"How did Liu Wuying lose? He only took one kick!" Tang Yu's face was full of disbelief. He had just sworn that Liu Wuying would definitely be able to defeat Lin Yang easily and even felt relief seeing the young man challenging the Origin Sword Sect disciple.
However, while everyone's attention was focused on the match, no one paid attention to Mo Qingkuang. Mo Qingkuang's face was as dark as water. Lin Yang still hadn't revealed anything, which made him feel uneasy.
The unknown was the most terrifying.
"Your prediction was right, but you don't seem happy about it," Han Yan'er said as she looked at Mo Qingkuang, who had an ugly expression on his face.
"It's too easy," Mo Qingkuang sighed deeply and turned to leave.
"What does he mean? Lin Yang had defeated Liu Wuying too easily, so was he under a lot of pressure? Is he afraid that he won't be able to beat Lin Yang?" Gu Hongyi was confused.
Han Yan'er looked at Mo Qingkuang's back as he left and said softly, "I think he's lamenting that Liu Wuying didn't force Lin Yang to reveal his hidden tricks. After all, he knew from the beginning that Lin Yang would definitely win."
On the stage, Lin Yang welcomed the shocked and respectful gazes of the audience. He looked at Mo Qingkuang, who came in high spirits and left in low spirits, from afar. The corner of his mouth revealed a hint of a smile, "When we meet, you will know my methods."
From afar, Chen Shi came to them excitedly, "Liu Xuan lost!"
Liu Xuan, who was a third-grade Martial Master, was regarded as his biggest opponent. This time, the Central Province had arranged for a fourth-grade Martial Master to be his opponent, who was a force that was secretly nurtured in the imperial palace.
Although his age was slightly over the mark, he was still skilled. If he was used to dealing with Liu Xuan, it would be best if he could eliminate Liu Xuan openly in the arena and cause some losses to the Origin Sword Sect.
However, Liu Xuan's strength was astonishing. He was a grade three and was able to fight a grade four Martial Master head-on without falling into a disadvantage.
Chen Shi felt a lingering fear in his heart. Fortunately, the secretly grade-four Martial Master had stopped him and fought fiercely. In the end, he forced Liu Xuan out of the arena, but in exchange for this elimination, he had suffered serious injuries. Chen Shi heaved a sigh of relief when the fourth-grade Martial Master won.
He knew that if he were to face Liu Xuan, he would most likely be defeated easily. Now that Liu Xuan had been eliminated, he couldn't help but smile.
"Eh? Where's Kuang Qing?" He could not help but feel puzzled when he saw them standing there with different expressions.
'Wasn't it a good thing that Liu Xuan was eliminated? Why are all of you unhappy?'
"Lin Yang won," Tang Yu spat with great difficulty.
"Lin Yang? That Yang Lin? So what if he won? What could a second-grade Martial Master do?" Chen Shi said disdainfully.
He was confident that he was invincible against anyone who was second-grade Martial Master!
Han Yan'er rolled her eyes at him, "He defeated the Peak grade-two Liu Wuying! He only used one move." She said unhappily.
"Liu Wuying?" Chen Shi was stunned. He knew Liu Wuying. Although his talent was not as good as his brother, Chen Kong, he was still a real talent. But he had lost to Lin Yang.
"Lin Yang hasn't used his full strength yet. If nothing unexpected happened, he should at least show his true combat strength of a third-grade Martial Master." Han Yan'er sighed, "You just said that the fourth-grade expert in the palace won against Liu Xuan with his life in exchange for his injuries. Then, he might not be able to fight in the next round. If there were no other third-grade masters, no one would be able to deal with Lin Yang. Who would have thought that there would be such a dark horse in this competition!"
Chen Shi thought for a moment and said stubbornly, "He's a grade-two and I'm a grade-two too. Why would I be afraid of him? You guys are afraid, but I'm not. I'll deal with him!"
"I'll go and tell the Headmaster that I'll go up to him in the next round!"
"Chen Shi, I know that you are very talented and very strong. However, Lin Yang is not a simple challenger either. Even Kuang Qing treats him as if he is facing a great enemy." Gu Hongyi advised worriedly.
Chen Shi would have been fine if Gu Hongyi hadn't mentioned Kuang Qing, but once his friend mentioned Chen Shi, he became even more displeased. Kuang Qing was the one who was competing with him for the position of Headmaster Zheng's direct disciple, and he was unwilling to be outdone by anyone, especially Kuang Qing.
"What's wrong with Kuang Qing? Am I worse than him?" I'll go and find Headmaster Zheng now."
With that, he ran towards the high platform.
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"Headmaster, Chen Shi requests an audience." A middle-aged man reported to Zheng Tao, who was leisurely sipping tea.
Zheng Tao raised his eyebrows and revealed a look of understanding, "Let him come over."
Chen Shi came to Zheng Tao and knelt down, "Chen Shi greets Master."
"I haven't acknowledged you as your master yet. Don't be in a hurry to call me that." Zheng Tao smiled and waved his hand.
A gentle force lifted Chen Shi, who was kneeling on the ground.
Chen Shi revealed a fawning smile, "Headmaster, isn't this a matter of time?"
"Let's talk about it after you become the martial arts champion. Why are you looking for me?" Zheng Tao said casually as he fiddled with his teacup.
"Headmaster, this junior would like to ask for a draw tomorrow and arrange for my opponent to be Yang Lin." Chen Shi cupped his fists respectfully.
"Yang Lin?" Zheng Tao was a little surprised. Just now, he was wondering where Yang Lin came from to defeat Liu Wuying so easily.
Originally, he had guessed that Chen Shi had come to ask for lots, hoping to give himself some easy opponents so that he could preserve his strength and go all out to win the championship.
Out of admiration for him, Zheng Tao would still agree to his request. However, even if he could become the martial arts champion in the future, he would probably not accept him as a disciple.
Zheng Tao had no children in his entire life, and his personal disciple was equivalent to his son. Which parent would want their child to have evil intentions?
However, Chen Shi did indeed come to ask for a change in the arrangements, but he did not ask to be matched with a weaker opponent, he asked for a stronger one, which surprised him.
"Do you know that Yang Lin just defeated Liu Wuying in one move?"
"I know."
"Then why did you break the rules and requested to fight against him?"
"Headmaster, you are wise. Yang Lin is the new disciple of the Origin Sword Sect, Lin Yang! He was a spy sent by the Origin Sword Sect to cause trouble! Since he was able to defeat Liu Wuying, his strength must not be inferior to a Third-Grade Martial Master."
"The Ninth Princess is worried that the grade-four Martial Master will be severely injured and defeat Liu Xuan. If the imperial court was not prepared, Lin Yang would not be easy to deal with. Kuang Qing was even more fearful of him, claiming that Lin Yang was undefeatable."
"This disciple dares to ask Headmaster to grant his wish!"
"You want to compete with Kuang Qing?" Zheng Tao looked at Chen Shi deeply. "Do you know that if you lose to Lin Yang, you won't even be able to keep the second place?"
As one of the most powerful figures in the directorate, how could he not have made preparations beforehand? In the arena competition, other than the dark horse, Lin Yang, all the disciples of the Origin Sword Sect had been wiped out. He still had a third-grade Martial Master left to wait for the unexpected.
As for the fourth-grade Martial Master who had narrowly won, he only needed to arrange for his opponent to admit defeat once and he would be able to recover. It would not be too late for him to fight Lin Yang again.
"I'm confident that I won't lose to anyone!" Chen Shi nodded solemnly. If even Lin Yang could not win, how could he be the Martial Arts Champion? What qualifications do I have to be your disciple?"
"I just want to prove that I can defeat any opponent. Your judgment will not be wrong!"
Looking at the high-spirited Chen Shi, Zheng Tao pondered for a moment. Then he finally replied, "Alright, I'll do as you say."