Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 153

"Don't be in such a hurry. If we kill that boy, those guys from the Lotus Holy Land might use it as an excuse to deny paying us back. Besides, Bruce won't get away with it if he kills that boy would," Clive said, laying all the facts so Kevin wouldn't do something he would later regret.

"That bastard is treated like a dog in your family. Nobody will care if he dies."

"Well, yes, he's a bastard. He's useful sometimes, though. Ha-ha. Anyway, I will tell him to kill the boy once our victory has been secured. I'll have to deal with losing a little mad dog, so what do you think?"

"I'll pay you back," said Chief of the Ji Family with a smirk.

And with that, the deal was sealed. The only thing left to do was to keep it secret and make it happen.

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Darren sat quietly for a while. After taking a few dozens of healing pills, his injury was almost cured and the sword and blade intents in his body were restored to the same strong level as before.

"This round is between Bruce and Jack. Darren, please observe careful and try to spot the weaknesses of the winner," Colin said, making sure Darren wouldn't just watch without absorbing anything.

"Let's hope that Jack could tire Bruce even just a little bit so we will have a better chance of winning," Lino said solemnly, sensing Bruce's dark energy from where he was standing.

Darren did not say much. He just nodded and looked towards the platform where Jack and Bruce had already entered.

'How strong is Bruce? I think he is several levels stronger than us, ' Darren wondered as he waited for the fight to start.

Meanwhile, seeing Bruce's emotionless face made Jack very nervous. He tried hard not to show it, so when he felt like he was going to slip, he looked around him and pretended that he was calm in front of the audience.

Three years ago, in the competition between the three families, he witnessed the horrifying scene when Bruce used his bloodline force.

And to this day, the thought of the dark Wild Ape scared him.

However, Bruce was punished for injuring a lot of disciples from the other two families that day. A few days later after that, the news of him going mad came out. He seemed to have disappeared and then people never heard of him again.

"Bastard, just throw in the towel and get out of here. Even if you win this competition, the Wei Family will not treat you any better," Jack said, trying to intimidate Bruce as much as he could. "Why don't you just let me win the sacred object of the Holy Land? In exchange, I'll tell the Wei Family to take care of you for the rest of your life." It was a bluff, of course, and so was his courage. He knew he couldn't win so he was trying to get Bruce to accept his offer.

Bruce didn't seem to have heard Jack's words, though. He just lowered his head and continued looking at the ground as though it was the most interesting thing in the arena.

"You're a bastard, alright. You can't even understand other people's words. Well, I heard that your mother had sex with a wild beast at the border and gave birth to you. I wanted to see your mother getting it on with those beasts. I get so excited just thinking about it," Jack said, resorting to firing insults since Bruce ignored him.

He knew that Bruce had gone mad before and thought that perhaps provoking him like this would make him go crazy again. Then he would win the contest.

The boy from the Holy Land must have suffered a severe injury from the fight against Kevin. If he were to fight against that boy, he could win the contest easily. Winning the sacred object of the Holy Land would give him an unimaginably valuable rewards from the family! He had to do whatever it took to secure his victory. He could not afford to pass up such an insane opportunity.

Bruce, who had been indifferent all along, heard Jack insulting his mother and decided Jack had gone too far this time. A strong sense of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Let the fight begin!"

Hearing the announcement, Jack suddenly became nervous. His heart pounded in his chest and it was so loud that he could hear it in his ears. He tried to swallow the lump in his throat and appear brave.

"Bastard, don't you know your mother is still alive? Maybe she is still fucking those wild beasts at the border." Jack's aim was to distract Bruce with his vile speech so he could get enough time to mobilize his bloodline force. He also wanted to make sure that Bruce was not paying attention to what he was doing so he could sneak an attack.

"Maybe I should send you to the border to see how many bastard brothers and sisters you have? You guys could use a family reunion. Ha-ha."

At this point, Jack's bloodline force had reached its maximum strength.

Bruce was livid. Jack was pushing all the wrong buttons and there was no way he would just stand back and take any more insults from him. Glaring at Jack, he opened his mouth and bared his sharp fangs. He was about to make a move, but his face under the messy hair suddenly contorted in pain and he stood frozen on the spot.

"Die!"

Jack felt that it was the right opportunity to strike. He launched himself towards Bruce and yelled his battle cry, "Bloody Belligerence!"

His power exploded, causing the Lotus Battle Ring to tremble as though it was just hit by an earthquake.

His whole body, like a bloody spear, dashed towards Bruce's heart.

Seeing how fast and strong Jack's attack was, everyone thought that even a mountain would be obliterated and turned into ashes by now.

However, Bruce did not show any signs that he cared even a bit. He didn't move an inch.

Roar!