Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 148

The swarthy teenager had tousled hair and a look of decadence and sin in his manner. But his eyes held a darkly dangerous and indifferent expression. Anyone who held his gaze would shrivel backward with fear.

Keeping his eyes on the lad, Jack walked up to Kevin and asked, "What the hell is Bruce doing here? I thought this bastard went insane and got locked up."

"Who the hell knows? The freak defeated my brother in the tournament three years ago. His bloodline force was awakened, and he turned into an ape. With that, he unleashed a formidable power. I heard that the brat's father is from an alien race from the border. So he is a real bastard," Kevin replied. As he spoke about the teenager, his voice was laced with both fear and rage. They were two emotions that battled for dominance within Kevin.

Without a word, Bruce made his way to the participants. Since he arrived, he hadn't paid any attention to anyone. His eyes remained unfocused and uninterested in his environment and the people around him.

Darren glanced at Bruce too. The chilly, impassive aura emanating from the young man was both impressive and oppressive.

Perhaps Bruce had sensed Darren's gaze, and he returned his gaze. Shock suddenly took over his face. A second later, the impassive and dangerous expression returned as if the shock had never existed.

'How strange. This is our first meeting, yet I feel like I've seen him before, ' Darren thought, creasing his eyebrows together.

"Colin, shall we begin the test?" Clive inquired triumphantly, his hands behind his back.

But upon seeing Bruce, Colin felt worried. 'This teenager looks strong. Perhaps Darren can't handle him, ' he thought.

"You don't look well, Colin. Are you afraid?" Clive said icily.

Meanwhile, the chief of the Ji Family and the chief of the Yu Family also held severe expressions on their faces now that they noticed Bruce.

"Kevin, be careful if you're going to fight him. If you find that you are no match for him, just back off," the chief of the Ji Family whispered.

Kevin snorted. "He prevailed last time because my brother's fifth layer of bloodline hadn't been awakened. But I'm not him. I look forward to seeing what this bastard's capable of now," he said coldly, ready to unleash all his power if his opponent was Bruce.

"Jack, if your opponent is Bruce, you must keep your eyes open. Don't push yourself too much," the chief of the Yu Family urged.

Looking grim, Jack nodded his head slightly with wariness. 'He was terrifyingly powerful three years ago. I bet he is even stronger now.'

"The tournament begins. It's time to draw lots," Colin declared after gritting his teeth.

There were fifteen participants in total, eight outer disciples of the Lotus Holy Land, five from the Ji Family, one from the Yu Family, and one from the Wei Family.

All the participants moved forward and drew lots.

A lotus-shaped platform rose out from the square ground, shaking the arena as it ascended.

"Everyone, should we allow participants to kill in this tournament? We must agree unanimously," Clive said.

"Now that it's a competition, of course, the participants are not allowed to take a life. Don't be so aggressive, Clive."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You let that bastard join the test because you want to use him to take out our disciples. But I won't allow that to happen. If he dares to kill any of my disciples, I'll end his life, humph!"

The other two chiefs also stepped in to voice their opinions. They had no intention to see their talented disciples die on the platform.

"Ha-ha. Cool down, guys. Let's hear about Colin's and Lino's opinions," Clive said with a smirk. The reactions of the two family chiefs amused him. He was glad to see them get nervous.

"Killing isn't allowed," Lino replied directly.

"I see. All the participants are not allowed to kill. Anyone who breaks the rule will be disqualified and executed on the spot!" Colin announced loudly to everyone.

The participants were the elites among the young generation. It would be a loss to lose any of them.

"Let's begin. Darren Chu is going to fight Bruce Wei," one disciple announced.

Upon hearing this, the people of the Holy Land felt their hearts skip a beat. 'Seriously? Darren is going to battle that strange yet powerful lad? What a lousy draw for Darren!' they sighed.

But Darren had three chances to change his opponent. The Holy Land spectators were quickly relieved at the thought that Darren could choose to match with someone else.

"I request to change my opponent," Darren shouted as everyone present had speculated.

He chose to challenge another disciple of the Wei Family.

"Jonathan, your task is to figure out his real power. If you cannot win, you should at least weaken him in this first match. Understand?" Kevin said to the disciple, who was going to fight Darren.