The military leader around felt that this was unfair to Long Tao. He was still at seventh level QI master. How could he fight the former vice-general? This was a one-sided match that Lin Bao was sure to win. Even Lin Bao himself was quite surprised. He didn't seem to get it at first but the realization suddenly drew upon him. The leader actually asked him to beat Long Tao in return for his freedom and pardon. This was a golden opportunity. Although he would be ousted from the military, he could get revenge for his son by killing Long Tao.
"Are you saying that I need to defeat vice-captain Long to get my freedom from the punishment.". The leader looked at him and said with a carefree tone" Is it too small. Fine, I will add something extra. You will get to keep your position in the military in addition to the above rewards if you managed to do that.". Lin Bao was speechless. Why did such a one-sided opportunity appear before him? How could he let go? He agreed instantly but was then interrupted by a sharp voice filled with sarcasm. "I don't need to have a fight with a dead man."
Long Tao spoke directly to the leader. Each of the members of the tribunal was nervous about this attitude of Long Tao. Although it was unfair, how could he berate the general himself? The general looked at him" Are you suggesting something to me?" Long Tao looked at him in amusement" I am just saying that the treatment here is unfair. He gets to keep so many awards by defeating someone of a lower realm, but What about me.?" The general was silent for the time being, but he laughed out loud soon. "Aren't you too greedy boy"
Long Tao's expression remained unchanged. It was as if he made a natural request to the person in front of him and was not shameful of it. "Fine. Not only will you get all his possessions, but your squad will also be compensated by ten times the points they would have earned out of their completed missions. As per your missions, you will be compensated with 15 times the total.". Long Tao bowed instantly" I have long heard of your mighty name general". Even the general's eyes were beginning to twitch from this event. This guy was too carefree and shameless. He managed to change his disposition so fast.
Long Tao instantly went up on the stage and signaled at Lin Bao to get on. Lin Bao was laughing inside. How foolish can this guy be? He released his aura. QI general level 3. He managed to break-through recently and it gave him the confidence to act against Long Tao. The atmosphere changed instantly. The audience began lamenting on the bad luck of Long Tao. Although the compensation promised to him was quite large, it was not big enough for him to put his life on the line for it. There was a discussion about how foolish Long Tao's decision was. He was berated multiple times, but Long Tao didn't care for the opinions of the others. He took the defensive pose to guard against Lin Bao's attack.
"I have to applaud you for your courage, but your arrogance seems to have blinded your sanity. It's a matter of pride for you to die in my hands. Long Ta didn't answer the question. He didn't even move or change his expression. Lin Bao was irritated after seeing this cockiness of Long Tao. He instantly used his Qi to land a punch on Long Tao. The impact occurred and Lin Bao was already confident of his victory by this when he suddenly saw the scene around him. The audience was silent. He tried to feel his fist and found it fixed onto something.
Long Tao stopped Lin Bao's attack with bare hands, without even using his Qi. This result was within Long Tao's expectations. He managed to fight with Xuanfa when he was just at QI master level 5, but now he was at QI master level 8. 3 levels higher than his previous state. Li Xuanfa was at the 4th level of QI general and although he didn't use his full power, Long Tao would be short by a small margin of power. He was confident to match perfectly against Li Xuanfa, were they to fight now. Hence Lin Bao's action was like a joke to him.
Lin Bao retreated instantly and looked carefully at his opponent. This time it seems that he had kicked a true iron plate. This guy was not normal. The reports of Lin Hao were not made up. He would say that they undermined the true strength of Long Tao. Lin Bao took out his sword from the scabbard. He was a primary spear user but he had taken his training in swords when he was young. His sword intent was at beginner 2nd level peak. The attack came towards Long Tao but was instantly destroyed and overwhelmed. Long Tao sighed out of pity. He was a practitioner whose sword intent was at 2nd level advance peak. He would enter the realm of sword body next.
Lin Bao was pushed back, thrown into a pitiful state by Long Tao's attack. He threw his word away. He could only use his most powerful weapons and Qi techniques. The spear appeared in Lin Bao's hand. He pointed it at Long Tao and closed his eyes. A projection appeared before Long Tao. He was taken back. Lin Bao was a genius in his own rights. He managed to climb to 2nd level advance intent and gain spear spirit level. The spear spirit projection of Lin Bao was like a small dragon. Its extruded a kind of dominance and strong penetrating power. Long Tao took a few steps back. He wanted to use his QI attack son this guy, but he chose to hold back his trump cards and real strength. He took out his word.
A similar figure, like that of Lin Bao, appeared beside Long Tao. It was a speed type of beast spirit. Lin Bao was speechless. Even the rest of the tribunal was speechless. Long Tao was at 2nd level advance intent of sword, which most Qi general couldn't dream of achieving. He took one step after another in the direction of Lin Bao. It brought Lin Bao back to reality and he charged with his spirit's special ability. Long Tao used his ability too. Lin Bao's spirit ability was a boost in the penetration power while Long Tao's spirit gave him enhanced agility as well as the flexibility to speed his way to the enemy. The fight continued. The game was of dodge and stabs. After a long time, due to the lack of QI reserve, Lin Bao's spirit finally showed a fault, which Long Tao took advantage of and managed to stab Lin Bao's heart.
Lin Bao's body was lying lifeless on the life-death arena, blood flowing from it continuously. The blood essence was being absorbed by the sword. The audience was mesmerized into absolute silence by the performance the vice-captain of the black-buck squad has just shown. A huge shout of cheer was soon heard followed by Long Tao coming down of the platform and going in front of the general of the army. The general was astonished as to how fast the match was finished. What surprised him, even more, was that Lin Bao lost due to depleted Qi reserves. This was a joke in case of a fight between a QI master and Qi general, but the miracle happened. " I hope the general didn't forget about the promised prize to me. When will I be able to claim my belongings?".
The general got up from his seat and looked at Long Tao and the rest of the Black-buck squad which gathered behind him. He had to keep his words." As promised the Black-buck squad will get 10 times the service points than what they have achieved in this period of the mission. From the survey and reporting, The amount of adding the prize leads to a grand total of 4,000,000 points. You can proceed with the distribution as you wish."
He then looked at Long Tao and said" Your total stands at 8,000,000 which will hereby be presented to you. Also, as per the agreement you are to claim all the properties of in Bao both within and outside of Tamar. You will be handed the deeds of the properties by tomorrow. I congratulate you on winning." Long Tao bowed in glee and was about to leave when he heard another sentence.
"I have another matter to talk to you about. Since you are going to inherit everything of Lin Bao, you will inherit his title too. Your title would general DRAGON which is in recognition of your abilities. You are to leave for the capital city of Jiao instantly. For the first mission of this post, you will have to take in an escort mission. You can choose your underlings. No need to report your leave."