Chapter 65

"Second Uncle, are you really going to let Qin Senior Brother fight Tian Bai first?"

While everyone waited for Qin Shuo to arrive, Song Yan came to Song Tianhao's side, looking worried as she spoke.

"This fight is inevitable; otherwise, the Second Elder wouldn't let it rest. Consider it a warm-up for Qin Xiaoxiong." Song Tianhao said calmly.

"But with Tian Bai's despicable nature, what if he goes too hard and injures Qin Senior Brother?" Song Yan frowned.

Actually, she had no confidence in Qin Shuo's match against Fang Lin either.

She simply couldn't bear to let her father's life-risked quota be handed over shamelessly to someone who wanted to seize her family's assets.

That's why she insisted on giving her quota to Qin Shuo.

She never expected this would drag Qin Shuo into the Song family's feud.

At this moment, Song Yan felt both guilty toward Qin Shuo and worried, fearing his persistence would bring him harm from Tian Bai's treachery.

Although she didn't want to admit it, Tian Bai's talent in the Martial Path truly far surpassed that of her peers in the Song family.

Otherwise, the Second Elder and her third uncle Song Tianlin wouldn't have let him serve as the main force in this Earth Cave contest.

"Don't worry, with Second Uncle watching, nothing will happen!" Song Tianhao reassured.

The wait didn't last long.

Soon, a guard brought Qin Shuo into the conference hall.

As soon as he entered, Qin Shuo sensed the atmosphere was off.

Especially the old man on Song Tianhao's left and the middle-aged man, whose gazes toward him were filled with scrutiny and hostility.

"This must be the Song family's Second Elder and Song Senior Brother's third uncle." Qin Shuo thought.

Suddenly, he felt a faint killing intent coming from one side of the hall, like being stared at by a venomous snake, making him uneasy all over.

Turning his head, he saw Tian Bai staring at him with a grim face, eyes flashing with cold light, killing intent fully exposed.

"How is he here?" Qin Shuo frowned.

His gaze swept over the other party, ignoring the threat and chilling killing intent in their eyes, and he directly looked at Song Tianhao and said:

"Song Family Head, when do we depart?"

Seeing Qin Shuo completely ignore his threat and warning, Tian Bai's expression turned extremely ugly, his eyes growing icy to the extreme.

If looks could kill, Qin Shuo would already be riddled with holes.

"Are you Song Yan's Senior Brother?"

Before Song Tianhao could respond, Song Ci spoke first: "Not young in age, but bold—daring to meddle in our Song family affairs."

"You want to represent our Song family in the Yuan Magnetic Grotto contest? It's not that simple..."

Tian Bai stepped forward, coming to the center of the hall, and said coldly:

"Kid, I warned you before—some things aren't for country bumpkins like you to meddle with.

Since you've meddled, prepare to pay the price."

"Oh? What price must be paid?" Qin Shuo said teasingly.

Upon seeing Tian Bai, he knew the Earth Cave contest today wouldn't go smoothly.

"You can't afford the price!"

Tian Bai snorted coldly, then bowed his fists toward Song Tianhao and the Second Elder:

"Song Family Head, Second Elder, the Earth Cave contest is extremely important to our Song family.

Everything I've done is solely to help the Song family win this contest against the Fang family.

If, as Yan'er said, this person is more certain than I am to defeat Fang Lin of the Fang family, I, Tian Bai, would gladly give up this chance to enter the Earth Cave.

But empty words won't do—if you, surnamed Qin, want to take this quota from me, you must first ask if my fists agree."

"Shameless!"

Song Yan shouted: "The Earth Cave quota was bought with my father's life—what does it have to do with you, Tian Bai?

You speak so righteously, as if Qin Senior Brother stole what was rightfully yours—utterly shameless.

Besides, don't call me Yan'er anymore—I'm disgusted!"

Tian Bai's face flushed from Song Yan's scolding, yet he dared not retort even half a sentence.

But in his heart, fury blazed and killing intent boiled.

He swore that once he broke through to the Tongmai Realm and married this lowly woman, he would torment her to the brink of life or death to avenge today's humiliation!

"Enough, stop using words as weapons!"

Song Tianlin spoke in a deep voice, cutting off Song Yan's rebuke,

"As previously said, let strength speak. Whoever wins will fight for our Song family and earn the right to cultivate in the Earth Cave.

How about it, Qin-surnamed brat—dare to accept the challenge?"

Qin Shuo didn't respond, but turned his head to look at Song Tianhao.

Seeing this, Song Tianhao also spoke: "Qin Xiaoxiong, since they want to see your strength, why not oblige them?"

Hearing this, Qin Shuo also realized this battle was unavoidable, and smiled: "Alright, I accept!"

The grudge from that roadblock—Qin Shuo had never forgotten it.

Rarely having a chance to openly teach Tian Bai a lesson, he welcomed it eagerly.

"Then you two may lightly exchange blows—remember, stop at the point of contact." Song Tianhao said solemnly.

"Boom!"

However, as Song Tianhao's words fell, a massive surge of force erupted from the left side of the hall.

Immediately, everyone saw Tian Bai's palms flying, moving with thunderous speed, lightning-fast as he struck toward Qin Shuo's chest.

The posture seemed as if they had an irreconcilable feud, giving Qin Shuo no time to react, aiming to kill him in one strike.

"Shameless!"

Seeing Tian Bai strike without any warning, Song Yan was so angry her face turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with icy cold.

Hualala~

As Tian Bai's hands moved swiftly, everyone seemed to hear the sound of surging waves and spray sweeping the shore.

"Jingtao Palm, Qianchong Wave?"

On the right side of the hall, a blue-clad youth exclaimed in surprise.

The palm technique Tian Bai is displaying now is actually the Song Family's Jingtao Palm, not the Tian Family's martial arts.

"Cousin is so amazing, in just a few short months he has already mastered the Jingtao Palm to this extent, too strong!"

Unlike Song Xuan's over-the-top reaction, another youth also dressed in blue wore a face full of admiration.

Obviously, he had long known about Tian Bai practicing the Song Family's Jingtao Palm, and now he showed not the slightest surprise.

"Song Shan, you dare to privately transmit the family's martial arts?"

Though young, Song Xuan is very mature, and immediately pointed at the youth opposite and questioned him in a deep voice.

But before Song Shan could answer, Tian Bai in the field had already killed his way to Qin Shuo's front.

Facing Tian Bai's fierce and sudden palm that left people somewhat unprepared, Qin Shuo's face showed little disturbance.

He stood like a mountain in the center of the hall, unmoved as the fierce palm wind came crashing.

Only when the palm reached three feet before him did he suddenly strike out, his palm blade like lightning, chopping straight down.

"Heh! This brat is doomed! At this moment he doesn't think to retreat, but actually wants to clash head-on with Cousin.

Doesn't he know our Song Family's Jingtao Palm excels at hard collisions?" Song Shan sneered, his face full of gloating.

"Bang!"

Before his words finished, the two in the field had already violently collided.

In Song Shan's imagination, the scene of Qin Shuo being blown backward did not appear.

On the contrary, his cousin Tian Bai retreated several steps with a denting sound, his right palm showing a deep wound down to the bone, as if split by a blade, continuously gushing blood.