Chapter 96: To Live is Not as Good as to Die

  Zheng Yi was also on a winning streak, and couldn't help but feel complacent. As one of the six peak latecomers, he considered himself to be among the best, so naturally, he thought the selection process would be a breeze.

  Several hours later, most of the six disciples were eliminated, leaving only four people.

  Among these four people, only two were left, just enough to fill the quota. As for the seven or more junior brothers who came later, there was no pressure to be eliminated.

  "This guy actually stayed too? It's really rare, I hope to meet him in the next round!" Zheng Yi glanced at Xia Chen and secretly sneered.

  "The thirty-third match, number thirty-two Xia Chen! Number seven Zheng Yi, enter the stage!" Li Chenfeng declared loudly.

  "Whatever you want is what you get!" Zheng Yi's mouth curled up in a cold smile as he was about to go on stage.

  "Zheng Yi!" Fang Ziqing had been sitting with her eyes closed, but suddenly opened them, and in an instant, her pupils seemed to flash with lightning.

  "Sister Shī, I'm about to go on stage, are there any instructions?" Zheng Yi hastily said.

  "I want you to kill him!" Fang Ziqing said word by word.

  Zheng Yi was shocked: "Sister, I'd like to kill him, but this is a selection match, and Master Li and the sect leader are all watching..."

  "Don't worry about these things, just say you lost them later. If anything happens, I and Master and Auntie will take care of it for you!" Fang Ziqing interrupted him.

  "Fang Shijie, is this really safe?" Yu Xiulian and Wu Feng exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but ask doubtfully.

  "There's no such thing as being too careful or not careful enough. If you're afraid of the wolf in front and the tiger behind, you won't be able to accomplish anything!" Fang Ziqing said calmly.

  "Alright! Eldest sister, I know what to do now. I will definitely kill him!" Zheng Yi's face revealed a cold and ruthless aura as he strode towards the center of the arena.

  Xia Chen had already stood still in the arena, calmly watching him arrive.

  "Senior brother, I've already sent a message to Zi Qing just now, telling her to instruct Zheng Yi to take the opportunity to kill this little beast!" Xu Fang said in a low voice.

  Yue Zi Feng nodded slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes: "Alright, but this little beast has been cutting down generals all along the way, its strength seems to be quite formidable, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to kill!"

  "It doesn't matter, it's just a try anyway." Xu Fang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "If the selection match can't kill him, then wait until he's trained in the Beast Garden and kill him then!"

  "The contest begins!" Li Chenfeng declared.

  "Xia Chen, it seems your prayers are quite effective. I don't know if it's your misfortune or the heavens wanting to fulfill my wish of making you worse off than dead." Zheng Yi slowly walked towards Xia Chen.

  "It's someone who'd rather die than live, and you'll find out soon enough."

  "Haha, Xia Chen, I really admire your calmness. I don't even know why you're so composed?" Zheng Yi sneered, walking up to him and stopping in front of him, his voice suddenly dropping low. "Do you know that today, not only will I kill you, but before killing you, I'll also thoroughly humiliate you."

  He burst into mad laughter, his palm suddenly swung up and slapped heavily towards Xia Chen's face.

  At such a close distance, suddenly launching an attack, even if it were another of the six junior brothers who had been trained later on, they would still be caught off guard.

  Bang! Xia Chen stretched out his hand, the speed was not fast, but it just caught Zheng Yi's wrist.

  A cruel smile spread across his face: "Want to kill me? Zheng Yi, you trash, a tiger doesn't show its might, are you taking me for a sick cat?"

  Zheng Yi's face changed, and he instantly circulated his true energy seven times, wanting to shake off Xia Chen's hand. However, Xia Chen seemed to feel nothing, and instead increased his strength, his hand like an iron hoop, gripping him painfully.

  "You little mongrel, let me go!" Zheng Yi bellowed, his left fist raised and ready to strike Xia Chen's face.

  Bang!

  A hand as hard as steel slapped him in the face with a crisp and loud slapping sound.

  Zheng Yi's eyes turned black, and before he could even cry out, the shattered teeth on one side of his mouth shot out along with a large amount of fresh blood.

  The fist he had just raised fell, half his body involuntarily leaned back, and half his head felt numb, as if it had lost all sensation. But only for an instant, a tidal wave of intense pain surged over him.

  Xia Chen's hand slightly pulled him back, and then slapped the other side of his face again. Zheng Yi spat out a mouthful of blood with shattered teeth.

  "Didn't you say I'd be better off dead?" Xia Chen said calmly, slapping Zheng Yi's already disfigured face again and again. "Oh right, you also said you'd kill me, not only would you kill me, but you'd also humiliate me to your heart's content. Can you do nothing but talk?"

  He loudly repeated what Zheng Yi had just said, making it clear to everyone in the room.

  "Uuuu......" Zheng Yi's teeth were all knocked out, how could he say anything, his arm was firmly grasped by Xia Chen, unable to break free, couldn't even fight back, could only endure Xia Chen's beating in vain.

  Each slap on the ear not only hit his face, but also pierced his heart, bearing unbearable humiliation.

  Everyone was silent, their faces filled with shock, all thinking that Xia Chen was actually so powerful!

  "You little mongrel, you actually pretended to be a pig eating a tiger, and you did it so convincingly." Yu Xiulian and Wu Feng's faces turned iron-gray, only now realizing that Xia Chen had been hiding his true strength all along. It was laughable that they had actually believed him.

  "You're a cursed ant!" Fang Ziqing's face was as cold as frost, and her eyes shot out an unparalleled killing intent.

  "Damn it!" Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang's eyes were about to spew fire, forcing themselves to hold back, only then did they not take action.

  Feng Chuanxin's face was dull, thinking to himself that Xia Shidi was actually so formidable. Earlier, he could have defeated me with one punch, but instead, we fought for half a day, just to save my face. I'm truly ashamed... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel grateful towards Xia Chen.

  The other six disciples of Hou Tian turned pale, and there was no longer any sign of disobedience. They all thought that Xia Chen was so strong, fortunately they didn't fight him head-on.

  Those two disciples who lost to Xia Chen's hands looked pale, their backs were covered in cold sweat, and their eyes showed an expression of boundless gratitude. They had been indignant just a moment before, feeling that losing to Xia Chen was not worth it, but now seeing Zheng Yi's miserable state, they suddenly felt that they were truly lucky.

  Zhang Yingfeng looked at the crowd with a smug expression, thinking to himself: You fools, you know how formidable Xia Chen is now, right? He looks like he knew it all along.

  "You stinky brat, hiding your strength again? You even managed to deceive me." Chen Qiushui's eyes turned into two crescent moons, her beauty was captivating.

  "Master sister, what level has Xia Chen's current strength reached?" Chen Lie asked curiously as he sat on her left side.

  "Will Xia Chen become a Seventh Heaven after breaking through?" Sun Li asked curiously as she sat on her right side.

  Although the two knew Xia Chen was very strong, they didn't know just how strong he was.

  "It's not visible, but the seventh layer is definitely confirmed after tomorrow. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to defeat Zheng Yi." Chen Qiushui smiled and said, "Actually, I'm also looking forward to seeing just how strong this kid will become."

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  On the trial ground, crisp slaps rang out one after another. Xia Chen seemed to be punishing a wicked slave, whipping Zheng Yi until his face was covered in blood and his head swelled like a pig's head.

  He should have fainted long ago, but Xia Chen's slaps were extremely skillful, each one making him feel pain that pierced his heart, yet he remained unusually clear-headed. He wanted to fall down, but was held firmly by Xia Chen; he wanted to shout, but couldn't make a sound. It was as if heaven and earth were unresponsive to his cries for help.

  The disciples couldn't help but gasp in shock, thinking this must be a deep-seated grudge...

  The gods and immortals also showed unbearable expressions, all wanting to continue fighting, or Zheng Yi would really become a pig head.

  "Cough, Xia Chen!" Li Chenfeng's old face was no longer stiff, but instead showed a hint of persuasion, "I think Zheng Yi has already lost, you just..."

  "What did you say?" Xia Chen suddenly said loudly.

  Li Chenfeng was taken aback, and saw Xia Chen lean in close to Zheng Yi, as if listening intently. Afterwards, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face. "Oh, so you're saying you won't admit defeat and want to keep fighting me? Alright, since Big Brother has such a wish, Little Brother will naturally accompany him to the end. Let's have a good fight!"

  He continued to fan Zheng Yi's ear, and said to Li Chen Dong: "Li Shu Shu, Zheng Shixiong said he still wants to have a big battle with me for 300 rounds, and is determined not to admit defeat. I'm also helpless, so I can only continue to compete with him, alas!"

  He sighed and continued to fan Zheng Yi's ears with his hands, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

  "It's come to this and you can still continue fighting..." Li Chen Dong revealed an expression of disbelief, he had said earlier that the trial would only end when a winner was decided, since Zheng Yi refused to admit defeat, of course the trial couldn't be ended.

  It seems that this Zheng Yi is indeed a good apprentice... even someone as strong as Li Chen Dong can't help but feel admiration.

  Zheng Yi almost fainted, he was so unwilling to admit defeat, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't, that damn Xia Chen!

  "Zheng Shixiong, we're having a great time fighting, it's so exhilarating that even if we fought for another day and night, I wouldn't get tired of it, don't you think?" Xia Chen smiled faintly, then suddenly leaned in close to his ear, "Zheng Yi, now you know what it means to be worse off than dead, right? This is the path you chose, I'll let you walk it until the end."

  Zheng Yi had already been in agony, and upon hearing this, his heart was about to shatter.

  "What!" Xia Chen suddenly exclaimed loudly, "Zheng Shixiong, you said I should be careful and use my ultimate move. Alright, here it comes, brother!"

  He repeatedly slapped Zheng Yi's ears, causing him to spit out fresh blood, and said with a hiss: "Awesome, brother's ultimate move is really awesome, I admit defeat!"

  At this time, everyone can see that he is teasing Zheng Yi, Xu Fang can no longer bear it, and suddenly stands up, shouting: "You dare to bully my disciple, stop immediately, otherwise I will kill you!"

  "Xu Fang, do you want to break the rules? And dare to threaten to kill me? Ha ha, do you think I don't have a master? Or are you treating the sect leader and other senior brothers and sisters as air?" Xia Chen said with a provocative tone, "Besides, who can prove that I bullied him? Didn't you see Zheng Shixiong using his Invincible Pig Head Skill to fight me?"

  Everyone burst out laughing.

  "You!" Xu Fang was so angry she couldn't speak.

  "Xia Chen, that's enough! There's no need to continue this competition. You've won!" Li Chen Dong furrowed his brow, if they continued fighting, someone might get killed!

  "Alright, although Brother Zheng hasn't had his fill of competing yet, it's also good to stop here." Xia Chen said with a face full of regret.

  He released Zheng Yi's arm, and with one kick, he kicked Zheng Yi out of the field. Zheng Yi fell to the ground, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, convulsed a few times, and then stopped moving.