323: Chapter 323 A Nightmare Opponent! The Entire Audience's Morale Collapses!

The temperature in the private room seemed to drop by several degrees in an instant.

Chu Tiankuo leaned forward, his deep eyes staring fixedly at Zhao Zhenlei:

"Brother Zhao, your combat power is unparalleled. Indeed, few people at the same rank can stand up to you in a head-on fight; that is true."

"But this Jiang You, his ability to scheme is terrifying, like a ghost or a god! He can calculate everything clearly—from human hearts and natural disasters to even the official evacuation broadcasts!"

"Can you guarantee that he hasn't prepared a series of kill traps specifically targeting you, Zhao Zhenlei, this time?"

"Perhaps he is lying on a hotel bed right now, laughing while waiting for you to jump into his trap tomorrow!"

These words were like a basin of bone-chilling ice water, instantly extinguishing the arrogance that had just risen in Zhao Zhenlei.

Zhao Zhenlei, who was originally looking reluctant, felt the flesh on his face twitch violently upon hearing the name "Jiang You."

His copper-bell-sized eyes narrowed instantly, and his brows knit tightly into a knot.

That's right.

That man, wearing spongebob pajamas, looking down at everything amidst the sea of fire.

The miserable state of being kicked in the kidneys by Lu Xingye, beaten up by Bai Lan, and finally fleeing in embarrassment in the last round in Forbidden Zone No. 009 was still vivid in his mind!

Yet that mastermind, Jiang You, hadn't even shown his face from start to finish, and he had turned the entire instance upside down, even forcing the authorities to intervene!

This person's scheming is truly too terrifying!

This strategy of winning without bloodshed is, to some extent, even more lethal than a genuine Fifth-Rank powerhouse!

It's not scary if the opponent has a hard punch; it's scary if the opponent has too many tricks up their sleeve!

Who knows how much malice that old schemer has in his stomach?

It wasn't just Zhao Zhenlei.

When the name "Jiang You" echoed in the private room, all the geniuses from prestigious schools present subconsciously gritted their teeth, their expressions becoming exceptionally grave.

They were unwilling to accept this!

Everyone here was a genius surrounded by stars in their respective regions, yet in the first round, they were played like puppets and spun around, finally fleeing the secret realm like stray dogs.

This double crushing in terms of intelligence and strategy was even harder to bear than being killed directly, so naturally, too many people were unconvinced.

But at the same time, they had to admit that that man's methods were truly too ruthless!

Without needing to lift a finger himself, he could wipe out his enemies while laughing and chatting, easily taking the crown.

Such scheming is absolutely comparable to a true Fifth-Rank killing god!

"This Jiang You is indeed a tricky monster..." In the corner, a second-team captain swallowed hard and muttered in a low voice.

The private room, which was originally scattered, gradually saw its atmosphere unify under the invisible pressure of Jiang You.

At this moment, Helan Que, who hadn't said much, crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He turned his head to look at Chu Tiankuo and Zhao Zhenlei, who were sitting in the main seats, and asked in a deep voice:

"Speaking of which, didn't you two take action against this Jiang You at the banquet at Zhaixing Tower before?"

"Since his scheming is so deep, what is his actual combat strength? Everyone needs to know the bottom line so we can have a rough idea."

Once these words were spoken, the private room instantly fell silent.

Those captains who had been "intellectually crushed" by Jiang You in the first round to the point of questioning their lives all perked up their ears.

That's right, even if his brain is good, this is the Martial Arts Competition; ultimately, it depends on whose fist is harder.

If he himself is a combat weakling, then wouldn't it be over if so many of them joined forces and rushed him to insta-kill him?

However, upon hearing this question, Chu Tiankuo's usually aloof and handsome face sank instantly.

He even subconsciously touched the blunt heavy sword at his waist, a trace of deeply hidden wariness flashing in his eyes.

He didn't answer immediately, but took a deep breath, his expression unprecedentedly grave.

"It wasn't just the two of us."

Chu Tiankuo's voice was somewhat dry, even carrying a hint of imperceptible trembling, as he slowly spat out a sentence that made the whole room gasp for air:

"That night, Zhao and I, plus Lu Xingye, the second-team captain of Magic City Martial Arts University..."

"The three of us, top combatants, attacked him at the same time."

Chu Tiankuo paused, then said word by word: "The result... we didn't even touch a corner of his clothes before we were all instantly repelled by a single burst of pressure he released!"

"Boom!"

This sentence was like a bombshell, exploding in the already oppressive private room!

Some of the geniuses present had witnessed that scene on the second floor of Zhaixing Tower that night with their own eyes.

Hearing Chu Tiankuo bring up the past, they nodded in agreement one after another, their faces looking worse than the last.

They would never forget Jiang You's demon king aura at the time, which "viewed the heroes of the world as nothing," and how a mere wave of his hand shattered the combined offensive of three peerless geniuses.

And those captains who hadn't attended the banquet that night because they were engrossed in training were now so shocked upon hearing this news that their eyeballs were almost popping out!

"What the f*ck?!"

"A single burst of pressure? Repelled the three of you?"

"Brother Chu, are you sure you're not joking?"

A captain from a small academy jumped up directly, his voice cracking: "Are you f*cking kidding me? Zhao Zhenlei is a Fifth-Rank early-stage powerhouse!"

The entire private room instantly erupted in chaos.

How the hell are we supposed to play now?

He doesn't even need to step in personally; he can turn an entire S-rank secret realm upside down just by using his brain, making everyone flee in disgrace.

And now you're telling me... not only is his brain good, but his head-on combat power is even more terrifying?

Insta-killing three top combatants with a wave of his hand?

Is this even human?

This is simply a monster delivering a dimensionality-reduction strike!

"Then what's the point of fighting? Just give the first place to him!" Someone grabbed their hair in a breakdown, their face full of despair.

"Yeah, us going to surround and kill him, isn't that just a group suicide mission?"

Seeing the atmosphere in the private room getting more and more off, the originally high morale was on the verge of completely collapsing, scared off by the two words "Jiang You."

Zhao Zhenlei, who had been sitting there the whole time, felt his old face flush red instantly.

"Bullshit!"

Zhao Zhenlei slammed the table again, producing a deafening sound that directly drowned out everyone's exclamations.

This war machine from the Northern Territory, in order to save face for himself and Chu Tiankuo, could no longer care about the demeanor of a grandmaster, and immediately shouted in his rough voice to refute:

"Chu Tiankuo, stop puffing up others' morale and dampening our own!"

Zhao Zhenlei stiffened his neck, glaring with his copper-bell-sized eyes as he explained:

"That day at Zhaixing Tower, the three of us were afraid of destroying their venue and hurting innocent people, so we didn't even use thirty percent of our strength!"

"It was that bastard named Jiang You who didn't play by the rules! Seeing that we were holding back, he actually launched a full-force sneak attack regardless of the occasion! That's why he caught us off guard and made us look a bit awkward!"

Zhao Zhenlei snorted coldly and clenched his sandbag-sized fist: "If we really let loose in the secret realm, I could smash his so-called crappy pressure with a single punch!"

Hearing Zhao Zhenlei's words, which were a bit of a forced attempt to save face but at least made some sense, the hearts of everyone present, which had been in their throats, finally calmed down a little.