Chapter 56: Victory and Defeat Chips

  Tang Yan's smile deepened at the corners of his mouth, that was exactly what he wanted - this psychological hint could effectively weaken his opponent's momentum and gain a slight advantage: "If I really can't hold on, I'll call for a stop, hoping that Dong Xue will show mercy."

  "Alright." Dong Lei's expression remained indifferent.

  "Right, I have a suggestion. The Third Prince rarely comes to our Giant Elephant City, and there are so many old friends present. How about... we add some excitement? Let's just say it's to welcome the Third Prince."

  "What's the lottery number?"

  "Let's have a little fun among us, and you friends can also join in for a round of betting, just to liven up the atmosphere."

  "This idea is not bad, betting money or goods, everyone can do as they please." The third prince felt that this little guy was interesting and subtly fanned the flames.

  Tang Yan stood up, stretching his body: "If you can defeat me within ten minutes and make me raise my hands in surrender, you can ask for anything from me, even the family's Blazing Fist technique!"

  "Tan Yan! How dare you!" Tan Qian's face changed slightly, the fierce flame technique was the Tang family's ancestral martial art, how could it be used as a bet so easily.

  "Relax, big brother. The bigger the stakes, the greater the thrill. If I can take down Li Shoujian, I can at least last ten minutes against Dong Shixiong, right?"

  Li Shoujian's face turned iron-green, and he suddenly felt that coming over today was a mistake!

  Tang Yan continued: "If I can really hold on for ten minutes, I can ask Dong Shixiong for anything, even the Golden Elephant Technique!"

  "Do you want Jinxiao?" Dong Lei's eyebrows furrowed deeply.

  "What? Not dare? I dare to take the Blazing Flame Technique, you don't dare to take the Golden Elephant Technique?" Tang Yan smiled slyly at Dong Lei Ming, intentionally pointing at the crowd and then at the prince, implying that with so many people watching, did he dare not to?

  "Fight alone?" Dong Leiming had always been fond of fighting, but that didn't mean he was foolish.

  "Of course! Without relying on special weapons and armor, just you and me, the scene is optional, the third prince supervises, and everyone present bears witness, fair and just."

  "I accept!! Ten minutes!!"

  "Where is the martial arts arena of the academy?"

  "No need, just at Quanjude's first floor main hall."

  "Alright, please!" Tang Yan raised his hand to invite her and smiled at Yang Ruyan: "Let's make a bet. If I can hold on, we'll go to Zui Xiang Lou to celebrate."

  Drunken Town Tower? Green Building? How bold! Many young ladies from noble families have begun to admire Tang Yan, this guy is not ordinary.

  The first floor quickly emptied out a spacious area, surrounded by the prince's personal bodyguards to prevent onlookers from entering.

  Tang Yan handed the puppy to Du Yang, then took down the ancient war knife. The loud crash shook the air, and the bluestone ground cracked, with the war knife deeply inserted into it, attracting many astonished gazes.

  "Dong Shixiong, you have a 10-minute limit. You must grasp the measure, don't overdo it and forget about time, or you'll end up killing me." Tang Yan's smile was bright and clear, casting aside his notorious reputation, he was still a pretty handsome young man.

  "Three minutes is enough." Dong Lei Meng suddenly felt a bit awkward, as the young master of Giant Elephant City's younger generation, he was actually going to duel with an ignorant and useless young master, which wasn't a very glorious thing.

  We must end this quickly and decisively, using the most direct method to make him kneel down and beg for mercy.

  "I'm here to witness, you can start with peace of mind." The third prince sat upright at the top, smiling and said: "Everyone has come to make a small bet? I'll put up 1,000 gold coins, 500 on Tang Yan, 500 on Dong Lei Ming, as the stake."

  "Since the Third Prince is so generous, I'll also put in 300, betting on Tang Yan to lose!" Li Shoujian grunted heavily.

  "I'll put up 100, betting on Dong Xuechang to win." Yang Ruyan then made her stance clear, although she was the young lady of the Yang family, she hadn't saved much money over the years, and 100 gold coins were almost all her savings.

  "I'll put up 50, and Tang Yan will pay."

  "I bet eighty, Dong Xue wins."

  "I'm out for 20, Tang Yan fell down in five minutes!"

  ……………

  Three princes took the lead, and everyone followed suit. In this battle with no suspense, they hesitated not to take out most of their savings, ranging from a dozen gold coins to several hundred.

  Tang Qian was very reluctant, but had no choice but to take out fifty gold coins as a bet for Tang Yan's win, and considered using these gold coins to buy the family's face.

  "Du Yang, how many gold coins do we have left?" Tang Yan asked Du Yang.

  "Seventy-six."

  "All in, I win."

  "I'll put up thirty gold coins. I'm going to win." Dong Lei Ming didn't have much money and had never gambled before, but everyone else was putting in their bets, so he had to make a guarantee for himself.

  "Are you both ready?" The Third Prince asked with a smile, his eyes shining with excitement as he looked at the two of them.

  "Please!" Tang Yan adjusted his state, his expression restored to solemnity. The previous psychological preparation was done, but what followed was a must-win situation. Dong Lei Ming was not someone who could be compared to Li Shou Jian, he was a true battle maniac, and there was a level of difference between him and himself.

  This will be a tough battle.

  "You come first, I'll give you three moves!!" Dong Lei felt more and more awkward the more he thought about it, so he decided to be generous!

  "No need to be polite!! First move!!" Tang Yan slapped the ancient war knife, accompanied by a low-pitched roar, his arm muscles bulging, forcibly rotating the ancient war knife and sprinting forward.

  Dong Lei's eyes gleamed like a sharp blade, his right fist slowly clenched, with a faint golden aura surrounding the iron fist.

  "Hah!" Tang Yan rushed over, his body suddenly flipping, both hands holding knives, powerful and slashing.

  "Too slow." Dong Lei Ming flashed sideways.

  "The second move!" Tang Yan slanted and rose, another wild slash.

  "It's still a bit short of the mark." Dong Lei Ming retreated again, wiping the knife tip and dodging out.

  Everyone's mouth corners floated with a cold smile, this knife was too heavy and wasn't suitable for Tang Yan to use.

  "The third move!!" Tang Yan fell to the ground, rushing up with a fierce and unrelenting momentum. His footsteps clicked rapidly as his body swung violently, opening and closing with a majestic aura. However, such a move posed little threat in Dong Lei Ming's eyes, and it didn't impress Tang Qian and the other three-stage Wu Ling either.

  "It's over in three moves, it's my turn now!" Dong Lei Meng dodged out with a flash of his body, his two hands bursting with golden light, ready to strike, however...

  "What?"

  "How is this possible?!"

  At that moment, the hall suddenly echoed with exclamations of surprise, because... Tang Yan appeared extremely abruptly five steps away at the end of his third offensive, leaving behind three residual shadows along the way.

  Swift! Agile! Completely different from the wild and clumsy one just now!

  The sudden change left everyone in attendance unable to react.

  "Fierce flames, double strike!!" Tang Yan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, his spiritual energy surged violently, and he chopped out two knives in an instant! However, due to the excessive weight of the knives, it did not complete within two seconds, which means the double overlap was unsuccessful.

  However, the heaviness of the blade instead increased the power of the impact.

  The ancient war knife chopped down heavily on Dong Leiming's back shoulder, and with a "puchi" sound, blood splattered everywhere, the green flame stuck to his skin, causing intense stinging pain. Dong Leiming let out a mournful cry, almost falling to the ground.

  "Dong Shixiong, let's start officially!!" Tang Yan directly threw away the ancient war knife and approached closely, his waist exerting force, twisting steps slantingly crossing, the Eight Extremes Fist densely and crazily attacking upwards, not giving Dong Leiming any chance to catch his breath.

  "That's... Phantom Shadow?" Yang Xingwei stared intently ahead, his mind replaying the scene from earlier, a lingering afterimage? A transcendent move? Wasn't that "Phantom Spirit True" Volume One's martial technique "Phantom Shadow"? Had he misseen it, or... No mistake, that was indeed Phantom Shadow, and as the young master of the Tang family, he knew it all too well!

  Yang Ruyan also seemed a bit distracted, suddenly remembering that when she was molested by Tang Yan in the Illusory Forest, her package had been pulled away, and inside it just happened to have the wooden sign of 'Misty Shadow'! It was originally something she had prepared to re-examine after the baptism ceremony, but unexpectedly it fell into Tang Yan's hands.

  Never in a million years would I have thought that Tang Yan had actually succeeded, and yet he was using it so openly and brazenly in front of all these people!

  "Will Tang Yan learn the Shadow Step? You two families..." Many young masters from aristocratic families looked at Yang Ruyan with a somewhat strange gaze. The entire Giant Elephant City knew that the Shadow Step was the Yang family's ancestral martial art, and it would absolutely not be passed down to outsiders, let alone rivals, unless the two parties intentionally formed an alliance!

  Even the three princes' eyes glanced slightly at the Yang family, and Tang Yan's performance couldn't help but make outsiders 'think wildly'.

  "Golden Elephant Fist, First Form: Golden Explosion Punch!!" Dong Lei Meng let out a deafening roar, his black hair standing on end like a porcupine's quills, his eyes gleaming with a sharp, sword-like intensity. A massive golden fist shadow imbued with terrifying explosive power shot towards Tang Yan.

  "Tang Yan, get out of the way!!" Elinda cried out in surprise. This punch was absolutely a concentration of Dong Lei Ming's full strength.

  "Yin Fa, fierce tiger seal!!" Tang Yan's expression was solemn and unyielding, advancing forward instead of retreating. With a loud roar, a clear and powerful tiger shadow charged fiercely towards the Golden Explosion Fist.

  Boom! The golden light ravaged and rolled over, the entire Quanjude trembled violently, and the terrifying impact force shook back the surrounding guards three or four steps. Many wooden stools and tables were completely shattered.

  Everyone was stunned and unbelievable, staring at the scene in front of them.

  Li Shoujian's eyes gleamed brightly, it was this martial skill that reversed the situation that very night.