Opposite of Lu Ran, Bai Lei also heard Cong Shuang's words.

He did not deny it, just shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Zhao Xuan is my brother. He lost to you in the Hundred Cities League. Since you're here at the Tianfu Society, I naturally have to take good care of you."

Bai Lei sneered, emphasizing the words "take good care of."

Lu Ran just looked at Bai Lei indifferently.

He was not in a hurry.

Because the paperwork wasn't completed yet, Lu Ran was not yet considered a member of Tianfu Society and not included in the rankings.

At the same time, Lu Ran also didn't yet have the qualification to challenge Bai Lei.

But Shen Man had already arranged for someone to register Lu Ran, which should be completed soon.

So before that happens, Bai Lei could still jump around for a bit.

Thus.

Lu Ran asked casually, "Since you know Zhao Xuan lost to me, you must have heard from him about my combat abilities. Yet, you dare to go against me. Your courage is truly admirable."

"Haha... Arrogant, so arrogant, for a mere Undead Mage to be so arrogant. I really didn't expect it. Indeed, Zhao Xuan told me he lost and said you're very formidable, which is rare. To be praised as formidable by a Qimen Celestial Master when you're an Undead Mage, that's quite an acknowledgment. But unfortunately, an Undead Mage is always an Undead Mage. No matter how formidable, still an Undead Mage!" Bai Lei spoke eloquently.

He appeared quite relaxed.

Lu Ran pursed his lips, looked at Shen Man, and asked, "Has my paperwork been completed yet?"

Shen Man replied, "Soon, in a few minutes, please wait. But are you sure you want to challenge Bai Lei? For Bai Lei to be ranked first in Tianfu Society, his combat ability is undeniably strong."

"I'm sure I want to challenge." Lu Ran said flatly.

"Alright, then let me briefly introduce the two of you to each other. Bai Lei is a hidden prof..." Shen Man started to speak.

But before finishing, Lu Ran interrupted by raising his hand.

"It's not important. I don't care about his profession." Lu Ran said casually.

Uh...

Shen Man was somewhat taken aback.

Regardless of how confident Lu Ran's behavior was, the insult was genuinely palpable.

This was the first within Tianfu Society to completely disregard Bai Lei's profession, with words full of undisguised contempt and provocation, making Bai Lei's face look somewhat unpleasant; he was clearly very angry.

"Good! Good! Good! You're the first to dare to underestimate me like this. I must tell you, if you're brave enough, come and duel with me. A literary duel is too dull, and in a fight, life and death are disregarded!" Bai Lei said with an aggressive look, his words full of provocation.

Lu Ran was taken aback.

Life and death are disregarded?

Do Tianfu Society members play this big when they challenge each other?

"Life and death are disregarded? What's the explanation for this?" Lu Ran looked at Shen Man and asked.

No wonder Cong Shuang had warned Lu Ran earlier.

Turns out, people can actually die!

This isn't some arena battle with rules limiting bloodshed once life points drop to a certain level.

People can truly die!

"Indeed, life and death are disregarded. There are no rule restrictions, just a duel. However, usually, challenges between Tianfu Society members do not involve taking the other's life. When life points drop to a tenth, they stop." Shen Man explained.

In essence, there are no rule restrictions!

Just fight!

It's okay even to fight to the death!

As for things like reducing life points to a tenth, those are just conservative conventions; Lu Ran completely disregards them.

Bai Lei jumps around like this, it would be too dull not to kill him!

"Exactly, life and death are disregarded. You aren't scared so easily, aren't you? I tell you, if it comes to a fight, I will definitely kill you!" Bai Lei said with a mischievous smile, raising his eyebrows.

He thought Lu Ran was asking Shen Man to confirm the disregard for life and death because he was scared.

After all, for any new Professional, facing potential death in a fight is inherently terrifying.

And they have to face Bai Lei, ranked first in Tianfu Society.

So.

At this moment, Bai Lei was doing his utmost to act superior, provoke, mock, and even insult.

This gave Bai Lei immense satisfaction, as if he had taken full control of Lu Ran from all aspects.

But what he didn't know was.

At this moment, in Lu Ran's mind, Bai Lei was already a dead man!

"By the way, what Bai Lei mentioned earlier, literary duel and martial duel, what do they mean?" Lu Ran continued to ask.

It's natural to understand new terms clearly.

Shen Man introduced:

"Indeed, there are martial duels and literary duels. Both types are mutually agreed upon by both parties."

"A literary duel is the safest, with no direct confrontation between the two sides. Attack training on a wooden stake within five minutes is used to calculate damage on both sides."

"The higher damage wins. Because it's relatively peaceful and there's no personal danger, Tianfu Society promotes literary duels."

"A martial duel, as previously mentioned, is a direct fight."

...

It's really quite simple.

One is about damage output; whoever has higher damage wins. The two sides do not engage in combat, so naturally, there is no danger.

This causes some members to challenge higher-ranked members impatiently once they feel they've somewhat grown.

After all, there's no danger; if they lose, they lose. If they win, they can improve their ranking and their status and benefits in Tianfu Society. Why not?

Although the frequency is very high, and there are many challengers, Tianfu Society greatly advocates this method.

The goal is to motivate Tianfu Society members to grow rapidly with mutual competition.

There's motivation in competition!

In martial duels, because the two parties directly engage, weapons are blind, and skills cannot be withdrawn once released, accidents are likely to happen.

In the history of Tianfu Society, many deaths have occurred due to dueling.

It can't be helped.

Tianfu Society cannot establish arena rules like the Hundred Cities League.

Of course, Tianfu Society doesn't like to see members die in accidents due to competition, so this kind of duel isn't highly advocated, and it isn't very common for people to participate in them.

"All understood? You aren't thinking of a literary duel, are you? To be blunt, although you will lose, it's really boring unless you're truly so cowardly, then a literary duel it is, but I guarantee you won't have pleasant days ahead." Bai Lei said threateningly.

Judging by his posture.

He seemed genuinely worried that Lu Ran would choose a literary duel, making it difficult for him to seamlessly avenge Zhao Xuan.

He wouldn't get to properly act superior.

"Don't worry, I won't opt for a literary duel; it indeed sounds dull, let's go for a martial duel instead, but there's one small issue." Lu Ran called out to Bai Lei.

"What's the issue?" Bai Lei asked instinctively.

"Since life and death are disregarded, and you clearly stated you'll kill me if given a chance, for fairness, shouldn't we establish the rules more clearly, how about it?" Lu Ran asked.

"Clearly? I don't understand what you mean, clearer how?" Bai Lei continued to ask.

"Simple, Death Battle Contract, let's sign the contract for the challenge, life and death are disregarded, but for sure one side will die, can you handle that?" Lu Ran raised an eyebrow and asked.

Now.

Lu Ran used a provocation.

While Bai Lei was driven onto the sled like a duck.

If he didn't agree, the aura built up before would abruptly vanish.

Afraid to sign due to fear of death, even if he maintained his first rank, even if he won, it would mean nothing.

Beside them, Cong Shuang couldn't help but sigh seeing this.

This Bai Lei was really going to trap himself in a mess.

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