"Did you tell anyone about our duel?" Zeng Chuan asked.
"No, I didn’t."
"Zheng Yunfei found out about it; he just called me," Zeng Chuan said in a low voice, "but he probably doesn’t know about our wager yet."
Zheng Yunfei? Xu Zhou was taken aback.
Soon, he remembered that he was also a genius with more than 140 acupoints, also in the First Grade Realm, who had challenged him before.
Moreover, this Zheng Yunfei seemed to be the grandson of the Deputy Dean of the Divine Martial Department, Zheng Cangsong.
Xu Zhou frowned slightly and said slowly, "It could have been leaked by Liu Tianmu; maybe he borrowed money?"
"Not sure," Zeng Chuan said solemnly, "I’m worried that there might be more people coming tomorrow than we expected."
Xu Zhou was silent for a moment, then smiled, "It’s okay, let them come. At worst, I just won’t sell this secret to Liu Tianmu."
Zeng Chuan was slightly surprised, "What do you mean?"
"Anyway, it’s fake."
Xu Zhou chuckled, "I can sell it to anyone. We don’t necessarily have to deceive Liu Tianmu, as long as we make money!"
He continued, "No matter whom we sell it to, our battle tomorrow is the most important. Only by making them believe this is a real duel will they take the bait."
"So, don’t go easy on me tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Chuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you sure you can handle my moves now? I remind you, I’ve defeated Second Grade Martial Artists before."
Xu Zhou chuckled, "Second Grade? As long as it’s not an S-ranked Second Grade, I now have the confidence to handle it, maybe even defeat it!"
"You better not hold back; otherwise, if I accidentally defeat you, what then?"
Zeng Chuan snorted coldly, "If you can defeat me, I’ll give you that C-grade weapon!"
"Are you sure?"
These words tempted Xu Zhou.
That C-grade weapon is quite valuable!
Zeng Chuan smiled faintly, "I’ve already said so, so tomorrow we’ll give it our all, no holding back."
"Actually, I’m quite looking forward to seeing how many of my moves you can handle at full strength!"
Xu Zhou also laughed, "Alright, then I won’t hold back tomorrow; let’s see who’s stronger!"
"That’s settled then!"
Zeng Chuan didn’t say more and hung up the phone.
Xu Zhou put down his phone, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Now, between him and the geniuses with over 150 acupoints, who is stronger?
Tomorrow will tell!
Soon, Xu Zhou exhaled, and after washing up, he went to bed and fell asleep.
...
The next day.
The forest.
This forest was quite remote, and usually, no one would come here.
But today, many figures appeared in the forest.
Of course, these figures didn’t boldly show themselves in the forest.
They each found a hidden corner, either on a mountaintop or treetop, and used various methods to conceal themselves.
On top of a hill.
Liu Tianmu had arrived early, but now he swept a glance around the concealed spots, his expression looking displeased.
"Why did that kid Zheng Yunfei also come? Where did he get the news?"
After thinking for a moment, Liu Tianmu realized, "Was it Huang Yichen?"
"That bastard doesn’t trust me?" Liu Tianmu gnashed his teeth.
"What’s wrong?" Wang Yu, who was beside him, asked when he saw his expression.
"Nothing," Liu Tianmu said flatly.
Fortunately, he didn’t trust Huang Yichen either and called Wang Yu over just in case.
But at this moment, Wang Yu looked a bit impatient, "What’s so interesting about this fight? Xu Zhou is bound to lose; he’s no match for Zeng Chuan."
Liu Tianmu chuckled, "That’s not necessarily true. Xu Zhou is not just the thirty-acupoint guy anymore."
"It’s only been a month; at most, he could open a dozen more acupoints," Wang Yu dismissed, "even if he reached fifty acupoints, he couldn’t be Zeng Chuan’s match."
Liu Tianmu shook his head and didn’t say more.
For him, it would be better if Xu Zhou lost; otherwise, how could he get the formula for the Berserk Blood Elixir?
...
Elsewhere.
Zheng Yunfei, clad in a purple robe and hands behind his back, stood on a tree branch.
Suddenly, he sensed something and glanced back.
Behind him, Huang Yichen stood in the shadows.
Zheng Yunfei chuckled, "Huang Yichen, did you have some other motive when you told me about Xu Zhou’s duel yesterday?"
Huang Yichen stared at him, "Aren’t you interested in the duel between Zeng Chuan and Xu Zhou?"
But now, with Zeng Chuan growing stronger and approaching the 160-acupoint limit,
virtually no one in the First Grade Realm could defeat him!
At this moment, Xu Zhou arrived.
Xu Zhou, clad in black, carried a long blade on his back, approaching from another direction.
"Hmm?" Zheng Yunfei suddenly sensed something, "That’s Xu Zhou? Quite impressive in demeanor, but somewhat lacking in strength."
Huang Yichen also gave Xu Zhou a deep look, with inexplicable eyes.
...
On the hill, Liu Tianmu and Wang Yu also glanced over.
Seeing the imposing Zeng Chuan, even Wang Yu couldn’t help but exhale, "This guy feels like he’s almost as strong as me!"
Liu Tianmu nodded, "Zeng Chuan likely reached 155 acupoints."
"155 acupoints..." Wang Yu murmured, "That’s too strong; among those monstrous individuals in the First Grade Realm, he should be in the top three."
She glanced towards Xu Zhou, a hint of mockery in her eyes, "That guy was so arrogant before, claiming he could defeat me in a month."
"I want to see if he really has such skill."
Wang Yu watched Xu Zhou with a look of amusement.
Liu Tianmu didn’t respond to her, but his face also relaxed.
If Zeng Chuan, with such strength, were to lose, he wouldn’t need to keep living.
This battle, from the moment the two appeared, almost had its outcome predetermined.
...
In the center of the valley.
Xu Zhou and Zeng Chuan were a hundred meters apart.
Not far away, Liu Yaodong stood behind a tree, shouting, "Bro, crush Xu Zhou!"
Zeng Chuan said nothing, fixing his gaze on Xu Zhou and said flatly, "So you’re Xu Zhou? I’ve heard much about you."
Xu Zhou replied directly, "Enough talking, should we start?"
"Whenever you’re ready."
"Let’s begin then!"
As Xu Zhou spoke, his hand suddenly grasped the hilt of the sword on his back.
At the same time, Zeng Chuan slowly drew his spear from his back.
His eyes calm, he whispered, "I hope... you don’t disappoint me too much."
With those words, the spear was drawn, swift as a dragon!
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