The Heavenly Tiger Swordsman
Discontent

Slashhh!!!

The sound of a sword slash back was heard somehow to how many times, which all came from the attack that Hao Zhao had made on Li Kao as his opponent.

“Hey, is it okay to let him continue fighting like this?"

“I don't know, the fact that his protective jade didn't react means all those slashes haven't threatened his life."

“It is true as such, but .. how can it continue to let the fight resume if one of its participants has been injured this badly."

The conversation among those present, so horrified those who were simultaneously stunned to see a match that looked more like a massacre was now being presented.

Li Kao was already knocked down in his position, no longer able to get up because both his hands and feet had received quite serious injuries from the relentless slashes that Hao Zhao almost always managed to do.

Where it was strange that even though it was as bad as that jade that Li Kao had stored did not provide his protection at all, Hao Zhao's mark could still do anything to his opponent.

“City ruler Kiao, shouldn't we just stop this match?"

A middle-aged man in the robes of the Sword Marks sect jumped onto one side of the arena where Meng Kiao as the match supervisor was located, it was inconceivable that he should see his sect Master disciple seem to be suffering greatly.

“No, this is the rule. If the rules suddenly change doesn't it seem unfair and will cause a lot of question marks later?" Meng Kiao said that a little unconvinced.

Meng Kiao herself could not deny the truth about the match that was supposed to be stopped, but fearing that there would be many people who questioned her decision made her stop taking the decision.

“What rules? Kao disciple will first lose his life if the match is still allowed to go on like this!" exclaimed the companion elder Li Kao, who had taken steps even himself to intervene himself stopped the final match.

Not yet the elder had managed to do the thing he wanted to do, already his steps had been stalled blocked by quite a number of imperial warriors.

The escort elder Li Kao immediately turned to Meng Kiao afterwards, questioning what the actions of each soldier meant considering they were all under Meng Kiao's orders.

“Note a little longer, if it feels so precarious I promise to stop the match on my own orders," said Meng Kiao trying to calm the elder.

The escort elder Li Kao himself could only cluck in annoyance, unable to question any further indeed himself considering his strength was still below every soldier of the Empire so he could not do anything.

On top of the arena itself Hao Zhao as if without resistance continued to launch attacks using his sword, which clearly made Li Kao's condition worse every time.

“Be— stop, Damn it. You want to finish me off or what?!!" li Kao exclaimed with trembling eyes, seeing that Hao Zhao's sword had already returned wanting to be swung.

Hao Zhao only grinned at Li Kao's words, where as if without burden back he swung the sword towards one of Li Kao's body parts.

Slashhh!!!

“Arghhh!!!" li Kao shouted in agony, appearing to have been so resigned to receiving wounds that had somehow lodged in his body.

“Ka— what are you talking about, Goddamn it? Don't speak so vaguely as if I made a mistake with you!!!" li Kao exclaimed, not trying to deny because of the fact that he had absolutely no idea who Hao Zhao meant.

Hao Zhao heard Li Kao's words immediately cringed in annoyance, not expecting it to be as stubborn as Li Kao to answer a simple question from him only very reluctantly.

“T— no, I'm serious. I have absolutely no idea who the person you are referring to is" Li Kao said quickly after noticing Hao Zhao's eyes that made his entire body shudder in horror.

Hao Zhao frowned not just in belief before saying, “Jian San, you tried to finish him off during the game that day."

“A— what, that lucky boy?" Li Kao whose expression instantly worsened.

“Who do you think is it again? He's my man, you dare to touch him means you dare to deal with me," said Hao Zhao who had again taken a swing to shake his sword.

“A— I only received orders from someone at that time, I can make sure also when I do it I have absolutely no idea if it turns out he is still related to you," said Li Kao who did not want to once again feel Hao Zhao's slash targeting his body.

Hao Zhao was silent for a moment to hear this, thinking for a moment before swinging his sword again feeling not at all satisfied with such an answer from Li Kao's mouth.

“No, I beg you not again!" Li Kao with a high voice full of despair, had completely disappeared indeed now his arrogant expression was also conceited to change full of fear.

“Do not again? It doesn't matter if you do it because you want to or just because you're being ordered it doesn't change the fact that you have to suffer anyway," said Hao Zhao with a grin on his face while playing his sword before slashing his sword back towards Li Kao.

Li Kao in his position could only be transfixed to see that the sword blade had already returned to target him. Fear is also despair, that is what he felt when he never thought there would be a moment where he really seemed helpless before someone his age.

How Hao Zhao looked before him was indeed completely different now, the glare of Hao Zhao's sharp eyes as if it was so terrible for Li Kao made Li Kao's courage evaporate somewhere and just hope Hao Zhao pityes on him.

His grudge towards Hao Zhao was also his wish to give Hao Zhao a lesson for already daring to make Meng Dali turn away from him was also gone, what was now from the deepest part of Li Kao was only the hope that Hao Zhao would stop with what he was doing.

In contrast to Li Kao, Hao Zhao with a smile on his face looked very satisfied with how fear was plastered on Li Kao's face. It could also be said if that was what he wanted, making a young man who had high self-esteem turn into someone who very much hoped to be pitied.

“Goodbye," Hao Zhao said softly, realizing that after his attack the protective jade Li Kao was holding would definitely react immediately.

It was enough that Hao Zhao gave an attack, where each attack was calculated not to trigger the protective jade.

It proved successful to see the protective jade still not react even though Li Kao had been injured this badly. Where enough to get there, according to Hao Zhao, he could take advantage of the gap from the protective jade, considering that his attack would now be completely directed to threaten Li Kao's life.

Tankkk!!!

Hao Zhao's sword had not even touched Li Kao's body when several swords suddenly appeared to dispel his slashes.

Some people were already standing in front of Li Kao as if protecting him, where none other than an imperial warrior was visible from their complete armor.

“Oh, what is this? Was it now that the imperial warrior did not even hesitate to interfere in his tournament when the rules had clearly been conveyed earlier?" hao Zhao asked clearly dissatisfied that he did not manage to end the match as he wished.