In the midst of conversation, a young man who seed no older than twenty, his complexion pale, strode in from outside, respectfully greeted the old man in black robes, and stood there coldly, his expression stern.
The group was already taken aback.
What does the Speaker intend? Having his own people fight just to amuse that Xu boy?
This... it doesn't align with the Speaker's usual style!
The Dark Council is always arrogant and domineering, bullying others, and none of them ever imagined such a thing could happen.
What made them shiver was that Jiang Quan was made a blood slave personally by the Speaker over a dozen years ago. In the Blood Clan, blood slaves are considered property, with a lowly status.
What does that an?
It ans Jiang Quan belongs to the Speaker! He represents the Speaker's face!
Even if everyone's strength far exceeds Jiang Quan's, who would dare strike him down?
Yet, the Speaker outright said, "At the Blood Banquet, how can there be no blood? There must be a real duel of life and death!"
Jiang Quan represents the Speaker's face and cannot die, so it must be the other person who dies!
In such a situation, who dares to step forward to die?
Xu Fan was calm, but his heart was stirring with great waves.
On one hand, the na Jiang Quan, his age, and the timing of his appearance all match with Jiang Wu's missing younger brother from over ten years ago.
On the other hand, Xu Fan couldn't quite grasp the Speaker's intentions.
If he truly wanted a duel to amuse the crowd, why use soone as insignificant as Zhiwei Realm's Jiang Quan? And why detail Jiang Quan's identity so clearly?
This might just be a conspiracy the Speaker has against him!
But no matter what, if Jiang Quan is Jiang Wu's brother, Xu Fan must save him. Even if it's a trap, Xu Fan won't ignore Jiang Quan.
Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and decided to observe carefully, understand the Speaker's intentions, and then make his move.
The group fell into silence, the old man in black robes had an ominous look, his gaze coldly sweeping over the crowd, "What? You are unwilling to entertain Mr. Xu? Or do you disregard as Speaker?"
The group hastily responded they dare not, yet none dared to cross the line.
"Vega, you are a mber of the Dark Council, how about setting an example for everyone?" The old man's voice was even, yet carried an inexplicable fear.
Standing tall before Xu Fan, Vega was now drenched in sweat, looking utterly miserable, "Speaker, Jiang Quan is, after all, a junior. As a council mber, fighting him seems rather unfair."
"Oh?" The old man coldly stared at Vega, "Who do you think is suitable then?"
Vega, gritting his teeth, without hesitation pointed to Dora in the corner, "Speaker, Dora has been with the Dark Council for so ti but never truly integrated. A match with the junior might spice things up."
Once obedient to Vega's orders faced with Xu Fan, Dora was now betrayed by Vega without hesitation.
The old man glanced at Dora in the corner but spoke to Vega, "Dora was heavily injured by Mr. Xu, how can he fight Jiang Quan?"
"Speaker, Dora is a Kai Yang Realm warrior, Jiang Quan a Zhiwei Realm junior, Dora's injury just levels the playing field."
Faces in the room were varied; they finally understood that in a few words, Dora's escape was blocked.
The old man's gaze landed on Dora's face as he solemnly asked, "Dora, are you willing to fight Jiang Quan?"
Dora rose, an unreadable face, but his voice was hoarse, "I am willing."
"Good!" The old man unexpectedly laughed, "Blades are blind, life and death are fate! Today Mr. Xu has co from afar, lowering himself to visit our Dark Council, you two must not disappoint him!"
Jiang Quan and Dora answered in unison, facing each other, a battle was inevitable.
Surrounding Blood Clan warriors watched the two within the circle with peculiar expressions. One was rely a Zhiwei Realm blood slave, the other a Kai Yang Realm warrior, their status worlds apart, yet forced together by the Speaker for a life or death battle.
The question is, does the Speaker want Jiang Quan dead, or Dora dead?
Jiang Quan is the Speaker's blood slave, his life or death lies solely on the Speaker's whim. If he wanted Jiang Quan dead, why make it so complicated?
With this, the Speaker's target seems evident, it is surely Dora from Kai Yang Realm!
Yet even for Dora, if the Speaker wants him dead, it would only take a word! So why do this?
The Speaker never explicitly stated he wanted Dora dead, but used the pretext of amusing Xu Fan to stage a duel before him.
The true intention is not the wine! The Speaker's real target isn't Jiang Quan or Dora, but... Xu Fan!
A grand play has placed the audience watching below directly onto the grill!
Xu Fan's face, cold to the extre.
"Fight!"
With Jiang Quan's shout of anger, a life and death struggle began.
As a blood slave, Jiang Quan's life revolves around the orders from the old man in black robes, so even facing a Kai Yang Realm warrior, Jiang Quan didn't hesitate and pounced towards Dora like a fierce tiger.
Dora, although heavily injured, was still a Kai Yang Realm warrior, with one swift move he could easily kill Jiang Quan, but Dora understood that the real opponent is not Jiang Quan, thus he only circled around Jiang Quan, his face growing paler, a look of near death.
The old man in black robes smilingly sat down and, looking at the cold-faced Xu Fan, asked with a smile, "Mr. Xu, are you satisfied with this play?"
Inside, none of the real big figures were paying much attention to the struggle between the two, but turned their teasing gaze towards Xu Fan, wanting to see him embarrassed.
They have long hated Xu Fan to their core, only refraining due to the Speaker's stance on Xu Fan, but now, the Speaker finally showed his true ferocious fangs!
With just a word from the Speaker, they would rush forth to tear Xu Fan to pieces!
Xu Fan, in facing countless eyes, ignores them all, focusing directly on the old man in black robes, his voice icing cold as from Jiuyou, "Do you... wish to die?"
The cold voice echoed unabashedly through the hall, chilling the air considerably.
Inside, the big figures who previously wore teasing smiles, now all stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Xu Fan, even the dueling Jiang Quan and Dora paused, dumbfounded, looking at Xu Fan.
This human, in the midst of the Dark Council, in front of all Blood Clan warriors, actually asked the Speaker if he wished to die!
Such unbridled audacity is seen only once in a thousand years!
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