Chapter 59: Incensed

At the resting area, Jia Yuan bade farewell to Lin Xuan and

looked for Dou Di. After asking around, he found out that Dou Di’s match was

actually right after his, and had already went to the stage.

Well, I might as well

go and watch.

Jia Yuan walked into the stands and prepared to watch the

bout.

After 5 minutes, Dou Di and his competitor walked into the

stadium. Dou Di’s competitor was actually one of the axe users invited to the

HuoShen Palace.

He appeared to be stronger than Dou Di! As such, Jia Yuan

was worried for his older brother.

The match started, and it was clear that Dou Di was being pushed

back. He was struggling heavily under the brutal assault of his opponent.

A fighter at the 4th level of Absorption with an

axe from the royal armory. For him to be shoving back Dou Di so heavily, who

was at the 4th level of Absorption with a medium level Song, mean

that the axe-user likely had a high level Song!

A high level Song was extremely rare, to the point that there

was probably less than a thousand cultivators with high level Songs on the

Continent of the Five Elements.

For there to be multiple rookies in the Burning Legion with

high level Songs, was truly a blessing to the Fire Kingdom.

However, it was currently a problem for Dou Di. He was

constantly being forced back, and he was currently teetering on the edge of the

stage.

With a final blow, the other fighter chopped downward, his

axe flying past Dou Di’s sword, drawing a huge gash down Dou Di’s body.

“BROTHER!” Jia Yuan screamed as he headed toward the stage.

He watched as Dou Di’s body toppled down from the stage. He

watched as he saw his brother spit out blood as he hit the ground.

In a flash, Jia Yuan was by Dou Di’s side.

“Brother, are you alright?” Jia Yuan could see that while

the gash looked fearsome from the outside because it was long and bloody, the

wound didn’t actually go too far deep.

However, it appeared that Dou Di had fainted.

“Medic! Doctor! Someone!” Jia Yuan shouted, and after a few

more seconds, he saw some soldiers in medic gear carry a bench towards Dou Di.

They placed Dou Di on the bench and hurried away.

Jia Yuan glared at Dou Di’s opponent. “What is your name?!”

“My name is Jie En. What are you so mad about? It’s not like

he’s going to die.”

“Hmph. We both know what I’m mad about. At that last

instance you could have won through a variety of means. However, you went for the

most violent ending.”

“So? It’s his fault that he’s not strong enough to defend

himself. Besides, what are you going to do about it? Your cultivation may be

stronger than mine, but you gave your royal weapon to this weakling. If we

fought, we’d probably be more or less evenly matched.”

Jia Yuan snorted. “Is that a challenge you’re issuing to me?”

Jie En laughed. “Yes it is, you idiot. Do you dare to come

up here? Hmph, maybe you’re too much of a coward. I should have killed your

brother there. Commoners like you don’t deserve to be officers in the Burning

Legion.”

Jia Yuan jumped onto the stage and drew HiRyu out its sheath.

“If you had killed my brother, you would not still be alive…”

At this point, a referee was about to stop the proceedings,

but a minister in the royal box waved his hand toward the referee, signaling

him to stand back. Clearly, the minister was interested in watching this

showdown between two future officers of the Burning Legion.

Jia Yuan and Jie En charged toward each other. Jia Yuan

fought with this cultivation suppressed slightly to the tip of the 5th

level of Absorption. Although he held back in this aspect, he didn’t hold back

in any others.

Jia Yuan dug his foot into the stage and propelled himself

forward, flying through the air towards Jie En. He released flames from the

soles of his feet, adding to the propelling force. As for the rest of his aura,

he used it all in his arms and sword.

As he was about to reach Jie En, he stomped his foot down

into the stage, sending cracks through the surface.

He spun a full circle and swung his circle from right to

left with a streak of flame following his blade.

Jie En’s axe collided with Jia Yuan’s blade, causing an

explosion of aura and force, forcing both fighters back several paces.

The crowd cheered loudly! After all, this was the first time

that they had seen a fight of such force. Jia Yuan and Lin Xuan had fought

earlier, but neither of them had been fighting to harm the other. It was a

rather harmless contest of skill.

However, it was obvious that Jia Yuan and Jie En were

fighting to bring injury to one another.