The stands fell silent.
Many people had only glanced at a message on their phones when they heard a sharp smack. Rien, the muscle monster, flew backward and surrendered with a pained expression.
What was going on? Hadn't they said Rien was the strongest? How had he been defeated in just five seconds? Lu Chenzhou was tall and powerfully built too, but he still looked small beside Rien. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't Lu Chenzhou have been the one sent flying?
After the silence came the cheers.
"Senior Brother Lu is awesome!"
"Flying Swallow Martial Hall! Flying Swallow Martial Hall!"
No one knew who shouted, "Flying Swallow Skimming the Sea, unrestrained across the world," but soon the crowd began roaring Ji Feiyan's high-imitation version of Dragon King Li's slogan in wave after wave.
"Flying Swallow Skimming the Sea, unrestrained across the world!"
Li Xianghua only opened her eyes when she heard the cheers.
"Is Chenzhou all right?"
Lu Guoping happily rose to his feet and applauded.
"What could happen to him? Chenzhou took that guy down in two moves."
"Really? That foreigner was a strongman weighing over two hundred jin."
"What strongman? Martial arts depend on technique and vitality, not on whoever has bigger muscles having greater strength. The essence is always concentrated. Not to mention Chenzhou has grasped the legendary Hidden Force technique, which lets him erupt with power in an instant."
"Listen to you showing off."
"Our son earned a hundred thousand today—more than I make in half a year. I've got every right to show off."
The old couple beamed with joy, thrilled beyond measure.
Shi Ruyu came down from the stage.
"Junior Brother, that was a great fight. You've got the bearing of Tiger Form now."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister."
Lu Chenzhou thought that