A twenty-five-year-old man, whose martial arts cultivation had actually reached the peak of the Earth Realm?
If these words hadn't been spoken by Thor himself, no one present would have believed them.
However, everyone present knew who Thor was, and his words were never wrong.
For a moment, except for Song Shadao, almost everyone looked at Shen Lang, their eyes filled with nothing but shock.
"Little brother..."
"Team Leader Shen..."
"Brother Shen..."
"Shen Lang, you scoundrel..."
Everyone had a thousand words in their hearts, but at this moment, they couldn't say a single one, because their hearts were already filled with shock.
"Next, I announce that the champion of the individual ability competition is Shen Lang."
While everyone was in shock, Thor on the stage raised a golden dragon trophy and shouted.
Upon hearing Thor's words, the entire venue erupted in applause. Even the group of opponents who had just been utterly defeated by Shen Lang clapped their hands.
Shen Lang had defeated them, and he had done so with absolute strength. Although they had lost, they were convinced, and they had the magnanimity to accept it.
Amidst the applause, Shen Lang did not immediately run onto the podium. Instead, he walked down the stage step by step, then walked towards Gu Qinghan. He took Gu Qinghan's hand with his right hand and led her towards the podium.
At this moment, Gu Qinghan felt an unprecedented sense of happiness and joy. She felt as if she were walking not to the podium with Shen Lang, but to the wedding altar.
Two minutes later, Shen Lang received the championship trophy from Thor and began his acceptance speech, saying, "Everyone, in fact, compared to the hardship of coming here to compete, I would rather stay home and cook with my fiancée. But there's no way, my uncle insisted on this award, so I had no choice but to take it."
"You all lost, but losing to Shen Lang is not shameful, because in the future, many more people will lose to Shen Lang, and losing to Shen Lang will be your supreme honor."
"Scoundrel, you..."
Upon hearing Shen Lang's words, the opponents who had already been convinced by his strength glared at Shen Lang, wishing they could rush up and beat him.
This scoundrel was not fighting fairly. He had already won, so why did he have to mock them?
However, if it were them, they would probably have the same attitude.
"Everyone, I know that the team competition is next. Similarly, I don't want to waste time. The team led by Qin Long, the captain of the special operations team of the Nanling Military Guard Department, will take on fifteen opponents and defeat all participating teams within half an hour."
Shen Lang's gaze was sharp and disdainful as he looked at everyone. Then, he picked up Gu Qinghan and walked off the podium step by step.
"What?"
"One against fifteen?"
Upon hearing Shen Lang's words, the entire venue was in an uproar. Shen Lang's single-handedly defeating all opponents and winning the individual ability competition had already made other Military Guard Departments stew with resentment. Now, hearing Shen Lang say that the Nanling Military Guard Department team would take on fifteen opponents and defeat all participating teams within half an hour enraged all the participating teams.
"Shen Lang, you are too arrogant. You simply don't take any of us seriously."
Lu Qing pointed at Shen Lang and shouted.
"Arrogant? I'm already being very humble."
Shen Lang looked at Lu Qing and smiled, "If it weren't a team competition, I would have liked to take on all your participating teams by myself, one by one, with a single blade."
Saying this, Shen Lang looked at Qin Long and smiled, "Brother Qin, you are in charge of this competition. Remember my words, defeat all participating teams within half an hour."
"Brother Shen, don't worry. We have undergone your rigorous training. We will definitely not let you down."
Qin Long stood up and smiled at Shen Lang, "You single-handedly defeated all your opponents and won a championship. Surely, ten of us can also win another championship?"
"Brother Shen, feel free to watch the show from the spectator room and have a good time with Director Gu."
With that, Qin Long addressed Xiong Zi, Long Zi, and the others, "Brothers, Brother Shen has already made his statement. We can't let him lose face. In half an hour, we will eliminate all participating teams. Can we do it?"
"Haha, half an hour is too long. Twenty minutes should be enough."
Xiong Zi said with a confident look.
"Hahaha—"
Xiong Zi's words were immediately met with bursts of laughter from Long Zi and the other members.
"Director Song, it seems you are full of confidence this year. Have you already forgotten your team's seventh consecutive year of coming in last place?"
Seeing the Nanling Military Guard Department's arrogance, Lin Jingmeng expressed her dissatisfaction and said.
Zhao Shentong also reacted, scoffing, "It seems Director Song is too confident in his nephew, believing that his subordinates can win the championship with just a little training from him."
"No way, does Director Song really think a Earth Realm expert can train an invincible army?"
"Hahaha—"
Zhao Shentong's words were immediately met with echoing laughter.
"The winner is decided by strength, not by words. Arguing now is meaningless. Why not go to the spectator room and watch quietly?"
The team competition involved sending all the teams into the primeval forest, where they had to survive while defeating all opponents. To allow the judges to observe the competition, all participating players' collars were equipped with cameras, and the surveillance footage would be transmitted in real-time to the large screen in the spectator room.
Thor, seeing the tense atmosphere among the crowd, said, "Instead of confronting each other now, let's settle it with action. The competition begins."
As Thor announced the start, the sixteen participating teams boarded their vehicles and departed.
While everyone was leaving, Shen Lang, carrying Gu Qinghan, and Song Shadao arrived at the spectator room.
The spectator room had a massive electronic screen, eighty meters long and fifty meters wide, which was already displaying the camera feeds from all participating players.
However, as everyone was currently in their vehicles, not much could be seen. The real combat would only begin once they reached their destination.
"Sister, why did you suddenly come to the scene? Didn't you say you had a lot of work to handle?"
Shen Lang leaned back in a large chair, with Gu Qinghan sitting on his lap. After gently kissing Gu Qinghan's cheek, Shen Lang asked.
"I didn't intend to come, but I couldn't resist the temptation, so I came."
Gu Qinghan smiled charmingly and said, "I wanted to see how you won the championship trophy in the individual ability competition by yourself, and also to see how Qin Long and the others would take on fifteen opponents and bring glory to our Nanling Military Guard Department."
"Is that so..."
Shen Lang heard this and smiled, "Alright, since you're here, let's watch closely."
With that, Shen Lang kissed Gu Qinghan's cheek again and sighed, "Before, I didn't feel anything when I didn't see you for a day, but now, if I can't see you for a moment, I feel lost. Sister, perhaps I will never be able to leave you in this lifetime."