Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 323 Fighting to the Death

"This is too much!" Gao Xingchen slammed the table, his face livid. Holding the family trial finals ahead of schedule clearly showed that the Sun family was behind this, trying to catch them off guard.

Elder Zhao sighed and said worriedly, "Young Master, calm down. Now that the Patriarch has agreed, it will be useless for us to be angry. The most urgent task is how to deal with this sudden challenge."

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in his heart. He understood that what Elder Zhao said made sense, and now was not the time to act on impulse. He looked around at the young family members, all of whom had a bit of panic and uneasiness on their faces, obviously thrown off by this sudden change.

"Everyone!" Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice, his tone full of determination, "I know that the Sun family's conspiracy caught us off guard, but we must not lose our composure because of this! The trial finals being brought forward is certainly a challenge for us, but it is also an opportunity, an opportunity to prove our strength!"

He paused, his eyes like torches, scanning everyone's face, "Our Gao family has never been the target of bullying! This time, we will make the Sun family pay the price for their despicable behavior!"

Gao Xingchen's words were like a flash of lightning, instantly igniting the fighting spirit in everyone's hearts. They straightened their chests, with a determined light flashing in their eyes.

"Young Master, we all listen to you!" Xuanfeng was the first to stand up and express his opinion with a firm tone.

“Yes, we are not afraid of them!”

"We're going to make the Sun family look bad!"

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The family members responded one after another, and the voices were deafening.

Gao Xingchen nodded with satisfaction. He knew that even if time was tight and even if they faced strong enemies, as long as they were united, no difficulties could stop them from moving forward.

Three days later, the family trial finals kicked off in a tense atmosphere.

Gao Xingchen led the family members and walked into the arena with their heads held high. Their steps were steady and powerful, their eyes were firm and confident, without any panic or fear, as if what they were about to face was not a cruel test, but an opportunity to show themselves.

However, the moment they stepped into the arena, they found that the atmosphere was a little off.

The viewing stands surrounding the arena were filled with family elders and disciples who had come to watch the fight. Their eyes were focused on Gao Xingchen and the others, but without the slightest encouragement or expectation, their eyes were filled with ridicule and contempt.

"Look, those idiots from the Gao family actually dare to come to participate in the trial finals. They really overestimate their own abilities!"

"I heard that they rushed to participate in the competition without even understanding the rules of the trial. They are simply embarrassing themselves!"

"Haha, I think they know they are going to lose, so they pretend to be so arrogant in order to save some face!"

The harsh mocking sound, like a sharp blade, pierced the eardrums of Gao Xingchen and others.

Gao Xingchen frowned slightly, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. He looked around and found that Sun Tianba, the head of the Sun family, was sitting at the front of the viewing platform, with a sinister smile on his face, staring at him intently, as if he was watching a good show.

"Young Master, look..." Xuanfeng pointed to the center of the arena and said with a grim expression.

Gao Xingchen looked in the direction Xuanfeng pointed, and his face suddenly changed.

In the center of the arena, the originally flat ground was now covered with all kinds of traps, swords, spears, halberds, poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts, making it impossible to defend against anything.

"How could this happen?" Gao Xingchen was shocked. He knew that these mechanisms and traps were not part of the family trial finals at all, but were secretly arranged by the Sun family in order to stop them and make them suffer in the competition.

"Gao Xingchen, how about it? Are you satisfied with the gift I prepared for you?" Sun Tianba's voice came from far away in the viewing platform, full of pride and provocation.

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Sun Tianba, aren't you afraid that the head of the family will blame you for doing this?"

“Haha, blame?” Sun Tianba laughed loudly, “As long as you lose in the game, I will be the family’s first hero. How could the patriarch blame me? But you, Gao Xingchen, you should think about how to get out of here alive!”

Gao Xingchen's face turned pale. He knew that it was useless to say anything now. Sun Tianba had made all the preparations, but they were in a passive position. From the beginning of this game, they were at an absolute disadvantage.

"Everyone, cheer up and don't be intimidated by the difficulties in front of you!" Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Remember, we are Gao family members, we are fearless!"

After saying that, he took the lead and stepped into the competition field filled with traps...

As soon as Gao Xingchen finished speaking, he felt a fierce murderous aura coming towards him. His eyes flashed, and he saw a burly young man in the Sun family team holding a huge axe, rushing towards him like a tiger descending from the mountain.

"Gao Xingchen, accept your death!" The young man was none other than Sun Hao, the eldest son of the Sun family and one of the most outstanding disciples of the younger generation of the Sun family. His cultivation had reached the realm of a seven-star warrior, which was even higher than Gao Xingchen.

"Come on!" Gao Xingchen was not afraid but laughed. The star power in his body was circulated to the extreme. His figure flashed like a ghost and avoided Sun Hao's powerful attack.

"Boom!" The giant axe struck the air and hit the arena heavily, causing the earth to shake and rocks to fly everywhere.

On the viewing platform, Sun Tianba watched this scene with a sneer on his face: "Gao Xingchen, no matter how agile you are, you can't escape from my grasp! You are bound to lose this match!"

In the arena, Gao Xingchen and Sun Hao were fighting fiercely. Although Sun Hao had a high level of cultivation, Gao Xingchen was always invincible by virtue of his flexible use of star power and accurate grasp of the battle situation.

However, the Sun family members were not pushovers. They cooperated well and attacked fiercely, constantly threatening Gao Xingchen's side. Although the Gao family members fought hard, they were not well prepared, and the traps on the fighting field soon caused many people to be injured.

"Young Master, we can't go on like this. We will be defeated one by one!" Xuanfeng said to Gao Xingchen anxiously while fending off the attacks of the Sun family members.

Gao Xingchen naturally understood this truth. His eyes focused and he quickly made a decision.

"Everyone, concentrate your strength and break through!"

Following Gao Xingchen's order, the Gao family members gave up fighting on their own and instead concentrated their strength to break out in one direction.

Seeing this, the Sun family members were not willing to let them go easily. They chased after them and the two sides fought a desperate battle in the arena.

Relying on his flexible body and powerful star power, Gao Xingchen overcame all obstacles and broke through the encirclement of the Sun family members, but he was also injured.

Finally, after paying the price of several disciples being injured, Gao Xingchen and others finally broke through the siege and retreated to the edge of the arena.

"Gao Xingchen, do you think this is the end?" Sun Hao's voice came from behind, full of coldness and murderous intent.

Gao Xingchen turned around and saw Sun Hao holding a huge axe and approaching them step by step with the other members of the Sun family.

"In the first competition, Gao Xingchen wins!" At this moment, a loud voice sounded above the arena.

It turned out that the elder in charge of hosting the competition announced the result of the first competition.

Although Gao Xingchen's group succeeded in breaking through, they also paid a heavy price. On the other hand, except for Sun Hao who was slightly injured, the rest of the Sun family was unharmed.

Gao Xingchen's face was gloomy. He knew that this was just the beginning. There would be more difficult challenges waiting for them.

"Young Master, what should we do next?" Xuan Feng asked worriedly.

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and said with a firm look, "Get ready for the next competition!"

He knew that now was not the time to be discouraged. Since the Sun family wanted to play dirty tricks, he would accompany them to the end!

However, Gao Xingchen didn't know that the Sun family had already used all means to win this game. In the next second match, they will face a greater challenge...

Gao Xingchen and the others retreated to the edge of the arena, their faces not looking good. Although they won the first match, they also paid a heavy price. Gao Xingchen himself was also injured, and what made him even more worried was that the Sun family was obviously well prepared, and this family trial might not be that easy.

After a short break, the second round of competition was about to begin. Elder Zhao, who was in charge of hosting the competition, walked up to the stage and announced loudly: "The second round of competition will test your understanding of your family history and the star field structure. Now please send one person from each side to draw a question!"

Gao Xingchen naturally nominated the knowledgeable Xuanfeng to fight. On the Sun family side, the one who walked onto the stage was an inconspicuous, thin young man, the third son of the Sun family, Sun Qi.

Gao Xingchen was puzzled. Sun Qi had always been unknown in the Sun family. How could he be sent to participate in such an important competition?

The draw results came out quickly. Xuanfeng drew a question about family history, while Sun Qi drew a question related to the star field structure.

"Both contestants please answer within one stick of incense. The countdown begins!" Elder Zhao announced.

Xuanfeng was indeed a leader of the younger generation of the Gao family. He knew the family history like the back of his hand. He began to write without much thought, and soon filled up most of the page.

On the other hand, Sun Qi was scratching his head and was slow to start writing. Gao Xingchen sneered in his heart, it seemed that the Sun family was going to give up and actually sent such a fool to deal with it.

However, just when the incense was about to burn out, Sun Qi suddenly raised his head, a cunning look flashed in his eyes, and then he began to write quickly as if inspired by God.

Gao Xingchen's heart trembled, and he felt that things were not that simple. He carefully observed Sun Qi and found that although he wrote quickly, his eyes kept drifting in the direction of the Sun family, as if he was receiving some information.

"Oh no, the Sun family is cheating!" Gao Xingchen's heart sank, and he immediately reminded Xuanfeng in a low voice.

Xuan Feng's expression changed slightly when he heard this. Although he didn't know how the Sun family cheated, he never doubted Gao Xingchen's judgment.

"Time is up! Both contestants please stop writing!" Elder Zhao's voice sounded at the right time.

Sun Qi put down his pen, with a hint of pride on his face, as if he was confident of his answer. Xuan Feng, on the other hand, had a serious look on his face, and it was obvious that he also realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Now, please ask both contestants to hand in their answers, and I and the elders will judge them together!" said Elder Zhao.

Gao Xingchen and Sun Tianba, the head of the Sun family, went up to the platform and presented their answers. Elder Zhao and others began to read carefully, while the audience discussed it.

"Who do you think will win this second competition?"

"I am optimistic about the Sun family. After all, Sun Qi is famous for his extraordinary intelligence."

"I don't think so. The Gao family is no pushover. Xuanfeng is famous for his erudition and talent."

Gao Xingchen ignored everyone's comments. He stared at Elder Zhao and others, his heart full of worry. He knew that if they could not expose the Sun family's trick, then they would definitely lose this competition! Elder Zhao and others looked serious and examined the two answers without saying a word. Gao Xingchen felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. He knew that the result of this competition would directly determine whether they could continue to stay in the Gao family.

Time passed by minute by minute. Finally, Elder Zhao put down the answer in his hand, glanced at everyone, and slowly said: "After the unanimous judgment of me and the elders, this competition..."

Gao Xingchen held his breath, nervously waiting for the final result.

"Sun Jiasheng!" Elder Zhao's voice was like a thunder, exploding in everyone's ears.

"What? How could this happen?" There was an uproar on Gao Xingchen's side. They clearly saw Xuanfeng answer quickly and well, so how could he lose to that idiot Sun Qi?

"Elder Zhao, is there any misunderstanding here?" Gao Xingchen asked in a deep voice, suppressing his anger.

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could I have?" Elder Zhao snorted coldly, "I and the other elders have sharp eyes. Young Master Sun's answer is logically clear and his insights are unique, far beyond what Xuanfeng can compare to."

Gao Xingchen wanted to argue further but was stopped by Xuanfeng.

"Xingchen, forget it." Xuanfeng shook his head at him, signaling him not to argue any further.

Gao Xingchen knew that Xuanfeng was always calm and experienced. Since he said that, it meant that there were indeed problems in this competition, but they had no evidence now, so even if they continued to argue, it would be of no avail.

"Okay, you are so cruel!" Gao Xingchen said gritting his teeth. He knew that they lost this competition unclearly, but the most important thing now was to figure out how the Sun family cheated, otherwise they would still be in a passive position in the next competition.

However, just as they were preparing to celebrate their victory, Master Sun suddenly proposed an extra game and asked for a cooking competition.

"Cooking competition?" Gao Xingchen was slightly stunned, a little confused.

"Why, Master Gao doesn't dare?" Master Sun raised a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth, "Could it be that the eldest master of the Gao family doesn't even dare to accept the cooking competition?"

Gao Xingchen frowned slightly. He was naturally not afraid of the challenge from Young Master Sun, but he couldn't understand what the Sun family was up to.

"Okay, I'll take it!" Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice. He wanted to see what tricks the Sun family was trying to play.

"Xingchen, you..." Xuanfeng wanted to dissuade him, but was stopped by Gao Xingchen's eyes.

"Don't worry, I know my limits." Gao Xingchen said in a low voice, with a gleam of confidence in his eyes.

Although he was a little nervous, after all, since the Sun family dared to propose a cooking competition, they must have something to rely on. But he believed that with his cooking skills from Earth, he would be able to defeat the Sun family and win the final victory!