Chapter 27

"Since you're so arrogant, keep it up. I'm going to destroy you today."

"A mere lowly servant, daring to challenge me, Wang Zheng, for a spot in the Inner Courtyard. You're overestimating yourself. You're tired of living, looking for death, death!"

Wang Zheng's expression was grotesque as he threw another punch. The blue-purple fist energy spread across the sky, enveloping the entire arena. The air was filled with the sound of countless mirrors being torn apart.

"Rushing Thunder Splitting the Sky!"

Seeing this, Tang Gu's eyes showed a hint of surprise for the first time: "This power!"

He knew he couldn't resist head-on and decided to retreat to avoid the attack, his figure rapidly moving backward.

However, seeing this, Wang Zheng thought Tang Gu was afraid and laughed loudly: "Retreat? Can you really retreat? I won't let you get away with it. Death, I said I would kill you!"

The blue light on his fist surged, and lightning dragons formed and coiled around it. At this moment, the entire arena trembled silently, the ground cracking and exploding, rocks flying everywhere, creating a scene of apocalyptic destruction.

This level of power was far beyond the Second Stage of Qi Dao, even comparable to that of an ordinary Third Stage Qi Dao expert.

On the arena, Tang Gu's figure was in a sorry state, his steps constantly shifting as he could only keep retreating.

He repeatedly swung his sword, shattering the blue-purple fist energy that came at him. However, despite being at a disadvantage, from the moment Wang Zheng took out the "Spider Poison Pill," Tang Gu had only shown a hint of surprise. Even in the face of such fierce and overwhelming attacks, he remained calm and composed, showing no signs of panic.

His eyes showed no fear or panic, remaining as calm and composed as ever. His figure never wavered, always managing to evade Wang Zheng's attacks at the last possible moment.

However, everyone in the audience was sweating, feeling as if he were a broken ship in the vast ocean, on the verge of capsizing at any moment, about to be completely engulfed and shattered by the endless fist energy. Everyone's hearts were in their throats, both shocked and terrified.

They were shocked by Wang Zheng's overwhelming strength at this moment and feared that if they were on the arena, they would have been torn to pieces by Wang Zheng's fist energy long ago!

However, not everyone thought this way.

In the circle of "Iron Sword" Du Pengfei, a disciple asked, "Senior Brother Du, who do you think will win this battle on the arena?"

He originally just wanted to flatter Du Pengfei. Given the obvious situation, there was no doubt that Wang Zheng would win. He wanted to get Du Pengfei to express his opinion and then applaud and cheer to win his favor.

However, to his surprise, after hearing his words, Du Pengfei shook his head and said calmly, "Tang Gu!"

"What, Tang Gu?"

Not only the disciple who asked the question but also everyone surrounding "Iron Sword" Du Pengfei was stunned, almost unable to believe their ears.

"Yes, Tang Gu."

"Iron Sword" Du Pengfei didn't want to explain, just saying these four words. His narrow, small eyes narrowed again, focusing on the two figures battling on the arena, his expression showing a hint of seriousness and interest for the first time.

The disciples around him were immediately in an uproar, almost boiling over.

If these words had come from anyone other than "Iron Sword" Du Pengfei, they would have almost cursed.

Several disciples whispered, "How can it be Tang Gu? Although Tang Gu is strong, he only passed the first level of the Snowman Cave. His strength should not be much different from Wang Zheng. However, Wang Zheng is already at the Second Stage of Qi Dao, and after taking the Spider Poison Pill, his strength has surged, definitely surpassing Tang Gu. You must understand that although this pill has severe side effects, as long as he can quickly defeat Tang Gu and enter the Inner Courtyard, it's worth it."

"That's right, I also favor Wang Zheng. However, what he did is really despicable. Although the rules of the competition do not explicitly prohibit the use of pills, it has long been a tradition. By disregarding the rules, even if he enters the Inner Courtyard in the future, he will be looked down upon."

"Yes, and the Spider Poison Pill is not an ordinary pill. It is a banned drug that stimulates potential and enhances strength. Even if he wins this time, he will likely face reprimands from the Inner Courtyard mentors, and his strength will decline sharply in the short term. Whether he can advance to the peak of Qi Dao and enter the Xuanhuang Realm in the future is uncertain."

"Shh!"

Not everyone in the crowd was brainless. A disciple with a calm demeanor had been silent all along. After hearing "Iron Sword" Du Pengfei's words, he looked at Du Pengfei, seeing that he wasn't joking. He then carefully observed the battle on the arena for a while, finally seeming to notice something and said, "Not necessarily—"

"Senior Brother Jin, why do you say that? What's your evidence?"

The calm disciple, known as "Senior Brother Jin," kept his eyes fixed on the arena, not blinking, but continued speaking, "Although the Spider Poison Pill is powerful, the so-called potential burst must harm the foundation, and the energy cannot last long. If he could have suppressed Tang Gu from the beginning, he would have won for sure. However, look—"

As he spoke, he pointed to the arena, a cold smile on his face, "This Wang Zheng is a fool. He used the Spider Poison Pill without thoroughly investigating his opponent's strength. Although his momentum is strong, it can't threaten the other side at all. The longer the battle, the more his strength will wane. Once his momentum is exhausted and the side effects of the Spider Poison Pill kick in, he will have no chance of winning."

"On the contrary, look at Tang Gu—"

His eyes showed a rare hint of admiration, "Although Tang Gu is just a servant disciple, he is calm and composed, neither hurried nor flustered. Although he seems to be at a disadvantage now, his steps are not disordered. He always manages to evade Wang Zheng's attacks at the last moment. Despite the danger, he shows no fear or panic, remaining as calm and steady as ever. Therefore, it's too early to determine the outcome of this battle. The final result may indeed be as Senior Brother Du said, with Tang Gu as the winner!"

"Ah!"

After hearing "Senior Brother Jin's" words, everyone looked at the arena again and was speechless.

"Iron Sword" Du Pengfei, although his eyes were focused on the arena, did not miss the discussions among the disciples around him. Hearing "Senior Brother Jin's" words, his eyes showed a hint of admiration for the first time, but also a hint of shadow.

However, "Senior Brother Jin," who had been talking confidently, was immersed in the praise and did not notice.

On the arena.

After a full teacup of time, the situation changed again!

Although Wang Zheng had been pressing Tang Gu at the beginning, after a prolonged attack without success, his momentum became increasingly chaotic, and his expression became more and more疯狂,完全无法控制。

终于，在第三十招时，唐古再次劈开他的几道拳劲，眼中一动：“该结束了！”

话音未落，他终于不再退缩，整个人稳稳地站在原地，双眼中不断闪烁着晶莹的光芒，随后化作一道深紫色的剑影。

他轻轻挥动手中的玄厚剑，一剑点出。

“嗤！”

仿佛大浪玄涛，唐古这一剑竟然瞬间有一种返璞归真的味道！

仿佛布帛被撕裂的声音骤然响起，王征闷哼一声，嘴角溢血，如同一只断线的风筝，倒飞而出，直直地摔下擂台。

“怎么可能？”

这一下，不仅是王征，就连台下所有观战的人也都愣住了，除了“铁剑”杜鹏飞旁边那些听过“金师兄”一番理论的人之外，其他人都不敢相信自己的眼睛。

“噗！”

仰天张口，喷出一口鲜血，王征一倒下擂台，拳掌上的雷光迅速隐去，整个人就像一棵生命力旺盛的树木迅速枯萎，面容干枯，脸上泛起黑色。

他失魂落魄，仍然无法接受这个现实。

“不，这不可能……我服用了蛛毒丹，怎么可能还输，你一定是使诈，你使用了什么妖法……导师，我抗议，我要求取消唐古的排名资格……我……我不服……”

旁边，那名青衣老者眼中含着厌恶，看了他一眼，一挥手，两名杂役弟子迅速跑了过来，将他抬了起来。

青衣老者挥手道：“把他抬到他叔叔那里去，就说是我说的，后面的比赛他不用参加了，想来他也参加不了了。害人者人恒害之，自食其果，天理循环，报应不爽！”

随后，他走上擂台，高高举起唐古的一只手，大声宣布道：“二十八号，唐古胜！晋级六强！”

接下来的比赛还要继续呢。”

“嗯。”

整个武道广场上，顿时响起了震天的欢呼声。

ps: 第一更。

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After a full teacup of time, the situation changed again!

Although Wang Zheng had been pressing Tang Gu at the beginning, after a prolonged attack without success, his momentum became increasingly chaotic, and his expression became more and more疯狂, completely unable to control it.

Finally, on the thirtieth move, Tang Gu split his several fist energies again, his eyes flickering: "It's time to end this!"

As he spoke, he finally stopped retreating, standing firmly in place. His eyes glowed with a crystalline light, which then transformed into a deep purple sword shadow.

He lightly swung his Xuanhou Sword, pointing it out with a single stroke.

"Swish!"

Like a great wave, Tang Gu's sword instantly had a sense of returning to simplicity and purity!

The sound of tearing fabric suddenly rang out. Wang Zheng grunted, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He flew backward like a broken kite and crashed off the arena.

"How is this possible?"

Not only Wang Zheng but also everyone in the audience was stunned. Except for those around "Iron Sword" Du Pengfei who had heard "Senior Brother Jin's" theory, everyone else could not believe their eyes.

"Spit!"

Wang Zheng spat out a mouthful of blood, his lightning aura quickly fading as he fell off the arena. His face rapidly withered, turning dry and black.

He was dazed, still unable to accept this reality.

"No, this can't be... I took the Spider Poison Pill, how could I still lose? You must have cheated, you used some dark magic... Mentors, I protest, I demand that Tang Gu's ranking be canceled... I... I refuse to accept this..."

Beside him, the old man in the green robe looked at him with disdain, waved his hand, and two servant disciples quickly ran over to lift him up.

The old man in the green robe waved his hand and said, "Take him to his uncle. Tell him it's my order. He doesn't need to participate in the remaining matches. He won't be able to, anyway. Those who harm others will be harmed in return. The law of cause and effect is unerring."

Then, he walked onto the arena, raised Tang Gu's hand high, and announced loudly, "Number 28, Tang Gu wins! Advancing to the top six!"

The next matches will continue."

"Um."

The entire martial arts square erupted in thunderous cheers.

ps: First update.

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