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Chapter III Life and Death Contract

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, welcoming the day of the Chen family's assessment to become an adult disciple. During this time, Chen Lei's father, Chen Mantang, came back from the wild and was surprised when he found out that Chen Lei had broken through to the Zhenqi realm.

As one of the five families in Qingyang Town, the adult disciple test of the Chen family could be said to be a grand occasion for Qingyang Town. Ordinary citizens naturally did not have the qualifications to come to the ceremony, but as a member of the five families like the Chen family, Zhao, Wang, Nie, and Sun family, all of the elders had their own young disciples with them.

"Chen Lei, attack!"

The organizer of the test called out Chen Lei's name.

"Chen Lei, that young man with the reputation of the number one genius of Qingyang Town, or even Broken Mountain City?"

After all, Chen Lei was the pride of the entire Chen family. He was eleven years old, and at the peak of the ninth level of the Martial Foundation Stage, there had never been a genius like Chen Lei in the entirety of Qingyang Town in a hundred years.

"Humph, that is only the past. The current Chen Lei is only a piece of trash. What is there to look at?"

In front of the viewing platform, Elder Wang Changqing gave a cold snort. He did not lower his voice in the slightest. His words were clearly heard by over a thousand people in the training field.

If they met each other in the wilderness, they would directly kill each other. The Wang and Chen families were both under the control of the other family, and both families knew that the other family was the culprit, but they did not have any evidence to prove it. After all, if they did this kind of thing, they had to do it cleanly and without any future troubles.

The two families both knew that there would be a bloody battle in the future, that it would be either you or me dying, but right now, neither of the two families had the confidence to kill the other completely. They were both afraid of each other, and they kept a delicate balance.

In this year's Chen family's adult disciple exam, the Wang family's elder, Wang Changqing, had come with the attitude of finding fault with the Chen family. As he spoke, he naturally didn't leave the Chen family any face.

Faced with Wang Changqing's mockery, the Chen family's patriarch and elders' faces became ugly. However, what Wang Changqing said was the truth. Even if the Chen family's patriarch and the elders wanted to refute, they had no excuse.

"You disgraceful thing! How could you still have the face to participate in this Coming of Age Examination? The face of my Chen family has been completely thrown away by you."

Chen Ying didn't even try to conceal his voice as he coldly spoke to Chen Lei.

Chen Lei gave Chen Ying a deep look and didn't say anything more. Instead, he turned around and looked at the Wang family elder on the viewing platform and loudly said, "Old thing, who are you calling a trash? You're a guest invited by my Chen family, yet you're so rude.

Chen Lei sneered and said, "Old dog, those who insult others must be humiliated. So what if I'm rude to you? You can't bite me."

Facing Chen Lei, Wang Changqing had no way to lower himself to the same level as him. Wang Changqing would never have imagined that Chen Lei would dare to speak to him in such a bold manner, so he turned to the patriarch of the Chen family and the elders, "Master Chen, is this your Chen family's home tutor?"

Facing Wang Changqing's questioning, the Chen family's patriarch smiled and said, "Elder Wang, why must you be so angry? You should lower yourself to the same level as the younger generation. Moreover, I think what Chen Lei said might not be unreasonable, so what you say is not true."

Wang Changqing had nowhere to vent his anger on. He stared at Chen Lei and wished that he could tear him into a thousand pieces.

Sensing Wang Changqing's gaze, Chen Lei was not afraid in the slightest. He said, "Old dog, what are you looking at? Today, I will let you know my true strength."

After he had finished speaking, he ignored Wang Changqing's gaze, who was on the verge of devouring him, and went straight to the stone pillar to test his cultivation. Without any hesitation, he gently slapped the stone pillar with his palm.

"How is this possible …"

In particular, Chen Lei's instructor, Chen Lianshan, was barely able to breathe. He clearly remembered that Chen Lei was only at the sixth level of the Martial Foundation Stage five days ago, but now, what happened? How could he have reached the great circle of the Martial Foundation Stage? No, he was not at the great circle of the Martial Foundation Stage.

Just what had happened to Chen Lei in the past few days? How could there be such a huge change?

Chen Ying was also completely dumbfounded. The rocks that filled the air were like slaps all over his face, slapping him so hard that his face was flushed red.

He was also very surprised, but in the blink of an eye, his voice sounded out again, "Hmph, you are only at the great circle of the ninth level of the Martial Foundation Stage, what is there to be proud of. Among my Wang family's disciples, there are many that have broken through to the true qi realm at your age. With your achievements, you are not even an ant in my Wang family, but you are actually so proud of yourself, you are truly a frog in a well."

Chen Lei said, "Old man, since you said it like that, why don't you let your Wang family's disciples spar with me and see what kind of extraordinary existence your Wang family's elites are or do you only know how to boast in your own home. Once you are outside, you will become a bear."

Elder Wang looked at Chen Lei with a sinister look. Without hesitation, he replied, "Alright, in a while during the battle, let my Wang family's disciples weigh the pros and cons. I want to see just how capable you are."

"Finally, all the Chen family disciples finished their examinations and entered the stage of battle." Next, which clan's disciple wants to challenge my Chen Clan's elite disciple? "

The head elder, Chen Luotuo, asked the crowd seated on the viewing platform.

"Of course it's my Wang Clan that came first. Didn't Chen Lei agree to spar with my Wang Clan disciples just now? Naturally, my Wang Clan's disciples will be the first to fight in this first round." Wang Changqing refused.

Elder Chen Luotu looked at Chen Lei and asked for his opinion.

Chen Lei nodded his head towards Elder Chen Luotu and said loudly, "Elder Chen, if this disciple is willing to accept the challenge, he will definitely not take on the reputation of our Chen Clan."

Chen Luotu said, "Good, Elder Wang. Chen Lei's cultivation is at the first level of Zhenqi realm, and the disciples you send must not exceed the first level of Zhenqi realm. Also, both sides are forbidden to use any precious artifacts or pills."

Wang Changqing laughed and proudly said, "Of course. My Wang family's disciples naturally do not dare to use any external means to bully your Chen family's disciples. However, I would like to add a condition that we sign the Life and Death Certificate for this challenge."

"What? You want to sign the Life and Death Contract?"

Elder Chen Luotu was stunned, there was no such rule in the past.

Wang Changqing sneered, his voice carrying a dark killing intent, "That's right, Chen Lei has gone against this elder, how can he let it go so easily? Naturally, he will have to pay a certain price. Between this challenge, both sides will fight to the death."

Elder Chen Luotu cast his gaze towards the clan head. He couldn't make such a decision for such an important matter.

The Chen Clan's clan head, Chen Tang Xuan, looked towards Chen Lei for his opinion. If Chen Lei didn't agree, then he would respect Chen Lei's decision. After all, Chen Lei was an elite disciple of the Chen Clan and he wasn't willing to lose easily.