Chapter 136: Fifth Senior Sister is Awesome!

Situ Wuhan let out a furious roar and sprang forward.

Stepping into the void, he traversed the air and landed directly in the center of the fighting arena.

"I only want to know one thing: what kind of agreement was made between the Situ family and Wu Xingyan that makes you willing to become his lackeys?"

Chu Tian frowned, fixing his gaze squarely on Situ Wuhan, eager to extract an answer from him.

However, Situ Wuhan clearly had no intention of indulging him.

"Once you are dead, you can go and ask King Yama yourself!"

Situ Wuhan gritted his teeth, the full power of a peak Martial Sovereign erupting from his entire body.

Compared to Tao Yuanming, Situ Wuhan's aura was perhaps half a notch weaker.

Yet Chu Tian's condition was no better; his presence had grown even more feeble.

If the two of them were to clash in a renewed battle at this very moment, Chu Tian would face a high probability of defeat!

"The head of the Situ family has actually stepped into the ring himself?"

"Mr. Chu has just been through a grueling gauntlet of consecutive matches; how could he possibly have the strength left to fight?"

"The true qi within Mr. Chu's body has yet to recover. Facing a master like Situ Wuhan now, how could he possibly have any chance of winning?"

"Mr. Chu is being overly reckless, but the Situ family is utterly shameless."

Murmurs rippled through the crowd. Although all of them despised the actions of the Situ family, none dared to voice their condemnation openly.

After all, the Situ family was a preeminent martial arts lineage of Jiangnan, a behemoth that these family heads simply could not afford to provoke.

Even though their hearts leaned far more toward Chu Tian, they still did not dare utter a single word against the Situ family. They could only silently support Chu Tian in their hearts, praying that he would not fall.

After all, they were among the very first factions to submit to Chu Tian. If Chu Tian could emerge as the leader of the North-South conflict, they would reap the accompanying rewards as well.

Conversely, if the Situ family were to claim the leadership of the North-South conflict, none of those who had once supported Chu Tian would likely meet a good end.

Just at that moment, a solemn voice rang out.

"Let the Dragon family fight this battle on behalf of Chu Tian!"

Dragon Jianfei spoke abruptly, volunteering the Dragon family to take Chu Tian's place in the duel.

In truth, he was forced to speak out now.

Up until this point, the battles had been fought exclusively between Chu Tian and the Jiangnan factions. Chu Tian had stolen all the glory, invisibly accumulating immense prestige.

To preserve its strength, the Dragon family had remained mere onlookers from their seats, avoiding direct confrontation with the Jiangnan forces entirely.

To stand idly by while ignoring the greater welfare of Jiangnan—such a reputation sounded less than stellar!

With Chu Tian now facing Situ Wuhan, the Dragon family could step in to rescue him at the opportune moment, thereby salvaging a certain degree of their reputation.

Only by doing so could the Dragon family command the respect of the masses.

Otherwise, even if the Dragon family managed to coast all the way to the end and seize the leadership of the North-South conflict, it would never truly win the hearts and minds of the people!

Just as Wan Tianyu had foreseen, a leader who could not command public respect possessed no qualifications whatsoever to arbitrate the interests between the North and the South!

"There is no need. The grievances between myself and the Situ family must be resolved by my own hands!"

Chu Tian shook his head, politely declining the Dragon family's good intentions.

It was not that he refused to appreciate the gesture; rather, as he had stated, he intended to settle the score with the Situ family personally!

A blood feud that had spanned five hundred years had to be brought to an end by Chu Tian himself!

At that very instant, Situ Wuhan's figure flickered, transforming into a blur as he charged straight at Chu Tian.

Boom!

Situ Wuhan shattered the air with a single punch, driving his fist directly toward Chu Tian's face.

Striking with a fatal blow right from the start, he fully embodied the boiling rage of the Situ family!

First Chu Tian had slain Situ Feng, then Situ Wuhan's own son Situ Wugou, and he had even openly declared his intention to take Situ Deng's life.

It was only natural that Situ Wuhan would step up to fight in place of his sons.

With old scores and new grievances unresolved between them, this arena would inevitably witness the definitive showdown of their feud!

Instantly, Chu Tian's figure flashed aside.

A split second later, Situ Wuhan's punch missed its mark, brushing past Chu Tian's shoulder.

The two men crossed paths, yet neither had separated by any significant distance.

Situ Wuhan retracted his fist and slammed his elbow backward toward Chu Tian.

Instantly, Chu Tian raised his arms to block in front of his chest.

Bang!

Situ Wuhan's elbow smashed into Chu Tian's arm, instantly unleashing a shockwave of true qi.

Chu Tian staggered backward repeatedly, shattering the marble beneath his feet with every step he took. After retreating five or six paces, he finally managed to steady his stance.

After all, Chu Tian had just fought fiercely against five masters from Jiangnan, and the true qi within his body was now largely depleted.

"Xiaotian!"

Liu Qingxue cried out in deep distress, unable to suppress her surging anxiety.

"Sister Qingxue, what should we do?"

Wei Qingqiu bit her lower lip as well, utterly helpless to render any assistance.

For one thing, they lacked the martial prowess to step onto the arena; intervening would be tantamount to seeking death. For another, in such arena duels, matters of life and death could only be settled by the two combatants inside the ring; any outside interference would violate the rules and draw the wrath of everyone present.

"Chu Tian will definitely be fine!"

Dragon Tianjiao's face darkened, as if she were trying to comfort Wei Qingqiu, or perhaps merely reassuring herself.

Unlike the three women, Situ Deng wore a dark, sinister expression, a triumphant and vicious smile plastered across his face.

"Hmph, since you insisted on overestimating your strength by challenging our Situ family, this arena shall be your burial ground!"

Having just defeated the young heroes of Jiangnan, instead of enjoying the honors due to him, Chu Tian immediately found himself subjected to the suppression of the Situ family.

At this juncture, the Situ family had completely discarded all pretenses.

Even if it meant forfeiting the contest for the leadership of the North-South conflict, the Situ family was resolved to leave Chu Tian's corpse upon the stage.

Only with Chu Tian's death could the Situ family truly eradicate a thorn in their side!

Without missing a beat, Situ Wuhan pressed forward once more, his fists moving with the speed of phantoms as countless sonic booms shattered the void.

"Star-Shattering Strike!"

Channeling his inner energy, Situ Wuhan unleashed a devastating punch toward Chu Tian.

Boundless might surged from his fist, carrying an aura that seemed capable of tearing the very fabric of space apart.

By now, Chu Tian had been driven to the very edge of the ring, with nowhere left to retreat.

Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art!

Gritting his teeth, Chu Tian conjured a swirling vortex of black mist before him.

During his previous encounter with Tao Yuanming, Chu Tian had already deployed the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art once; to unleash this supreme ultimate technique yet again at this moment was extraordinary.

In the past, executing the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art twice in succession would have placed an excessively heavy burden on his body.

However, the Five Sisters' virgin blood infused within his Seven-Orificed Exquisite Heart had caused Chu Tian's strength to surge explosively. Even casting the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art back-to-back would no longer damage his meridians.

Seeing the black hole materialize once again, Situ Wuhan's expression shifted drastically.

He was acutely aware of the terrifying nature of this technique—Tao Yuanming had fallen victim to it just moments ago. How could Situ Wuhan dare to treat it lightly?

Instantly, Situ Wuhan reined in his punch.

His fist stopped dead right in front of the black hole, halting just short of its pull.

Yet the sheer momentum of Situ Wuhan's strike was astonishing; the kinetic energy radiating from his fist shot forth, plunging directly into the depths of the black vortex.

It had to be said that the virgin blood of his Fifth Senior Sister, Dragon Tianjiao, possessed unfathomable potency. Ever since acquiring it, Chu Tian's physical vessel and innate strength had undergone a metamorphic, rebirth-like transformation in ways invisible to the eye...