Chapter 82
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Chapter 82: Despicable Means
Fang Lie initially didn’t pay much attention. But soon he realized something was wrong—these weren’t ordinary challengers. They fought like rabid beasts!
They hurled treasures and secret techniques recklessly, ignoring self-preservation to wound Fang Lie at all costs. Even when Fang Lie shattered their bones with a slap, they’d lash out one last time before collapsing.
Their bloodshot eyes burned with hatred, as though Fang Lie had murdered their fathers. At first, he assumed they were relatives of his past victims. Over recent days, he’d slain over a thousand foes, many from influential clans. Revenge-seeking kin seemed plausible.
But as challengers kept coming—five, eight, then over a dozen—Fang Lie grew suspicious.
The final straw came when a man activated the Explosion Qi Technique, multiplying his Magic tenfold. As Fang Lie engaged in close combat, the man triggered a bizarre treasure that paralyzed him—then ripped out Fang Lie’s heart!
Enhanced by the technique, the attacker’s power and speed overwhelmed even Fang Lie’s combat instincts. Yet the man’s triumphant grin vanished when Fang Lie, heartless and furious, crushed his skull.
The dying man’s bewildered stare mirrored the crowd’s shock below. How could anyone survive heart removal? When the Great Rain Blessing Spell showered the Arena, Fang Lie sat calmly, using the Nirvana Healing Technique. Moments later, he stood restored, heart back in place.
This confirmed Fang Lie’s suspicion—no ordinary vendetta, but a coordinated assault. Common cultivators couldn’t afford treasures rivaling his Star-Settling Crown, let alone paralysis artifacts rarer than auction house gems. Yet every attacker wielded such items.
The final assailant’s suicide tactic sealed the truth. Only someone like Zhou Zhengqing—a Token Lord with limitless resources—could arm disposable pawns this lavishly. Other Token Lords bore no grudge against Fang Lie.
Rage ignited, Fang Lie stopped holding back. Every subsequent challenger met swift, merciless ends.
In previous matches, Fang Lie had fought fiercely but adhered to sect rules, avoiding lethal blows until the final unavoidable kill. Now everything changed—he executed every challenger without hesitation.
Fang Lie’s Heart-Urging Flame Palm proved deadlier than disabling. To injure, he had to restrain his power to surface-level damage, breaking bones without killing. Now unleashed, each palm strike penetrated opponents’ bodies, incinerating their internal organs instantly.
None possessed Fang Lie’s freakish constitution. Organ destruction meant immediate death, their arena corpses soon bursting into flames and crumbling to ash. Seven consecutive challengers becoming ash piles made spectators tremble in dread.
All recognized Fang Lie’s genuine fury. Even rabbits bite when cornered repeatedly!
Those who’d paid ten thousand spirit stones queued nervously. They’d accepted lavish rewards for wounding Fang Lie, but dead men couldn’t spend riches. The benefactors’ hidden surveillance also prevented desertion.
Terrified of their shadowy patron yet facing certain death against Fang Lie, challengers reluctantly stepped forward. The eighth man finally cracked, wailing "I renounce the treasures!" before fleeing. His outburst exposed the conspiracy against Fang Lie, sparking uproar.
Inspired by this, remaining challengers exchanged glances before abandoning the queue. Angering their patron might kill them—facing Fang Lie guaranteed death. Better gamble on survival.
After two and a half days repelling dozens of challengers, Fang Lie finally rested briefly. But mere hours before the challenge period ended, a slick youth appeared—Zhou Hongjian’s former lackey who’d fled the Ancestral Hall after his master’s downfall.
Wielding a lightning-veined blue fan, the Zhou Family member held decent rank and talent. Why would this non-expendable pawn appear? Fang Lie tensed to strike.
"Wait!" The man blurted via voice transmission. "This concerns your siblings’ lives!" Fang Lie’s killing palm halted millimeters from his face.
Scanning the crowd, Fang Lie realized the Ice and Fire Poison Dragon quartet—who should’ve been watching—were absent. They’d been tending his siblings during the three-day challenge.
"Where are they?!" Fang Lie roared.
"Stand down now," the Zhou lackey stammered, "and you’ll see them after the life-and-death arena concludes."
Fang Lie sneered. His enemies, unable to defeat him fairly, had resorted to kidnapping.
