Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

They were watching the fight intently, and Zhang Huolong was thinking, "This is nothing like the boxing I usually watch; it doesn't feel like every punch hits the flesh."

"It's boring."

If someone else said this, it might sound arrogant, but coming from Zhang Huolong, it probably doesn't mean anything by it.

Because we are just ordinary people, we can't truly grasp the formidable attacks hidden beneath the students' seemingly effortless offensives.

"Is this a fixed match?!" Zhang Huolong suddenly shouted, because he saw on one of the arena rings that a seemingly ordinary student from Lianjiang Martial Arts School landed a slap on another student from their own school...

The body was covered in wounds of varying degrees, and blood was gushing from the entire body, indicating extreme violence.

He was immediately carried away by medical staff for treatment.

In response to Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's situation, Yuhua Martial Arts School did not stop their noisy behavior, but instead assigned several senior teachers.

They gave Zhang Chaoqiang's parents a detailed and patient explanation.

Of course, the reason Zhang Chaoqiang didn't personally explain martial arts and combat techniques to them was because, given their level of comprehension...

No amount of explanation will help.

"So, is this a serious fighting match, or a performance-style boxing match like WWE? Or perhaps a martial arts acrobatics performance?"

It wasn't until 11 o'clock that the teachers who were explaining things to them were covered in sweat.

They eventually gave up on this most difficult thing, and they were more or less able to understand the generation gap that existed between them and their child, Zhang Chaoqiang, in their daily lives.

"It's not good. When will it be your turn to be super strong? When will you be able to show your skills to Mom and Dad? It's so boring..."

"I will not participate in this martial arts competition."

"why?"

Zhang Chaoqiang: "..."

Shen Qiangwei: "What about Xiaoyue? Is Xiaoyue ready? When does she plan to go up?"

After Zhang Chaoqiang's mental preparation, Tan Yue was full of confidence, but her eyes were fixed on the man in black in front of her, as if waiting for an instruction.

Zhang Chaoqiang's words didn't carry much weight.

The man slowly turned his head, revealing only her profile. He didn't say a word or make any eye contact, but his actions told Tan Yue that it was time for her to go on stage.

"What a strange atmosphere," Zhang Chaoqiang frowned, thinking to himself. It seemed that Tan Yue's father had come to check on her cultivation progress over the past few days.

They seem to be very strict.

Each person has a total of ten challenge opportunities. The top 256 players with the most wins in these ten battles can advance.

Tan Yue's performance was enough to advance, but Zhang Chaoqiang was somewhat displeased with the man's attitude. So he wanted to use his abilities to help Tan Yue win more gracefully and give her indifferent father a surprise.

During Tan Yue's challenge, Zhang Huolong leaned forward, pulling his chair back, and stuck his head out.

Seemingly having witnessed the interaction between the two earlier, he finally couldn't help but ask, "You're Xiaoyue's dad, right?"

For the first time in a long time, the man turned around, holding his cane. He could clearly see that Zhang Huolong also had a five-clawed golden dragon tattooed on his shoulder.

It is exactly the same as the dragon carved on the cane.

He stared directly at Zhang Huolong, the muscles in his jaw and back teeth tensing up again.

"I'm kind of her brother."

Chapter 116 How to be both good and bad

"My name is Tan Tang."

Although it was only a short sentence, Tan Tang, Tan Yue's brother, clearly showed special patience towards Zhang Huolong.

Zhang Huolong nodded, forgetting to introduce himself, and was tugged at by Shen Qiangwei.

The couple noticed the cane in Tan Tang's hand at the same time, as if by unspoken agreement.

Not good looking.

It can't compare to his over-the-shoulder dragon, which was a simple over-the-shoulder dragon that only cost five hundred yuan to make back then.

From the claws, it was clear that the other person's cane was also carved with a five-clawed golden dragon.

But compared to what's on him, he looks terrible.

Rabbit eyes, deer antlers, cow mouth, camel head, clam belly, tiger paws, eagle claws, fish scales, snake body... twisted like a pieced-together contraption, yet sculpted with lifelike realism, its appearance a bizarre and incongruous sight to the two.

There was absolutely no aesthetic appeal about him.

In fact, tattoo art is, in other words, a form of painting, and sometimes, in pursuit of aesthetics, changes are made to the original state of the artwork.

Could it be that, due to popular aesthetics, most mythical beasts in legends are depicted as ethereal and otherworldly?

Mythical beasts in their real-world form do not conform to the aesthetic standards of ordinary people.

The feeling of father and son being of one mind was something Zhang Huolong was thinking. Zhang Chaoqiang also turned around in the spectator area and glanced back, his eyes also drawn to the dragon staff.

There was a powerful pressure, like the fear originating from the deepest part of the bloodline of a demon beast, making one want to crawl down. It all came from the fact that I had used [Demonic Beast Scent Sense].

At the same time, they sensed that there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on Tan Tang's body.

After canceling the use of [Beast Scent Sense], Zhang Chaoqiang made a general judgment: Tan Yue's father seemed to be like her, with an exceptionally high spiritual level, and the dragon staff contained dragon might, though he didn't know if it was real or not.

At least we can be certain that it is a cutting-edge battle suit of armor that is definitely above the sixth or seventh tier? Maybe even several tiers.

It is highly likely that the power source will be modified from a part of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, or even part of its core.

He stopped paying attention to her and turned his gaze to Tan Yue, who seemed hesitant, her eyes darting around in the crowd.

Each person has ten challenge attempts, which cannot be repeated. Only the same project can be challenged, and the challengers must be from the same grade level. The person being challenged cannot refuse.

So Tan Yue is still struggling to decide which one to choose.

"Is it really necessary to be so conflicted?" Zhang Chaoqiang wondered, given Tan Yue's current ability to control different parts of her spirit armor and spirit weapons.

While it's not to say they're guaranteed to win the next level of melee championship, they shouldn't hesitate so much against some small fry.

Ultimately, amidst much anticipation, she chose a surprising opponent…

They come from Huashang Martial Arts School in Tianbei City.

Speaking of names, I may not have mentioned them before, but there's probably no need to.

Because of the status of this martial arts school among the more than 20 martial arts schools in Linhai City participating in this competition.

Just like Jiang Wenming from Yuhua Elementary School back then.

Jiang Wenming may not be a familiar name to most people.

However, if we say that he activated 3P strength back then, ranking last among Class 1 where the average spiritual power activated was 40P, then we can intuitively understand what level Huashang Martial Arts School is at.

They were just there to make up the numbers, so this martial arts school had some self-respect and didn't send many people. And very few students would specifically choose them.

Martial artists possess pride; only by defeating opponents they consider worthy or formidable can they go further on the path of martial arts.

However, Tan Yue chose a quiet girl from the first year of high school at Huashang Martial Arts School, whose spiritual level was only at the first low level.

Huh?

Those who were paying special attention noticed this action; quite a few people were also observing Tan Yue. Meanwhile, the teachers at Huashang Martial Arts School were also shocked and quietly approached the student, whispering their questions:

"Have you been hiding your true abilities? Or do you know her? Why would Tan Yue choose you?"

Everyone would think that Tan Yue, with her powerful family background, must have had many reasons for choosing her partner, such as respecting the other person or believing that the other person is strong and challenging her... No one would think that she simply wanted to pick on an easy target.

The girl shook her head blankly and with a puzzled look: "Maybe they just want to find an easy target to get through the elimination rounds..."

"So, are you a pushover?"

"Yes."

"..."

When the two came on stage, Zhang Chaoqiang still couldn't figure it out, but he could see that Tan Yue's hesitant and preoccupied appearance earlier suggested that she had some concerns.

After thinking about it for a moment, he realized there might be something he couldn't say, so he didn't dwell on it and didn't ask on the spot, afraid that it would attract the attention of others.

However, turning our attention back to the field, Gao Tan Yue, though a head taller, had a completely lower aura. A low-level second-tier player versus a low-level first-tier player was inherently a crushing defeat, and Zhang Chaoqiang was thinking about how to turn this crushing match into a chance for Tan Yue to shine.

He was fed up with Tan Tang's stern, unpleasant face, and Tan Yue's unusual state was more or less directly related to it.

The reappearance of a long-unmentioned relative was, in fact, to test Tan Yue's cultivation progress...

We definitely need to get revenge for Tan Yue.

Facing an opponent wearing spirit shoes, Tan Yue neatly donned the "Raptor Spirit Armor" on both her left and right hands, and then began the battle at the referee's command.

Compared to the nonchalant Tan Yue, Zhang Chaoqiang was much more focused.

The opponent never intended to fight. They chose the spirit shoes only to release 150P of running energy and escape. If they could last an extra minute, it would be a way to save face for their academy.

However, what Zhang Chaoqiang didn't expect was that Tan Yue, who was wearing a 360P Raptor Spirit Armor, did not exert the strength she usually showed when fighting against him.

Just as the two beams of raptor rays were fired, Zhang Chaoqiang sighed inwardly.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, all wrong. Has Tan Yue forgotten all her usual predictive positioning and attack strategies for blocking routes?

The opponent was almost at the edge of the ring, but Tan Yue was still firing at a target within two meters in front of her. If she could hit the opponent, the customer would immediately give up the "Hand of God".

However, this did not deter Zhang Chaoqiang, who was determined to help Tan Yue. He activated [Diffusion] with all his might, and the range of the ray was spread to Na Mu's opponent, who was more than ten meters away. At the same time, he used [Blinding Eyes] to weld her spirit shoes.

The high temperature prevented the girl from controlling the shoes to achieve their original effect.

It is indeed not a very honorable thing to do to someone in a sneaky way, and Zhang Chaoqiang himself knows that. However, recalling Tan Yue's attack that targeted his vital points, and knowing the difference in strength between the two sides, he would definitely help her on the premise of ensuring her safety.

After spreading, the intensity of the ray decreased from 360P to less than 100P. However, the mortal body at the edge of the ring was stopped by Zhang Chaoqiang's blinding effect and was attacked by the ray, which cleanly and efficiently bombarded the ring.

"you…"

I'm furious.

But it wasn't the defeated Chinese female student who didn't dispute the result and slunk back to her own martial arts school area.

The one who uttered those words was Tan Yue…

She glanced helplessly at Zhang Chaoqiang. She knew it was him who had helped her, but she really didn't intend to win so easily this time.

Because Tan Tang was present, Tan Yue only made Zhang Chaoqiang sense her strangeness, but she did not take the initiative to tell the truth.

Tan Tang was quite impressed by Tan Yue's attack just now.