Chapter 106: The Ten-Diamond Side Quest (Vote Request)

Xin Lang looked at Huang Shiyu calmly and asked, “Whose admirer are you?”

“Murong Yueyin!” Huang Shiyu replied.

“Pitiful,” Xin Lang said.

“Pitiful? Why?” Huang Shiyu asked, puzzled.

“Because she doesn’t like you at all! And yet you foolishly spent a hundred gold coins to challenge me on her behalf! If you’re not a fool, then what are you? And as a fool who doesn’t even know he’s a fool, don’t you think that’s truly pathetic?” Xin Lang said.

“You…” Huang Shiyu was very confident in his own strength and hadn’t taken Xin Lang seriously, but being called a fool in front of thousands made him lose his composure. Angry, he shouted, “Whether Murong Yueyin likes me or not is our business. But since you’ve insulted me, today I will teach you a harsh lesson and make you regret ever being born!”

“Heh…” The smile on Xin Lang’s face gradually faded, his gaze sharp as a blade, eyes fixed on Huang Shiyu. “Though Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing are not the ones I truly cherish, since they’re with me, they are my women. And since they are mine, I will not allow anyone else to defile them—not even if they merely ‘like’ them!”

Turning to the crowd below the arena, Xin Lang loudly declared, “No one, no matter who they are, is allowed to defile my women. Even simple ‘liking’ them is forbidden! Anyone who disagrees, come find me, Xin Lang! Even if you are a member of the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty, I will make you kneel and kowtow to admit your mistake!”

The crowd was stunned.

Xin Lang had already shocked many today, but this statement—“Even if you are a royal relative of the Great Xia Dynasty, I will make you kneel and kowtow!”—what did that mean? Was he completely dismissing the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty?

Who could be so arrogant? Could he be a Martial Saint, the highest pinnacle of martial arts?

Across the entire Jiuzhou Continent, only Martial Saints dared to openly defy the royal families of dynasties. Martial Saints were legendary figures, extremely rare and all over a hundred years old.

Xin Lang was so young; he couldn’t be a Martial Saint. So on what basis was he acting so arrogantly?

Everyone in the promotion hall was stunned, staring blankly at Xin Lang on the arena.

“You…” Huang Shiyu was a martial arts prodigy with extraordinary cultivation at a young age, but he wouldn’t dare be so arrogant as Xin Lang. For a moment, he didn’t know how to respond.

Xin Lang said to Huang Shiyu, “You! I’ll let it slide since this is your first offense. If you admit defeat now, I’ll let you off. But if you stubbornly refuse, don’t blame me for showing no mercy and making you kneel and kowtow to admit your mistake!”

Xin Lang’s words weighed heavily on Huang Shiyu, making Xin Lang seem like a towering giant standing on the arena.

“Hmph!” Huang Shiyu suddenly snorted sharply, his voice like a piercing arrow shattering Xin Lang’s pressure.

Huang Shiyu sneered, “Xin Lang, the methods you used against Wang Feihong won’t work on me! I’ve seen through your little tricks! There’s no chance I’ll retreat without a fight!”

“Oh… hehe…” Xin Lang laughed, “If that’s what you think, then I’ll just have to beat you until you kneel and admit your mistake!”

Xin Lang wanted to use this opportunity to provoke more challengers. If those on the Martial Academy’s top rankings all came to challenge him, helping him gain experience, that was exactly what Xin Lang wanted!

Huang Shiyu ranked tenth on the Martial Academy’s gold list and was a favored son of the Great Xia Dynasty. Yet Xin Lang was making him kneel and kowtow in defeat. Huang Shiyu was furious!

“You think you can act lawlessly in the Martial Academy with your meager strength? You’re gravely mistaken! Today, I’ll show you how childish your behavior is and how foolish your thoughts are! Come, I’ll give you three moves. I want you to know the power of the gold list students! Our dignity is inviolable!”

Suddenly, the upgrade device popped up a task prompt: “Ten-Diamond Side Quest! Defeat Gold Medal Student Huang Shiyu. Reward: 500 experience points! No penalty for failure!”

“A ten-diamond side quest?” Xin Lang frowned. “I’m currently a level ten warrior, but the device rates this as a ten-diamond side quest! Seems Huang Shiyu’s strength is far greater than I imagined.”

Still, Xin Lang didn’t regret it—500 experience points was worth it!

“You want three moves? Since you said so, I won’t hold back!” Xin Lang said, unleashing the hidden energy in his feet as his body shot forward like a cannonball!

“Earth-grade super-tier technique, Dragon Suppression Eight Forces, Third Force: Overlapping Force!”

Facing Xin Lang’s full-powered punch from a level ten warrior, Huang Shiyu showed no fear. He neither dodged nor exerted energy but casually raised his right hand to catch Xin Lang’s fist with ease.

Xin Lang’s Overlapping Force passed through the two fists directly into Huang Shiyu’s body.

A slight smile appeared on Xin Lang’s lips—he was very confident in his Overlapping Force. Anyone struck by it the first time would never be able to dispel it immediately.

But in the next moment, Xin Lang’s smile froze. The Overlapping Force he had sent into Huang Shiyu’s body vanished completely, like a stone sinking into the sea.

“First move. You still have two chances,” Huang Shiyu said, his calm expression returning as he had now seen the true extent of Xin Lang’s power.

“Hmm?” Xin Lang was also surprised. “They say all gold list students in the Martial Academy possess master-level strength. Could it be true?”

Xin Lang channeled energy into his left hand. “Dragon Suppression Eight Forces, Fourth Force: Climbing Dragon Force!”

Bang! Huang Shiyu raised his other hand, catching Xin Lang’s punch again.

Just like before, Xin Lang’s tried-and-true Overlapping Force and Climbing Dragon Force lost all effectiveness, causing no harm to Huang Shiyu.

“Second move. You have one last chance,” Huang Shiyu said.

Xin Lang withdrew his fists and then thrust both forward simultaneously. “Dragon Suppression Eight Forces, Fifth Force: Chain Explosion Force! Dragon Suppression Eight Forces, Sixth Force: Furious Dragon Blaze Force!”

His left hand unleashed Chain Explosion Force, his right hand Furious Dragon Blaze Force, both striking toward Huang Shiyu…

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