War of Nobility (1)

To be honest, Son Gohan did not know what the bone man's problem was. He had simply noticed from the very beginning that the guy was doing his utmost to hide the power inside him.

With the title battle about to begin, who would believe there was nothing wrong with someone who was still thinking about hiding his strength?

That was why Son Gohan had chosen to leave him for last.

"Looks like I can't hide it anymore. Heh heh. I'm not afraid to let you know now."

The bone man turned to look at the two guys lying limp on the ground, clearly already unconscious, and gave an evil smile. "Viscount Cassani, I was hired at a high price by Viscount Bodelani to cut off your path to promotion."

Viscount Cassani did not look surprised when he heard that, as if he had expected something like this all along. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Since you dare to lay out the whole plan, does that mean you think you have us in your grasp?"

Hahahaha!

The bone man burst into laughter. "That's right. I was planning to deal with those two over the next couple of days anyway. I didn't expect you to do it for me. Now all I have to do is kill this guy you invited, then kill those two, and your promotion battle this time will be lost without a doubt!"

Cassani showed no anger at all when he heard that. Instead, he tried to persuade him. "How much is he paying you? I'll pay double!"

The bone man asked back, "Do you think I can still trust you now?"

After hearing that, Cassani could not help shaking his head. "Mr. Gohan, dealing with him won't be a problem, right?"

After the battle just now, Son Gohan's standing in Cassani's heart had risen another level, so he was not afraid in the slightest of the bone man's threat.

Son Gohan nodded. "No problem. Should I kill him?"

Cassani said, "No need. Just make him lose his ability to fight. Leave the rest to me."

Hearing the two of them converse as if nothing were happening, the bone man, feeling ignored, said furiously, "Don't look down on me. I was hiding my strength before!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bone man let out an angry shout, and the bone armor all over his body immediately began to writhe and change shape.

His original height of about one meter eighty began gradually rising to around two meters twenty, and his build also swelled by more than two sizes.

It was like an adult who had originally been one meter eighty had directly turned into a two-meter-twenty muscular giant, giving off a powerful visual impact.

Son Gohan also felt that the aura coming from him had grown more than twice as strong. He had indeed hidden a great deal of his strength.

"Is this your final trump card?"

Son Gohan narrowed his eyes and asked, "If you have more, you're very welcome to keep bringing it out. I promise I'll give you enough time."

When the transformed bone man heard that, he instantly flew into a rage. With a roar, he threw a punch straight at him.

The force carried by his fist stirred up the surrounding airflow, rushing toward Son Gohan's face with a heavy, crushing impact.

He swore he would beat Son Gohan half to death first, then torture him for several hours before killing him!

"Too slow!"

Son Gohan simply shifted to the side and dodged the bone man's punch.

Bang!

The fist smashed into the ground, blasting a large number of cracks into the hard stone training field. It showed just how much power there was in his fist.

But the next moment, Son Gohan threw a punch at the bone man.

"Hahaha, you probably have no idea how hard the bone armor on my body is. Even if—urk!"

The bone man, who had just been about to boast about how hard his armor was, was blasted directly in the chest by Son Gohan's punch.

That punch forced all the words the bone man had still wanted to say back into his stomach, and his whole body bent like a shrimp as he retched.

The armor defense he had once been so proud of was shattered into pieces by Son Gohan's single punch.

Looking at the bone man kneeling on the ground with a pained and disbelieving expression, Son Gohan shook his head. "Too weak."

Hearing those words, the bone man raised his head and asked Son Gohan with difficulty, "Who... who exactly are you?"

"Son Gohan."

After leaving behind his name, Son Gohan turned and left the training field. The rest could be handed over to Cassani to resolve on his own.

"Thank you. By the way, how did you tell there was something wrong with him?" Cassani asked after thanking him, voicing his confusion.

"Intuition." After Son Gohan said that, he walked off to the side.

Intuition?

Cassani shook his head helplessly, then pressed the communicator on his wrist and began calling people over.

Afterward, watching the bone man being taken away by the inspection team, Son Gohan asked curiously, "You're just letting him go like that?"

Cassani smiled. "I've already gotten what I wanted. He's useless now."

Although he said that, Son Gohan felt that during the hour or so just now, Cassani must have made some kind of preparations.

"All right. Next, we can devote ourselves completely to preparing for the title contest. Mr. Gohan, I'll have to trouble you this time!"

As his understanding of Son Gohan's strength deepened, Cassani's attitude toward him gradually began to change, and his tone also became respectful.

Time quickly passed, and the day of the title contest arrived.

Looking at Son Gohan walking together with Cassani, the tall man and the short man both showed awe in their eyes.

They had also heard about what had happened before. The other party's strength was simply too terrifying.

Riding in a hovercar, Cassani and the others soon arrived before a huge oval-shaped building.

After verifying the identity badges on their chests, the party of four passed through the entrance and quickly reached the lounge that belonged to them.

"I'll leave command of this battle to you, Mr. Gohan!"

Cassani grabbed Son Gohan's hand and said earnestly, "My hopes of getting promoted this time are all on you. You have to come through!"

Son Gohan frowned slightly and casually pulled his hand free. "Don't worry. You'll be getting good news very soon."

After the staff notified them, Son Gohan led the two teammates behind him, following the glowing markers on the floor, and quickly arrived at the entrance to the competition arena.

The moment they stepped out, after the blaze of light came an overwhelmingly loud roar of cheers.

The entire competition arena was a circular stage measured in kilometers, while the surrounding spectator stands resembled an ancient Roman colosseum, packed full of people who had come to watch.

The noble title battle that took place once every fifty years was a rare grand event in the Musli Empire. Even if they had to eat dirt, people would still buy a ticket to see that fierce, bloody fighting!

On Musli Planet, where killing and bloody combat were forbidden, this was one of the few places where they could witness real bloodshed with their own eyes. How could it not be packed?

This time, a full fifty viscounts had entered, with a total of one hundred and fifty contestants standing on the stage.

It was not that the Musli capital planet had only fifty viscounts, but that any viscount who participated had to pay a certain fee and spend enough reputation points to enter.

Those reputation points could only be earned by making contributions to the Musli Empire, so not just any viscount could take part.

One hundred and fifty contestants were scattered across a stage more than a kilometer in diameter, making them look sparse and scattered, but the atmosphere had indeed begun to turn tense and heavy.

The match could begin at any moment!