Evlee Kell stood in place with a shocked expression. His son was at the seventh-star Developmental realm while Bull Ye was only at the first, but the mention of betting a silver coin still sent a chill down his spine. This fight between the two young masters will decide the fate of both the Evlee and Bull family. The one who wins will become a superpower in the city, while the other one will fall into ruin. 

With Evlee Lum being six stars apart from Bull Ye, anyone would bet on Evlee Lum giving the chance. But they wouldn’t decide this without hesitation. For most people in Bull Red City, one silver coin is not something they would make in their entire life, so losing such a bet would be the same as becoming a slave. Even for the two major families in Bull Red city, they could only achieve a little over one silver coin if they were to sell all their property, combine with most if not all of their family savings. 

“Ye are you sure about this fight?” Bull Bem ask with a worried look on his face. In the past, Bull Bem would not have asked, but would have instead stopped his son. Yet, ever since Bull Ye escaped his kidnappers, there has been a change in him. He stopped Bull Bem from attacking the Evlee family, which would have left the Bull family weakened. He had also come up with this plan to cause the Evlee family to become frustrated and lose face. Bull Bem was unsure of what to do; he didn’t want to ruin any plans that his son may have, but couldn’t help worrying about this bet. 

At Bull Bem’s words, Evlee Kell was pulled from his shock, and finally realized the opportunity that was before him. This was his chance to destroy the Bull Family. 

“Bull Bem, your son has already accepted the challenge. Would you have your son be a coward and back out of what he has already accepted? Hmph, if Bull Ye backs out now then not only is he a coward, but so are you and the entire Bull Family.” Evlee Kell says with a smirk on his face. Now he can either walk away with more face then the Bull Family, or with the death of Bull Ye and one silver coin. 

“Evlee Kell this is the young acting rash, but you wish to pursue this matter. Where is your honor as a family Chief?” Bull Bem says with a hint of anger in his voice. Though he didn’t want to hinder any plan that Bull Ye may have, he also didn’t want Bull Ye to be forced into a death battle if it was truly a youthfully rash action. 

“You say that it is a rash action of youth? Hmph, my son has made a wise action. His seventh star Development realm against a first star, for one silver coin, is a wise choice. But your son who is at the first star Development realm accepted the challenge of a seventh star cultivator, which was indeed rash. I had hoped that Bull Ye would at least be a good leader since he’s no good at cultivation. But it seems like the Bull Family’s next Chief will truly be a good for nothing. Both weak, incompetent, and a coward. The Bull Family is reaching its end.” Evlee Kell says with a smile on his face. He no longer cares what the Bull Family thinks, because after today either they’ll lose all their land or much of their respect. 

“You…” Bull Bem starts to talk, before he is interrupted by Bull Ye. 

“Don’t worry father; I know what I’m doing.” Bull Ye says while a smile towards his father. 

Bull Bem gives a bitter smile. The events of today have already been set in motion, and there’s no way for him to stop them. He can only stand on the sidelines and watch. 

“Bull Ye you’re a fool for accepting my challenge, so now prepare to die as a fool.” Evlee Lum says with a grin. 

“Must you continue to talk? This is a death battle; there is no room for words anymore, so now shut up.” Bull Ye says in a flat tone. 

“Find! If you wish to die faster, then let me help.” Evlee Lum says as he releases the pressure of a seventh star Development realm cultivator, and leaps towards Bull Ye. 

At the moment Evlee Lum strike was about to land, Bull Ye side steps to the left while leaving his right foot in Evlee Lum path, causing Lum to trip from the momentum he had put in his charge. 

As Evlee Lum falls to the ground, Bull Ye advances and strikes Evlee Lum in the chest. After their brief encounter, Evlee Lum regains his balance and widens the distance between them. 

“What! You’re not a one-star Development realm cultivator! Well, it doesn’t matter; no matter what Development realm star you are, you’re still much weaker then me.” Evlee Lum says with a chill in his voice. “Earlier I was holding back because I didn’t want to waste too much energy on a weakly like you. But now I’ve changed my mind. Let me show you the strength of a seventh star.”

The primary difference between the stars of the Development realm is that before the fifth star, a cultivator can’t use Qi, while those at the fifth and higher can. 

Yet even after what he said, Bull Ye remained calm, which enraged Evlee Lum. How did this good for nothing dodge his attack? Even if he did get stronger, it shouldn’t matter, since Bull Ye is still much weaker then him. Unless Bull Ye had far greater insight into martial arts, then he shouldn’t have been able to dodge. But Evlee Lum couldn’t believe that someone who was a good for nothing only a week before could have a better understanding than himself. 

As Evlee Lum gathered his Qi, he noticed something strange. His Qi would completely disperse when he tried to concentrate it for his attack. 

“What’s going on? Why can’t I concentrate my Qi?” Evlee Lum questioned as he looked down at himself. 

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“Finally realized it. When I attacked earlier, I hit the links between your mentation points.” Bull Ye said with a smile. 

“Impossible! Only a supreme expert in martial arts and martial Qi could pull that off.” Evlee Lum yelled. “You must have pulled some kind of trick, but it doesn’t matter because I’ll just take care of you with my seventh star strength.” 

It’s understandable that Evlee Lum didn’t believe Bull Ye. For someone to pull off what Bull Ye just did, they’ll have to have precise control of their body, and a great understanding of how to find the different places a person’s mentation’s could be located, and then find the links between them. Not only that, but Bull Ye would have to have done all this while in battle. And only just a week ago Bull Ye was a good for nothing, but now Evlee Lum was to believe that he had become a supreme expert. That was impossible for him to accept, because it’s not only completely illogical but also a frightening thought. Evlee Lum was in a death battle with Bull Ye, so there was only one way for this to end… death! It’s said that a person’s insight into martial arts, and martial Qi can help a person with a one realm difference to achieve victory, and this saying was something Evlee Lum wanted to avoid thinking about. 

Taking his stance, Evlee Lum readily himself for his attack. At the same time, Bull Ye also took a stance. 

After Bull Ye had taken his stance, Evlee Kell was shocked. Evlee Kell was at the peak Foundation realm, but even he couldn’t find any flaws in Bull Ye’s form. How could that be possible? What had happened to Bull Ye over the past week? And how did he even escape from the men that Evlee Kell sent after him? All these questions floated in Evlee Kell’s head, as he watched the fight. Then a thought hit him. 

"Lum end this now!" Evlee Kell yelled. Panic had hit him like a tidal wave. Bull Ye's attitude change, his escape from the men sent to kill him, and the skill he has displayed in this battle; it all sent a chill down Evlee Kell's spine. Many people would probably chalk it up to luck, but Evlee Kell couldn't. There was too much luck around this boy, and this boy was facing his son in a death battle. 

In Evlee Kell's train of thought, what has happened so far can't be luck. There was too much of it, so the only explanation for Bull Ye's skill is that a strong expert must be behind him. Bull Ye must have been hiding this far a long time, and now that the Evlee family has made their move, Bull Ye has decided to reveal his hidden card. Whether this is the truth or not doesn't matter, because it's the only logical way Evlee Kell could explain what has happened so far. 

Luckily this is a death match that both people agreed on, so the expert shouldn’t take revenge for Bull Ye’s death. But if Bull Ye were to win, then this expert would most likely help Bull Ye get rid of the Evlee family. 

At Evlee Kell’s words, Evlee Lum charged forward to attack Bull Ye. Yet again Bull Ye dodged left before Evlee Lum’s attack hit, but this time, Evlee Lum wouldn’t let Bull Ye slip away from him. As Bull Ye went to the side, Evlee Lum repositioned his left foot in front of him to catch and rebalance himself, while the right foot turned to the right to face Bull Ye. At the same time, Evlee Lum brought one of his hands towards Bull Ye’s abdomen while the other hand aimed toward his neck. 

Evlee Lum truly wanted to end the fight fast, by using this move. Aiming for the abdomen to cause the loss of breath, and aiming to crush the neck making it hard if not impossible to breathe back in that lost breath. Evlee Lum didn’t just want Bull Ye to die quickly, but was planning on making him suffer by suffocating him. 

But right before Evlee Lum’s attack was about to hit, Evlee Lum fell to the ground motionless. Everyone was shocked. What had just happened? Why did Evlee Lum, who was about to win suddenly fall to the ground? What was going on? 

“I win.” Bull Ye says with the same smile he has had the entire time on his face. After saying this, everyone was again shocked, and again asked similar questions to each other. 

“What! How is that possible!? You didn’t even touch him! You must have used some kind of trick, so I cannot let this stand! Bull Ye if I don’t kill you now, then my Evlee family will lose face due to your trickery!” Evlee Kell yelled, and then jumped toward Bull Ye. 

At this moment, Bull Bem also moved forward and blocked Evlee Kell. “Evlee Kell do you have proof of my son deception!?” Bull Bem roared. “Or from the beginning, did you plan to use this excuse to kill my son if yours lost!?” 

“Bull Bem if you don’t move then it's war!” Evlee Kell roared back. He didn’t care if Bull Ye used trickery or not. If he were to accept this loss, then he would have to give up one silver coin. After that, the Evlee family would no longer be a major family, and could no longer protect itself from the Bull family. Why when given the opportunity, would the Bull family not wipe the Evlee family out? This wasn’t a matter of his son’s death at Bull Ye’s trickery; this was a matter of survival! 

“Then it's war! Guards, Elders, members of the Bull family purge the Evlee family from our territory!” Bull Bem commanded at the top of his lungs. 

“Everyone, retreat to the Evlee Mansion!” Evlee Kell also commanded. 

“What a shame.” At that moment, everyone froze as a voice spoke out not to quiet or too loud, but it careered an endless stream of disgust as it cut through all the loud commotion. Everyone turned to the voice and saw a man standing there, with a face that showed even more disgust than the words he spoke.