DEATHMATCH

Inside the Morning Wood Pagoda, which handled most of the sect administration, Su Yang and a group of Outer Court disciples stood before an older man, known as Elder Zhou, one of the many elders in the Outer Court who dealt with disputes between disciples.

"Let me set this straight. You, Outer Court disciple Su Yang, want to have a deathmatch with Outer Court disciple Dai Zheng? Last time I checked, you were just a mere Elementary Realm at the third level, and you agreed to fight someone at the fifth level of the Elementary Realm? Are you stupid, or are you crazy?" Elder Zhou looked at Su Yang with a strange expression.

In this world, unless one were a genius cultivating or happened to possess a powerful weapon, they would never be able to defeat another with a higher cultivation base, let alone two levels overall! And in Elder Zhou's eyes, Su Yang was only a mere Outer Court disciple with some talent in his hand techniques, definitely not a cultivation genius.

"You are not a genius or should you have a weapon powerful enough to suppress someone two levels above you, yet you still dare to fight him? Are you looking to die?"

"Elder Zhou! This is his choice, not mine! I didn't force him to fight me; it was something he accepted with a smile on his face!" Dai Zheng, the one with the highest bid and who would fight against Su Yang first, was worried that Su Yang might be cowardly away from fighting him at this speed.

Su Yang remained calm despite Elder Zhou's harsh words, and he said with a smile: "Elder Zhou is right, I am not a cultivation genius nor do I have a strong weapon. However, as a man, would you retreat from a fight with your pride in just because you faced someone stronger than yourself?"

His words caused Elder Zhou to raise his eyebrows, and to everyone's surprise, he replied: "No, I don't want to."

"Right? Then allow me to fight him."

Elder Zhou was silent for a moment to ponder and said a few seconds later: "This is a death match with your life at risk, not a fight where you can leave with only minor injuries. Once you stepped onto that stage, neither of you was allowed to leave. Until only one remains in this world."

Without needing to think, Su Yang nodded. "While we're at it, we might as well schedule everyone here a death match with me," he said, leaving everyone there dumbfounded.

"What did you just say? You want a deathmatch with everyone here?" Elder Zhou looked at the dozen Outer Court disciples with a puzzled expression.

"That's why they followed, right?" Su Yang looked at the confused crowd with a smile.

"Su Yang! How arrogant are you to think that you will get a chance to fight with others before our death match even begins? Are you saying that you are completely confident in your victory?!" Dai Zheng exploded in anger upon hearing Su Yang's words, as if Su Yang had mercilessly stepped on his face.

Su Yang glanced at his red face protruding with veins and said with a surprised expression: "Why else would I have to fight with you? To die? Are you stupid?"

"Su Yang!"

Just as Dai Zheng was one second away from attacking Su Yang out of anger, Elder Zhou coughed once, instantly forcing Dai Zheng to stop in his tracks.

"Where do you think you are, disciple Dai Zheng?" Elder Zhou's narrowed gaze caused Dai Zheng to freeze, seemingly petrified by his dangerous gaze.

"T-this disciple apologizes to Elder Zhou for exceeding his limits." Dai Zheng quickly apologized with a bow.

Elder Zhou sighed and said, "Since you two want to fight so badly, I will accept your request and personally supervise this death."

Dai Zheng smiled and bowed again: "Thank you, Elder Zhou, for allowing this disciple to repay his debt!"

Su Yang coldly snorted how Dai Zheng believed he would lose to him. He originally didn't plan to stain his hands with blood immediately after his reincarnation, especially when he still hadn't obtained the Pure Flower. However, Su Yang knew very well that if he ignored today's people, they would come to bother him again in the future, so why did he decide to clean up the trash earlier so he wouldn't have to worry about it later?

"When do you want this death fight to happen?" Elder Zhou asked.

"As soon as possible!" Dai Zheng said as he looked at Su Yang with a threatening look.

"Then what about now? It just so happened that I was free until now."

"This disciple will really appreciate that!"

"Su Yang's disciple?" Elder Zhou looked at him for confirmation.

Su Yang nodded, "I have no problem doing it now."

"Alright, let's head to the stage."

Elder Zhou started walking first and led the way.

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"Hey, look! This is the official death match!"

"What? Who is fighting?"

The disciples, who happened to be around the arena, quickly approached the stage when they saw Su Yang and Dai Zheng climbing the stairs.

"Elder Zhou is supervising this death match, so it's really official!"

"It's Dai Zheng! Who is he fighting? Is that Su Yang?!"

"Su Yang had another death match just a week after the last one!"

The disciples were excited to witness this fight, especially after hearing the rumors of Su Yang defeating Yang Ming, who was at the sixth level of the Elementary Realm.

"Are you two ready?" Elder Zhou asked the two on stage.

"Ready!" Dai Zheng tightly held the sword in his grip, and his breathing pattern changed.

Su Yang toyed with the steel sword in his hand; it was a borrowed weapon only for this fight. "Before we begin, I would like to tell you a story… a love story between a famous general and a rogue cultivator," he said calmly, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

A love story between a general and a rogue cultivator? What is going on? Since when did this death match become a storytelling place?

"What the hell are you talking about?! Hurry up and fight me!" Dai Zheng said in an irritated and impatient tone, his teeth itching to see Su Yang's blood.

However, Su Yang ignored him and continued to speak calmly: "During the Chaotic Era, when war was considered a common sight, there was a peerless beauty who happened to be a general for a powerful army. Her beauty was said to be devastating enough to destroy a continent and destroy a continent. Her talent with the sword is unrivaled."