Full-Powered Zhao Gongming!

[ Ding! The host is slacking off during the official match! ]

[ Reward: Heavenly Book of Dreams and Heart Sutra! ]

A streak of white light flashed by.

No one heard it. No one saw it.

Lin Chuan immediately felt a vast stream of information pour into his mind. Paying no attention to where he was, he focused on his newly acquired reward.

For a moment, he felt a little drowsy.

Facing the angry gazes of so many people, he could still act this way, making the disciples even more furious.

"Damn it!"

"He... What does he take this place for? Not only does he look down on the Personal Disciple Position, but now... he's getting sleepy in the middle of a match!"

"My heavens!"

The disciples had already been furious.

Now, they were even angrier.

Most of them were also utterly shocked by what they were seeing.

They had never heard of anything like it, nor had they ever seen it!

Who would dare act like this during such a solemn and dignified contest?

Not a single person!

Yet when they looked at Lin Chuan in the arena, they felt incredibly stifled.

Lin Chuan, meanwhile, looked even more bored.

A contest? A fight?

How could that compare to slacking off?

Besides, when he received the Heavenly Book of Dreams and Heart Sutra, Lin Chuan hadn't intended to use the reward.

But the reward burrowed straight into his mind in one go, and he couldn't resist it. Then a great deal of information flooded in as well.

In an instant, he had learned the Heavenly Book of Dreams and Heart Sutra.

As it turned out, as long as he closed his eyes, he could cultivate at any time. What's more, while cultivating, he would possess extraordinary defensive power.

Ordinary people wouldn't be able to break through it at all!

After sensing the power of the Heavenly Book of Dreams and Heart Sutra, Lin Chuan was startled.

This was way too powerful!

But then he felt delighted.

It was practically made for him!

It couldn't be more suitable!

[A contest? A match? Those are just childish games. We're all grown adults, yet you still want to fight for supremacy.]

[Don't tell me... Don't tell me you don't know that slaves are useless?]

Lin Chuan had completely closed his eyes. He didn't pay much attention to what was happening around him, though he could still vaguely hear quite a few voices.

He couldn't help grumbling inwardly.

Sect Master Tongtian, hidden nearby, was dumbfounded on the spot!

This disobedient disciple...

He was too damn awful!

He'd actually fallen asleep at such a solemn and serious occasion!

This...

It wasn't just Sect Master Tongtian. All the disciples present were dumbfounded too.

Duobao had wanted to go down and ask several times if Lin Chuan was even capable of fighting.

But whenever he thought of the look on Lin Chuan's face, he stopped himself. He knew all too well that even if he stepped in now, the result would only leave everyone utterly exasperated.

Might as well keep quiet.

But...

This situation was enough to drive anyone mad!

"What?"

"That bastard really fell asleep?"

"What does he take this place for? He can come and go as he pleases, and he even looks down on the Personal Disciple Position like it's worthless!"

"And now, at such a serious occasion, he's acting so disgracefully. Damn it!!!"

"Why... Why would Master make someone like him a personal disciple?"

One disciple flew into a rage and roared at the sky!

Many of the disciples were about to lose control.

He was too damn awful!

He had trampled their aspirations to pieces, and now he was showing such contempt for everyone. How outrageous! Simply outrageous!

Did being a personal disciple make him so special?

Did that mean he could ignore everyone like this?

His wickedness was on full display!

Zhao Gongming was dumbfounded too.

Wasn't this supposed to be a contest?

Wasn't this supposed to be a match?

What was this? What was he even doing?

A giant question mark practically appeared over his head. Looking at the furious crowd around him, Zhao Gongming would have thought everyone had come to watch Lin Chuan perform if he hadn't known better!

After a moment of bewilderment, Zhao Gongming's expression visibly changed.

His anger flared at once.

Boom!

"Good! Very good!"

"Since you look down on me so much, I'll show you, you arrogant fool who judges people by appearances, what true strength is!"

"You nameless nobody, you good-for-nothing who only knows how to cheat and slack off!"

"You're an utter disgrace!"

Zhao Gongming took a step forward, and twenty-four Sea Calming Divine Pearls appeared around him.

If he'd only meant to demonstrate his strength before...

Then...

Now, he was showing his true ability.

He could no longer tolerate Lin Chuan!

Boom! Boom!!

The Sea Calming Divine Pearls rose into the air and slowly gathered around them. Zhao Gongming swung the Golden Whip in his hand.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Each swing seemed to tear space apart. Faint cracks appeared, but they quickly healed.

Even so, its power was still terrifying.

Yet...

Lin Chuan remained unmoved.

He opened his eyes, then slowly closed them again.

[ Ding! The host is slacking off while fighting Zhao Gongming! ]

[ Reward: One Nine Thousand Year Immortal Peach! ]

Lin Chuan's heart trembled slightly.

He had never expected the system to trigger rewards twice in a row. It was beyond anything he could have imagined.

Even once was already a lot.

And now, in the middle of this match, he'd triggered rewards twice in a row.

He had to admit, his opinion of Zhao Gongming had shot up on the spot.

[What a good man! Such a wonderful man!]

[He's practically my God of Wealth!]

[Tsk, tsk, tsk... Zhao Gongming is so much better than that old scoundrel Tongtian!]

Sect Master Tongtian: "???"

Sect Master Tongtian was dumbfounded. Though he was a Heavenly Dao Sage and one of the most powerful beings in the Great Desolation, he was still completely baffled.

He had no idea why Lin Chuan's thought process was so bizarre.

How was Zhao Gongming better than him?

Weren't they still in the middle of a contest?

Good grief!

Zhao Gongming was doing everything he could to teach you a lesson, and you were taking digs at me in your head. That would have been bad enough, but you were actually saying Zhao Gongming was better than me?

Why?

Sect Master Tongtian had to admit that he truly couldn't understand what was going on.

Lin Chuan was more stubborn than a donkey. He wouldn't move when pulled, but would retreat when pushed.

Now, he was facing such a fierce attack, yet he was praising his opponent in his heart?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, and known for certain whose thoughts they were, Sect Master Tongtian would have thought he was hallucinating—or that he really could hear other people's thoughts.

But...

The only person who dared call him that was Lin Chuan.

Sect Master Tongtian was absolutely certain of that. And yet, it still left him completely dumbfounded.

He was more confused than ever...

Meanwhile, the situation in the arena changed in an instant.

The Sea Calming Divine Pearls circled around Lin Chuan, their golden light flashing as one blue beam after another enveloped him. He couldn't break free at all.