The Supreme God of Martial Arts

Austin wondered as he looked at Belle's strange face. He then turned and followed Belle's gaze.

It was the 60th battle ring.

Boom!

A young man in black clothes, who seemed to be in his early twenties, was suddenly thrown up high. He spat blood from his

mouth, and his body landed on the ground of the battle ring with a sickening thud.

The young man was Albin. He was one of the family members of the Xiao Clan. He was also a very competent warrior at the

premium stage of Semi-holy Realm.

Austin was not that familiar with him, although they both started from the PrMinister's Mansion and cto the battleground

together.

Albin looked miserable. His whole elixir field shattered, and a terrifying bloody palm print was spotted on his belly. All of his vital

energy was gone.

He beca disabled warrior, and he could no longer practice any martial arts.

"No!" You filthy bastard. How could you destroy my cultivation base? | have already admitted my defeat,"

Albin shouted at the top of his lungs. He was fuming with anger as he stared at his opponent with bitterness, hatred, and

desperation.

His opponent was a young man. He wore a lined short jacket made of animal skin, and he looked like a wild and unruly animal, who

seemed to be eager to fight and kill.

"You're right. | heard you speaking toand begging for my mercy,"

the young man replied. He stooped down and slowly whispered inaudible words at Albin's ear, that only he could hear.

He then stood up and gave out a loud cruel laugh. He turned around and left the battle ring and didn't even bother to look back.

"Bastard!

That little prick mercilessly shattered Albin's elixir field and destroyed his cultivation base even though he had stopped fighting and

admitted defeat!"

Belle clenched her fist tightly. She was so enraged by the ruthless attack of Albin's opponent.

"Shit. Kane's two legs were hacked off!"

At the moment, another guy from the Xiao Clan who sat near Belle suddenly started to shout.

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They instantly looked at the center of the 136th battle ring.

A sturdy young man, who looked around 23 or 24 years old, sprawled on a pool of blood. His anguished screams were terrifying as

he writhed on the floor in great pain.

His feet and shanks had been cut off, and a great spurt of blood gushed out from the wounds.

He was another gifted young man from the Xiao Clan, and he was called Kane.

In the middle of the ring stood a teenager. He held a sharp scimitar in his right hand, and his face was expressionless and cold.

Droplets of blood dripped down the scimitar slowly.

"Look there, Patti was severely hurt and fainted,"

another long-faced teenager from Xiao Clan shouted at the top of his voice. His face was shocked and full of concern. He must

have known Patti well.

A motionless body laid on the ground in the center of the 50th battle ring. She was covered in blood, and nobody was even sure if

she was still alive.

She also cfrom the Xiao Clan, and her nwas Patti.

"We're fucked. Quincy was killed brutally,"

the long-faced teenager shouted again in panic.

Quincy was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man. He fell on the ground when his head was crushed by his opponent after

he performed a highly skilled set of iron palm techniques.

The dead teenager was also from the Xiao Clan.

"What's wrong?

What's happening here?" Belle asked frantically.

Her shoulders shook violently out of great anger after she saw her friends and family members severely wounded or even brutally

killed. She felt like she was about to go crazy.

Austin also thought that there seemed to be something wrong with the tournament.

The Xiao Clan was being targeted.

A total of five gifted disciples from the Xiao Clan attended the first round of the tournament, including Belle.

All of them suffered greatly from their opponents except for Belle. One of them lost his cultivation base, one's legs were cut off,

one was severely hurt and fainted, and the last one was brutally killed.

There were no rules that forbade the competitors from hurting or even killing their opponents.

Under the normal circumstances, the competitor would spare his opponents’ life once they admitted their defeat. Those admitted

defeat would be able to survive or at least keep their cultivation base intact.

After all, severely hurting or even killing an opponent in front of tens of thousands of audience would be unwise.

It was an event that showcased someone's skills. A lot of competitors would invite their relatives, classmates, and friends to come

to the tournament and watch their fights. If someone was badly hurt or even brutally killed, the perpetrator would cause hatred or

revenge.

Therefore, most of the competitors would normally know when to stop and would not cause life-threatening injuries or deaths.

They would not hurt their opponents unless the latter was reluctant to give up or refused to admit defeat.

However, the fate of the four disciples from the Xiao Clan was different. They had already admitted their defeat and even pleaded

for mercy, but their opponents continued their merciless attacks. One of them was even killed.

It only meant one thing. Someone wanted those disciples from the Xiao Clan dead.

"It must be the Liu Clan. I'm sure they are behind this brutality,"

Belle spoke indignantly. Now, her face was even distorted a bit.

She remembered that Ladd had once threatened that he would prevent the Xiao Clan's disciples from getting good results in the

tournament.

The Xiao Clan's leader was the prminister of the Solamnia Kingdom. He was the head of the state and was very powerful. No

one would dare challenge his mighty clan.

Except for the Liu Clan, they were the only one who could plot for revenge against the Xiao Clan.

Although the Xiao Clan and the Liu Clan both served the king, they supported different princes. The two clans had been secretly at

odds with each other for a long tnow.

Only those people who were backed by the great marshal would dare to hurt or even kill the disciples from the Xiao Clan.

Belle was very smart, and she was well acquainted with her clan's history. It wouldn't be difficult for her to find out who were the

people behind those who attacked her clan.

"The Liu Clan. | got it. Scompetitors must have been bought by the Liu Clan. They may be hired to deal with our family," Belle

confirmed.

She was fuming with rage as she turned to look at the young man in white clothes, seated in the rest area.

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The young man felt Bell's piercing gaze and looked back. Their eyes met, and he saw that it was burning with hatred.

The man in white clothes was Ladd.

Ladd stared at Belle, he shrugged his shoulders and gave her a shrewd smile.

His actions were his way of indirectly telling Bell that he was the main culprit.

"Haha, young master. Look at Belle's face. Those disciples from the Xiao Clan are gifted and excellent fighters. However, all of

them have been badly injured or even killed by our people. | want to know how Belle is feeling and what will be their next move,"

said a young man as he laughed at the other warriors' misfortune. He was one of the twenty-odd young warriors standing with

Ladd.

"I told you before that the Xiao Clan would suffer a great loss in this tournament. I'm a very serious man.

Keep this in mind, once your opponent in the battle ring is a disciple from the Xiao Clan, don't be soft-hearted. You might as well

beat them to death.

If you do what I'm telling you to do, you'll be greatly rewarded.

You don't have to worry about anything. My grandpa has already manipulated the rules and bribed the referees to make sure that

all of you will have an opponent from the Xiao Clan," Ladd said confidently and gloatingly.

"Haha, consider it done, young master,"

another young warrior said to Ladd obediently.

"By the way, isn't the young man standing beside Belle the murderer of your younger brother?"

another young warrior with a fine figure suddenly said to Ladd while he pointed his finger at Austin.

After Ladd heard what he said, his face suddenly turned gloomy and vicious as he stared at Austin murderously.

"You're right. He killed my brother in the Black-wind Beast World.

If he will be your opponent in the battle ring, kill him instantly,"

Ladd said in a slow and firm tone.

Meanwhile, Austin felt that he was being stared at by someone from afar. He looked around and found Ladd's vicious glances. Then

their eyes met and glared at each other.

Austin wasn't frightened. On the contrary, he gave Ladd a faint smile.

Ladd stretched out his right hand and moved it through his neck as he warned Austin of his doom.