Chapter 0066: The Consequence

Seeing Du Fei indeed take out that level-9 wind magic scroll, Huang Long sneered, “If that’s the case, it’s not my fault.” With that, he applauded loudly. Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Huang Long pressed forward, pushing with his palm. The moment Du Fei tried to pull away the magic scroll, he was knocked off the arena.

As Du Fei fell, the magic scroll opened, revealing a dazzling green light. The terrifying wind element energy contained within it burst forth instantly, enveloping Du Fei. Like fish in the sea, countless wind blades swirled around him. Du Fei’s screams could be heard nonstop. Under the power of the level-9 wind element energy, he suffered unimaginable agony in an instant.

It all happened so fast that Duros, a mid-level level-9 warrior sitting on the podium, couldn’t even try to save him. By the time Duros rushed to his son’s side, the magic scroll’s power had already faded, and Du Fei lay there, lifeless. His body was torn to pieces by countless blades, beyond recognition.

Watching Du Fei suffer the consequences of his own actions, the crowd reacted differently. Most of the common spectators secretly cheered. “He deserved it! He had it coming!” “That’s what happens when you bring disaster upon yourself!”

However, many nobles lamented Du Fei’s tragic death—he had lost! They had bet a lot of money on him, and the thought of losing those gold coins pained them. They cursed Du Fei inwardly, a peak-level-4 mage who couldn’t even handle a six-year-old child.

On the podium, Orell and Eya were equally heartbroken—they had bet a million gold coins! Unlike the rest of the crowd, Duros, devastated, held his son’s body, his eyes blood-red. Standing up like a wounded beast, he roared, “You brat from the Huang family! Give me back my son’s life!”

Having lost his son, Duros, the head of theHill family, disregarded all dignity and attacked Huang Long. A mournful howl of a magical beast seemed to emanate from his hands. This was theHill family’s top-tier combat skill, “Palm of All Beasts.”

This skill was extremely difficult to master. The reason was that mastering it required absorbing the resentment gathered by magical beasts before their death. The more resentment absorbed, the stronger the skill became. At its peak, a single palm strike would be accompanied by the howls of thousands of beasts.

If the struck person is not treated, their soul and body are corrupted by the resentment of all beasts, causing extreme suffering before death. As a mid-level warrior of grade 9, Dou Luos’ use of this “Paw of All Beasts” naturally carried great power. At the scene, the vengeful spirits of the beasts roared, and some civilians near the arena couldn’t help but cover their ears in agony. Just as the “Paw of All Beasts” was about to strike Huang Long’s frail body, suddenly a loud shout rang out from the sky: “Old dog Dou, how dare you hurt my son!” With that voice, a fist wielding power no less than Dou Luos’ “Paw of All Beasts,” accompanied by lightning, shot toward Huang Long. Huang Xiong acted in fury. Huang Xiong practiced lightning-type combat energy and was at the early stage of grade 9. Combined with his family’s top-tier lightning-based combat skill, “Lightning Fist,” his punch sent crackling lightning. With a loud boom, Huang Xiong and his son quickly stepped back to avoid the residual force of the collision. The sudden strike from two grade 9 warriors shook the ground, causing chunks of soil to fall from the several-meter-high arena, which cracked significantly. The audience screamed in shock. Especially those in the front rows and noble families paled. The scene became chaotic, but fortunately, the protective forces surrounding the Lu Tong Kingdom prevented more serious consequences. “Old dog Dou, in arena battles, life and death are determined by fate. It was your son who violated the rules—he deserved to die! Now you dare to attack my son!” Huang Xiong glared angrily at Dou Luos. “Come, let’s have an arena battle too!” Huang Xiong’s eyes burned with murderous intent. With the death of the Dou family’s son and seeing Dou Luos about to attack, Huang Xiong expected this old dog to go mad and attack his own son without regard for dignity, so he had been prepared. When Dou Luos indeed attacked, he became extremely enraged. Dou Luos’ face turned sinister, glowing with a bloodthirsty light as he stared fixedly at Huang Xiong, especially when his gaze fell on Huang Long, his murderous intent grew even stronger. “Brother Dou, arena battles inherently involve life and death. The outcome has already been decided. By interfering, you have violated the continent’s arena rules!” At that moment, Angela, the head of the Ani family responsible for maintaining order, stepped forward and warned Dou Luos. Whether due to the relationship between the Ani and Huang families or the arena rules, it was necessary for Angela to give Dou Luos a warning. In the arena battles of the Hengyuan Continent, no one could interfere regardless of the outcome; otherwise, they would face judgment from the organization overseeing the battles. Upon hearing Angela’s warning, a cold glint flashed in Dou Luos’ eyes.

Yet in the end, he chose to endure, burying his murderous intent and resentment deep in his heart. Under these circumstances, killing the Huang family’s son and having his own son die as well was no longer possible. He could only wait for another opportunity in the future. At that moment, pressured by the furious reactions of the audience, Orell on the podium could only issue a “warning” to Duros. Duros, holding his son Dufei, apologized to Orell expressionlessly, then left the arena amidst the crowd’s curses, carrying his son’s body. Thus, the arena battle came to an end. On the award podium, Orell had to personally speak words of encouragement to Huang Long and hand him a reward. Looking at Huang Long, he felt inexplicably complex emotions. He knew about Huang Long’s potential to grow stronger, but sadly, the Huang family’s long-time rival, theHill family, had now allied with the Dragon Language Empire. Faced with the Dragon Language Empire and the powerful dragon race, Huang Long had no choice but to side with the stronger party. No matter what, the Huang family could never defeat theHill family, even with the support of the Zhao family. The outcome of the arena battle surprised everyone; within less than an hour of it ending, news spread throughout every corner of the Lu Tong Kingdom. Various powerful factions watching the battle also had different intentions. However, no matter how much the results were discussed outside or how much the Huang family celebrated, after the competition, Huang Long returned to his small courtyard, ordered Bog to guard outside, and dismissed his guests. He still had many things to do, such as preparing medicinal pills for over 300 orcs, and the 6,000 Yakshas stationed in the Immortal Pavilion also needed armor. During the two-month holiday, he intended to equip all 6,000 Yakshas with treasure-grade armor. Only then would they be truly formidable. Six thousand treasure-grade armor pieces, even if of lower quality, would keep Huang Long busy for the next two months. However, iron ore materials posed a major problem. Huang Long needed to purchase large quantities of iron ore.