"Hm?"
Wang Zongyao furrowed his brow.
He hadn’t expected Yuan Qiong to be defeated so quickly.
This examinee named Fang Tian was strong, but he was only one Level higher than Yuan Qiong.
Yuan Qiong was a Two-Star Battle Grandmaster, while Fang Tian was a Three-Star Battle Grandmaster.
Logically, even if Yuan Qiong couldn’t win, he shouldn’t have been defeated so miserably.
How could he have been beaten with a single punch?
It was just too strange.
But since the defeat had already happened, Wang Zongyao didn’t dwell on it. He turned and shouted toward Tang Yi and the others, "Tang Piaomiao, you’re up this round."
Although Tang Piaomiao was only a Nine-Star Battle Master, his Combat Power was on par with that of a Battle Grandmaster examinee.
Therefore, arranging them by strength from lowest to highest, Wang Zongyao chose to send Tang Piaomiao into the ring.
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing Wang Zongyao’s order, Tang Piaomiao acknowledged it and was about to leap onto the arena stage. But just then, Tang Yi placed a hand on his shoulder, stopping him.
"What...?" Tang Piaomiao turned to look at Tang Yi, confused as to why he’d been stopped.
Tang Yi just smiled and said to Tang Piaomiao in a low voice, "Don’t fight him head-on. Stay mobile and fight him from the sides."
"Hm?"
Hearing this, Tang Piaomiao was puzzled, but he still nodded at Tang Yi and said, "Alright! I’ll listen to Brother Yi!"
With that, he leaped onto the arena stage.
"Huh? Why is it Tang Piaomiao from the Tang Family? What’s he doing going up there? They should be sending out Fan Wei or Tang Yi right now!"
"The Chief Examiner is actually sending Tang Piaomiao to fight that mutt from Wind Rain City? Is he crazy? There’s no way Tang Piaomiao can beat him."
"I agree. Even Yuan Qiong was no match for him. Sending Tang Piaomiao up is just a waste."
"Damn it, this is so frustrating. I really want to see one of our Fengyue City examinees teach that disrespectful mutt a lesson. Too bad it won’t be this match."
"Don’t be so pessimistic. Tang Piaomiao is a skilled fighter, and his strength is recognized. Who knows, maybe a miracle will happen?"
"That’s true. Let’s just watch first."
"Go, Tang Piaomiao!"
Seeing that Fengyue City’s next contestant was Tang Piaomiao, the audience started complaining again. However, they couldn’t lose face for Fengyue City, so they still cheered loudly for him.
"You just fought a match. Do you need to rest?"
Once on the stage, Tang Piaomiao glanced at Fang Tian and said earnestly.
Hearing this, Fang Tian sneered contemptuously. "I don’t need any rest to deal with newbies like you from Fengyue City. Besides, that guy from before... what was his name, Yuan something? Beating him didn’t even count as a warm-up. It was too easy. You, little kid, look even weaker than he did. I think you’d better get off the stage yourself. It’ll save me the trouble of crippling you with a single blow."
"Hmph!" Tang Piaomiao was a proud person himself. Seeing such disdain from his opponent, he wasted no more words. "Since you don’t need a break, don’t you dare claim we’re ganging up on you. Come on! Let me see for myself just how formidable a master from Wind Rain City really is!"
"Heh heh, here I come, little kid!" Fang Tian chuckled. Then, just as he had against Yuan Qiong, he charged swiftly toward Tang Piaomiao.
He charged recklessly forward in a straight line, his Speed incredibly fast.
The moment Tang Piaomiao saw Fang Tian move, he moved as well.
Following Tang Yi’s advice, Tang Piaomiao didn’t stand his ground to clash with Fang Tian head-on. Instead, the instant Fang Tian moved, his own body shot into motion.
And he didn’t move toward Fang Tian, but to the right, circling toward Fang Tian’s flank.
"Hm?"
Seeing Tang Piaomiao’s movement, Fang Tian frowned, his expression darkening.
But the reaction was fleeting, and Fang Tian quickly masked it.
Even as Tang Piaomiao ran to the right, Fang Tian’s body continued to charge straight ahead, showing no signs of stopping.
Under normal circumstances, if Tang Piaomiao changed direction, Fang Tian would definitely miss if he kept charging in a straight line. He would have to change direction to follow.
But strangely, Fang Tian didn’t change direction. He just kept charging toward an empty spot, which looked incredibly odd.
This discovery made Tang Piaomiao’s eyes light up. He seemed to understand why Tang Yi had told him to stay mobile and fight.
"Stone-Breaking Fist!"
Having circled to Fang Tian’s side, Tang Piaomiao immediately found an opening and threw a punch.
Thanks to consuming numerous Attribute Pills and his Cultivation Technique gradually transforming, Tang Piaomiao’s strength had been steadily increasing. He was no longer the same as he was before.
Even a Battle Grandmaster wouldn’t dare to underestimate the power of his punch.
Moreover, ’Stone-Breaking Fist’ was a Profound Tier Martial Technique. While it wasn’t the Tang Family’s strongest Martial Technique, its power was still quite impressive.
Therefore, this punch posed a huge threat to Fang Tian.
Under normal circumstances, with Fang Tian’s incredible Speed—he had closed the distance to Tang Piaomiao in the blink of an eye—he should have been able to dodge this punch with ease.
But for some reason, Fang Tian acted like an idiot. Faced with Tang Piaomiao’s flanking attack, he just foolishly kept charging in his original direction, as if he couldn’t stop.
When Fang Tian saw Tang Piaomiao’s punch, a look of panic clearly appeared in his eyes, but he was completely unable to Resist it!
"BANG!"
Tang Piaomiao’s fist easily struck Fang Tian, sending him flying several meters.
"This..."
"What’s going on?"
"This scene looks so familiar. It’s just like when Tang Yi threw those other guys out of the ring. It looks so fake."
"Yeah, that Fang Tian guy looks like an actor. Why did that last exchange look so much like a performance?"
"Who cares if he’s an actor? That last hit from Tang Piaomiao was so satisfying to watch!"
"Right! As long as we can beat this mutt and put him in his place, I don’t care how it happens."
"Beat him! Beat him to death!"
The crowd was also baffled. They didn’t understand how Tang Piaomiao had done it, nor why Fang Tian had suddenly turned into an idiot who couldn’t even dodge an attack.
But even though they didn’t understand, the crowd was ecstatic that Tang Piaomiao had landed a punch on Fang Tian.
So satisfying!
’That’s what you get for being so arrogant and putting on an act!’
’Now you’ve gotten what you deserve!’
On the high platform, Wang Zongyao also nodded at Tang Piaomiao, extremely satisfied. He already had a theory as to why Fang Tian had reacted that way.
’It wasn’t that Fang Tian was acting; he genuinely couldn’t block it.’
’The reason Fang Tian, despite being only one Level higher than Yuan Qiong, could display a level of power several times greater was likely due to a special Martial Technique.’
’And this Martial Technique only allows for straight-line attacks. It can’t turn!’

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