Chapter 282 - What Do You Mean?! (2/2)
”Looks like he's pretty good.”
”I believe he must be someone special since he was standing beside Elder Yi.”
”Why haven't I seen him before?”
In an instant, the sounds of discussion rang out.
On the ring.
Fang Qiu's expression changed as he looked at the older man.
”Grade-Three Martial Superior?”
He could tell the older man's skill level at a glance, and he immediately felt suspicious.
In Jiangjing City.
No one had ever heard of an expert beyond Grade-Two Martial Superior skill.
If there were, Elder Yi, who was a Grade-One Martial Superior, could not have become this famous.
If this man was really a Grade-Three Martial Superior, he was definitely not from Jiangjing City!
...
”Everyone.” Elder Yi's voice rang out suddenly.
...
He strode up the ring as everyone's attention was drawn toward him.
”Senior John Doe.”
Elder Yi addressed Fang Qiu and cupped his fists in greeting. ”Sir, this is my good friend. He arrived here two months ago to have a chance of testing himself against you. It was a pity that he missed you, and we didn't expect to be able to meet you just as he was about to leave. It was for this reason that we hurried over here.”
Upon hearing that, everyone else understood.
A large number of them could remember that Elder Yi had spoken of a good friend of his that had come to try himself against the mysterious man after he had left the previous time.
They did not expect that he would really turn up.
In the ring.
”I'm sure you must be someone special, to be a Grade-Three Martial Superior. May I know how should I address you, Sir?”
Fang Qiu looked at the older man.
”Zhou Jin, Ghostly Shadow Mantis!” The older man replied, flicking his sleeves as he did so.
...
The moment he spoke, the audience went wild.
Ghostly Shadow Mantis?
It was a name that carried considerable weight in the entire nation. He was a real expert in the martial arts community.
”It really is Zhou Jin!”
”I heard that his power is extremely great, and he's straightforward. He injured countless opponents, and he's not afraid of causing lethal harm.”
”I've also heard that his Ghostly Steps and Mantis Fists are world-renowned. His martial arts techniques are extremely vicious, and he injures anyone he fights against. It's the reason for his reputation as the Ghostly Shadow Mantis.”
”In reality, he can't be blamed. I've seen on martial arts discussion forums on the Internet that it's due to his intense nature and purely offensive kung fu.”
”I heard that his Mantis Fists are amazing and that he's achieved Grade-Three Martial Superior level. I wonder whether if he's more powerful than Senior John Doe?”
In the ring.
”So, it's Elder Zhou.”
Fang Qiu cupped his fists as a greeting to Zhou Jin before continuing, ”Since you wish to see which of us is the better, I'll have to accept your challenge.”
”Humph.”
Elder Zhou grunted coldly and disdainfully. ”Show me what you're capable of!”
”No need for that.”
Fang Qiu shook his head. ”It's not that I'm looking down on you, but I can sense that today's not a day for me to launch a full-blown attack. I'll face you in my current state, Elder Zhou.”
What?
As Fang Qiu spoke, the spectators, Elder Zhou, and Elder Yi, were all stunned!
Was the mysterious stranger insane?
Wasn't he just at peak martial arts practitioner level currently?
Zhou Jin, on the other hand, was a true blue Grade-Three Martial Superior.
A fight between two opponents with a difference of three levels of skill level between them would be a total farce!
There was no need for the fight to carry on; the results could be determined beforehand.
”What do you mean?”
Elder Zhou was enraged.
He could sense that the mysterious man's power was higher than that of the peak martial arts practitioner level. Furthermore, even Elder Yi had lost to him. Yi was a Grade-One Martial Superior, and this proved that the stranger had to be at Grade-Two Martial Superior level or higher. He might even have attained Grade-Three power.
The mysterious man was obviously of about the same or even greater skill level than Elder Yi.
However, he chose to face the elder at peak martial arts practitioner form. He was not merely demeaning Elder Zhou. Instead, he was utterly humiliating the older man.
How could Elder Zhou not get angry after receiving such treatment?
”I don't have other meanings.” Fang Qiu hurriedly explained himself again before continuing, ”I hope you'll display all of your power, Elder Zhou.”
”You asked for it!”
Elder Zhou was really furious now.
Not only had his opponent chose to face him at peak martial arts practitioner level, but he also had even requested for Elder Zhou to come at him at full might.
The way this sounded was nothing less than complete disdain for Elder Zhou.
”Er...Senior John Doe?”
Elder Yi looked awkward.
”Isn't this a meet supposed to be a Test of Skills?”
Fang Qiu looked at Elder Yi and asked, ”Aren't we in a ring?”
”Alright...alright...!”
Elder Zhou was furious. ”Come on!” he growled.
Elder Yi wanted to talk sense into both of them.
However, Elder Zhou glared at him furiously, and he immediately gave up the idea.
Furthermore, he was also curious about how powerful this mysterious man indeed was. Even though he was unwilling to display his full strength, he had never heard of anyone going against a Grade-Three Martial Superior at peak martial arts practitioner strength level.
Was the mysterious man really that confident about himself, did he have other motives, or was he just purely insane?
Was he only going to use peak martial arts practitioner powers to take on Elder Zhou?
”Would he lose?” Elder Yi thought.
He moved and directly exited the ring.
Beneath the arena.
Everyone was in a state of frenzied discussion, and they stared at the two competitors, unable to take their eyes away.
This kind of competition had never been seen before.
Was the mysterious man mighty and self-confident, or was he merely being over-confident and arrogant?
Would the fight end in the ring?
Was John Doe, who had brazenly accepted the challenge, going to lose?
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Was the reputable martial arts expert or the mysterious and impudent anonymous expert going to prevail?