Chapter 0083

Chapter 83: Tang Qi! Ball-Burst Brat!

A strange setup appeared on the Martial Arena. There were two platforms. Entrants were split into two groups. They had to fight one-on-one to advance to the next round. Zhou Tong and the eldest senior sister were, of course, placed on different platforms. Their treatment could not have been more different.

On Zhou Tong’s side, every opponent fell at a touch. Some fell even without a touch. He wore a mask, but the Empress still noticed the twitch at the corners of his mouth. She murmured with starry eyes: “So handsome. I’m set on him.” The Guard Captain shivered with cold dread and looked very disgusted. The Empress caught his look and said coolly, “Do you have an opinion? Bring your nine clans to the palace tonight. I will reward them.” Cold sweat burst from the chief’s neck. He said in a rush, “Your Majesty is blessed beyond measure. The guest official is the perfect match for you, a union made in heaven.” He flattered for his life, and the dragon’s face softened at last.

On the other platform, Zhang Chu Qiao burned so hot her anger could melt the sky. She was cutting through rivals like a storm. Strong or weak, no one lasted more than a single move. So far, not a soul had forced her to use a second strike. She herself was a walking unfair rule. Life and Death Realm. Yin Yang Dao Physique. Touching the Taiyi Realm. Any single one of these would be jaw-dropping. All three together here were a total stomp, like crushing ants with a mountain.

She lifted her chin toward the high platform and said to the Empress, “Wretch, if you dare fight me for my junior brother, your great aunt will never let you win.” Under the stands, the people of the Jade Purity Sect had also arrived. Mo Liu Su frowned, unable to see through Zhang Chu Qiao at all, and muttered, “This person is very strong. I investigated every expert in the Imperial Capital. Why is there no information on her?”

“Master, it’s my turn,” Tang Qi said. He had entered too. His confidence overflowed. He had already touched the wall of the Zhan Tian Realm and was only a step away. Maybe this battle would be his chance to break through.

In his mind, the old man’s voice warned, “Careful. This one is strong. She hasn’t used her full power from start to finish.”

Tang Qi brushed it off and said, “So what? You and I are one in mind. Who could stand a single round against us?” With the old man inside the ring as his hidden card, he felt untouchable.

The ancient soul chuckled, “True. I was too cautious. If I possess you, we can burst out with power equal to the peak of the Zhan Tian Realm. That level can look down on all peers, unless the opponent has already stepped into the Life and Death Realm.” He paused, then scoffed, “But is that possible? Impossible.”

Tang Qi stepped up with style and said, “I challenge you.” Zhang Chu Qiao’s face turned dark at once. Thanks to Mu Rong Ya’s exaggerated account, she already knew Tang Qi’s deeds and hated him.

Mo Liu Su watched with proud eyes and said, “With Little Qi’s strength, beating this one should not be hard. If he really marries that Empress, it will be great for the Jade Purity Sect.”

Tang Qi looked at Zhang Chu Qiao with boredom and laughed wildly, saying, “I’ll give you a chance to live. Get off the stage right now. Don’t force me to act.” He had just finished the words.

His leg broke now.

The crowd blinked, and Tang Qi flew across the platform. His left leg twisted once in midair before he crashed to the ground. He screamed, eyes filled with shock and rage. He roared, “You despicable thing, daring a sneak attack! I’ll make you regret being born.” A surge of energy spread from his heart and shattered his limits in a breath.

Boom.

He crossed the extraordinary gap. Tang Qi’s strength rose several times at once. The crowd gasped: “I’ve never seen someone break through to the Zhan Tian Realm in the middle of a fight. He’s broken the heavens.” Another said, “He must have planned it. He got hurt on purpose to break, then rebuild, and cut off his shackles.” A third nodded, “It’s decided then.”

Rich life force poured down and fixed his broken leg. Now his whole body boiled with killing intent. He set his jaw, and a heavy, royal pressure rolled forward. Many people turned pale. The weaker almost dropped to their knees. He bellowed, “Kneel to me.”

There was a thud.

Tang Qi himself knelt. His leg had been ruined again. Few saw Zhang Chu Qiao move. She stepped on the crown of his head and pressed, saying, “Good boy. Knock your head two more times for me.” Crack. His forehead smashed into the stone. Chips flew like hail.

He finally sensed the terror and begged in his heart, “Old man, give me your power, quick!” Boom. Under the stunned stares of the crowd, Tang Qi’s aura skyrocketed again. The rise was so huge it was scary. Third Layer of the Zhan Tian Realm, then Fifth Layer, then Seventh Layer, and it still did not want to stop.

“Is this his real trump card? This secret technique is too shocking. It’s almost like jumping a whole big realm. How do you even fight that?” Many people looked at Zhang Chu Qiao with pity. This graceful young master was absolutely a Heaven’s Chosen, but he had met a monster and would have to swallow defeat.

“Get off,” Tang Qi barked, swelling with his new strength. Confidence flooded him. He shook his whole body and broke free of Zhang Chu Qiao’s hold, then stood tall again. He threw out his chest and said proudly like a worldly emperor, “Now do you see? This is my true power. I didn’t want to be so high profile, but you are too vile. You will be a disaster sooner or later. For the sake of all living beings, I must show my true face and erase you completely.” His righteous pose won him waves of worship. No matter what he said, the halo of strength always makes people follow.

Zhang Chu Qiao was not good with words. She only knew a bit of fists and feet. So she moved again. Her style was simple, with the beauty of the great path made plain. When she struck, it was a finisher.

Two Dragons Play with the Pearl, straight for the eyes.

People often trip twice in the same place. Beasts do too. Tang Qi felt the move was awfully familiar, and it was fast. He froze and took it full on. He howled, blood and tears pouring as he clutched his eyes, ready to curse, when a heavy kick smashed into his crotch.

Every man watching clenched his legs tight and sucked in cold air again and again. There is a kind of pain that hurts just to look at it. This was a Life and Death Realm egg-shattering kick.

Tang Qi curled on the platform like a prawn, screaming from the soul. It was the old man who was wailing. In the possessed state, soul and body shared feeling. At first, the pain fell on the old man, not Tang Qi.

The old soul cried, “No, I can’t take this. I’m pulling out.” Tang Qi’s true mind shouted in terror, “No, stop!” That kind of pain only a man who has felt it understands. It is every man’s nightmare. But things did not go his way. The soul withdrew, and Tang Qi took the full force himself.

“Ha… ah… aaagh…” People stared, confused by the change in his voice while he foamed at the mouth. Someone muttered, “Did that kick hide some secret rhythm? He’s even groaning with ups and downs.”

Either way, the match was over. Tang Qi had walked up straight. He went down carried flat.

Mo Liu Su’s face was dark as she snapped, “You used such a base method against my disciple. I will remember you.” She almost made a move, but this was the Empress’s marriage tournament, so she swallowed it. Under watching eyes, the Jade Purity Sect withdrew in a hurry, tails tucked.

“Next,” Zhang Chu Qiao said as she scanned the crowd. No one dared step forward. That earth-shaking kick had scared countless men out of their courage.

On the other side, Zhou Tong finally got the opponent he wanted. The black-clad talisman master from that group strode up to him with an aggressive look. He sneered, “You got in through the back door, didn’t you? If you want to live, get off the stage. I’m the one marrying the Empress.”

Zhou Tong’s lips curved. He asked with a soft smile: “What if I say no?”