The moment this happened, all the nearby heavy-hitters snapped to attention. Obviously, the Xiao Family’s true symbol is the Golden Phoenix—and street gossip has always said, whoever commands the Golden Phoenix is the real head of the Xiao Family. No question about it!
Right now, with Celia Xiao and her Golden Phoenix showing up, tons of people stared wide-eyed—clearly not believing it. More and more started whispering and gossiping, unable to hold back.
"With the Golden Phoenix out, that proves Celia Xiao is the real head of the Xiao Family. All those rumors about Ethan Xiao stealing the patriarch seat—I didn’t believe it before, but seeing this, I have to admit it’s true!"
"Man, Ethan Xiao really is the worst. As Celia Xiao’s uncle, he actually stole the patriarch’s seat? What a rat—seriously shameful!"
"Alright, keep it down. Sure, Ethan Xiao’s a scumbag, but he’s got Harlan Yanro backing him—we can’t go too far. Just curse him as a beast in private!"
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At this point, the whole mood had shifted. After all, even among these spectators, there were still some decent folks. Seeing all this play out, how could they not speak up?
And hearing all this, Ethan Xiao’s face just kept getting uglier. He’d wanted to use this fight to boost his name, but instead it turned into a total humiliation. Plus, Simon Xiao was still on the arena, yelling his head off—Ethan’s reputation was basically ruined.
And right now, Simon Xiao was one step from death. Ethan knew Celia’s style best—she was always ruthless. After all the crap he’d put her through, she was bound to go full revenge mode. Shawn Xiao was already dead, and Simon was his only son left. If Simon died too, his whole bloodline would be wiped out!
"Damn it, get up there! Stop that little bitch!" Ethan Xiao finally snapped, shouting at the top of his lungs. Instantly, a bunch of Xiao Family disciples charged onto the stage—five Earth Immortals rushed in all at once!
Originally, Simon Xiao was totally doomed.
But suddenly, five Earth Immortals jumped in to block her—instantly flipping the whole situation!
Clearly, at this point, Ethan Xiao had ditched all the rules just to save his own skin.
People around might still fear Harlan Yanro’s backing, but nobody had any respect left for Ethan Xiao—in fact, all they felt was pure hate.
"All together! Crush that little bitch!" The five Earth Immortals closed in fast.
Everyone nearby stared at them with burning eyes—pissed off, but too scared to speak up. No need to guess, these five were Ethan Xiao’s top elites and his biggest backup. Their strength was nothing to sneeze at!
At that moment, Ryan Ling glanced at Joanna Long. She nodded back, not hesitating for a second—she shot straight out and took her place beside Celia Xiao.
"Don’t worry, Celia—I’ve got your back!" Joanna Long grinned, looking extra smug.
Celia Xiao instantly relaxed—obviously, all this was Ryan Ling’s setup. He wanted the whole world to see Ethan Xiao’s true colors, and to make it clear that even the Xiao Family’s women were tougher than their so-called men!
"You thugs want to gang up? Please! I could wipe you out with one finger!" Joanna Long smirked and straight-up flipped the five Earth Immortals off.
"How dare you! Two little bitches think they can take out my Five Tiger Generals? Get in there—Harlan Yanro’s got our backs, so don’t be afraid of anything. Kill them!" Ethan Xiao roared from behind.
Right now, only by crushing these two could Ethan Xiao save face; otherwise, this would be the most epic humiliation of his life.
"Got it!" The five Earth Immortals didn’t hesitate at all. Instantly, they stacked up in a human tower—obviously, a formation. This was a sword array meant to kill everything in its path!
The moment the array formed, endless sword qi howled out, locking down the whole arena inside and out. Sharp-eyed spectators could even see tens of thousands of swords appearing in the sky—blade after blade, endless, like they were blotting out the heavens!
These five didn’t hold back at all, giving Celia Xiao and Joanna Long zero chance. The second they made a move, they unleashed a brutal slaughter sword array!
Seeing this sword array, all the sword experts in the crowd nodded and praised it, calling it seriously mysterious and clever.
Hearing those comments, Ethan Xiao finally started to calm down up on the high platform.
"What are you waiting for? Wipe them out—or just wipe out the whole Long Family!" Ethan Xiao cleared his throat and shouted again.
In a flash, that savage slaughter sword array erupted, sword qi flooding the whole sky—clearly, this Earth Immortal array was way nastier than any normal sword formation!
This move nearly trapped both women on the spot!
What awaited them was a total slaughter!
By now, the crowd was watching with their hearts pounding. Never mind Ethan Xiao’s shamelessness—just seeing five grown men gang up on two women was enough to spark outrage!
On the other side, Lydia Jin—especially Leon Long and the rest—were all clenching their fists, ready to jump in at any moment!
But out of all of them, Ryan Ling was the only one who stayed perfectly calm.
His calm was so strange, it was like he didn’t think the five Earth Immortals even matched up to those two women—even with them trapped in that crazy sword array!
Right then, endless sword qi turned into countless blades, all slashing straight at Celia Xiao and Joanna Long. There must’ve been billions of swords—if they all hit the arena, it would be ground to dust, let alone those two women!
But at the critical moment, Celia Xiao and Joanna Long suddenly unleashed a freakishly powerful aura—totally weird, and packed with destructive force!
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Everyone stared, totally stunned. How could two supposedly weak women explode with so much power? And that power was brimming with wild, masculine energy—instantly dissolving hundreds of thousands of invisible sword blades around them!
Next, Celia Xiao and Joanna Long charged out together, each wielding their own sword—like two super-powered divine weapons, they swept back and forth, instantly cutting down every last bit of sword qi!
"Hiss!" All around, the crowd gasped, eyes wide—they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. The instant all the sword qi was cut down, the five Earth Immortals collapsed, coughing up blood, half-dead on the spot!
"Ethan Xiao, if you’ve got any tricks left, bring them on! Today, I, Celia Xiao, will kill you and take back my title as Family Head!" Celia didn’t hesitate for a second—right as she spoke, she shot forward, sword aimed straight at his only son, Simon Xiao. Meanwhile, Joanna Long cut down all five Earth Immortals with a single slash, severing their tendons—leaving the crowd absolutely thrilled!
The whole arena erupted in cheers!
"You... you—" Ethan Xiao was about to explode with rage. He’d spent all this effort raising so many experts, planning to make a name for himself today, and now he was being humiliated in front of everyone—like someone had just ripped his life away!
Just then, Harlan Yanro’s gaze slowly swept over. Normally, a Heavenly Immortal like him wouldn’t even bother watching a scene like this—he was only here because Ethan Xiao begged him, hoping to use the Huangfu Family’s power to show off. Harlan gave him this chance!
But he never expected things to go this way—even Harlan Yanro felt his reputation take a hit, and a nameless fury started to build up inside him!
"Damn it—fine, I’ll finish off those two brats myself!" Ethan Xiao could feel Harlan Yanro’s anger behind him, and he didn’t dare hesitate. He flew straight into the arena...