Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Tang San Kneels Before Zhu Zhuqing
"Zhang Fan wins!"
The announcer shouted in surprise.
"Wow... so cool!"Xiao Wu screamed.
"Awesome! Mighty!"Ning Rongrong screamed as well.
"Impressive!"Even Zhu Zhuqing couldn't believe Zhang Fan managed to defeat someone nine levels above him with a single strike.
And he did it without using a spirit ring or even summoning his martial spirit.
Simply oozing with style.
"Whoosh..."Zhang Fan flashed down to the ground.
The three girls immediately swarmed around him.
"Next match, Tang San versus Zhu Zhuqing!"
Tang San was momentarily stunned when he heard the announcer.
"Bro, go easy on me!"Bald White said with a cheeky grin to Tang San.
"Tch..."Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at Bald White and turned serious as she looked at Tang San.
"Please go all out. Otherwise, I'll look down on you."
"Alright!"
Tang San nodded and leapt onto the sub-arena with a strong push.
He had seen Zhu Zhuqing's spirit enhancement before and knew this cold beauty was an agility-type spirit master.
Zhu Zhuqing calmly stepped onto the stage as well.
Her eyes changed color—her left eye black-green, her right a clear blue.
Adorable cat ears twitched atop her head. Her snow-white fingers flicked, revealing sharp claws.
She crouched, body leaning forward, eyes locked onto Tang San like a predator stalking her prey.
Two yellow spirit rings rose beneath her feet, exuding a chilling pressure that made the audience feel a little suffocated.
Tang San's spirit rings also lit up as a bluish glow surged in his hand.He summoned a chicken.
A Blue Silver Chicken with bizarre blue-black serpent-like markings on its body."Bawk bawk..."
"Uh... First time seeing a chicken as a martial spirit in the arena..."
"And what kind of bizarre chicken is that?!"
"This is hilarious..."
The audience burst out laughing at the chicken he'd trained for two and a half years. Its coloring was way too weird.
Plus, they were curious about these unfamiliar young faces.
"So, who do you think will win this match?"
Xiao Wu looked at Zhang Fan and then at the others.
"Based on Tang San's previous fights, I'd say he has a 90% chance of winning."Oscar answered honestly.
"Yeah, Tang San is stronger than Zhuqing."Dai Mubai added thoughtfully.
"What about you, Fan-ge?"Xiao Wu asked Zhang Fan curiously.
"I think Zhuqing will win."Zhang Fan said calmly.
"No way. Zhu Zhuqing's only Level 27, while Tang San is at Level 29. He even made Teacher Zhao go all out!"Ma Hongjun shook his head, disagreeing with Zhang Fan.
"Yeah, Tang San will win."Flender agreed.
"I believe in Fan-ge!"Xiao Wu said seriously.
"Me too! Fan-ge's words always make sense!"Ning Rongrong said eagerly.
"..."Oscar was speechless. These two girls had zero opinions of their own. Whatever Zhang Fan said, they just echoed it, no matter the facts.
"It's starting!"
Tang San's eyes glowed purple. His hands turned a jade-white as he activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track,"Whoosh..."He moved so fast he left afterimages and rushed toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing wasn't fazed. She nimbly dodged his Crane-Capturing Dragon-Grabbing hands, also leaving a flurry of afterimages.
"Pretty fast!"Tang San was just testing her speed.
"First Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Chicken Bind!"
"Bawk bawk!"
The chicken suddenly stretched—arms, legs, and even its head extended—lunging toward Zhu Zhuqing like rubbery ropes trying to tie her up.
"This Blue Silver Chicken... can stretch?!"
"What the hell... that's a freaky chicken!"
The audience was stunned. That a funny-looking chicken had this kind of weird ability—it was a first for everyone.
"Whoosh whoosh..."Zhu Zhuqing evaded the freak chicken's attacks with blinding speed and suddenly pounced at Tang San from the side.
"Ding! Dialogue modification task triggered."
[Tang San, with a cold expression: 'I'm getting serious now. You better be careful.'] You may modify two words.
Zhang Fan paused. The system really came through at the perfect moment.
He instantly changed the words "getting serious" to "kneeling to lose."
"Ding! Dialogue successfully modified. That's wild. Reward: 120 Mod Points."
Tang San, completely confident, didn't think Zhu Zhuqing could pose any threat.He coldly declared:"I'm going to kneel and lose. You better be careful."
"CRACK..."
The next moment, with that same confident, cold expression—Tang San knelt.
"Huh? What just happened? He was doing fine and had the upper hand... why did he suddenly kneel and admit defeat?"
"He's lost his mind, right?"
"Did he kneel because he thinks she's hot?"
The audience was utterly dumbfounded. It was the first time they'd seen something like this.
"Uh..."
Bald White's eyes bulged, his jaw dropped, nearly hitting the floor."This Tang San... is he possessed or something?! Treating Zhu Zhuqing well is fine, but this is too much!"
"Did I fall asleep or something?"Ma Hongjun felt like his brain crashed. He held his head in disbelief."He had the upper hand, and then just... knelt?"
"Hahaha... Tang San really listens! I said he'd lose, and he actually did!"Zhang Fan grinned mischievously.
"Wow... Fan-ge really has the power of speech!"Xiao Wu said, full-on rainbow-farting.
"Amazing! That's divine-level influence!"Ning Rongrong stared at Zhang Fan with starry eyes.
"...I'm speechless..."Oscar didn't know what to say. Zhang Fan really was divine. He called it, and it came true.
What the heck was Tang San doing? He was in total control and then just... knelt?
And he even said, "You better be careful, I'm going to kneel and lose."
No normal person would ever say that.
Everyone in the arena stared at Tang San like he was some kind of lunatic.
But it didn't end there.
Tang San even kowtowed three times to Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing stood frozen, her eyes wide open.She had no idea how to react to such an overwhelming display of submission.
"Did this kid eat the wrong medicine?"Flender was speechless. Even throwing a match shouldn't be this dramatic. This was beyond shameful.
"Whoosh..."Zhu Zhuqing, clearly disturbed by the entire event, quickly left the stage.
The announcer declared:"Zhu Zhuqing wins!"
Tang San walked off the stage like nothing had happened, even smiling at the audience like it was a normal day.
"You... you okay, bro?"Bald White gently patted Tang San's shoulder.
"Why wouldn't I be?"Tang San frowned in confusion."Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You don't remember what just happened? You didn't have to go that far for a bro, man!"Bald White looked deeply confused.
"What happened?"Tang San frowned. Everyone was giving him weird looks."For you? What do you mean? I'm fine! I beat Zhu Zhuqing!"
"Are you dreaming right now?"Bald White froze.
"You knelt and surrendered to Zhu Zhuqing in front of everyone just now!!"
"You seriously forgot that?! Dude, you need a doctor! You've gone full mental!"