298: Chapter 298 The Third Fifth-Tier Powerhouse Appears!

"Another bunch of noobs here to die?!"

Zhao Zhenlei caught sight of this group out of the corner of his eye, sneered, and prepared to flatten them all with a single punch.

However, although Bai Lan was usually as lazy as Jiang You, she possessed an exceptionally fine traditional virtue.

She gets paid to do a job, and she is extremely reliable!

Just moments ago, Gou Fugui had promised her an entire crate of tomato-flavored potato chips and countless snacks!

Accepting someone's hospitality creates an obligation!

"You aren't allowed to bully my boss's roommate!"

Bai Lan muttered, her cheeks puffed out, looking extremely displeased.

She didn't even put down the roasted lamb leg in her hand; she simply, and quite casually, extended her small, pinkish fist and met Zhao Zhenlei's terrifying, thousand-ton heavy punch with a light, airy counter-strike!

"Seeking death!" A trace of disdain flashed in Zhao Zhenlei's eyes.

"Boom——!!!"

The moment the two fists—one large, one small, and completely disproportionate—collided!

A shockwave ten times more terrifying than before instantly scoured the ground for a hundred meters around!

Under the horrified gazes of Qiu Yunan, Xie Fuyao, and the others.

Zhao Zhenlei's massive body shuddered violently, and he was forced back three steps, each step leaving a deep crater in the ground!

Bai Lan only swayed slightly before happily taking another bite of her lamb leg!

"Tier 5?!"

Zhao Zhenlei's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at the girl, who didn't have a shred of blood energy fluctuation. "You pushed back my punch purely with physical strength? Is this f*cking Tier 5 Great Demon in human form?!"

Although Bai Lan had not yet awakened any innate bloodline abilities, she was a genuine Tier 5 Great Demon!

The most monstrous thing about demon beasts is their physical bodies!

"Big guy, you're actually quite strong." Bai Lan tilted her head, chewed on her meat, and began to tussle with Zhao Zhenlei with extreme ease, trading blow for blow in a fierce exchange!

"Good chance!"

Gou Fugui, riding on Xiang Batian's shoulders, eyes lit up.

He looked at Lu Xingye, who was panting heavily but still had the soul of a chuunibyou burning in his eyes.

Gou Fugui gritted his teeth. A flicker of hesitation crossed his profiteer's face, which finally turned into an expression of absolute determination!

"Damn it! All in! For the glory of Magic City Martial Arts University! For my second-hand business to keep running at school!"

Gou Fugui jumped down from Xiang Batian's back and, with practiced ease, activated his Supernatural Ability: Forced Transaction!

This was an incredibly monstrous support-type Supernatural Ability!

As long as there was enough "wealth medium" as a sacrifice, it could change any rule in reality!

"Swish!"

Gou Fugui tremblingly pulled out a top-tier, anonymous bank card encrusted with diamond chips from his bosom!

This was the competition fund that Principal Pang Ban had specifically entrusted to him before the tournament began!

Originally, Gou Fugui had planned to pocket the money secretly if they won the championship easily...

But now, with a Tier 5 enemy in front of him, he had no choice but to use this trump card!

For the sake of the show's effect, and to match Lu Xingye's incredibly dramatic persona.

Gou Fugui took a deep breath and, deliberately using a highly shameful, cracking voice that carried a hint of sobbing, yelled at the top of his lungs toward Lu Xingye, who was in mid-air:

"Old Lu!!!"

"Catch this! This is my final bond!!!"

"You bastard! You must win today!!!"

Under the dumbfounded gazes of everyone present, Gou Fugui held the bank card high, tears streaming down his face:

"I am using the full 2.5 million in cash on this card! To exchange for ten minutes of blood energy for Lu Xingye... to break through to Tier 5!!!"

"Hum——!!!"

Following Gou Fugui's command!

The bank card, worth 2.5 million, instantly turned into brilliant golden ash in mid-air!

In an instant, a pure and massive surge of spiritual energy, reeking of the stench of money, surged directly into Lu Xingye's body!

"This..."

Lu Xingye shuddered violently, feeling the power inside him that seemed about to explode.

He turned his head and looked at the tear-stained face of Gou Fugui.

"Hajigou!!!"

Lu Xingye was so moved that he was a mess of snot and tears, his eyes burning with Black Flame shooting out brilliant rays of light.

He gripped his long blade with both hands and let out a heart-wrenching, blood-boiling roar toward the sky:

"You guy! To think you would sacrifice your most cherished possession... for me!"

"Rest assured! I have truly and surely received this 2.5 million bond of yours!"

"I absolutely... will not let you down!!!"

Rumble——!!!

Accompanied by Lu Xingye's wild roar.

The Black Flame on his body, which had previously been suppressed, was catalysed by that massive influx of spiritual energy like tons of gasoline being poured onto it, instantly transforming into a pillar of pitch-black fire that pierced the heavens!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of chains breaking echoed inside Lu Xingye's body!

Under the gazes of everyone whose worldviews were shattering.

Lu Xingye's blood energy unreasonably smashed through the barrier of the Peak Fourth-Order!

And arrived, with extreme arrogance, at...

Early Tier 5!!!

Feeling the terrifying power surging inside him—a result of burning 2.5 million in real cash, unreasonably forcing his strength up to the Early Tier 5!

The Black Flame in Lu Xingye's eyes was ready to erupt, scorching the surrounding air until it twisted violently!

"Do you see this, Zhao Zhenlei!"

Lu Xingye slicked back his hair—which remained unmoved despite the gale—in an incredibly flashy manner, pointed his pitch-black blade at Zhao Zhenlei from afar, and spoke with a voice like a demon crawling out of the abyss:

"This is the power of bonds! This is the weight of money... ah, no, this is the weight of friendship!"

"Today, I shall use this Tier 5 Demon King's body to end you, the tyrant of the old order!"

Before his voice had even faded, Lu Xingye transformed into a bolt of pitch-black lightning with a "boom"!

"Boiling Abyss! Ultimate Technique: Black Flame Frenzy!!!"

This time, with genuine Tier 5 spiritual energy as his backing, Lu Xingye's incredibly shameful move was no longer just a bluff with flashy light effects!

A terrifying black blade aura spanning dozens of meters, mixed with an aura of absolute destruction, slashed down violently toward Zhao Zhenlei's head!

"Well played! Do you think I'm afraid of you!"

Zhao Zhenlei widened his eyes, pushed his [Absolute Mass] to the limit, crossed his arms in front of his chest like an indestructible granite shield, and met this terrifying blade head-on!

"Boom!!!"

A visible shockwave exploded outward in a ring, snapping the surrounding towering trees in half as if swept by a Category 12 typhoon!

Zhao Zhenlei felt his arms go numb, and his body slid back uncontrollably for a full five or six meters before he could barely stabilize himself!

"This kid... he actually possesses the power to contend with a Tier 5?!"

Zhao Zhenlei was shocked, but he was a veteran of many battles with keen instincts, and he was just about to launch a counterattack while Lu Xingye's old strength was spent and his new strength had yet to form.

However!

In this Forbidden Zone No. 009, full of absurdity and lack of martial virtue, a one-on-one fight? That doesn't exist!

"Big guy, you knocked my lamb leg off!"

A soft, sweet, yet slightly displeased and coy voice sounded abruptly beside Zhao Zhenlei.

The hair on Zhao Zhenlei's body stood on end!

He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the girl in pink, with fox ears on her head, holding tomato-flavored potato chips, and still chewing on roasted meat, had somehow, like a ghost, silently crept up beside him!

Bai Lan casually extended her small, fair, tender fist—still stained with a bit of cumin from the roast meat—and lightly punched Zhao Zhenlei in the ribs!