From the Dragon and Tiger Cavalry to Hunting Sins and Becoming Saints

Chapter 74 Cruelty Part 1

"What a monster."

"What happened? Why is everyone else lying down?"

"Didn't Qi Wei hit that young man? How could he be completely unharmed after such a heavy blow?"

"What was that sandstorm that just hit us?"

Everything that happened on Fu Que's stage attracted the attention of almost all the spectators. They never imagined that such a crushing defeat would occur in just the second round of the martial arts assessment.

On the huge arena, only Fu Que and Qi Wei remained standing. In his right hand, he held a young man whose head was tilted and who was twitching. All four of the young man's limbs had been broken and twisted into a sinister arc.

Because his jaw had been dislocated, the young man couldn't even scream; he could only drool and groan. Due to the superhuman physique of a martial artist, he couldn't even faint.

He looked upside down at Qi Wei, who was standing seven or eight feet away, with pleading eyes.

Around the arena were the bodies of the martial artists from the Qi family faction who had tried to kill Fu Que, their limbs broken and unconscious.

Qi Wei's face was gloomy. He couldn't believe that his full-force palm strikes hadn't caused any damage to the relatively young Tiger Rider in front of him. He should have hit him.

Could it be some kind of external martial arts technique, or perhaps a special physique?

As for elemental powers like Qi Refining, or carrying magical artifacts, Qi Wei didn't consider those possibilities.

The body search was conducted not only by officials but also by several respected elders to supervise the process, precisely to prevent officials from stealing from their own staff.

Such a scandal—official personnel cheating—has never occurred before since the Great Zhao Dynasty began its martial arts selection process; there has never been a single instance of it.

Although there have been many instances of people taking money to do things, it usually just involves changing the number or something. However, having someone use magical artifacts or other supernatural items to cheat is an absolute red line. Anyone who crosses that line will have their entire family killed, and there is absolutely no possibility of leniency.

The Great Zhao Dynasty was founded on military strength. To engage in these practices on the very foundation of a nation truly shows a disregard for the Great Zhao's swords, guns, and cannons.

Therefore, even though he couldn't figure it out, Fu Que's performance was still extraordinary, and Qi Wei didn't focus on the fact that Fu Que could use the power of the Qi Refining Element.

Do you know why I didn't attack you?

Fu Que casually tossed Qi Hong to the ground, stepped on him with his left foot, and asked in an extremely humiliating and arrogant posture.

"Click."

Qi Tianfang, who was in a prime vantage point, witnessed this explosive scene and crushed the armrest next to him to pieces. His old face turned red at a visible speed.

That's incredibly humiliating.

This wasn't just about stepping on Qi Hong, but the entire Qi family.

Seeing Fu Que's actions, some people admired him, admiring that a young man could so arrogantly provoke the behemoth Qi family of Gaoyang County.

Some people felt sorry that after this martial arts competition, or even before it ended and the final showdown was held the next morning, this young man would disappear silently from Gaoyang County.

Some people gloated, rejoicing that the prestige built up by the Qi family over decades was annihilated in an instant by an unknown young man.

"Calm down, calm down, calm down, I must hold back. They want me to be blinded by anger and do something irrational."

The invisible yet real gazes coming from all around made Qi Tianfang feel as if he were being pricked by needles all over his body, as if he were being cut into a thousand pieces.

But he couldn't even raise his voice to threaten the young tiger rider, because county soldiers were on duty just a dozen steps away from him.

Threatening a martial arts student during the martial arts examination is tantamount to provoking the entire Great Zhao Dynasty. No other reason is needed, and Qi Tian can be imprisoned on the spot.

This is just an annual martial arts competition. If it were the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament, which is held once every ten years, during the registration period, even a wanted criminal on the Dragon Tiger Cavalry's Must-Kill List could participate in the World's Martial Arts Tournament.

Then he could move freely within the Great Zhao territory, and no one would arrest him during the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament. If he could make it into the top ten, he would be granted a pardon.

If you can't make it into the top ten, then I'm sorry, but if you're not killed by your opponent, the moment you leave the stage, you'll be a seat in the Imperial Prison.

After completely stripping away all your personal value, you are physically destroyed.

Having been battling this celestial official remotely for some time, Qi Tianfang naturally knew the intentions of the tiger rider on the arena.

"Although I don't recognize all of these people, if I'm not mistaken, they should all be part of your monopolistic forces. Being trampled underfoot in front of everyone will deal a significant blow to the prestige you've built up."

Before Qi Wei could reply, Fu Que continued, "Qi Hong has been trampled under my feet. If you run away without a fight, the Qi family will have lost all face."

If the next generation's outstanding offspring turns out to be this kind of trash, then the power that relies on your family might have other ideas. But if you are also trampled under my feet, not to mention what will happen to the Qi family, you yourself will definitely become a useless person.

So, isn't it hard to choose?

"What if I could kill you?"

Qi Wei gritted her teeth and replied.

He glanced at the hourglass placed on the sidelines, representing time, and pondered his strategy.

The opponent clearly wanted to play a cat-and-mouse game. As long as they could stall for time, they might still have a chance to end the round of melee in the arena and leave with the last bit of dignity left for the Qi family.

Anyway, the condition for advancing to the second round is that no more than five people stand on the stage. Now there are only him and Fu Que, so they meet this condition no matter what.

As for saying he killed Fu Que, Qi Wei himself didn't believe it. The other party just stood there and let him hit him, and he couldn't even break through the other party's defense. What kind of killing was that?

But battles aren't something you can win just by having strong defenses; you have to consider many other factors. Qi Wei felt that with his abilities, he could still put up a fight.

"Hahaha, you said that yourself, do you even believe it?"

Fu Que was amused. Even if he were trapped in the earthen fortress and besieged for life and death, Qi Wei would not be able to take advantage of him. Which of the Blood Gate warriors who besieged him could not defeat Qi Wei?

"I know you're trying to stall for time. Normally, I wouldn't mind chatting with you. To be honest, you're different from your brothers. Personally, I have a pretty good impression of you."

But there's nothing I can do. Our positions are different, so I have to make you suffer. I must complete the torture and murder of you in order to effectively provoke your family's anger... Well, maybe it won't work, since you're not in control of your own lives.

But it's never a bad thing to try, and there's still plenty of time, don't you think?