Age of Evolution

Chapter 166 - 166: 166: A Wave of Commotion (Seventh Update)

Li Changying was a formidable figure, the Northwest War God. He dared to challenge the group led by Boss Zhou, who could compress four to five layers of Dantian energy, despite only being able to compress two layers himself. Even though he lost in the end, everyone in the Beehive recognized Li Changying’s strength.

Knowing that he was outmatched, the martial artist decided to concede as soon as the fight started. After all, losing to Li Changying was not a disgrace.

However, Li Changying was not concerned with his opponent’s intentions.

Without even greeting, he burst forward with his Iron Cavalry Spear in hand.

His long spear transformed into a straight line as he thrust it forward, abruptly releasing a powerful killing intent around him!

Such a simple thrust held the momentum of thousands of soldiers charging into battle. Those of faint-hearted might lose without even daring to face it.

This was a skill that Li Changying had honed over a long battle with enemies in the northwest—unyielding, relentless, and decisive!

Watching from below the stage, Lin Zhen’s face hardened at Li Changying’s spear thrust.

When Lin Zhen first saw Li Changying fighting by the side of Lake Heart Tree, Li Changying was already exhausted and injured. He didn’t display his full power then, but Lin Zhen immediately recognized his prowess.

Li Changying was the first proficient spear-user Lin Zhen had encountered since his rebirth. His spear techniques were certainly worth learning from.

While Lin Zhen was studying, the martial artist on the stage began to panic. He retreated back two steps and tried to block with his blade. But with his vastly inferior strength and lack of confidence, how could he resist?

His steel sword was knocked away at once by Li Changying’s long spear. Without hesitation, Li Changying followed up and drove his spear forward, piercing his opponent’s shoulder with one thrust!

The opponent tried desperately to grip Li Changying’s spear pole to prevent it from penetrating further, but his body was lifted off the ground, and Li Changying didn’t stop until he reached the edge of the arena!

Understandable momentum, the man was thrown out of the ring and eliminated!

In just one stroke, Li Changying had ended the battle!

Li Changying was indeed a divine talent, endowed with both divine power and godlike speed.

“Wow! Li Changying is so powerful!”

“You just realized? Li Changying has always been this strong. These past two years, only he dared to confront Boss Zhou. How else would he manage?”

“However, I don’t have high hopes for his team. While Li Changying is strong, he can only fight once. The following battles will be tough.”

“Not necessarily. Zhao Xiaoman is no weakling either. She might even win the next game.”

“It doesn’t matter if she’s not weak. Just look at the rest of them. They are doomed to lose.”

As Li Changying descended from the arena, a smile spread across his face, greeted by Lin Zhen and the others as if he were a hero.

“Well done, Northwest War God. That was amazing.”

“Impressive indeed. We’re now in the same team. We can learn from each other and improve together when we’re free.”

Li Changying nodded to them and then suddenly spoke: “Then you must not lose to me on the arena. I only used one move against the opponent.”

Lou Qingfeng immediately exclaimed, “That’s not fair, your opponent was the weakest!”

Jiang Huai nodded: “No problem, such a minor difference in strength can be ignored. I’ll try my best not to lose to you.”

Lin Zhen remained silent, but a fighting spirit surged within him. He couldn’t afford to be outmatched as the team leader.

The second participant from their side was Zhao Xiaoman. As soon as she ascended the stage, she attracted many spectators’ attention.

Being a beauty, Zhao Xiaoman was quite a center of attention here. However, when she was poisoned, everyone simply chose to watch indifferently, as she was not stunning to the point of challenging the natural order.

Zhao Xiaoman puffed up her chest, “Which one of you losers is up?”

As a former member of the West Triad, Zhao Xiaoman had defeated the West Quintet before. Therefore, when she challenged them, the second martial artist to take the stage from their side was furious.

“Zhao Xiaoman, don’t be too arrogant. Do you think you’re still in the West Triad? Can your current teammates compare to them? Don’t cry when you lose.”

“Just with you guys? You’re far from capable!”

Without another word, Zhao Xiaoman drew her sword and studied forward.

The martial artist immediately entangled with Zhao Xiaoman, but his actual strength was not even up to par with Zhao Xiaoman’s. They miscalculated this time. Believing that Zhao Xiaoman would be the last to play, they had placed their three twice-compressed users at the back, ensuring victory in the last three rounds.

The fight between the two lasted for five minutes. In the end, Zhao Xiaoman proved superior. After continuous sword rain attack, her opponent fell off the stage with more than a dozen wounds, screaming in pain.

After Zhao Xiaoman jubilantly descended from the stage, Lin Zhen patted her head: “Xiao Man, good job. Well done.”

“Of course. This is just because the toxins in my body haven’t been fully cleared. If I wasn’t poisoned, he wouldn’t have even lasted two minutes.”

“Xiao Man, rest assured. Brother Lin will definitely get you a Constant Star Crystal today, which will thoroughly cleanse the toxins from your body.” Whatever Lin Zhen promised Zhao Xiaoman, he would fulfill it.

Although the loss in the second round was unexpected, the other side didn’t lose their faith. They just needed to win three consecutive rounds to turn things around.

Therefore, the third person to play was twice as enthusiastic, vowing to win.

On Lin Zhen’s side, Lou Qingfeng was the third to play.

Upon seeing that Lou Qingfeng had not even managed to compress the first layer, the martial artist who had compressed two layers sneered: “You really can’t find anyone, can you? Gathering such a ragtag bunch of people together, this is basically a free meal for me.”

As he spoke, he shouted to the captain below: “Boss, it’s 2 to 1.”

The boss made an OK gesture, confident as always.

As soon as he turned around, Lou Qingfeng on the opposite side had already lunged at him!

Five long swords were unsheathed at the same time, and his strongest move, Sword River, was launched!

The five long swords stirred together, bringing about gusts of wind and thunder, like a rolling dragon, thundering towards him!

Underestimating his opponent, he didn’t have time to dodge. Fortunately, he had a shield in his hand, and he huddled behind it as much as possible to withstand Lou Qingfeng’s blow!

Bang!

A silhouette shot out from the stage like a cannonball, flying dozens of meters before hitting a tree branch and finally stopping. He slid down the tree like a lump of mud.

The shield was shattered into pieces under Lou Qingfeng’s blow, looking raggedy.

One move!

Once again, it was one move. Lou Qingfeng had defeated his opponent with a

single move.

After the match, despite the stunned spectators, Lou Qingfeng happily stepped down and ran to Li Changying: “Northwest War God, how did I perform?”

Li Changying smiled slightly, giving Lou Qingfeng a thumbs up, “Beyond my expectations, I couldn’t withstand your move head-on.”

Lin Zhen and Jiang Huai also congratulated Lou Qingfeng. Although both of them won with one move, Li Changying’s move appeared effortless, while Lou Qingfeng exhausted all his strength for his move. There was still a significant gap between the two.

Lou Qingfeng was well aware of this, but he was satisfied with defeating his opponent with one move. This victory also had something to do with his opponent underestimating him.

With three victories, Lin Zhen’s team had won 3 to o, eliminating the West Five group and securing their place.

The West Five group was dumbstruck for a long time, but finally, they had no choice but to accept their fate.

The team captain and second-in-command were both at the back, cursing as they made their way out.

“It’s just your good luck. If Zhao Xiaoman had a tougher opponent, and I was the third to go to the stage, the outcome would be different. There isn’t such a big gap between our strengths. Even if we continued, it would be 3 to 2. You just wait, we’ll be back.”

Lin Zhen looked at them, then said to Tong Huan, “Can we finish the remaining matches?”

Tong Huan nodded, ‘We could, but the result won’t change. There’s no point in such a battle.”

“No, there is a purpose. To shut them up completely, that’s the purpose of the fight. You guys, dare to continue the fight?” Lin Zhen asked loudly.

The people on the other side were already discontented. Hearing Lin Zhen issue a challenge, the team captain immediately agreed.

“Alright! If we’re going to finish this, we’re going to finish this. But, Tong Huan, remember, this fight was initiated by them. If they get injured or crippled, we’re not responsible.”

“It’s normal for injuries or disabilities in a martial art match. No need to be responsible.”

“Good! Come on, who’s your fourth man? Get up there and meet your end.”

The second strongest in the opponent’s team stood out and initiated a challenge.

Jiang Huai tidied up his clothes, “Now it’s my turn, I thought I wouldn’t have a chance. This is indeed a pie falling from the sky.”

Seeing Jiang Huai step onto the stage, the opponent’s martial artist became tense. Jiang Huai was also a martial artist who had compressed two layers, and his realm was on par with his, so he wasn’t sure to win.

This was their only concern. But seeing that Jiang Huai was always grinning, they assumed his strength couldn’t be strong.

As Tong Huan started the match, Jiang Huai made his move.

Jiang Huai’s weapon was a sword. He thrust it out, it seemed light and soft, but it wasn’t slow.

“Is that all you’ve got?” The opponent’s martial artist immediately breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to fight back.

However, just as Jiang Huai’s sword got close, it flew out of his hand. This move was as fast as lightning, piercing the opponent’s abdomen in an instant.

Jiang Huai, however, sped up, swiftly moved to the opponent’s back, caught the sword that had pierced through the body, wiped the blood off the sword with a handkerchief, sheathed it, and left the stage.

Right after Jiang Huai stepped down, his opponent fell to the ground with a loud thud, seriously injured and unable to get up!

Again, he defeated his opponent with one move. One after another, these consecutive victories had utterly stunned the audience.

“This team is too strong, isn’t it? So many experts?”

“It seems the only weak one is the captain, he must be the brains of the operation. No wonder he’s the last to appear.”

“He must be thinking that as long as the first few win, there’s no need for him to fight.”

“Even if he wins, that’ll be it. All his teammates ended the fight with one move. Can he surpass them? Sigh, West Five group is done for, losing 1+ to 1.” The crowd was abuzz with speculation, all eyes were on Lin Zhen.

Including Jiang Huai and the others, they had a slight look of triumph in their eyes, thinking ‘Lin Zhen, as the captain with strong abilities, aren’t you just like us, your match will end in one move at most..’