bookandnovel Chapter 220 Winning Pretty Well
Chapter 220 Winning Pretty Well
Chapter 220 Winning Pretty Well
"Zhang Nannan, you're asking for it!"
When Wei Ranran heard Zhang Nannan criticizing Chen Lie, she immediately flew into a rage.
Zhang Nannan curled her lips and said with disdain, "What? Did I hit a nerve?"
Could Chen Lie be your lover? Why are you so concerned about him?
Wei Ranran's face flushed red as she pointed at Zhang Nannan and said, "Zhang Nannan, I think your mouth just needs a slap!"
"Do you have the ability? It's not certain who will be beaten!"
Zhang Nannan snorted coldly, took a fighting stance, and began to circulate her qi and blood at high speed.
Wei Ranran didn't hold back either. Her aura changed instantly, and she took the initiative to fight Zhang Nannan.
"Cloud Parting Palm!"
After exchanging a few blows with Zhang Nannan, Wei Ranran immediately unleashed her strongest A-rank martial art.
A set of martial arts consists of thirty-seven palm techniques. When executed, they are like a cloud of mist, each palm strike concealing deadly intent.
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of impact sounds rang out as Zhang Nannan shattered Wei Ranran's palm with her fist, instantly suppressing Wei Ranran's Cloud-Splitting Palm with her powerful force.
"Wei Ranran, it turns out that since we parted ways at the Genius Training Camp, your martial arts have been stagnant."
"With such paltry tricks, you dare to talk back to me? Prepare to die!"
Zhang Nannan shouted, "Divine Wind Leg!"
She launched a flying kick at Wei Ranran, who quickly blocked it with her arm. Upon contact, the powerful recoil sent Wei Ranran staggering back more than ten steps.
Seeing this opportunity, Zhang Nannan instantly leaped forward and delivered a spinning kick to Wei Ranran's back. Wei Ranran's face turned pale instantly, and she vaguely heard a "crack" sound, felt a sharp pain, and was slammed heavily onto the fighting platform.
"Nannan, well done! You taught this bumpkin from Dongchuan a lesson!"
"Hehe, I heard that this member of the Dongchuan Province genius team on the battle stage was someone that our Yunchuan Province didn't want. I didn't expect that Dongchuan would accept him."
Below the arena, several members of the Yunnan Province's genius team were discussing amongst themselves.
Taking advantage of Wei Ranran's moment of standing up, Zhang Nannan instantly closed the distance between them and slapped Wei Ranran across the face.
In the blink of an eye, a red handprint appeared on Wei Ranran's face.
Zhang Nannan crossed her arms and sneered, "Hehe, Wei Ranran, you're too weak. I only exerted a little force, and you seem unable to get up."
Don't say I didn't give you a chance, get up and continue.
Wei Ranran gritted her teeth, staring intently at Zhang Nannan, her fists clenched.
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang in her mind.
"Empty your mind and let me temporarily take over your consciousness."
Wei Ranran suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Chen Lie?"
"Don't make a sound. I'm communicating directly with your mind through mental power. Only you can hear me."
Wei Ranran silently hummed in her heart, her gaze suddenly becoming somewhat vacant, her expression blank.
On the battle stage, Zhang Nannan sneered, "What? You know you can't win, so you want to ask your Yan to come and save the day?"
"And you call me that so cloyingly, don't you have any shame?"
With a blank expression, Wei Ranran beckoned to Zhang Nannan in front of her.
Zhang Nannan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "You really are persistent. Okay, I'll grant your wish."
Zhang Nannan leaped into the air and unleashed her Divine Wind Kick once again. She repeated the same move, sending another flying kick at Wei Ranran.
Faced with a flying kick with the force of thousands of pounds, Wei Ranran took a small step back, and then used her skillful strength to neutralize the flying kick with a very sophisticated technique.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Ranran struck out with a "boom," hitting Zhang Nannan squarely in the center of her thigh.
Zhang Nannan was hit in mid-air and nearly fell to the ground.
After regaining her balance, she couldn't help but let out a soft "Hmm?"
Wei Ranran gave Zhang Nannan no chance to catch her breath. She leaped up and unleashed more than a dozen palm strikes from above.
"Boom boom boom!"
The palm strikes, each one carrying immense force, continued to fall, the sound of flesh slicing through the air making a hissing noise.
"Hmph, you dare to go head-to-head with me?"
Zhang Nannan's expression froze for a moment, then she threw a punch to meet the attack. The powerful force of her punch collided with Wei Ranran's palm, and a series of vibrations reverberated outwards.
In an instant, Wei Ranran and Zhang Nannan exchanged dozens of blows. Zhang Nannan then unleashed a flying kick, leaping more than ten meters and kicking Wei Ranran.
At the crucial moment, Wei Ranran turned around, and Zhang Nannan's flying kick missed instantly. Just then, Wei Ranran raised her foot and kicked Zhang Nannan in the waist with a "bang".
With a hiss, Zhang Nannan was knocked to the ground and fell onto the battle platform. Instinctively, she did a somersault and stood up.
Wei Ranran had appeared in front of Zhang Nannan without anyone noticing. She grabbed Zhang Nannan's wrist and used her dislocated tendons and bones technique.
With a snap, Zhang Nannan's left arm was instantly severed.
Zhang Nannan cried out in pain, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.
After the excruciating pain subsided, she spoke in a chilling voice: "You're asking for it!"
As she spoke, Zhang Nannan raised her foot, intending to strike Wei Ranran's forehead. Wei Ranran immediately released Zhang Nannan's right arm, grabbed Zhang Nannan's throat with one hand, and used her other hand to dislocate Zhang Nannan's leg bone.
With a "thump".
Zhang Nannan collapsed to the ground, completely incapacitated.
Wei Ranran's expression faltered, and her eyes instantly changed from blank to surprised.
"this----"
She found it somewhat unbelievable.
Was I just mind-controlled?
A mind-controller actually has such amazing abilities that he can directly control a person's actions?
She had been standing in a third-person perspective and clearly saw how she had used her superior fighting skills to defeat Zhang Nannan, whose health was more than 100 calories higher than hers, in less than a minute, rendering her unable to fight.
Although she could sense that she could have easily regained control of her body if she had wanted to, she was still shocked by this method of controlling people with mental power.
"Wei Ranran, you—"
"What do you mean, 'you'? I let you win once at the start, and you think I'm not as good as you?"
What's so great about the Yunchuan Province genius team? They still lost to me, a bottom-ranked member of the Dongchuan Province genius team.
"Hmph, you've used such ruthless methods, I'll teach you a lesson today!"
As Wei Ranran spoke, she raised her foot and stepped on Zhang Nannan's hand.
After a series of cracking sounds from her hand bones, Zhang Nannan let out a scream that echoed throughout the second-floor hall.
"stop!"
At this moment, a member of the Yunnan Province genius team suddenly rushed onto the fighting stage and punched Wei Ranran off the stage.
"You're too cruel, woman! Do you see what's written on the walls? Friendship first, competition second!"
On the fighting stage, we're supposed to stop short of a fight, yet you dared to use excessive force?
Wei Ranran, who was punched off the fighting platform, was full of indignation and said, "Were you blind when she hit me hard just now?"
Why are you so eager to rush onto the battle stage the moment it's my turn?
"Hmph, sharp-tongued. You people from Dongchuan Province are indeed a bunch of barbaric and uncivilized people. It seems I have no choice but to teach you bumpkins from small places a lesson today."
The member of the Yunchuan Province genius group snorted coldly.
At this moment, Chen Lie walked up, glanced at the member of the Yunchuan Province genius team, and said indifferently, "Who do you think you are?"
"Do you think you can lecture the people of Dongchuan Province?"
Suddenly, a member of the Yunchuan Province genius group burst into laughter and said, "I know you. You are Chen Lie, the martial arts champion from Dongchuan Province."
I'm just a member of the top ten in the Yunchuan Province martial arts competition. What? You, the martial arts champion, want to come up to the fighting stage with me?
Even if we win, it's not necessarily a glorious victory, is it?
"Oh? Is that so? What's your name?" Chen Lie glanced at the member of the genius group from Yunnan Province.
"I will not change my name or surname, I am Zhou Jinlun."
Chen Lie glanced at the members of the genius teams from Dongchuan and Yunchuan provinces below the stage and said, "Alright, I'll choose one of the top ten members from our Dongchuan province's genius team to fight you on the stage, so you'll be convinced of my superiority."
Chen Lie's words sparked a discussion among the group of geniuses from Yunnan Province in the audience.
"Are the top ten in Yunchuan the same as the top ten in Dongchuan?"
"The top ten in Yunchuan are probably comparable to the top five in Dongchuan. Zhou Jinlun's blood energy is as high as 2,400 calories, his strength is 4.1 times, and he is also proficient in an S-level martial art. Apart from the two blood energy masters in Dongchuan Province, he can probably sweep away all the members of the Dongchuan Province genius group."
Ignoring the discussions, Chen Lie spotted a beautiful figure among the members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Group and immediately called out, "Song Yixuan, please come up on stage."
Song Yixuan sighed from the crowd, slowly walked onto the battle platform, and said to Chen Lie, "Captain Chen, did you need something from me?"
"Song Yixuan, we are all members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Group. We enjoy the preferential treatment of resources in Dongchuan Province and should strive to bring glory to Dongchuan Province."
"I see you're quite skilled. Why don't you represent Dongchuan Province and win this match on the stage?"
"Captain Chen, are you kidding me? I'm a newbie who joined the Genius Team less than two months ago, and I only managed to get into the top ten in the martial arts competition by sheer luck. How can I compare to the top ten members of Yun Chuan?" Song Yixuan said.
Chen Lie approached Song Yixuan and whispered, "This isn't a public, all-out martial arts competition, so there's no need to hide your strength too much. Besides, the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament only lasts ten days. After that, who cares if you've been hiding your abilities?"
"Captain Chen, what do you mean by that?" Song Yixuan asked, looking puzzled.
"Song, this is pointless. You've enjoyed the resources of Dongchuan Province, so isn't it only right that you contribute something to Dongchuan Province?"
Song Yixuan looked bewildered and said, "Of course I have no objection to contributing to Dongchuan Province, but my strength doesn't allow it. If you let me go on stage, I might lose in less than two moves. In that case, instead of bringing glory to Dongchuan Province, I might even bring shame to Dongchuan Province."
"Student Song, shouldn't your order of 'refining the body' be heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys in reverse order?"
Looking across the entire Yunchuan region, apart from Ji Lingxuan, the martial arts champion of Yunchuan, I can't think of anyone else who could withstand even a single blow from you.
Upon hearing Chen Lie's words, Song Yixuan's expression towards him instantly changed.
"Don't look at me like that. If you can win this match beautifully on the stage, I can share some of my insights on kidney cultivation with you to help you complete this step."
In Song Yixuan's eyes, Chen Lie suddenly became mysterious and unpredictable.
Her expression changed, and she said solemnly, "Okay, Captain Chen, I guarantee I will complete the mission."
"Remember to win beautifully."
Chen Lie patted Song Yixuan on the shoulder.
Song Yixuan nodded and stepped onto the battle platform, looking calmly at Zhou Jinlun opposite her.
"Who are you? State your name!"
"Song Yixuan is a member of the top ten in the Dongchuan Province Genius Team's martial arts competition, just like your top ten in Yunchuan."
"You're just a nobody in the top ten of Dongchuan. You can only be compared to fifteenth in Yunchuan at best. I'll give you a chance. Admit defeat, move on, and let someone from the top three come up!" Zhou Jinlun sneered.
Song Yixuan chuckled lightly. To her, this situation was like children playing house. She returned the same words she had said to you: admit defeat, get off, and avoid suffering physical pain.
"How presumptuous! Let's begin!"
Zhou Jinlun snorted coldly, then leaped forward and struck Song Yixuan with a palm.
Song Yixuan simply turned slightly, effortlessly dodging Zhou Jinlun's powerful attack.
"Um?"
Zhou Jinlun found it strange. He stopped probing and instantly threw more than a dozen punches at Song Yixuan.
Song Yixuan did not back down and took Zhou Jinlun's dozen or so attacks head-on.
Zhou Jinlun instantly realized that the female member of the Dongchuan Province genius team, who was at most 18 years old, was no ordinary person, so he vigorously unleashed his martial arts skills.
"Mountain-Crushing Fist!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Faced with the relentless onslaught of near-immense fists, Song Yixuan neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, she flicked her finger, and a streak of crimson light flashed by.
Zhou Jinlun collapsed onto the battle stage with a thud, unconscious.
"Zhou Jinlun, what's wrong?"
Upon seeing this, several members of the Yunnan Province genius team immediately rushed onto the stage and carried Zhou Jinlun off the stage.
At this moment, everyone in Dongchuan and Yunchuan was shocked.
"Has anyone heard of this Song Yixuan? Where did he rank in the Dongchuan Martial Arts Competition?"
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Zhang Wujiang, who was in the lead, frowned.
"I checked, and Song Yixuan is indeed only in the top ten of the Dongchuan Martial Arts Competition. She didn't make it into the top five," a member of the Yunchuan Province Genius Team questioned.
"Impossible. Zhou Jinlun is the seventh in our Yunchuan group. Even if he's not the best, his strength shouldn't be lower than the fourth in the Dongchuan genius group."
Zhou Jinlun is only one step away from the ultimate realm of Qi and Blood. Only a strong person who has entered the ultimate realm of Qi and Blood can reliably defeat him.
Could it be that Dongchuan Province has nearly ten people at the pinnacle of Qi and Blood?
Song Yixuan stepped down from the battle platform and said, "Captain Chen, mission accomplished!"
Chen Lie hummed in agreement and said, "Since Song is already on stage, why don't we have a couple more matches on the dueling platform?"
Song Yixuan couldn't help but say, "Captain Chen, Dongchuan Province is full of talented people. We can't just take advantage of me. Besides, I already tried my best to understand when I fought that member of the Yunchuan Province genius team."
If he doesn't step down now, they're guaranteed to lose the next match.
"Alright, you can leave now!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yixuan immediately retreated behind the crowd.
The members of the Dongchuan Province genius team were all shocked.
Song Yixuan's performance on stage was so good that she could have easily gotten into the top three in the all-around martial arts competition, let alone the top five. Why was her performance so mediocre that time?
Surely their strength couldn't have improved by leaps and bounds in just a few days?