry that his voice trembled.
As long as the other party didn't take the initiative to concede, this betrothal battle would be over.
In that case, they wouldn't have to continue participating in the duels.
However, the opponent exploited a loophole in the duel rules, forcibly admitting defeat in public, forcing their side to win, which meant they had to continue participating in the duels.
This wasn't about going up to duel for victory; it was simply treating themselves as resources to be given to the opponent!
In all these years, he had never felt so stifled and helpless.
He clearly knew the opponent's intentions, but he couldn't refuse.
He watched helplessly as the opponent dug a pit, and he had no choice but to jump into it!
"Young Master Jie Xin, please calm down.
Your emotions shouldn't be so intense.
As a young master-level prodigy of one of the thirty-six veins of the Myriad Tribulation Wilderness, you should remain calm and maintain the confident demeanor you displayed when you came to my dynasty to bet.
Compared to the current you, I prefer your untamed appearance."
"You—"
Jie Xin truly felt like he was going crazy, about to be angered to death, his chest about to explode with rage.
The anger and resentment within his body surged wildly, threatening to burst his body apart.
How could this guy surnamed Jun be so infuriating!
Jun Wuxie put down his teacup and stood up from his seat.
"Now, the second round of duels has reached its final match.
It's now time for you and me to determine life and death and decide who is superior.
You, Jie Xin, are the initiator of this bet, and presumably the strongest among you.
I hope Young Master Jie Xin maintains a good mindset and displays your strongest strength, lest you disappoint me."
After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, his body sliced through the sky, leaving a trail of afterimages, and he was already within the duel arena.
He floated in the air, turned to look at the Myriad Tribulation Wilderness group, with his left hand behind his back and his right hand gesturing, "Young Master Jie Xin, please."
Jie Xin's chest heaved violently.
He knew he had to face it, he couldn't escape, the price was too great, but he could only accept this outcome.
But his feet were somewhat unable to move.
His clansmen were each so miserable.
Jie Kong had already crawled back.
It was much more miserable than he had imagined.
It wasn't simply being devoured of essence and energy, but losing a large portion of his Dao fruit!
Just as he hesitated, unable to move his feet.
A strand of mysterious power suddenly appeared within his body.
Immediately, it caused his mind to shake, every cell in his body couldn't help but become excited, every inch of flesh and blood was instantly filled with boundless power, and the energy in his Stellar Sea Cave Heaven reached a level that even he found unbelievable.
"Jie Xin, go, suppress him, keep him alive.
Then, you fight one more match and win this bet.
This person has too many secrets, we are very interested."
The voice echoed in Jie Xin's mind, making him feel extremely invigorated and excited.
Ancient Ancestor!
It was the Ancient Ancestor!
That power just now was the Ancient Ancestor's means!
Now, with the Ancient Ancestor's special blessing, not only had he gained a huge boost, but his realm had also broken through some of the restrictions of order on the foundation of the Eternal Peak, possessing the Half-Step Immortal Realm!
"Jun Wuxie, you are too arrogant!
Do you really think you've won this bet!
This young master can only say, you are too naive and too innocent!
Watch this young master suppress you, using his own strength, turn the tide, reverse the situation, and win this bet.
Are you ready to become this young master's servant?"
With the special blessing of a Great Emperor Realm expert, Jie Xin's confidence soared.
