106: Chapter 106: Mysterious yet Impressive!

Below the arena, the students watching the match heard Chen An's words and suddenly looked with suspicion at Shen Qinghua, who stood opposite them with an arrogant and haughty expression.

"No way, Shen Qinghua didn't actually come without the money, did he?!"

"As the eldest young master of the Shen Family's main branch, he can't even produce one million yuan crystals?!"

"I heard he was the one who brought people to issue the challenge, yet he can't even provide the stakes for the bet?!"

Shen Qinghua's face turned the color of liver instantly, and even the roots of his ears flushed red.

He truly had not brought any yuan crystals!

After all, although he was ostensibly the eldest young master of the Shen Family's main branch, one had to know that the main branch was not composed of just him alone.

Unlike the second branch, which only had one heir per generation, this generation of the Shen Family's main branch had his uncles' children as well. Even his father's generation had several brothers, yet his father was merely a Martial Artist in the Innate Realm, and even his grandfather was not a Grandmaster Realm expert. Within the Family, they were not valued at all by the Old Ancestor, Patriarch Shen Canglan.

Therefore, while he appeared to be the glorious eldest young master of the Shen Family's main branch, in reality, his annual cultivation resources amounted to only about two hundred thousand yuan crystals.

How could he possibly produce one million yuan crystals all at once?!

Furthermore, in his view, this gambling match had no suspense from the very beginning.

How could a bumpkin at Condensing Qi Stage 6 possibly defeat him, a direct descendant of the Shen Family at the Acquired Realm Stage 5?

He had even planned out how to humiliate Chen An after winning and how to expose Chen An in front of everyone, but he had never considered that he might lose, let alone prepared that one million Low Grade yuan crystals.

At this moment, being exposed in public by Chen An and stared at by thousands of gazes, he only felt a burning pain on his face, as if someone had slapped him a dozen times.

"Nonsense!"

Shen Qinghua roared with a fierce expression that masked his inner cowardice, "With the status of my Shen Family, how could we not be able to produce a mere one million yuan crystals?! I simply disdained to bring such base objects onto the arena! Once you win against me, someone will naturally deliver the yuan crystals to you!"

"Oh?!~~"

Chen An raised an eyebrow, his tone filled with even more mockery, "So, the Shen Family eldest young master's bets are made with just words. You dare to go around challenging people to gambling matches without even preparing the stakes? I thought you had much more confidence than this."

"Hahaha! So he really didn't bring any yuan crystals!"

"I'm dying of laughter, he was so arrogant just a moment ago, yet he didn't even prepare the stakes!"

"Is this the so-called eldest young master of a top Family in Chengtian Prefecture? He's just puffing himself up to look imposing!"

"I think he's just a sore loser; he thought he'd take the money if he won, and renege if he lost!"

"Pah! If you don't have money, why act like a big shot? You, a senior student at the Acquired Realm Stage 5, actually challenged a freshman at the Qi Condensation Realm to a bet. Where is your shame?!"

"Damn it, I bet a few hundred yuan crystals on you. If you lose, I don't care if you're some big young master, I'll kill you when you come down!"

"That's right, if this piece of trash causes me to lose money, I'll break his legs!"

The jeers from below the arena rose and fell, louder than at any previous moment.

There were also quite a few students who had bet on Shen Qinghua to win, and now they were cursing him mercilessly, venting all their resentment over losing money onto him.

Shen Qinghua was trembling all over from the insults, his reason completely consumed by rage. He no longer cared about any aristocratic demeanor, staring at Chen An with bloodshot eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "Chen An! I want you dead!"

Before the words had even faded, he stomped his foot violently, and the bluestone arena instantly cracked with several spiderweb-like fissures.

His cultivation at the Acquired Realm Stage 5 erupted without reservation, and dense True Qi, appearing almost tangible, enveloped his body. As his palms flew, the palm wind was sharp as a blade, carrying a shrill whistle that tore through the air as it lunged straight for Chen An's face.

For this strike, he used his full ten percent power. Wherever the palm wind passed, even the air was churned and distorted; it was clearly intended to be a killing blow.

He wanted to tear Chen An into ten thousand pieces to wash away the great humiliation he had suffered today.

Seeing that Shen Qinghua had actually attacked directly, the jeers from below the arena ceased abruptly, and everyone held their breath.

Shen Qinglan's face was as pale as paper, her hands tightly clenched together, her nails almost digging into her palms.

Su Ningyan also put away her smile, her delicate brows furrowed tightly, her spirited eyes fixed intently on the arena.

Watching Shen Qinghua lunging towards him, Chen An did not even move his hands, remaining with his hands behind his back, calmly watching Shen Qinghua's figure draw closer.

Not until Shen Qinghua's palm, capable of splitting stones and breaking gold, was right in front of his face, blowing his hair, did Chen An speak indifferently, "Boring!"

The next moment, the Void Realm seemed to vibrate slightly, and then a strand of invisible fluctuation erupted from between his brows, spreading towards Shen Qinghua.

"Ah!!!~~~"

Suddenly, Shen Qinghua, who had been full of confidence and intended to kill Chen An with one palm, had his expression change abruptly. He then fell from mid-air to the ground, clutching his head and rolling on the arena floor while screaming in agony.

"What?!"

Watching Shen Qinghua, who had suddenly fallen from mid-air and was rolling on the ground clutching his head, everyone's gaze froze. They stared at the arena in dumbfounded shock, completely bewildered!

Because they had absolutely no idea what had happened.

They couldn't understand!

They couldn't see it clearly!

Chen An had stood in place from start to finish, hands behind his back, without even moving a finger.

Yet Shen Qinghua, who had been extremely arrogant and aggressive just a moment ago, yelling about killing Chen An, had ended up falling to the ground clutching his head, looking as if he were in excruciating pain.

"This... what on earth is going on?!"

"Chen An didn't even move, how did Shen Qinghua suddenly end up like this?!"

"Could it be that Shen Qinghua suddenly suffered Qi Deviation?"

"Could it be that Chen An knows some Demonic Technique?!"

The discussions below the arena erupted like a tidal wave. Everyone was frantically debating that eerie scene, yet no one could explain the reason behind it.

They only felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet straight to their scalps, and the gazes they directed toward Chen An were filled with extreme fear and awe.

This youth seemed even more terrifying than they had imagined!

People's fear stems from the unknown! And like Chen An, to disable an Acquired Realm Stage 5 Martial Artist without moving a finger, this had already exceeded their understanding of the martial Dao!

Shen Qinglan was also completely stunned. She opened her small mouth, staring blankly at the upright figure on the arena, her mind a complete blank.

Although she believed in her heart that Chen An would definitely win, seeing Chen An make Shen Qinghua fall to the ground clutching his head and screaming in pain without even making a move was something she had never imagined.

The last trace of a smile on Su Ningyan's face also vanished. She stared fixedly at Chen An, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Unlike the other students, her mother was a martial Dao powerhouse at the Grandmaster Realm Late Stage, so she was far too familiar with Concept.

Concept!!!

And it was Saber Intent!!!

Extinction Blade Intent!!!

On the roof of the school dormitory in the distance, Instructor Lin Chengyuan, who had been watching with his hands behind his back, suddenly opened his eyes wide. His hand, which had been stroking his long beard, paused abruptly, and three strands of his long beard were pulled right off, yet he was completely unaware.

His eyes were wide open, staring fixedly at Chen An!

The next moment, the figure of this Prefecture School Instructor vanished from where he stood, appearing on the arena...