The next day at noon was rapidly approaching.
At this very moment, East King Island was teeming with countless people, especially those from the Baiqi Kingdom.
In addition to them, there were media outlets from all over the world. Sudan Novel Network.
In China, those who couldn't make it to East King Island were watching the live broadcast on their phones or tablets at home.
"To all viewers, it is now approaching 12 noon. Pu Yongheng from the Baiqi Kingdom has already arrived at the center of the battlefield on East King Island. However, Zhou Hong from China has yet to be seen..." This news was simultaneously reported by news outlets in both countries.
Everyone began to speculate whether Zhou Hong was afraid to show up, and people from the Baiqi Kingdom, in particular, were constantly mocking him online.
However, at this moment, Zhou Hong was still at home, drinking tea.
"Zhou Hong, it's almost 12 o'clock. You're not really planning not to go, are you? You still have the mood to make tea at home." Changsun Qinghe saw Zhou Hong sitting on the sofa at home, making tea, and watching the news on TV, her heart filled with confusion.
"What's the rush? There are still more than ten minutes before 12 o'clock," Zhou Hong said with a smile, pouring a cup of tea.
"Please, others who flew here would have already arrived. Even by plane, it would take at least half an hour to get here." Changsun Qinghe seemed unable to understand what Zhou Hong was up to.
"Heh heh." Zhou Hong couldn't be bothered to explain. For anyone else, going to East King Island would definitely mean taking a plane. But Zhou Hong didn't need to. If he, a cultivator, still needed to take a plane to go somewhere five hundred li away, that would be too much of a failure.
At this moment, the TV at Zhou Hong's home was broadcasting the live event. Zhou Hong saw from the TV that there were probably no less than 500,000 to 1 million spectators from the Baiqi Kingdom and China.
Zhou Hong checked the time one last time. There were still ten minutes left until 12 noon.
"Alright, I've finished my tea. It's about time for me to leave," Zhou Hong said, standing up from the sofa.
"Only ten minutes left. How will you get there? Even a private jet wouldn't be this fast."
"Heh heh, just keep watching the TV." Zhou Hong chuckled, and then his body instantly disappeared from the living room.
"Zhou Hong, you...!" Changsun Qinghe exclaimed in disbelief.
After she came to her senses, Changsun Qinghe immediately turned her eyes to the TV screen, staring intently at the live broadcast of the battlefield.
"One second, two seconds, three seconds." Changsun Qinghe counted silently in her heart.
About five minutes later.
At this moment, Changsun Qinghe saw Zhou Hong appear on the stage in the live broadcast, as if he had suddenly materialized there.
"My heavens, five minutes ago he was at home, and five minutes later he's at East King Island, a thousand li away." Changsun Qinghe was completely stunned. What kind of speed was this?
And at this moment, on East King Island, the countless people who were impatiently waiting suddenly saw Zhou Hong appear on the stage.
In an instant, the hundreds of thousands of people at the scene began to roar.
Similarly, an old man standing at the side of the stage suddenly opened his eyes.
This old man was the strongest person in the Baiqi Kingdom, Pu Yongheng.
"You're here!" Pu Yongheng stood up, smiled slightly at Zhou Hong, and then his body moved, floating towards Zhou Hong, stopping a few meters away.
"Pu Yongheng, kneel down and kowtow to me," Zhou Hong said calmly.
"You...!" Pu Yongheng was instantly enraged. He hadn't expected Zhou Hong to order him to kneel and kowtow the moment they met, and in front of so many people.
Many people from the Baiqi Kingdom at the scene also shouted, "Kill him, kill him." It seemed that the people of the Baiqi Kingdom were all enraged by Zhou Hong's arrogance.
"Zhou Hong, you are indeed arrogant. I'd like to see if you truly have the capital for such arrogance," Pu Yongheng said, suppressing his anger. If he didn't teach Zhou Hong a good lesson today, he was afraid the people of the Baiqi Kingdom would protest back home.
"You, worthy of this? What kind of strong person can come from a mere tiny territory? For so long, your Baiqi Kingdom, this small place, has been blindly arrogant and ignorant, attempting to compare yourselves to our vast China. It's truly laughable. Today, I will let all the people of your Baiqi Kingdom see what it means to overestimate oneself."
After speaking, Zhou Hong, too lazy to waste more words, instantly kicked out.
"Boom...!" Pu Yongheng's body was immediately kicked off the stage by Zhou Hong.
The entire audience of hundreds of thousands fell silent, especially the people from the Baiqi Kingdom. Pu Yongheng, who was like a god in their hearts, was kicked off the stage with one kick.
However, before Pu Yongheng could even land, Zhou Hong instantly rushed down again and, with another kick, sent Pu Yongheng flying into the air like a shuttlecock.
"Bang!" Half a second later, Pu Yongheng fell from the air. Zhou Hong instantly kicked again, sending him back into the air.
Thus, Pu Yongheng, utterly defenseless, was treated by Zhou Hong like a shuttlecock, being kicked and kicked.
Zhou Hong treated it as a physical exercise, kicking for seven or eight minutes without stopping.
The audience at the scene, as well as countless citizens of both countries watching the live broadcast, stared blankly as Zhou Hong kicked the shuttlecock for seven or eight minutes.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would have believed it was true. The strongest person in the Baiqi Kingdom was being kicked by Zhou Hong like a shuttlecock, completely outmatched.
After about ten minutes of kicking, Zhou Hong finally stopped. Pu Yongheng's body finally fell to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.
However, after landing, Pu Yongheng was on the verge of death.
"Pu Yongheng, is this your so-called strongest person in the Baiqi Kingdom? Don't scare me. I saw on the internet that people from your country say you are very powerful. Is this the power your people speak of?" Zhou Hong asked mockingly, stepping on Pu Yongheng's head.
The audience members from the Baiqi Kingdom were all silent, as if their confidence had been completely shattered.
"Pu Yongheng, we have no grievances or enmity, so I won't kill you. Now, get up immediately and kowtow to me three times, and I will let you leave alive," Zhou Hong said with a cold snort.
Pu Yongheng was extremely weak. He glanced at the countless nationals around him, knowing that if he kowtowed to Zhou Hong, he would bring shame upon his country. However, he did not want to die. After hesitating for half a minute, Pu Yongheng still got up.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he kowtowed to Zhou Hong three times.
"Thank you, senior, for sparing my life."
"Hmph, you're sensible. If people from your Baiqi Kingdom continue to brag and falsely claim cultural heritage in the future, I don't mind eradicating your entire nation."
After speaking, Zhou Hong's body instantly disappeared from the spot.
Approximately three minutes later, Zhou Hong's body appeared in the living room of his home.
Changsun Qinghe and the others were still sitting in the living room, watching TV.