Chapter 2052 - 2053: The Key to Victory or Defeat! (Three Updates)

"Old Madman!"

Hai Qinglan cursed under his breath. He knew Muu God Monarch’s temperament very well—he always said what he meant. Since he’d said he wouldn’t make another move, then from here on out he naturally wouldn’t interfere in matters between the two clans.

Fortunately, Muu God Monarch had forcefully intervened, directly crippling the Demon Clan’s strongest Evil Eye, and at the same time returning the Map Fragment to Hai Qinglan. You could say both sides had been brought back to square one.

Seeing that Evil Eye’s spirit heavily wounded, barely hanging on to life, he was pretty much done for. Without resting for seventy or eighty years, he probably wouldn’t be able to recover to Peak condition.

The Golden Flood Dragon Young Master cursed in his heart. The situation had clearly been in his favor; all three fragments were about to fall into his hands. Now, the Demon Clan side no longer had much of an advantage!

Taking a deep breath, the Golden Flood Dragon Young Master’s face darkened as he raised his voice: "Humans! If we keep fighting like this, it’ll only harm the harmony between us! To open that Secret Treasure within the Blood-colored Ancient Land, the three Map Fragments must be gathered. In my hands, I already control two of them. I can give you a chance to compete fairly for the inheritance within the Blood-colored Ancient Road!"

"Tch, these demons really are laughable. Just now when the situation was one-sided, they weren’t worried about ’harming the harmony’. Now that Evil Eye is done for, suddenly they’re afraid of harming the harmony?"

Yeu Junyao couldn’t help cursing softly, her eyes filled with disdain.

"In the end, having the bigger fist is the only hard truth."

Ling Feng shook his head with a faint smile. If Muu God Monarch hadn’t suddenly charged in, there wouldn’t be any ’harmony’ to speak of today.

Hai Qinglan took a deep breath and glanced back at Zhuge Qingtian and the others. Seeing them give him a slight nod, he finally said in a deep voice, "Fine, let’s hear it. How do you want to compete?"

The Golden Flood Dragon Young Master stood with hands clasped behind his back and laughed loudly: "Since the Saint Level seniors on both sides have already taken action just now, then from now on, Saint Level experts will no longer intervene. Each side will send out three juniors below Saint Level to represent their clan in battle!"

The Golden Flood Dragon Young Master pointed to an open stretch of ground below and said in a deep voice: "Each side’s three Martial Artists will fight in order. In the end, as long as you defeat all three of the opposing Martial Artists, you will be considered the winner! If your Human Clan wins, you can naturally enter the Blood-colored Ancient Road and compete fairly with our Demon Clan. But if you lose, I’m afraid you’ll have to hand over the fragment in your hands, and for one month, humans are forbidden from setting foot on the Blood-colored Ancient Road!"

(PS: This rule isn’t ’best two out of three’; either side only needs to defeat the other three to be considered the winner. One person can take all three, similar to the King of Fighters format.)

"This..."

For a moment, the Human Warriors fell into hesitation.

After all, if they lost this battle, they would have no chance to vie for the inheritance within the Blood-colored Ancient Road.

But the Demon Clan side did control more fragments, and in terms of absolute strength, the Demon Clan was still slightly stronger than the Human Clan.

If negotiations broke down and it came to an all-out fight, the humans wouldn’t gain much benefit.

And Muu God Monarch, with that leisurely demeanor of his, clearly had no intention of intervening at all and just wanted to enjoy the show.

The upper-level Elders of the Three Great Sword Mansions had, more or less, all heard of the "Invincible Naughty Boy" Muu God Monarch.

If he didn’t act in such an unruly, unconventional manner, he wouldn’t have earned the title of Naughty Boy.

There was never any reasoning behind his actions; everything depended entirely on his personal whims.

Hai Qinglan’s expression grew grave. Handing over the chance of entering the Blood-colored Ancient Road to seek fortune completely to a group of unrelated juniors made him very uneasy.

And those demons had clearly calculated that the younger generation of the Human Clan absolutely couldn’t compare to their Demon Clan.

"Well?"

The Golden Flood Dragon Young Master snorted lightly, his gaze sweeping over the Human Warriors present as he said in a deep voice: "This is our Demon Clan’s final concession. Otherwise, there’s only a fight to the death!"

In truth, if not for his fear of Muu God Monarch, he wouldn’t even have wanted to give the humans this chance!

He was determined to obtain the Ancestor Dragon Inheritance.

The Human Warriors looked at each other, and for a time no one dared make this decision lightly.

"Why don’t we give it a try?"

After a long silence, it was still Zhuge Qingtian who broke it.

Zhuge Qingtian’s gaze, intentionally or not, fell on Ling Feng. Perhaps that Demon Clan Young Master had absolute confidence and considered himself invincible below Saint Level.

However, Ling Feng was a variable.

With Ling Feng here, perhaps they could turn the tide!

"Then let’s stake it all!"

The Elder at the head of Tianchuan Sword Mansion also nodded and said in a deep voice: "Our Three Great Sword Mansions will each send out one most outstanding genius Disciple to represent the Human Clan in battle!"

"Then that’s the only way."

The Dragon Sword Mansion side did not object. Luckily, this time the Three Great Sword Mansions had brought many Elite disciples; their goal was precisely to obtain the inheritance within the Blood-colored Ancient Road.

Very quickly, Tianchuan Sword Mansion’s side sent out a burly man, and Dragon Sword Mansion also selected a suitable candidate.

As for Du Yue Heaven Palace, Zhuge Qingtian personally invited Ling Feng up.

Ling Feng did not refuse Zhuge Qingtian’s request.

After all, if the Human Clan side won, he would be able to enter the Blood-colored Ancient Road openly, saving himself a great deal of trouble.

"Ling Feng, my young friend, the key to victory or defeat will likely rest on you alone!"

Zhuge Qingtian lowered his voice, speaking into Ling Feng’s ear.

Given Ling Feng’s performance in Yueelin City, and adding his terrifying rate of improvement, compared to when he left Yueelin City, he had no doubt made considerable progress again.

Ling Feng nodded slightly. "I’ll do my best."

Seeing the three Martial Artists chosen by the Three Great Sword Mansions, Hai Qinglan took a deep breath. Although he had some doubts about whether this younger generation could handle the demons, things had come to this point and he could only make a Desperate Gamble.

"Heh, this time, just me alone will be enough!"

The one selected by Dragon Sword Mansion was a lean Dual-wielding Swordsman, carrying two Long Swords on his back. His gaze was chilling, and his aura was extraordinary, clearly quite strong.

This Dual-wielding Swordsman swept his gaze over the burly man from Tianchuan Sword Mansion and Ling Feng, then finally fixed his eyes on Ling Feng, openly revealing a hint of disdain.

"Has Du Yue Heaven Palace run out of people? To actually send out such a weakling only at the Early Stage of the Heavenly Destiny Realm. This battle is no child’s play. I suggest you change your representative!"

The Dual-wielding Swordsman from Dragon Sword Mansion clearly took Ling Feng as the weak link.

Indeed, whether looking at his cultivation realm, or judging from the aura on him, Ling Feng didn’t seem particularly outstanding.

"Just worry about yourself."

Ling Feng snorted coldly, his eyes glaring at the Dual-wielding Swordsman. A fierce Sword Intent erupted; that Dual-wielding Swordsman’s eyelids twitched slightly, clearly recognizing that Ling Feng’s Sword Intent was the extremely rare Slaughter Sword Intent.

"Heh, so it’s Slaughter Sword Intent. It’s just a pity that on you, it’s utterly wasted."

The Dual-wielding Swordsman still wanted to say more, but was interrupted by the Elder of Dragon Sword Mansion.

"Enough, Wenren Zhan, don’t stir up trouble!"

The Elder of Dragon Sword Mansion stopped Wenren Zhan in a low voice, saying in a deep tone: "Prepare with all your might!"

Wenren Zhan nodded slightly and said slowly: "Heh, kid, you’re quite lucky today. I’ll go first and lead the charge. With just me alone, I can easily take all three. You can just lie down and win along with me."

Ling Feng laughed inwardly. When the time comes, we’ll see who’s the one lying down to win.