CHAPTER 153 BRUCE'S STRENGTH

"Don't be in such a hurry. If we kill that boy, those guys from the Lotus Holy Land might use it as an

excuse to deny paying us back. Besides, Bruce won't get away with it if he kills that boy would," Clive

said, laying all the facts so Kevin wouldn't do something he would later regret.

"That bastard is treated like a dog in your family. Nobody will care if he dies."

"Well, yes, he's a bastard. He's useful sometimes, though. Ha-ha. Anyway, I will tell him to kill the boy

once our victory has been secured. I'll have to deal with losing a little mad dog, so what do you think?"

"I'll pay you back," said Chief of the Ji Family with a smirk.

And with that, the deal was sealed. The only thing left to do was to keep it secret and make it happen.

...

Darren sat quietly for a while. After taking a few dozens of healing pills, his injury was almost cured and

the sword and blade intents in his body were restored to the same strong level as before.

"This round is between Bruce and Jack. Darren, please observe careful and try to spot the weaknesses

of the winner," Colin said, making sure Darren wouldn't just watch without absorbing anything.

"Let's hope that Jack could tire Bruce even just a little bit so we will have a better chance of winning,"

Lino said solemnly, sensing Bruce's dark energy from where he was standing.

Darren did not say much. He just nodded and looked towards the platform where Jack and Bruce had

already entered.

'How strong is Bruce? I think he is several levels stronger than us, ' Darren wondered as he waited for

the fight to start.

Meanwhile, seeing Bruce's emotionless face made Jack very nervous. He tried hard not to show it, so

when he felt like he was going to slip, he looked around him and pretended that he was calm in front of

the audience.

Three years ago, in the competition between the three families, he witnessed the horrifying scene when

Bruce used his bloodline force.

And to this day, the thought of the dark Wild Ape scared him.

However, Bruce was punished for injuring a lot of disciples from the other two families that day. A few

days later after that, the news of him going mad came out. He seemed to have disappeared and then

people never heard of him again.

"Bastard, just throw in the towel and get out of here. Even if you win this competition, the Wei Family

will not treat you any better," Jack said, trying to intimidate Bruce as much as he could. "Why don't you

just let me win the sacred object of the Holy Land? In exchange, I'll tell the Wei Family to take care of

you for the rest of your life." It was a bluff, of course, and so was his courage. He knew he couldn't win

so he was trying to get Bruce to accept his offer.

Bruce didn't seem to have heard Jack's words, though. He just lowered his head and continued looking

at the ground as though it was the most interesting thing in the arena.

"You're a bastard, alright. You can't even understand other people's words. Well, I heard that your

mother had sex with a wild beast at the border and gave birth to you. I wanted to see your mother

getting it on with those beasts. I get so excited just thinking about it," Jack said, resorting to firing

insults since Bruce ignored him.

He knew that Bruce had gone mad before and thought that perhaps provoking him like this would make

him go crazy again. Then he would win the contest.

The boy from the Holy Land must have suffered a severe injury from the fight against Kevin. If he were

to fight against that boy, he could win the contest easily. Winning the sacred object of the Holy Land

would give him an unimaginably valuable rewards from the family! He had to do whatever it took to

secure his victory. He could not afford to pass up such an insane opportunity.

Bruce, who had been indifferent all along, heard Jack insulting his mother and decided Jack had gone

too far this time. A strong sense of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Let the fight begin!"

Hearing the announcement, Jack suddenly became nervous. His heart pounded in his chest and it was

so loud that he could hear it in his ears. He tried to swallow the lump in his throat and appear brave.

"Bastard, don't you know your mother is still alive? Maybe she is still fucking those wild beasts at the

border." Jack's aim was to distract Bruce with his vile speech so he could get enough time to mobilize

his bloodline force. He also wanted to make sure that Bruce was not paying attention to what he was

doing so he could sneak an attack.

"Maybe I should send you to the border to see how many bastard brothers and sisters you have? You

guys could use a family reunion. Ha-ha."

At this point, Jack's bloodline force had reached its maximum strength.

Bruce was livid. Jack was pushing all the wrong buttons and there was no way he would just stand

back and take any more insults from him. Glaring at Jack, he opened his mouth and bared his sharp

fangs. He was about to make a move, but his face under the messy hair suddenly contorted in pain and

he stood frozen on the spot.

"Die!"

Jack felt that it was the right opportunity to strike. He launched himself towards Bruce and yelled his

battle cry, "Bloody Belligerence!"

His power exploded, causing the Lotus Battle Ring to tremble as though it was just hit by an

earthquake.

His whole body, like a bloody spear, dashed towards Bruce's heart.

Seeing how fast and strong Jack's attack was, everyone thought that even a mountain would be

obliterated and turned into ashes by now.

However, Bruce did not show any signs that he cared even a bit. He didn't move an inch.

Roar!

Bruce's wild, furious scream echoed through the square, frightening everyone.

He stretched out a large black arm covered with scales in front of Jack. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Darren could not believe his eyes. He was shocked by Bruce's black arm. The scales on it looked very

similar to Darren's own scales after his demonic transformation.

'Does he have the blood of a fiend, too? No wonder I feel a little familiar with him!' Darren wondered.

Bruce's dark ape-like palm captured Jack's body in an instant. Everyone was shocked by how fast he

was. They didn't even see him actually move--it all happened in the blink of an eye.

"What just happened? He captured Jack with his bare hand!"

"Jack has the strength of the ninth stage of the Mysterious Realm, yet Bruce captured him so easily.

Bruce's strength must be close to the Wonder Realm!"

"It's really unheard of... To think there's such a young man who is already this strong without even

entering the Wonder Realm. How much stronger will he be after reaching the Wonder Realm?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Ah!"

Jack was squeezed in Bruce's palm, screaming at the top of his lungs.

Bruce squeezed harder and blood started to spill from Jack's eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. It looked

like his eyes were about to burst.

"Stop it, you bastard!" the chiefs of the Wei family and the Yu family shouted simultaneously.

But it was no use. Bruce could not hear them and even if he did, he didn't care. Only pain and hatred

could be seen in his eyes. There was no mercy.

"Die!"

His voice was cold and unforgiving.

Crack!

A resounding crack was heard throughout the entire arena. Jack's bones were crushed to pieces as if

they were biscuits.

Boom!

Suddenly, a figure approached Bruce and attacked him.

"Bastard! I told you to win the contest, not kill anyone!"

It was the chief of the Wei family who spoke. He did not want to let this humble beast kill the genius

disciple of the Yu family. It would only bring trouble to the Wei family.

Bruce was pushed back by Clive, but still refused to let go of Jack. He held him in his palm.

"Let go of him!"

Clive yelled, fighting the urge to kill Bruce. He didn't like how the fight was turning out and he absolutely

despised the fact that Bruce was outright disobeying him.

He flew all the way to Bruce and hit his arm with his palm.

The great force shook Bruce's arm and he had no choice but to let go of Jack.

After all, Clive was at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm. Even without mobilizing his bloodline

force, he could hurt Bruce.

"Argh!"

Bruce yelped, opening his mouth and showing two sharp fangs.

He lurched back in pain and visibly trembled. It looked like his body was starting to swell.

Then, without any warning, his body grew larger and larger until he stood more than 30 feet tall. His

bloody red eyes were wild and his body was covered with black scales unlike the others in the Wei

family. He turned into an ape.

"This is his true strength!"

Darren could only watch with wide eyes as Bruce's violent and dark energy reached him from across

the battle ring.