Blazing flames shot into the sky. As the remaining waves of true energy dissipated, people anxiously looked toward the center of the battlefield.
At this moment, the Sky-Blue Twin Swords fell weakly to the ground. The Nine Fire-Devouring Beads turned into nine fiery red beads, giving off steam as they rolled in all directions.
The flames on the Demon-Slaying Sword went out, and it fell not far away.
Meanwhile, both Jiang Kai and Dongfang Bai were lying face down on the ground, completely motionless.
"Th… this is mutual destruction?" the spectators below stared at the scene in shock.
However, on Ghost Star, this result was not yet the final outcome.
Suddenly, Dongfang Bai's body began to turn into points of light and disperse. Moments later, he disappeared completely.
"Dongfang Bai is dead!" People were stunned, but at the same time they stared at Jiang Kai even more nervously!
Jiang Kai was not dead yet? Or would he also turn into points of light at any moment?
Not long after, a faint glow spread over Jiang Kai's body. His armor, already covered in countless wounds, actually began to change!
The Regeneration Armor, besides being able to repair itself, could also slowly restore its owner's condition!
A few minutes later, Jiang Kai slowly opened his eyes.
He first looked around. After discovering that Dongfang Bai was no longer there, he let out a breath and sat up by himself…
Jiang Kai thought to himself, no wonder the Wheel of Fate never activated. Turns out it was not a life-or-death moment yet.
Although he used Battle Eight Desolations to avoid the damage from reversed true energy, in the Fate of All Beings state he still took some damage and almost died.
"I have so many life-saving methods, and my attributes are even higher than Dongfang Bai's, yet I was still almost forced to trigger the Wheel of Fate by him… there is always someone stronger out there." Jiang Kai sighed.
Ghost Star has hundreds of professions, and each profession has different talent skills. Professions, skills, talents, equipment, and individual strength combine with each other to produce countless possible outcomes.
His gambler attributes were indeed far beyond ordinary people, but that did not rule out the emergence of super experts among other professions.
This Dongfang Bai truly was extraordinarily strong.
Two to three thousand people at the scene silently watched Jiang Kai sit there in a daze. No one dared to disturb him.
Seeing this, Dongfang Canghai now regretted it so much his guts felt green.
Again it was the Regeneration Armor! If not for the Regeneration Armor, Jiang Kai would have died for sure!
Yet the Regeneration Armor originally belonged to their Dongfang family. That was what made him the most furious!
If there were no Regeneration Armor, Jiang Kai would not have discovered the Life God's ruins! If there were no Regeneration Armor, Jiang Kai could not possibly have won against Dongfang Bai!
It was precisely the Dongfang family, who hated Jiang Kai the most, that had helped him again and again!
"Jiang Kai! Jiang Kai!" Dongfang Canghai roared in his heart!
After sitting for a few minutes, Jiang Kai propped himself up and stood.
No matter what, he had finally won.
It was time to clear up the previous misunderstandings.
"Everyone." Jiang Kai gathered his spirits and cupped his fists toward those around him. "There are some things I need to make clear."
"First, I did indeed impersonate Han Yi of the Qingyun Sect to participate in Kunlun's martial matchmaking competition, but this was my personal matter. Since I did not cause losses to other sects, it has nothing to do with anyone else."
"As for people with ulterior motives saying I infiltrated the ancient martial circle, sorry, although I used Han Yi's name, I myself am originally from the Qingyun Sect. The Qingyun Sect Master can testify to this!"
"Second, the Regeneration Armor was won by me in a wager against Dongfang Ming. Elder Hu of Mount Hua can testify to this."
"Third, I killed five members of the Dongfang family because after they lost the Regeneration Armor, they bore a grudge against me. When I was searching for the Life God's ruins, they tried to ambush us halfway. I had no choice but to kill them."
As soon as his words fell, Dongfang Canghai could no longer endure it and rushed onto the arena.
"Jiang Kai, you are slandering us with blood from your mouth. How could my Dongfang family be so narrow-minded!" Dongfang Canghai shouted angrily. "Other matters aside for now, everyone must not forget that this enhancement of the Guardian Lord was because Jiang Kai obtained the Fire Tribulation Bead!"
"The military is already investigating whether Jiang Kai is connected to the Fanatics, heretical paths, or the Weird Alliance."
"Think about it. A person like this sneaking into our ancient martial circle, could his purpose really be simple!"
After Dongfang Canghai finished speaking, the crowd below immediately stirred.
"Fanatics? Jiang Kai could be a Fanatic? Impossible, right!"
"Exactly. He contributed before in the Global Competition and the Global National War. And now among the three major divine ruins discovered worldwide, Jiang Kai discovered two of them!"
Facing the doubts from below, Dongfang Canghai sneered. "I know everyone has their concerns. At first, I also did not believe it. But then I obtained another piece of information, which made me change my mind."
"What I say, you might not believe. But what the military says, you should believe, right!"
"General Liu, please explain it."
Following Dongfang Canghai's gaze, people looked toward the main spectator seats where several military representatives were seated.
One of the generals stepped into the center of the field.
When Luo Ping saw this person, he frowned slightly. "It's Liu Qi? Tsk… but that's normal."
Hua Tianchen nodded, popping a peeled nut into his mouth. "Liu Yuanxiang's uncle, after all."
General Liu stood in the center of the field and nodded to the people around him.
"Everyone, we are indeed investigating Jiang Kai."
"Since the head of the Dongfang family brought this up, I will talk about a few doubts we currently have."
"First, we investigated Jiang Kai's background. His parents both died, and he was saved by an eight-year-old child, who brought him from City No. 13 to Jiangzhong City. In addition, another point of doubt is that this boy also happened to save another infant along the way."
"Everyone think about it. City No. 13 is over two hundred kilometers away from Jiangzhong City. How did an eight-year-old child bring two infants across areas infested with Beast Gods to reach Jiangzhong City?"
The expressions of the people below immediately grew solemn.
Liu Qi smiled faintly and said, "Let me remind everyone. You need to combine the three doubts I am about to mention."
"First, everyone knows that the Weird Alliance operates in the Beast God regions, right?"
"Second, for a person with no background at all to have the level of strength he has now, think about it. What are the odds that there was no one behind the scenes pushing him?"
"Third, Jiang Kai's profession. To this day, no one knows what it is!"
Liu Qi's words instantly made people link these points together…
"So that means Jiang Kai, and even his whole family, might have been sent to the centralized cities by Weird professions from a young age?"
"That's possible! He himself was just a child. How could he take two even younger children and escape that far! And someone with no background at all could not even afford initial class-change materials. How could he be this strong?"
"Could he be a descendant of Weird profession users, sent among us?"
Liu Qi did not give an answer, but continued with the next doubt.
"Another point. As far as I know, the Jiangzhong City military invited Jiang Kai to join the military many times, but Jiang Kai consistently refused."
After speaking, Liu Qi turned to look at Jiang Kai, smiling as he asked, "Jiang Kai, I really want to ask you. As someone with no background at all, where does your confidence come from to give up joining the military, the strongest backing in Huaxia?"
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