Chapter 156: Defeat

Even at this moment, Chu Lin had already secretly decided that if Yuan Dong dealt a heavy blow to Sun Xuan, he would rush onto the ring and save Sun Xuan regardless of the rules.

However, the scene that happened next subverted everyone's perception.

And the heart that Chu Lin had raised slowly settled down in the following scene.

Moreover, there was also a hint of shock in his eyes as he looked at Sun Xuan.

At this moment, Yuan Dong was seen rushing toward Sun Xuan with anger.

With both hands clenched into fists, he fiercely pounded toward Sun Xuan's chest with a fierce whistling sound.

At this moment, stimulated by Sun Xuan's words, Yuan Dong had used his full strength.

The Martial Skill he displayed at this moment was precisely his most adept Martial Skill, Tongbei Fist.

On Yuan Dong's double fists, due to the convergence of True Qi, a hazy yellow light was emitted.

A heavy and condensed Aura emanated from Yuan Dong's palms.

Immediately afterwards, the Tongbei Fist unleashed by Yuan Dong slowly smashed toward Sun Xuan's chest, appearing slow yet actually extremely fast.

The moment his palm smashed down, Sun Xuan gently slapped out with a palm toward Yuan Dong's incoming palm.

"Bang!"

A dull sound came, and then a situation unexpected by everyone suddenly appeared before their eyes.

Yuan Dong's punch, which had used his full strength, surprisingly had the yellow light on his palm scattered away under Sun Xuan's fluttering palm strike.

Immediately afterward, under this light slap of Sun Xuan's palm, Yuan Dong's figure immediately retreated backward toward the edge of the ring.

Furthermore, Yuan Dong's expression changed drastically under this palm strike from Sun Xuan.

Because Yuan Dong felt an irresistible and immense force passing through Sun Xuan's palm onto his own fist.

Then it directly shook his figure so that he couldn't stop retreating backward.

After this palm strike, Yuan Dong immediately put away his contempt for Sun Xuan.

Because through this palm strike from Sun Xuan, Yuan Dong was certain that this person's strength was definitely that of a formidable Martial Artist no less than his own.

If he continued to lower his guard, then next, for the competition of the position of Town Demon Envoy in Qinghe County, he, Yuan Dong, would very likely suffer defeat.

Having thought of this, Yuan Dong's expression when looking at Sun Xuan carried a hint of solemnity.

And the yellow light that was just spread across his palms earlier actually spread to both of Yuan Dong's arms at this moment.

As the thick yellow light emanated from Yuan Dong's arms, the heavy and solid sense on Yuan Dong's body suddenly became even more obvious.

Waves of formidable Aura continuously emanated from Yuan Dong's body toward the surroundings.

Seeing Yuan Dong's appearance at this moment, even Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing sitting in the main seat could not help flashing a hint of approval on his face.

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing felt that Yuan Dong's strength at this moment was already considered quite good among eighth-grade Martial Artists.

But for Sun Xuan, no matter what kind of strength Yuan Dong exerted, it was ultimately futile.

Moreover, the palm that Sun Xuan slapped toward Yuan Dong just now actually didn't use much strength at all.

Otherwise, with Sun Xuan's strength at the moment, even without mobilizing the True Qi of the seventh-grade Realm in his body, he could turn Yuan Dong into a puddle of flesh with a single palm relying solely on his Physical Body strength.

However, this was after all just a martial arts match, and it was under the gaze of so many people.

Therefore, Sun Xuan did not want to expose too much of his true strength to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, in dealing with Yuan Dong, Sun Xuan also prepared to use a gentle method, casually exchanging a few Moves with this Yuan Dong before defeating him, which would also appear more reasonable.

At this moment, seeing Yuan Dong charging up with both arms emitting a hazy yellow light, Sun Xuan also slightly mobilized a small amount of True Qi in his body, and then circulated the long-unused Magic Silver Hand.

A trace of silver light projected from Sun Xuan's palms, and then without yielding in the slightest, he struck head-on against Yuan Dong's two arms that were bombarding over while radiating yellow light.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Dull sounds continuously rang out, and the palms radiating silver light and the fists radiating yellow light intertwined and collided constantly.

Every collision made Yuan Dong's expression a fraction uglier.

Because the Magic Silver Hand unleashed by Sun Xuan not only contained an immense force, but also bursts of strong corrosive power that continuously impacted toward Yuan Dong's fists.

All of these gave Yuan Dong a feeling of being difficult to resist.

Every impact caused Yuan Dong's internal organs to be shaken and hit with waves of internal injuries.

After several exchanges, the injuries accumulated in Yuan Dong's body had made his whole body somewhat unable to muster up strength.

This offensive power, which felt like the sky collapsing to Yuan Dong, was somewhat boring to Sun Xuan.

The martial arts match with Yuan Dong at this moment even gave Sun Xuan the feeling of playing house with a child.

Sun Xuan casually dealt with Yuan Dong's attacks from time to time.

Meanwhile, the expression on Yuan Dong's face became increasingly ugly.

Seeing this, Sun Xuan felt that the timing was about right, and it was time to defeat Yuan Dong.

Thinking of this, Sun Xuan's two palms rapidly slapped outward to the sides against Yuan Dong's two attacking fists.

Under the immense force, Yuan Dong's two arms were instantly swept away by Sun Xuan.

His chest's undefended opening was instantly exposed. Seeing this, Sun Xuan directly imprinted a palm lightly toward Yuan Dong's chest.

Immediately afterwards, hearing a dull sound, Sun Xuan's palm landed solidly on Yuan Dong's chest.

Under the immense power of this palm strike, Yuan Dong's expression instantly turned pale.

Immediately after, Yuan Dong spat a mouthful of retrograde blood towards the sky, and his entire person rolled across the ground like a tumbling gourd, beaten rolling away from the ground by Sun Xuan's palm.

This battle with Yuan Dong was undoubtedly won by Sun Xuan.

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, sitting in the referee's seat, truly showed a hint of surprise on his face upon seeing this scene.

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing had a fair understanding of Yuan Dong's strength; he never expected that Yuan Dong, whom he favored, would be defeated so cleanly and neatly by Sun Xuan at this moment.

However, facts were facts. After a moment of silence, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing directly spoke out and announced:

"The first ring match, Sun Xuan wins!"

Hearing these words, Yuan Dong, who had fallen to the ground, instantly had his expression turn extremely ugly.

He never thought that this battle, which was originally a sure win, would end in defeat just like that.

Originally, Yuan Dong thought his formidable rival was Liu Suo, who was also a Town Demon Deputy Envoy, but he never expected that he would actually be defeated at the hands of Sun Xuan, who had always been obscure within the Town Demon Guard.

A strong sense of unwillingness filled Yuan Dong's mind, making Yuan Dong's eyes turn somewhat bloodshot.

Moreover, in the eyes Yuan Dong used to look at Sun Xuan, they were uncontrollably filled with a look of extreme malice.

Standing on the ring, Sun Xuan looked at Yuan Dong's maddened, stray-dog-like appearance, and the corners of his eyes could not help twitching slightly.

At this moment, Sun Xuan couldn't help thinking quietly in his heart:

"This Yuan Dong, if he had been honest and didn't come to provoke me, that would be that. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind sending you away from this world!"

After thinking of this, Sun Xuan gave this Yuan Dong a meaningful look, then looked away, throwing this ant to the back of his mind.

As for Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, who was about to be transferred from the Qinghe County Demon Suppression Guard to the prefecture city, it didn't really matter who lost or won.

Anyway, this would soon have nothing to do with him.

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing had favored Chu Lin quite a bit before, thinking that Chu Lin had good potential. Ever since Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing assumed the position of Qinghe County Town Demon Envoy, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing had also nurtured Chu Lin relatively well.

But the Opportunity came too suddenly at this moment; the merit of annihilating a faction of Baihuo Cult rebels, coupled with his grease-palming up and down, as a result, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing logically ascended to the position of the prefecture city's Right Town Demon Envoy.

Because of this, since Chu Lin had just advanced to the eighth-grade Realm and his cultivation base was relatively low, the possibility of him ascending in this struggle for the position of Town Demon Envoy was too small.

Since Chu Lin, the person he favored, had little chance of being promoted to Town Demon Envoy, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing became even more indifferent to the outcome of this competition for the position of Qinghe County Town Demon Envoy.

Although Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing was somewhat surprised by Sun Xuan's formidable strength at this moment, he didn't intend to pay too much attention to it either, but directly announced the upcoming match format:

"The winner defends the ring, and other Martial Artists whose martial arts cultivation has reached the eighth-grade Realm will take turns stepping onto the stage to challenge. The victor continues to defend the ring until the ring defender defeats all challengers!"

After his voice fell, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing gave a light cough and directly announced the name of the next challenger:

"Town Demon Deputy Envoy Liu Suo, continue to step onto the stage to challenge!"

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's arrangement like this was not a random one either. As for the strength of these four Town Demon Deputy Envoys, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing had a relatively good understanding after serving as Town Demon Envoy for so many years.

Liu Suo's strength was not much different from Yuan Dong's.

As for the strength of the remaining two Town Demon Deputy Envoys, it was somewhat subpar.

As for Chu Lin's strength, in Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's view, it should currently be above those two inferior Town Demon Deputy Envoys, but still not as good as Yuan Dong and Liu Suo.

And Sun Xuan had already defeated Yuan Dong at this moment. Then the only person qualified to continue challenging Sun Xuan next was Liu Suo.

Furthermore, according to Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's estimation, if Liu Suo could defeat Sun Xuan, then next, those two inferior Town Demon Envoys probably wouldn't continue to challenge Liu Suo.

However, Yuan Dong, who was defeated by Sun Xuan, would probably unwillingly continue to challenge Liu Suo.

In this way, only one more battle, or two battles including Chu Lin's later, would be needed to determine the position of Qinghe County Town Demon Envoy.

If this Liu Suo were defeated at Sun Xuan's hands, it would be even easier to talk about. Since both of the strongest Town Demon Deputy Envoys, Liu Suo and Yuan Dong, had lost, the remaining two inferior Town Demon Deputy Envoys naturally wouldn't have the guts to continue challenging Sun Xuan.

Moreover, Chu Lin was rather self-aware; under such circumstances, he probably wouldn't continue overestimating his capabilities to challenge Sun Xuan.

In this case, just such a battle would be able to directly determine the position of Qinghe County Town Demon Envoy. For Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, that would be even better.

Once the position of Qinghe County Town Demon Envoy was determined, his task within Qinghe County would be completed. Next, he would be able to head to the prefecture city as soon as possible and take up his new post.

Hearing Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's words, Liu Suo down the stage instantly flashed a trace of sharp light in his eyes, then, without saying a word, with a single stride, he directly flew onto the ring.

During the battle between Sun Xuan and Yuan Dong just now, Liu Suo had been watching intently from the stage the entire time.

And precisely because Liu Suo watched very carefully, he had a clearer understanding of the strength Sun Xuan displayed.

Yuan Dong's performance on the ring this time was, in Liu Suo's view, quite good; after all, they had worked together with Yuan Dong for so many years, and Liu Suo still had a clear idea of what Yuan Dong's strength truly was.

And precisely because he had a relatively clear understanding of Yuan Dong's strength, Liu Suo felt shocked by Sun Xuan's formidable strength.

Therefore, after stepping onto the stage, Liu Suo's attitude toward Sun Xuan was not as contemptuous and careless as Yuan Dong's had been before, but instead, right upon coming up, he directly unleashed his full strength.

Liu Suo believed in his heart that in dealing with a formidable opponent like Sun Xuan, he could not engage in so-called fancy probings right at the start, but instead, right from the start, he had to bring out his strongest Move and strive to defeat the opponent with thunderous methods in the shortest possible time. Liu Suo thought this way, and he did it this way as well.

Liu Suo's strength was actually not reflected in his Martial Skills, because Liu Suo's martial arts cultivation had reached the Late Stage Great Perfection Realm, but he had not Cultivated any Martial Skill to the Transcendent state, and naturally, he had not mastered any Transcendent skill either.

What Liu Suo relied on himself was a true spirit artifact that he had obtained by chance in the past, and this true spirit artifact was also the capital that allowed him to be on par with Yuan Dong, who had already mastered a Transcendent skill.

When facing Sun Xuan at this moment, Liu Suo didn't say a word and directly took out his true spirit artifact.

Raising his hand, Liu Suo saw an exaggeratedly shaped spiked club instantly appear on his palm, and immediately after, a fierce light flashed in Liu Suo's eyes, and with a low shout from his mouth, he took this spiked club and charged toward Sun Xuan's direction.

Seeing this, Sun Xuan couldn't help a look of interest flashing in his eyes.

Although Liu Suo's true spirit artifact was not the kind that could rank on the chaos myriad spirits ranking, judging by its fierce shape, its power was estimated to not be weak either.

Moreover, right upon coming up, Liu Suo unleashed the skill on this true spirit artifact. At this moment, a fierce shout was heard from Liu Suo's mouth:

"Wild Wolf Heavy Hammer!"

As soon as his voice fell, Liu Suo injected a large amount of True Qi into this true spirit artifact shaped like a spiked club.

Immediately afterwards, this spiked club shook violently, and a huge cyan wolf head instantly emerged from the tip of the spiked club.

The moment this cyan wolf head emerged, Liu Suo didn't say a word and smashed this spiked club fiercely toward Sun Xuan's body.