After serving three years in prison, he swept across the land upon his release.

No one understood why Iguchi Sho could use the Spirit Void Step, and could only conclude that he was a genius.

"Hey, kid? You're scared out of your wits? Are you still going to fight me or not?" Sho Iguchi's lips curled into a sneer as he raised his right arm and hooked his fingertips, a gesture that carried the nonchalant ease of a cat toying with a mouse.

Wu Bo's forehead was covered in sweat. The strange gait of Jingkou Xiang had sent chills down his spine. He was still shaken and panting heavily, standing there, too afraid to go forward.

"Xiangzi, it's time to fight back!" Ono Eiji suddenly shouted from the sidelines, deliberately speaking in perfect Mandarin so that Wu Bo could hear him too.

Counterattack? What counterattack?

The shout was like a thunderclap in Wu Bo's ears. He immediately lost his footing, staggered, and uncontrollably took two steps back.

"Hey! Wu Bo, what are you still doing?!" Master Zhong He roared furiously. "Have you wasted everything I taught you? You're just humiliating me!"

With a crunching sound, Wu Bo's clenched fists made a sound, his back teeth almost grinding to powder, fear taking over his heart, but he still took a deep breath and looked sharply at Jingguchi Xiang.

"Dragon Tiger Claw, Mighty Tiger Claw Hand!"

Wu Bo shouted, his body arching backward like a tiger poised to pounce. Then, with a bang, he was sent flying like a cannonball.

"That's the most powerful Tiger Claw Hand in Dragon Tiger Claw! Wu Bo seems to want to use this move to settle things with Iguchi Sho. Will he win?!"

Upon hearing this move, everyone present held their breath.

No... My strength is completely insufficient, the opponent will block it... Qin Wuchen sighed softly in his heart.

Wu Bo extended his claws, but Jinggu Xiang smiled slightly. He stomped his legs and flew out like a cannonball.

"It's the 'Cross-Striking Strike' from karate. Is Iguchi Sho trying to take Wu Bo's attack head-on?"

Bang!

With a loud bang, Wu Bo's claws and Jingguchi Xiang's fists collided like two giant iron hammers. But in an instant, Wu Bo could not withstand the opponent's power and was blasted away with a whoosh.

After flying several meters, Wu Bo flew completely out of the competition arena.

"It's...it's Wu Bo who lost!" On the stage, the host in blue looked at everything in disbelief, while the audience was completely silent on the left and a burst of cheers and two drumbeats suddenly rang out on the right.

Boom!Boom!

"Well done, Sho Iguchi!"

Boom!Boom!

"Well done, Sho Iguchi!"

Wu Bo's hands trembled, and he lay on the ground for a long time without getting up. Two medical staff immediately carried a stretcher over and, after a brief examination, lifted Wu Bo onto the stretcher.

"What a disgrace! I make them train so hard every day, but when it comes to the crucial moment, they always let me down!" Zhong He couldn't help but mutter under his breath from below the stage.

He didn't check on Wu Bo's injuries, but went straight back to the lounge. The other martial arts students followed Zhong He back to the lounge.

Inside the lounge, a barrage of harsh criticism erupted as Zhong He reprimanded Qin Wuchen mercilessly. Qin Wuchen stood outside the door, briefly lost in thought.

Xia Tong, who was standing to the side, had also lost her initial composure and looked at Qin Wuchen with some worry.

"Teacher Qin, are we going to lose? The opponent even knows a technique like the Spirit Void Step..."

Qin Wuchen shook his head.

"Given their level of cultivation, they can only use such a technique once at most. The Spirit Void Step doesn't have much offensive power, but it does cause instability."

After thinking for a while, Qin Wuchen decided not to sit idly by and wait for his fate. He pushed open the door to the lounge and went straight in.

At this moment, Zhong He was still analyzing for Li Chun how to attack in the next game. He learned from the previous game and decided to first engage Li Chun in close combat with the opponent, and then wait for an opportunity to strike.

"That will cause him to miss the best opportunity to attack!" Qin Wuchen pushed open the door and said bluntly.

"What do you mean?" Zhong He was somewhat stunned, looking up at Qin Wuchen. "Are you questioning my decision?"

"Zhong He, didn't you suffer a crushing defeat in the last match?"

"What do you mean? It was clearly Wu Bo who disobeyed my orders and failed to press his advantage, which gave the enemy an opening!"

Zhong He stepped forward, grabbed Qin Wuchen by the collar, and glared angrily.

Qin Wuchen gritted his teeth, making a few grinding sounds, and then used his great strength to pull away Zhong He's right hand.

Zhong He was quite surprised.

"He failed because he followed your orders. Even if he used the Spirit Void Step, given his cultivation level, such a technique must have consumed a tremendous amount of energy. If Wu Bo can just engage him for a few more moves, his opponent will undoubtedly be defeated."

"Heh," Zhong He sneered, "You, an ordinary person without any true qi, do you really think you can instruct me, a sixth-level martial artist?"

"Who said I don't have internal energy?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Wuchen sneered, then slightly activated the true energy within his body, and a surge of immense power erupted from his body.

To ordinary people, this might seem like nothing, but to the martial artists, they could clearly sense the presence of this power.

"This is... the seventh realm of martial arts?!" Zhong He's eyes widened instantly, he staggered a step and fell to the ground. "How is this possible? You clearly didn't have a single trace of true energy just now!"

"Hmph, I just didn't want to attract attention, so I deliberately hid myself."

"Hidden true energy?" Zhong He's mouth dropped open. He had never heard of such a thing before. "How is that possible? How can true energy be hidden?"

"That's just your ignorance..."

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