"Courting death!"
Long Ziwei was furious at the provocation. Following the sound, he saw that the person cursing was a man from the Ye family crowd.
Clearly, that person was deliberately trying to embarrass Long Chen—maybe he had long disliked Long Chen, or maybe he genuinely disliked these mercenaries.
Because the prodigies present looked down on these mercenaries, but under pressure from Lord Tiansi, they had to watch the battle with them.
But even so, any sound from these mercenaries would immediately invite their humiliation and scolding. To watch the battle, they could only swallow their anger.
But even if they didn't say a word, there were still people who mocked them. Moreover, those mocking them came from the Ye, Jiang, and Zhao families. The Long family's rules didn't affect them, so they could humiliate them without restraint.
Now that Long Chen had arrived and saw the mercenaries in high spirits, they immediately became annoyed. Someone from the Ye family immediately stirred up trouble.
"Boss,"
Qin Feng looked at Long Chen. There was nothing to say about people like this. As long as Long Chen gave the word, Qin Feng would make sure their head was taken down. Anyone who dared to stop him would be killed until they were all killed.
The higher one's strength, the more one perceives the cruelty and barbarism of this world. Noble character cannot command respect; only bloody means earn respect and awe.
Long Chen looked at the man, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his mouth as he said coldly, "A mere Nine-Star Destiny Practitioner, not very strong, but with a loud voice.
You look down on them, don't you? Alright, I'll give you a chance. Among this group, you can choose any one to challenge them.
On the arena, it's all about who is superior. If you win, none of them will ever appear on the viewing platform anymore. How about that? "
When Long Chen said this, all the strong figures present were shocked. The nine-star Destiny of the Ye family, those chosen to come here must be elite-level beings.
And yet Long Chen actually let him pick any mercenary to challenge—this was way too contemptuous. For a moment, no one understood what Long Chen meant, and instead turned to look at the Ye family expert.
The Ye family expert sneered, "Who do they think they are, that they deserve to fight me?" Besides, what do you think you are? The arena here is prepared for the contestants. What right do you have to use the arena? "
"Ding"
Long Chen said nothing, slamming his golden staff into the ground. The blinding golden light shocked everyone.
The experts of the four great families of the "Golden Scepter"
were all shocked. They couldn't believe their eyes—the golden scepter, representing the highest authority on the arena, was actually in Long Chen's hands.
"Whoosh" Long Chen's
figure flickered as he landed on a high platform in the center of the arena. There were hundreds of seats on the platform, and Long Chen stood at the highest point, overlooking the entire competition area.
Long Chen slowly took his seat, holding a golden scepter, looking down at countless powerful figures and their shocked gazes. In that moment, his vanity was greatly satisfied.
"Damn, no wonder those in power hold such high positions. It feels great to look at others through their noses and to have them look up at them."
Long Chen sensed it briefly and looked at the Ye family's strong figures. Sure enough, none of the Ye family's top experts were present. The Zhao, Jiang, and Long families were all the same, and Feng Fei was not among them.
Obviously, for them, they couldn't be bothered to watch matches of this level; they were adjusting their state to prepare for the upcoming battles.
The top-tier experts here are basically only at Long Ziwei's level, and across the entire region, there are only seven or eight people of his level.
Long Chen sat in the chief referee's seat, holding a golden scepter, stunning everyone. Even Qin Feng and Long Ziwei were stunned, because even they didn't know Long Chen was the chief referee.
Because on the opening day, all the referees were present, but the chief referee position was vacant. No one said who the chief referee was, but everyone knew it was one of those people, so no one paid much attention.
Until Long Chen appeared, they were completely stunned. They even suspected that Long Chen had stolen the golden scepter and came to impersonate the chief judge.
"Enough talk, let me ask you, do you have the guts to challenge them? If not, then leave early; if you do, quickly pick a soft target. Long Chen looked at the disciple and said calmly.
The Ye family disciple finally snapped out of his shock and sneered, "Fine, if that's the case, let them choose the strongest fighter. If they can hold out against me for ten moves, I'll consider them the winner." The
Ye family disciple was also quite proud, directly letting the other party choose a person and even announcing a ten-move agreement. Clearly, he looked down on these lowly mercenaries.
When the Ye family disciples accepted the challenge, Yu Ying and the others panicked. They knew this battle could only be won, not lost—it concerned everyone's honor, and even more so, Long Chen's reputation.
"Song-ge, why don't you go!" Yu Ying said.
"Leave it to me!" At that moment, a burly man carrying a giant axe stepped forward.
This person's name was Lin Hu, and he was also a member of the mercenary squad. In fact, his actual strength was slightly inferior to Song Ge's.
But he knew that Song Ge was honest and not good at killing. He could handle evil demons and beasts, but when it came to fighting people, his experience was not as good as his own, so his chances of winning against them were slim.
When Lin Hu stepped forward, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth. With a wave of his golden staff, a platform glowed and drew Lin Hu and the Ye family disciples into the arena.
When the Long family's experts gave Long Chen the Golden Scepter, they taught him how to use it. The Golden Scepter controls all the arenas and can employ hundreds of formations.
Among those hundreds, Long Chen only remembered one: how to send someone from outside into the arena. Today, he happened to use it.
"Lin Hu, this matter concerns my pride. You must give it your all—unleash your full power as soon as you make your move." Long Chen transmitted to Lin Hu.
"Don't worry, even if it means dying, I will defeat him." Lin Hu replied.
Long Chen knew his place in Lin Hu's heart. If it concerned his own pride, he would definitely fight desperately.
"I'll teach you three moves. The first move..." Long Chen said, then passed a message to Lin Hu.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, divine light lit up on the arena, and the barrier separating the two disappeared. At that moment, the Ye family disciple pointed his longsword at Lin Hu and sneered:
"Country bumpkin, bring it on!"
The Ye family disciple was extremely proud, too lazy to take the initiative to attack, and simply waited patiently for the opponent to strike. On one hand, it showed the poise of a noble family disciple, but on the other, it also reflected his extreme confidence.
"Buzz!"
Lin Hu spread his arms wide and let out a furious roar. Hundreds of starlights appeared behind him. As the starlight appeared, Lin Hu's aura suddenly surged, and then five stars lit up within the starlight behind him.
"Five stars have already lit up?" That's a sure thing! When Long Chen saw the five stars, a smile appeared on his face.
"Whoosh"
At that moment, Lin Hu descended the mountain like a fierce tiger, charging at the Ye family disciple like lightning. With a single swing of his axe, specks of starlight appeared on the axe's blade.