Chapter 209
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Chapter 209: Illusion Art!
The referee looked at Shi Fang and asked, “Commander Shi, are you sure you want to forfeit the finals?”
“Confirmed!” Shi Fang said through gritted teeth.
The referee nodded and announced loudly, “The Silver Blade team chooses to forfeit! Their opponent, the Swift Dragon team, automatically wins.”
“The champion of this Military Region Competition belongs to the Swift Dragon team from Jiangnan Military Region!”
The entire venue was shocked!
The Swift Dragon team from Jiangnan Military Region, previously considered the weakest on paper, unexpectedly won first place in this Military Region Competition!
This result was beyond anyone’s imagination!
Everyone below the stage looked at Fang Yu standing above, their eyes filled with astonishment.
This man, by his strength alone, had forced the Divine team to surrender and intimidated the Silver Blade team into forfeiting!
Too formidable!
Everyone knew that after today, the name Dao Tian would resound throughout China’s military regions, causing a huge sensation!
“Shi Cannon, why did you forfeit? Weren’t you talking about getting first place before?” a commander in the audience couldn’t help but mock.
Shi Fang’s expression changed as he turned to look at this commander and said, “I only said I’d try for first place. Second place isn’t bad either, at least better than those who were eliminated in the first round, right?”
The commander was left speechless by Shi Fang’s retort.
“Shi Cannon, since you’ve already forfeited, shouldn’t you be less arrogant? At least Commander Huang’s Sunset team fought until the very end,” Xia Heguang said with a calm glance at Shi Fang.
Xia Heguang was in a good mood now.
Previously, whenever Shi Fang found an opportunity, he would mock him. At that time, Xia Heguang had no way to retort.
But the tables have turned.
Now it was his turn to strike back.
Seeing Xia Heguang’s calm mockery, Shi Fang’s face turned iron-gray with anger as he stretched his neck and said, “What’s there to be proud of winning with outside help? If I wanted to recruit external talent, I could have invited geniuses from the Chen and Zheng families of Huaibei, and easily secured first place!”
“Shi Cannon, you should say less. Let’s not even discuss whether those geniuses would be a match for Dao Tian… The key point is, would they even accept your invitation? Those martial arts family geniuses are too proud, how would they agree to be your reinforcements?” Luo Siguang said from the side.
Shi Fang was left speechless.
The surrounding commanders exchanged glances, all seeing the amusement in each other’s eyes.
Shi Cannon was really too unlikeable, and now everyone was happy to see him suffer.
…
After the referee announced the result, Fang Yu walked down from the Dragon Might Platform.
Xia Heguang’s commission was complete, and it was time for him to leave.
His mind was now fully occupied with matters concerning the Purple Flame Palace.
From what Wan Long said before his self-destruction, several pieces of information could be deduced.
First, there must be others like Wan Long who exist as soul spirits, residing within other people’s bodies.
Second, from Wan Long’s mention of ‘revival’ and ‘revenge’, it’s clear that the Purple Flame Palace wasn’t truly destroyed.
Third, the Purple Flame Palace had vanished for nearly two thousand five hundred years, until last month when Fang Yu encountered Xiong Bahu, who possessed the Purple Flame Palace’s secret techniques, in the underground fighting arena.
This suggests that the Purple Flame Palace’s revival likely began recently.
How are they reviving? Where did these soul spirits come from?
Besides these questions, what concerned Fang Yu more was the existence of the Purple Flame Palace itself!
He had thought he had avenged the disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect by destroying the Purple Flame Palace!
But now it seems he hadn’t accomplished this at all!
The Purple Flame Palace wasn’t destroyed, and after more than two thousand years, they’re attempting to revive in some way!
Fang Yu’s pupils glowed red, emanating a sharp and cold killing intent.
He would never spare anyone from the Purple Flame Palace; he must ensure their complete annihilation!
Xia Xiaoying saw Fang Yu walking down from the Dragon Might Platform and was about to approach, but she sensed an overwhelming killing intent.
Her expression changed, and she froze in place.
At this moment, Fang Yu snapped out of his thoughts and walked toward Xia Xiaoying.
“I’ve completed Xia Heguang’s commission. I hope he doesn’t forget my payment. I’m leaving now,” Fang Yu said before turning to leave.
Watching Fang Yu’s departing figure, Xia Xiaoying slightly furrowed her brows, her eyes complex.
After Fang Yu left, the referee on the Dragon Might Platform let out a long breath.
He looked at the commanders in the audience and quickly ran over to them.
He needed to inform the commanders about Xiao Chen’s severe injury.
…
“His entire left arm is gone!?” Upon hearing the referee’s words, all the commanders’ expressions changed.
Especially Xia Heguang, whose face became grave.
Xiao Chen’s severe injury was a major issue.
Although he hadn’t died, losing an entire left arm was no small matter!
For any martial artist, losing an arm was equivalent to losing half their martial arts ability!
Not to mention this person was Xiao Chen!
He was a general of the Capital Military Region, personally praised as a war god by the Commander-in-Chief, and the future face of China’s military regions!
Besides these factors, Xiao Chen was also the eldest son of the Xiao family in the capital, receiving focused cultivation from the family due to his exceptional talent.
Now, he had lost his entire left arm!
This would seriously affect his future!
If this news spread, the Xiao family, Capital Military Region, and even the Commander-in-Chief’s office would likely demand accountability!
Shi Fang looked at Xia Heguang with a mocking expression.
“Old Dog Xia, you’re in big trouble now! I want to see how you handle the accountability from all sides!”
At this point, Xia Heguang, who had been silent with a gloomy expression, spoke up: “I believe Captain Dao Tian hasn’t committed any wrong.”
“No wrong? He broke off Xiao Chen’s arm! Xiao Chen is a war god! And that’s not wrong?” Shi Fang’s eyes widened as he questioned.
Xia Heguang ignored Shi Fang and continued, “Everyone just saw that during their fight, Xiao Chen used techniques capable of killing Dao Tian several times, specifically that purple flame…”
“If Dao Tian hadn’t been strong enough, he would have died.”
“According to the rules, neither party is allowed to use lethal force. And Xiao Chen clearly violated this rule.”
“Now that Xiao Chen proved weaker than Dao Tian and lost his left arm… this is just a normal injury from battle, there’s no need for any investigation.”
“Your explanations are useless, will the Xiao family listen to such reasoning?” Shi Fang said mockingly.
Luo Siguang looked at Xia Heguang and said, “Old Xia, this Dao Tian… we still need to detain him first. When the higher-ups demand accountability, we at least need to hand someone over.”
“Otherwise, you’ll have to take responsibility for him.”
“He, he’s already left here,” the referee beside them said tremblingly.
“Left!? The award ceremony hasn’t even started, how could he leave?” Luo Siguang’s expression changed as he asked.
“Obviously, he’s fleeing from his crime,” Shi Fang said sinisterly from the side.
“Immediately send people to stop him!” Luo Siguang ordered the guards behind him.
As the host of this Military Region Competition, he was responsible for everything that happened here.
But at this moment, Xia Heguang reached out his hand to stop Luo Siguang.
“Don’t stop him. If the Xiao family or the Capital Military Region has any objections, let them come find me directly. I’ll talk to them.”
…
Fang Yu was completely unaware of what was happening at the military region.
At this moment, he was already on his way to the ruins of the Purple Flame Palace.
According to his memory, the Purple Flame Palace’s sect location should be in the southern part of the central region.
Two hours later, Fang Yu arrived at Wen’an City, a city in the southern part of the central region.
Back then, this was an area of forests and mountains, and the Purple Flame Palace’s location was easy to find.
But now, it had become a fairly developed city, filled with tall buildings, and nothing could be seen.
Because it looked completely different from his memories, Fang Yu couldn’t precisely locate the Purple Flame Palace ruins.
After all, more than two thousand years had passed, and the Purple Flame Palace ruins had likely been leveled and covered with buildings.
Walking on the street, the murderous intent in Fang Yu’s heart gradually dissipated.
Clearly, it would be impossible to find the Purple Flame Palace ruins this way.
Moreover, even if he found the ruins, there was a high chance he wouldn’t get any information.
How could he find information about the Purple Flame Palace?
He could only search for the next person who possessed the Purple Flame Palace’s secret techniques!
Perhaps he could ask for help from Qin Yimo, Xia Heguang, and others.
Having made this decision, Fang Yu’s mood improved somewhat.
At this moment, he smelled a fragrant aroma.
Fang Yu came back to his senses and found he had walked into an old street.
There were many pedestrians on the street, but it was very quiet.
The source of the fragrance was a sweet potato vendor by the roadside.
Fang Yu walked up and asked for a roasted sweet potato.
The vendor was an old woman who looked kind and gentle.
“Here, be careful, it’s hot,” the old woman said with a smile as she handed the sweet potato to Fang Yu.
Fang Yu took the sweet potato and immediately stuffed it in his mouth, biting off half at once.
It really was delicious!
He was quite hungry.
“Three yuan,” the old woman said with a smile.
Fang Yu felt his pocket and his expression slightly changed.
He had forgotten to bring money.
“No money? Then leave your life instead.” The old woman’s expression suddenly changed as she opened her mouth, revealing two extremely long fangs.
Fang Yu frowned slightly, wanting to move, but found his feet were bound by something.
He looked down and saw two patterned pythons coiled around his feet.
At this moment, the entire street scene suddenly disappeared, turning into a cave.
This was… an illusion?
Realizing this, Fang Yu’s expression immediately changed.
What was that roasted sweet potato he had just eaten…
