“Enough!”
Seeing the person blocking the way, the expressions of the surrounding people varied.
The Prodigies from the other three Great Cities all showed expressions of watching a show.
The Yan City people had complex looks on their faces!
“Chen Zheng! It’s this good-for-nothing again! He really loves to show off!” Tian Yilin sneered repeatedly.
A hint of worry flashed in Zhu Hai’s eyes, but he still put on a mocking smile and echoed, “Isn’t this just perfect! It saves us the trouble of doing it ourselves! Once he gains momentum, he forgets the immensity of heaven and earth, and the Prodigies from the other three Great Cities will teach him how to behave!”
Tian Yilin showed a satisfied smile, “Brother Zhu speaks wisely!”
In the three-story cabin, four figures stood behind the railing, watching the farce below.
“Haha! The people of Mang City are still so impetuous, but they are also crude yet meticulous; they know to pick on the soft persimmons first.” A bald man with bulging muscles stroked his head and laughed.
Beside him stood a woman in white, who said with a calm expression, “Survival of the fittest! The weak are prey to the strong; it’s only natural!”
“Miss Song is right! In this world, weakness is the original sin, and the weak deserve to be trampled underfoot! Of these Yan City Prodigies, I doubt many will safely reach the Imperial Capital!”
A middle-aged man in green robes with a mustache said with a fawning smile.
But the woman in white completely ignored him, her gaze fixed on Xu Hanliang, and a smile appeared on her indifferent face, “Brother Xu, what do you think?”
Xu Hanliang’s gaze had been on Chen Zheng the entire time. Hearing this, he merely uttered two words, “Not necessarily!”
Aside from Xu Hanliang, the other three were also examiners responsible for assessments in various cities.
Seeing this, the mustached man felt a bit jealous and retorted, “Instructor Xu is optimistic about that boy? Although this Jiang Qin isn’t the strongest Prodigy in Mang City, he’s still among the top five! Mang City also ranks among the top fifteen of the thirty-six cities! Could it be that this boy’s surname is Tian?”
Xu Hanliang shook his head, “No.”
The mustached man narrowed his eyes, “Oh? Since he’s not from the Tian Family, Instructor Xu still has such confidence? Then how about we make a bet?”
Xu Hanliang looked at him, “Bet what?”
The mustached man laughed, “This time when I went to Mang City, I happened to acquire a Low Grade Treasure Artifact. If Instructor Xu is interested, I’ll offer it as a wager!”
As he spoke, the mustached man turned and went into the room, quickly emerging with a blood-colored battle saber.
“Low Grade Treasure Artifact!”
Both the bald man and the woman in white showed surprise.
Weapon grades are divided into Mortal Weapon, Treasure Artifact, Spiritual Artifact, and Heaven-Grade Weapon!
Above Mortal Weapon is already quite rare. A Low Grade Treasure Artifact that is compatible with oneself can at least increase the user’s combat power by twenty percent!
Its value starts at a million gold coins, and it’s often priceless!
“How about it?” The mustached man looked at Xu Hanliang proudly.
Xu Hanliang frowned, “A bet is fine, but I don’t have gambling funds of equivalent value on me. How about we just forget it.”
Hearing this, the mustached man thought Xu Hanliang was backing down and laughed, “Why not? How about this! I’ll take a loss! Let’s use your one year’s worth of Advanced Instructor resources and salary as the wager!”
Xu Hanliang had no objection, “That works!”
“Good!” The mustached man laughed loudly and looked at the woman in white, “Please, Miss Song, be a witness!”
The woman in white nodded, “Alright!”
With the bet placed, the bald man asked curiously, “Instructor Xu, you’re so optimistic about that boy, he must have some extraordinary qualities, right?”
Xu Hanliang nodded, “His surname is Chen!”
On the deck.
Jiang Qin looked at Chen Zheng, who was blocking his way, a playful smile on his lips, “Oh! Someone actually stepped forward! Good, good, good! You people from Yan City might be a bit useless! But you still have some guts!”
Chen Zheng’s expression was cold, “He has already admitted defeat. Let’s stop here.”
He stepped out not because he wanted to show off, but because he truly couldn’t stand it!
Secondly, it was because of Xu Hanliang’s words.
Combining that with Instructor Xu’s reminder to him that night, Chen Zheng made a judgment in his heart, “Has this assessment, initiated by Emperor Yuan, already begun the moment they stepped onto the flying ship?”
“Stop here?” Jiang Qin let out a mocking laugh, “Boy, the weak are not qualified to make demands! Whether to stop or not is up to me, the strong one, to decide!”
As he finished speaking!
Jiang Qin’s figure charged out again, a flying shoulder strike heading straight for Chen Zheng’s heart!
His momentum was like a fierce bull!
His Acquired Ninth-level cultivation was fully unleashed!
This strike was far more powerful than the previous collision!
He had to let others know the consequences of stepping forward without ability!
The reason he did this was because an elder of his in Xuanlin Academy had secretly sent back a message: if he performed exceptionally well on the flying ship, there would be unexpected benefits!
And these useless people from Yan City were the perfect stepping stones for him to show off in front of others!
Chen Zheng stood still, without the slightest reaction, looking just like the Yan City Prodigy who had been sent flying by Jiang Qin’s shoulder earlier.
“Tsk! With that pretentious look just now, I thought he had some ability! Turns out this is all he’s got?”
“Haha! After all, he’s from Yan City, understand that!”
“Jiang Qin is exceptionally talented; his Qi and blood are naturally abundant, and after special development, the force of this collision is comparable to the limit of Acquired Great Perfection strength!”
“That kid won’t be directly killed by a shoulder strike, will he?”
“Not necessarily; Jiang Qin knows what he’s doing and won’t go overboard for a good-for-nothing.”
From the Mang City side, discussions broke out, completely disregarding Chen Zheng.
On the Yan City side, apart from Tian Yilin and Zhu Hai’s mocking faces, there was only silence.
The Acquired Seventh-level Yan City Prodigy from earlier made them realize that if they wanted to safely reach the Imperial City, it was best to keep a low profile!
They admired Chen Zheng’s actions! But they wouldn’t do it themselves!
Self-preservation was their way of survival.
“Kid! Lying in bed for the rest of your life, you’ll always remember today!” Jiang Qin’s face was filled with arrogance.
Bang!
The two finally collided!
But the anticipated scene did not occur!
Chen Zheng was not sent flying, not even his body swayed!
This made Jiang Qin’s posture at the moment seem like an old man faking an injury, appearing quite comical.
“How is that possible!”
The smile on Jiang Qin’s face froze.
He felt as if his collision was like an ant hitting an elephant!
The next moment!
A terrifying recoil force struck!
Crack!
Jiang Qin seemed to feel the “wails” of his entire body’s flesh, blood, and bones, and a throbbing pain came from his internal organs. A mouthful of reverse blood was about to gush out!
Slap!
A powerful hand gripped Jiang Qin’s neck!
The reverse blood was then swallowed back down by him.
“What did you say? I didn’t hear clearly just now, could you say it again?”
Chen Zheng looked at Jiang Qin with a calm expression.
Jiang Qin wanted to break free, gripping Chen Zheng’s arm with both hands, but no matter how much force he exerted, he couldn’t move him even a fraction!
Fear began to constantly grow!
Watching Jiang Qin, who was being held in Chen Zheng’s grip like a dead dog.
The originally lively deck was left in complete silence.