Chapter 1 The Audience is Shocked

Compared to the audience's shock at the venue, the higher-ups of the martial arts centers and training halls in the VIP seats were completely astonished, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Xie Qiwen's surprise surpassed even theirs.

"This... what's going on? How could he be so strong?"

He was very clear about Liao Huajie's strength. Although Liao Huajie was still a bit weaker than Gu Chen, among the advanced students of the main center, he was definitely in the upper ranks, which was why the main center sent Liao Huajie over.

Even if Xie Qiwen had to deal with Liao Huajie, it wouldn't be possible to end the fight so quickly. Yet You Ziping had ended the match in an instant…

Compared to Xie Qiwen's surprise, Yi Yuqing under the arena was dumbfounded.

"Impossible, how could he suddenly become so strong?" Yi Yuqing suddenly remembered what You Ziping had said before, "Could it be that he has been hiding his strength all along?"

Moreover, Jian Ying and Ban鸠 (Zebra Dove) were unusually calm about it before, which was enough to show that Jian Ying and Ban鸠 were confident that You Ziping would not lose, so they felt indifferent and had nothing to be nervous about.

But this also made Yi Yuqing very strange.

With such strength, if You Ziping had shown it earlier, he would definitely have been valued by the White Tiger Martial Arts Center. Even if Xie Qiwen wanted to deal with him, it would be very difficult, and there would be no need to get to this point.

"Could it be because of the Beidou Training Hall?" Yi Yuqing suddenly thought of a possibility, but her voice trembled slightly, not daring to believe it was true.

As the referee announced You Ziping as the winner, the entire venue screamed.

"Too strong, is this the Beidou Training Hall?"

"I didn't even see what happened, is he a monster?"

Unknowingly, the audience's admiration for the Beidou Training Hall reached a new height.

However, Jiang Tianyuan in the VIP seat had a livid face.

"Center Master, this must be because Liao Huajie was too careless, which led to his defeat by You Ziping. However, I believe that Gu Chen and Yi Yuqing will definitely save the face of our White Tiger Martial Arts Center," Xie Qiwen quickly explained. Although he also knew that his explanation was a bit far-fetched, there was absolutely nothing wrong with Liao Huajie's carelessness.

When dealing with experts of the same level, launching a full-strength raid right from the start, without holding back at all, would almost certainly result in a one-move defeat if the opponent seized the weakness. So, Liao Huajie's shocking and miserable defeat was not incomprehensible.

"I hope they can save the face of the White Tiger Martial Arts Center. Afterwards, I hope you can explain to me why You Ziping suddenly became the representative of the Beidou Training Hall?" Jiang Tianyuan glanced at Xie Qiwen and said in a deep voice.

It was true that Liao Huajie was careless, but seizing such an opening was not something everyone could do. It required reaching a certain level to be possible. It was obvious that You Ziping had reached this level to defeat Liao Huajie so decisively, creating such a shocking effect.

"Also, I want you to investigate everything about the Beidou Training Hall for me right now, without letting go of any details," Jiang Tianyuan's cold gaze turned to Shi Feng, who was sitting quietly in the distance. He always felt that this Beidou Training Hall was not as simple as he thought.

"Yes, I will definitely find out." The heavy pressure from Jiang Tianyuan made Xie Qiwen feel a chill down his back, and he nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Tianyuan was a legendary figure in the White Tiger Martial Arts Center. Even the head of the main center had to give him some face. If Jiang Tianyuan became angry, it was not something a martial arts genius like him could withstand.

On the other side of the VIP seats, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan were extremely excited.

"Head Coach Shi, you are really too amazing. You even managed to poach such a genius from the White Tiger Martial Arts Center. Now that he has defeated an elite student of the White Tiger Martial Arts Center, I'm afraid the doors of our Beidou Training Hall will be broken down by people tomorrow," Xiao Yu said, feeling unspeakably happy when she thought of the massive influx of people into the Beidou Training Hall.

As long as the Beidou Training Hall developed, their Beidou Group could go one step further and get out of Jin Hai City, this small place.

"Just luck," Shi Feng said with a smile.

You Ziping's current performance was indeed good. He deserved the praise of Lei Bao (Thunder Leopard) and Huo Wu (Fire Dance). Although You Ziping had not been in *Shenyu* (God Domain) for a long time, his level increased very quickly. He almost always challenged opponents above his level. Plus, his foundation was already solid. Under constant practice of the Void Steps, he had undergone a qualitative change. Unlike Jian Ying, who had spent five bottles of S-grade nutritional potions, You Ziping only used one bottle, while Ban鸠 used four bottles.

In terms of physical fitness, You Ziping was stronger than Jian Ying and Ban鸠. However, in terms of combat experience, You Ziping was still much worse than Jian Ying and Ban鸠. After all, You Ziping had not experienced the feeling of those top experts in *Shenyu*.

As time passed, the matches on the arena continued one after another.

However, compared to the first match, the following matches were very intense, making everyone's blood boil. The results of the matches were not surprising. The only surprise was that the Beidou Training Hall occupied three places in the final eight, while the White Tiger Martial Arts Center only had two. Of the remaining three, the Tianwu Martial Arts Center and the Baiyun Martial Arts Center each occupied one. The last one was a free agent, Xing Huo (Star Fire). He was not affiliated with any martial arts center or training hall, but his strength was astonishing.

What was surprising was that no one had ever heard of this Xing Huo, which led many martial arts centers and training halls to quietly invite Xing Huo to join, even offering attractive sky-high prices. However, what was strange was that this Xing Huo did not agree. Instead, he offered a surprising condition: whoever could defeat him in *Shenyu*, he would join. This made the major martial arts centers and training halls feel very surprised.

At the start of the second match in the final eight, this Xing Huo faced off against Gu Chen.

No one expected that Gu Chen, the genius of the White Tiger Martial Arts Center, who was likely to succeed Xie Qiwen in the future, would be defeated by the unknown Xing Huo within ten moves. In the end, he was struck in the chest by Xing Huo's beast-like attack and passed out. This result shocked everyone.

However, Xing Huo also paid a price for this, which was a broken arm.

This fighting style made everyone present shudder.

If it weren't for the highly developed level of medical technology today, and the White Tiger Martial Arts Center providing advanced treatment potions and having nanobots performing the surgery to quickly repair the broken bones, it would have been impossible to participate in the subsequent matches.

"Too terrible, is this person crazy? He's simply a savage." Xiao Yan frowned tightly as he watched. Xing Huo deliberately sacrificed an arm to inflict a fatal blow on Gu Chen, which was a completely life-for-life style of play. Normal people would never do that.

"Crazy?" Shi Feng didn't comment on this.

Xing Huo's seemingly desperate fighting style was actually the wisest. Otherwise, the outcome of this match would not necessarily have been who won. After all, Gu Chen was clearly superior in physical fitness. The reason he was able to defeat Gu Chen was entirely due to the difference in experience. It could be seen that Xing Huo's desperate actions had reached a level of numbness without him even realizing it. It was clear that Xing Huo had experienced a shocking number of life-and-death battles. Otherwise, he would not have been so calm in such a fierce battle.

Just as everyone was discussing Xing Huo's matter, Xie Qiwen on the side of the White Tiger Martial Arts Center had a livid face, completely not understanding what was going on.

It was just a friendly match held in six third-tier cities, yet one unknown expert after another had emerged in succession. Now, even Gu Chen had been defeated. This was not a city-level competition at all, it was almost like a national competition.

In the third match after that, Jian Ying defeated the Baiyun Martial Arts Center's contestant, directly advancing to the final four.

The last match of the final eight also began amidst the cheers of the crowd.

Yu Qiaoqiao vs Yi Yuqing!