Chapter 504 - 286: I Told You to Use Your Full Strength—Why Didn’t You?

"Hmph, a yokel is just a yokel. Wang Chan’s previous victory with one move was merely due to the opponent being too weak, a mere fluke!"

"Exactly, imagining defeating Brother Zhou Hai in one move is simply wishful thinking... Not only Wang Chan, even Tao Xinglie, Song Jingyuan, and Guo Zhen wouldn’t dare claim they could win with one move."

"Just wait and see, Brother Zhou Hai will show you what a true genius is!"

People from the Zhou Family began to mock.

"Wang Chan, go for it!"

"Wang Chan, beat him, beat him hard!"

Li Yao and the young generation of the Li Family cheered for Su Mu, knowing that the Zhou Family had often stirred trouble and had targeted the Li Family’s businesses over the past year.

Though they can guess that the Zhou Family isn’t the only one targeting the Li Family, with the Tao Family and Lin Family also involved, along with the Giant Whale Gang recruited by the Tao Family.

However, the Li Family resents the Zhou Family the most.

"Be careful, this person isn’t weak."

Li Changshan cautioned.

Zhou Hai, clad in a blue long robe, stepped onto the stage first amidst the crowd’s attention, looking down at Su Mu, who had yet to ascend to the stage, with a condescending gaze.

"Wang Chan, is it? If it were Li Changshan, he could still fight me. You should just concede."

Su Mu, unfazed, merely glanced at Zhou Hai.

"You can make the first move, and remember to use all your strength..."

Like a stone stirring a thousand waves, Zhou Hai initially thought he had misheard. Once he regained his senses, anger surged in his eyes.

"Fine, you’re good!"

The previously gentle water spiritual qi around Zhou Hai turned violent, resembling a flood threatening to surge over. In his hand, a fifth-grade Dharma Artifact long sword was suddenly drawn.

Instantly, the presence of water spiritual qi in the arena became even thicker, almost as if it would condense into rain.

Roar!

As the inscription on the blue long sword lit up, a giant blue snake phantom with an impressive aura, measuring three zhang in length, instantly formed.

Zhou Hai was very angry at this moment, as Wang Chan in front of him was even more displeasing than Li Changshan, who had been competing with him.

If someone displeases him.

Then let them die.

"Wow wow wow—!"

Zhou Hai stepped forward, and the blue giant snake roared lowly. On the long sword, brilliant sword qi erupted like rivers, nearly solidifying, extending outward like a great river pressing towards Su Mu.

Before the sword fell, the icy and fierce sword qi had already filled the entire Central Martial Arts Arena.

Behind Su Mu, those watching suddenly felt a sharp pain on their faces as the edge pierced them, some weaker spectators backed away, activating their internal power to resist the sharpness.

The inscription on the stage instantly activated.

"So strong, is this the genius of the Four Great Families of Donglai?!"

Shangguan Ke commented sincerely, instinctively imagining how she would defend if Zhou Hai were her opponent.

Predicting multiple times led to the result...

Even if she burned her qi blood directly, she couldn’t withstand this sword. Under this sword, she would likely perish!

"Can’t even block one sword?"

Shangguan Ke felt somewhat heavy-hearted, yet she couldn’t suppress the emergence of a particular figure in her mind.

"But if it’s him... he should be able to, right?"

Based on this sword alone, Zhou Hai’s strength far exceeded his mid-fifth-grade realm, touching on the peak of fifth-grade cultivators.

"Zhou Hai’s strength is stronger than before!"

Li Changshan below the stage was taken aback, realizing that not only was he prepared, but Zhou Hai was likewise prepared. The people of the Li Family were breathing heavily.

But before everyone could marvel at Zhou Hai’s spectacular sword.

Su Mu made his move.

He lifted his right hand, face calm, casually clenched it and threw a punch.

Most people outside didn’t notice, only Zhou Hai on the stage felt the momentary condensation of the worldly forces surrounding them, as if they were being integrated into the punch before them.

Then Zhou Hai saw Su Mu transforming into a volcano about to awaken and erupt.

Before Su Mu’s punch was released, a white airwave surged from his fist, pure power compressing the air to the extreme, then a momentary distortion ensued.

The crowd felt a momentary daze, then the brilliant sword qi pressing towards Su Mu began to distort and collapse before even touching him.

Zhou Hai’s eyes widened, watching his sword qi shattering inch by inch like a low-quality porcelain.

Suddenly, Zhou Hai felt an intense premonition of demise. As a fifth-grade Daoist cultivator, his intuition told him that Wang Chan’s punch, if landing on him.

He would die!

"Make your move first, remember to use your entire strength..."

Su Mu’s previous words echoed unexpectedly in Zhou Hai’s ear, and at this moment, Zhou Hai realized that Su Mu was not being arrogant, but speaking the truth!

Immediately, Zhou Hai disregarded everything, almost instinctively pushing his spiritual qi to the limit, causing his already impressive aura to soar rapidly.

The Zhou Family’s secret technique activated in an instant, with Zhou Hai making no hesitation.

This secret art resembles the Martial Artist’s burning qi blood, obtained by someone from the Zhou Family during their travels. Its execution vastly amplifies a cultivator’s power in the short term, boosting overall strength by over fifty percent!

Though this secret art’s side effects aren’t as severe as directly burning qi blood, it isn’t light either, and it’s a desperate gamble not used unless necessary.

It was Zhou Hai’s trump card prepared for Tao Xinglie, Song Jingyuan, and Guo Zhen.

But now, under the intense premonition of demise, he had no choice but to use it against Wang Chan.

"Fail, make him fail!"

Zhou Hai roared, and behind him, the blue snake phantom soared and roared.

Yet in the next moment.

Su Mu’s fist descended, an indescribable terrifying pressure flickered and vanished, golden light circulated around, and dragon elephant inscriptions lit up on his shoulders and back.

"Crack!"

The sound of breaking echoed continuously, everything shattered at the slender fingers of the clinched fist, sword light completely fragmented, and one punch struck the blue ancient sword.

Bang!

A figure instantly flew out like a kite with a broken string.

On stage, Su Mu frowned at the heavily fallen Zhou Hai, and his previously calm tone finally revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Didn’t I tell you to use all your strength? Why didn’t you?"

The arena fell into deathly silence, and from afar, Zhou Hai, struggling to rise, heard these words and felt his qi blood surging backward and his body twitching.

"You, you..."

Wow!

Immediately, Zhou Hai’s eyes widened, his mouth opened and closed as he spat out several mouthfuls of blood, his eyes turned black, and he directly fainted.