This clearly looks like taking something lightly.
One appears to exert full effort, while the other seems casual.
The word ’cope’ just doesn’t fit this situation.
So, what’s the result of their drastically different states going to be?
Everyone holds their breath.
In the arena, Gu Chen’s strike, like a meteorite falling, reaches before Xiao Zhan.
At the same time, Xiao Zhan swings the Demon Scythe in his hand.
As he swings, a powerful force gathers at the core of his body, invisible to the crowd, then explodes at the right moment.
Accompanied by the frenzied flow of his Spirit Manipulation Energy inside him.
Physical strength and Spirit Manipulation Energy power are both brought into play!
The air bursts with an intense sound!
Ripping, twisting, an immediate vacuum zone explosively forms around him.
The large scythe fiercely strikes Gu Chen’s leg, a brief stasis, as if time has stopped.
Then, the sound of bones cracking resounds.
Gu Chen’s aura instantly becomes disordered, accompanied by miserable screams from his mouth. The fierce winds emanating from him dissipate like air from a popped balloon, scattering in all directions.
Another thunderous boom.
Gu Chen is sent flying, his body treated like a golf ball in a forceful strike.
His momentum shatters.
The man loses his ability to fight entirely.
He skims through the air for hundreds of meters before finally crashing into the arena’s wall and coming to an abrupt stop.
The crowd, witnessing this scene, simultaneously drop their jaws in disbelief, unsure of how to express their momentary astonishment.
Their heads turn to stare blankly at Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan still retains the posture of striking a golf ball.
But the large scythe, initially at his right, is now on the left.
One foot pivots, the other slightly lifted.
In one word, graceful.
Qin Wanfeng is the first to snap back to reality, immediately summoning the medical team to check Gu Chen’s injuries.
There’s a match tomorrow, and now he’s rendered his leg useless; what’s the point of competing tomorrow?
He also approaches Gu Chen, observing his pained wails. Upon examination, thankfully, it’s just a broken leg, nothing serious.
Gu Chen is handed over to the medical team.
Then Qin Wanfeng approaches Xiao Zhan, berating loudly, "Didn’t I tell you to go easy? Why did you break his leg?"
Although his scolding is loud and stern, Xiao Zhan can tell that Qin Wanfeng doesn’t mean to blame him.
He does so for the others to see.
Contrarily, there’s more shock than blame in Qin Wanfeng’s eyes.
He knows Xiao Zhan is strong, he knows Xiao Zhan can defeat Gu Chen, but he didn’t expect Xiao Zhan to be this strong. Just a normal attack has crippled Gu Chen?
After all, Gu Chen is a Sixth Grade Spirit Master.
Suddenly, his gaze towards Xiao Zhan contains a trace of fear.
He realizes he too is a Sixth Grade Spirit Master, which means if he went up against Xiao Zhan, wouldn’t he be beaten in just a few moves?
He remembers, about half a year ago, when Xiao Zhan sought his help.
Now, in such a short time, he’s grown to this terrifying realm.
"I did hold back, but his body was just too frail," Xiao Zhan says.
Did he hold back, really?
It could be said that he held back, or that he did not.
To say he held back, Xiao Zhan did not use any Spirit Manipulation Technique.
To say he did not hold back, his basic attack was at full power.
After all, Gu Chen’s kick was nothing to scoff at either. Xiao Zhan chose the most brutal approach to deal with it; there couldn’t be too much restraint.
Otherwise, if he didn’t manage the show off properly, he would end up being the one who was shown off instead.
Xiao Zhan walked out of the competition arena, approached Song Chao’an, and asked, "Is Gu Chen okay? I’m too young, and my control over power isn’t as refined as Gu Chen’s. If I’ve injured him, I’m very sorry."
His words were ingeniously put together.
It appeared to be an apology, but was actually a boast.
Song Chao’an was an experienced man; he certainly detected the defiance in Xiao Zhan’s tone.
But he didn’t mind. Young people should have a bit of defiance.
Especially when they have the strength to back it up.
He said, "No big deal, just a broken leg, it won’t affect tomorrow’s match."
Medical technology is highly developed now; treating a broken leg is a breeze.
Moreover, the Special Service Bureau has a dedicated medical Artifact Spirit team. Their treatment is faster than technology, more effective, and without side effects.
It was polite to say as much, and he did not elaborate.
Then he turned to Chu Mo beside him, revealing a charming yet dangerous smile, "Brother Chu, do you want to have a battle with me as well?"
He hurriedly shook his head, "No, no!"
What a joke, Gu Chen was turned into a cripple by Xiao Zhan’s single Demon Scythe strike, would he dare to go up?
He and Gu Chen were about the same strength, they would need several hundred rounds just to determine a winner in their routine sparring.
Battle with Xiao Zhan?
What’s the difference between that and courting death?
"Brother Xiao Zhan has impressive skills. I was wrong in my judgment earlier, sorry for that," Chu Mo knew how to handle situations, quickly setting his attitude straight.
But he didn’t need to adjust his stance; from the get-go, he wasn’t specifically targeting Xiao Zhan.
Just a bit of skepticism.
Chu Mo was the cautious type.
Xiao Zhan just smiled and didn’t say much.
"Alright, now that Xiao Zhan has also proved his capability, I believe everyone no longer has any objections. Next, let’s discuss the specifics concerning tomorrow’s competition."
Qin Wanfeng then stepped in to smooth things over.
After he finished speaking, everyone echoed in agreement and then entered the conference hall together.
Of course, Gu Chen was carried into the medical room.
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After a brief discussion.
The next day, Xiao Zhan and his group set off for the Secret Realm competition site.
The Secret Realm that appeared this time was said to be extremely rare, a super-lucky Secret Realm. Just preliminary exploration had revealed a large amount of Advanced Resources.
A Secret Realm of this scale had only been seen in the early phases of the anomalous changes.
Now that such a one had appeared again, every Federation found it incomprehensible.
But after a brief sense of incredulity, they racked their brains to gain this Secret Realm.
Because everyone knew that securing this Secret Realm would allow their own Federation to rapidly rise and become one of the leading Super Federations on Earth in a short period.
Everyone arrived at the Secret Realm competition site.
At this moment, all the major Federations were almost ready.
From the sky, Xiao Zhan and his company could see the bases of various Federations.
Then the plane descended.
Xiao Zhan and his group entered the base of their own Federation.