Chapter 4208 — The Doubles Challenge
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These two sworn enemies, who just days ago had been trampling each other to the death with relish, had in the blink of an eye become partners. Was this supposed to defy the heavens themselves?
Amid the cries of astonishment, Yu Jiang and Nan Tianxiong had already joined forces in battle on the stage. Two early Golden Core experts facing another pair of peak early Golden Core experts—normally they would have had little hope of winning, yet the final result was a wholly one-sided rout.
Yu Jiang and Nan Tianxiong, relying on a coordination that was hardly seamless, nevertheless crushed their opponents outright and strode proudly into the top fifty.
In this, Nan Tianxiong's performance was unremarkable—as a seasoned veteran of the early Golden Core stage, he did not fall too far behind against a peak early Golden Core opponent. The key was Yu Jiang: this fellow's skills in that moment simply overpowered his opposite number, a peak early Golden Core expert, across the grade barrier. With that, the two-on-one situation formed, and the outcome was settled once and for all.
"What in the world is going on with those two?" Below the stage, Wei Zhao was as dumbfounded as everyone else. That these two mortal enemies could advance hand in hand truly dazzled the eyes.
Never mind that Nan Tianxiong still brooded over the death of his third brother, Nan Tianyong—he could never forgive Yu Jiang, and his hatred for Yu Jiang far exceeded that for Wei Zhao. Even Yu Jiang himself, bearing the grudge of having nearly been carved to pieces and sacrificed alive that day, could never forgive Nan Tianxiong, could he?
Little did anyone know that the key figure enabling these two to join hands today was, in fact, Xu Lingchong.
Three days earlier, after the singles had concluded entirely, Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan, faced with Yu Jiang's abrupt and formidable return, knew their position was precarious. They had no choice but to bring up old matters and go to Xu Lingchong to pledge allegiance.
The two had long since followed Si Haitao and become peripheral members of the Center, and having had prior dealings with Xu Lingchong, their strength was passable enough. Xu Lingchong naturally did not turn them away, and at once revealed his true identity to them. Upon learning it, the two wasted no time in swearing loyalty.
Powerful, with deep backing, and moreover the direct superior of the Center—if Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan still did not know to cling to such a powerful patron posthaste, that would only prove them beyond saving. They were no fools.
Yet what Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan could never have anticipated was that just as they were swearing loyalty to Xu Lingchong, Yu Jiang arrived as well!
Their first reaction was to assume Yu Jiang had come to make trouble, and they flew into a rage at once. Even as they did, they stole glances at Xu Lingchong, hoping to borrow the prestige of this young master Xu to properly settle the score from the day before. What they never expected was that the thick leg they had just latched onto would be the first to speak to Yu Jiang.
"You've come. The mysterious one already told me about you. From now on, you'll work under me." Xu Lingchong nodded toward Yu Jiang. (To be continued..) R527