Death

"Please, both contestants, stop the nonsense and play rock-paper-scissors to decide who goes first!" the referee urged. The sun is beating down, who wants to waste time here trading insults? Let's finish this and get it over with!

Both men grunted in unison and began to play.

Xian He had thrown scissors yesterday and the day before. Today, he decided to throw rock.

Just as he expected, Li Zhen indeed threw paper.

"Contestant Xian He wins!" the referee immediately announced the result of the rock-paper-scissors game.

Li Zhen reluctantly steadied himself against the table. He hadn't expected Xian He to change his move today.

"Hmph! Any scheme or trickery is useless against absolute strength..."

Before Li Zhen could finish speaking, Xian He's large palm slapped across his face.

After a crisp "Slap!", a large red handprint appeared on Li Zhen's face, and blood spurted from his left nostril.

Li Zhen stared blankly for a moment, wiping the dripping blood with his sleeve.

"Very good! You have successfully angered me!" Rage, like a fiery qilin, completely consumed Li Zhen.

He formed a sword finger and tapped various acupoints on his body with a "tap, tap, tap."

As he tapped, Li Zhen let out strange groans that made people's skin crawl.

Xian He's expression turned odd. This guy isn't gay, is he?

No wonder he's always trailing after Xiao Yang. So he has this kind of hobby!

Speaking of which, did their Blazing Sun Hunting Team do something to those lizard monsters like those Indians next door?

Below the stage, a crowd of onlookers stared at each other, confused about what Li Zhen was doing.

"Holy crap, what the hell is he doing?"

"He's moaning so seductively~ I can't help but want to join in."

"Ref, what are you even there for! A contestant is being lewd on stage, aren't you going to do anything?"

"The referee probably got addicted to listening."

On the stage, the referee snapped back to reality, coughed, and reminded, "Contestant Li Zhen, please do not delay the match or engage in any unrelated activities. Otherwise, this referee will disqualify you."

Li Zhen glanced dismissively at the referee and continued to hum and groan as he pleased.

Just as the referee was about to disqualify Li Zhen, someone from the event's organizing committee approached and whispered something in his ear.

The referee's expression changed slightly. He lowered his raised arm and urged, "Contestant Li Zhen, please hurry. The audience is getting impatient!"

"Alright, I'm ready!" Li Zhen didn't trouble the referee further. He straightened his stance, preparing for a palm strike.

He activated the Blood Burning Secret Method, sacrificing ten years of his lifespan to increase the Strength of his next attack by a thousand points.

Xian He steadied himself against the table, staring at Li Zhen with disdain.

With the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill and the Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique protecting him, he wasn't afraid of any schemes Li Zhen might concoct.

"Die, trash!" Li Zhen roared, swinging his palm fiercely, like a boulder rolling down a mountain.

"Slap!"

[Ding! Host's head was attacked. The Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique's damage reduction effect triggered, reducing subsequent physical damage from the enemy by 10% for the duration of one incense stick.]

The System's notification chimed.

Xian He stood unharmed, his left cheek showing no change after the blow.

"How is that possible?" Xiao Yang sat up from his chair in shock.

Li Zhen's attack, which cost ten years of his life, didn't even leave a scratch?

What a joke!

Why wasn't Xian He's head smashed open by Li Zhen? Why!

Li Zhen clutched his wrist, staring in horror at his swollen right hand. That strike felt like hitting a solid stone wall.

"My attack had over two thousand Strength. Even an Obsidian level five Martial Artist would be injured if they weren't careful. How could he be completely unharmed? I must be dreaming, yes, I must be dreaming!" Li Zhen muttered to himself.

Xian He touched his left cheek, which felt like it had been bitten by a mosquito, and coldly urged, "Hey! Stop pretending to be dead. Stand still, it's my turn now!"

"Slap!"

He delivered a palm strike, and the damage to Li Zhen's left cheek escalated to level two.

The burning pain stimulated Li Zhen's sensitive facial nerves, causing him to involuntarily shed tears.

"Since ten years of my life couldn't take you down, I'll use twenty!" Li Zhen bit his tongue, curled his knuckles, and tapped his acupoints with a "tap, tap, tap." "Boss Xiao Yang, I will definitely defeat Xian He for you! I definitely will!"

"Li Zhen, stop! Don't be rash!" Xiao Yang shouted to stop him.

Last year, while hunting monsters in the endless jungle below the mountain, Li Zhen had once used twenty years of his lifespan to kill an Obsidian level monster.

He had at most twenty-odd years left to live. He had just used ten years, so he only had a little over ten years remaining.

If he forcibly activated the Blood Burning Secret Method again, he would surely die!

No matter how much Xiao Yang shouted, Li Zhen was as stubborn as a turtle with its head stuck out, determined to take Xian He down with him.

As Li Zhen frantically pressed acupoints, his black hair turned white strand by strand, eventually becoming completely white.

An astonishing aura emanated from his body.

"Gulp!"

Xian He swallowed, not daring to underestimate him.

"Die—you trash... urgh!" Li Zhen suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.