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#457 - Chapter 456: Invincible Punch

"Li Chenqiu, I didn't expect that even without your spiritual artifact, you still possess some strength. Zhou Jiacheng underestimated you and lost due to carelessness. I won't repeat his mistake!"

A commanding voice came from the east stands. Everyone looked over and saw a young man built like an iron tower standing up.

"It's Zhou Kuangye, another ruthless character!"

"Don't speak too soon. You called Zhou Jiacheng a ruthless character too, and what happened? He was instantly killed by Li Chenqiu with one punch."

"Is Zhou Jiacheng worthy of being compared to Zhou Kuangye? Do you know how strong he is?"

"He has an A-grade Extreme Body ability, and he's also a top-tier Seven-Forbidden Destiny Awakened. Combining the two, even ordinary Eight-Forbidden opponents are no match for him!"

"If Zhou Kuangye makes a move, he'll definitely be able to go toe-to-toe with Li Chenqiu, maybe even win!"

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Zhou Kuangye puffed out his chest and leaped from the stands like a gorilla. With a "thump," he landed on the plaza, sending dust flying.

"Today, I'll teach you that in Star Plucking Academy, you need to learn to keep a low profile!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Kuangye's exposed skin instantly turned red and began to swell. Scarlet blood energy rolled around him, making him look extremely terrifying.

"That's Zhou Kuangye's Berserk ability. Once it's fully activated, his strength, speed, reaction time, and everything else will be greatly enhanced!"

"What a terrifying appearance! I feel like I wouldn't even be able to withstand one move against him!"

"Go, Zhou Kuangye! Defeat Li Chenqiu!!!"

Hearing the loud shouts from the audience, Zhou Kuangye's lips curled into an almost imperceptible wry smile.

He wanted to win too, but there was no way. For the sake of his future, he could only choose to be a qualified stepping stone...

"After I fully activate my Berserk ability, I'll fight Li Chenqiu with wide, sweeping movements. That way, presumably... Huh? Why is it dark in front of me??"

Before Zhou Kuangye could fully activate his ability, a fist occupied his entire field of vision, and then...

Bang!

White smoke slowly rose. Li Chenqiu slowly unclenched his fingers, retracted his arm, and raised his voice to shout:

"A reminder to the challengers behind: If your ability takes time to activate, you can do it in the audience stands. My time is precious, and I don't want to wait for anyone."

The entire arena was silent. All the students were stunned by this action. However, the silence only lasted for a few seconds before a storm of curses... no, shouts of abuse, rained down on Li Chenqiu.

"Li Chenqiu, you shameless cheapskate!"

"You bastard, if you can't beat him, you can't beat him. Why are you talking about your precious time!"

"Not interrupting someone's transformation is basic common sense! Don't you watch tokusatsu shows?!"

At the same time, on the east stands.

"What is Zhou Kuangye doing? How did he just get knocked out like that!"

"He died so easily. How is that supposed to highlight Li Chenqiu's strength!"

"That's terrible. Brother Xian, don't worry, we definitely won't make such a low-level mistake!"

"Low-level mistake?" Zhou Xian raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "Not at all. Zhou Kuangye looks silly usually, but I didn't expect him to have this kind of wisdom. It's surprising!"

"Ah? Brother Xian, what do you mean by that?" Someone asked, confused.

Zhou Xian smiled smugly. "This guy knows his acting skills are terrible, so he took a different approach. He deliberately activated his ability in front of Li Chenqiu, exposing his weakness and luring the other party to attack, thereby provoking public anger.

That way, when I defeat Li Chenqiu, the students will be even more grateful to me and respect me even more. It's brilliant!"

"Brother Xian, your mind works so fast!"

"As expected of Brother Xian. Not only is he stronger than us, but he's also smarter!"

"Haha, I just like to think."

While the others were busy praising Zhou Xian, Zhou Kuangye, whose consciousness had returned to the Spirit Illusion Hall, was arguing with Zhou Jiacheng about Li Chenqiu's strength.

"Really? Li Chenqiu can instantly kill you with one punch? Are you trying to show off your acting skills to me!"

"Show off my acting skills my ass! I hadn't even started acting yet when he knocked me offline. How am I supposed to act?!" Zhou Jiacheng waved his hands excitedly.

"You... you're really not lying to me?"

"What do I have to do to make you believe me? Do you want me to tear my heart out and show it to you?!" Zhou Jiacheng took a step forward and shoved his chest in front of Zhou Kuangye.

At that moment, Zhou Kuangye's expression finally changed. He said慌乱地, "Then... then what are you still doing here? Hurry up and go online and tell Zhou Xian!"

Zhou Jiacheng showed a smile that was uglier than crying. "The power-restricting platform won't let me in!"

Zhou Kuangye's face turned pale. "Then we're done for! With that idiot Zhou Xian's personality, he's definitely going to show off when he fights Li Chenqiu. If he loses, he'll lose face big time!"

"So, hurry up and think of a way!"

"If you can't think of a way, what can my pig brain come up with?"

...

Under Zhou Mo's scolding, the curses in the arena finally subsided, and Li Chenqiu finally welcomed his third opponent.

The familiar scene happened again. The students, like NPCs, began to introduce and praise the challenger, and then they personally witnessed Li Chenqiu instantly kill the challenger with one punch and calmly shout, "Next!"

"That's bullshit. He's a Six-Forbidden, and I'm a Six-Forbidden. How come I'm not that strong!"

"Another punch. Does this guy not have any other moves?"

"Is it possible that he doesn't have the chance to use a second move?"

"Don't worry, the next one is stronger. Li Chenqiu will fail sooner or later!"

Fourth challenger enters the arena - one punch ends it.

Fifth challenger enters the arena - one punch ends it.

Sixth challenger enters the arena - one punch ends it.

The students' morale plummeted. They were all ashen-faced and stared blankly at the arena like wooden puppets.

They told themselves that the situation wouldn't get better and that it was basically over, but deep down, they still hoped for a miracle.

That feeling was like telling a game stuck on the loading screen, "I'm completely disappointed in you. If your progress bar doesn't move again, I'm going to delete you!"

The words were harsh, but it was just a verbal threat. There was no action taken. The result was that reality slapped them in the face again and again.

"It's over, it's completely over. The Star Points are gone. There's no hope in life anymore..."

"Why? Why is Li Chenqiu so strong? Can someone tell me why?"

"Could this guy really be that 'Qiu' who cleared the Exquisite Pagoda?"

"It doesn't matter anymore..."

Unlike the students' depression, Zhou Xian was overjoyed.