Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 415 - 414: Enjoy It Well
Hearing this, everyone was already cracking their knuckles in anticipation.
Xiao Bei sneered at Xiao Zhuang. "How about we have a go? We can kick things off for everyone, can’t we?"
Xiao Zhuang glanced at his Father, who gave him a reassuring look, instantly calming his heart. ’Hah. As long as I become a candidate, Father can clear away all obstacles for me.’
’Losing this one match doesn’t matter. As long as I place in the top three, no one will have anything to say about me becoming the Clan Leader.’
The two of them were bound to face off sooner or later. If he didn’t make a move today, he’d have even less of a chance once Xiao Bei stabilized his new realm.
After the presiding Sixth Elder shouted for them to begin, the two immediately transformed into their Beast Forms and started brawling. They hurled all sorts of superpowers at each other as if Crystal Stones were free, but right from the start, Xiao Zhuang was completely overpowered by Xiao Bei.
When the crowd below saw this, they couldn’t help but excitedly chant Xiao Bei’s name, murmuring amongst themselves, "Well, damn. Xiao Zhuang always acts so high and mighty, like he’s the clan’s second-in-command. I thought he was so tough, but look at him now—all he can do is passively defend himself..."
"This is hilarious! Is Xiao Zhuang an idiot? Xiao Bei has been incredibly strong since he was a kid. Even though he’s never fought Xiao Zhuang before, everyone knows deep down that Xiao Bei is a little bit stronger."
"That’s why Xiao Zhuang was always pulling petty tricks on him. And what’s the result? Haha! Xiao Bei didn’t even want to run for Clan Leader, but he just had to push him into competing for a candidate spot... He really shot himself in the foot. I’m dying of laughter..."
"Go, Xiao Bei! Punch him in the face! Teach that arrogant, stuck-up bastard a lesson..."
"Pluck his tails bald!"
There were too many clansmen in the audience enjoying the show, with quite a few visiting Beastmen mixed in. Everyone was mingled together, shouting with their noses pinched and faces covered, so no one knew who was who.
Xiao Bei actually followed the crowd’s advice, beating Xiao Zhuang black and blue and even stripping all the fur from his three tails!
The crowd roared with laughter. Xiao Zhuang was humiliated and furious, but he had no ability to fight back. He was lucky just to be able to protect his vital parts. Even so, he was too ashamed to shout that he surrendered.
But Xiao Bei wouldn’t give him a quick end. He just kept him pinned down, pummeling him without hitting any vital spots. THUMP, THUMP went his fists.
The Clan Leader’s face was grim as he watched. He yelled to the Sixth Elder, "Sixth Elder, Xiao Zhuang surrenders!"
The Sixth Elder acknowledged with a shout, then beat the leather drum—BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—as he announced, "Xiao Zhuang surrenders! Xiao Zhuang surrenders! Xiao Zhuang surrenders! The winner is Xiao Bei!"
Xiao Zhuang lay on the ground, devoid of all hope, and now he even resented the Sixth Elder. ’What’s his problem? Are the people in the crowd deaf? Did he really have to announce that I surrendered three times?’
The Clan Leader’s cold voice came from below the stage. "What are you still doing lying there, trying to hatch an egg? Get up, unless you want to humiliate yourself even more!"
Xiao Zhuang endured the aching pain all over his body and covered his face with his hands as he got off the stage. But the crowd wouldn’t let him go, pulling at his hands to get a look at his swollen face.
The ones bold enough to mess with him like this were all the younger generation from the elders’ families, whose status was not much lower than his own.
Xiao Zhuang was trembling with rage, but he couldn’t break free. He wanted to open his mouth and let loose a stream of curses, but someone would always poke a sore spot, silencing him instantly.
By the time he reached the Clan Leader, his clothes were torn, his hair was a mess, and his body was covered in a mixture of dust and blood. He looked like he had just crawled out of a forest.
"Go wash up, change your clothes, and absorb a Crystal Stone to recover from your injuries. You still have to continue fighting later. If you can’t even make it into the top... top five, don’t you dare call yourself my son again!" the Clan Leader said irritably.
A total of two hundred Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members could go to the Southwest Forest for training. Xiao Cheng had his own motives; he only told his Father and Mother about this, letting them select members of the younger generation with good character and decent talent. Naturally, they prioritized those who followed the Great Elder Xiao Chun’s faction, while also secretly winning over the Second Elder’s faction.
Although the Clan Leader and his followers were overly pragmatic, there were still young males among their descendants worth nurturing.
Everyone kept quiet about the matter of the Secret Realm. At most, they would exchange a few words during breaks, but once they returned to the clan, none of them mentioned it.
Moreover, for the Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members’ training, two hundred would go each time. Two-thirds of the males were rotated out every ten days, while the other one-third, the males with close ties to the Great Elder’s faction, were permanent residents there.
It wasn’t just the younger generation; Xiao Chun and the others also participated, solidifying their cultivation and secretly getting ahead of the competition.
That was why the battles on the six stages were exceptionally fierce, making the audience’s blood boil with excitement. Since when had their Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members become so powerful and formidable?
The more the Clan Leader, Third Elder, and Seventh Elder watched, the uglier their expressions became. There were very few competent fighters among the younger generation of their own faction. The Great Elder’s faction had powerful momentum, and the Second Elder’s faction was like a dark horse, soundly suppressing their own faction by a large margin!
In that moment, they realized something was wrong. They felt that something had slipped beyond their control.
After Xiao Zhuang finished absorbing the Crystal Stone, most of the pain from his injuries subsided. However, there were still many marks on his face that wouldn’t fade away immediately, and he attracted countless mocking gazes on his way back.
By this time, Xiao Bei had already won ten consecutive matches and advanced. Xiao Zhuang didn’t see Xiao Bei on any of the stages, so he stretched his limbs, and without even looking, randomly picked a stage and leaped onto it.
He was also a Level 12 Beastman, and in the past, he was always the one dominating others. Now, he had just executed a single move before he was viciously pinned down and beaten again, with every blow aimed at his face.
Compared to Xiao Bei, this opponent’s attacks were even more ruthless and swift, targeting all the places that would ruin his looks, like his nose and eye sockets. The sharp, aching pain was so intense he couldn’t even cry out. With tears and snot streaming down his face, he didn’t even have a chance to surrender.
When Xiao Zhuang was on the verge of death, the man chuckled and leaned in close to his ear. "Xiao Zhuang, I bet you don’t even remember who I am, do you?"
"Back then, I was handsome, and you were afraid I’d steal your thunder after being marked, that I’d be chosen by another Female Saint. So you deliberately schemed to have a Female Slave ruin me, making me lose my eligibility to follow a Female Saint or a female with good fertility."
"I’ve finally come to collect on that debt. Hah. And today is just the beginning. I imagine there are many more Beastmen like me, who have received your ’special care’, who will come to collect from you one by one."
"Enjoy it!"
As he spoke, the man stepped on Xiao Zhuang’s hand and left. Xiao Zhuang’s hand looked fine on the outside, but the bones within were completely shattered. He had several other comminuted fractures throughout his body and couldn’t get up at all.
By the time someone came to carry him away, his hand was already swollen and purplish-red!
Xiao Zhuang pressed his lips together tightly. He had done too many things to ruin people’s futures and lives—so many that he couldn’t even remember who they all were. He only remembered their expressions, full of hatred and helplessness as they stared at him.
Before, he had found it satisfying and delightful. Now, those expressions were like talismans from vengeful ghosts, eating away at his nerves along with the endless, searing pain that covered his entire body.
"Ah..." His mouth filled with blood from his dislodged teeth.
