Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

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About five minutes later, Amaterasu burned both of them to ashes.

The Zhang family members watched from the sidelines. Today's farce was truly absurd, but seeing Gu Ran's strength, they felt it was all worthwhile.

Dragons are a race that reveres the strong, and hybrids with dragon blood are no exception; they develop a sense of worship and submission towards the strong.

This is the use of power and force; as long as you hold power and force, the whole world will worship you.

Unfortunately, Gu Ran, despite wielding power and influence, had no intention of ruling the world.

At this moment, Gu Ran used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get to Su Xiaoqiang's side, deactivating Sage Mode and Shadow Clone Technique.

The Earth Escape Technique: Earth Flow Wall that had been maintained began to disintegrate, and Su Xiaoqiang appeared inside the earthen wall.

"I'm sorry, I scared you again." Gu Ran hugged her.

Chapter 553 The Clan Competition Begins

"Actually, I didn't even realize what was happening, so there was nothing to be afraid of." Su Xiaoqiang slightly tiptoed, pressing her upper body closer to him, while resting her chin on his shoulder and gently patting his back with both hands.

At this stage of their relationship, they no longer need to say many words. A hug, feeling each other's heartbeat and breath, is enough to know each other's feelings.

"Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever taken you flying in the sky," Gu Ran said. "Want to try?"

"Flying in the sky?" Su Xiaoqiang's interest was piqued, her eyes sparkling.

"I'll fly you a little higher so that the people below won't see you."

As he spoke, Gu Ran pulled out an anti-materiel sniper rifle from the spirit talisman and fired a shot into the sky.

The sniper bullet bore Gu Ran's Flying Thunder God mark. When the bullet reached a height of 5,000 meters, Gu Ran used the Flying Thunder God technique to teleport to the sky with Su Xiaoqiang.

"Wow wow wow wow wow—" After Su Xiaoqiang reached a high altitude, he immediately began to fall freely due to his own gravity, spreading his arms and soaring in the sky.

Although she had no protective gear, she wasn't afraid at all; she was just screaming because flying in the sky was so much fun!

Gu Ran held her hand and they free-fell together. When they reached an altitude of about 2000 meters, Gu Ran used the Super Light Heavy Rock Technique to stop their descent and float in mid-air.

"It's a bit cold." Su Xiaoqiang was wearing only a short-sleeved shirt and couldn't help but shiver.

"Then let's descend a little further, around 1,000 meters above sea level should be about right." Gu Ran smiled and controlled his weight to begin flying lower.

Actually, the main reason for taking Su Xiaoqiang flying in the sky was to help her change her mood and not be affected by what happened today.

He took out a parasol and held it up, slowly drifting in the sky, looking down at the green mountains and clear waters, the layers of forests undulating in the wind, and the green waves wandering among the mountains, creating a unique and charming scene.

"Can we fly back to Shanghai later?" Su Xiaoqiang asked. "I really want to see the night view of Shanghai."

"Okay," Gu Ran replied with a smile.

The two drifted together in the sky, enjoying their own private world.

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On the ground, the Zhang family members all stood still.

What happened today was truly shocking. No one in the family had ever imagined that so many things would happen today, let alone that Gu Ran would be so powerful.

The sheer speed and unpredictable teleportation alone are enough to keep people guessing.

Not to mention, there were also those strange black flames, like hellfire that could burn everything in the world, capable of burning a person until nothing was left.

Zhang Youlong then arrived at the pit and glanced down. Both Gong Xuan and Gong San were reduced to mere ashes; not even ashes remained…

He knelt on the ground, feeling helpless, never expecting things to have come to this.

His son and grandson were killed by his grandson. It must have been a devastating blow to him in his old age.

At this moment, Zhang Qiong walked to Zhang Youlong's side and sighed: "My mother actually told me about your affair back then. I never expected that you had another son outside and kept it from us for so many years."

She paused, then continued, "But I'm on my son's side in this matter. As he said, those who want to kill should be prepared to be killed. So, I don't think Gong Xuan died unjustly at all. If you want to cause trouble for my son and daughter-in-law, then come find me."

Zhang Youlong just stared at the deep pit, seemingly oblivious to Zhang Qiong's words. After a while, he jumped into the pit and scooped up the ashes in his hands.

The ashes still held the warmth of the fire.

The clan chief then dispersed the crowd, and everyone tactfully dispersed.

Zhang Zhenqi sighed; she hadn't expected things to develop this way.

In fact, her position in the family is quite awkward because she was conceived through IVF and only has one father in name only.

Although she has excellent bloodline, her abilities are not outstanding; her most valuable asset is her uterus...

In other words, her value lies in continuing the family bloodline and bearing children.

That's why she's so fixated on Gu Ran, because Gu Ran is the most outstanding person she can currently meet, and because of this, her feelings for him are tinged with admiration.

However, things have developed to this point, making it difficult for her to be with him again.

How sad.

She turned and walked deeper into the family compound, but for a moment she didn't know where to go; it seemed there was nowhere for her to stay in the entire house.

The clan chief then walked to the pit with his hands behind his back and said, "Effective immediately, Zhang Youlong is relieved of his position as elder, and will be replaced by..."

He glanced at the sky, looked for a while, and finally looked at Zhang Wanjun: "Wanjun, you shall take over."

"Yes, clan leader." Zhang Wanjun bowed her head slightly, showing great respect for the clan leader.

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Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang lingered in the sky until evening, when they finally landed on the ground, hungry, to ask their mother for food.

Zhang Qiong was already in the kitchen preparing braised goose in an iron pot and braised chicken with mushrooms, as well as many wild mountain vegetables. After living in the city for so long, it was nice to occasionally eat some wild mountain vegetables.

Zhang Wanjun and Tang Shishi were also there. Tang Shishi arrived at the ancestral land in the afternoon. It wasn't her first time here, but she came to participate in the competition.

After dinner, Zhang Wanjun, Gu Ran, and Tang Shishi talked about the competition tomorrow. The two of them were the representatives of Zhang Wanjun's team.

"Can we have them all attack at once?" Gu Ran asked. "If we finish them off in one go, we won't waste so many rounds of time, right?"

Zhang Wanjun glanced at him: "You can bring up this request with the clan leader tomorrow, and he should agree."

Gu Ran nodded slightly, not caring too much. After chatting for a few more minutes, she went to take a shower and rest.

The next morning at nine o'clock, everyone arrived at the Zhang family's martial arts training ground.

The training ground is very large, about half the size of a football field. The layout looks very old, like a set from an ancient drama. There are all kinds of weapons around, such as spears, guandao (a type of halberd), and maces, as well as bows and arrows and targets.

When Gu Ran walked into the training ground, he attracted the most attention. Almost everyone's eyes were on him. Those who had seen Gu Ran yesterday were somewhat intimidated by him today, while those who hadn't seen him yesterday were very curious about him.

This clan martial arts competition was very grand, with the entire arena packed with people; it seemed that people from every clan and branch had come.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's begin the competition." The clan leader, dressed in white, stood in the middle and announced today's competition without any unnecessary words.

Gu Ran was taken aback. He thought the patriarch was going to start by talking about family values ​​like a leader would, but he didn't expect the patriarch to be so pragmatic.

The clan chief announced the start, but no one went up on stage.

Because this is a tournament with multiple participants, the order of who goes first is quite particular; only those with absolute strength will be the first to go up.

Gu Ran saw that no one was moving, so he stood up and stood on the stage.

The moment he moved, everyone's eyes were on him.

Gu Ran didn't care. People go out on the street to be seen. If they're not meant to be seen, why go out on the street?

"Is he Gu Ran?" A young man in his twenties sized up Gu Ran. "He looks a lot like Aunt Qiong. I heard he can also use the Dragon Slayer Sword?"

The young man stood up and smiled at Gu Ran: "My name is Zhang Jielin."

Gu Ran nodded slightly to him: "Gu Ran".

"Please show mercy," Zhang Jielin said.

"Wait a minute." Gu Ran raised his hand slightly and looked at the clan leader. "It's too troublesome to send them up one by one. Can we have the contestants from the other three clans come up together? I want to take on six at once!"

Everyone gasped, and many people stared wide-eyed.

Some people saw Gu Ran make a move yesterday and know he has the strength. Recalling his performance yesterday, they think that even six people working together might not be able to defeat him.

However, some people didn't show up yesterday, so they don't know how powerful Gu Ran is.

"How can he be so arrogant?"

"Is he going to use the Dragon Slayer Sword? But the competition rules prohibit the use of alchemical weapons!"

"Didn't you see him make a move yesterday? What is his Word of Power?"

Some contestants arrived late at night and asked those who had seen Gu Ran make a move the day before.

But many people tacitly remained silent, seemingly wanting to see how Gu Ran would utterly defeat them on stage.

Immediately, the audience began to discuss and argue.

"Silence," the clan chief said calmly, and everyone present immediately fell silent.

Gu Ran glanced at the clan chief again. This man indeed had high prestige in the clan and could command orders to be obeyed, just like Angers' prestige at school.

The clan chief was also looking at Gu Ran, and finally nodded slightly: "Okay, the other three families can come together. If Gu Ran can win in one battle, there's no need to fight the rest. He can take away 8 portions of fetal blood."

No one in the room objected, so they all turned their attention to the stage.

The other three contestants in the audience also stood up one by one, and they looked at each other.

Everyone in the family knew each other, except for Gu Ran, who was new. So a few people gathered together to discuss it.

"What kind of fighting style does that kid have? Is he really that strong?"

"He's very strong. Yesterday, Gong San was sniping from a distance using an anti-materiel sniper rifle, and he was actually able to block the bullet."

"Holy crap, that's powerful? At this distance, with an anti-materiel sniper rifle, the bullet would arrive before the sound even reaches it, practically without any warning!"

These contestants are all the pride of their families, and their bloodlines are all at least A-level. At this moment, they all put aside their arrogance and went on stage together.

The arena for the martial arts competition was large enough that even if everyone went on stage together, it wouldn't feel crowded.

Thus, the people in the arena split into two groups: one side had only Gu Ran, while the other side had six people standing there.

Chapter 554 Supreme Elder

"Do you need time to discuss tactics?" Gu Ran asked with a smile, not flustered at all.

“We’re already outnumbered six to one, so it’s a bit unreasonable to keep negotiating.” Zhang Jielin looked at his teammates around him. “Anyway, let’s split up and attack together.”