When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 73 The Heroes of the World: Only Ze and Xun'er

A young man in a suit and tie stepped onto the stage and presented the jade box in his hand to Bai Ze.

"The Three-Turn Golden Elixir can be taken orally directly. It can restore mild to moderate injuries in a short time and alleviate serious injuries. Its medicinal power is enough to allow a three-star martial artist to recover to full strength in a short time."

Xi Yuheng showed no signs of defeat and, with the proper composure, introduced it to Bai Ze, saying, "Now, it's yours."

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, both for the contest between the two and for the magnanimity displayed by Xi Yuheng.

If Xi Yuheng hadn't lost, he would be the most dazzling guy in the whole place right now.

'And then the headline was stolen again.'

Xi Yuheng wore a smile on his face, but in his heart he had some doubts about whether Bai Ze was poisonous.

His presence is always felt when someone steals the headlines.

"Thank you very much."

Bai Ze didn't stand on ceremony. He took the jade box, opened it, and a pale golden pill was placed inside.

It seems that this golden pill really does contain metal, as its surface has a smooth metallic luster. I wonder if it will cause metal poisoning if I eat it.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Ze picked up the golden pill and swallowed it directly.

He maintained the upper hand throughout his duel with Xi Yuheng, suffering no injuries, only significant depletion of his internal energy. While the healing properties of his golden core were ineffective, another function of his came at just the right time.

To restore one's power... or rather, to increase one's power.

The seemingly hard golden pill was quickly broken down and digested after entering Bai Ze's stomach, and streams of heat appeared in his body.

He immediately sat down cross-legged and began to circulate his internal energy to digest the medicinal effects.

A noticeable fluctuation appeared on Bai Ze's body, causing his training clothes to billow slightly.

'Such formidable skill! My initial feeling was right; his skill far surpasses mine.' Xi Yuheng couldn't help but mutter to himself upon seeing this.

Upon seeing this, the young man who presented the golden pill was about to leave as if to avoid suspicion, but as he passed by Xi Yuheng, he heard words that were deliberately lowered.

"Senior brother, help me up, I'm feeling a bit weak."

The young man turned his head in surprise and met Xi Yuheng's still smiling face.

"His skill is too strong, it completely depleted my internal energy." Xi Yuheng maintained his smile, his lips moving as he whispered.

If his internal energy hadn't been completely depleted, Xi Yuheng felt he could have struggled a little longer.

The reason he remained motionless after his defeat was simply because his internal energy was depleted and he had suffered multiple injuries, making him afraid that his legs would give way if he walked.

Upon hearing this, the young man was somewhat amused and exasperated, then raised his voice and said, "I understand, junior brother, let's protect Bai Ze together."

As a working adult, the young man stated that he is a professional in adapting to changing circumstances.

So the young man who was about to leave naturally stayed on the stage, pretending to be a protector, but actually subtly supporting Xi Yuheng so that he could concentrate on circulating his internal energy to recover.

The audience once again applauded Xi Yuheng's demeanor and magnanimity.

At the same time, Bai Ze's internal energy surged, and his skin became as smooth as jade, even seemingly radiating a faint glow.

The medicinal power of the Three-Turn Golden Elixir was like a fire, igniting the internal energy in Bai Ze's dantian.

Bai Ze slightly closed his eyes, uttered a soft "Break," and a clear, ethereal energy surged from his lower dantian, rushing upwards and directly into his heart dantian.

"Boom-"

His heart suddenly pounded louder than before, pumping out a surge of blood and energy that rushed through his body, sweeping away the fatigue from the previous battle and even bringing a new sense of power.

With Qi filling the Dantian, the cultivation of the central soul has been perfected.

Reversing the current upwards opens the Crimson Palace Heart Aperture, which is precisely the cultivation of the power and spirit of the two stars.

After that, one should focus on the mind, cultivating both internally and externally to strengthen the body and make the physical body incredibly powerful.

His blood and qi surged, his internal energy flowed through his limbs and bones, circulating through his internal organs, bringing an extraordinary sensation. Bai Ze suddenly stood up, his hair flying and his training clothes billowing. "What the hell is that noise?" someone in the audience shouted.

Upon seeing this, the old principal, who was sitting in the spectator stands, immediately channeled his inner energy, altered his voice, and spread it around, "It's a breakthrough! Bai Ze has broken through! He's reached the second star!"

"A breakthrough before the battle? Is it really necessary to be so exaggerated?"

"No way, you're so awesome, Invincible Scoundrel, I'll never dare to curse you again."

"You dare call me 'Invincible Scoundrel'? You should call me 'Master Night Rain's Annoying Sound'."

"I'm starting to look forward to the finals."

"Why wait until this afternoon? Let's start the finals now."

The chaotic sounds gradually coalesced into a single, overwhelming roar, like a tsunami.

"finals!"

"The final! The final!"

The previous disappointment was swept away, replaced by an intense sense of anticipation.

If you open the live stream channel for the event at this moment, you'll see the screen filled with "Finals!" comments.

The audience's emotions were completely stirred up.

Xi Yuheng, who had just recovered some of his internal energy on the stage, had a slightly stiff smile.

Is Bai Ze just naturally at odds with me? He's already got headlines, yet he's still managing to suppress his own popularity.

Xi Yuheng could only say that he was doing his job as the spokesperson for his own company without taking it too seriously, but as for Bai Ze, who was someone he clashed with, he could only say—man, you've aroused my competitive spirit.

Unfortunately, he has already lost, and he will have to wait until next time to beat Bai Ze.

Bai Ze then looked at Jiang Xun below the stage and said, "The atmosphere has been built up to this point, Brother Jiang Xun, you should come up here and get a beating ahead of time."

Jiang Xun rose from the spectator stands and said as he walked, "It's still uncertain who will get beaten."

He seemed completely unaffected by the rumors circulating online, walking steadily onto the stage, gradually exuding an invisible aura.

Both of them had already entered the field, and then looked at the referee who had been watching from the sidelines.

"Let's start the finals early."

The referee heard this sentence through his earpiece.

Seeing the situation reversed, Shen Qingquan naturally chose to add fuel to the fire, determined to wash away everything that had happened before.

Although this might draw criticism for arbitrarily changing the schedule, the exciting and high-quality matches will outweigh any shortcomings. It's already been changed once; what's one more time?

Thus, the final round began.

"Three minutes to prepare," the referee said professionally.

Bai Ze still uses a sword as his weapon, while Jiang Xun remains unarmed.

His external martial arts skills were enough to block Luo Shui's Youyun Jinglong. Bai Ze's sword was stronger than Luo Shui's, but it was by no means enough to break Jiang Xun's defenses, since it was unsharpened.

Bai Ze and Jiang Xun stood ten meters apart. Jiang Xun looked at Bai Ze, and the aura of a dragon gradually emerged between his brows and eyes.

"Compared to Qu Mingfeng, you are indeed much stronger. You took the Golden Elixir on the spot just to break through. You are much stronger than him," Jiang Xun said calmly.

"There's nothing we can do; he just doesn't have the talent."

Bai Ze said that he was a professional at hitting people's sore spots, "Compared to you and me, Qu Mingfeng is just another ordinary person."

The two didn't try to influence each other's mindset, but it seemed a bit incomplete not to say something at this moment, so they engaged in some mutual flattery and took the opportunity to diss the child prodigy.

(End of this chapter)