Chapter 180: Don’t Embarrass Yourself
It was originally the break time for lunch, but an open-air martial arts arena in the Flowing Cloud Martial Arts Hall was filled with people. Only the center of the arena was empty, and all the empty spaces beside it were filled with people.
Even the nearby trees and walls were filled with people, not leaving any blind spots to watch.
Everyone looked at the two people in the venue with excitement, their eyes filled with anticipation.
Chu Nan versus the fourth-stage Internal Breath Martial Artist, Brax!
Everyone present was a young martial artist and member of the Flowing Cloud Martial Arts Hall who had come to participate in this test. Everyone knew that Chu Nan had defeated Maruk, a third-stage Internal Breath Martial Artist from the Kingdom of Kexley, in the West Cloud Planet’s martial arts competition more than four months ago.
However, although Chu Nan obtained victory in that competition in the end, it was an extremely difficult and dangerous victory. He even nearly lost his life because of it. It proved that his true strength was at most slightly higher than Maruk and might even be inferior.
The reason why he could win was only because Maruk had underestimated his opponent and Chu Nan had erupted with a powerful combat strength that exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Then, more than four months ago, it was abnormally difficult for Chu Nan to defeat a third-stage Internal Breath Martial Artist like Maruk. Now that more than four months had passed since the competition, even if Chu Nan had improved in this period of time, could he defeat a fourth-stage Internal Breath Martial Artist like Brax?
No one thought highly of Chu Nan, but since he still chose to accept the challenge and bet after clearly revealing his identity as a fourth-stage Internal Breath Realm Martial Artist in Brax, it proved that he was definitely confident in himself.
Where did his confidence come from?
“Heh, Chu Nan, you should actually thank me.” Brax placed one hand on his waist and pointed at Chu Nan with the other, “If I defeat you here, you don’t have to come to Earth for nothing and embarrass yourself in front of so many people. Moreover, no matter what, you’re the guy who stood out in the West Cloud Planet’s martial arts competition and fought for our Purple Cloud Planet. If you run to Earth and are casually beaten by other martial artists, won’t you embarrass the martial artists on our Purple Cloud Planet?”
Chu Nan looked at him speechlessly.
The few words this guy had said just now seemed to be without logic, causing people to want to laugh. Unexpectedly, when he spoke now, it was another bunch of nonsense that was without any logic and nonsense.
This guy must have not learned his elementary language well.
Chu Nan shook his head and could not be bothered to pay attention to him. He clenched his fists and looked at Brax with a trace of excitement and anticipation.
It had been nearly two months since he truly fought with anyone, and his hands were already itchy.
In the past month or so, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, and he had even broken through to the Internal Breath Realm in one go. He was definitely much stronger than when he was discharged from the hospital in West Cloud City.
In the martial arts competition, it was extremely difficult for him to defeat Maruk. When he returned to the Purple Cloud Planet, he could already kill the transformed man with the strength of a fourth-stage Internal Breath Realm and successfully save Chu Xiaoxi.
As for now, he was certain that if he faced that transformed man again, he would definitely not be as miserable as before and could win with ease.
As for whether he could really do it, he would verify it from this Brax who also had the strength of a fourth-stage Internal Breath Realm!
Brax wasted another few words. Just as he seemed to want to continue, Chu Nan suddenly raised his arm and threw a punch.
Bang!
Surging Internal Breath flowed smoothly from his dantian into Chu Nan’s right fist. The first move of the Hong Clan’s Long Fist, Sitting Horse Rush Fist, instantly brought out a terrifying force as high as 1276.718726 kilograms. Coupled with the extremely fast fist speed, it directly shattered the air in front of Chu Nan and emitted a huge air explosion.
This suddenness shocked Brax and everyone around him.
The surrounding crowd stopped their whispers and looked at Chu Nan in surprise.
Just from the sound of this punch, it could be heard that the force behind it was extremely terrifying. It definitely far surpassed the standards of ordinary Overlord Body Realm Martial Artists.
However, Chu Nan had clearly been judged to be between the third-stage to the fourth-stage Overlord Body four months ago. How could this punch possess such terrifying power?
However, on second thought, since Chu Nan was able to send a third-stage Internal Breath Realm Martial Artist like Maruk flying and faint with a punch in the West Cloud Planet’s martial arts competition, and even made him lie in the hospital for a long time after that, it could be seen that the power of his fist was extraordinary. Clearly, it was far from what ordinary Overlord Body Realm Martial Artists could compare to.
Brax also looked at Chu Nan in surprise.
Of course, he had seen Chu Nan’s competition in the West Cloud Planet’s martial arts competition and knew that his true strength was far from what ordinary Overlord Body could measure. However, the competitions he had seen previously were all through videos and could not directly let him experience how strong Chu Nan was.
Now, when he saw that Chu Nan’s seemingly casual punch actually had such a momentum, it immediately made him understand that Chu Nan’s true strength was indeed shocking. It was definitely not a fluke that he defeated Maruk back then.
“Stop talking nonsense.” Chu Nan shook his head at him, “As a martial artist, you shouldn’t use your mouth but your fists. Therefore… let’s begin.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Nan suddenly rushed forward and threw a punch at Brax.
Seeing Chu Nan’s punch, the surrounding crowd was surprised. Brax was also slightly stunned before he sneered.
Chu Nan’s punch looked abnormally casual. Not only was it casual and weak, but it was also filled with flaws at a glance. He was simply like an ordinary person who was a beginner and did not know any martial techniques.
“You actually dare to underestimate me.”
Of course, Brax did not think that Chu Nan really did not know martial arts and only thought that he was deliberately humiliating him. He was slightly angry in his mind and a ball of bright red light emerged from his entire body. He kicked his feet and similarly threw a punch at Chu Nan.
Due to his intention to establish his dominance, he had already used his full strength in the first punch in an attempt to finish Chu Nan in one strike.
Moreover, not only was this punch powerful and heavy, the Internal Breath on the fist was also thick. It had even used the fist technique that he was most proud of. The force of the fist was exquisite. Not only was the wind loud when it was thrown, it even carried the illusion of fists. At first glance, it seemed like a punch would envelop Chu Nan’s entire body, and the momentum was especially shocking.
Compared to Chu Nan’s layman-like punch, it made his punch seem unstoppable.
The surrounding crowd could not help but frown slightly.
Just as they exchanged blows, there was such a huge difference between the two sides. Could it be that Chu Nan really only had an undeserved reputation and that Maruk’s true strength was not worth mentioning?
However, in the next moment, Chu Nan’s body suddenly sank. His left foot stepped on the ground and he twisted his waist. His right arm only shrunk before it was struck along his twisted waist.
This punch instantly completely changed the fist force that was as loose as an outsider’s. Not only was his movement technique tight, his posture was serious, and there was no way to see any flaws, but his fist even emitted a faint white light. Clearly, it was already filled with a powerful Internal Breath.
This change in move was extremely fast and the timing he chose was extremely accurate. Brax only had time to react passively. He retracted his arm and the fist he threw collided with Chu Nan’s fist.
Boom!