The Bottom That Could Not Be Seen

"Oh no!"

Pei Jing's madness in Qing'an Province would normally be none of Zhang Xuezhou's business.

However, Pei Jing's madness occurred during the Qing'an Provincial Youth Challenge, and this incident affected and threatened those they knew.

It involves not only Wang Haoran and others who went to organize the challenge, but also Ren Anran who participated as the champion, and Song Fengying who served as the host.

"Please take care of my mom, whatever you do, don't bring her in to do the live stream!"

Zhang Xuezhou quickly sent out a news flash.

Ordinary people will likely remain unaffected as long as they stay away from the epicenter of this disaster. Just as a wild beast won't care about a group of rabbits, only catching some when hungry, Pei Jing won't go on a rampage and slaughter ordinary people when he goes mad. Instead, he will only kill those Sequence Holder pose a certain threat and those who are just there for the spectacle.

Coincidentally, Song Fengying met both of these conditions perfectly.

As a skilled broadcaster, Song Fengying will inevitably participate in this siege broadcast, and Song Fengying also possesses the strength of Sequence Holder.

Zhang Xuezhou directly asked Ren Anran for help to prevent Song Fengying from losing her life due to running around and broadcasting indiscriminately.

"Can Qing'an's power suppress Pei Jing?" Zhang Manqian asked worriedly.

"Originally, it wouldn't have been enough, but in order to suppress Qing'an, the committee sent four or five people, so we should have a chance to work together to encircle and annihilate them," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"I heard he's the Grand General of the Southeast, and that Zhou Xin, Zhang Qiaoen, Zhao Tianhua, and Pei Jing were all top-tier fighters at the same level. He must be very strong!"

"Pei Jing's strength will decline by a level in his later years. A clever man can defeat a fool; with Uncle Wang's proper arrangements, there shouldn't be any problems!"

Zhang Xuezhou traced his finger across the display screen, then glanced at the Airbus flight information, realizing that by the time he arrived, it would be too late.

Qing'an Province on the southeast coast and Wanping Province in the northwest are two extremes: one is a wealthy province and the other is a poor province. The former has a well-developed transportation system, while the latter left Zhang Xuezhou stranded for two days.

Even with advanced transportation, it would still take him eleven hours to get to Qing'an Province by Airbus, which includes getting to the airport, buying tickets, and waiting time, so the actual time required is quite long.

"Besides, people of higher status than us are probably even more worried about this. If a few more members of the sequence committee die or are injured, things will get really messed up!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed in the direction of Western Capital City, indicating that the main personnel handling the incident were still from Western Capital City.

The key now is how Western Capital City will effectively mobilize resources.

The journey from Western Capital City to Qing'an Province takes a long time, but the two neighboring large provinces will send people there relatively quickly.

"As long as An Ran can keep her mother in check, everything will be fine!"

After analyzing the situation, Zhang Xuezhou quickly reassured Zhang Manqian.

Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst; no matter how anxious or worried they are, it will not help at all.

Zhang Xuezhou's arrangement was the safest and most conservative strategy.

"Zhang Xuezhou, have you recovered your strength?"

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian spoke in hushed tones, while the many people in the hall continued to discuss issues such as independence, alliances, and the promotion of Gene Sequence development in North Rehe.

When Zhu Shengnan turned her gaze to Zhang Xuezhou and began to ask questions, the many voices in the hall immediately fell silent, turning their attention to the questioner and the one being questioned.

"I want to test my skills against you and see just how big the gap really is," Zhu Shengnan said earnestly.

"You and I are not the same type of Sequence Holder," Zhang Xuezhou said politely. "You won't gain any useful experience from sparring with me. You can try fighting my sister instead!"

"I still want to spar with you," Zhu Shengnan said, shaking her head.

Zhu Shengnan looked at Zhang Xuezhou.

She visited North Rehe several times, and each time Zhang Xuezhou would cheerfully recommend Zhang Manqian to them for a friendly competition.

Zhu Shengnan was well aware of Zhang Manqian's strength, knowing that she was among the top in the Third Sequence and could even rival and defeat those in the Fourth Sequence. However, she couldn't understand why Zhang Xuezhou, who rarely sparred with anyone, could suddenly become so outstanding.

She believed that Ning Que was a rare genius who could stand on the Qing'an Provincial Youth Challenge in just a few years, but the most unexpected genius in her mind was undoubtedly Zhang Xuezhou.

She couldn't imagine Zhang Xuezhou's performance in the Wanping Province Youth Challenge, given that he hadn't undergone special training, hadn't engaged in Gao Qiang combat, needed to spend half his time lying down for medical treatment, and was only at the Third Sequence.

She still remembers Zhang Xuezhou's thirteen nonchalant gunshots.

Thirteen gunshots rang out, and eight faces fell into despair.

More than a decade of arduous training and continuous advancements in Gene Sequence became meaningless the moment the gun fired.

Similar to Zhang Xuezhou is Ren Anran. Zhu Shengnan Grand Clarity Ren Anran, and she finds it hard to imagine such an absolute difference in strength. She also wants to find out the bottom line of their differences.

"There's no point in you sparring with me," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Will I lose so badly that I have no chance to fight back?" Zhu Shengnan asked.

"No," Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and said, "It's you who will beat me to a pulp once you get close to me!"

"What if I can't get close to you?" Zhu Shengnan asked.

"Then you have a very high chance of losing," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"I want to see how I lose!"

The longing in Zhu Shengnan's eyes burned brightly.

She is the team leader of the winning team at the Sequencing Grand Gathering, and Zhang Xuezhou is also the team leader of the winning team at the Sequencing Grand Gathering. This is the strongest clash between the two groups of people in the past, and it makes Zhu Shengnan want to know what this clash will produce.

She wasn't afraid of losing, but Zhu Shengnan wanted to know how far she was from catching up.

She invited him repeatedly, and after much deliberation, Zhang Xuezhou finally nodded.

"To the training ground or outside?" Zhu Shengnan asked.

"Let's do it here!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed to the reception room where everyone was gathered, which made Zhu Shengnan's eyelids twitch.

The reception room can accommodate dozens of people without feeling crowded, but its area is limited.

She was only four meters away from Zhang Xuezhou, a distance that could be covered in a sprint.

In this sprint, Zhang Xuezhou was confident he could quickly end the fight, which made Zhu Shengnan's scalp tingle slightly.

"Jiang Feng, start a countdown!"

Zhu Shengnan waved her hand, signaling Jiang Feng to help.

The people around her automatically moved a few steps to the side, and Jiang Feng nodded and began to prompt the countdown.

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

As soon as Jiang Feng's voice fell, Zhu Shengnan instantly mustered her strength, her muscles and bones bulging explosively. She leaped towards Zhang Xuezhou, who was four meters away, and swung her fist down.

With a single punch, Zhang Xuezhou's body shattered.

Zhu Shengnan looked at Zhang Xuezhou under her fist in disbelief. When she looked around again, she found that Zhang Xuezhou was still four meters away and had not moved, as if she had hit a phantom.

Zhu Shengnan leaped up again and swung her fist down, shattering Zhang Xuezhou's body once more.

But when she came to her senses, Zhang Xuezhou was still standing four meters away.

How is that possible?

Zhu Shengnan looked at her own hands, then at Zhang Xuezhou four meters away, her face filled with unspeakable bitterness.

Zhang Xuezhou is right; this kind of sparring is indeed meaningless.

I surrender!

She shouted that she would no longer make futile attempts.

This is absolute suppression after her mind is controlled. As long as her sequence level has not reached a certain critical point, Zhang Xuezhou will have an overwhelming advantage over her.

When Zhu Shengnan recalled Zhang Xuezhou mentioning that he possessed at least the mental strength of Fifth Sequence individual, Zhu Shengnan momentarily doubted whether Zhang Xuezhou could easily suppress Fifth Sequence. At least, she, Fourth Sequence individual, had no ability to resist under Zhang Xuezhou's suppression.

She exclaimed, which made Zhang Xuezhou stare at her for a moment, and then everything seemed to change slightly.

I surrender!

Zhu Shengnan shouted out, drawing surprised glances from everyone around her.

"Shengnan, are you... are you serious about this challenge?"

Jiang Feng, who was in charge of the countdown, asked a question. She looked at Zhu Shengnan, whose face was flushed, and then at Zhang Xuezhou, who hadn't moved an inch.

After she shouted the countdown "one," Zhu Shengnan exerted all her strength to enter battle mode, and then it was all over.

Zhu Shengnan mustered all her strength, as if she only wanted to say the three words, "I admit defeat."