Chapter 1673
Among them, one group of people who followed Liza and Narumi were obviously the people who
supported them. The other group followed closely behind Kento, so they were naturally the people
who supported the Akao family.
Among those people, Fade even saw Genkiro, whom he had been investigating. He was the leader
of the Hachi n of Osko City. Now that he had gone to Kento, it could be said that he had
provided the Akao Family with an extraordinary boost of strength.
The third faction would be the neutral faction that had nothing to do with either of them. In other
words, they would only decide on their stand after watching the performance of the ceremony that
day.
The people of all three factions entered the ancestral temple and they were clearly separated.
People led by Liza and the Akao family red at each other, and the atmosphere was tense, as if
they could start a fight at any time.
The neutral faction seemed to be much quieter as they secretly observed the movements of both
sides and schemed in their hearts.
After everyone stood still, the sacrificial rituals began.
An elder who held a variety of tokens in hand and spoke the Jopenonguage, in which Fade didn''t
understand a word, ordered people from the three factions to kneel and pay respect.
The ceremonies went on one after another, and the ancestral hall was silent. Although Fade didn''t
know what they were talking about, he had a general understanding of what was going on.
The main purpose of the ceremony was to pay respect to all the chiefs and people who had
contributed greatly ever since the establishment of the Hachi n 80 years ago. Of course, there
were also various important events that needed to bememorated.
It was already 11.30 AM after theplicated and traditional formal ceremony ended.
Everyone left the ancestral hall and had lunch together in the living room.
The atmosphere at lunch was quite solemn as well, and everything they ate was cold and vegan.
The purpose of the lunch was not to enjoy food, but to show respect andmemoration.
After a simple lunch, everyone returned to their rooms to rest for an hour at noon. They would
gather at the martial arts arena located at the general headquarters in the afternoon.
Gathering at the arena, all the important members of the Hachi n had also changed into their
warrior uniforms worn in the morning, and the atmosphere gradually heated up.
The members who were not in the Hachi n finally revealed a trace of excitement on their faces.
That was because everyone knew that thememoration and sacrificial ritual in the morning were
only ceremonies. The highlight of the day would be the duel in the afternoon. After all, it was an
important battle that would determine the future master of the Hachi n.
After everyone arrived, the elder who was in charge of the morning ceremony appeared once again
and exined the rules to everyone present. He then looked at Liza and Kento''s factions, reminding
them that it should only be a friendly match and a chance for the internal martial artists of the Hachi
n to learn and improve.
However, everyone knew that these words were just insinuations on the surface. This duel was the
best chance for the Akao family and Liza to show their strengths and attract the support of the
neutral faction.
After going through some general words, he officially announced the start of the duel.
Liza started off by sending an intermediate young warrior of the ck Level to enter the battlefield,
and the Akao family sent a simr warrior to fight him as well.
The two of them fought a heated and intense battle; their skills and abilities were excellent. In the
end, the warrior on Liza''s side was defeated after nearly half an hour of fighting hard.
There was a sudden round of warm apuse from the Akao family'' s side. At Liza''s end, everyone''s
expressions changed slightly, but there were not too many disappointed faces.
That was because everyone knew that these little fighters were just testing the waters, and the real
battle had yet to begin.
Next, both sides continuously sent their representatives to fight in battles. Almost all of those
contestants were of the same age and on simr tiers. They initially started from the intermediate
stage of the ck Level, and along with the increase in the contestants'' strength, they slowly
entered the peak stage of the ck Level.
It was actually a process where both sidespeted and tested the young contestants and their
strength reserves, which could also be regarded as a demonstration of the basic strength
of both sides.
There were a total of eight matches. In the end, the Akao Family had a slight win as they won five
rounds while Liza''s side only had three wins.
As thepetition went on, the scene grew livelier.
That was especially true for those who were sitting on the fence in the Hachi n and the others
from other underground organizations. They could gauge the strength of the two factions based on
the contestants'' performance, and thus choose a side.
Now, the result of the contest showed that the Akao family had the upper hand.
Thus, the smiles on Kento and Taira''s faces could not be hidden.
On the other hand, Eichi had a gloomy face and aplicated expression. Narumi''s face was
devoid of emotions at this moment, and one couldn''t tell whether he was happy or sad.
After eight rounds, Kento said, "Narumi, those were just small fights. Those who are not at the Earth
Level can''t be considered experts. Why don''t we send out Earth Level masters? That would be
interesting."
As he spoke, Kento sent out a contestant who was at the early stage of the Earth Level.
Seeing this, Narumi slightly narrowed his eyes and said, "Happy to oblige."
Followed by that, their team sent out another early-staged Earth Level contestant.
As soon as the two Earth Level masters stepped on stage, the atmosphere was immediately stirred
up.
That was because everyone knew that the real highlight wasing. The former ck Level
experts could be said to be the power reserves of the two factions. The real decisive force was
undoubtedly the Earth Level masters.
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It was possible for an Earth Level master to casually deal with more than ten or even tens of ck
Level experts.
Moreover, the number of Earth Level masters wasn''t as many as the number of ck Level experts.
The number and quality of the Earth Level masters of both sides would undoubtedly determine their
true battle prowess.
The two Earth Level masters went into the ring and immediately began their intense fight without
saying a word.
Dust flew in the air, and their strength rumbled. Their fight was particrly fierce. The strength
shown was obviously more interesting than that of the previous experts in the ck Level. The
atmosphere at the scene was brought to life in an instant.
After an intense battle, the representative from Liza''s side finally won by a narrow margin.
The duel continued. However, what was different from the previous duel was that this time, the
Earth Level masters didn''t fight one on one. Instead, they fought in session until one faction who
didn''t have enough contestants was forced to surrender.
Therefore, Liza''s Earth Level master did not step down and continued standing in the ring to fight
with the second Earth Level master from the Akao family.
This time the result spoke for itself. As Liza''s contestant was too tired in the first round, he was soon
defeated.
The second contestant immediately followed.
Just like that, both sides constantly sent their people into fighting. The fighting on the scene grew
more vigorous and slowly turned tragic. In the beginning, the defeated contestants were only
injured. But now, it wasmon for the defeated contestants to have fractured arms and legs; it
was even possible for their dantians to be destroyed.
At this point, it could be said that both sides were truly enraged, and were fighting a bloody battle.