A Head-On Essence Cannon

After learning that his disciple had been injured, Peng Kongtu spurred his horse at full speed and arrived at the prefectural city two days later.

He had come with ill intent. The moment he entered the city, he sought out Thousand Faces Hall and demanded that they officiate this challenge.

Why had he not gone to anyone else?

Peng Kongtu was simply too small-minded, afraid that the prefectural city's local forces would favor Zhou You, so he had chosen Thousand Faces Hall, which had ties to Sea Martial Artists.

Mm, the representative sent by Thousand Faces Hall was Zhou You's old acquaintance, Haili'er.

This exotic female martial artist had a splitting headache. She felt that Peng Kongtu was being far too tactless, plainly trying to morally blackmail them.

Yet with things having reached this point, she could not refuse. Otherwise, the reputation Thousand Faces Hall had built up would be ruined in a single day.

Thus, she represented Thousand Faces Hall in communicating with both sides.

In the end, they decided that the final battle would take place outside the prefectural city, near the arena that had once been used for the Wu people's challenge.

Choosing a place for Strong Martial fighters to clash required considerable care.

First, there could not be overly dense buildings or crowds nearby, lest massive collateral casualties result.

Second, the ground had to be solid. If they punched through the earth's crust and spring water surged forth, that would be fine, but if mud or lava erupted, that would be rather less ideal.

That plot of land was one of the few places outside the prefectural city capable of supporting a battle between Strong Martial fighters. There had been a reason it had been selected as an arena before.

The day of the final battle...