Family Meeting (3): Emergence of a Dark Horse
Two light in complexion young men could be seen looking at each otjer intently. A average size young man with a black hair and golden pupil and a burly young man with black hair and black pupil.
“Trash, it looks like your luck has run out” The burly young man started laughing.
Tian Long eyes narrowed hearing this. As they were about to fight, Long Bilan came in front of Tian Long and said
“Tian Long is under my protection, if anyone dare touch in this round. That person would face my wrath”
The burly man face who heard this turned pale. According to rumors, Long Bilan has broken through the ninth level of body refining realm. Apart from this, she was known as the beauty goddess in the Long Family so no one would want to face her wrath.
Hearing this, Tian Long lips curled up into a smile. It may look that she is helping him, but look deeper into the words she said.
As a top beauty in the Long Family, almost all male in the Long Family would be her fan but when they hear their goddess is protecting a trash, what would you think their reaction would be?. Also she said she would protect him in this round, that means….. Other round they can do anything to him after she had made them jealous and angry.
This is why Tian Long smiled. All this looks like child play to him and he would be fight his opponent fighting him in full force.
Few hours passed as the fight turned messier until there were 20 people remaining on the battle arena.
“Now we conclude the first selection of the family meeting as we proceed into the second selection; elimination selection “
“This selection consists of 2 battles where two people would fight with each other to determine a winner until we are able to know the top five”
The third elder began to explain the second selection. “There are 20 cards with the label of 1-20 on each of the cards in the box” The third elder said as he brought out a box with a narrow space at the center which can only contain an hand.
Understanding what this selection entails, the 20 remaining cultivator one by one dipped their hands taking out a tag.
“Now that you had all taken your card. Number 1 would battle Number 20, Number 2 would battle Number 19, Number 3 would battle Number 18,.............., Number 10 would battle Number 11”
Checking his card, Tian Long saw that he had picked the number 9 card which means his opponent is someone holding the number 12 card”
“I hereby commence the second selection of the family meeting” The third elder said as he signified the beginning of the second selection.
“Number 1 and Number 20 come out for battle”
Two young men came out, one with brown hair and eyes holding the No 20 tag and the other with black hair eyes and hair holding the No 1 tag as the third elder said this. Taking a stance for battle “Begin”
They both attacked each other as the third elder signify the beginning of the battle.
“Tornado Fist!” the black haired young man shouted attacking with a tornado of a human height . The brown haired young man who saw the young man attack smiled as he released his cultivation pressure dispersing the might of tje tornado fist
The crowd gasped seeing his cultivation. “It looks like there is a dark horse in this meeting” This was what they all thought
The brown haired young man was in 9th level of body refining realm while the one who attacked was in 7th level of body refining realm. From this, you can see the winner.
“Earth Dragon Fist!” The brown haired young man shouted as he punched the arena making a dragon twice the size of a human formed from the power of earth attacking the other young man which sent him out of the arena.
“Perfect your tornado fist next time you want to battle me” The brown haired young man said as he left the arena.
“The winner of this match is Number 20 contestant”
“Now i will call out the next contestants, Number 2 contestant and Number 19 contestant” The third elder said.
The fight progessed as each of the Long Family talents fought each other with all their might to gain attention of the elders. One of the match which gain the attention of the crowd is Long Bilan as expected of the goddess of the Long Family she finished her opponent in one strike
“Number 9 and Number 12 contestant come out”
Seeing one of the contestant, the crowd began to murmur
“The turn of the trash of the Long Family is here, let's see what he can do”
“What can he do, with his low cultivation he would still be beaten”
“But we can't say maybe he is a dark horse. You know that we didn't know that his cultivation was this high”
The crowd began to discuss maybe Tian Long would pass this round.
Entering the arena, Tian Long looked up expecting the opponent is able to force out part of his strength.
Looking at the person, he saw the person was kinda familiar but there was a problem, the person was sweating profusely
“Do i know you somewhere and why are you sweating like this” Tian Long asked with a curious expression because he didn't understand what's happening.
“Young master, do you remember the incident in the Dragon Mountain Range” The young man said
“Which incident” Tian Long was confused because this young man called him young master not trash young master.
“The incident where you met three young men attacking you….” The young man began to explain to Tian Long
Tian Long scratched his head as he remembered the incident. The incident was when he was coming from the mountain range with a famished stomach that a young man blocked him but was easily countered by him.
“Oh, you are part of those young men. Which one are you out of them”
“The one you beat black and blue” The young man said with dejected expression.
Tian Long who heard this blushed. When he was fighting them, he wasn't very conscious as he acted based on instinct but that wasn't his fault since they were the one who attacked him with ill intent.
“So what is your name?”
“Long Bai”
“Cutivate well” From the last time, his cultivation was in 4th level of body refining realm but now he is in 7th level of body refining realm even though it is not stable.
‘It looks like there is something special about him’ Tian Long thought.
“I give up” Long Bai said shocking the entire audience.
“Why would he give up without a fight”
“I don't know maybe he had been bribed”
Meanwhile someone in the crowd began to checked Tian Long which alerted Tian Long. Looking for the source of the gaze, he saw that it was the young city lord.
‘It looks like this city lord is not ordinary’ Tian Long thought as he returned back from the arena.
“Contestant number 9 is the winner of this match…. For the next match; our participant are Contestant 10 and Contestant 11”
Both contestant came out with one of them being the prime genius of the Long Family; Long Yan.
As expected of the genius of the Long Family, he only used his cultivation pressure to force the enemy out of the arena signifying the end of this round.
As Tian Long looked at the contestant that remaining, they were ten in number including him; 8 men and 2 ladies. The burly young man who threatened him was part of them.
‘It looks i underestimated this burly man’
“Now we move into the second round of this selection that will root out the 5 best of them. In this round, we would not use number again but your name”
“All of you would say your name in order to imprint on your tag and put it inside this box. Someone will take two tags at once, the name appearing on both tag would fight each other to get to enter the top five” The third elder began to explain this round.
Following the instruction, Tian Long was suprised that the number 9 that was there had disappeared. Saying his name, his name appeared on the tag. Putting it inside the box, he left awaiting his next opponent.
When they were all done with putting the tag inside the box. “I will take this opportunity to call our City Lord to help us in taking the tags”. Hearing this, the crowd were excited at the mention of the City Lord; a black haired young man with purple clothing.
The City Lord who was called came to the arena as the third elder left the view for him. Dipping his hand to pick out two cards, he called out
“ Long Man and Tian Long!!"