Chapter 20

The fat man advanced without any surprise, proudly patting his belly. However, when his hand touched a scar, his entire body shuddered, and he let out a series of strange cries!

Everyone looked at the fat man with a complicated gaze, mostly filled with disdain. They preferred fighters like Lin Zheng, who won their opponents with their fists in a straightforward and fair manner!

However, the fat man's body of fat was indeed impressive, strange, and, well, perverted! But it did have a remarkable effect. Some people began to wonder if they should also gain some weight!

Standing firmly in front of the grand hall, Lin Zheng thought to himself: I'm already in the top nine. If I win three more matches, I can leave here and return to the village. I didn't expect the people in the village to be... them!

"Hey, Lin Zheng, have you noticed? There are nine of us, how are we going to compete? Is one of us going to be exempt and directly advance to the finals?" The fat man interrupted Lin Zheng's thoughts and asked.

Lin Zheng shook his head and refocused, saying to the fat man with a faint smile, "Don't worry, this problem is easy to solve!"

"Easy to solve?" The fat man looked at Lin Zheng in surprise. This guy was getting stranger and stranger, always speaking in half-sentences that were hard to understand. "If you could finish your sentences in one breath, would you die? I despise you, fat man!"

After another incense stick's time, when all nine had gathered, the voice of the Great Elder came: "For the top nine, you will draw lots to determine your opponents. The remaining one..."

"Let's fight together!" Before the Great Elder could finish, Lin Zheng took a step forward calmly, without using any force, and a wave of heroic spirit swept over everyone!

"Agreed, Lin Zheng, draw two lots, first match!" The Great Elder on the stage didn't object and calmly agreed, returning to the front of the grand hall.

The fat man stared at Lin Zheng, his round eyes bulging out. Only then did he understand what Lin Zheng meant by "easy to solve"!

The crowd below began to get excited. "Wow, Lin Zheng is at it again, the dark horse all the way!"

However, none of the eight on the stage were easy to provoke. Each of them could take on multiple opponents. What Lin Zheng had done before, these people could probably do as well. But Lin Zheng was now at the Sixth Rank, so it looked like there would be a good show.

Everyone went up to the stage to draw lots. Those with the same color would be opponents. The fat man kept praying silently as he opened his lot, "Not white, not white," because he saw that Lin Zheng's lot was white. If he drew the same, he would have to fight Lin Zheng. Even with his trump card, he wasn't sure he could win this monster. It was an intuition, and the fat man's intuition was always accurate!

Biting his teeth, stomping his foot, and shaking his body, the fat man drew his lot. Black! Phew, luck, luck!

The fat man patted his belly and smiled proudly!

Lin Zheng looked at the two on the stage, one large and one thin, but both exuded an extraordinary aura!

The large man took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Lin, my name is Xinggu, I specialize in the great axe. In the upcoming match, I will not hold back, so please be careful. Individually, I am not your match, but Brother Shanyan and I have decided to fight you together. Please forgive us!"

After saying this, the large man raised his two large axes and clashed them together in a salute to Lin Zheng!

The thin man, Shanyan, followed, "Junior Brother Lin, I am Shanyan, I specialize in Tan Leg, but I am also not your match. Now that we are fighting together, please forgive us!" He also bowed in salute.

Lin Zheng returned the salutes and said, "I apologize for my rashness. Please forgive my youthful arrogance. I hope to learn from both of you!"

Xinggu and Shanyan exchanged a glance, their eyes brightening. They had thought Lin Zheng was a proud and powerful genius, but he was actually so polite and humble. They nodded silently, and if they won, they would not harm Lin Zheng!

Seeing their expressions, Lin Zheng guessed their thoughts and quickly added, "Brothers, don't hold back. My control is not strong, and sometimes I can't control my attacks. Let's fight with all our strength. Even if we get hurt, it's part of the match. I hope you will give it your all!"

Seeing Lin Zheng's sincerity and the lack of any ill intent in his eyes, the two laughed heartily, "Alright, as you say. But we will still fight together, so be careful!"

Lin Zheng nodded, and his battle aura soared, his fighting spirit rising. Xinggu and Shanyan's battle auras also erupted, Xinggu's two large axes gleaming in the sunlight, and Shanyan's legs like gold-plated, crushing the stone floor with each step.

Lin Zheng's hands, accelerated by the meridians, crackled with energy as he exerted a little force.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed, and three fierce leg whips attacked from above, middle, and below, followed by a rain of axe shadows from above.

With no way to avoid, Lin Zheng's body suddenly rose two inches, his fingers clenching into a fist, and he fiercely met the three leg whips. Then, with both hands, he lifted as if holding up the sky. "Bang!" The large axe fell heavily, leaving a huge crack behind Lin Zheng, and many disciples watching from below had to scramble to avoid the debris.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Zheng had blocked Xinggu and Shanyan's combined attack! The three quickly separated, and Xinggu and Shanyan's faces showed a mix of seriousness and bitterness. Even their combined efforts might not be enough to defeat Lin Zheng!

"Hate the sky!"

Before Lin Zheng's words had even finished, his figure shot forward like an arrow, his right arm's muscles bulging, and a thunderous sound accompanying the overwhelming pressure rushing at Xinggu. There was no way to avoid it! Xinggu, with a look of shock, braced himself, holding his two large axes in front of his chest like a shield, his muscles tensed, and he used all his strength to block the attack!

"Bang!" Lin Zheng's fist struck the two large axes, and after a brief struggle, cracks appeared on the axes. In the next moment, Lin Zheng's fist broke through Xinggu's defensive aura and struck his chest.

"Spit!" Xinggu spat out several mouthfuls of blood and staggered back, his two large axes reduced to just the handles.

A gust of wind swept by, and Lin Zheng suddenly ducked, as Shanyan had seized the opportunity to attack during Lin Zheng's moment of vulnerability! Missing his first strike, Shanyan pressed forward, his 36 Tan Leg strikes slicing through the air like a wind blade, each leg strike powerful and whistling through the air!

Lin Zheng moved gracefully, dodging the leg strikes like a gentleman. Then, he suddenly fell to the side, his right hand on the ground, and his left leg swung out like a horizontal blade, striking Shanyan. "Bang!" The two legs collided, and Lin Zheng leaped up, while Shanyan staggered back, his right leg twitching.

"Wow!" The crowd below was stunned. The match was decided in just a few rounds, when they had expected a tough battle. Lin Zheng was too strong!

Shanyan waved his hand at Lin Zheng, "No more, no more. It's not fair. I've trained my legs for over a decade, and they're not as solid as yours! Luckily, you knew to hold back!"

Lin Zheng smiled but didn't argue. He had acted on a sudden impulse, his meridians bursting with energy, delivering a fierce kick. He didn't know the meridians were so powerful now! But it also consumed a lot of energy!

The energy in his body surged when the meridians burst, creating a powerful attack, but it also consumed a lot of energy. He realized he needed to expand his meridians to store more energy, or he would be at a disadvantage in a prolonged battle with a tough opponent.

Xinggu, who had been resting, also stood up, laughing bitterly, "You're really strong, couldn't you be a bit gentler? Now I understand what you meant by 'can't control'! Ow, it really hurts!"

Lin Zheng smiled awkwardly and bowed to the two. He knew they had held back during the fight. If he couldn't block their first attack, they would have stopped. But the energy after the meridians burst was really uncontrollable, though he had controlled it somewhat. He felt a bit guilty for injuring them, as he had a good impression of them.

Xinggu waved his hand, "Good luck in the next match, Junior Brother. Shanyan and I will go treat our injuries." They both walked off the stage and found places to sit and meditate.

Lin Zheng walked off the stage and found the fat man, who was swallowing his saliva. Seeing Lin Zheng approach, he screamed, "Thank goodness I didn't face you, or I wouldn't have been able to block your punches and would have stopped at the top eight!"

Lin Zheng didn't say anything, watching the next match on the stage: Zhao Yu versus a disciple from within the sect, a disciple who used a long staff as a weapon!

As soon as the match started, a black light flashed from Zhao Yu's white feather fan, and a black dot appeared on the opponent's forehead, quickly spreading throughout his body. He had been poisoned to death! Zhao Yu then walked off the stage with a cold smile, looking at Lin Zheng.

The crowd was secretly angry, disapproving of Zhao Yu's behavior, but they dared not speak out due to his family's influence. The elders also remained silent, as the rules allowed any means to win. Although Zhao Yu's actions were despicable, he had survived, and in this era, only the living had a voice!

The fat man raised his hand and made a gesture of disdain at Zhao Yu, then walked onto the stage.

The fat man's opponent was a sword cultivator named Ma Ruchang, who could create three flowers with one sword strike, a skilled fighter at the Fifth Rank. His elegant sword techniques flashed on the stage. In the end, the fat man, in his invincible fat ball form, seized an opportunity and repeatedly collided with his opponent, finally knocking him off the stage.

Of course, the fat man didn't come out unscathed. His clothes were torn into strips, and his body was covered with sword marks, but they were all superficial, not breaking the skin. Lin Zheng admired the fat man's thick skin, which was well-suited for the Cotton Power technique, a good killer move for the fat man!

The last match was between Li Ruoshui and another female disciple from the sect. They whispered to each other for a while, and then, under the crowd's impatient shouts, the other female disciple walked off the stage. Li Ruoshui, looking helpless, with a delicate face full of frustration, her small nose twitching, and her hands clasped together, looked at the referee innocently.

The elder serving as the referee was also a bit helpless. The previous matches in the top four had been exciting, providing valuable lessons for the disciples. Now, a monster like Lin Zheng had entered with just a few punches, another had used poison, one had become a fat ball to win, and the last one had won with just a few words. What was going on?

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