Chapter 55

So-called, the longer you guard, the more likely you are to lose!

Although Guo Wei struggled to hold on, hoping to wait for a gap in Song Tao's relentless attacks, unfortunately, he still underestimated the terrifying power of Song Tao. This Eight-Armed Arhat unleashed thirteen punches, six kicks, five elbows, and seven knee strikes in a single breath. In the end, the fourteenth punch forcefully shattered Guo Wei's guard, and a lightning-fast, seemingly light punch landed on Guo Wei's chest.

"Spit!"

Guo Wei suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his body retreating violently, shooting backward even faster than when he came.

"Thud."

He landed off the stage, his feet weakening, almost collapsing to the ground.

At this moment, people finally saw that Guo Wei's right chest was clearly indented by an inch, his clothes completely torn, forming the mark of a fist.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.

Song Tao's punch had actually shattered Guo Wei's ribs. If it had hit his left chest, Guo Wei would likely have had his heart burst and died on the spot.

"I admit defeat."

Guo Wei, with blood still on the corner of his mouth, his face pale, barely managed to say.

Upon hearing this, Song Tao's expression didn't change. Instead, he clasped his hands together, bowed slightly to Guo Wei, and then returned to the high platform, standing behind the bald man.

The bald man laughed, "How about that, Brother Hao!"

"Since I lost the bet, from now on, the venues in Linfu Town will belong to me. And the transportation routes from Chuzhou to Qing Shui will all be my business; you can't interfere anymore!"

Zhou Tianhao's face was ashen, and he squeezed out a word through his teeth.

"Fine!"

"Ha ha, then I'll gladly accept this ten million." The bald man laughed heartily, and a servant girl had already brought a tray to Zhou Tianhao's side. Zhou Tianhao didn't even look at it, took the check, signed his name, and threw it on the tray.

The bald man laughed even more joyfully.

At this moment, Zhou Tianhao's heart was bleeding. Ten million was the basic stake for each round, which wasn't much. But Linfu Town was a place of immense wealth, located at the intersection of three cities, with weak government management, so various entertainment venues and casinos were set up there. Every year, countless people flooded in, making it a real gold mine.

Losing Linfu Town meant he would lose at least tens of millions in annual net profit, and his cash flow would be cut in half.

Zhou Tianhao forcibly suppressed his anger and turned to ask, "Where is Master Chen? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

"Um, Master Chen said he met a friend and went out to play. Qingyang Town has too many tourists lately, so it's really hard to find him," Ah Biao said with a bitter face. "But don't worry, since Master Chen has promised, he will definitely come."

"Once Master Chen arrives, no matter how strong Song Tao is, he can't compare to Master Chen, who can kill from the air."

Zhou Tianhao could only suppress his anger and nodded.

He originally thought that having Master Guo was enough, and inviting Master Chen was just a precaution. He never expected that everyone would take it seriously this time, and so many experts would be invited, causing Master Guo to lose in the first round.

Now, everyone had seen through Chuzhou's true strength, and more people would definitely come to challenge.

But since he was in the position of a boss, he had no choice. He had to face any challenge, either by sending people or by paying money.

Sure enough, several people named Zhou Tianhao as their target for challenges. But with Master Chen absent and Guo Wei severely injured, sending Ah Biao would be a death sentence.

Zhou Tianhao could only grimace and hand over territories and power one by one. Not to mention the other losses, just the ten million lost in each round made his heart ache.

"You wait!"

"Once Master Chen arrives, I will take my revenge!"

Zhou Tianhao vowed in his heart.

At this moment, the real players had already ignored Chuzhou and shifted their attention to the bald man from Qing Shui City and the Thai boxing expert.

The woman in blue asked calmly, "Fourth Uncle, Guo Wei is also a master of internal strength, yet he couldn't withstand a Thai boxer?"

"Miss, that's not an ordinary Thai boxer," the middle-aged, muscular man behind her said, his eyes narrowing, emitting a sharp gaze. "His strength has long surpassed human limits; he must have practiced the secret techniques of ancient Thai boxing."

"Ancient Thai boxing has methods to stimulate human strength. Such a master is no less than a master of internal strength. The best can even match a grandmaster."

"However, there are very few masters of ancient Thai boxing. And Song Tao is only slightly stronger than Guo Wei. If Guo Wei hadn't been careless, he might not have lost so badly."

"How do you compare to him, Fourth Uncle?" the woman in blue asked softly.

"Ha ha," the middle-aged, muscular man laughed proudly. "Among those present, I only respect the old ghost of the Gu family; the rest I don't take seriously."

"As for the Thai man..."

"I can kill him in ten moves!"

As he spoke, his back straightened, exuding a sense of superiority.

Miss Lu nodded slightly, showing a confident demeanor.

"Since Uncle Wu asked our Lu family to help, we can't tarnish our family's reputation. Helping him become the top in the north is no big deal."

"Right, our Lu family is a prestigious martial arts family, not like these ordinary people," Fourth Uncle agreed. "That old ghost of the Gu family is also from a prestigious family, but he was injured early on. In a real fight, he might not be my match."

At this moment, Xu Ao was also asking Old Gu.

The withered old man said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, Song Tao is no match for me."

"The strongest person here is only a master of internal strength. They're not ready to challenge us and Mr. Xu."

"Old Gu's words put my mind at ease," Xu Ao nodded calmly.

But he didn't notice that the old man was looking at the woman in blue and the middle-aged, muscular man behind her with a suspicious gaze, feeling that he had heard of these two somewhere before.

A few more rounds passed on the stage.

Song Tao won three consecutive victories, breaking a karate master's legs with a single kick.

Many of the bosses, except for Xu Ao and the woman surnamed Lu, began to feel uneasy.

Song Tao was too strong!

The experts they had invited seemed to be no match for him. The bald man was smug, eyeing the next victim.

Everyone's eyes turned to Xu Ao.

Xu Ao frowned, knowing he couldn't let Liu continue to dominate. He was about to instruct Old Gu to take action.

At this moment, a disdainful voice suddenly came from the high platform:

"Tsk tsk, is there no one left in the north? Letting a mere Thai man run rampant here is a disgrace to the north!"

Everyone looked over and saw Xing Zhong casually sitting in a chair, twirling jade balls in his hands, his face full of disdain.

Liu, the bald man, was furious, "Xing Zhong, are you looking for death?"

"Fine, I'll fulfill your wish!"

As he spoke, he scanned Xing Zhong's surroundings and sneered, "Did you only bring these few to the tournament?"

"Didn't you say you invited a master from overseas? Where is he? Didn't he run away in fear of Master Song Tao?"

The other bosses also frowned, puzzled.

Behind Xing Zhong, apart from a few ordinary subordinates, only Master Wu was sitting.

Master Wu looked like a man in his sixties, with a sage-like appearance, clearly not a fighter.

'Right, where is the overseas master Xing Zhong invited? He made a big fuss earlier, but now he's nowhere to be seen.'

Everyone was wondering.

At this moment, Xing Zhong suddenly opened his eyes and said coldly, "Liu, you dare to insult Tiger Lord, you're asking for death."

"Fine, Tiger Lord is already here. Wait and see if you can still laugh."

He stood up, faced the lake, and bowed slightly, shouting loudly:

"Welcome Tiger Lord!"

Xing Zhong's subordinates also respectfully faced the lake, shouting in unison:

"Welcome Tiger Lord!"

Everyone was confused, what was going on? The vast lake had no boats or speedboats, where was Tiger Lord?

Only Chen Fan, who was in the audience, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, his eyes darting to the lake, a smile appearing on his face:

"Interesting, there's actually such a master."

"I underestimated the martial arts on Earth."

Everyone was puzzled, and some were already preparing to mock Xing Zhong.

Suddenly, Old Gu and Fourth Uncle stood up, staring at the lake in shock.

"Old Gu (Fourth Uncle), what's wrong?" the woman surnamed Lu and Xu Ao asked in confusion.

Fourth Uncle didn't speak, but his body was tense, as if facing a great enemy. Old Gu's face was unusually serious.

"Mr. Xu, this is a big problem."

Xu Ao was still puzzled when a series of exclamations came from the shore. He looked over and his face changed dramatically.

On the small lake beside the stage, a white wave suddenly appeared, moving extremely fast, like a dragon riding the wind. Now everyone could see that the wave was actually a person running on the water.

"Is... is this a person?"

Someone trembled and said.

Everyone felt the same, amazed.

Running on the lake, as fast as a speedboat, was this possible for a human?

Fourth Uncle's eyes widened, almost choking out a sentence:

"Running on water, peak internal strength!"

The person who appeared was clearly a master of internal strength, having reached the pinnacle, just one step away from the realm of transformation.

Such a master, in the martial arts world, was a renowned and powerful figure.

Only Xing Zhong showed a pleased expression, looking at the man running on the water like a god, and bowed deeply, shouting:

"Welcome Tiger Lord."

In the shocked gaze of everyone, Lin Hu suddenly stepped onto the shore, leaped up a丈, and landed on the stage, hands behind his back, looking at Song Tao and said calmly:

"Are you my opponent?"

Song Tao's face changed in shock.

For the first time since he stepped onto the stage, his expression changed.

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