CHAPTER 32: AN UNEXPECTED MATCH!

"But... brother..."

Wu Kang heard Wu Zhen and stopped, but his face was full of unwillingness. However, seeing those cold eyes looking at him, he immediately deflated, walking back to his position.

He didn’t want to anger his brother.

"Mo Tianyu’s brother, right?"

Only when he saw Wu Kang calm down did Wu Zhen finally turn to Zhiran and ask. But his question was related to Tianyu, not him.

In Wu Zhen’s view, Mo Zhiran was nothing. He heard this person had magically reached the late Qi Condensation realm in a month.

He was indeed a little surprised, as that wasn’t an everyday occurrence.

But... that’s all.

In his view, only Tianyu was someone worth paying attention to.

To be honest, Wu Zhen’s behavior wasn’t odd.

In the world of cultivation, a talented person always had that view over an untalented one, a strong over a weak one, and so on.

’Hah... the same look, huh.’

Zhiran didn’t answer Wu Zhen, or rather, he didn’t think it was necessary.

Instead, he slowly calmed down and looked toward the Outer Sect Arena where the fight was about to begin, ignoring the two brothers’ existence.

He didn’t bother to reply nor bother to show his anger and hatred for crippling him in his previous life.

Heck, even when he saw Mo Tianyu before, who practically ended his life in his previous life, Zhiran didn’t show a trace of murderous intent.

Truly, for someone who was driven by hatred and revenge in this life, that was odd.

Wasn’t it?

’Same look as if I don’t exist. As if... I don’t matter.’

Zhiran couldn’t help but clench his fist unconsciously, remembering those looks in Wu Zhen and Tianyu’s eyes.

They were the looks of indifference. The same indifference he saw from everyone in his last life.

Even when he was crippled, it was because Wu Zhen wanted to get back at Tianyu.

Even when he was betrayed, it was because Tianyu wanted to save that girl’s life. He would have done the same if some random guy were in his place.

It was never about him. They were never about him at all.

In fact, they didn’t even think about him when they caused him harm.

If that was the case, what revenge was he trying to get?

It was true that Zhiran could always get stronger and kill them one by one to exact his revenge. But...

’What is the point?’

Really, what was the point of that? Zhiran didn’t see the fun or satisfaction he wanted there.

He hadn’t forgotten that in Heaven’s eyes, he was still a side character.

So Zhiran felt that any anger and hatred he showed at this point were also pointless. In fact, they showed his incompetence to everyone loud and clear.

So, Mo Zhiran was calm throughout.

He didn’t show anger, for revenge was better served behind a calm smile.

He would definitely take it, but with a style.

"Oi, Mo Zhiran, didn’t you hear my brother? Are you deaf?"

Seeing that Zhiran didn’t reply, Wu Kang, who was trying hard to control his anger, burst out in a loud voice, gathering the attention of the crowd.

"Okay, didn’t I say to keep quiet? Why are you like this?"

Wu Zhen looked at his fuming brother and spoke in a cold voice, getting irritated by this stupid brother of his.

He then looked at Zhiran without a care and lightly spoke with a hint of disdain,

"I thought of leaving you alive because you are Tianyu’s brother, but since you are so ignorant, I no longer care about you."

[Eight Ring Arena, Wu Kang versus Shen Heng.]

Just as he said this, Wu Zhen heard his name from Elder Qui’s voice and prepared to go up.

Before going, though, his faint voice reached Zhiran’s ears, who was completely ignoring him.

"Heh... I just hope you don’t forfeit the match if you are matched with me. I want to know how strong the brother of Tianyu is. If I do something to you, won’t he be hurt? Haha..."

After saying that, he directly jumped from his position, impressively landing right at the center of the Eight Ring Arena, right opposite Shen Heng.

"Swossh!"

Then, without waiting for a moment, he directly released his ninth-level Qi Condensation aura, blasting at Shen Heng before the match even started.

"What? Ugh!"

Such a sudden aura caught the unsuspecting Shen Heng completely off guard.

So, without even being able to react, he was directly thrown off the ring, forcefully out of the arena.

"Tch... can’t even handle my aura, and you still want to fight? Why don’t you just forfeit the match?"

Wu Zhen asked disdainfully, looking at the embarrassed figure lying on the ground.

Although he didn’t show it, he was, of course, angry at getting ignored by nobody. Poor Shen Heng had to bear the wrath.

"You...."

Shen Heng was extremely angry at Wu Zhen for humiliating him like this. But seeing that nobody came to his help, he clenched his teeth and spoke a little tremblingly,

"I-I forfeit this match."

Although unwilling, he had to give up this match before it even began.

This was his intention at first anyway, as he was only at the eighth level of Qi Condensation.

He just never thought he would be humiliated like this out of nowhere.

"Good... haha... at least someone has eyes to see who they can and cannot provoke."

Wu Zhen didn’t care about his expression and laughed before slowly getting out of the arena. This was just the first match, and he didn’t care about such nobodies anyway.

He just felt that he had to show his authority a bit, as people seemed to have forgotten who he was and his strength.

"Tsk... tsk... it seems my brother is annoyed. Mo Zhiran, I hope you won’t give up the match like that coward if you meet him in the competition."

Wu Kang saw his brother’s impressive display of power and was quite satisfied. So, after taunting Zhiran, he also left, as he didn’t want to ruin his mood anymore.

Even an eighth-level Qi Condensation cultivator was thrown out so easily by his brother, let alone someone who had just entered the late stage of the Qi realm.

He was just afraid that Wu Zhen might not be able to do anything to Zhiran due to the rules.

’But if my brother entered the inner sect, isn’t it so easy to get rid of this guy?’

Wu Kang thought and finally calmed down his anger, feeling that this guy was already as good as dead.

It was just a matter of when.

"Don’t worry. I won’t. I will make sure he is properly entertained."

Unfortunately, Wu Kang didn’t hear the soft whisper of Zhiran, who still looked as calm as before. Even when he saw the power of Wu Zhen, he didn’t show panic.

He was oddly calm.

[Tenth Ring Arena, Mo Zhiran versus Mei Xuan.]

Just as Zhiran was waiting for his turn to come, he suddenly heard his name being announced. Only,

’Mei Xuan?’

When he heard who he was against, his face turned weird, as Mei Xuan was the same girl who was carrying Tianyu’s sword just before.

That timid girl who needed the protagonist’s protection due to being teased by Wu Kang, despite being stronger.

In a way, she was also the reason for the beginning of his downfall in his previous life.

Just... being a reborn person, Zhiran also knew her true identity, causing him to roll his eyes speechlessly.

’Tch... this demon cult Saintness is quite a tricky opponent. I have to eliminate her with thunder. I don’t want to expose too much of my power.’