“The conditions are few and simple, only two.” Wang Juechu said with an expressionless face.
“First, your men must withdraw from our sect’s sphere of influence. This withdrawal must be carried out in batches and under the supervision of our disciples.” His tone was harsh.
“Fine, no problem.” Jia Tianlong agreed without hesitation.
Seeing the other side agree so readily, Wang Juechu sneered and then proposed a condition that greatly surprised Jia Tianlong: “Second, both our sides must engage in a death contract blood duel here before you can leave.”
“A death contract duel!”
“Is that for real?”
“Has the other side gone mad?”
…
As soon as Wang Juechu spoke these words, an uproar immediately erupted among the opposing crowd. Everyone who heard this had different expressions on their faces. Some turned pale as if they had encountered a venomous scorpion, while others grew excited, seemingly eager to give it a try.
Upon hearing this, Jia Tianlong’s expression also changed, but he quickly returned to normal.
“Did I hear correctly? A blood duel where both sides sign a death contract, and only one side can leave the arena?” He let out a hollow laugh, asking as if it were a casual question.
“Exactly! This is a necessary death duel to avenge the blood debt of Sect Leader Wu and others. Both of us must participate.” Wang Juechu rested his hand on his sword hilt, staring coldly at Jia Tianlong.
Jia Tianlong chuckled but did not immediately respond. Instead, he pondered with a flickering gaze, clearly not taking the death contract blood duel lightly. He needed to carefully consider it before giving a reply.
Seeing everyone around discussing the death contract duel, Han Li, who knew nothing about it, couldn’t hold back and asked Li Feiyu beside him: “What is a death contract duel? It seems like something extraordinary!”
“You don’t know about the death contract duel? How unbelievable! This is the most infamous bloody method for resolving disputes in the martial world!” Upon hearing this, Li Feiyu’s face showed an expression as if he had seen a ghost, full of astonishment.
“Nonsense! You’ve always known I’m not very familiar with matters of the martial world. What’s so strange about me not knowing this?” Han Li whispered impatiently.
“Oh! That’s true, I almost forgot that.” Li Feiyu scratched his head apologetically.
“The so-called death contract duel refers to two sides with deep-seated hatred signing a life-and-death agreement before the duel, declaring that once they enter the arena, only one side can leave alive. If anyone tries to flee during the duel, they will not only lose all honor and be despised but will also be hunted down by the entire martial world. This is because all martial artists consider the death contract duel a sacred combat, and those who defile it should be executed as a warning. Moreover, this kind of duel is usually used in multi-person death matches, making it particularly bloody and cruel. In recent years, it has rarely been heard of anyone adopting this method.” Li Feiyu explained slowly and in detail.
After listening, Han Li frowned. Understanding the nature of the death contract duel, he felt somewhat dismissive of Sect Leader Wang’s sudden proposal. In his view, this kind of duel clearly led to mutual destruction—why bother with it? It would be better to simply let the enemy leave early to avoid complications.
“Fine, I agree. We can proceed with the death contract duel.” After repeated consideration, Jia Tianlong’s gaze lingered on the Golden Light Master for a moment before he finally made up his mind.
He knew full well that the other side wanted to use this opportunity to kill him, but he also wanted to take this chance to wipe out the remaining elite of the Seven Mysteries Sect in one fell swoop!
Jia Tianlong was well aware of Wang Juechu’s calculations—wasn’t he just relying on the support of three little-known martial uncles? Unfortunately, Jia Tianlong had already learned the details through a spy he had planted and had long been prepared.
Now, with an immortal cultivator who knew flying sword techniques as his trump card, plus the advantage of planning against an unprepared opponent, he was over ninety percent confident of winning the death contract duel.
As long as he could eliminate Wang Juechu and the remaining experts of the Seven Mysteries Sect in the death duel, it wouldn’t matter even if this plan didn’t fully succeed. Because the next time he attacked, the other side would have no power to resist. After all, nurturing experts wasn’t something that could be done in a short time.
Thus, Jia Tianlong, who always believed in thinking twice before acting, was willing to take this risk and resolutely agreed to sign the life-and-death agreement.
“Sect Leader Wang! According to the rules of the death contract duel, since you proposed the time and place for the duel and I did not object, the number of participants and the method should be decided by me, right?” Jia Tianlong said with a insincere smile.
“Hmph! Correct.” Wang Juechu reluctantly agreed.
“Good. I demand that the number of participants be one hundred, with each side providing fifty people, and the mode will be a free-for-all.” Jia Tianlong stated his terms without hesitation.
“Fifty people? A free-for-all?” A trace of surprise appeared on Sect Leader Wang’s cold face.
Usually, in such death duels, to avoid severe losses, both sides typically limited the number to twenty or thirty at most. Free-for-alls were rarely used, with one-on-one duels being the most common.
However, since he had proposed the death duel first, he couldn’t back out now. Moreover, he had full confidence in his three martial uncles. Even in a free-for-all, he believed victory would undoubtedly be theirs.
Besides, as long as Jia Tianlong could be killed, any cost would be worth it. Once this cunning leader of the Wild Wolf Gang died, his unruly subordinates would likely split into factions, fighting internally for the position of gang leader and leaving no time to bother the weakened Seven Mysteries Sect. This would give them a chance to recover.
Thinking this, Sect Leader Wang nodded and agreed to the other’s demand.
“Attendants! Mark out the duel arena! Prepare the life-and-death agreement!” Wang Juechu ordered sharply to those behind him.
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