"My pleasure."
Jiang Chen smiled faintly.
He stood on the stage with his hands clasped behind his back.
The crowd below was already roaring, all of them cheering for Zhang Xi.
A long, saw-like Magical Treasure appeared in Zhang Xi’s hand.
The Magical Treasure shone with a dazzling light, but it wasn’t even a Treasure Artifact.
In truth, despite Jiang Chen possessing the Treasure Cloud Mist Sword and the Spirit Treasure Divine Wind Fan, both Treasure Artifacts and Spiritual Treasures were incredibly expensive. The average Martial Artist could never afford one.
They could only use the lowest-grade Dharma Artifacts.
Holding his Magical Treasure, Zhang Xi boomed, "Take out your Magical Treasure! I’m going to teach you a proper lesson today."
Waving a hand dismissively, Jiang Chen said indifferently, "To deal with you, I don’t need a Magical Treasure. My bare hands will be more than enough."
Scorned by Jiang Chen yet again, Zhang Xi’s expression turned ugly.
He had a steady temperament, but after being repeatedly looked down upon by Jiang Chen, he couldn’t take it anymore.
With a sudden roar,
"You’re courting death!"
...he viciously swung the long saw down at Jiang Chen.
The strike contained all the Cultivation Power of Zhang Xi’s Martial Master Eighth Layer Heaven, and it howled like a thunderstorm as it descended.
It whistled through the air, aimed straight for Jiang Chen.
Faced with this imposing might, Jiang Chen remained calm and composed.
Just as the long saw was about to land, Jiang Chen’s figure flashed.
SWISH!
He dodged the brunt of the attack.
"Where do you think you’re going?"
Having gained the upper hand, Zhang Xi pursued him relentlessly.
The long saw in his hand followed Jiang Chen closely.
It was as if it had a mind of its own.
The crowd below erupted in gasps.
"The kid’s already lost."
"Zhang Xi has this in the bag."
The cheers were incessant.
These shouts made Zhang Xi even more excited.
"Is running all you know how to do?"
"If you have any guts, fight me head-on!"
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Chen’s figure came to a sudden halt.
The fact that he, with his Cultivation at the Sixth Level of Martial Master, could dodge the attacks of Zhang Xi, a Martial Master Eighth Layer Heaven, was telling in itself.
But Zhang Xi was oblivious.
Jiang Chen stood still, his gaze fixed on Zhang Xi.
He beckoned with his hand. "Alright. Bring it on."
A murderous glint flashed in Zhang Xi’s eyes.
The long saw in his hand struck down as fast as lightning.
But Jiang Chen let out a low shout, "Qi Stealing!"
Following Jiang Chen’s voice, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi throughout the entire Dueling Arena suddenly trembled.
In an instant, an immense amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi answered Jiang Chen’s command, swarming toward him.
Many people cried out in alarm.
"What’s going on? Why can’t I absorb any Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi?"
"Heavens, who absorbed all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi?"
Some people not only found they couldn’t absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, but the Primordial Qi within their own bodies was unconsciously leaking out, as if being siphoned away.
This frightened many people, their faces turning pale.
Then, someone saw that Jiang Chen was now enveloped in a dense cloud of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
They were utterly stunned.
Zhang Xi’s expression changed drastically as well. He couldn’t absorb even a sliver of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
His movements faltered. He realized that Jiang Chen had become the epicenter of all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the Dueling Arena; the ambient Qi around him had reached an extreme density.
That was right. This was the first layer of Jiang Chen’s Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique: Qi Stealing.
The way it plundered Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was just that domineering.
Anyone nearby would have their ability to absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi stripped away.
Even He Ansheng, the vice-captain of the Black Demon Mercenary Corps, was shocked. He discovered with horror that he too was unable to absorb any Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
If not for his high Cultivation, which allowed him to suppress the Primordial Qi within his body, it would have been siphoned away by this bizarre power.
’This kid is so unorthodox?’
He realized it was Jiang Chen.
"Primordial Qi Burst!"
After drawing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to his side, Jiang Chen suddenly condensed a Primordial Energy Ball—a sphere made of pure Primordial Qi.
This Primordial Energy Ball was a full ten meters in diameter, filled with an endless amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
It was all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi he had just absorbed, now condensed into a single mass.
Then, he suddenly pushed the Primordial Energy Ball toward Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi’s expression became extremely grave.
He could feel a terrifying pressure coming from Jiang Chen’s Primordial Energy Ball.
However, with a vicious glint in his eye, he brutally swung his long saw at the incoming Primordial Energy Ball.
BOOM!
The moment the saw struck the Primordial Energy Ball, a deafening roar erupted.
The Primordial Energy Ball that Jiang Chen had condensed exploded violently.
The terrifying force of the explosion swept out in all directions like a detonated artillery shell.
The entire Dueling Arena began to tremble, despite being reinforced by powerful cultivation seals.
Even the surrounding spectators cried out in terror and scrambled to get away.
As for Zhang Xi, who had faced the Primordial Energy Ball’s explosion head-on...
...he had no time to escape and was hit by the shockwave of the Primordial Qi explosion.
He was sent flying off the stage like a kite with a snapped string.
CRASH!
Zhang Xi flew a full hundred meters before crashing to the ground.
Lying on the ground, he felt an unbearable pain all over his body. All of his bones were shattered.
"You..."
He pointed at Jiang Chen, trying to say something, but no words came out.
Blood gushed endlessly from his mouth.
He was clearly gravely injured.
"Zhang Xi..."
The members of the Black Demon Mercenary Corps spotted Zhang Xi and immediately rushed over.
They helped him up, but the current Zhang Xi was unable to speak. His face was bloodless and pale, and blood kept pouring from his mouth.
SPURT, SPURT, SPURT...
He coughed up an unknown amount of blood.
Suddenly, Zhang Xi passed out.
After checking his condition, He Ansheng’s face became ashen.
"Vice-captain, how is Zhang Xi?"
He Ansheng said with a cold expression, "He’s just severely injured and has fainted."
"Quick, take him for treatment."
Zhang Xi was immediately carried away.
At that moment, He Ansheng stared at Jiang Chen on the stage. Jiang Chen wore an indifferent expression, as if he couldn’t care less about what had just happened.
"Good. Very good."
He was about to explode with anger, but he knew he had to hold it in.
"Heavens, one move! It only took one move!"
"That kid finished Zhang Xi in a single move."
"That’s unbelievable."
Afterward, many people were beating their chests and stomping their feet in regret.
Because when they placed their bets earlier, they had all bet on Jiang Chen to lose.
But now, Jiang Chen had won.
Their losses were as miserable as could be.
Even He Ansheng had lost ten thousand yuan crystals.
Cries of despair filled the air.
Zhan Yang, JinLing, and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Zhan Yang went over to the bookie.
"Ahem, excuse me. I bet on Jiang Chen earlier."
Soon, Zhan Yang received double his wager back.
He had bet three hundred thousand, received six hundred thousand yuan crystals, and won three hundred thousand.
It was safe to say that this was a great day for Zhan Yang; he had won a total of six hundred thousand.
As for the members of the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps, they were crying on the spot.
They looked at Ding Jie.
"Captain, it’s over! You lost all our money!"
"What are we going to do now? Are we supposed to eat tree bark and grass roots?"
Ding Jie’s expression was indescribably awful.
He had lost again. That’s right, he had bet on the wrong horse.
His loss was a complete and utter disaster, too tragic to look at.
He had gambled away all the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps’ money. In the days to come, they really would be reduced to eating tree bark and grass roots.
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