Chapter 422: Chapter 422 – The Battle (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chen Heng looked at the performance of other people around him. Without a doubt, other than the three people, the rest was as if they had seen a ghost.
Looking at their performance, Chen Heng couldn’t help but think.
“Qi Lin, Rui Te, Yang Ke…”
His face was calm, and all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind.
‘These three seem to be the famous people here… I just don’t know how strong they are…’
Since they were able to create such a response in the hearts of the surrounding people and even cause such a result, there was no doubt that these three people’s strength should be outstanding.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have such a performance, and the organizers wouldn’t have specially invited them. He just didn’t know what kind of strength they had.
He looked at the three people in the distance, and this thought flashed through his mind.
“Brat, what are you looking at?”
A rough voice sounded, and it sounded a little hoarse. Chen Heng didn’t hide his gaze. Therefore, the three people in the distance could naturally feel it.
Although many people were looking at them, Chen Heng was different from them. After all, most people in the area looked at them with fear, as if they were afraid.
Chen Heng was the only one who seemed to be very particular, and he seemed very calm and was not affected by them at all. This expression was very unexpected.
Hence, they had noticed Chen Heng at the first moment.
In the distance, the burly man revealed a ferocious smile. His gaze was fixed on Chen Heng and seemed to be a little unfriendly. “In the past, I don’t think I’ve seen you before…”
“Another nobody who doesn’t know how high the sky is…”
A savage smile appeared on his face as he gazed at Chen Heng as though he had thought of something.
“I’m sorry for not having any reputation…”
Chen Heng gazed at the other party, and he said calmly, “I hope that I’ll be able to take on your skills in the future.”
“You don’t want to see that.”
The burly man smiled with a wide grin, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. Coupled with his appearance, he looked exceptionally frightening.
Judging from the surrounding people’s reactions, he didn’t seem to be a good person.
Although they were also from Dragon City Academy, the surrounding people had some fear towards the burly man. It seemed like the man before them was highly fearsome.
Chen Heng just didn’t know how strong he was, but he didn’t mind his threat. He turned around silently and was prepared to walk to the side.
“Be careful…”
Before taking a few steps, a gentle voice sounded from the side. It sounded like a girl’s voice.
Chen Heng’s heart skipped a beat, then he subconsciously raised his head and looked at the corner where the girl was standing and looking at him.
The girl looked like a mixed-blood doll with blonde hair, looking very delicate.
She stood at the edge of the corner and winked at Chen Heng.
“That person is quite dangerous. If you aren’t a match for him later, remember to surrender as soon as possible…”
“Otherwise, even though he won’t kill, he has a history of attacking his opponents severely and paralyzing them.”
Waves of gentle voices were heard in Chen Heng’s ears. She didn’t say anything, yet her voice was still transmitted to Chen Heng’s ears.
In the surroundings, no one reacted to this voice. It seemed as if they did not hear it at all. It seemed like only Chen Heng could listen to this voice.
‘Telekinesis?’
Chen Heng seemed to be deep in thought as he listened to the voice in his ears.
He did not expect that there would be someone here who could use spiritual power to such an extent.
The so-called telekinesis was a method of using spiritual power, it was kind of basic. However, although it was basic, the difficulty level was not low.
At least, if one’s spiritual power was not strong enough and did not reach a certain level, it was impossible to do this.
The blonde-haired girl in the distance was not simple.
He glanced at the golden-haired girl and memorized her appearance. Then, he nodded and turned around to walk to his seat.
He did not greet her without permission.
After all, he was most likely already targeted by that burly man. If he went to greet her now, perhaps she would be implicated.
Since she had warned him first, Chen Heng did not need to let her take any risks. In any case, since she was standing here, she must be a student of Dragon City Academy.
‘It would be the same to look for her until the competition was over.’
This thought flashed through Chen Heng’s mind, then he turned around and walked to the side.
A moment later, on the high platform in front of him, one name after another kept flashing by. Soon after, Chen Heng’s name also appeared, interweaving with another.
Lu Kong, Rui Te. Two names appeared on the screen.
Looking at this scene, the burly man named Rui Te smiled, then he turned around and looked at Chen Heng.
“It seems that my luck is not bad…”
He glanced at Chen Heng, then turned around and walked to the side. Chen Heng ignored him and silently walked to the side too.
The others couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. All of them seemed to have relaxed quite a bit from the looks of it.
It seemed that it was indeed as what the blonde girl had said. The ‘Rui Te’ name had made everyone feel very pressured.
Luckily, they didn’t have to face him, so the pressure was naturally much less. Therefore, they couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.
At backstage, looking at the two people who were about to walk onto the stage, a smile gradually appeared on Liu Rou’s face, looking a lot more expectant.
“I didn’t expect that he would be going up against Rui Te so soon.”
“I just don’t know what the result of this battle will be…”
Her face revealed a look of anticipation. At this time, she seemed to want to see the upcoming result.
Unlike the other contestants around them, Rui Te and the other two were hired at a high price.
These three people were all outstanding students of Dragon City Academy, and their strength was far above that of ordinary students.
Rui Te was a martial artist known for his strong body among the three people, and it was said that he already had the strength of a martial artist above the first rank.
As for Qi Lin and Yang Ke, they were Beastmasters.
The three of them had different strengths, and each had their respective characteristics.
However, among the three, Rui Te’s strength was not weak.
If he completely unleashed his martial strength, even a senior student would have a headache.
And now, what kind of collision would happen when this powerful martial artist fought against the dark horse?
Liu Rou was very interested in this. Not only her but even the others behind her were also very interested.
“Based on previous data, this student undoubtedly has the strength of an official martial artist and above. He can easily suppress any official martial artist…”
“Even among first-rank martial artists, Rui Te’s strength can be said to be unmatched.”
“Rui Te should be a level higher in terms of martial artists’ strength alone…”
“However, the other party is a Beastmaster, and he has the support of telekinesis.”
“The outcome of this battle is uncertain.”
Standing behind Liu Rou, someone was muttering, constantly analyzing the situation.
Following their analysis, the look of anticipation on the faces of the other people present became increasingly obvious.
While they were looking forward to it, two figures were already gradually moving forward on the stage.
It was different from the previous competition grounds. By now, the original high platform had been removed, and a large square was drawn out to serve as the competition grounds.
Therefore, in the upcoming battle, they would be more at ease as their activity area would be much bigger than before.
This way, they could fully demonstrate their strength without the fear of losing due to accidentally falling off the stage.
To a certain extent, this was also to increase the observability of the battle.
Rui Te stood on the stage. At this moment, he had already changed into a loose robe and was standing there alone.
“You’re here.”
Looking at Chen Heng slowly approaching, Rui Te smiled and said, “It seems that you are ready to welcome your destiny.”
“Destiny…”
Chen Heng slowly raised his head, and he stared at Rui Te. “You mean that you will lose?”
As soon as he said those words, the crowd fell silent.
“He dared to provoke Rui Te…”
“Who on earth is he?”
The crowd was taken aback as if they did not understand Chen Heng’s confidence and identity.
Many would feel a wave of fear even by looking at Rui Te face to face. Yet, not only was this ferocious man not afraid, he even dared to provoke him.
‘Who was this person?’
At this moment, various thoughts flashed through the minds of the people around, feeling very surprised by Chen Heng’s response.
Rui Te was completely silent looking at Chen Heng in front of him on the stage, and his expression became even gloomier. “Very well.”
“Initially, I was only prepared to beat you out, but now it seems that I have to teach you a lesson so that you understand the importance of respecting your seniors. How about I break your legs and make you sit in a wheelchair for the rest of your life?”
He twisted his neck and looked forward, and his hoarse and rough voice sounded very loud.
He revealed a frightening smile. “I think you will enjoy that feeling very much… You should be glad that this is still the academy… If it was outside, I could guarantee that a person like you won’t even be able to leave an intact corpse behind.”
There was killing intent in it. If others heard it, they would probably be highly terrified.
Yet for Chen Heng, that was alright. He had experienced many things in his life. A threat of this level was nothing to him, no difference with a gentle breeze.
He didn’t say anything, and quietly walked forward and came to the center of the stage.
The two figures stood together and looked at each other.
Rui Te was tall and sturdy and looked much taller than Chen Heng. He seemed to be more than two meters tall, and his sturdy body seemed as strong as a bear, giving others a suffocating pressure.
Chen Heng seemed to be wholly outclassed just by looking at Rui Te’s body. There was no comparison at all.
Of course, a martial artist’s strength was never purely based on his body. However, for those of the same rank, the one with the tall and sturdy body would indeed have some advantage.
Anyhow, it was not necessarily so. Sometimes other things were more important, as compared solely to having a body advantage.
The two of them faced each other and stood face to face, and their gazes interweaved and gradually became sharper at this moment.
The atmosphere seemed to be a little heavy for a moment, no one dared to speak a word.
At this moment, they looked at each other and tried to find some flaws in each other so that they could make their next move.
Then, in the outside world, a crisp sound was heard. The competition had officially begun.
Bang!
In just an instant, the two of them attacked simultaneously, and their figures flashed through the air, forming a trail of afterimages.
In that instant, Chen Heng’s fist moved forward and his body slightly leaned forward. He gathered all the power in his body, and he directly rushed over, striking towards the opponent’s chest.
However, his opponent seemed to have anticipated this. One of his palms swept towards the air, while the other fist smashed towards Chen Heng’s body. It seemed as if it would smash directly on Chen Heng’s head.
Bang!
A burst of sound erupted.
The two figures then retreated concurrently, taking several steps back.
At this moment, the difference between the two could be seen.
Compared to Chen Heng, the burly man named Rui Te only took three steps back before he stopped. On the other hand, Chen Heng took seven to eight steps back before he gradually stopped.
The difference in strength between the two was apparent. Chen Heng was not Rui Te’s opponent in terms of strength alone.
‘He’s equivalent to a First Ring Knight…’
Standing on the spot, feeling the strength coming from his hand, Chen Heng frowned as this thought flashed through his mind.