Chapter 420: Shameless Rotating Battles

Upon first hearing the term 'absolute defense,' Shangguan Lingxue was extremely surprised.

'Absolute defense of the soul, doesn't that mean only Ji Qing can attack others, while others can only passively take hits? This technique is simply too powerful!'

Shangguan Lingyun also nodded and said, 'I've only heard of absolute defense before and thought it was just a rumor. I never expected to witness it today! This Ji Qing is truly remarkable!'

Zhao Chengqian sneered, 'What absolute defense? It's just that he hasn't encountered a strong opponent! As long as one's soul power is stronger than his, absolute defense is nothing but a joke!'

'Is that so? I wonder if any of you can break this absolute defense?' Shi Haoran suddenly said.

Zhao Chengqian, however, showed no embarrassment and said arrogantly, 'Soul martial artists are ultimately a minor path; the path of martial artists is the true way! He may have absolute defense in soul power, but I wonder if it can withstand my Overlord Roaring Cloud Spear?'

Shi Haoran smiled and said, 'That remains to be seen!'

Zhao Chengqian laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, 'Alright, I won't engage in a war of words with Pill King Shi. A defeated opponent is not worth my concern. But... he still has to get past Wenqiu and Zaihe first. Those two are not easy to deal with.'

Although Zhao Chengqian had lost face earlier, his prestige remained intact; the title of number one in the royal city was not undeserved.

Receiving Zhao Chengqian's approval, Huang Wenqiu and Xue Zaihe were visibly excited.

Of course, even if Zhao Chengqian hadn't instigated them, these two would not have let Ye Yuan off.

However, Huang Wenqiu smiled mysteriously and said, 'Rest assured, Seventh Prince, I have prepared a grand feast for Ji Qing. I believe he will thank me for it.'

'Oh? Then I look forward to seeing it!' Zhao Chengqian suddenly became interested.

...

After calming Xu Qing down, the martial arts competition for marriage naturally continued.

However, Ye Yuan's stunning performance had already deterred most people, and for a moment, no one stepped forward.

With overwhelmingly strong soul attacks and overwhelmingly strong soul defense, how could one deal with such a prodigy?

Even a Sea Transformation third-layer expert had fallen before him; unless a Sea Transformation fourth-layer expert stepped up, no one would be a match for Ye Yuan.

'Is there anyone else who wishes to challenge Young Master Ji Qing?' Seeing no one step forward, the referee asked again.

Just then, a young man leaped onto the arena and said, 'I'll take you on!'

This young man was also quite strong, at the Sea Transformation third layer.

However, this level was somewhat insufficient against Ye Yuan. Everyone was well aware of this.

'Is this guy out of his mind? Knowing he's no match for Ji Qing, he still goes up to get beaten?'

'Heh, maybe he's just bored and wants to be a punching bag!'

'I really can't understand it. Why are there more and more idiots these days?'

In this world, there are always more clever people. Knowing they can't win and still going up to get beaten is obviously considered foolish.

Sure enough, with just one Soul-Piercing Strike from Ye Yuan, the young man fell directly.

However, after that young man fell, another Sea Transformation third-layer martial artist immediately stepped up to challenge, but was quickly taken down by Ye Yuan again.

To everyone's surprise, this was just the beginning!

After that, young martial artists stepped onto the ring one after another, all at the second or third level of the Sea of Qi realm.

Although each of them was quickly knocked down by Ye Yuan, everyone began to sense something was off.

If one person was a fool, and two were fools, could over a dozen all be fools?

Ye Yuan frowned. He had instantly defeated his opponents from the start, aiming to intimidate the crowd below and discourage most from stepping up.

With thousands of martial artists, even if he had three heads and six arms, he couldn't handle them all!

Compared to using martial techniques, the Spirit Shocking Thorn was clearly more intimidating, as he didn't even need to make a move.

In fact, he had already achieved his goal; few dared to step onto the ring.

Though there were still some martial artists at the fourth level of the Sea of Qi realm or above below the stage, they were all taking a wait-and-see approach.

These people were almost all prominent figures in the royal city, and none were willing to be the first to come up and lose face.

But unexpectedly, a large group of fearless fellows suddenly appeared, coming up one after another to be humiliated, which left Ye Yuan puzzled.

His gaze swept toward Zhao Chengqian and the others on the viewing platform, and he soon noticed Huang Wenqiu's slightly smug expression, quickly understanding the situation.

"Trying to wear me down with a war of attrition? Hah... what a pig-brained idea! Since you're using such despicable tactics, don't blame me for being ruthless! Let's see how many people you can send up!" Ye Yuan sneered inwardly.

At this moment, some clever people below the stage also sensed something wrong and began cursing.

"How shameless! Using a war of attrition to exhaust Ji Qing's strength!"

"Hey, have you no shame? This martial arts contest for a bride relies on true skill. Using such lowly tricks will shorten your lifespan!"

"Winning by such means is disgraceful! If Miss Ruyan marries such trash, I'll be the first to object!"

Hearing the curses below, Huang Wenqiu remained very composed.

Clearly, he didn't care about the criticism at all.

"Heh, Young Master Huang truly has fine methods. The second-ranked expert of the royal city, using such base tactics to drain his opponent's strength—what a surprise... indeed!" Fatty Tang Zhi was displeased with this move, his words already laced with sarcasm.

Huang Wenqiu smiled and said, "If you dare to step onto this ring, you must accept challenges from all the young talents under heaven. Without that resolve, you'd better scram off the stage."

Tang Zhi sneered, "I wonder if Young Master Huang has heard what those martial artists below are saying? Young talents? Young Master Huang sure likes to flatter himself!"

Zhao Chengqian said calmly, "Since ancient times, the victor is king and the loser a bandit. I see nothing wrong with Wenqiu's approach. Since you know the rules of today's contest, you should have prepared a strategy in advance. Ji Qing dared to be the first to step up—how can he fear others challenging him?"

"Hmph! Birds of a feather flock together!" Tang Zhi, seeing the two colluding, snorted coldly and fell silent.

"Senior Brother, these guys are unworthy of being called the first and second experts of the royal city—utterly shameless! If this continues, I'm worried about Junior Brother..." Tang Zhi transmitted to Shi Haoran.

Shi Haoran smiled faintly, "Take another look at Junior Brother."

Tang Zhi was startled and looked at Ye Yuan, indeed noticing some changes in him!

Before this, although Ye Yuan had always exuded an aura of looking down on the world, he hadn't shown much killing intent.

But now, the aura around Ye Yuan had become sharp!

"They think they can deal with Junior Brother this way—they've miscalculated. Junior Brother is no pushover. That much is clear from how he utterly destroyed Tong Wenchang by extreme means. This time, I'm afraid Huang Wenqiu will be in for a world of pain." Shi Haoran laughed.