My Ares Son-in-Law

"No!" Yang Nantian cried out in terror, his eyes filled with despair. He tried to dodge to the side, but it was too late.

The golden light was so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

The golden light precisely pierced the crimson rune on his chest. The originally writhing rune immediately twisted and struggled violently like a living creature being scorched by a raging fire, emitting a piercing shriek. Finally, with a "bang," it exploded and dissipated into specks of blood.

Yang Nantian was struck hard, and his whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the stone pillar at the edge of the martial arts platform.

With a deafening crash, the stone pillar, as thick as a bowl, snapped in two, sending debris flying and burying him beneath the rubble, where he fell silent for a moment.

The gale suddenly stopped, the dark clouds receded like a tide, and the sunlight shone down again, dispelling the eerie atmosphere between heaven and earth.

Xiao Chen stood quietly in place, his clothes fluttering, the golden light gradually receding, as if the earth-shattering duel had never happened, and he had simply stood quietly on the martial arts stage for a moment.

The entire hall was silent. Everyone stared wide-eyed at the figure on the stage, forgetting even to breathe—no one expected that Yang Nantian would use a forbidden technique and still end up like this!
After an unknown amount of time, the pile of rubble suddenly shook, and Yang Nantian struggled to crawl out from under the rocks. The blood-red rune on his chest had disappeared, leaving only a charred, deep wound that exposed bone, from which blood gushed out, staining his clothes red. He raised his head, looking at Xiao Chen not far away, his eyes no longer filled with the arrogance of before, but only with a deep-seated fear and confusion.

"Who...who exactly are you?" His voice trembled, and he could barely stand, only able to support himself by holding onto a broken pillar.

Xiao Chen did not answer, but simply raised his hand slightly, and a faint golden light appeared on his fingertips again—if Yang Nantian were just an ordinary martial arts expert, he might have shown mercy, but since the other party was tainted with the aura of the Prison Clan, he absolutely could not be spared!
Just as the golden light was about to condense, a cold shout suddenly rang out: "Stop!"

A gray figure appeared on the martial arts stage like a ghost. It was an old man with white hair and beard. As soon as he stood firm, he attacked Xiao Chen from behind without hesitation. His palm was fierce and aimed straight at Xiao Chen's back. He obviously wanted to kill him with one blow!
Fortunately, Xiao Chen reacted extremely quickly, his figure drifting half a foot to the side like a willow catkin, barely avoiding the fatal blow. The palm wind grazed his robes, striking the bluestone platform and leaving a deep palm print. Xiao Chen turned his head and could clearly feel the killing intent in the old man's palm wind—the other party didn't intend to stop him at all, but to kill him outright!

The old man stood in front of Yang Nantian, his face ashen, and shouted sternly, "In a martial arts exchange, it's enough to stop when you've made your point. Why go so far as to kill him? Do you intend to break the rules of the New Martial Arts Association?"

Xiao Chen's gaze fell on the short blade faintly visible in the old man's sleeve. The blade gleamed with a ghostly blue light, clearly coated with deadly poison. A cold sneer appeared on his lips, his tone filled with undisguised mockery: "A fine 'sparring match,' a fine 'stop when it's over.' Just now you attacked me from behind, your palm strike carrying killing intent, clearly intending to take my life. Is this also a rule of the New Martial Arts Tournament?"

The anger in Xiao Chen's chest erupted like a volcano!
Is this the fairness and impartiality that the New Martial Arts Tournament claims to uphold?
He had been spouting righteous words from the audience, but now that Yang Nantian had been defeated, he immediately turned his back on his honor and resorted to this despicable sneak attack!
The so-called fairness is utterly ridiculous!
If it were Xiao Chen lying in the rubble right now, would this gray-robed old man have intervened?
Absolutely impossible!

The killing intent condensed around Xiao Chen as if it were a tangible substance, and golden energy surged up again, this time with a suffocating sense of oppression.

Today, this martial arts arena is destined to be stained with blood. None of these hypocrites will escape!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make his move, a dark figure suddenly sprang up from below the stage! It was Lu Fengnan! He had been lying in wait below the stage for a long time, waiting for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—the moment when Xiao Chen was distracted by the gray-robed elder!
For this strike, he even went so far as to use his connections to arrange a spectator seat in the closest position to the martial arts stage, all so that he could launch a sneak attack in the shortest possible time!

"Give me your life!" Lu Fengnan roared, his voice filled with madness. His palm strike was as sharp as a knife, whistling as it tore through the air, aimed straight for Xiao Chen's back! His palm technique was vicious, and the wind from his palm carried a faint fishy smell, clearly indicating that it had been poisoned! All of this happened too fast, so fast that Di Tianyan, sitting below the stage, didn't even have time to react. He could only watch helplessly as Lu Fengnan's palm was about to land on Xiao Chen's back!

Who would have thought that on the martial arts stage where the outcome was already decided, someone would openly break the rules and launch a series of sneak attacks!

A life-or-death situation!

Xiao Chen merely smiled coldly. A bunch of clowns, not even knowing his background, yet they dared to launch a sneak attack? They were simply courting death!

However, a thought suddenly occurred to him: why not pretend to fall for it and see just how shameless these people are, and how many more conspiracies they have behind the scenes!

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen deliberately slowed down his dodging speed and didn't even use his golden energy for defense, seemingly completely unaware of the sneak attack from behind.

Behind him, Lu Fengnan's palm strike arrived, carrying a chilling killing intent, and was about to strike Xiao Chen in the back! In everyone's eyes, Xiao Chen had no way to avoid it at this moment and was doomed to die!
In reality, a transparent barrier of immortal energy had already quietly unfolded around Xiao Chen. This barrier appeared invisible, yet it was incredibly sturdy. Not to mention Lu Fengnan, even a top-tier martial arts expert in the mortal world would not be able to break through it!

"boom!"

A dull thud rang out as Lu Fengnan's hand landed heavily on Xiao Chen's back.

Xiao Chen staggered forward two steps, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the bluestone platform. The blood was bright red and eye-catching, indicating that he was seriously injured.

He turned around, his face pale, and looked at Lu Fengnan with disbelief and anger: "Lu Fengnan! As the head of the Lu family and a member of the New Martial Arts Association, you actually dared to launch a sneak attack on the martial arts stage! Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the whole world? You are utterly shameless!"

"Heh, shameless?" Lu Fengnan's face was full of smug sneers. "As long as I can kill you, what does it matter if I'm ridiculed or even have a bad reputation for all eternity? Today, you will surely die!"

After saying that, he swung his palm again, the wind even more fierce than before, aiming straight for Xiao Chen's throat!

Xiao Chen stopped pretending, his eyes flashing with coldness.

He ignored Lu Fengnan's hand and instead looked at Situ Xiong standing to the side, his voice carrying clearly throughout the arena: "Situ Xiong! Just now I wanted to kill Yang Nantian, and you didn't stop me; now Lu Fengnan has openly attacked me, trying to take my life, and you, as the referee, just stand by and watch? Is this the fairness of the New Martial Arts Tournament?" (End of Chapter)