
The candidates of the four families started fighting and after every match the candidates had to return to recover, at least the candidates who won each battle returned to recover as soon as possible, because, after every match, the candidates had to recover, they're all eyeing the future heir position.
Sanjay was appointed as the future heir when he was a Novice. Since then, they have been competing, but they cannot come close to winning.
The place was so close yet so far out of reach. Sanjay is like a big chasm they have to go through, if they want to fulfill their wishes, but they are not capable enough to do so.
But no one gave up. They try to compete for every chance they get. Of course, there are only so many opportunities where they can compete for it and family gatherings are one of them.
So, every great realm cultivator in the core disciple who was the same age as Sanjay tried his best to recover.
As for Sanjay himself, he looked into the crowd to look for Sam. He wanted to find possible signs of her. He was completely indifferent about the competition for his position. He did not place any of these elite core disciples in his eyes.
His lack of interest only fueled the fire of determination in the core disciples.
By late afternoon, the four-family competition had ended.
The last phase of the family gathering, the competition for the future heir has begun. All the injured candidates who were previously in top condition are back. They consumed pills and potions, which were extremely valuable and potent. Generally, they were saved for most life-threatening situations, but now, they did not hold back and ate them.
Sanjay also came to the middle of the battlefield along with nine other candidates.
The Faction Leader stood up and announced.
“Now, the final phase of the family meeting will begin soon, competition for the position of future heir.
Battle Royales. The last person to stand out from the ten people will be the future heir of the beast faction."
The competition for the position of future heir is quite simple and straight forward. Everyone has to fight and the winner will take a position.
All the candidates took a deep breath, they were just waiting for this moment for a very long time. They can't wait to jump into battle.
But they were startled by the words of the Faction Head next.
"Titles and prizes for the winner will be awarded by the Ancestor himself. So, try your best."
All the spectators were shocked. They didn't think there would be such a thing.
The Ancestral Beast Faction was the grandfather of the current head of the Faction. He was the former head of the faction and was one of the best in their generation. He went into seclusion after the current faction leader took the position.
He was a legendary existence in the entire sect and every opportunity to meet an ancestor was taken as a blessing since his teachings were considered priceless.
There were many people who wanted to become his disciple and considered the opportunity more valuable than the position of a future heir. Because, the position of the future heir does not provide guarantees to take the position of the next head.
Because it can be challenged and fought over. But they believed that once they became ancestral disciples, they would definitely be able to surpass future heirs and take over that position one way or another. And that position will only be one of the advantages.
As the candidates run through various scenarios and speculations about the prize, the fight has begun.
The one who made the first move was Sanjay himself.
*in*
The chain scythe was cut in the air as its blades spun around the entire field trying to hit the closest candidate to it.
But the candidates became alert the moment they heard the whistling sound of the wind.
The attack was defended and everyone looked at Sanjay warily. Sanjay was still wearing his usual clothes with his face covered in black cloth with only his eyes visible.
They all exchanged glances and made Sanjay a target with them with a tacit understanding.
They all knew he was the strongest of them all and there was little chance of fighting against him and winning one on one. So, they decided to eliminate him first by gnawing at him.
Sanjay does not seem surprised about this, he holds a chain scythe as he holds ten candidates. He might be the one who was surrounded, but he was the one who controlled them with a single weapon as he set up the perimeter. But he's not standing in one position. He continued to dodge all long-range attacks.
Suddenly, one of the candidates groped his back against the wall. It was actually his back sticking to the wall as he reached the end of the battleground before he realized it.
The chain scythe swirled around as it made a huge slash on his chest as he was unable to react to the sudden trap. He could not move sideways as fast as a scythe.
The scythe stabbed itself into his chest and remained there. Sanjay pulls the chain and the man comes with him like a fish stuck to a hook.
He lay unconscious for a short time.
In just a few minutes, one of his nine opponents collapsed.
They all felt goosebumps, they didn't expect to need just one hit, they knew that they didn't have much of a chance against Sanjay, but now they really felt the gap.
Six people suddenly took out their bags of ferocious beasts.
They don't want to hold back anymore, they feel they have to put everything in for Sanjay, if they want to have a chance to win.
Sanjay swung his chain, throwing out the candidate who was unconscious.
He looked at the six beasts, there was a fox type beast, a wolf type one, a tiger, a large snake, a lion, an ape.
All of them started roaring and hissing as they came out, they are all looking at Sanjay with hostility. In this situation, even Sanjay has to back off a little. He could take these opposites without using his beast, but that would take a lot of his energy and might injure him, but he has some other plans.
He called back his chain sickle and looked out his beast pouch as well.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned chilly and they felt freezing cold. They saw a long figure come out of nowhere.
The fog has blurred everyone's vision and all the candidates could see is the silhouette of a being with a long body.
All the higher-ups frowned and looked confused, while the candidates were extremely nervous, the disciples in the audience were extremely excited, as this was the first time Sanjay had used his ferocious beast.
He had never used either the beast or his element in battle, there were only a few instances where he used his element in battle, as for the beast, he had never used it.
Only a closed confidant knew about his beasts.
Immediately, the fog disappeared and a majestic flood dragon appeared, its long body with its claws covered by icy blue scales.
It looked at the rest of the beasts who were extremely vigilant and cautious due to the suppression of the bloodline and roared.
*TOOL*
There was cold air freezing and a thin layer of ice formed on the back of the savage beast and the sweat on the candidate was also frozen.
This is a Frost Flood dragon that lives in the Glacier at the north pole.
Sam stared at the flood dragon and could not help but feel shocked, he never expected that he would meet a dragon-type monster here.
Although, true dragons did not like to get along with flood dragons and Wyrens, they had a slight trace of dragon blood in them.
The remaining nine beasts trembled in their place and instantly their presence turned out to be more of a hindrance than a help in their battle.
Sanjay started swinging his chain scythe as the blade of the scythe was covered in freezing blue ice. He moved when the candidates were still stunned.
The scythe passed through the beast and hit a candidate on his shoulder and instantly the shoulder froze in place.
The candidates lost the will to fight when they saw the flood dragon. They are all very frightened and the battle becomes a walk in the park for Sanjay.
"The Heir of the Future is still Sanjay." The Faction Leader announced the victory after a few minutes.