Zhong Shenxiu’s opponent was Yang Kaisan.
After all, besides him, the opponent was the strongest in the group, which was not surprising.
"Mr. Hua, I can finally have a good fight with you."
Yang Kaisan was very excited, "I request to use weapons!"
"I’ll make sure you are thoroughly convinced in your defeat, I agree."
Zhong Shenxiu laughed loudly, causing the audience below, including Xue Daoren, to be very surprised.
They only knew about Zhong Shenxiu’s tough Qigong and claw skills, having no idea that he had learned any weapons.
Yang Kaisan took a deep look at Zhong Shenxiu, "As long as you can defeat me, you’ll take the lead in our circle of friends!"
Zhong Shenxiu raised his hand, which greatly surprised Yang Kaisan who drew his Panlong Staff, "Are you planning to fight me bare-handed? Isn’t that a bit too arrogant?"
"Whether it’s arrogant or not, you’ll see."
Zhong Shenxiu’s fingers clawed forward, emitting a three-foot-long sharp True Qi from each fingertip.
White Bone True Qi, extending three feet!
His previous breakthroughs in Martial Arts were not fake.
Of course, whether to teach Daoist Skill, he was still hesitant, but he could first mislead with the Innate True Qi from another world.
The sharp White Bone True Qi, like a knife, caught Yang Kaisan off-guard. When he blocked with his staff, he was pushed back several steps, his staff showing cracks, yet his eyes suddenly brightened, "Gang strength can only strike three inches in the air... What is this?!"
The more one was a Martial Artist, the more they understood the terror and hope of the three-foot True Qi!
It was a road that represented the journey post-Embrace Elixir in Qi-Blood!
At that moment, whether it was those present or Martial Artists watching from screens, everyone stood up in shock.
"This is... Innate True Qi!"
To be honest, ordinary Innate True Qi, although peculiar, had a destructive power roughly the same as a Martial Artist’s Qi-Blood eruption, it was just a different path.
Zhong Shenxiu’s action purely fooled people, but it was indeed another way out, powerful enough to overturn the whole Martial Arts World.
Yang Kaisan’s skin turned red, blood seemed to seep from his pores, his Panlong Staff transformed into a flood dragon, suddenly soared into the sky, plunging down from above.
It didn’t even hit Zhong Shenxiu’s head before it encountered an extremely dense Qi wall—True Qi extending three feet!
The staff tip had only dropped a foot before it could not continue.
’To use True Qi to suppress a Martial Artist’s Qi-Blood eruption isn’t usually possible, this is cheating, it seems like True Qi, but it’s actually using Mana to bully him...’
Zhong Shenxiu quietly lamented to himself and looked at Yang Kaisan, "Do you still want to fight?"
"No more fighting, I concede."
Yang Kaisan laughed heartily.
A full-strength strike that couldn’t even break through the opponent’s True Qi defense, what was the point of continuing?
After the referee announced the results, the tens of thousands of spectators in attendance burst into cheers, creating waves of excitement.
This was not just about advancing from a group stage.
What was even more thrilling was the potential major discovery in Martial Arts!
At that moment, the entire world seemed to be stirring.
Zhong Shenxiu felt it most intensely at his Heavenly Show Points.
In just a short time, he had gained ten points—and they were still increasing!
He waited a moment, then suddenly felt puzzled, "Why didn’t I earn an achievement, something like ’World’s Best Shenxiu’? Could it be that this darn system was really messed up last time?"
With a hint of regret, Zhong Shenxiu stepped down from the arena. Before he could enter the resting room, he saw Bai Yu running over anxiously, "Mr. Hua, someone is looking for you, it’s Dr. Su from the research institute."
"Oh? I don’t know them."
Zhong Shenxiu entered the resting room and saw two researchers, a man and a woman, both clad in white lab coats. After meeting, the man spoke first, "Mr. Hua, we are from the Hua Alliance Research Institute. We are currently working on a project that could benefit all of humanity and completely eliminate the threat of the Heavenly Demon. We need your help."
Zhong Shenxiu shook his head immediately, blocking what the male researcher wanted to say next.
The female researcher beside him looked incredulous, "Why would you refuse? This is for humanity..."
In her view, sacrificing for science and humanity was an honor that no one should refuse.
"First of all... you’re not Dr. Su, this person didn’t even come personally, showing no sincerity at all," Zhong Shenxiu shook his head, "And, I’m not a life sciences expert. You want me for experiments, right? I’m not interested in being a lab rat, so... you can leave."
Seeing that the two still wanted to say something, his tone turned cold, "Say one more word, and you’ll be leaving here lying down!"
The temperature in the room seemed to drop slightly, as the two young researchers suddenly turned pale, their minds possibly filled with terrifying visions, unable to speak a word.
Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand.
"Mr. Hua... the research institute is the highest scientific institution of the Hua Alliance..." Bai Yu’s voice trembled, as she had never seen someone treat the institute with such disregard.
Just then, a series of phone ringing interrupted them.
Zhong Shenxiu opened his private phone, having ignored his public one that had already blown up. He saw an unfamiliar number.
After answering, a smooth voice came through, "Is this Mr. Hua Wu? I am Su Yixin from the research institute. I hope my two students haven’t caused you any trouble."
"In fact, they have caused me trouble," Zhong Shenxiu responded indifferently.
"Oh, then please put it on speaker," Su Yixin’s voice grew louder, "You two, you’re fired, you’re no longer my students!"
With those words, the two researchers, previously frozen like statues, collapsed, as if falling into an abyss.
"Haughty at first and deferential later, you must have seen something else of great value on me, like Innate True Qi!" Zhong Shenxiu’s lips curled into a smile.
"I won’t conceal it—I am in charge of the super soldier project, which was nearing success. Tang Minggao mentioned that you have an exceptional physical constitution and suggested I collaborate with you for the experiments..."
Su Yixin sold out Tang Minggao without a bit of hesitation, "But your performance in this competition exceeded my expectations... True Qi... this is an energy more miraculous than Qi-Blood, and I think it holds great research value. It can help super soldiers break free from the limitations that warriors face. I would like to make a deal with you."
"What if I refuse?" Zhong Shenxiu smiled, "Would you resort to kidnapping me? Not only am I capable of defending myself, but I also have powerful friends... Even if something happens, you couldn’t handle the public backlash."
"I believe, Mr. Hua, that you are a wise man and wouldn’t choose a mutual destruction path. Let’s meet and have a proper talk."
Su Yixin hung up the phone, while Bai Yu wished she could deafen her ears.
She seemed to have heard some very concerning matters, involving dark secrets of the Martial Artist Association’s leadership—could she be silenced?