Pre-Match Warm-up

"You're looking for death!" Hearing Xian He call him a dog, Li Zhen was furious. He grabbed Xian He's collar, intending to beat him.

Unfortunately, Xian He was no longer the man he used to be.

"You're the one looking for death!"

Before Li Zhen could make a move, Xian He struck first, slapping him across the face.

With the food's boost, his Strength had increased to 1175 points, reaching the Yellow Obsidian One-star level.

Li Zhen's Force Dissipation was only Four-star White Obsidian, so his slap could at least create a Level 2 flaw in him.

"Slap!"

Li Zhen was stunned and involuntarily let go of Xian He's collar.

He never imagined that this good-for-nothing he had bullied his whole life would dare to fight back.

Being slapped in front of everyone, Li Zhen lost face.

"You dare hit me? I'll kill you!" His face turned red, and like a mad dog, he lunged forward.

Xian He faced him without fear, lifting his leg to kick. He used the first move of the Groin Kick Technique—the Front Crotch Kick.

"Ooh hoo hoo!" Li Zhen clutched his crotch and involuntarily knelt on the ground.

His expression was one of agony, his features contorted like a deep-fried dough twist.

Seeing that the two had started fighting before the match even began, the referee and staff rushed over to break them up.

"What's going on?"

"Stop fighting! You'll be disqualified if you continue!"

"Competitor Li Zhen, are you alright? Can you continue the match?"

The referee helped Li Zhen up.

"I'm fine, I can still compete," Li Zhen answered the referee through gritted teeth.

Boss Xiao Yang always said, "A barking dog doesn't bite, and a biting dog doesn't bark." He hadn't understood it before, but now he was starting to get it.

Li Zhen vowed inwardly, "You dare to bite me? I'll splatter your brains and leave you dead on the stage today! Not just you, but after Boss Xiao Yang is done with Yun Ling, I want her too. I'll make you two a pair of ghost spouses in the underworld, heh heh heh..."

After helping Li Zhen up, the referee warned Xian He.

Xian He paid no mind, mumbling a vague "uh-huh" to appease them.

He glanced at Li Zhen, who was still clutching his crotch, feeling a bit perplexed.

Logically, his slap should have created a Level 2 flaw on Li Zhen's face, but it only resulted in a Level 1 flaw.

Wasn't Li Zhen Four-star White Obsidian? How could his Force Dissipation reach 1000? Could it be...

Xian He suspected that Li Zhen, like himself, had also eaten Plain Boiled Eggs and Fried Eggs.

Besides himself, only Xiao Kuang had Fried Eggs. Could Xiao Kuang have sold them to Li Zhen?

Weren't Xiao Kuang and Xiao Yang mortal enemies? Why would he sell Fried Eggs to someone from the Blazing Sun Hunting Team?

It might not have been Xiao Kuang himself, perhaps one of his less steadfast subordinates sold them to Li Zhen.

However, as long as he could create flaws, he had a chance to win. Without flaws, they would just be scratching each other.

The round of 16 qualifiers soon began.

Those who reached the top 16 were all outstanding Martial Artists, with a cultivation level of at least Three-star White Obsidian.

The most monstrous among them was a Yellow Radiance grade one-star competitor.

He was short, with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks, and had two large ears that stuck out. He looked like "Gollum" from the movie The Lord of the Rings.

This guy's name was Jiang Xiaolin, and he was the strongest in terms of base power among all the competitors.

In every match, his opponents either surrendered voluntarily or were KO'd with a single slap.

Xian He stood below the stage, his eyes narrowed slightly as he silently observed Jiang Xiaolin on the stage. He thought, "This person might be my greatest opponent."

Even though Jiang Xiaolin's opponent was a Five-star White Obsidian Martial Artist, he was still KO'd with one slap.

After Martial Artists advance to the Yellow Radiance grade, they can convert True Qi into Strength for short periods.

Jiang Xiaolin, a Yellow Radiance grade one-star Martial Artist, had a single-arm strength of 1100 jin and a True Qi reserve of over 600 in his dantian. Theoretically, he could unleash a maximum of 1700 jin of Strength.

If Jiang Xiaolin hadn't held back, his opponent's skull might have been shattered with that single slap.

Despite Jiang Xiaolin's strength, he was still no match for Xian He.

After consuming the miraculous food, Xian He would possess over 1000 Force Dissipation. Combined with the 1000 Force Dissipation from the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill, he would have a total of 2000 Force Dissipation, making him invulnerable to Jiang Xiaolin's attacks.

Furthermore, after the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill awakened, it also provided 1000 Qi Resistance, preventing internal injuries from breaking through his defense.

If Jiang Xiaolin hadn't eaten the Plain Boiled Eggs and Fried Eggs, Xian He could have easily defeated him.

If he had eaten them, then fighting him would only result in them scratching each other.

However, as long as he didn't encounter him too early, and with his offspring being born one by one, increasing his cultivation level step by step, his chances of victory would only grow.

"If I had known the Azure Light Competition would be this fierce, I wouldn't have sold the boiled eggs and fried eggs," Xian He regretted inwardly.

In previous years, the Azure Light Competition was only attended by minor Azure Obsidian level hopefuls. He didn't know where so many White Obsidian level experts had appeared from this year. Was the allure of a bag of rice seeds that great?

Match after match ended, but it was still not Xian He's turn to compete.

He should have competed much earlier, but Boss Xiao Yang had abused his authority to postpone his match, buying time for Li Zhen to recover.