Defeated in Two Punches

Blood Wolf looked at Qin Chen with a vicious grin.

"Kid! How do your legs feel now that you've been matched against me? A little weak?"

"Don't blame me. Blame your bad luck! I'll make sure to 'take good care' of you!"

"Blood Wolf! Blood Wolf!"

At the same time, cheers for Blood Wolf rang out from the stands.

The grins on Blood Wolf's face grew even wider.

"You're only at Body Tempering Fourth Layer, and you still dare to—"

"Why are you so damn long-winded? Think you've got too much spit in your mouth?"

Qin Chen cut Blood Wolf off midsentence.

In an instant, a wave of fury surged through Blood Wolf, and his face flushed slightly.

"Kid! You've made me angry!"

"I was only going to teach you a little lesson. But now..."

"I'll make sure you can't get out of bed for a month!"

Before the words had even left his mouth, Blood Wolf shot forward, racing toward Qin Chen at incredible speed.

In that moment, Blood Wolf seemed to transform into a vicious wolf on the hunt, closing in on Qin Chen with the speed of a thunderclap.

In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Qin Chen. His five fingers curled like claws as he struck viciously at him.

As Blood Wolf watched his attack draw closer and closer to Qin Chen, who still hadn't moved an inch, a flash of malice crossed his eyes.

Sure enough, this was just an immature little brat. Faced with his ferocious attack, he'd frozen in place, too stunned to react.

His five-win streak was in the bag!

Blood Wolf wasn't the only one who thought so. The spectators in the stands had the same idea.

They all thought Qin Chen had been intimidated, unable even to dodge.

Most people weren't surprised by the result at all.

Just as they'd guessed at first, this kid was nothing but a clown putting on a show for attention...

Suddenly, their eyes widened. They stared down in disbelief, and some even blurted out choice curses.

At the instant the two made contact, a figure went flying.

But it wasn't Qin Chen, as they'd expected. It was Blood Wolf!

Blood Wolf's body skimmed just above the ground as he flew backward. The soles of his shoes scraped across the floor, making a grating sound.

He didn't stop until he'd been sent dozens of meters back.

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood burst from Blood Wolf's lips.

He jerked his head up and stared in disbelief at Qin Chen, whose figure hadn't shifted in the slightest.

"You... How could someone at Body Tempering Fourth Layer have such incredible strength?"

"Before asking that, you should ask yourself why you're so weak!"

"Have you put in the work to cultivate all these years? Has your Combat Skill proficiency improved at all?"

"Instead of assuming everyone else is strong, why not consider that you're the weak one?"

Qin Chen spoke calmly.

"You..."

Blood Wolf was livid.

He'd fought over a hundred matches at the Myriad Blades Arena. How could he not know his own strength?

Even among those at Body Tempering Sixth Layer, he wasn't weak.

And yet Qin Chen had made him cough up blood with a single punch.

Sure, he'd underestimated his opponent, but this was still absurd.

Before he could think any further, Qin Chen's figure suddenly blurred in his vision.

Then everything flashed before his eyes, and Qin Chen was already standing right in front of him.

"When did he—?!"

Blood Wolf's pupils shrank.

Had even a second passed since he'd noticed something was wrong?

How had Qin Chen appeared right in front of him?

In his shock, Blood Wolf instinctively swung another claw forward.

What he saw next nearly made his eyes pop out. Qin Chen, moving at high speed, suddenly shifted to the side, easily dodging the claw.

The whole movement flowed like water, without the slightest awkwardness. Somehow, it even possessed a strange beauty.

Like clouds drifting across the sky.

A dull thud rang out as Qin Chen's fist drove straight into Blood Wolf's abdomen.

A tremendous force burst from his fist, sending Blood Wolf flying once more.

The powerful force carried him across the Arena Stage and sent him tumbling off the platform.

In an instant, nearly the entire colosseum fell into an eerie silence.

You could hear a pin drop!

There were ten Arena Stages, but at that moment everyone's attention was fixed on the young figure standing on Arena Stage Six.

Only after quite some time did the sound of people swallowing nervously begin to trickle through the crowd.

"Th-this can't be real, can it?"

"Can someone tell me if I'm dreaming? Or is there something wrong with my eyes?"

"Someone at Body Tempering Fourth Layer took down someone at Body Tempering Sixth Layer in two punches? What kind of fantasy story is this?"

"Or is that bastard Blood Wolf throwing the match on purpose?"

One shocked voice after another rang out from the stands. They were all stunned by how effortlessly Qin Chen had crushed Blood Wolf.

The Martial Artists in the Preparation Area below had their mouths hanging open too.

Most of them were regulars at the Myriad Blades Arena, so they knew Blood Wolf's strength very well.

And that was exactly why they found it even harder to accept what they'd just seen.

"Could that bastard Blood Wolf really be throwing the match? How much did that kid pay him?"

One Martial Artist asked hesitantly.

But not long after he said it, someone immediately objected.

"No! Blood Wolf wasn't throwing the match! The reason this happened is that the kid is too strong!"

Lu Feng declared firmly.

At his words, several Martial Artists around him turned to look.

They had no reason to doubt what Lu Feng said.

Lu Feng was one of the strongest among the many Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists present.

He was at Body Tempering Ninth Layer Peak, just one step away from breaking through to the Star Vein Realm.

His eye was far sharper than theirs.

"But why? Why is someone at Body Tempering Fourth Layer so strong?"

Someone asked, baffled.

Lu Feng stared intently at Qin Chen on Arena Stage Six. After a long silence, he finally spoke:

"If I'm not mistaken, the two D-rank Combat Skills that kid just used were both at Grand Completion!"

"And judging by his performance, those two Combat Skills are among the very best of all D-rank Combat Skills!"

"Two top-tier D-rank Combat Skills mastered to Grand Completion are the key reason he could so easily defeat Blood Wolf despite the gap in realms!"

At those words, the shock on their faces turned to sheer astonishment. One after another, they stared at Qin Chen.

"That kid..."

"King of Body Tempering Layer Six, do you want to defend your title or take a short break before continuing to match against opponents?"

The host's voice rang out across the arena.

"Defend my title!"

Qin Chen answered without hesitation.

Only by defending his title would he have the chance to rack up consecutive wins quickly. If he went back to being matched against opponents, who knew how long it would take?

In title-defense mode, the Myriad Blades Arena's matching system would keep sending opponents to Qin Chen until he lost.

Of course, not everyone could try to defend a title.

It meant the titleholder wouldn't have time to catch their breath. Though it was faster to rack up consecutive wins this way, it was also more difficult.

Generally speaking, only Martial Artists who wanted to build a win streak quickly and had complete confidence in their strength would choose to defend their title.

Qin Chen had barely used up any stamina fighting Blood Wolf, so he could still hold out for now.

He could step down when he started to tire, and doing so wouldn't break his win streak.

Before long, the information in Blood Wolf's slot on the big screen above Qin Chen began changing rapidly. A few seconds later, it stopped...