Chapter 998: Chapter 998

"Everyone, please hold on."

Seeing that Tang Ming was serious, Qin Fang quickly left to contact the relevant personnel.

After Qin Fang left, Fu Renjie and the others began to look at Tang Ming as if they had seen a ghost, even Wan Yong started to take him more seriously.

The main reason was that Tang Ming’s combat record was somewhat terrifying. To be able to walk away unscathed from the attacks of so many real hidden weapons was enough to shock everyone.

Though Wan Yong also passed the test perfectly, he faced props, without the real threatening pressure of facing live hidden weapons, where a mistake could lead to injury or even death.

In comparison, Tang Ming invisibly outperformed Wan Yong in this round.

It’s like someone who can easily cross a river might feel immense fear crossing an abyss of the same width because while the distance is the same, falling into the abyss could be fatal.

Even the opposing contestants were intimidated by Tang Ming’s performance. Long Ao and the rest, already awed by Tang Ming, admired him even more, being so impressed they would have started celebrating loudly if not for the somber atmosphere requiring them to contain their emotions.

The audience in the observation hall saw Tang Ming’s performance clearly.

Originally, Tang Ming’s fearless act of avoiding so many hidden weapons had left them all shocked. And when they heard that the hidden weapons in the hidden weapons room were genuinely real, these people were even more stunned.

A fierce discussion ensued, as replacing props with live ammunition was no joke. Any mishap could lead to injury or death, making such a mistake by the organizers too serious a matter.

In the private room, Su Tianyu, Lin Qingfeng, Long Aiyu, and Wu Dao stood up simultaneously, glaring angrily at Fu Tianbao and the others.

"Fu Tianbao, Fu Tianyou of the Fu Family is currently in charge of the Ming Group, and letting the props turn into real hidden weapons seems a bit excessive."

Su Tianyu’s face looked ugly as he accused, reminding that Tang Xin was the Su Family’s representative, any mishap would result in a heavy loss for the Su Family.

"I think you deliberately had someone change the program to try to kill Group Leader Tang Xin."

Lin Qingfeng was also furious about this.

"You must give us an explanation, otherwise there’s no need to continue with this competition."

Wu Dao snorted coldly, saying overbearingly, "At worst, let’s just start a clan war, the winner takes all, controlling the distribution of resources, while the loser exits the historical stage forever."

Faced with the Dark Group’s accusation, the Family Heads from the Ming Group’s faction looked particularly grim!

If this conspiracy had successfully killed Tang Xin, they would have many ways to cover it up, and it was unlikely the two factions would truly go to war over a single deceased person, as no one could afford the consequences and responsibilities of igniting a war.

But now Tang Xin was not dead, and the Dark Group faction was making full use of the opportunity. Once a clan war starts, the Ming Group people would be seen as the instigators of the conflict.

Not to mention that many super strong martial arts forces domestically could not tolerate this, even the neutral Meng Family would not stand idly by, and if the Meng Family stood with the Dark Group faction, the Ming Group faction would have no chance of winning.

"Cough, cough, everyone, please stay calm."

Fu Tianbao glanced at his allies and spoke with a thick skin, "You have all heard, the program error was not intentional by the organizers, but due to a hacker intrusion. We also did not want this to happen."

"Whether you wanted it or not, it has happened, and there must be accountability."

Su Tianyu stared at Fu Tianbao coldly.

"What kind of accountability do you want? Perhaps you intend to kill the Ming Group’s staff?"

Fu Tianbao replied discontentedly.

"Arguing here is pointless, Group Leader Tang Xin has already proposed a solution."

At this moment, Long Aiyu spoke leisurely, "Let’s go with what he said. Since he passed through a real hidden weapons room, the others must also handle real hidden weapons for the competition to be fair."

Zhao Jincheng immediately cursed, "This is just a competition, with such intensively attacking hidden weapons, who can guarantee not getting hit? If someone gets hit, doesn’t that mean the contestant would get injured?"

"Tang Xin’s situation was an accident, but changing props to real weapons for others is too unfair, plus they’re the elite disciples of each family. If anything happens, the loss is too great."

Qian Weiguo quickly opposed, as such matters are no joke and could result in fatalities.

Wan Changfa, however, did not speak. Since Wan Yong already passed smoothly, changing to real hidden weapons wouldn’t matter, so he remained indifferent to the situation.

"Ridiculous, now you realize there’s danger, but what about Tang Xin’s situation?"

Su Tianyu sneered, "He dealt with real hidden weapons, so others must do the same for it to be fair."

"Indeed, if you disagree with this demand, it’s like Group Leader Tang Xin said, there’s no need for the competition."

Wu Dao echoed menacingly, "At worst we’ll go to war. Anyways, it was your Ming Group who triggered this martial arts war, and you are the ones causing the unrest in the Martial Arts world."

"Last time my daughter Lin Xue was lured into the Ming Group’s laboratory and almost died. You dismissed it as a management mishap, and now you’re pulling the same trick, do you really think we’re fools?"

Lin Qingfeng squinted his eyes, smirking coldly, "If you don’t agree, let’s go to war. I was thinking of seeking justice for my daughter as well."

"Don’t push it, do you really think we’re afraid of you?" Zhao Jincheng shouted with a grim face.

Qian Weiguo was also furious, mainly because Qian Bujun and Zhao Tianba hadn’t competed yet. If they really switched to real hidden weapons, both would be at risk.

Fu Tianbao wasn’t too worried. Knowing Fu Renjie well, if the hidden weapons were switched to real weapons, that kid would definitely forfeit immediately.

"If that’s the case, then no more talk, let’s go."

Long Aiyu snorted coldly, turned, and walked towards the door.

"Brother Long, please don’t get agitated."

At this moment, Wan Changfa quickly stood up and called out to Long Aiyu, "Let’s talk this over, there’s no need for us to harm our harmony."

"Is there really still harmony between us?"

Su Tianyu looked at Wan Changfa playfully, "Tang Xin’s demand is already out there. He didn’t ask every contestant to redo the competition with real hidden weapons, leaving you an out. But you refuse even such a request, showing no sincerity for the competition, doesn’t that just mean you want war?"

Hearing this, Wan Changfa’s expression changed slightly. If Tang Ming really demanded all contestants redo with real hidden weapons, wouldn’t Wan Yong have to redo as well?