Secrets in the Trial Space

[Trial failed, please continue to work hard next time.]

As the system prompt sounded, Gu Qi, who had disappeared, returned to the room.

However, his once handsome face had once again turned into a pig's head.

"This is ridiculous. We're not even in the same weight class. How am I supposed to fight this?" Gu Qi took a swig of the Secret Brew and thought dejectedly.

In terms of agility, strength, kung fu, and defense, the opponent was superior to Gu Qi.

Gu Qi felt it was completely impossible to defeat the opponent with his current strength.

"I just don't know if I can bring other items in. If I can, maybe there's a way," Gu Qi mused, stroking his chin.

If he could, Gu Qi could easily bring hundreds of kilograms of explosives.

"No, no! He's a national treasure. That would be too cruel," Gu Qi shook his head, banishing the terrible thought from his mind.

Although he couldn't bring explosives, Gu Qi did come up with a good idea.

Unfortunately, he had already been beaten up today, so Gu Qi decided to try again tomorrow.

"Sister Hana, I'll leave Rasu and the others to you." At the Inuzuka Clan's stronghold, Gu Qi brought Rasu and the others here.

Hana Inuzuka gently patted the heads of the three little ones. "Don't worry, I'll teach the three little ones with all my heart."

"Goodbye, Sister Hana."

After bidding farewell to the three little ones, Gu Qi ran straight to Ichiraku Ramen.

"Boss, one bowl of ramen to go."

"It's you, Gu Qi. Not eating here today?" Uncle Teuchi asked.

"No," Gu Qi shook his head. "I have other things to do."

"Alright, it'll be ready soon."

A moment later, Teuchi handed a bowl of ramen to Gu Qi.

"Thanks, Uncle. I'm leaving."

"Goodbye, Gu Qi."

With the ramen, Gu Qi immediately returned home.

[Recharge complete, trial commencing...]

In a daze, Gu Qi found himself holding the ramen and back in the dojo from before.

"It's you again! When you challenge next time, can you please avoid meal times?"

Seeing the opponent stuffing his face with meat buns, Gu Qi chuckled. "I came today specifically to treat you to ramen. Come, come, see if your dad's is tastier, or if this bowl of mine is better."

"Ramen? Great, it's my favorite!" Swallowing the meat bun in one gulp, the opponent excitedly ran towards Gu Qi.

With a blur of his vision, Gu Qi suddenly realized that the ramen in his hands was already in the opponent's grasp.

"Hiss!" Gu Qi couldn't help but gasp, astonished to find that the opponent's speed was far beyond his estimation.

With just this speed, the opponent could easily defeat him.

"Broth simmered from beef bones, hand-kneaded noodles, and delicious dried seafood. Cool, this is definitely a noodle master." With a loud slurp, the opponent exclaimed in admiration.

After a hearty meal, when the ramen bowl was returned to Gu Qi's hands, it was basically clean.

"Thanks for the meal! Well then, shall we begin!" The opponent clasped his fists in thanks.

Gu Qi quickly waved his hands. "No, no, no! I'm not here to challenge you today. I just wanted to chat with you, Po!"

That's right, this super fat guy in front of him was the protagonist of a certain animated movie, the so-called Dragon Warrior, Po the panda.

"Huh? You know my name?" This time, it was Po's turn to be surprised.

Gu Qi said with admiration, "Of course! You're the Dragon Warrior! I've long admired your great name."

"Haha, that's just an empty title, an empty title," Po said a little sheepishly.

Although he said that, Gu Qi could tell from Po's wide grin that he quite enjoyed being praised.

"Although I like you, little guy, since His Majesty has tasked me with guarding the dojo and defeating challengers, I must give it my all." Po said apologetically.

Gu Qi keenly caught a word and couldn't help but press, "Your Majesty? Who is your Majesty?"

"Of course, it's the almighty Pandaren Emperor!" Po replied with reverence.

"Pandaren Emperor?"

Gu Qi was startled. Although he hadn't played the legendary World of Warcraft, he knew about the famous Pandaren.

His understanding of Pandaren was limited to knowing they had an exclusive Monk class.

There was also the famous hero: Chen Stormstout.

But now, with the unexpected appearance of Po and the sudden emergence of the Pandaren Emperor, things had become rather mysterious.

Despite being full of questions, Gu Qi knew it wasn't the time to discuss them.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to go easy on me! I'm just curious, where am I right now?" Gu Qi asked with the curiosity of a baby.

Po scratched his head. "This..."

"What, your Emperor doesn't even allow you to say that?" Gu Qi asked, feigning curiosity.

Po propped his chin on his hand and thought for a moment, replying uncertainly, "This... Your Majesty only told me to test those who come to challenge. I don't think he said anything else... right?"

"Then that's settled, hurry up and tell me, where is this place?" Gu Qi urged.

Po had a feeling he was forgetting something, but he still answered truthfully, "This is our Pandaren homeland, Pandaria."

"...?!" Gu Qi was now certain. This was definitely the homeland of the Pandaren race in World of Warcraft.

Gu Qi continued, "Then do you know why you're testing challengers?"

Po scratched his head. "His Majesty didn't say anything about that. Unless you defeat me, you cannot leave this place."

Shrugging, Gu Qi understood that he wouldn't be able to get any useful information from the simple-minded Po.

It seemed the only way to understand the purpose of this Scroll was to defeat Po.

"Alright, that's all for today! I have to go back." Since his objective for the day had been achieved, Gu Qi prepared to leave.

"System, let me leave!" Gu Qi silently called out to the system in his heart.

However, the system's lack of response gave Gu Qi a sudden ominous feeling.

As expected, Gu Qi only heard Po say, "This place has been sealed by the Jinyu sage, Master Mari, with a secret technique. Unless you defeat me or are defeated by me, there is no way to leave.

Also, you won't die here. I felt you holding back yesterday, and there was no need for that.

If you want to defeat me, please bring out your full strength."

"..." Gu Qi felt like a giant "WTF" was stuck in his throat, unable to be spoken.

Silently wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes, Gu Qi declared with an air of fighting to the death, "Come on, let's have a decisive battle!"