Chu Zhengliang's sudden strike was directed at Gaius and Owen. As the two were engrossed in their fight with the Dragon Guards, the sneak attack caught them off-guard and hit them. The Dragon Guards took the opportunity to up their attack and instantly gained the upper hand in the battle.
Gaius and Owen were sent tumbling backward. All the chairs and tables in their way broke from the great impact.
The crowd was awed by Chu Zhengliang's ability because he defeated two Supremes with a single strike.
“What horrifying prowess!”
“One strike and he fell two Supremes?”
“Although it was a sneak attack, he obviously didn't use his full strength.”
“We have not seen the best of him yet!”
“I cannot imagine how powerful it will be if he had used his full might in that strike!”
“He really lived up to his reputation! The head of the Chu family is really formidable!”
All the guests in the hall were martial arts leaders from the international community. They were amazed by Chu Zhengliang's display of power. Although Chu Sect was the superpower of the international martial arts community for many years, not many people had seen the skills of the head of the Chu family.
It was an eye-opener for most of the guests, and many of them were secretly comparing their own skills to his.
Seeing Gaius and Owen were injured, Su Muqiu and Cecil stepped up from behind Ye Fan, ready to take Chu Zhengliang on. However, the Dragon Master stopped them.
Ye Fan moved forward instead and smilingly retorted Chu Zhengliang. “Well, how can you possibly conclude that I am not good enough yet? Let's prove ourselves with action rather than talk.”
“Sure! Since you insist, I will take you on!” the latter confidently agreed. “And don't worry. I will not get any help from the Chu family or Chu Sect. Just an honorable fight between you and me, one on one.”
Then he added haughtily, “I would not want any gossip about the Chu family being a big bully and of me taking advantage of our home ground advantage. However, after you lose to me, I hope you and your accomplices will save us the trouble and take your own lives. What do you say, my dear nephew?”
“No, Dad. Lowlife scums like him don't deserve to fight you! That would be too high an honor for him!” Chu Tianqi protested even before Ye Fan could say a word in response to the challenge.
“That is right, Mr. Chu!”
“We don't need to trouble you to deal with an immature brat like him.”
“It will tarnish your reputation.”
The rest of the Chu familyjoined in to dissuade Chu Zhengliang. To them, an illegitimate child like Ye Fan was at the bottom of the hierarchy in society, and it would be an insult to mobilize the head of their family to deal with him.
Chu Zhengliang waved them off. “Although he is an outcast from our family, the fact that he has the ability to command so many Supremes proves he has earned the right to fight me.”
“But...”
Before Chu Qitian could argue further, his father cut him off. “That is enough. If you want to proceed with your marriage to Angie, just stand back and watch. Your dad is about to give you a big present for your wedding!”
Chu Zhengliang clearly had a sense of superiority and looked at Ye Fan with contempt.
“So, what do you say? Let's settle with a one-on-one fight between the two of us. Are you man enough to do it?” He pushed for an answer.
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