129: Chapter 129: Invincible in Close Combat

"Number 3, come up," Shi Xiaozhan said, raising the lot in his hand.

Just then, a young man from Battle Heaven Holy Land walked out and headed towards the battle stage.

As soon as the young man took two steps, he received a voice transmission from the Grand Elder on the high platform, "Leng Jun, kill that brat at all costs."

"I understand, Grand Elder Gu Lin." Leng Jun glanced back at the high platform, then directly leaped onto the battle stage, staring coldly at Shi Xiaozhan.

He didn't know why the Grand Elder wanted him to kill Shi Xiaozhan, but it didn't matter; he just had to follow orders.

"Xiao Ling, who is that old man from Battle Heaven Holy Land?" Zhang Bufan asked Xiao Ling, noticing that not only Saint Feng Yunyu from Battle Heaven Holy Land had animosity towards him, but also the White-haired Old Man sitting in the main seat.

"His name is Gu Lin, the Grand Elder of Battle Heaven Holy Land," Xiao Ling said after a glance, continuing, "He's the one who competed with you for the Wang Grade Yuhun Grass at the auction that day."

Zhang Bufan suddenly understood. No wonder he had animosity towards him; it was because of this.

"Battle Heaven Holy Land is very powerful in the Eastern Domain, so you need to be careful of his retaliation," Xiao Ling reminded him.

"It's fine, I'm not afraid," Zhang Bufan said casually. It would be best if they didn't provoke him, or else he would overturn their entire Sect.

If it was one of the Sects recorded in the ledger, then he would have to visit Battle Heaven Holy Land sooner or later to collect debts.

"Junior Brother, take down your opponent later," Zhang Bufan transmitted to Shi Xiaozhan. Since they had already become enemies, there was nothing more to say.

Shi Xiaozhan nodded at Zhang Bufan, then looked at the young man in front of him with a cold expression.

"You're quite interesting, but someone has already given instructions for you to be carried off the battle stage horizontally," Leng Jun said with a cold tone.

"That's what I wanted to say too," Shi Xiaozhan said indifferently.

"I don't know where you get your confidence from. Don't think that just because you used a trick to defeat a Tianjian Sect waste, you can act arrogant in front of me. In the face of absolute strength, you will feel utter despair," Leng Jun sneered.

"Damn it, I said, can you just shut up? You're like a shrew." If the start hadn't been announced yet, Shi Xiaozhan would have already made his Move, too lazy to waste another word.

Leng Jun's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He glared at Shi Xiaozhan like a wild beast, enunciating each word, "Later, I will break your bones one by one, leaving you unable to even turn over."

"Idiot!" Shi Xiaozhan spat out two words, then stood with his hands behind his back and closed his eyes, completely ignoring the enraged Leng Jun.

"You..." Leng Jun was almost fuming. From childhood to adulthood, he had never been so humiliated.

How could a dignified Cultivator at the Kai Shan Realm Great Perfection be ignored by a boy at the Kai Shan Realm Middle Stage? He couldn't help but be angry.

The Old Man in the air saw that everyone had already stepped onto the battle stage and said indifferently, "The match begins."

Leng Jun conjured a battle-axe, his body filled with Killing Intent, and charged directly at Shi Xiaozhan. He wanted to engage Shi Xiaozhan in close combat and utterly defeat him in Shi Xiaozhan's most proficient Domain.

Shi Xiaozhan was more than willing. He took a step, instantly appearing before Leng Jun.

Leng Jun smirked and brought his axe down on Shi Xiaozhan's head.

Shi Xiaozhan suddenly dodged to the left, sweeping a punch towards Leng Jun's face.

Leng Jun didn't expect Shi Xiaozhan to suddenly change his Move and tried to pull back, but Shi Xiaozhan's attack was too fast. Leng Jun ultimately couldn't completely dodge, and Shi Xiaozhan's punch still grazed his face.

Although he didn't suffer substantial damage, Leng Jun felt a burning sensation on his cheek and was furious.

"Damn, Leng Jun from Battle Heaven Holy Land got slapped!"

"Shi Xiaozhan's close combat is really amazing. Even Leng Jun is no match."

"Yeah, his change of Move was too powerful. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have been able to dodge it either."

"You? Come on, you're a Fusion Realm Cultivator. If you went up there, he could just casually slap you into a pulp."

The discussions from below the stage reached Leng Jun's ears, driving him almost insane.

He roared, and the battle-axe in his hand emitted a chilling axe-light, sweeping towards Shi Xiaozhan.

Shi Xiaozhan remained calm, engaging him in a tangled fight. Whenever he found an opening, he would deliver a blow to Leng Jun.

The two exchanged blows for less than three minutes, and Leng Jun had already taken several hits from Shi Xiaozhan. One of his eyes was swollen, and he even had a few shoe prints on his body.

The damage wasn't great, but the humiliation was extreme.

Leng Jun was so angry his chest felt like it would explode. He knew he wasn't as good as Shi Xiaozhan in close combat, but he refused to admit it and continued to engage Shi Xiaozhan in close combat.

Shi Xiaozhan found an opening, suddenly flashed behind Leng Jun, and kicked him in the butt.

Shi Xiaozhan had used his full strength in this kick. Leng Jun felt like his butt had been struck by a giant Dragon, and his entire body lunged forward, falling face-first.

"Pfft!"

On the Wanbao Pavilion high platform, Xiao Ling couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhang Bufan also showed a faint smile. This Junior Brother's close combat was indeed extraordinarily strong. If they were at the same Rank, he might not necessarily be his opponent.

A fresh uproar spread through the surrounding crowd. A dignified Disciple of Battle Heaven Holy Land was actually being toyed with by a Loose Cultivator recruited by Wanbao Pavilion. This was a huge loss of face.

Feng Yunyu's face was incredibly grim. As the Saint of Battle Heaven Holy Land, Leng Jun losing face meant he would also lose face. Most importantly, an Kai Shan Realm Great Perfection Cultivator couldn't defeat an Kai Shan Realm Middle Stage Cultivator; Battle Heaven Holy Land's face was completely gone.

There was also one point he couldn't accept: this Shi Xiaozhan was Zhang Bufan's Junior Brother. Just now, the people he sent to investigate Zhang Bufan had returned and given him a jade token, and he had already learned some information about Zhang Bufan.

A wild boy from a remote area actually managed to sit in the same carriage as Nangong Yuyan. This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Nangong Yuyan was the woman he had set his sights on, and this Zhang Bufan had already been marked for death by him.

Leng Jun sprang up from the ground. He felt that all the face he had accumulated over twenty-some years had been lost today, all at once.

Now he had to admit that in close combat, he was no match for Shi Xiaozhan. The main reason was that Shi Xiaozhan's Moves were too tricky, completely unconventional, sometimes even resorting to some despicable Moves.

Leng Jun had already decided to create distance from Shi Xiaozhan and then blast him to death with powerful Moves.

But just as he made his Move, Shi Xiaozhan had already closed in. Left with no choice, Leng Jun could only brace himself and engage him in battle.

The result was predictable. In less than a minute, Leng Jun was once again knocked down by Shi Xiaozhan.

This time, he was hit in the chin. He wasn't even sure how Shi Xiaozhan had thrown that punch; he just felt a huge force on his chin, and several of his teeth were broken.

Leng Jun knew that if he didn't create distance from Shi Xiaozhan, he would be beaten to death by Shi Xiaozhan like this.

Finally, he thought of a method: endure one of Shi Xiaozhan's attacks, then use the momentum to create distance.