Chapter 15

"Match over!"

As the referee waved his hand, declaring Xu Xiaoshou the winner of the first match, he saw the guy rush off the stage in a hurry, seemingly even faster than Di Xinnü.

The referee was baffled: "What are you doing?"

"Huh?"

Xu Xiaoshou turned back in surprise: "Resting, isn't there half an incense stick's time for the contestants to recover?"

It was his first time participating in the breakout tournament, but he had watched it for two years and knew the rules very well.

The referee was speechless; he had never seen a contestant like this before.

Who wouldn't sit on the stage to recover or wave a hand to start the next round? But you, you even want to run out?

Finally, he saw this kid act a bit normally during the match, but as soon as it ended, he reverted to his old self.

"What are you going out for? Can't you recover here?" the referee asked.

"Stifling!"

"This place is covered by a barrier. There's nothing here except air and you, so of course I have to go out."

Xu Xiaoshou looked as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Since the referee had spoken, he couldn't ignore it: "Together?"

The referee: "……"

That's not what I meant!

Xiao Qi, who was floating above, had a smile on his lips. He had also been paying attention to Xu Xiaoshou.

To be precise, this guy was still on his watchlist, not just because of his innate physical body, but more importantly, because he had seen Xu Xiaoshou's sword technique.

Others might be attracted by his unconventional behavior, but Xiao Qi, as an observer, could see that Xu Xiaoshou's two sword strikes were far from simple.

"Did he practice the 'White Cloud Sword Technique'?"

"Is it because of this, or is what he said that day true?"

After leaving Xu Xiaoshou's courtyard that day, he and Elder Qiao had not found the sword cultivator.

Having just comprehended the postnatal sword intent, the sword cultivator couldn't possibly conceal his aura perfectly, yet he couldn't find him!

Could Xu Xiaoshou really be that sword cultivator?

Xiao Qi felt his thoughts were becoming absurd. If others couldn't conceal their aura, how could Xu Xiaoshou hide it from him, a genuine sword cultivator?

Absolutely impossible!

His gaze returned to the other stages, and sure enough, the other two kids almost simultaneously knocked their opponents off the stage.

Xiao Qi took out a piece of paper and wrote: "Mo Mo, Chao Qingteng, three consecutive wins."

As soon as Xu Xiaoshou left the barrier, he heard this, and his heart skipped a beat.

That was fast, how did they do it?

But indeed, only these two could achieve such speed.

The top two on the previous year's风云榜 (Fengyun List), both with innate abilities!

He quickly ignored these thoughts and searched the audience, hoping to find Su Qianqian and her friend who had watched his match that day.

Hmm, couldn't find them.

Because he had too many fans, each of them was enthusiastically waving at him.

"Go, Xu Xiaoshou!"

"Xu Xiaoshou, here! I'm here!"

"Wooden sword, it's this wooden sword, please take a picture of me!"

"Xu Xiaoshou, I love you! Ah, he's looking at me, I'm dead!"

Xu Xiaoshou gave up on searching. It wasn't a big deal anyway. He happily waved back to each of them, his passive value rising.

"Encouraged, passive value, +89."

"Praised, passive value, +94."

"Confessed to, passive value, +66."

Confession?

Xu Xiaoshou's mind jolted. What was this?

He felt this group was even crazier than at the beginning. He also heard something about the wooden sword.

Xu Xiaoshou pulled out the wooden sword and pointed it at the audience.

"Want this?"

His calm tone, combined with his good looks and the body improved by "Strength," made the female disciples in the audience explode.

"Confessed to, passive value, +99."

"Confessed to, passive value, +164."

"Confessed to, passive value, +323."

"Cursed, passive value, +2."

What the heck!

So many people are crazy!

Xu Xiaoshou covered his ears, almost retreating back into the barrier.

Stay calm, I can win!

I must resist this wave of passive value, I can do it!

"Xu Xiaoshou, time's up!"

The referee's voice finally came to his rescue. Xu Xiaoshou quickly darted back into the barrier, and the world returned to silence.

The light screen flickered and froze, and the referee announced his next opponent:

"Liu Zhen!"

On the Chūyún Platform, Liu Zhen, who was still covering his ears, was stunned. This...

Zhou Zuo walked over from the side. He had already conceded two matches in a row. Seeing this scene, he immediately laughed.

"Go, Senior Brother Liu, take off the weights and teach this guy a lesson for offending Senior Sister Di."

Liu Zhen silently walked onto the stage, and Xu Xiaoshou grinned: "It's you!"

"Enemies meet, what a coincidence, you're a boxer, right!"

"I love fighting boxers..."

As he spoke, he saw Liu Zhen's silent expression and his heart skipped a beat. Was this guy also thinking of conceding?

"Fear before the battle is a great taboo; fleeing without a fight..."

Liu Zhen's face darkened, and he interrupted: "I'm not thinking of conceding."

"That's good, that's good!"

"Be a man! Great!"

Liu Zhen: "……"

He always felt that all of Xu Xiaoshou's pretenses were deliberately hiding his true strength, and the facts repeatedly proved that everyone had been deceived.

From the moment he emerged from seclusion, he wasn't at the fifth realm. All his big talk about intimidating everyone was true.

Otherwise, how could this kid climb to the peak of the sixth realm in such a short time?

And his innate physical body, which others couldn't see, couldn't be hidden from him, Liu Zhen!

And that sword technique just now...

And...

Xu Xiaoshou stared at the information bar:

"Suspected, passive value, +1."

"Suspected, passive value, +1."

"Suspected, passive value, +1."

"……"

The information kept refreshing, leaving him completely baffled.

What's going on?

The referee?

Liu Zhen?

Impossible...

Could there be a fourth person in this barrier?

Xu Xiaoshou's pupils contracted. Don't scare me in broad daylight!

"Referee, I suspect there's something unclean in the barrier, please check it out!" Xu Xiaoshou shouted.

The referee rubbed his forehead. Finished, this guy is at it again, how long did he stay quiet?

Xu Xiaoshou was almost in tears. The information bar never stopped, but he couldn't reveal that he had it.

"Really, you have to believe me!"

"There's definitely a fourth person in here... no, maybe not a person!" Xu Xiaoshou lunged forward.

The referee's face darkened, "Please get into position, don't cling to my leg, go back and meditate!"

"Go, back, now!"

Liu Zhen sighed deeply.

Pretending, still pretending!

Do you really think I'm one of those ordinary people who can't see through your pretense?

He shook his hand, his gaze falling on the black sandbags on his forearm. This guy is truly unfathomable. It seems I must reveal some of my cards too!

Bang, bang!

The black sandbags on his hands, feet, and abdomen were all removed, landing on the stage and causing the ground to sink.

Liu Zhen's cultivation aura kept rising, seventh realm, eighth realm, ninth realm...

Tenth realm!

Peak Spirit Refinement!

The referee and Xu Xiaoshou both turned their heads, both stunned. This guy, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?

Liu Zhen saw the shock in Xu Xiaoshou's eyes and smiled coldly.

"Xu Xiaoshou, stop pretending. I will use all my strength to defeat you!"

"Your tricks... are useless against me!"

What's going on?

What is this guy talking about?

Xu Xiaoshou: ???