Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 208 The Zhou Family, Who Bullies Others, vs. the Golden Core Clan [Please Subscribe]

Lanzhou, Yunyue Mountains.

After seven days and over a hundred battles, the top six families in Group A were finally determined.

Among them, the Jiang family of Lingzhou, which the Zhou family had been paying close attention to, was also prominently listed.

After Group A concluded, the 34 teams from Group B then took to the stage to compete.

After another eight days of intense competition, the top six teams in Group B were finally determined.

What made the Zhou family members feel uneasy was that when the top six in Group B were determined, they did indeed encounter two families with the same score.

Then, when the referees from the three major sects were deciding who would advance, they indeed favored the family that had a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

This result cast a shadow over their hopes of making it into the top 30.

But since things have come to this, all we can do is strive forward.

"Group C, Match 3: Lanzhou Zhou Family vs. Lianzhou Cai Family!"

When it was Group C's turn, the Zhou family was ranked quite high, going up third.

After hearing what Bi Qiuyue, a Golden Core cultivator from the Moon Wheel Sect, said on the stage, Zhou Mingde immediately stood up and said, "The Cai family of Lianzhou is about as strong as the Wang family. We should have this match in the bag. Let's finish off our opponents as soon as possible!"

These are all family forces under the Qinglian Temple. The Zhou family had long ago collected and organized information on Qinglian Temple's direct descendant families, such as the Cai family of Lianzhou, so they were very clear about the Cai family's strength.

Similarly, the Cai family also had a good understanding of the Zhou family, an outsider family that had been making a name for itself in Lanzhou in recent years.

Therefore, when both families took the stage, the Cai family cultivators all wore solemn expressions.

Both families and the Purple Mansion Sect each had only one Purple Mansion cultivator.

On the Foundation Establishment field side, the Zhou family has two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and three early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Cai family has two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, one mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and two early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

There's no telling about their auras; both sides consist of ten clansmen at the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage.

At first glance, the Cai family seems to have a slight advantage in the foundation-building field.

In reality, they were well aware of the Zhou family's strengths and the formidable opponents they would be facing.

"I have long admired Fellow Daoist Zhou's name; it is a pleasure to finally meet you today!"

Below the arena, Cai Dongsheng, the Supreme Elder of the Cai family, greeted Zhou Mingde, who was flying over, with a cupped hand.

Seeing the other party's politeness, Zhou Mingde naturally wouldn't be impolite, and immediately cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "I have long admired Fellow Daoist Cai's name, and it is my honor to meet you today!"

The two then exchanged a smile and simultaneously extended their hands, saying, "Please, fellow Daoist."

Soon, the two refined the array tokens and stepped onto the arena together.

"Fellow Daoist Cai, please forgive me!"

Upon reaching the arena, Zhou Mingde's expression changed immediately. He said "Excuse me" and released his spirit pet, the Fire God Jackal.

Looking at the third-tier demonic beast, the Fire God Jackal, engulfed in raging flames, not only did Cai Dongsheng on the other side look grim, but many spectators also let out low gasps.

The "Hundred Races Tournament" has been going on for a while now, and it's no longer unusual for cultivators' spirit pets to appear on the arena.

However, this is the first time someone like Zhou Mingde has summoned a third-tier demonic beast spirit pet.

What was originally a one-on-one battle instantly turned into a one-on-two battle.

Viewers who initially thought this might be a protracted battle no longer dared to hold any hope for Cai Dongsheng.

As expected, when Zhou Mingde and Vulcan launched their attack together, Cai Dongsheng was immediately put on the defensive and had no chance to retaliate.

Just as he had told Zhou Chun and the others, Zhou Mingde had no intention of dragging things out with Cai Dongsheng and did not give him any leeway.

As a result, Cai Dongsheng was forced to admit defeat after fighting for less than 15 minutes.

He wanted to lead the Cai family further and didn't want to waste his energy fighting a battle that Zhou Mingde couldn't win.

Around this time, the foundation building field began.

Once on the field, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan each released two second-tier spirit pets, and the faces of the five cultivators from the Cai family on the opposite side immediately darkened.

"Isn't this bullying?! Five Foundation Establishment cultivators plus five second-tier spirit pets—the Zhou family is utterly shameless!"

"Exactly! It was supposed to be five against five, how did it turn into a five-person, five-pet gang attacking five people!"

"What exactly is the background of this Zhou family? How do they manage to have two second-tier spirit pets per person? It seems that the origins of those spirit pets are also extraordinary!"

Outside the arena, the spectators were stunned by the Zhou family's lineup, some even feeling sorry for the Cai family on the other side.

Some families from other regions under the jurisdiction of the Moon Wheel Sect and the Flame Sun Sect, who had not heard much about the Zhou family before, felt threatened when they saw the Zhou family's powerful lineup. While marveling at it, they also began to inquire about the Zhou family's information.

"Fellow Daoists of the Cai family, apologies!"

On the stage, Zhou Daoyi greeted the audience with a smile and clasped his hands in a salute before immediately launching into a fight.

He and Zhou Daoquan faced off against the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Cai family, while the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was left to Zhou Chun to deal with.

A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator might be able to hold his own against Zhou Chun, but with Zhou Chun's spirit pets added to the mix, there's no chance of a fight.

Zhou Chun reached out and patted his storage bag at his waist, and the [Sun-Shining Golden Wheel] shot towards his opponent like a golden sun.

While the opponent's attention was focused on this powerful magical artifact, the silver-white lightning released by the Silver Lightning Python struck the protective shield he had erected first, causing the shield to shake violently.

Seeing that its master and Bai Bai had already made their move, the Golden Armored Rock Turtle Stone, finally having a chance to fight alongside its master, was not about to fall behind. It immediately opened its mouth and spat out a ball of dense golden light, which transformed into a golden sword that shot towards its opponent.

All of this happened in just a few breaths, and Zhou Chun's opponent had no chance to launch a counterattack at all.

Just as he had barely withstood the first wave of attacks from the master and servants, a silver-white lightning ball slammed down beside him and exploded instantly.

This blast shattered his protective shield, and he coughed up blood as he flew backward.

Then, seeing Zhou Chun unleash another crimson-gold flying claw magic weapon to grab him, he hurriedly activated the refined array token, using the array's power to protect himself and directly withdrew from the battle.

With his withdrawal, Zhou Chun and his two spirit pets immediately shifted their focus to attacking the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Cai family who was fighting Zhou Daoyi.

The man, who had been evenly matched with Zhou Daoyi, was suddenly surrounded and attacked by the two men and their two pets, and was forced to withdraw from the battle!

As a result, in less than a quarter of an hour, all five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Cai family withdrew from the battle, suffering a complete defeat.

"This is simply a massacre! The difference in strength is too great!"

"That's insane! Why doesn't the tournament ban bringing spirit pets onto the field?"

"I'll remember the Zhou family of Lanzhou!"

Among the mountains outside the arena, cultivators watched the five Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family walk down from the arena, and they all expressed their amazement and various sentiments.

Since the "Hundred Clans Conference" began, no one has ever ended a five-on-five Foundation Establishment Arena as quickly as the Zhou family.

The Zhou family's speed put immense pressure on the other cultivation families in Group C, leaving them with heavy expressions.

Even among the Golden Core families who were assigned to Group C, many people were frowning, feeling that it would be extremely difficult to defeat the Zhou family in the Foundation Establishment arena.

Just as these people were shocked and amazed by the powerful lineup of the Zhou family's foundation-building field, wondering how to counter it, the energy-refining field quickly began.

In the aura-forging field, several members of the Cai family also released their spirit pets to assist in the battle.

However, faced with the Zhou family's uniform array of top-tier first-order spirit pets, the Cai family still suffered a complete defeat and was forced to admit defeat after only a short time.

After this battle, the Zhou family of Lanzhou immediately became the subject of heated discussion among cultivators outside the arena, even overshadowing those Golden Core families.

Many busybodies even directly compared the Zhou family with those Golden Core families, comparing which family's Foundation Establishment field and Qi Refining field would win.

At this time, thanks to the efforts of some "interested individuals," various pieces of information about the Zhou family quickly spread among the various clans.

From where the Zhou family originally came from, to the major events they have accomplished in recent years, and the general information about the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Zhou family, everything was revealed.

"So the Zhou family was once a Golden Core clan with a thousand-year-old lineage. No wonder they're so powerful!"

"After all, they are a thousand-year-old Golden Core family. Even though they have lost the protection of a Golden Core cultivator, their foundation is still there, so it's normal for them to be stronger!"

"However, this family, which migrated from Feng Kingdom, is now making a big splash at the Hundred Clans Assembly of Jing Kingdom. Doesn't that show a lack of respect for the major families of Jing Kingdom?"

One by one, the cultivators who learned about the Zhou family's intelligence suddenly felt less shocked and were able to accept the Zhou family's victory.

After all, if we look at the Zhou family from the perspective of a Golden Core family, their achievements, while considerable, are not as astonishing as they were at the beginning.

However, the Zhou family's status as an outsider family did indeed cause some displeasure among the local families of Jing Kingdom.

Being suppressed and beaten by an outsider family, especially one that has already fallen on hard times, is something that some families who care about their reputation cannot accept.

"Go ahead and fight! It would be best if you could kill someone on the spot! Then let's see how the Zhou family handles the consequences!"

On a certain mountain peak, Zhang Kaida, the patriarch of the Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain, had a gleam in his eyes, looking smug and secretly pleased with himself for his wicked scheme.

He was the one who released the intelligence about the Zhou family, with the aim of flattering them to their detriment.

For the Zhang family, who already have a grudge against the Zhou family, the better the Zhou family develops and the stronger they become, the more uncomfortable they will be.

However, they were no match for the Zhou family in strength, and they simply didn't have the power to seek revenge.

So they could only resort to such underhanded tricks to disgust the Zhou family.

But what Zhang Kaida didn't know was that the Zhou family was no longer afraid of his petty trick of flattering them to their detriment.

After two or three decades of development, the Zhou family has taken deep root in Lanzhou, and most local cultivation families in Lanzhou have fully accepted the Zhou family's existence.

So what if those cultivation families from other places are unhappy that the Zhou family, a family from Feng Kingdom, is showing off at the "Hundred Clans Assembly"? Would they really travel thousands of miles to deal with the Zhou family for this?

It can only be said that when a person's mind is full of prejudice, he is no longer able to think normally, he will be blinded by a leaf and do all sorts of foolish and ridiculous things.

Since they had not expended much mana in the battle, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhou family quickly ended their meditation and returned to their residence.

When they returned, Wang Zhixiong, the head of the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley who had been assigned to Group D but had not yet taken the stage, quickly came to visit them and told them about the fact that someone had deliberately spread information about the Zhou family.

After hearing Wang Zhixiong's message, Zhou Daoyi first expressed his gratitude to the other party on behalf of his family.

After seeing Wang Zhixiong off, he turned to Zhou Chun and the others with a grim expression and said, "This must be a dirty trick by the Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain!"

"The Zhang family previously planted spies near the Zhou family's Jiufengling mountain gate to gather intelligence on our family. Now that they see our Zhou family making a name for themselves at the conference, they must be extremely jealous, which is why they deliberately spread such news to try and destroy our family!"

The Zhang family has not forgotten the Zhou family's killing of their second elder, and the Zhou family has always remembered the spies they planted in the Zhou family.

Therefore, when Zhou Daoyi heard someone spreading information about the Zhou family, he easily thought of the Zhang family.

"To praise the Zhou family to death? What a joke!"

"My Zhou family has earned its reputation through its own strength; why would we be afraid of his flattery that could destroy us!"

Zhou Chun said with a sneer, completely disregarding the Zhang family's petty tricks.

The Zhou family's strength today is far greater than what it appears on the surface.

And the Zhou family will surely become even more powerful in the future!

If the Zhou family didn't have enough confidence and strength, how could they have made such a high-profile name at this "Hundred Clans Conference"?

Zhou Daoyi shared the same thought as Zhou Chun, so he shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Don't bother with such despicable people. Let's show them with our strength that the Zhou family is not someone like him who is worthy of being plotted against!"

Just as he said, the Zhou family won their second and third battles in total, completely defeating their opponents and leaving them with no chance to retaliate.

In the fourth match, they encountered a mid-stage Purple Mansion opponent. Zhou Mingde and Vulcan tried their best but failed to defeat him. In the end, due to the excessive time spent, referee Bi Qiuyue directly ruled that Zhou Mingde had lost.

However, the Zhou family still won the Foundation Building Field and Qi Refining Field without any suspense, which did not affect the overall situation.

After fighting their way through, by the time they reached the eighth battle of the Zhou family, they finally encountered a powerful opponent.

"The 36th battle in Group C: The Zhou Family of Lanzhou versus the Zheng Family of Yuezhou!"

As referee Bi Qiuyue finished speaking, several high-ranking members of the Zhou family frowned deeply.

Those audience members who heard this also became excited.

"Hahaha, we've finally met! Which family, the Golden Core cultivators, is more powerful, or is the Zhou family's human-pet strategy superior?"

Some of the cultivators couldn't help but burst into laughter, their eyes wide open, ready to watch the show.

First update of the day!

(End of this chapter)