Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Preemptive Strike
Inside the Combat Club, the noise from the crowd was deafening.
In the spectator seats, Zhu Wenjie sat in an inconspicuous place, his face still covered with a mask. He sat quietly in his seat, yet inside, he was already experiencing a storm of emotions.
As a member of the Zhu Family, he knew about the Martial Alliance forum and often followed it.
However, there had been no special events in the Martial World recently, and he hadn’t checked the forum yesterday, so he was unaware of this Life and Death Platform duel. But this morning, he had received a call from his cousin Tong Yunshu, who spoke with urgency, asking him to come to the Combat Club to watch this duel to the death.
When he heard that Yang Fei was to duel Yan Zhongshan, a master of the Energy Transformation Fifth Grade, Zhu Wenjie was so shocked he couldn’t speak.
Tong Yunshu had also told him about the recent events, and when Zhu Wenjie learned that Yang Fei had even killed Tong Jianzhou, his heart raced, and he could hardly believe it.
Zhu Wenjie thought he understood Yang Fei, having speculated that Yang Fei was a Martial Artist from the incident at Xintian Di and his subsequent lifesaving actions during a camping trip.
But he only knew that Yang Fei’s medical skills were excellent, never expecting Yang Fei’s combat power to be so terrifying.
To find out the truth, Zhu Wenjie arrived here at around ten in the morning.
When Yang Fei arrived at the entrance of the venue right on schedule, Zhu Wenjie spotted him immediately, and his heart churned, unable to calm down.
It really was him.
Although he learned everything through the Martial Alliance forum and Yun Shu had also told him the truth, he still couldn’t believe it, thinking it must be someone else with the same name as Yang Fei.
Now, seeing Yang Fei appear with his own eyes, and watching him walk over to the chairman’s stand to sign the contract of life and death, openly accepting a gauntlet match with a demeanor that completely disregarded the long-reputed senior, Yan Zhongshan, Zhu Wenjie was completely numb.
Was he really this audacious?
Did he truly have the abilities, or was he simply accustomed to bragging?
As stunned as he was inside, Zhu Wenjie felt his blood boil with Yang Fei’s acceptance of the gauntlet match.
This is the passion and spirit that we young Martial Artists should have.
In the arena, after Yang Fei made sure all the people he wanted to eliminate today had signed, he turned and walked up the steps to the platform.
"Fuck, this kid really dares to go up?"
"So young, even if he’s been practicing martial arts since he was born, at most he’d be at the Early Stage of Inner Strength, yet he dares to challenge Yan Zhongshan, a Fifth Grade master of Energy Transformation?"
"Who gave him the courage?"
"This is simply seeking death."
Standing on the platform, amidst the various discussions from the spectators around him, Yang Fei remained as if he had heard nothing.
His name had only become known to the people in the Martial World since yesterday afternoon through that challenge letter, while Yan Zhongshan was a genuinely famous Energy Transformation master for many years and a senior in the Martial World.
Thus, almost no one was optimistic about today’s life and death battle.
But Yang Fei didn’t care about what others thought.
All he wanted was to solve the issues potentially threatening his family through this method, and incidentally leave a profound impression on people in the Martial World.
In the arena, even Jiang Ziman, who trusted Qin Yanyang greatly and knew Yang Fei should be strong, was silently shaking his head, not optimistic about Yang Fei’s battle with Yan Zhongshan.
After all, he had just observed Yang Fei closely and hadn’t detected any fluctuations of internal energy.
Now seeing Yang Fei stepping up to the Life and Death Platform and Yan Zhongshan also going up, as the fight was about to start, Jiang Ziman couldn’t help but grow increasingly anxious.
Miss Qin, if you have other arrangements, take action soon, otherwise once they start fighting, that boy will definitely be killed in one move.
I’m no match for Yan Zhongshan either, even if I wanted to save your husband, it wouldn’t be possible.
"Mr. Yang... can you really do it?" Qi Tai said worriedly in a low voice.
Zhang Long, startled, quickly said, "Master, don’t worry, Mr. Yang is sure to win."
Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou were even more confident, the latter saying, "We were already regretful that we didn’t see the battle at Yun Mountain, we must watch how Mr. Yang takes down a Fifth Grade of Energy Transformation today."
Xu Mao nodded, not doubting Yang Fei’s victory.
Considering Nan Liren and Xu Yingluo both died at the hands of Mr. Yang, this Yan Zhongshan is simply here to deliver his head."
The three of them listened to the skeptical voices around them and secretly sneered, shaking their heads.
Xu Xingzhou was even more secretly looking forward to the shocked expressions of these people after Yan Zhongshan was killed.
On the platform, Yang Fei saw that Yan Zhongshan was hesitating and not stepping up yet, his gaze fell on him, and he said coldly, "Come and die quickly, I am in a hurry!"
The families of Yan, Wang, and Tong, as well as their people, saw Yang Fei’s arrogance, their faces turned livid with anger as they glared at him furiously.
Even many onlookers, in order to flatter and please Yan Zhongshan, also started shouting, "Kid, you are too arrogant."
"Exactly, Elder Yan is a senior in the Martial World, how can you be so presumptuous?"
Yang Fei frowned but still ignored those who were shouting. Instead, he looked at Yan Zhongshan and said, "Do you want me to come down and kill you?"
Boom!
As soon as these words were out, the whole place erupted into noise.
So arrogant!
This kid is simply boundlessly arrogant.
Many people despised Yang Fei’s overbearing and arrogant demeanor, wishing they could jump up and teach him a lesson themselves. However, since this place was under the supervision of the Martial Alliance, no one dared to act rashly, so they could only focus their attention on Yan Zhongshan.
Someone urged, "Elder Yan, please go and teach that kid a lesson; he’s too haughty, and we can’t stand it anymore."
"Yes, smash that kid’s haughtiness."
"Let him know that not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can challenge a master of Energy Transformation."
Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, Yan Zhongshan looked up at the platform.
About seven or eight meters away from the platform, he soared into the air, gliding effortlessly and gracefully right into the ring.
As his feet touched the ground, Yan Zhongshan looked at Yang Fei and said, "Kid, don’t say I’m bullying the younger. You make the first move."
Yang Fei responded indifferently, "It doesn’t matter who moves first, killing you, one move is enough."
Many young people below could no longer bear it.
"My god, let me at him, I can’t stand it anymore."
"I can’t stand it either, this guy is too arrogant, I want to jump up and beat him to death."
Atop the platform, Yan Zhongshan was quite stable mentally. Hearing Yang Fei’s words, he was provoked into laughter, "Hahaha, what a bold statement. Looking at the current Martial World, even a Seventh Grade Grandmaster dare not claim they could kill me in one move. Young man, how arrogant you are!"
Yang Fei raised his hand and, following the rules of the Martial Arts World, made a gesture to start the fight, signaling that the duel was about to begin.
Yan Zhongshan glanced at him and said proudly, "Kid, you make the first move."
Yang Fei didn’t bother with niceties and took a step towards him.
As Yang Fei took that step, his aura completely changed.
In Yan Zhongshan’s eyes, Yang Fei became a knife.
A sharp, unparalleled knife, capable of splitting mountains and severing seas, a peerless treasure!
A fearsome threat like never before arose.
Yan Zhongshan, a former battlefield veteran, honed from countless life-and-death fights and a master of Martial Arts, was very sensitive to murderous intent and danger. His heart chilled, his expression became extremely solemn, his inner energy surged, and he instantly entered the highest state of battle readiness, his entire being as sharp and cold as a spear.
Yang Fei felt the fierce aura emanating from this man and nodded silently to himself but still did not take him seriously, taking a second step forward.
This step covered three meters.
The distance between the two instantly narrowed.
Yan Zhongshan felt as if Mount Tai was toppling over him, the terrifying pressure made him unhesitatingly make the most correct decision.
He struck first, seizing the initiative!
He had indeed previously said he would let the young man move first, wanting to demonstrate the bearing of a senior.
However, faced with a life-or-death situation, he made the first move.