Chapter 80

Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW

You can buy coins here to unlock advanced chapters: https://gravitytales.com/coins-purchase-page/

Chapter 80: High Reward

The Referee broke into cold sweat upon hearing this. He knew Fang Lie’s reputation well—the man had used the Ancestor’s Token to slay over a thousand people. Once Fang Lie caught someone’s mistake, he’d never let it go.

Desperate to distance himself, the Referee stammered, "I merely sensed disrupted divine sense and assumed Bai Third Young Master’s special treasure was active! I never imagined it was Eliminate the Dust of Awareness! Don’t accuse me falsely!"

This loophole frustrated Fang Lie—countless methods existed to block divine sense, and the Referee’s feigned ignorance left him powerless.

"Do you understand now?" Fang Lie growled through clenched teeth.

"Yes! Absolutely!" The Referee nodded rapidly.

"Then act!" Fang Lie snapped.

Wiping his brow, the Referee hastily announced: "Bai Third Young Master Bai Zhengyun violated Outer Sect Competition rules by using disposable treasure Eliminate the Dust of Awareness. His competition qualification is hereby revoked!"

Gasps rippled through the crowd. They’d expected Fang Lie to face punishment, yet now Bai Third Young Master stood disqualified instead.

This was catastrophic. The triennial Outer Sect Competition determined inner gate entry—three more years’ delay meant lost resources and stunted growth.

With Bai Third Young Master’s strength, claiming an Arena Master title should’ve been simple. Now he couldn’t even participate.

But Fang Lie wasn’t satisfied. "Since when does public cheating warrant mere disqualification?" he demanded. "Shouldn’t cheaters face real consequences? Does the Ancestral Hall lack proper punishment rules? Or are you shielding him?"

The Referee paled. He’d given a lenient judgment to avoid offending the Bai family, but provoking Fang Lie meant risking his life.

"Additional punishment!" the Referee blurted. "Ten years of hard labor for Bai Third Young Master!"

Golden-armored Law Enforcement Heavenly Soldiers materialized, hauling away the unconscious noble. Bai family members watched helplessly.

Hard labor meant mining stripped of treasures, bare-handed. Daily quotas. No food for failures. A spoiled heir like Bai Third Young Master might not survive a year.

Finally content, Fang Lie turned to the white-clad boy. "Still think your cheating dogs can defeat me? Send more frauds—I’ll crush them all!"

The white-clad boy nearly choked on rage. Fang Lie had weaponized his own boasts, publicly humiliating him.

As spectators jeered, the Bai family heir snapped. "KILL HIM!" he screamed at his followers. "The murderer gets a third-tier magical item!"

Being the Bai First Young Master and great family clan successor, his promises held weight.

Third-tier magical items dwarfed second-rank treasures. Each required Purple Palace level masters to craft over a decade, costing millions of spirit stones. The crowd’s eyes turned bloodshot with greed.

Third-tier magical items were extremely rare, even difficult to obtain with wealth. Take the Outer Sect Competition held every three years as an example—it required tens of thousands of Qi Sea realm experts to participate. Only the ultimate victor, who defeated all other Arena Masters after the tournament, qualified to receive a third-tier magical item as a reward. This was the sect’s highest honor, attainable only by standing atop all outer disciples, proving its immense value.

Even a direct descendant like the white-clad boy from a great family clan possessed few third-tier magical items. Offering one as a prize was practically a bloodletting sacrifice. Among the entire outer gate, none owned such treasures. When this reward appeared, even seasoned outer disciples gasped hungrily, desperate to defeat Fang Lie and claim the prize.

As the saying goes, where there’s a great reward, there’s a brave soul. Despite Fang Lie swiftly defeating three top experts, treasure-seekers still charged forward fearlessly.

A burly man leaped onto the arena, taunting, "Fang Lie! Fight me if you dare!"

Outwardly crude, the man was cunning. Knowing Fang Lie had just used the Explosion Qi Technique and was weakened, he provoked him to fight recklessly. His plan seemed sound, but he overlooked one thing—Fang Lie had secretly healed most of his injuries using the Nirvana Healing Technique.

Without hesitation, Fang Lie shot back, "Fine! Let’s fight now!" His Divine Phoenix Golden Wings flared as he lunged like lightning.

The man fumbled for a defensive treasure, but Fang Lei was already upon him. The Star-Settling Crown immobilized the man’s treasure, leaving him vulnerable to a palm strike that shattered his ribs. With a scream, he hurtled off the arena.

"Anyone else?" Fang Lie roared at the white-clad boy’s group below. "I need no rest—come at me, all of you!"

Infuriated by his arrogance, the pampered youths charged one after another. But none lasted more than a round under Fang Lie’s devastating blows. He defeated six more challengers—skilled fighters, though inferior to Bai Third Young Master. Each fell to Fang Lie’s brutal close-quarters strikes.

The white-clad boy’s allies included inner gate disciples forbidden from joining and weaker family members. All viable fighters had been defeated, leaving him stranded.

In desperation, he turned to the Boy in Gold. "Will you just watch? If Fang Lie humiliates all three of us today, how will you face Zhen Hong Yi?"

The Jin Family heir grimaced. Reluctantly, he ordered his followers, "Kill Fang Lie! The victor gets a third-tier magical item!"

Bai Third Young Master hastily added, "My bounty still stands!"

The crowd erupted. Two third-tier treasures for one target? Even composed experts lost their cool.

Challengers from the Jin Family’s side surged forward. Though Fang Lie broke bones and ruptured organs with each strike, their greed overpowered fear. Fang Lie, empowered by the Explosion Qi Technique’s tenfold magic boost and his Divine Phoenix Golden Wings’ speed, became an unstoppable force. His Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Dao Robe deflected attacks, while the Star-Settling Crown and Blazing Heartstrike Palm made him a human-shaped demon beast.

Memories of nobles tormenting him and his siblings fueled Fang Lie’s wrath. His strikes grew fiercer—first breaking bones, then pulverizing organs.

The final challenger was a familiar face.