Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 24: Four Rings Against Three Rings, the Advantage is in My Hands, How Can I Lose? (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

"No, are you serious, Xiao Hongchen?" When Xiao Hongchen confidently said that if he lost to Xiao Qiang, he would wash Meng Hongchen's socks for a year, Meng Hongchen was in no mood to care about Xiao Qiang's appearance for a moment.

Although Meng Hongchen appears to be a beautiful white-haired, blue-eyed girl to the outside world, in the eyes of her older brother Xiao Hongchen, who grew up with her, she is not a beautiful girl at all. As siblings who grew up together, Meng Hongchen's image in Xiao Hongchen's eyes is hard to describe.

That's why the bet that Xiao Hongchen casually mentioned filled Meng Hongchen with shock.

"What, Meng, you don't actually think I'd lose to a Soul Master who's only level 35, do you?" Xiao Hongchen said arrogantly, sensing Meng Hongchen's gaze.

Hearing Xiao Hongchen's words, Meng Hongchen calmed down and considered Xiao Hongchen's strength. "Hmm... that's indeed impossible."

"It's not just unlikely, it's absolutely impossible," Xiao Hongchen said arrogantly, then casually glanced at Xiao Qiang.

"Grandpa, you've chosen the wrong opponent for me. A mere three-ring Soul Master isn't worth my time. Even if he can defeat a four-ring Soul Grandmaster, how many fifth-level Soul Masters who have reached the Soul King level are my match?"

Jing Hongchen wasn't angry at Xiao Hongchen's expression. "Xiao, don't underestimate Xiao Qiang. Here's the deal: you fight Xiao Qiang. If you win, Grandpa will give you a level nine soul tool. If you lose, you'll wash Meng's socks for a year as punishment for your arrogance, as you promised Meng. How about it?"

Sensing the trust in Xiao Qiang's strength in Jing Hongchen's tone, Xiao Hongchen looked at Xiao Qiang again. Unlike her previous contempt, her grandfather's confident demeanor gradually calmed Xiao Hongchen down.

He had never heard of Xiao Qiang before, which meant that Xiao Qiang was not from a noble family.

If Xiao Qiang wasn't born into a high-ranking noble family, then he could only be from a minor noble family or an ordinary commoner. Regardless of which possibility he was, to become his grandfather's personal disciple, he would need an extraordinary talent.

Whether it's a soul tool or a martial soul, Xiao Qiang's talent might even be on par with his own, or even stronger. Otherwise, his grandfather would never have easily accepted someone as a disciple.

Coupled with her grandfather's confident demeanor, it was clear he was preparing to make her understand what he had said before about the existence of people beyond people and the heavens beyond heavens.

As the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire, Xiao Hongchen was not only strong but also intelligent. He quickly grasped the logical connections and realized that Xiao Qiang was not easy to deal with, but...

"Grandpa, this means you'll lose a level nine soul tool."

Xiao Hongchen had indeed sorted out his thoughts and figured out what was going on, but who was he? Xiao Hongchen, the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire!

As the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire, if he didn't dare to accept the challenge against someone who had one less soul ring and whose soul power was twelve levels lower than his own, then he wouldn't be the one laughing at the world.

"You haven't defeated Xiao Qiang yet, so things are still uncertain, haha."

"A level 47 Soul Master versus a level 35 Soul Venerable. Even if he can make a level 4 Soul Tool, with a difference of 12 levels in Soul Power, this battle is definitely in my favor."

"In this situation, I really can't understand how I could lose to him. If that's the case, why can't I take a gamble? Could I, Xiao Hongchen, possibly lose to someone with weaker soul power than me?"

"Alright, since you're so confident, then go ahead and fight him."

Jing Hongchen patted Xiao Qiang on the shoulder. As Xiao Hongchen's grandfather, he knew Xiao Hongchen's personality best, so he knew that Xiao Hongchen would never refuse.

And so, the two quickly stepped onto the competition field. Xiao Hongchen looked at Xiao Qiang, who was extremely arrogant at the moment, as if he had the words "I am the world's number one genius" etched on his face.

"Come on, as my grandfather's disciple, don't let me down by losing too quickly like the others."

As Jing Hongchen nodded and the referee shouted "Start," Xiao Hongchen, who was originally preparing to end the battle with a few soul-guided cannons, stopped.

"Fine, I am a four-ring Soul Master after all. Since my soul power is twelve levels higher than yours, I'll let you make twelve moves first, so you won't say I won unfairly if you lose later."

Jing Hongchen's lips twitched slightly beneath the mask. It has to be said that Xiao Qiang's appearance as a three-ring Soul Master, combined with his first two Soul Skills, would be unstoppable for any normal Soul Master.

With their apparent weakness, coupled with perfectly timed psychological manipulation despite only being a century old, it would be difficult for even someone with little self-confidence, let alone an arrogant person like Xiao Hongchen, to avoid falling for this trick.

"Laugh, but be gentle! And please, don't hit my face!"

"Whose side are you on anyway? Never mind, he's just a three-soul Soul Master. It's not like I need to pay attention to his face..."

Xiao Hongchen was speaking when he saw Xiao Qiang suddenly appear very close to him. Then, with a burst of speed, the level-four soul-guided thrusters on his back activated simultaneously, and almost in the blink of an eye, Xiao Qiang was right in front of him. The extremely close distance made it impossible for Xiao Qiang to use his soul-guided cannon.

"The soul-guided cannon is too late! Damn it! I was careless! But..."

Seeing that the Soul Guidance Cannon was unusable, Xiao Hongchen was not panicked. Even without the Soul Guidance Cannon, with his soul power exceeding Xiao Qiang's level twelve, his control over metal, and his top-tier martial soul, Xiao Hongchen was certain that he would still win this battle.

"The gap between us is too vast; even if you have some tricks up your sleeve..."

Xiao Hongchen looked at Xiao Qiang's fist coming towards him, intending to use his control over metal to defend against Xiao Qiang's fist and then suppress it.

But suddenly, when he saw Xiao Qiang's eyes, he was momentarily distracted. It was in this moment of distraction that Xiao Qiang's fist struck Xiao Hongchen squarely in the eye socket.

Xiao Hongchen felt the pain, which slowed down his soul skill by half a beat. And it was this half-beat that caused Xiao Hongchen to get a panda eye in his other eye as well.

After taking two punches in a row, Xiao Hongchen realized something was wrong and wanted to fight back, but Xiao Qiang had no intention of giving Xiao Hongchen a chance to retaliate. So he pressed his advantage and, with the help of his Sharingan's dynamic vision, dominated Xiao Hongchen the whole time.

It wasn't until Xiao Hongchen was covered in bruises and it was clear to everyone that he was no longer able to defeat Xiao Qiang that the referee, at Jing Hongchen's suggestion, decided to declare Xiao Hongchen the loser.

Xiao Qiang then stopped, and after he stopped, Meng Hongchen could clearly feel that Xiao Hongchen had gained weight.

"Xiao, are you alright?" Meng Hongchen ran over and helped Xiao Hongchen up.

"Fortunately, he wasn't hit in any vital areas, but he's in unbearable pain. With the medication, I estimate he'll be almost fully recovered by tomorrow," Xiao Hongchen said after assessing his current physical condition.

"Oh, so are you going to wash my socks today or tomorrow?"

Laughing at the World: "..."

(End of this chapter)