My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 77 - 29: Family Tournament

"It seems you are quite afraid of Senior Brother," Yue Zhao glanced at Zhuo Tingqiu with a smile and said.

"Senior Brother Si’s aura is overwhelming; not many people wouldn’t fear him!" Thinking of Si Lin’s cold stare, Zhuo Tingqiu felt a shiver in his heart and quickly shook his head to dispel the thought from his mind.

Yue Zhao shook his head but didn’t comment on Zhuo Tingqiu’s thoughts.

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The Yi Family was unaware of the agreement between Gu Qingqing and the Na Family. They were anxiously waiting for Si Lin’s retaliation, but nothing happened. Yi Qin began to think he was overly cautious, viewing the opposing party as too formidable. They might be strong, but after all, they were only a few people and not a match for the Yi Family. So he resumed his usual behavior.

A few days quickly passed, and Bi Qiu City’s triennial family competition arrived on schedule.

This event could be said to be the biggest event of the year in Bi Qiu City, affecting the fate of everyone in the city.

After each family competition, a family might vanish from Bi Qiu City, while others soar and become the new aristocracy of the city. Only a few families remained enduringly successful.

The site of the family competition was the square in front of the City Lord Mansion. As the host, the City Lord Mansion set up an arena on the square. Other families and even residents of the city could watch from the sidelines, making Bi Qiu City extremely lively.

Amidst the crowd, everyone was discussing the competition.

"Look, that’s the Yi Family’s team. It’s said that the eldest son of the Yi Family has already reached the fourth-level peak of cultivation. Yi Family might take first place again this time!"

"I heard the Yi Family’s youngest son got his ear sliced off. He probably won’t take the stage this time."

"That little tyrant of the Yi Family deserved it. Although the Yi Family is formidable in Bi Qiu City, they are nothing on the Xuantian Continent. There will always be those unafraid to deal with him!"

"Alright, say no more. Be careful not to be overheard by the Yi Family. Look, the Na Family’s Family Head and their second son are here too."

"I heard the Na Family’s eldest son is missing, life or death uncertain. The Na Family might be doomed this year!"

"That’s not necessarily true. The Na Family’s second son’s cultivation is also at the fourth-level peak, not inferior to the Yi Family’s eldest son!"

"Is that the Li Family? I heard their momentum this year is very strong and might overtake the Na Family!"

"And the Meng Family..."

Similar discussions were heard in every corner of the square. Although ordinary citizens couldn’t participate, they had their favored and disliked families to discuss.

Gu Qingqing and the others were sitting in the stands, right next to the City Lord. After Zhuo Tingqiu revealed his identity, they became honored guests of the City Lord, who treated them with great respect.

When Yi Ao saw this, his face turned unpleasant.

Yi Ao was seated next to Yi Qin, and seeing Yi Ao’s unhappy expression, he looked over with concern.

"Father, those sitting beside the City Lord are the ones who injured my younger brother and the guards that day." Yi Ao didn’t expect those people to know the City Lord, and seeing that the City Lord seemed to respect them, he had a bad feeling.

Yi Qin’s smile froze. He turned abruptly towards where the City Lord was sitting. Seeing the City Lord’s accommodating attitude towards Zhuo Tingqiu and the others, he gasped and his face darkened instantly.

"What’s going on? How do they know the City Lord?" He instinctively looked at Yi Ao, wanting an explanation.

"I don’t know either; it seemed like their first time in Bi Qiu City when we met them. Who would have thought they were connected to the City Lord?" Under Yi Qin’s murderous gaze, Yi Ao felt enormous pressure as he reluctantly spoke.

Hearing this, Yi Qin felt his vision blur.

The Yi Family’s influence in Bi Qiu City was considerable, having developed greatly over the years with a potential to become the city’s top family. But that could only be without interference from the City Lord.

The authority of the City Lord Mansion was substantial, and if the City Lord decided to act against the Yi Family, their situation could become dire!

Seeing the City Lord and Zhuo Tingqiu chatting happily, Yi Qin forced a smile back onto his face. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Let’s not worry about them now; we must win first in the family competition, or our family’s situation will worsen." Not knowing the connection between those people and the City Lord, they couldn’t act rashly. Yi Qin calmed himself and spoke to Yi Ao.

Yi Ao nodded at these words, feeling even more determined to win first place!

Opposite the Yi Family sat the Na Family. Na Yan and Na Qi also saw Zhuo Tingqiu and the City Lord’s conversations, but knowing Zhuo Tingqiu’s identity, they weren’t surprised. At this moment, like the Yi Family, they were more focused on winning the first place in the family competition.

When the time was about right, the City Lord took the stage to announce the beginning of the family competition, and all eyes were fixed on the arena.

There are over a hundred families in Bi Qiu City. Besides the first-class families like the Yi Family and the Na Family, there are also second and third-class families, as well as some ranked families waiting to make a name for themselves and rise to a higher level of family status through the martial arts tournament, enjoying more power.

The competition started with those families striving to become third-class families. They need to send out five disciples to compete, and the victorious family can advance, while the losing family gains nothing.

Those selected to go on stage are the most talented and powerful young individuals within each family, representing the family’s future. It is an honor and a responsibility, because if they lose, their family will be downgraded as a result.

To save time, there are three stages in the square, with each stage hosting one match, and the referees are sent from the City Lord Mansion.

By the time it got to the afternoon, it was finally the turn for the competition between the two first-class families, the Yi Family and the Na Family.

The Yi Family’s first participant was Yi Ao, and the Na Family sent out Na Qi.

Na Qi had already bottled up a lot of anger due to the Yi Family’s suppression and coercion of the Na Family over the days, eager to vent, while Yi Ao wanted to defeat Na Qi in the ring to completely crush the Na Family and set the groundwork for their future plans.

As the two stood on the stage, their exchanged glances crackled with electricity and intense battle intent; the atmosphere on the platform drew everyone’s attention, and even the referee was affected by their aura, directly announcing the start of the match.

The Yi Family and the Na Family were able to stand out among the many families of Bi Qiu City and become the two great families because they indeed have substantial capabilities.

Yi Ao had cultivated the family cultivation technique, and the moves he used were a set of Sword Techniques that Yi Qin bought at a high price at an auction. Similarly, Na Qi cultivated a family-inherited cultivation technique, and the moves he used were found for him by Na Zhan, not at all inferior to Yi Ao’s Saber Techniques!

On the arena, blades and swords flashed, the two fought intensely, unaffected by the external world.

"Sky-splitting Saber Technique, move twelve!" Yi Ao shouted, sweeping his sword horizontally toward Na Qi, using nearly half of his Spiritual Power. If Na Qi took the hit, he could be directly taken out of the stage.

Yi Ao was confident in his Sword Technique, having barely anyone at the same level dodge this move when sparring with his family’s guards. In his view, Na Qi couldn’t possibly evade it, leading him to display a smug smile.

Had it been Na Qi from ten days ago, he certainly wouldn’t evade it.

But now, standing in front of Yi Ao, was Na Qi who had taken a Spirit Ascension Pill, breaking through a level in cultivation, and been guided by Si Lin and others. As the blade light neared him, his figure suddenly vanished, avoiding the strike.

The blade light slashed the stage, erasing the location where Na Qi was previously standing.

Appearing in front of Yi Ao’s astonished eyes, Na Qi struck Yi Ao’s chest with a palm.

With more than half of his Spiritual Power just lost, Yi Ao was struck in the chest by Na Qi, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood and flying backward.

Na Qi quickly followed Yi Ao’s trajectory, placing his hands on Yi Ao’s shoulders, then raising his knee to thrust into Yi Ao’s stomach, causing Yi Ao’s pupils to dilate and spitting more blood.

Creating some distance, Na Qi turned around and delivered a spinning kick to Yi Ao’s face, making Yi Ao spew blood again and his body fly out once more.

This time, Na Qi leaped into the air and then fell rapidly downward, kicking Yi Ao down onto the stage from above.

"Bang!"

Yi Ao’s body slammed heavily onto the stage, raising a cloud of dust. He vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, and under his incredulous gaze, Na Qi placed a sword at his throat.

"You lost!" Na Qi looked down at Yi Ao from a higher vantage point, saying indifferently.

Yi Ao had never been defeated before, nor had he ever imagined being defeated by the Na Qi he had always despised!

"You... you’re not at the Peak of the fourth level, you’ve reached the fifth level!" Yi Ao said with widened eyes, recalling the Spiritual Power fluctuations he had just felt from Na Qi.

Na Qi ignored him, turning instead to look at the referee.

"The first match between the Yi Family and the Na Family, victory to the Na Family!" The referee, still in shock, snapped to attention under Na Qi’s gaze and promptly announced the result.

Upon hearing this, Na Qi withdrew his sword, not even glancing at the fallen Yi Ao on the ground, and turned to walk back to his seat in the audience.

"Father, I did it!" Na Qi said with a smile, seeing Na Yan, who stood up equally excited.

Na Yan nodded, his eyes red, evidently very moved, "You did wonderfully, my Qi’er. The next matches will be left to the others!"

Na Qi nodded, taking a drink from a water bottle handed over by a Na Family servant, then sat by Na Yan’s side to continue watching the competition.

On the other side, Yi Ao’s injuries were severe, compounded by the massive blow he had taken, he couldn’t even stand up and had to be helped off the stage by the Yi Family servants, back to Yi Qin’s side.

Yi Qin’s expression was very gloomy. Despite his concern for the results, he also cared about Yi Ao’s health since among his sons, Yi Ao was the most promising. If anything happened to Yi Ao, the Yi Family would have no one to inherit it.