"Xu Wuzhou, what did you just say?" Xie Guangping shouted angrily.

"I didn't say much, just admiring your mother. She managed to cure your Xie Family's hereditary infertility, truly a miracle doctor," Xu Wuzhou praised.

"Brother Qin, is this how you teach your family?" Xie Tao was also infuriated, standing up and shouting at Qin Li.

Qin Li frowned, never expecting Xu Wuzhou to dare come, let alone insult Xie Tao so brazenly.

More harm than good!

He was about to reprimand Xu Wuzhou a few times, to give Xie Tao an out and protect Xu Wuzhou. But then he saw Xu Wuzhou stride towards the stone platform.

"I don't want to waste time with you. Whoever the Xie Family sends up, let's finish the bet quickly. I have other matters to attend to," Xu Wuzhou said to Xie Guangping.

The venue fell silent, everyone dumbfoundedly watching Xu Wuzhou, even the martial artists fighting on the platform stopped.

"What is this trash doing? Is he really going up there?"

"Hahaha, isn't he afraid of being slapped to death?"

"This fool, is he blindly confident again?"

"This waste really went up, does he think he can place, as if we don't exist?"

"A maggot, disgusting people in every way!"

"…"

After a moment of silence, the crowd burst into laughter, looking at Xu Wuzhou like he was an idiot. Everyone knew what kind of person he was, yet he dared to go on stage.

Qin Qingmo stood there, watching the young man on the platform, her eyebrows slightly raised. What was he trying to do? Hadn't he caused enough trouble already?

Qin Li's face was also darkened. At this time, he was still causing a scene. How could Brother Xu have such a son?

"What? No one coming up?"

Xu Wuzhou seemed oblivious to the mocking laughter, his gaze fixed on Xie Guangping.

Xie Guangping laughed heartily, "Of course, I'll grant your wish. Xie Chengping, you go up."

As Xie Chengping passed by him, Xie Guangping whispered, "If you get the chance, cripple him."

Xie Chengping nodded and stepped onto the platform, "Please!"

As Xie Chengping was about to make a move, Xu Wuzhou shouted, "Wait!"

"Hahaha! I thought this kid had real courage, but he's still scared."

"Just like every year, he admits defeat as soon as he gets on stage."

"A waste is a waste. Did you really expect anything from him?"

"We were wrong."

"…"

When Xu Wuzhou shouted to wait, the crowd burst into laughter.

Xie Guangping then said to Qin Li, "Since he admits defeat, Uncle Qin should honor the bet."

"I told you to use the money to treat your family's hereditary infertility, no need to be so hasty," Xu Wuzhou said to Xie Guangping. "I just have some doubts about our bet."

"What doubts?" Xie Guangping was eager for Xu Wuzhou to show some backbone, otherwise, he wouldn't even have a chance to cripple him.

"When we made the bet, if I didn't place, I'd give you the Xu Family Enterprise. But we never said what you'd give me if I did place," Xu Wuzhou said.

"What do you want?" Xie Guangping asked.

"Naturally, it should be fair. If I win, you give me the Xie Family Enterprise," Xu Wuzhou replied.

Xie Guangping sneered, "You, a wastrel, dare to compare enterprises with the Xie Family. If you're not satisfied with the bet, you can choose not to compete. If you don't compete, I win."

Xu Wuzhou was taken aback, thinking how Xie Guangping was playing so unpredictably. I'm a waste, if I say this, you should agree. Being so smart is no fun.

"How about a discount on the bet, half of the family assets?" Xu Wuzhou suggested.

Xie Guangping said, "If you don't want to compete, just step down."

"Ten thousand taels, that should be fair," Xu Wuzhou said to Xie Guangping.

Even Qin Yunjie couldn't help but blush. What was this guy doing? Negotiating business in a duel arena? Wasn't he embarrassed?

"An additional thousand taels on the bet," Xie Guangping thought Xu Wuzhou was using such a disgusting method to find an excuse to avoid the fight, not wanting to honor the bet, so he decided to add some silver to expose his trick.

Xie Guangping originally thought Xu Wuzhou would continue to make excuses, say it was too little, then get angry and say he wouldn't bet and step down.

But unexpectedly, Xu Wuzhou actually said, "Alright, a thousand taels it is, better than nothing."

No one expected Xu Wuzhou to actually agree. Xie Chengping was initially stunned, then overjoyed. He chuckled, suddenly stomping hard on the bluestone beneath him.

With one stomp, the bluestone beneath his foot instantly turned to powder, leaving a deep footprint.

One stomp, stone shattered to powder!

"Heh, kid, don't wet your pants," Xie Chengping said, throwing a punch at the ground where Xu Wuzhou stood.

The bluestone ground instantly cracked, spreading like a spider web to Xu Wuzhou's feet.

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Xie Chengping let out a cold laugh, "Scared?"

Everyone could see that Xie Chengping was deliberately trying to frighten Xu Wuzhou. Their eyes turned to Xu Wuzhou, wanting to see him trembling.

The explosive power of the First Postnatal Layer, stone-shattering, wouldn't it make Xu Wuzhou panic?

But Xu Wuzhou stood there, letting the ground crack beneath him, unmoving.

Seeing that he hadn't frightened Xu Wuzhou, Xie Chengping frowned slightly, then threw another punch, this time directly at Xu Wuzhou.

The fist stance was mighty, the force so strong that it pushed the air aside, creating a shocking gust. This punch was even stronger than the one that shattered the bluestone, producing a sonic boom.

"Xu Wuzhou!" Qin Li's face changed dramatically, wanting to rush down to save Xu Wuzhou, but Xie Guangping stopped him, saying, "It's not good for us to interfere in the younger generation's fight."

Xie Chengping moved quickly, reaching Xu Wuzhou in the blink of an eye. Qin Li's face changed, if this punch landed on Xu Wuzhou, he wouldn't die but would be crippled.

"Quick, dodge!" Qin Li shouted anxiously at Xu Wuzhou, who stood there.

Others saw Xu Wuzhou not moving and laughed, "This kid is scared stiff."

They had thought Xu Wuzhou was unafraid when he showed no expression before.

The fist carrying violent power was about to land on Xu Wuzhou, everyone expecting to see blood splatter. But just as they anticipated this result, Xu Wuzhou also raised his fist, meeting the attack simply and directly.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided, but there was no blood splatter. Instead, the two in the arena were evenly matched, both stepping back several steps.

Xu Wuzhou stood there, feeling the power from his arm, thinking how weak it was. He thought it would be stronger, who was he trying to scare with stone-shattering? He could shatter it with one punch. But to scam a bit more, he'd pretend to be evenly matched.

Coming here once, he couldn't leave empty-handed, had to earn more silver.

Even though he hid his strength, countless eyes in the arena widened, some even rubbing their eyes to make sure they weren't seeing things.

Qin Yunjie looked ahead, then poked Qin Qingmo beside him with a finger, "Sis, help me check my eyes, am I seeing things?"

Qin Qingmo was equally shocked, unable to comprehend how this was the strength of the person she remembered.

In the Lin Family of the Six Great Clans, a curvaceous figure suddenly stood up, eyes fixed on the arena.

"First Postnatal Layer! How could he be First Postnatal Layer!"

Many people murmured, feeling parched. The First Postnatal Layer, at Xu Wuzhou's age, was definitely outstanding in Lin'an Prefecture. Such strength, compared to Xu Wuzhou's past performance and reputation, was hard for everyone to accept.

Could such a maggot become outstanding?

"Good! Good! Good!" Qin Li was so excited his face turned red, shouting good three times. He knew it, how could Brother Xu's son be a waste?

Hahaha!

This kid had been hiding his strength all along, enduring humiliation just to make a name for himself today?

That's quite a tactic, the shock he brought was even greater than someone reaching the Innate Realm.

Xie Guangping's face was gloomy, he couldn't believe Xu Wuzhou had such strength.

Was he pretending all along? Impossible! Xie Guangping couldn't believe someone could pretend so well.

But if not pretending, how to explain the strength?

"Xie Chengping, knock him down," Xie Guangping hoped, cripple him, even if Xu Wuzhou was hiding strength, so what, he'd soon be a cripple again.

In the arena, Xie Chengping and Xu Wuzhou were evenly matched. They kept exchanging blows, the power of the First Postnatal Layer clashing continuously.

Both forces exhibited the Power of Nine Bulls, exploding repeatedly, the crowd hearing sonic booms.

Under their feet, with each step, the bluestone ground kept cracking.

The two clashed fiercely on the platform, their figures leaping continuously, punch after punch, kick after kick, smashing stones with each move.

The disciples in the Vital Energy and Blood Realm watching this scene swallowed hard, feeling parched.

The strength of the First Postnatal Layer was far superior to the Vital Energy and Blood Realm.

At the same time, the two evenly matched in the arena made everyone tense.

No disciple from any family wanted Xu Wuzhou to win, none wanted to see a waste rise, they all hoped for Xie Chengping's victory.

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