Chapter 16 Hope

  The best way to evaluate a person's strength or weakness is to see who their opponent is!

  There is no doubt that the final showdown will be between Tang An and Wang Feng.

  It was already destined from the moment when the groups were divided after Bei Dou Yi. To be more accurate, it was already destined three months ago when Wang Feng kicked Tang An to the ground and Tang An, not admitting defeat, turned around and counterattacked in that instant.

  Wang Feng, one of the Seven Extremes of Shu Mountain, is the second son of Wang Ruitu, the Red Gold Sword. After Wang Feng was born, his father was summoned back by his master and learned that he would be closing up to cultivate and try to break through the Seventh Heaven to enter the Eighth Heaven, putting down all worldly affairs. As a result, everything in the Shu Mountain Sword Sect would be inherited by him, and he naturally became one of the seven high-ranking leaders of Shu Mountain.

  And Wang Ruitu has fully embodied this joy from heaven in his little son!

  It turns out that his master didn't have only him as a disciple. Moreover, the one with the best martial arts skills and appearance was not him either. Wang Ruitu had never expected to inherit the title of "Red Gold Sword" from Mount Shu. For him, it was like being hit by a pie falling from the sky. When he learned about this news, he was so happy that he almost fainted.

  At this time, Wang Feng was born and was regarded by Wang Ruitu as a treasure sent by heaven. He was truly pampered from a young age, with everyone catering to his every whim, and he was treated like a living Buddha at home, completely spoiled. In such an environment, it's hard for a child not to become a spoiled brat!

  Fortunately, he was not a completely useless young master.

  When Wang Ruitu discovered that his son was incredibly talented, with meridians unblocked from a young age, and even the smaller meridians were like this. Cultivating internal energy and heart methods was also twice as fast as ordinary people. This made Wang Ruitu, who had been worried about his eldest son's average talent and inability to enter the inner gate for a long time, suddenly find his successor!

  Although the Wang family is currently prosperous, they will eventually have to face the temptation of a higher realm just like their master. At that time, the hidden danger of the Wang family will emerge.

  As a Jianghu person, especially a master, there is nothing more tempting than the high state of cultivation. So, Wang Ruitu was very afraid, he feared that once he closed his doors, the Wang family would no longer have a sufficient weight to support the entire family.

  The name of the Supreme Elder may sound good, but it is far inferior to the power of the First Seat of Shu Mountain. If one day he himself retreats, he can imagine the treatment his family members will receive. Just like when he was the First Seat of Shu Mountain, his family could bully others with their power, and now that he is no longer the First Seat, the targets of bullying may be his own children.

  That gap was like falling from heaven to hell, and Wang Ruitu couldn't accept it no matter how hard he tried. So, Wang Feng naturally took on all his will. He wanted Wang Feng to take over his position and continue to be the first seat of Shushan.

  The first seat of Shu Mountain is determined by the first seat of each vein, as long as it is reported to the head of the family and agreed upon. Wang Ruitu's power can be greatly increased. If he doesn't make good use of this power, he won't be able to sleep soundly every night.

  However, he overlooked one thing: he had never asked Wang Feng if he was willing!

  In Wang Ruitu's opinion, such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern, what's not to like? However, he didn't think so. Wang Feng, who was used to being a young master, suddenly had to be forced to get up every day and work hard to practice, especially practicing various moves, which made his waist ache and back hurt, compared to his original comfortable life, this is hell.

  Wang Feng resented his old man for forcing him to practice, and because of this, he would feel extremely annoyed whenever he saw others working hard to cultivate. That day, when he saw Tang An happily lifting the giant stone, he felt an inexplicable wave of disgust in his heart!

  Cultivation, in his opinion, was an extremely detestable thing! He didn't like cultivating, and of course, he also hated the results that came with it. When he found out that Tang An was desperately cultivating to become an inner disciple, his anger grew even greater!

  Inner disciple, inner disciple! These past few years, the words his father has spoken most often in his ear are precisely these. Every time he hears these words, he can't help but shudder all over, his heart seething with rage and wanting to destroy everything before him!

  Including myself!

  For this, he hated the one in front of him even more, his last opponent - Tang An!

  Wang Feng glared at Tang An with a fierce gaze and said, "A waste will always be a waste! Do you think that three months of hard training can defeat me? Today, I'll make you regret it! The more diligently you've cultivated over the past three months, the more I'll make you regret it today!" His tone was extremely venomous, not sounding like he was joking at all.

  That's no joke!

  Wang Feng's left hand gently touched the thing hidden in his right sleeve. There was a very small silver needle, tempered with poison, Bishi snake venom! A highly toxic substance that only needs a little bit to make a person lose all their internal energy!

  This poison is a thorough nightmare for anyone below the Five Realms of Heaven and Man.

  It won't kill a person instantly. However, with just a slight touch, the poisoned person will immediately become weak all over, fainting away. Within half an hour afterwards, the poisoned person's internal energy will be in complete disarray, slowly being permeated by the toxin, and then their internal energy will completely dissipate. In the end, the poisoned person won't be able to cultivate internal energy again, becoming a complete waste of space!

  "In half an hour, by the time they find out, you'll be useless!"

  When Wang Feng thought of Tang An looking at him with that extremely resentful gaze, only to find himself unable to do anything and showing a desperate expression, he became excited and his whole body couldn't stop trembling. Seeing others in despair was the only time he felt happy. Because when he was very young, his father had never given him hope again.

  "Shu Mountain's first seat, that is his hope, not mine!"

  Wang Feng's expression turned extremely ferocious in an instant, and he moved at an extremely fast speed, closing in on Tang An in the blink of an eye.

  His fist came crashing towards Tang An's face!

  Tang An had long known that Wang Feng's speed was extremely fast. He took a step back with his foot, calmly and unhurriedly avoiding Wang Feng's powerful punch.

  "His speed is fast, but I'm not slow either! This match, I must win! If I don't win, I won't be able to enter the inner gate to cultivate more advanced techniques. When can I go home?"

  Tang An wants to go home, he wants to become a martial arts master, and then return home with honor! No one will be able to threaten himself or his parents again! The hope of returning home is everything to him, and he will sweep away all those who stand in his way!

  "Whoosh!"

  Tang An took a step back and then suddenly kicked his left leg up, sweeping towards Wang Feng's chin.

  Wang Feng's pupils stood upright, his body stopped, his neck leaned back, and he narrowly avoided it.

  "Ah!"

  A strong gust of wind swept across Wang Feng's chin, and his heart skipped a few beats.

  Tang An swept his left leg and then kicked his right leg again, sweeping towards Wang Feng.

  Wang Feng's eyes stared at Tang An's leg like a poisonous snake.

  "It's exactly this time!"

  Wang Feng's right hand, which had been building up momentum, suddenly struck out like lightning, and with a loud "peng" sound, it slapped down on Tang An's foot. Tang An's right leg was knocked down hard, causing his body to lose its balance.

  "Cheers!"

  Wang Feng let out a low shout and borrowed momentum to execute a whirlwind kick with a swift turn.

  "Ah!"

  His left leg was like a large sickle, swiftly sweeping towards Tang An's neck.

  Tang An was slapped by him and his body was already unstable, now he couldn't even retreat in time.

  However, he calmly dodged the kick with a backward lean, propped himself up with his right hand, and then lowered his body without retreating. Instead, he adjusted his body and launched a sweeping leg attack at Wang Feng's lower body.

  Wang Feng made a quick backflip, dodging the attack. But just as he landed, Tang An suddenly and unexpectedly pounced forward, pressing down on Wang Feng who had not yet touched the ground. The moment their bodies made contact, his fists rained down like cannonballs.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Tang An rode on Wang Feng's waist, his fists fiercely pounding towards his face, and the crowd only heard a crisp sound of bones colliding!

  That was caused by Tang An's joints and Wang Feng's facial bones coming into contact.

  Tang An heard this crisp sound and couldn't help but curve up a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  "You owed me a beating three months ago, and today I'm going to get it back completely!"

  Wang Feng lay on the ground with a face full of blood, his eyes were bright red, as if they were about to pop out, and his eyeballs were covered in bloody threads, staring fixedly at Tang An. Suddenly, a beast-like roar burst from his throat. Immediately after, he arched his back, and his knees fiercely kicked upwards towards Tang An, with the powerful force of his legs, he actually sent Tang An flying.

  Wang Feng wiped his hand, and to his surprise, it was full of fresh blood. He let out a loud roar, "I'm going to kill you!" Instantly, his legs kicked towards Tang An like phantoms, who had not yet regained his balance.

  "Pffft!" "Pffft!" "Pffft!"...

  Tang An used both hands to continuously block Wang Feng's two furious kicks.

  "Kill!!"

  Wang Feng let out a loud roar, suddenly advancing forward, his legs wildly kicking and sweeping, causing Tang An to continuously retreat in an instant. His legs were extremely powerful, and his speed was also extremely fast.

  Facing Wang Feng's sudden and violent attack, Tang An could only temporarily avoid the brunt of it!

  "We can't retreat anymore!"

  Suddenly someone shouted from below. It was that little girl! She looked at Tang An with a worried face, and Tang An's situation wasn't good.

  Tang An was taken aback. It turned out that he had already retreated to the edge, and if he retreated any further, he would be out of the arena.

  "Die!"

  At this time, Wang Feng made a flying leap, and his legs kicked towards Tang An without any regard.

  But Tang An didn't dodge!

  He's dead!

  "Boom!"

  Wang Feng's right leg heavily kicked Tang An's chest, and Tang An instantly felt like his chest had been smashed by a large hammer. His heart also suddenly stopped beating! His throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out. And he himself also instantly flew backwards.

  The onlookers outside originally stretched their necks to get a glimpse, but after seeing Tang An being hit, they let out a sigh of relief, and the thread that was tightly wound in their hearts suddenly loosened.

  In their view, after Wang Feng's this foot, the outcome is already decided!

  And both judges saw this situation and shook their heads, waiting for Wang Feng to be declared the winner. Outer sect disciples didn't have the ability to teleport in mid-air!

  But just at this moment, beyond everyone's expectation!

  "Get out!"

  Tang An let out a loud roar, his two hands suddenly stretched forward and grabbed Wang Feng's right leg. His body leaned back violently, using all the strength in his body to fling Wang Feng backward with a fierce swing.

  In an instant, Wang Feng was flung into the air and flew towards the outside of the arena!

  This winning and losing situation actually took a 180-degree turn in the end!

  Just then, a glint of cold light, a glint of pale green cold light, suddenly flashed in the air. It was so inconspicuous that no one noticed its existence!

  Those two inner disciples focused all their attention on the outcome of the battle between the two, seeing that victory and defeat had already been decided, the spirit they were holding in their hearts suddenly relaxed, and they didn't even see this flash of cold light.

  Wang Feng has planned everything out!

  At this moment when everyone was off guard, the silver needle on his sleeve flew towards Tang An with a "whoosh"!

  Tang An had just gone through a great battle, winning with extreme difficulty. At this moment, seeing Wang Feng being blown away by himself, the qualification of the inner door disciple was confirmed, and it was exactly when he felt relieved in his heart. In an instant, he felt a pain in his chest, followed by a dizziness, and his whole body suddenly felt a weakness. The sky and earth began to shake, and his eyes started to blur. Silhouettes began to appear vaguely, but they couldn't be seen clearly.

  No weapons are allowed on the stage, let alone hidden weapons. Poisoned hidden weapons? Don't even think about it! He had no idea that Wang Feng was so bold and daring.

  However, Tang An did not know that he had been poisoned. He thought he had won and could enter the inner gate, soon learning martial arts to return home, a smile also floated on his face.

  "I won...... mom...... I'll be home soon......"

  He finished speaking, closed his eyes, clutched at his chest and suddenly collapsed to the ground, causing a sudden commotion in the scene...

  Wang Feng lay on the ground outside the ring, looking at Tang An falling to the ground. His eyes were filled with madness. He knew that he had done it himself and destroyed all the hopes of the person in front of him!

  He suddenly burst into a nervous fit of loud laughter!