Chapter 1448: Chapter 1447: You?

In order to prevent the Mercenary Alliance from attacking Shu Ya and the others, Hao Jian decided to arrange for Jiang Long to protect them, ensuring everything is foolproof.

Jiang Long naturally had no objections.

After everything was arranged, Hao Jian and the Prophet set off.

The location was X City.

The distance between Hua City and X City was quite far, and if they drove, it would probably take more than a day, so there was no point in wasting time on the road. Thus, Hao Jian requested the Prophet to use the Teleportation Technique to send them both over.

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X City.

Ancient Martial Arts World family gathering area.

Because a strong member of the Mercenary Alliance had set up an arena here, the area was filled with Ancient Martial Artists.

The Mercenary Alliance also had a large number of people present, surrounding the area in layers, making it impenetrable.

However, the lineup was very clear. People from the Mercenary Alliance stood on their side, and people from the Ancient Martial Arts World families stood on theirs.

At crucial moments, it’s very important to distinguish between camps.

It was midday, and the sun blazed fiercely, making many in the audience sweat profusely.

But there was only one person on the stage, a formidable person sent by the Mercenary Alliance named Soka.

And today’s arena was set up by Soka.

In Soka’s eyes, it seemed like Huaxia didn’t have many truly formidable figures. The families of Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World were just appearances, bearing the name of Ancient Martial Arts, yet they had few truly powerful Ancient Martial Artists.

Thus, he felt that conquering these Ancient Martial Arts World families by force had little meaning; trash will always be trash. Therefore, he set up the arena.

Firstly, he wanted to attract the real experts of Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World so that he could witness their true strength. Secondly, he wished to take the opportunity to humiliate Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World.

If you’re backward, you’ll get beaten; if you’re weak, you must endure humiliation.

The audience watched Soka from under the scorching sun. Those from the Mercenary Alliance were all elated; it was quite boastful that no one could defeat their strongman. Meanwhile, those from the Ancient Martial Arts World families looked dejected, as after witnessing several previous duels, no one dared to challenge Soka.

Hao Jian and the Prophet naturally mingled within the crowd.

He arrived late, so he missed the moment when Soka made his move.

But he wasn’t in a rush to deal with Soka. He also wanted to see what the current state of Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World was, and if any strong individuals remained.

So, Hao Jian and the Prophet sat on the side, observing quietly.

Seeing that no one from Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World dared to take the stage, the Mercenary Alliance members began to stir.

Someone shouted loudly, “What’s wrong with Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World, are they scared?”

Someone laughed and replied, “Aren’t they? They must have been frightened by Young Master So, so no one dares to take the stage now!”

“Haha… How ridiculous, a huge Huaxia, and yet no one dares to fight!” This person laughed even louder.

“In my view, it’s not that they can’t; they’ve never been able to!”

“I always thought their only problem was lacking strength, but to think they lacked the courage to even take the stage, haha… It’s hilarious. Before coming, I thought Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World was something extraordinary, but now I see they can’t even muster the courage to step up.”

“Me too, I’m dying of laughter, haha…”

“Next time anyone talks to me about Huaxia, I will definitely tell them that the people from Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World are nothing but cowardly trash.”

“Haha…”

“…”

The Mercenary Alliance members were getting louder with every word, their laughter growing ever more boisterous.

Soka stood on the arena, proud. How about that, I, one person, have frightened the entire Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World to the point that not a single one dared step up. Am I formidable or what!

Standing on the stage, Soka looked at the Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World like ants, his face beaming with pride, as if announcing how powerful his abilities were.

Meanwhile, the people from Huaxia’s Ancient Martial Arts World were all in a state of panic. At this time, they exchanged glances with each other, no one speaking, and no one volunteering to step onto the arena and challenge Soka.

“You, come up here!”

Soka suddenly pointed to someone in the crowd.

That person pointed to themselves.

Soka repeated, “You, come up here!”

That person looked at Soka in disbelief.

He was merely a member of a small family from the Ancient Martial Arts World, just wanting to watch for fun, never expecting to be called upon to challenge Soka from the Mercenary Alliance.

After all, he had witnessed the fate of several people who challenged Soka, being beaten to the point where they couldn’t rise again or retaliate. They were just beaten, and finally dragged away. There were still bloodstains on the platform now.

The thought horrified him, never imagining Soka would target him by name.

He had some self-awareness, knowing his strength was definitely inferior to the previous few. If they were beaten like that, let alone him. Going on stage would just be suicide.

He instinctively backed a few steps.

Soka called him purely out of boredom of standing alone on the stage, searching for some amusement by picking someone who looked cowardly.

Seeing that he backed away, someone immediately pushed him forward, one after another, until he was pushed onto the stage.

Once on the stage, he trembled in fear, not daring to look Soka in the eye.

Soka let out a cold laugh.

In one second, just one second, the person on the arena hadn’t even steady his footing, and then was kicked off the stage by Soka.

With a “bang!” sound, he directly sprawled on the ground, feeling as if his body didn’t belong to him, with blood continuously flowing out of his mouth.

The people around immediately dispersed. Not a single person went to help or offer any assistance, some looked on with pity, others with derision.

Soka stood on the arena, smiling even more happily. To him, all this was a proclamation of his strength.

Soka looked at this group from the Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World as if he were looking at ants.

“You, come up here!” Soka said.

The person pointed at by Soka looked incredulous, and the people around him immediately scattered.

He felt as if the end of the world had come.

He didn’t dare go up. He had seen the fate of those who had gone up before him; that person’s power was simply too overwhelming. If he went up, not to mention fighting back, just standing safely for one second would be impossible.

Moreover, those few who went up are already in critical condition; if he went up, it wouldn’t be any better for him.

He subconsciously prepared to run away, thinking it didn’t matter if he was spurned by others, preserving his life was the most crucial.

But as soon as he started to run, he was caught by someone.

An aged Ancient Martial Artist said to him, “You represent the face of the Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World. If you run, wouldn’t you be throwing away the face of the entire Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World.”

“Even if it means dying today, you have to get up there!”

The person was too frightened to speak.

Then he was pushed up by the crowd.

However, just as he was about to reach the arena, someone stopped him.

The one stopping him was Hao Jian.

“I’ll go!” Hao Jian said.

All of a sudden, the crowd was in an uproar.

Who is this person? When did he appear? How come nobody recognizes him?

In an instant, a series of questions arose among the crowd.

The Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World side immediately became silent; you could almost hear a pin drop.

While on the Mercenary Alliance side, there was a sudden uproar.

Who is this guy? Did he not see what happened to those who went up before? How dare he demand to face the challenge now, unless he was not afraid of dying or was crazy to make a name for himself.

The Mercenary Alliance side started with sarcastic remarks.

Yet, the Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World side did not utter a single word.

The person who was being dragged was released down.

Soka gave Hao Jian a glance, then said, “You? Challenge me?”

“Yes!” Hao Jian nodded.

Soka suddenly burst into laughter and pointed at Hao Jian, saying, “You want to challenge me? That’s really killing me with laughter, no, no, no, that’s probably the funniest joke I’ve heard this year, a mere nobody dares to challenge me!”

Hao Jian didn’t say a word, and walked up to the arena while Soka was speaking.

On the arena, Hao Jian looked at Soka, and Soka looked at Hao Jian.

Soka laughed and said, “Alright then, since you want to challenge me, I’ll let you have a go, but after this, I’m afraid you won’t live to see the sun tomorrow.”

With that, Soka burst into laughter again.

Then the people on the Mercenary Alliance side also started laughing loudly.

The crowd repeatedly shouted, “Get off, get off… don’t send yourself to death! Hahaha…”

The people on the Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World side were gritting their teeth in anger.

Suddenly, a fierce look flashed across Soka’s face. Moving his feet, he attempted his old trick again.

However, with a heavy kick, he kicked nothing but air, and by the time he realized it, that kick had already landed on the ground.

Out of nowhere, Soka felt a heavy slap land on his face.

“Smack!”

A loud sound reverberated.

With this slap, Hao Jian used half of his strength. An average person would have been powerless from such a blow. Although Soka was a strong member of the Mercenary Alliance, Hao Jian was confident that his slap could completely render Soka unable to stand.

With one slap, Soka was seen flipping 720 degrees in the air, then landing heavily onto the arena.

“Boom!”

Soka’s head heavily smashed into the stage.

Immediately, the whole scene was in an uproar, not only the Huaxia Ancient Martial Arts World was stunned, but the Mercenary Alliance side was also completely taken aback.

They only saw Soka kicking towards Hao Jian, then they couldn’t comprehend what happened next.

And then, just within a few seconds, Soka fell heavily onto the ground.

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