Chapter 698: Life and Death Tournament
"That makes sense."
Ji Xuanyuan's voice echoed in the hall, and Xuanyuan Yu's heart sank.
Xuanyuan Zhao looked at Xuanyuan Yu who was kneeling on the ground. His expression was serious, but there was a hint of pleasure in his eyes.
Ji Xuanyuan raised his hand, and a bronze scroll of laws emerged from the void.
"But there is another clause in the seventh volume of the clan rules - if the judge is dissatisfied, a life-and-death contest can be started. If you win, your crime will be forgiven, but if you lose, your punishment will be increased by three levels." He looked at Xuanyuan Yu, "Do you want to choose this path?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the disciples in the hall gasped.
They knew the rules of the life and death competition very well - the convicted person had to accept challenges from disciples of the entire clan until no one dared to fight.
Over the hundreds of years, the clan has held life and death competitions only a handful of times. Those who choose this path are either exhausted to death in the competition or seriously injured and die.
This is because those who instigated the challenge were all people who had committed the serious crime of treason, so they naturally became the target of public criticism and were wanted by everyone.
Several young disciples secretly glanced at Xuanyuan Yu's thin figure and shook their heads secretly.
"Asking her to choose the life or death contest, what's the difference between that and asking her to die?"
"But it is a fact that she attacked the spirit core. She asked for it."
"I heard that the last time was thirty years ago. At that time, a disciple who committed a serious crime chose the life and death arena to save his life. He fought seventeen rounds in a row, and in the end his meridians were broken alive..."
"I heard that two hundred years ago, there was a great master's uncle who had great cultivation and managed to hold on until the 36th round. The result was..."
"Shh! Are you going to die?"
Whispers spread in the hall, and everyone looked at Xuanyuan Yu with pity.
Even if she was very talented, how could she defeat the whole clan's disciples? Not to mention that her brothers, who had long been dissatisfied with her, would definitely take the opportunity to kill her.
Xuanyuan Yu slowly stood up, with a burning desire to fight in his eyes:
"I choose the life and death contest."
The discussions suddenly stopped, and everyone stared at her in disbelief.
Xuanyuan Zhao sneered and looked down at Xuanyuan Yu: "Junior Sister Yu, if you accept the punishment obediently, you can suffer less. Why do you want to humiliate yourself?"
Xuanyuan Yu looked at him coldly:
"If you don't dare to fight me, just say so. Stop talking nonsense!"
Xuanyuan Zhao was choked and looked annoyed:
"Very good! I'll wait and see if you can still be so tough when you regret and beg for mercy!"
Xuanyuan Yu didn't say much, and looked directly at Ji Xuanyuan:
"Please start the fight, Grand Ancestor!"
Ji Xuanyuan waved his sleeves, and the entire space suddenly trembled. The spirit core burst into dazzling golden light, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed, the space expanded several times, and countless stars gathered in front of everyone to form a giant arena.
"Ding-ding-ding-ding"
The deafening sound of the bell spread throughout the entire Langhuan Secret Realm, which was a signal to summon the entire clan.
Ji Xuanyuan invited Yun Qingqing and Qi Mo to sit in front of the arena to wait for their practice. In just half an incense stick of time, the arena was surrounded by clansmen who had rushed over after hearing the news.
They looked at Xuanyuan Yu standing in the center of the arena, most of them with confused expressions.
"It's Xuanyuan Yu... What is she doing?"
"Didn't you count the bells carefully just now? Thirteen, someone has started the life and death contest!"
"Hiss... is this true? Did she break some heavenly law that she has to fight a life-and-death duel?"
"Keep your voice down. I just heard from my senior brothers and sisters that her failed attempt to steal the spirit core was considered a betrayal, so this happened..."
"What? Senior Sister Xuanyuan Yu betrayed the clan? How could this happen..."
There were discussions one after another, and everyone stared at the figure standing alone in the center of the ring with incredible eyes.
"Silence!" Ji Xuanyuan's majestic voice suppressed all the noise, "Today, the life and death competition will begin. Xuanyuan Yu will accept the challenge of the entire clan. If you win, you will be exempted from punishment. If you lose, your punishment will be increased by three levels!"
There was a sudden commotion in the crowd. Several disciples who had conflicts with Xuanyuan Yu were ready to fight, with excitement flashing in their eyes.
"In the first battle, is there anyone who wants to step up to the stage to challenge?" Ji Xuanyuan stood with his hands behind his back. His voice was as loud as a bell, allowing every disciple present to hear it clearly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure landed in the center of the arena. It was Xuanyuan Zhao.
"Let me do it." He looked at Xuanyuan Yu with sympathy, his voice almost gentle, with a sigh, "After all, we are brothers and sisters, and I can't bear to see you suffer from the continuous fighting. It's better to defeat you in one battle and end this farce as soon as possible."
Xuanyuan Yu looked at him sarcastically and sneered:
"You are still so confident even when your backers have fallen. This is probably your greatest ability."
"You!" Xuanyuan Zhao's face froze. He gritted his teeth to suppress the anger in his eyes, sighed deeply again, and looked at her meaningfully. "Junior Sister Yu, when did you become like this? I always thought you were gentle and sensible, but I didn't expect you were just pretending! Do you know that if you hadn't been so suicidal, you would have had a chance to become a candidate for my wife!"
Xuanyuan Yu stared at him for a moment with eyes wide open, the disgust in her eyes almost overflowing:
"You don't think being your wife is a great reward, do you? You don't think that if you unilaterally announce that you're going to marry someone, that person will be grateful to you, do you?"
"Xuanyuan Zhao, I used to think you were just an ordinary, arrogant loser, but today I know you are so disgusting!"
"You!" Xuanyuan Zhao was furious. "Since you are determined to be so stubborn, don't blame me for being rude!"
After saying that, he drew his sword and pointed it directly at Xuanyuan Yu. The sword was full of spiritual light. It was one of the only few top-grade spiritual swords in the clan, which again drew bursts of admiration from the audience.
Facing the furious Xuanyuan Zhao, Xuanyuan Yu calmed down instead. A sneer appeared on the corner of his lips. He dodged and made a basic starting move, "Please teach me."
There was an uproar in the audience.
Anyone could see that it was Xuanyuan clan's most basic entry-level boxing technique, the "Kaishan Style". Even children who had just started learning it knew how to do it. So what was she trying to do?
The other party is the closed disciple of the great elder and the leader of the younger generation of the entire clan. She doesn't think she can defeat him with this kind of trick, right?
Xuanyuan Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly and gave a sarcastic smile: "Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!"
As he said this, he made a hand gesture with one hand, and the sword glowed brightly, and stabbed towards Xuanyuan Yu with murderous intent!
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