# Chapter 2102: Falling into Despair
The second battle location was at the Wen Clan's mine vein. Like the Feng Clan, the Wen Clan used the array mine as their battle platform, and had forged numerous seats for the four clans, suspending them in the air around the array mine battle platform. The others who came to watch stood in the distance, observing.
At this moment, on the Jing Clan's side, their expressions had also become quite solemn. Having lost the first battle, they had held back some of their strength. This battle, they absolutely had to win.
"For this first battle, who is confident of certain victory?" A Jing Clan elder turned around and asked the people behind him.
"Let's wait and see. The Wen Clan will send someone out first. Once we see who it is, we'll think of a countermeasure," someone said.
"Mm. No matter what, after today, the Wen Clan's array mine must belong to our Jing Clan."
The Jing Clan members were discussing, and at the same time, the Wen Clan members were also discussing. In the end, they had already decided on the first battle's combatant: Wen Yi, one of the most outstanding members of the Wen Clan's younger generation. However, seeing him step forward, the Jing Clan revealed smiles. Since it was Wen Yi, then this battle had no suspense. It seemed the Wen Clan, by sending this person, also lacked confidence, not daring to bring out their two strongest, instead testing the Jing Clan first.
From the Jing Clan, another person wearing a cloak walked out and stepped onto the battle platform, causing everyone's hearts to tremble slightly. That cloaked expert hidden among the crowd had not been noticed during the Feng Clan battle, but now everyone understood that he was an expert the Jing Clan had invited.
"It's Lord Lu. When the hook descends, heads fall. Wen Yi is in trouble," the crowd's hearts trembled.
"Wen Yi, if you can't handle it, step down from the platform," a Wen Clan member shouted. Wen Yi nodded slightly. Lord Lu's body had already charged out. Wen Yi stepped on the array mine, and a terrifying vortex surged toward Lord Lu, devouring him. However, Lord Lu's hook seemed to seize souls, directly breaking through the vortex and hooking toward Wen Yi's head. At the same time, those eyes shot out a soul-seizing evil intent that made people's hearts tremble.
Wen Yi's figure explosively retreated, while simultaneously unleashing array techniques to bombard and block the opponent. He closed his eyes and drifted toward the edge of the battle platform, fast as lightning. He actually did not fight, directly giving up on this battle. Even if defeat was certain, preserving his life was more important. The final outcome had no suspense — the Jing Clan secured a victory.
"For this array mine dispute, the Wen Clan is in a precarious position," the crowd thought to themselves. The Jing Clan had obtained the first victory, and the initiative was completely in their hands. It seemed the Jing Clan had prepared well this time, paying a huge price to invite those formidable characters. This way, their own strongest members were kept to deal with the Yu Clan. Everyone could see that the Yu Clan was the Jing Clan's most important target, and that array mine was the largest aside from the Jing Clan's own.
For the second battle, the Jing Clan sent out an outstanding junior from their own clan, someone who ranked highly among the Jing Clan. The Wen Clan had no choice but to send out their second-strongest member to secure this victory.
However, the Jing Clan did not mind this defeat. As long as they won all three battles where the opponent sent someone first, they would have three victories. Three victories would be enough to take the array mine.
Now it was time to see how the Wen Clan would send someone for this second battle.
From the Wen Clan's direction, a monk walked out. This monk seemed somewhat rough, yet his expression was calm, peaceful, and extremely ordinary.
"Who is this person?" The crowd's gazes focused slightly. Green Mountain City had no such figure, and naturally, the Wen Clan would not have a monk.
"Could it be that the Wen Clan plans to give up on this battle, saving their strongest strength for the last two battles?"
"No, the Jing Clan's trump cards haven't been revealed yet. If the Wen Clan saves their strongest combat power for the last two battles, they'll probably still lose."
"Will the Wen Clan, like the Feng Clan just now, produce an unexpectedly powerful existence?"
The crowd whispered among themselves, while at this moment, the Jing Clan was somewhat troubled. For this battle, who should they send?
"The three people our Jing Clan can send next are Jing Nan, Jing Bei, and him. Before securing the second victory, he cannot fight. Jing Nan, Jing Bei, which of you will go for this round?" A Jing Clan elder asked.
The Wen Clan still had their strongest member who had not fought, and they had to guard against him. Therefore, their trump card could not be used in this battle. Otherwise, if the Wen Clan sent that person out in the next battle, they would be certain to lose. Moreover, it was unknown whether the Wen Clan still had hidden experts for the final battle. So, they had to keep one trump card.
"I'll go," Jing Nan said calmly. "This battle is also very important. I'll win it."
"Alright, go ahead." The Jing Clan elder nodded slightly, letting Jing Nan fight.
"It's Jing Nan. Can Venerable Prajna win?" The Wen Clan elder's expression was solemn, nervous. If they lost this battle too, the Wen Clan would be in trouble.
He did not know that standing beside him were Tian Chi and Sword Blind, enough to ensure the Wen Clan could defend their array mine.
The battle between Jing Nan and Prajna was grand and fierce. Jing Nan was skilled at using array techniques, combined with divine ability attacks, making his combat power terrifyingly strong. Prajna, however, remained unchanged in response to all changes, with Buddha light shining everywhere, stepping on a lion body like a Vajra Buddha, while holding a green lotus to purify all things. The sword of cutting sins split heaven and earth. Though he did not move, he cut through all evil thoughts of the heavens. The sin-erasing curse caused resonance between heaven and earth. Jing Nan fought for some time but ultimately could not hold on. He spat blood and was blasted off the array mine, losing miserably, having been completely suppressed from beginning to end.
"Whoa, so strong!" The crowd's gazes focused. This monk was so formidable. Among Martial Emperor characters who had not comprehended the Dao, probably not many could defeat him. The Jing Clan, though a powerful array Dao family, only had a few who had comprehended the Dao. For someone like Prajna, it could be said that few could defeat him.
"Good, Venerable Prajna is amazing." The Wen Clan members all revealed bright smiles. Prajna's battle had almost secured the Wen Clan's victory. How could they not be excited?
Compared to the Wen Clan, the Jing Clan members' expressions were not good. Could it be that the Wen Clan's array mine could not be taken either?
"I'll go for this battle." A figure shot out like a violent wind, landing on the array mine battle platform, his aura surging.
"I'll take him down." From the Wen Clan's direction, an aura soared into the sky. Seeing that person, everyone's pupils contracted. The Wen Clan's number one Martial Emperor, Wen Ting.
"Wen Ting, good." Seeing Wen Ting actually come out to fight, the Jing Clan's eyes flashed with sharpness. They had thought they would lose, but unexpectedly, Wen Ting was so impulsive as to step forward. This way, as long as they defeated Wen Ting, the next battle still had hope.
"Wen Ting." The Wen Clan members' faces stiffened. Seeing the Jing Clan elders reveal excited expressions, they seemed to sense something wrong. However, Wen Ting had already stepped onto the battle platform, and changing it was impossible.
When that person removed his cloak and revealed his face, the Wen Clan members' expressions immediately became especially ugly. It was Blood Revenge. This person was skilled in blood-based killing, an extremely formidable character. Wen Ting was too impulsive. This instantly wiped out their previous excitement, leaving them in a bad situation. If they had known it was Blood Revenge, they would have let Wen Ting fight in the next battle, ensuring no mistakes.
But now, they could only hope that Wen Ting could defeat Blood Revenge.
Both Blood Revenge and Wen Ting were experts who had comprehended the Dao. Blood Revenge's reputation was no less than Green Mountain Swift Sword, while Wen Ting was the number one of the Wen Clan's younger generation. Their clash was extremely fierce, neither willing to admit defeat. The brutal battle caused the array mine to continuously explode. In terms of pure strength, Blood Revenge was clearly superior to Wen Ting. However, Wen Ting was also skilled in array techniques, so the battle remained stalemated. But as time passed, everyone could see that Wen Ting was likely to lose.
"Courting death." The Jing Clan members revealed cold smiles. They had thought this battle would also be lost, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn, and Wen Ting gave them hope.
Sure enough, the battle still produced no miracle. Blood Revenge defeated Wen Ting. When Wen Ting was blasted flying, coughing up blood, a hearty laugh rolled out. A Jing Clan elder said calmly, "For the final battle, it's the Wen Clan's turn to send someone first."
Hearing these words, the Wen Clan members' expressions were ugly, and Wen Ting also revealed a look of shame, blood at the corners of his mouth, his face pale.
"Go back and recover from your injuries," the Wen Clan elder said to Wen Ting, feeling somewhat disappointed in him. At such a realm, to still act so impulsively.
"For this battle, who should we send?"
"Master Tian Chi, everything depends on you," Wen Ting said, looking at Tian Chi. With Wen Ting's defeat, the entire battle situation would be decided by the final battle. He had no confidence. This concerned their Wen Clan's mine vein, their lifeline.
He did not have a thorough understanding of Tian Chi's strength, but at this moment, he could only place his hopes on Tian Chi, because at least no one in the Wen Clan was stronger than Tian Chi.
"Rest assured." Tian Chi stepped forward and appeared on the array mine battle platform. Seeing another monk, the crowd's pupils contracted slightly. The Jing Clan also restrained some of their excitement. This was another externally invited expert. This battle was not yet stable.
"Jing Bei, our Jing Clan still needs to prepare for the battle with the Yu Clan. This battle rests entirely on you." The Jing Clan members all looked at Jing Bei. This battle would decide the ownership of the array mine. The victor would gain control of the array mine.
"Alright." Jing Bei took a deep breath, gathered his energy, and strode forward, charging directly toward Tian Chi. The clouds in the sky rolled, the wind howled, as if the heavens were in turmoil, the sky seemed to roar.
"Wind and clouds stir, dual-element law, Wind Cloud Heaven-Crushing Palm." Seeing this terrifying commotion, the crowd's hearts shook. An incomparably violent oppressive force crazily crushed toward Tian Chi. The Jing Clan members revealed excited expressions. If they won this battle, they would seize a mine vein.
Tian Chi transformed into a golden body dharma image, like an ancient Buddha, standing like a mountain. Between heaven and earth, ten thousand zhang of golden light surged, and ancient Buddhas appeared, hands clasped together, their sound shaking a thousand li.
"Good." The Wen Clan elder saw this momentum, sharpness flashing in his eyes. There was hope.
Wind and clouds began to move, laws roared, supreme palm prints destroyed everything, pressing toward Tian Chi. At this moment, the sky was submerged.
Ten thousand Buddhas paying homage, dharma image Buddha body, golden light submerged the heavens, ten thousand Buddhas merged. An ancient Buddha's hand pressed down from beyond the sky, its might shaking the nine heavens. The supreme forces collided, clouds shattered, wind stopped. Jing Bei's body was blasted several li away. At this scene, the Jing Clan members felt as if a mouthful of blood was stuck in their chests. From heaven to hell, one palm made them despair.
The struggle for the Wen Clan's array mine had failed once again!