The system was set three years in advance, but the universal deities still hadn't arrived.

Chapter 19: The Gauntlet Battle - Li Zhiyuan of the Li Huo Martial Arts School

Just because you're a little faster, you dare to challenge us?
How dare you sneak up on my nephew and slap him like that?
The middle-aged man muttered to himself, then turned to his disciples and said, "This young man challenged Master Ma to a duel yesterday, and he wants to challenge Master Ma again today. Who among you would like to spar with him first and test his martial arts skills?"

Immediately, a dozen or so young men stopped what they were doing and moved closer to Zeng Shen and the middle-aged man.

As they walked, they whispered amongst themselves.

"Is he the young man who beat the owner's nephew into a pulp yesterday?"

"So, does the owner mean we should teach this young man a lesson?"

"That should be it."

Listening to the sounds around him, Zeng Shen immediately understood why the middle-aged man's tone had changed. It turned out that he was the true owner of the martial arts school.

"What is Master Ma here? The most prized possession of the museum? As the saying goes, 'Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.'"

A fat young man, resembling Sammo Hung and covered in acne, walked up to Zeng Shen, looked him up and down, and then turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Master, I'd like to spar with him."

Upon seeing the young man, the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

"You, come here." The fat young man pointed at Zeng Shen and walked to the middle of their training area.

"Fatty Zhang beat us to it."

"Fatty Zhang loves beating people who are better looking than him into pig heads. Looks like this young man is in for a rough time."

"What's so bad about it? He dared to come to our martial arts school, so he must have some skill. Otherwise, he wouldn't have beaten Little Li into a pig's head and left him unconscious."

“That’s true. I just heard this young man say that he’s quite fast. Fatty Zhang’s biggest weakness is his slow speed, so he might suffer from that.”

"Slow? Then let's go five times the speed." Zeng Shen looked at the fat man in front of him, listened to the surrounding voices, muttered to himself, and silently walked to the middle of their training area, standing opposite the fat man and saying, "Are you ready? I'm very fast."

"Stop rambling on and on, come on!" Fatty Zhang roared impatiently, charging straight at Zeng Shen.

"Speed ​​Amplification Technique." Zeng Shen silently chanted in his mind, and a surge of energy instantly flowed into his body, making him feel as light as a swallow.

With a slight movement of his feet, his figure flickered like a ghost, becoming a blur, and he dodged Zhang the Fatty's shoulder bump as he charged towards him.

"Wow, that's fast!"

The middle-aged man was instantly surprised when he saw Zeng Shen's swaying step.

too fast.

While he was still in shock, Fatty Zhang, having missed his target, turned around again and charged at Zeng Shen.

however.

Zeng Shen moved with lightning speed, and in the instant he charged forward, he was already behind him, raising his foot and kicking him in the buttocks.

"boom…"

Due to the force of inertia, the force with which Zhang Pangzi crashed to the ground was just as great as the force with which he slammed down.

Suddenly, the pain made him squeal like a pig.

[The host has defeated a Tier 2 Fire Slave with an advantage, gaining 50 survival points.]

"Huh, why isn't this the first time you've done it? Why are there only 50 points? Is it because it's a low-level monster? Or is it because Liu Tongtong's first time doing it was the first time for all the clans?"

Hearing the notification in his ear, Zeng Shen stood still, a series of questions flashing through his mind.

The surrounding youths were all staring in astonishment at Zeng Shen and the fat Zhang who was yelling on the ground.

They were surprised.

Zeng Shen's speed just now was unprecedented for them; he seemed to be twice as fast as their master.

"Is this still the speed a human should be able to achieve?"

"In martial arts, speed is the ultimate weapon. He's so fast, none of us can match him."

"Yeah, are we going to get challenged today?" "If word gets out, will our martial arts school still be able to stay in Jinhai City?"

"Hmph, every skill has its weaknesses. If he keeps going this fast, his body will definitely not be able to keep up. We'll take turns with him and keep wearing down his stamina. I don't believe he can maintain this speed."

"A war of attrition? Isn't that too underhanded?"

"No, according to the rules of our ancestors, if someone comes to the martial arts school to fight without an invitation, it is considered a challenge to the school. We can follow the rules for challenges and start a series of challenges."

"Okay, I'll go first."

A radical young man walked up to Zeng Shen and said, "I'm here to fight you. My name is Li Qing. I don't know your name."

"My name is Shen. Nice to meet you."

"Ah!" Li Qing suddenly shouted and ran towards Zeng Shen at a very fast speed.

He was fast, but Zeng Shen was even faster, dodging the attack and then, before he could react, kicking him hard in the buttocks, instantly sending him staggering to the ground.

[The host has defeated a Tier 3 Fire Slave with a superior strategy, gaining 100 survival points.]

Tier 3, 100 survival points?

Upon hearing the system notification, Zeng Shen's eyes widened, and a guess instantly popped into his mind about defeating other people's clans and gaining survival points.

Does this mean that Tier 1 gives 10 survival points, Tier 2 gives 50 survival points, Tier 3 gives 100 survival points, and Tier 4 gives 1000 survival points?
"My name is Zhang Erhe."

Another young man walked up to Zeng Shen, trying to wear him down, but he was quickly kicked to the ground as well.

[The host has defeated a Tier 2 Fire Slave with an advantage, gaining 50 survival points.]

"My name is Wang Er."

Another young man appeared before Zeng Shen, but soon...
[The host has defeated a Tier 2 Fire Slave with an advantage, gaining 50 survival points.]

"My name is."

"My name is."

"My name is…"

[The host has defeated a Tier 3 Fire Slave with a superior strategy, gaining 100 survival points.]

After kicking down the last youth in the same way, he reaped another 100 survival points.

Zeng Shen was somewhat satisfied.

This martial arts school trip was worthwhile.

Another 1300 survival points were gained in one go.

However, to verify one thing, he looked at the middle-aged man with an extremely unpleasant expression, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Master, I don't want to challenge you, but I hope to have a friendly spar with you. I hope you can grant my request."

The middle-aged man clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and regarded Zeng Shen as his greatest rival. He walked to the middle of the training area, stood still, and adopted a Tai Chi stance, saying, "I am Li Zhiyuan, the 30th generation successor of the Li Huo Martial Arts School."

"Master Li, I've arrived."

Zeng Shen cupped his hands in greeting, his body transforming into a blur once more as he rushed toward Li Zhiyuan, then with incredible speed, he kicked out at Li Zhiyuan's buttocks.

Just as the kick was about to land, a large hand, as if it had foreseen the future, blocked his heel. In fact, if Zeng Shen hadn't been fast enough to pull his foot back in time, he would have been saved.

His foot was about to be grabbed by the middle-aged museum owner.

"That was close. As expected of the head of the club, although you are not as fast as me, you predicted my attack by relying on my attack habits." Zeng Shen said to the middle-aged club master who was standing still in a horse stance as he retreated.

The middle-aged master of the martial arts school, having failed to catch Zeng Shen's heel, knew his chance was over and withdrew from his horse stance, saying:

"The opportunity is gone, I admit defeat."

(End of this chapter)