Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 68 - Aggressive!

Long Chen’s eyes turned cold. "Tuoba Jiao, you’d better not push your luck!"

"How dare a mere Third-class Disciple like you address me by my name?" Tuoba Jiao narrowed her eyes, her tone dripping with disdain. "Are you even worthy? I *am* pushing my luck. What can you do about it?"

"Qiu Ming! What are you waiting for? Hit him!"

With a thud, Qiu Ming immediately dropped to one knee. "Second Senior Sister, please forgive me! The sect rules forbid attacking lower-ranked disciples. As a First-class Disciple, if I attack this junior brother and he or Steward Chen holds me accountable, I will surely face punishment!"

Seeing that Qiu Ming dared not make his move, Tuoba Jiao’s pretty face turned livid with anger. "You useless thing! With my protection, what are you afraid of? Besides, you just need to challenge him to a life-and-death duel. After you beat him up, just make sure not to kill him!"

Tuoba Jiao urged impatiently, "As long as you give him a beating, all of his Human Martial Beads will be yours."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Ming’s pupils constricted, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Just now, Tang Le said that Long Chen has one hundred and eighty million Human Martial Beads! Such a number would tempt any disciple, and First-class Disciples are no exception!

It was a well-known fact that each First-class Disciple only received one million Human Martial Beads per month. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Second Senior Sister, if Steward Chen questions me afterward, how should I respond?" Qiu Ming was already tempted.

Seeing this, Long Chen’s heart sank. In the Martial Ancestor Sect, my voice ultimately carries little weight. Without sufficient personal strength, I’m not completely safe, even with Chen Yao’s protection!

"What a joke. Is it really so uncommon in the Sect for a First-class Disciple to challenge a lower-ranked disciple to a life-and-death duel and kill them, just because they find them disagreeable? Besides, you aren’t going to kill him. You’re just taking his Human Martial Beads and sparing his life in return!" Tuoba Jiao flashed a toothy grin.

With a clear look of delight, Qiu Ming respectfully accepted the order. He stood up and faced Long Chen. "My apologies, Junior Apprentice Brother Long. We had no grievances between us, but it seems we are fated to become enemies today. Don’t blame me; if you must blame someone, blame yourself for provoking someone you shouldn’t have!"

HUM!

As his words fell, Qiu Ming removed the disciple token from his waist, revealing it to be a First-Class Disciple Token.

"I, Qiu Ming, hereby challenge you to a life-and-death duel! According to sect rules, you cannot refuse!" Qiu Ming held the token out toward Long Chen.

Long Chen scoffed disdainfully. "Why bother with the fake apology? At the end of the day, you just want my Human Martial Beads!"

"That’s right! Since you’ve laid it all out, I won’t bother being polite. I’m taking all of your Human Martial Beads!" Qiu Ming put away his First-Class Disciple Token and clenched his fists. "With your lowly realm and status, you’re powerless to change anything! But rest assured, I won’t kill you. I’m just following Second Senior Sister’s wishes to teach you a lesson! Shall we begin?"

Nearby, Tuoba Jiao stood with her slender hands clasped behind her back, watching Long Chen with a triumphant look. "Don’t even think about running to Sister Yao to snitch on me. If you dare, I guarantee you won’t last in the Martial Ancestor Sect! Let’s not even mention that my father is the head of the Human Institute, the current Human King! My brother alone, Tuoba Beast—the strongest First-class Disciple in the Human Institute—is enough to turn you into a pariah, a bug for everyone to squash!"

Hearing this, Long Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his rage. He stated coldly, "According to the sect rules, I indeed cannot refuse Qiu Ming’s challenge. However, the rules do not specify *when* the battle must take place! Therefore, I can choose the time for our duel! Am I right?"

SWISH!

In an instant, Tuoba Jiao’s breath hitched, and her beautiful eyes went wide with shock. Qiu Ming, who had been ready to attack, also froze, his expression stiffening as his eyelids twitched.

Neither Tuoba Jiao nor Qiu Ming had ever expected Long Chen to use the sect rules so cleverly! Indeed, according to the sect rules, a First-class Disciple could challenge any other disciple to a life-and-death duel, and the challenged party could not refuse. But the rules never specified a timeframe for the battle to begin. Long Chen was exploiting a loophole!

"Forget it! Junior Brother Qiu, just beat him up! All the Human Martial Beads will still be yours! I’ll take the fall if anything happens!" As she said this, Tuoba Jiao warned with extreme impatience, "If you don’t listen, I’ll have my brother come find you personally!"

SWISH!

Those words instantly drained the color from Qiu Ming’s face. The imposing figure and name of Tuoba Beast flashed through his mind.

The strongest disciple in the Human Institute was also the third most talented genius among all disciples in the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Institutes. Tuoba Beast’s strength was second only to Chu Lingjun and Shangguan Pojun, but he was by far the most brutal of the three.

"I understand!" Qiu Ming narrowed his eyes, his cold gaze fixed on Long Chen. Between Tuoba Jiao’s threat and the temptation of the Human Martial Beads, he no longer feared breaking the sect rules.

"Junior Apprentice Brother Long, it would have been better if you had just accepted the challenge. I would have made you suffer a bit, but I wouldn’t have beaten you too harshly."

Qiu Ming paused, his voice turning frigid. "But you just had to exploit a loophole to avoid the fight. You’ve forced me to violate the sect rules and attack a mere Third-class Disciple as a First-class Disciple! Now, I’ll have to beat you senseless just to vent my frustration!"

HUM!

The moment he finished speaking, battle qi erupted from Qiu Ming’s body as he lunged toward Long Chen. That surge of battle qi was unmistakably from the War Ancestor Realm!

Long Chen’s expression darkened. Even if I use the Divine Demon Secret Technique Dragon Blood Boiling, I’m no match for a War Ancestor Realm expert!

But things had already come to this; his only option was to fight. Even if he ended up battered and bleeding, he would never submit to Tuoba Jiao or anyone else!

"Young master, please forgive your servant for this insubordination," Xia Duoduo’s voice suddenly echoed in Long Chen’s mind. "I must temporarily take control of your body to teach them a harsh lesson! Please do not resist!"

Long Chen’s pupils constricted. He naturally wouldn’t refuse; his trust in Xia Duoduo was absolute.