Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 472: The Third Round

Chapter 472: Chapter 472: The Third Round

Fuck, what’s going on?

The crowd was astonished as they looked at Lao Xing lying on the ground, now unconscious, and then turned their gaze to Shi Hao, who appeared completely nonchalant, as if he hadn’t been the one to send Lao Xing flying just a moment ago.

That was Lao Xing, for goodness’ sake, famous from the last genius ranking, and now someone has punched him into unconsciousness. How could anyone believe this?

So strong!

But, who is this guy? Why haven’t we ever heard of him before?

Ji Peng and Yi Xingcai also showed an extreme caution. Although Lao Xing’s defeat included elements of contempt and carelessness, Shi Hao’s ability to knock him out with one punch was enough to prove his extraordinary strength.

This man is a formidable opponent, not to be underestimated; otherwise, one might follow in Lao Xing’s doomed footsteps.

Shi Hao smiled slightly and beckoned to Ji Peng and Yi Xingcai with a curl of his finger, "Why don’t you two come at me together? It would save me some trouble."

Ji Peng and Yi Xingcai were both irked. You’re way too arrogant, daring to challenge the two of them at the same time.

However, this was fine too. First, they would deal with Shi Hao, and then they would determine the winner between themselves.

The two moved in unison, spreading out and flanking Shi Hao from left and right.

"Ha!"

They struck simultaneously, coming at Shi Hao with powerful moves right from the start.

Shi Hao just smiled faintly and reached out with both hands towards the two of them.

He owned a domain, within which he was all-knowing and all-powerful within a thirty-foot range. Although his hands seemed to move casually, they targeted the weakest points of each opponent’s defense.

Instantly, Ji Peng and Yi Xingcai both retreated, not daring to attack further.

— If they extended their techniques too much, they could easily be defeated by Shi Hao with a single move. Even if they could injure him in return, they would suffer grievous injuries while only inflicting light ones on him, which was certainly not worth it.

They altered their moves and launched another attack.

Shi Hao acted casually, not even moving his feet, using just a touch, a press, a slap, a hit, and yet he forced Ji Peng into a state of flurry and disarray, like ants on a hot pan, running around helplessly.

The onlookers were all shocked. Too powerful! Those were Yi Xingcai and Ji Peng, two such formidable individuals, and yet they were being suppressed by Shi Hao in such a miserable way.

Zhang Zixuan, Meng Luo, and other victors also had serious expressions on their faces as they acknowledged Shi Hao as a strong challenger. During the ranking match that was to follow, he would be a tough opponent to handle.

After a few moves, Shi Hao grew impatient and pressured Ji Peng.

Without utilizing much strength, but under the control of his domain, Ji Peng found himself full of openings whether he was attacking or defending, and Shi Hao easily pushed him into a continuous retreat.

Yi Xingcai launched a fierce attack from behind, but without turning his head, Shi Hao defended with his left hand, easily blocking his assault.

The domain, a power only those of the Great Sacrificial Heaven could possess, was now under Shi Hao’s early command. Could it be anything but amazing?

Ji Peng felt incredibly frustrated. He didn’t think that Shi Hao was much stronger than him, whether in terms of physical strength or Elemental Power, but under Shi Hao’s offensive, all he could do was retreat step by step.

Why was this?

It was as if... his opponent had the ability to foresee the future. Before he could even get his technique out, Shi Hao was already prepared to counter, just waiting for him to fall into the trap. Thus, despite their similar strengths, the battle was completely one-sided.

He backed off a few more steps and realized, with disappointment, that he had stepped out of the training ground’s area and had been eliminated just like that.

Then, Shi Hao turned around and attacked Yi Xingcai.

Once again, without showing off his skills, he easily forced Yi Xingcai out of the competition area.

With that, the seventh fight came to an end.

The next three battles took a long time because there were no talents powerful enough to sweep through everything, but after ten fights, the top ten contenders were all decided.

"Take a break, the ranking battles will start next," Zhao Minglei said.

The ten would each fight nine battles against the others, then be ranked according to their records. If there were ties, then relative performance would be compared, with the victor placed ahead.

Shi Hao glanced at the ten piles of Bitter Heart Tea and suddenly spoke up, "If there’s only a first place, does all this tea go to one person?"

Everyone was puzzled. What did he mean by ’only a first place’?

What about the other nine, did you eat them?

"What do you mean?" Zhao Minglei asked, treating Shi Hao with courtesy.

Shi Hao smiled, "If I defeat all nine of them so they can no longer fight, won’t there be only one first place left?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zixuan and the other nine winners showed anger.

Such big talk!

Zhao Minglei laughed, "It’s good for young people to be ambitious, but this Tea Ceremony is not about determining the strongest person, but rather hoping that everyone can gain experience. So, let’s stick to the rules."

Shi Hao couldn’t help being disappointed. Although the first place got the most tea leaves, twenty in total, it was less than a fifth of the total of over a hundred leaves.

Alas, luckily he got a hundred in the first round, he comforted himself.

—If anyone knew what he was thinking, they’d surely be beaten to death.

Not satisfied with more than a hundred?

There was no need to draw lots since they had to fight all nine, so the ten of them divided up at random and the battles began.

Shi Hao fought five battles in a row, but none of his opponents were strong, lacking the absolute advantage of fighters like Zhang Zixuan and Meng Luo. However, in the sixth battle, his opponent finally had some weight.

The winner from the third group, Wu Yue.

However, Wu Yue’s strength wasn’t much better than Ji Peng or Yi Xingcai’s, and Shi Hao didn’t even need to get serious. He only activated his domain and easily defeated him.

The seventh fight was the same, with Shi Hao winning with ease.

Up to this point, only two people had maintained undefeated records: one was Shi Hao and the other Zhang Zixuan, who was indeed very strong and not just a pretty face.

Shi Hao’s next opponent was Meng Luo, who was also strong, having only lost one out of seven battles, to Zhang Zixuan.

Therefore, this battle between Shi Hao and Meng Luo was also decisive. If Shi Hao were defeated, then he definitely wouldn’t stand a chance against Zhang Zixuan, and the first place would be without suspense.

On the contrary, if Shi Hao won, then who would be first would still be in question; it would depend on the outcome of Shi Hao’s final battle with Zhang Zixuan.

Five battles started simultaneously.

"Kid, I’ve already lost one and can’t afford a second loss!" Meng Luo said. If he beat Shi Hao, then Shi Hao’s ninth battle would surely be a loss, and by comparing mutual records, he would be able to rank second.

Shi Hao smiled faintly, "Come on."

Meng Luo bellowed and charged at Shi Hao.

He didn’t use any particular technique, attacking like a wild bull. Such a simple, brute approach was extremely suited to him, fully utilizing his strength advantage.

Shi Hao smiled, his figure flashed, letting past Meng Luo’s attack, then casually punched towards his back. With Dark Force unleashed, Meng Luo couldn’t stop himself, stumbling out of the battle area.

And just like that, he was defeated.