The following day, October 3rd.
The third day of the martial arts exchange tournament.
Just like yesterday, Gao Yan and his group had breakfast at the hotel before heading up the mountain.
Inside the courtyard of a manor.
The five people sat together.
These five people are the heads of the five super martial arts families.
They are respectively Nangong Xin, the head of the Nangong family.
Dongfang Lin, the head of the Dongfang family.
Dong Tianshi, the head of the Dong family.
Lu Shifang, the head of the Lu family.
Ouyang Zhaotian, the head of the Ouyang family.
"My men sent word this morning that Su Long has already subdued Jiang Yanwang, Chen Yujiang, Liu Tiemin, and Su Xiaoxiao!" Lu Shifang said slowly, taking a sip of tea from his teacup.
"It seems Su Long has quite the ambition; he intends to unify the martial arts world!" Ouyang Zhaotian sneered.
Although all five families also possess considerable Dan Jin (a type of internal energy).
However, out of fear of the Great Xia Kingdom, these Dan Jin were all hidden.
Therefore, Jiang Yanwang and his four companions were granted their positions, making them the five publicly recognized Grandmasters of Dan Jin in the Great Xia Dynasty.
They have both strength and reputation.
Now that they have joined the martial arts group, they will indirectly affect many martial artists.
"By the way, where's Wang Jianguo?"
Nangong Xin asked.
"Wang Jianguo refused to join, so Su Long crippled him!"
Lu Shifang said in a deep voice, "According to the intelligence my men have gathered, Wang Jianguo, Su Xiaoxiao, Chen Yujiang and Liu Tiemin joined forces, but were defeated by Su Long in just a few moves!"
"His internal energy is that strong?"
The other four family heads were also taken aback. These four were all renowned Dan Jin Grandmasters with many years of experience in combat, yet even when they joined forces, they were no match for Su Long in just a few moves. This shows just how terrifying Gang Jin is.
"Much stronger than you can imagine!"
Lu Shifang said coldly, "Our Lu family was the first to receive news of Su Long's breakthrough. Since then, our Lu family has been investigating the combat power of the Gang Jin!"
"Has the investigation been completed?"
"No!"
Lü Shifang shook his head.
"How many Dan Jin combined would it take to defeat Gang Jin?" Nangong Xin asked, frowning.
"That's hard to say!"
Lu Shifang shook his head: "To deal with Su Long, we need at least ten Dan Jin cultivators. Even if all ten of them joined forces, they might not be able to defeat him!"
"If ten Dan Jin cultivators can't defeat him, doesn't that mean Su Long alone can easily sweep through any of our factions?" Dongfang Lin exclaimed in surprise.
"Otherwise what?"
Lu Shifang narrowed his eyes: "The higher-ups have been patient for over twenty years, but as soon as Su Long breaks through, they immediately set their sights on the martial arts world. This shows that they have great confidence in Su Long."
Furthermore, don't underestimate the power of a nation, especially a powerful country like Great Xia. Although we've been discreet, I estimate that the combined Dan Jin strength of our five families has already been exposed!
"If that's the case, wouldn't we have little chance of winning this time?" Dong Tianshi asked worriedly.
"Whether we have a chance of winning or not will only be known after the fight!" Lu Shifang said coldly. "If you don't mind handing over more than 30% of the profits to the Martial Group, then you can surrender!"
"Why should we!" Ouyang Zhaotian said, "We have achieved what we have today through years of accumulation. Why should we hand over 30% of our profits!"
Lu Shifang continued, "Thirty percent of the profits is only the minimum. My people have found out that martial arts families that have no connection with us have all submitted to the Martial Group and handed over thirty percent of the profits."
More than 20 years ago, we joined forces to ambush and kill nine Dan Jin members from Bureau S. This debt will not be settled so easily.
Therefore, even if we submit to the Martial Group, they will not let us have an easy time. In addition, they will use various means to suppress us until our five families are reduced to the same level as other ordinary martial arts families!
Of course, this is still the best-case scenario. If things were more ruthless, all five of us might have been wiped out!
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other four family heads became extremely solemn.
They all felt that Lu Shifang's analysis made a lot of sense, even though it had a hint of intimidation. But if they put themselves in the shoes of the higher-ups in Daxia, they would understand.
The best course of action would be for these super martial arts families to disappear completely, so that we can better control the martial arts world.
"Brother Lü, what do you think we should do this time?"
Nangong Xin asked.
"Kill Su Long at all costs!"
A murderous glint flashed in Lü Shifang's eyes: "As long as Su Long dies, all the crises will disappear!"
Upon hearing this, the other four family heads fell into deep thought.
An incredibly powerful internal force is not so easy to kill; to kill it comes at a terrible price.
It's true that each of their families has more than ten Dan Jin (a type of internal energy).
However, these Dan Jin (a type of internal energy) are the foundation of their family, and the death of each one will diminish that foundation.
Killing Su Long means risking your entire strength.
It's good that we won.
If they fail, they will not only face an ambush by the martial arts group.
Other martial arts families will likely take advantage of the situation and attack them.
"Brother Lü, how much internal energy do you think we need to expend?" Dongfang Lin asked.
"Each of our five families will send five mid-stage Dan Jin cultivators, prepared to die, to kill Su Long no matter what!" Lü Shifang said through gritted teeth.
"Five mid-stage Dan Jin cultivators, isn't that too much!"
Dong Tianshi was shocked. Each of the five families had no fewer than ten people with the Dan Jin skill, but more than half of them were at the early stage of Dan Jin.
To gather five experts at the mid-stage of Dan Jin or above, it would require almost all the experts available.
"Not at all!" Lü Shifang shook his head: "What is our purpose in cultivating Dan Jin?"
"Isn't it all for the sake of protecting the family?"
"Now that the family is on the verge of collapse, they should sacrifice themselves for the family!"
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