Chapter 85: The Mysterious Smile

Not long after, the other two also arrived and put their fighting cocks into the ring.

In an instant, six fighting cocks stood within the massive coop.

Yet the five others were in far from good spirits.

Some of them even felt an urge to curse aloud.

Why on earth had they run into this man?

Wasn’t this simply disastrous luck?

"Young Master Jin, can we begin?" someone asked in a low voice.

Jin Jie nodded and called out toward the distance.

"Everything is ready on my side. Send a referee over."

No sooner had he spoken than a referee came over at once.

"Since everyone is ready, let us begin."

As the words fell, Jin Jie’s voice rang out.

"Chicken Overlord! My brother says this must be settled swiftly."

Chicken Overlord turned back to glance at Xiao Yang, only to see Xiao Yang standing there in a daze.

To Chicken Overlord, that meant its master was watching its match.

Immediately, it felt the urge to show off.

"Cluck!"

With one cry, the five fighting cocks opposite it toppled to the ground, lifeless.

The scene was so abrupt that even the referee had not seen clearly what had happened.

"What just happened?" he asked, clearly bewildered.

How had the opponents collapsed merely because Chicken Overlord let out a single cry?

Though puzzled, he still announced, "Number Thirteen, Chicken Overlord wins. Time used: one breath."

At once, the once-boisterous arena fell into an inexplicable silence.

Everyone stared blankly toward Jin Jie’s position.

That was far too fast.

So fast that it left people utterly unprepared.

When they saw that the owner of this so-called Chicken Overlord was Jin Jie, the solemn expressions on their faces eased.

Then they looked at the five men grouped with Jin Jie and all of them shook their heads.

Their luck was truly terrible, to run into someone they should never have provoked right at the start.

No matter how strong they were, they would never dare oppose the city lord’s manor.

Still, those five were equally dazed.

They also knew Jin Jie was the young master of the city lord’s manor, and they had already prepared to throw the match.

But before they even had the chance, their fighting cocks had suddenly collapsed.

The sight left all five utterly baffled.

"By heaven, as expected of Chicken Overlord. It settled five opponents in one breath."

Jin Jie forced himself to remain calm as he looked at Chicken Overlord.

Though he had been present the whole time, he was just as bewildered by what had happened.

He knew very little about Chicken Overlord.

Having ended the match, Chicken Overlord simply strode out of the coop.

It even ignored Jin Jie, padding straight toward Xiao Yang with foolish eagerness.

By the time Jin Jie reacted, Chicken Overlord had already gone quite far.

Not daring to overthink it, he hurried after it.

At that moment, another coop was also witnessing a crushing victory.

A silver fighting cock seized its opponent and crushed its head in a single claw.

But that was not all. It then lunged onto one of the other fighting cocks and raised its claw again.

In an instant, that fighting cock was torn apart.

Ten breaths.

It had taken only ten breaths.

The silver fighting cock had finished off every opponent.

Just then, Jin Ying happened to pass by.

Seeing that regal, imposing silver fighting cock, he could not help but praise it.

"Truly a fine bird."

Almost at the same time, Jiang Xiaoyu also turned to look.

Lifting her chin slightly, she said with a touch of pride, "Of course. My Third General alone is enough to crush every fighting cock in your Northern Dipper Kingdom."

Jin Ying, who had been admiring the silver bird, immediately changed expression.

He was of the true imperial bloodline of Northern Dipper. How could he allow anyone to speak ill of his homeland?

"You little girl, do you really think that because you have a decent fighting cock, you’re invincible? How short-sighted."

With a shake of his head, he spoke those words and turned away.

Jiang Xiaoyu froze on the spot.

That address was already the second time she had heard it that day.

Her small face flushed with anger.

"Stop right there!"

She shouted sharply and gave chase.

"What did you just call me?"

"Heh. Little girl."

Jin Jie, clearly not one to shy away from trouble, answered coldly.

At once, Jiang Xiaoyu exploded.

"Third General, all of you go. Scratch him for me!"

At her command, three silver streaks shot out from behind her.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Jiang Xiaoyu muttered under her breath, "Last time one got away. This time I definitely won’t let you escape."

Three quick strikes later, three bloody claw marks had appeared on Jin Jie’s face.

"Ah!"

He reached up and felt the wetness.

"This is the price for calling me a little girl."

Jiang Xiaoyu said coldly, then turned and left.

By the time Jin Jie came back to his senses, she was already gone.

"So I, Jin the Young Master, can still be put at a disadvantage one day. I’ll remember this little girl."

He silently etched this grievance into his heart.

He resolved that if he ever saw Jiang Xiaoyu again, he would give her a proper lesson.

At the same time, he thought of those three fighting cocks.

"Those three birds were obviously specially trained, and they look a bit like the Iron Feather Steel Cock described in the books."

At once, an idea sprang to mind.

"Could that little girl be one of the Poison Tyrant Imperial Family?"

Once the thought appeared, it could no longer be suppressed.

"Fine, fine. I’ll stew all three Iron Feather Steel Cocks for you, one by one."

He muttered this under his breath.

But he moved too forcefully, tugging at the wounds on his face, and Jin Jie could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

He knew he had to treat them quickly.

Otherwise, they might become infected.

Thinking of this, he hurried back toward Xiao Yang.

"Brother, I’m back."

He called out.

Xiao Yang did not pay it much mind at the time.

After all, Chicken Overlord had already returned early.

It was obvious the preliminaries had been passed.

But the other three of the Jin brothers could no longer sit still.

They crowded around Jin Jie in an instant.

"Boss, who did this?"

"Damn it, that’s practically asking for death. They even scratched your face up."

"Tell us who it was. We’ll kill him."

The three spoke angrily.

This also drew Xiao Yang’s attention, and he lifted his gaze.

"Hmm? Which woman scratched you?" he said half jokingly.

Jin Jie gave a bitter smile.

He recounted what had just happened, especially those three Iron Feather Steel Cocks, describing them in detail.

Those three were absolutely beings at the fourth, perhaps even fifth, level of demon mastery.

Having said that much, he asked somewhat worriedly, "Brother, what realm is Chicken Overlord in?"

He was still a little afraid that Chicken Overlord might not be able to beat the Iron Feather Steel Cocks.

If that were the case, no matter what, he would never have let Chicken Overlord compete.

Xiao Yang revealed a mysterious smile.

"You want to know?"

The four brothers nodded hard.

"If you run into that little girl again, have her fighting cock join in as well."

Xiao Yang did not directly state Chicken Overlord’s realm, only offering a small reminder.

Jin Ying was clearly not stupid.

He instantly understood the meaning hidden in those words.

Chicken Overlord’s strength was evidently enough to crush all three Iron Feather Steel Cocks.

What he could not understand, however, was this:

How did Xiao Yang know that the Poison Tyrant Imperial Family was headed by a little girl?

In that instant, he thought of Jiang Xiaoyu’s words.

One got away last time.

He abruptly raised his head and looked at Xiao Yang in astonishment.

The one who got away last time was probably Xiao Yang.