The Martial Arts Arena once again fell into silence, as the crowd watched in disbelief at Zhao Zihao beneath the stage. They hadn't anticipated that, far from humiliating and teaching Zhao Letian a lesson, Zhao Zihao was instead easily defeated by him.
"Zhao Zihao only managed to practice the Universe Palm to the One-to-Six Transformation stage, whereas Zhao Letian has reached the ultimate realm of Six Palms United. Zhao Zihao's defeat is not unjust!"
"That's right, Zhao Letian first used the One-to-Six Transformation to break Zhao Zihao's Six Shadows, and then followed with Six Palms United, blasting Zhao Zihao right off the stage. Impressive!"
"It appears that Zhao Letian truly deserves to be the prodigy of the Zhao Family. With such high talent, he is indeed not someone ordinary people can compare with. Even though his cultivation has fallen to the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, he can still teach Zhao Zihao a lesson!"
The surrounding crowd discussed with ceaseless awe. Although they mainly came today to watch Zhao Letian's embarrassment, deep down, every one of them greatly admired the strong. The strength and talent displayed by Zhao Letian in this battle were enough to win their admiration.
"What a terrifying guy, to easily defeat Zihao indicates that although his cultivation has fallen to the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, he must still possess the strength of at least the Primordial Martial Nine Layers!" Zhao Zihao's older brother, Zhao Shijie, frowned as he looked at Zhao Letian.
"I underestimated him!" Zhao Lingshan's gaze also became serious.
"Hmph! It's just a fluke, it must be that Zhao Zihao was careless and underestimated him, that's what gave him the opportunity!" Zhao Hongyu scornfully sneered. He was unwilling to admit that Zhao Letian truly won against Zhao Zihao with real strength, fair and square. He preferred to believe it was an accident, otherwise, wouldn't that mean he who was ranked only slightly higher than Zhao Zihao was also in danger?
Meanwhile, on the main stage, people like Zhao Wuji, as well as Elder Sun and Elder Liu, also looked more solemn. They, too, never expected that Zhao Letian, who should have already become a good-for-nothing, still possessed such formidable strength. If it weren't for Zhao Letian showing them that his cultivation was only at the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, they would even doubt whether the news that came back from the Galaxy Sect was erroneous. Readaheadandgetupdatesbyvisiting*.
Especially Zhao Zihao's father, Zhao Jianping, who usually had a gentle and peaceful face, now had turned gloomy. He had thought that his son, Zhao Zihao, could rely on trampling over the dignity of the Zhao Family's former prodigy to shine before the crowd, but unexpectedly, his son became the stepping stone for Zhao Letian to defend his dignity.
"Very good, indeed fitting for the son of Zhao Yixin, inheriting the elegance of your mother in her prime!" Sitting not far away, Zhao Yixin's mood was opposite to Zhao Jianping's. Excitement and a gratified smile appeared on her face.
"Now do you understand who was underestimating their abilities?" On the stage, Zhao Letian, clad in a white robe, with hands clasped behind his back, didn't even bother to look at Zhao Zihao below, indifferently speaking, as if from beginning to end, he never took Zhao Zihao as his true opponent.
"Zhao Letian, you... *cough*!" Below the stage, Zhao Zihao, who just managed to stand up while holding his chest, had not yet wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth when he saw Zhao Letian's arrogant demeanor, looking down on him as if he were nothing. Anger surged through him, and he vomited a mouthful of dark clotted blood.
"The first battle has ended, and the result is Zhao Letian's victory, climbing to the fourth rank, while Zhao Zihao has been defeated, plummeting to the very last rank!" At this moment, the Elder presiding over the event suddenly stepped onto the arena, announced loudly, and gave Zhao Letian an incredulous, deep look. Now, he had no choice but to admit that he had been mistaken; it seemed the pride of the Zhao Family had never truly fallen. Before the fight began, his concerns should have been with Zhao Zihao, not Zhao Letian.
Zhao Letian casually stepped down from the arena, while Zhao Zihao, despite his reluctance, had two reasons to not proceed: firstly, he had been severely injured by Zhao Letian and was incapable of fighting any longer; secondly, even if he were to fight again, he feared he would still lose to Zhao Letian. Therefore, with no other choice, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and returned to the crowd with a dejected expression, dragging his heavily wounded body.
"Second brother, don't worry, I will avenge you!" Zhao Shijie said, a sharp glint in his eyes as he watched Zhao Zihao approach.
"Thank you, big brother!" Zhao Zihao, whose face was a mask of despair, felt slightly rejuvenated, nodded in agreement, his expression changing. That's right, even if he couldn't beat Zhao Letian, there was still his elder brother Zhao Shijie, who topped the ranking stele with a genuine Nine Layers Cultivation of Primordial Martial realm, easily capable of defeating Zhao Letian.
"Hmph! Zhao Shijie, don't you compete with me. Zhao Letian crippled the arm of my second brother, Zhao Kang, and I must personally take revenge!" Zhao Hongyu said coldly from the side.
"Oh? Is that so? If you are capable, then go ahead and do it," Zhao Shijie said dismissively. In his eyes, Zhao Hongyu, who had just reached Nine Layers Cultivation, wasn't much stronger than his brother Zhao Zihao. The outcome was uncertain if he faced Zhao Letian. To ensure a victory over Zhao Letian, he would have to be the one to take action.
Meanwhile, Zhao Lingshan was frowning and deep in thought not far away. Initially, she was worried that Zhao Letian would disgrace the Zhao Family today, but as it turned out, that concern was unnecessary. The recent battle with Zhao Zihao had already proven Zhao Letian's strength. Even if he couldn't secure the top position on the battle rankings and defend the glory of the past, no one would mock him lightly anymore. Her current worry was, if she faced Zhao Letian, what chance would she stand?
The second battle soon commenced, with participants ranked one hundredth and ninety-ninth facing each other, whereas those ranked beyond one hundred had all opted to forfeit.
This phenomenon was quite common as, in most cases, the cultivation ranking represented the martial artists' strength. There were not many like Zhao Letian who could fight across ranks.
Moreover, as equals within the family clan, the younger generation of the Zhao Family who were participating in the assessment were well aware of each other's strength. Hence, without absolute confidence, they wouldn't easily challenge others, because failing a challenge meant dropping to the last rank.
Furthermore, even when issuing challenges, they generally targeted those whose ranks were close to theirs, and wouldn't take a huge leap. A situation like Zhao Letian's, where the last ranked challenged the fourth, had never happened before.
On the Martial Arts Arena, battles followed one after another, and the sun moved across the sky from east to west, casting a red glow of sunset across the heavens.
Few people paid attention to the battles following Zhao Letian's. The reason everyone stayed was that they wanted to see what rank Zhao Letian would achieve in the end, especially to see if anyone from the Zhao Family would meet their expectations by severely humiliating and teaching Zhao Letian a lesson on the arena stage, stomping the once haughty Zhao Family prodigy underfoot, time and again.