Chapter 2118: Facing Shang Yong

"Ah?" He Pingsheng was somewhat surprised: "This ape tribe, it's actually your family's divine pet?"

"Mm!" Tao Yaoyao said: "When our Tao family was at its peak, besides the ancestor, there was also the Tao family's forefather and this divine pet of the God King Realm, so our strength was the greatest."

"What a pity..."

Tao Yaoyao had a helpless expression: "Later, the forefather fell, and the divine seal between him and this divine pet automatically collapsed, from then on the divine pet regained its freedom!"

"After regaining freedom, it settled on the mountain and established its own family!"

"Over these years, our two families have mutually supported each other!"

"This is also the fundamental reason why the Gong Sun family, although strong, dare not easily act against us!"

He Pingsheng's understanding of the Tao family deepened another layer.

But... divine slaves, this thing, entirely rely on the slave seal for control.

After the slave seal collapses, how much loyalty remains is really hard to say.

Soon, He Pingsheng's match also began.

He still used the old routine, fighting back and forth with others in the formation, then putting on a show of great difficulty before defeating the opponent.

The next day!

At this time, the grand competition of Tao Mountain had already entered the latter half!

Today's main attraction is the battle between Gong Sun Kunlun of the top nine and Shang Yong of the Shang family.

The result was unexpected, Shang Yong surrendered directly due to his own reasons.

This caused another uproar!

Countless people discussed heatedly!

"No way... feeling unwell, so he just surrendered?"

"You're kidding!"

"He plays with blood, can he feel unwell?"

"Is it because he overused the Blood Great Dao?"

"Nonsense... this is because the Gong Sun family bribed him, not even bothering to act!"

"What can be done, people surrendered, do you have evidence?"

The entire scene erupted immediately.

Gong Sun Kunlun stood up wanting to fight, but now his face was as black as a pot bottom.

"Hmph..." after a heavy cold snort he sat down, Gong Sun Kunlun was about to explode with anger: "Damn it, we agreed to go on stage and perform a bit."

The result, you just surrendered?

After taking so many good things from our Gong Sun family, now you're making us play this?

I really have nowhere to put this face.

Are you playing me?

Although there's no evidence now, the whole Tao Mountain knows our Gong Sun family used underhanded tactics.

Damn it!

But Gong Sun Kunlun couldn't act out.

"Hmph..." Tao Yaoyao said: "Damn it... their ranking is now higher than ours!"

"Husband, what should we do next?"

"Now he's ranked ninth, you're tenth!"

He Pingsheng smiled and said: "It's fine, let him win, even if he wins all the remaining matches, he'd only win one more than me!"

"As long as I win the last match against Shang Yong!"

"Dad!" At this moment, Shang Xihong ran over.

She had an excited expression: "Hehehe... my dear dad, now you can't afford to lose even if you wanted to..."

He Pingsheng was also pushed to the edge of the cliff.

If he doesn't defeat Shang Yong, he has no way to enter the top nine.

He must win.

"Since we must defeat him..." Shang Xihong continued: "Anyway, once you defeat him, your strength will be exposed, either way it's exposure, so better to be straightforward, just kill him in one move!"

"This would best dampen his spirit!"

He Pingsheng nodded: "We'll see when the time comes!"

The following time, the competition continued!

Match after match was fought.

He Pingsheng and Gong Sun Kunlun without exception, all won.

In the blink of an eye, it was He Pingsheng's final match.

He Pingsheng versus Shang Yong!

Early in the morning, He Pingsheng and Shang Yong hadn't arrived yet, but Gong Sun Kunlun was already there.

He was very concerned.

Because the match between He Pingsheng and Shang Yong was very crucial.

If Shang Yong wins, then everything proceeds as expected, Gong Sun Kunlun will be ninth and get the chance to cultivate the Shakya divine fruit.

If He Pingsheng wins, then it'll be interesting.

Not only will Gong Sun Kunlun fail to enter the top nine, but Shang Yong's ranking will also fall behind Lan Miaotong.

"Won't there be an accident?" Gong Sun Kunlun muttered to himself with some worry.

He always felt somewhat uneasy.

"Impossible!" The Fourth Elder beside him, stroking his beard, said: "He Pingsheng's combat power is just so-so; after all, he's only at the second layer of the Divine Lord Realm!"

"Although both have twenty-seven divine apertures, the gap in cultivation is truly enormous!"

"Not bad!" A female elder nearby also chimed in: "This contest prohibits the use of magical treasures, divine talismans, and divine pills like Shuang Shen Dan—only one's own attack power and divine abilities may be used!"

"Hehehe... To be frank, what's being compared is talent and cultivation!"

"Now their talents are equal—both have twenty-seven divine apertures—so with such a huge cultivation gap, He Pingsheng could never possibly be Shang Yong's match!"

"Exactly!" The Fourth Elder picked up the thread: "Absolutely impossible!"

"But... I'm afraid of one thing!"

Gong Sun Kunlun's heart skipped a beat as he asked: "What thing?"

The Fourth Elder lowered his voice: "I'm afraid the Tao family might have bribed Shang Yong, so that at the crucial moment Shang Yong deliberately loses to He Pingsheng—in that case, we're doomed!"

"Hmph..." The woman said: "Elder Four, what do you mean by 'also bribed Shang Yong'?"

"What does the word 'also' mean?"

The Fourth Elder hastily slapped his own mouth, saying: "I misspoke!"

He glanced left and right, chuckling: "Nothing, nothing... No one's arrived here yet!"

Indeed, they came too early—the entire square was empty except for their family.

The woman said: "You're overthinking it!"

"The outcome of this match isn't just about the distribution of the Shakyamuni Divine Fruit; it will also serve as the basis for future allocation of public resources on Peach Mountain!"

"Even if Shang Yong is foolish, he could never accept the Tao family's terms!"

"If he loses to us, he can still retain first place, but if he loses to He Pingsheng, he can only be second!"

"Therefore, when facing He Pingsheng, he won't hold back!"

"Don't believe me? Just wait and see!"

"No..." Gong Sun Kunlun shook his head, saying: "Hard to say... Auntie, this fellow can't be judged by common sense!"

"If he were an ordinary person, you'd definitely think that way!"

"But Shang Yong is different—he's famous for biting the hand that feeds him!"

"Who knows? He might even deliberately lose, so the Shang family gets no top-tier resources!"

Gong Sun Kunlun's words left all the elders utterly silent.

But the silence didn't last long—soon, everyone arrived one after another at the venue.

The Shang and Tao families also arrived.

Just as they came over, Shang Yong said: "Today is this Young Master's final bout, He Pingsheng, come out..."

"If you surrender, you can avoid the pain of flesh and blood!"

"Since you are the biological father of my third sister, I hope you are someone who knows the times!"

"Of course, you may also choose not to surrender!"

Shang Yong wore a dark red robe, his hair also dyed red.

It perfectly matched the image of a cultivator of the Blood Grand Dao.

He Pingsheng also rose to his feet, saying: "Fellow Daoist Shang, please ascend the stage—let strength decide everything!"