Chapter 1754: Chapter 1756: Can’t Take This Anymore (Second Update)
The one shouting wasn’t anyone else, it was the Sanda expert Lu Buphan, who was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Lu Buphan’s results were canceled yesterday, and the more he thought about it after going ho, the angrier he beca. Even if he was only ranked fourth, he would still have had substantial rewards.
He wasn’t particularly interested in the martial arts manuals or anything; he didn’t think those manuals were really better than Sanda—what he cared about was the generous prize money.
To be honest, he thought it was quite easy to beat that Xingyi boxer, so he should be ranked third.
Now seeing Yan Siwei conceding directly, his anger flared up.
Honestly speaking, Lu Buphan believed that he would have an eighty percent chance of winning if he faced Yan Siwei.
Zhang Caixin’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, feeling that this person was really a bit ungrateful. He was just deducted points yesterday; it was already giving him face, and now he’s still chattering on?
However, the Little Celestial Master beside her gave her a look—letting Maoshan handle it first, she coldly asked, “Qingcheng’s Yan Siwei is willing to concede, do you still have objections?”
Lu Buphan pointed at Chen Shengwang and spoke loudly, “I just heard a rumor that Daoist Chen of Fanghu is a Guest Elder of Luohua? If Luohua declared they wouldn’t participate in this event, then why send soone like this?”
After a pause, he coldly asked, “Having soone intentionally concede… isn’t that deceiving everyone?”
Yan Siwei’s face suddenly darkened, “I conceded because I wasn’t good enough, what do you an by intentional concede? You’re not from the Daoist sects; to be able to participate in this event is already fortunate enough, don’t talk nonsense!”
Chen Shengwang also felt a bit wronged; although he had been low-key, he was still a Qi Refinent Great Cultivator, an acknowledged presence in Huaxia. How could he endure this in front of so many people?
His face darkened, “Young man, I didn’t use full strength against you last ti. If you’re not convinced… I can fight you once more. Are you willing to sign a life-and-death contract?”
“I don’t intend to compete with the senior,” even though Lu Buphan was acting up, he was still sowhat aware, “I just want to know, why is this the Dragon Gate Tournant, and it turned into a Daoist tournant? The first and second place both used Talismans, huh.”
“Naming is the committee’s business,” Qing Xiaozi from Luofu coldly spoke, “This is originally a matter for the Daoist sects. Didn’t you notice there’s no one from the Buddhist sects? If there’s nothing else… just step down.”
“I have one thing to say,” Lu Buphan cupped his hands and spoke loudly, “Everyone says Luohua stays aloof, like a true master. Now that the Guest Elder won the championship, I don’t want to question if the prize was pre-determined; I just want to ask one thing…”
“Luohua has such a big reputation, is there anyone who dares to fight empty-handed, without using Talismans?”
Zhang Caixin frowned and spoke coldly, “Are you sure?”
“No Magical Treasures either,” Lu Buphan was also a bit intimidated by her Magical Treasures, and he really didn’t want to fight a woman—winning wouldn’t be dignified, “I just hope to fight a martial artist, a real fist-to-fist combat. Luohua shouldn’t lack martial arts experts, right?”
Then he looked at Tang Wenji, “Of course, the Little Celestial Master is already an Innate Expert, I wouldn’t dare to offend.”
Zhang Caixin wasn’t particularly skilled in pure martial arts, so she glanced at Gao Qiang—can you handle it?
To her surprise, Gao Qiang didn’t notice the look at all; there were many people from Luohua this ti, and it wasn’t his call to make.
Moreover, he didn’t think the other party was qualified to challenge—could any random guy just say they want a fight with him?
How arrogant do you have to be to think we’d agree to such conditions?
He didn’t respond, and Zhang Caixin didn’t know how to react either. Wang Haifeng should have spoken up at this mont, but Coach Wang knew… he really couldn’t beat this guy.
Under normal circumstances, even if he couldn’t win, he would still go up, losing is just a part of martial arts, whether you win or lose is normal, right?
But now, the opponent kept bringing up Luohua; if he lost, it’s a small issue, but damaging Luohua’s reputation is a big one.
However, he wasn’t sure if Gao Qiang could defeat this guy, so he didn’t say anything either.
“Hahaha,” seeing there was no response, Lu Buphan laughed up to the sky, “So even Luohua is just…”
“Shut the hell up!” An angry shout ca, and a young man stepped out of the crowd, pointing at him, “It’s not your place to evaluate Luohua!”
“Ha, turns out it’s just a kid who didn’t even make the top sixteen,” Lu Buphan sneered, he rembered this young man, his physical fitness was good, but his skill level… really lacking, “With your level, you dare to talk to like that?”
The young man also sneered, “That’s what I want to say too, with your level… you dare to evaluate Luohua?”
“You talk as if you know Luohua well, why trying to get close?” Lu Buphan sneered, “If you’re not blind, you should see that no one at Luohua dares to accept the challenge.”
“What are you acting all high and mighty for? Challenging Luohua?” The young man waved his hand, “Co, I’ll play with you!”
Finally, Gao Qiang spoke up, “Aixin, don’t bother with him, there’s still a gap between you.”
The young man was none other than Di Aixin, who had just left Luohua. He was gifted with great strength, but Feng Jun wouldn’t easily impart martial arts to others. Unable to handle the boredom, he eventually resigned.
During this ti, Gao Qiang was very fond of him; although Luohua’s secrets weren’t suitable for teaching, he did teach him so military boxing moves, kind of like a half-ntor, and their relationship was rather good.
“Brother Qiang, I just can’t stand people like him,” Di Aixin said boldly, “As a man, you should accept defeat gracefully. Losing a fight and then whining endlessly, if you’re capable, just win the fight… get lost!”
“Co, let’s see your moves,” Lu Buphan walked straight onto the stage, “Kid, if I don’t make you crippled today, I’ll consider myself a failure!”
“Wow, who are you scaring?” Di Aixin laughed indifferently and also walked onto the stage.
Their fight barely lasted a minute before Di Aixin was thrown to the ground.
His punches were heavy, relying mainly on his natural strength. The fact is, his weight was much less than his opponent’s, thus his ability to take hits was much weaker. Ultimately, in pure combat, soone lighter is at a disadvantage by nature.
Lu Buphan knocked him to the ground and directly broke one of his arms. Then, after standing up, he kicked and broke his right leg.
This was an impromptu match, and there was originally no referee. By the ti anyone tried to intervene, it was too late.
“Damn it!” Gao Qiang stood up, a figure streaked across the air and was already on the stage.
Having struck so viciously, Lu Buphan was cautious at heart. Seeing Gao Qiang shoot over from a long distance, he felt his scalp tingle, quickly stepped back two paces, and took a defensive posture, shouting, “Brother Qiang, let explain!”
An expert rely extends their hand and knows their caliber; from Gao Qiang’s attacking posture alone, Lu Buphan had an inkling—likely won’t be able to win.
Not for sure that he couldn’t win, but the difference between practicing boxing and martial arts is distinct; boxing emphasizes movent, albeit limited to slight swaying or jumping; his opponent’s movents, though impressive, may not be practical, so he wasn’t scared off.
Yet, while he wasn’t scared off, he knew facing soone with such formidable skills, winning… would be tough!
Previously, he always flaunted, betting that the opponent had no martial arts experts, and their reaction indeed appeared devoid of experts. How could he have anticipated that besides Daoist techniques, Luohua had such formidable individuals?
Gao Qiang gave him a sidelong glance, completely ignoring him, and extended his hand with two “pops,” directly reattaching Di Aixin’s leg and arm—his arm was purely dislocated; as for the leg, the joint might have suffered so damage.
After adjusting the leg a couple of tis, he realized it couldn’t be fixed solely with arm strength—this made sense; although he was a High-Rank Martial Master, Di Aixin wasn’t fragile either; his defenses might be slightly lacking, but his muscle and tendon structures were quite dense.
Fixing a regular person’s leg bone requires significant strength, often demanding multiple people to hold them down and stomp; fixing a martial artist’s bones is even harder, not easily done with just two arms.
He directly took Di Aixin to one side, naturally others ca over and carried him away.
Then Gao Qiang turned his gaze back to Lu Buphan and remarked softly, “Do you know why I’ve been ignoring you all this ti?”
At this mont, Lu Buphan had slightly cald down; he realized that the opponent’s movents were swift, yet within a limited range, his own reactions shouldn’t suffer too much.
His impression was accurate; Gao Qiang had watched him battle a few tis and deed him a very challenging opponent. Don’t let the fact that Gao Qiang studied martial arts fool you, as combat techniques heavily rely on vital energy and bursts of power.
Gao Qiang believed that if they were to battle head-on, it would be roughly fifty-fifty; he was still in his pri, but his opponent was full of youthful vigor, he had extensive experience, but the other was a professional athlete, likely equaling him in experience.
In all fairness, his opponent’s innate abilities had a high likelihood of surpassing his—aptitude is sothing you’re born with, so people are just naturally suited for certain skills, making others envious.
Nonetheless, Gao Qiang had his confident side; the teachings at Luohua Manor weren’t learned in vain, the bone marrow cleansing pills weren’t wasted, plus one critical aspect: he learned the art of killing in the army!
In regular combat, it might be fifty-fifty—after all, he’s a competitive light heavyweight kickboxing champion, weighing about 180 pounds, while Gao Qiang weighs just over 140 pounds, nearly 150.
In all fairness, to dismiss a 30-pound weight difference and still fight to a draw, Gao Qiang was truly impressive. Yet, he believed if they didn’t limit combat techniques and it was a death match, he could easily crush Lu Buphan.
His silence didn’t an he feared the opponent; he simply felt they weren’t worthy of challenging him, nor did he bother with what ans could be used or not—Luohua people are out to crush the opposition; talking strategies… disgraceful!
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