I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

And of course, there's someone else...

He continued to watch the fierce clash between the two figures on the arena, only listening to Kaga Kiyomitsu's trembling mutterings echoing in his heart.

"Master, Master... how did the Great Demon King suddenly become so terrifying..."

"Probably someone was barking at her dog for a while, and it disturbed her."

Uesugi Tetsu comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I'll just kick that dog away in a bit."

"Oh, oh... Master, hurry up, or the Demon King will chew us up in the next second."

Ririko isn't some Cybertronian, so she wouldn't be able to eat gold and iron.

Uesugi Tetsu thought helplessly, but then he saw that the intense battle on the main stage was about to come to an end after several minutes of fierce fighting.

Although Lei Gang's body was strong and his strength was great, Yan Liu was so agile that no move that could end the battle in one strike could hit him.

On the other hand, even if Yanliu couldn't defeat Lei Gang in one go, the cumulative number of hits gradually slowed down Lei Gang's speed.

Moreover... he seems to be playing around until now, only using leg techniques, but has not thrown a single punch.

Are they incompatible?

Or rather, Lei Gang's offensive tactics were simply too simplistic.

No matter how strong Lei Gang is, it's meaningless if he can't hit his opponent.

Moreover, this specially designed arena cannot be destroyed, so Lei Gang's idea of ​​disrupting the terrain to slow down the opponent's movements cannot be realized.

Under Uesugi Tetsu's silent gaze, this one-sided battle did not come to an end until a full thirty minutes later.

Lei Gang's physical body was simply too strong; even with Yan Liu's relentless bombardment, it took him a long time to finally collapse.

Uesugi Tetsu even suspected that Rai Tsuna had already mastered "Flesh Palace," one of the four ultimate forms.

"That was a pretty good warm-up!"

The heat washed away the sweat from his forehead, and his Taoist uniform was as neat as ever.

He looked up and grinned at Uesugi Tetsuya and the others.

"You six, just wait for me!"

"Tsk."

Takizawa Kai, ranked sixth, scoffed unhappily, about to reprimand this arrogant guy, when he heard Uesugi Tetsu's voice beside him.

"Takizawa-kun, let's make a deal."

This is... condensing qi into a thread?

Takizawa Kai's eyes narrowed slightly.

Miss Yuan also frequently uses this sophisticated method of transmitting sound.

But the key point is that Uesugi Tetsu used his inner energy to transmit his voice in this situation, yet it seems that none of the other contestants noticed.

Takizawa Kai was shaken.

This Uesugi Tetsuya... is terrifying!

Just as Miss Yuan said, they are not to be underestimated!

"If you challenge me, I'll just admit defeat and then hand this guy named Yanliu over to me. That way, you can save some energy, how about that?"

After hearing Uesugi Tetsu's somewhat inexplicable suggestion, Takizawa Kai had many doubts, but he did not refuse this good opportunity.

Saito taught him to seize every opportunity that could increase his chances of winning.

Perfect, this also gives him a glimpse into Uesugi Tetsuya's methods.

With that thought in mind, Takizawa Kai no longer hesitated: "I challenge, ranked fifth, Uesugi Tetsu."

The referee waved and said to start, and Uesugi Tetsu raised his hand much faster than Saito Ryuichi.

"I surrender."

Beneath the mask, Uesugi Tetsu smiled and said.

Surrounded by countless puzzled gazes, Uesugi Tetsuya's ranking dropped.

"Are you in such a hurry? Could it be that you, Uesugi-kun, are also a diligent trainee, and I accidentally guessed right?"

Yan Liu burst into laughter, staring at the fierce, red-faced mask facing him as he spoke.

"I challenge, ranked sixth, Uesugi Tetsu!"

Chapter 289 Even though Uesugi Tetsuya is full of openings, why can't I even hurt the hem of his clothes!

On the vast arena.

Under the gaze of thousands of spectators, Yanliu, looking relaxed, stood facing Uesugi Tetsu, who wore a red Hannya mask that evoked a subtle sense of disgust.

"I'm just telling the truth. No matter how hard you try to cultivate yourself, it won't make any difference if you don't have talent or ability."

Yan Liu didn't make a strong sound.

However, his voice was amplified by the combined force of his internal energy and the microphone outside the arena, making it clear to everyone inside the venue and outside the live broadcast.

In the audience, Chisa, who was silently clenching her fist to cheer for Uesugi Tetsu, bit her lip and clenched her fist even tighter.

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment, but did not reply.

He originally wanted to say that Yanliu's logic was completely nonsensical and ridiculous.

—If there are people in this world who become strong through hard work, then according to his logic, wouldn't these people all have so-called "talent" and "gift"?

But in the end, Uesugi Tetsu didn't say these words.

He felt that it was simpler, more direct, and more decisive to settle things with fists than to stand and talk back to Yan Liu.

This guy who gets arrogant and overconfident after achieving a little success still needs to be brought to his senses by harsh reality.

"I just find it really annoying that there are dogs barking all the time, I don't know where they are."

Uesugi Tetsu tilted his head, his gaze passing over the referee's raised arm, and calmly asked,

"Don't you think so, Yanliu?"

Yan Liu squinted, but did not observe any trace of "qi" flowing on Uesugi Tetsu's body.

"Uesugi-kun, this is the only time you can use your words."

He chuckled, took a deep breath, and compressed all his internal energy into his body, transforming it into a violent power source: "Don't end up like that kid who only knows how to play Pokémon, getting kicked away by me."

Just now, Uesugi Tetsu reacted very quickly when he said he was admitting defeat, which proves that he must be quite good at speed.

That being the case.

Yanliu crouched slightly, his eyes locked on Uesugi Che, putting everything else out of his mind.

—Then I will crush you completely in your area of ​​expertise!

"Game start."

The moment the referee's hand landed, Yan Liu vanished from his spot, leaving a trail of afterimages of his taekwondo uniform on the stage.

A distance of over 100 meters was traversed in less than half a blink of an eye.

However, from Yanliu's perspective, Uesugi Tetsu remained motionless.

Don't move?

How could he not move at all?

Yan Liu felt a sense of doubt, but it did not prevent him from arriving behind Uesugi Tetsuya in an instant.

Land, twist your hips, and extend your leg!

Just like when he knocked Higashiyama Kei unconscious with a single kick, a high whip kick was about to land on Uesugi Tetsu's chin!

But just as the whip kick was about to touch Uesugi Tetsuya's body within thirty centimeters, Yanliu felt an unpredictable premonition of death rising in his heart, as if he were falling into an ice cellar.

My gut feeling told me that if I kicked him like that, I would definitely die.

Boom boom boom!

Amidst the faint sonic booms, Yanliu retreated to the edge of the ring in the blink of an eye, staring intently at Uesugi Tetsu, who remained completely still.

Cold sweat, thick as liquid, was slowly dripping from his chin.

"What, aren't you going to call back?"

Uesugi Tetsu raised his eyes and asked calmly.

With a thought, he released the complex, multi-layered circulation of qi—so complex that it was unimaginable to ordinary people—that had been bound together by the Spirit Control Technique, along with the fiery armor and the high-pressure thunderstorm compressed within it.

If Yan Liu had kicked me from behind just now, I would have been violently swept away by the edge of the ring.

Yanliu didn't reply, but just breathed heavily, staring at Uesugi Tetsuya, who hadn't made a single move throughout.

What's going on... This guy is clearly full of openings, so why does he think that kicking him from behind would definitely kill him?

After a brief observation and amidst the boos from the audience, Yanliu finally noticed that there was no fluctuation of Qi on Uesugi Tetsuya's body.

By the way, what about his internal energy circulation?

Where did you go?

Yan Liu scanned and looked around several times, but found nothing.

Could it be that this Uesugi Tetsu is an Onmyoji?

Yan Liu thought to himself.

It's possible, because his stance doesn't seem to belong to any particular style of martial arts, and he's not holding any weapons.

But if that's the case, where is his shikigami?

I didn't see it.

Yanliu has almost no understanding of Onmyoji.

Not only did he not understand the difference between the Four Paths and Five Elements, and unorthodox methods, he even thought that all Onmyoji should have shikigami, just like Higashiyama Kei.

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Click click click.

"Uesugi-kun is indeed amazing, hoho... This guy named Enryu is just a local tyrant in his own little territory, yet he thinks the whole world is on the same level as him."

While eating potato chips, Jiujieyuan Jin pointed at Yan Liu, whose eyes were filled with surprise and doubt, with her red finger covered in seasoning, and shouted.

"Uesugi-kun, give him a good beating!"

"Having never been defeated since birth, with everything going smoothly and according to one's wishes, getting whatever one wants and doing whatever one wants, isn't it normal for someone with such a life experience to be arrogant and disdainful of everyone?"

Yuan Xinshui remained expressionless, only glancing at the half-eaten potato chips in Jiujieyuan Jin's hand out of the corner of her eye.

She said calmly, "He won both of his challenges just now, so he should look down on Uesugi Tetsuya."

"That's human nature."

"Sister Xinshui, what are you saying?"

Kujouin Jin took a palm-sized potato chip from the bag and handed it over, blinking in confusion as she asked, "Sister Xinshui, you've never lost before, and you're still very humble, aren't you?"

Yuan Xinshui, who was using her inner energy to catch the potato chips, stared at the boy who was more beautiful than most women, and burst out laughing as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Me, being modest?"

After Yuan Xinshui finished eating the potato chips in small bites, she asked,

"Xiao Jin, why do you think I'm associated with humility?"

Jiujieyuan Jin raised a finger and said seriously, "Because when you first came to my room, didn't you ask me how to turn on the air conditioner?"

"Is this considered modesty?" Yuan Xinshui retorted. "It's just asking an expert in an unknown field; shouldn't that be the obvious thing to do?"

"Of course it counts!"

Kyuuketsuin Jin twitched her fingers, placed her hands on either side of her smooth, fair abdomen, and said, "An immodest person will keep their requests to themselves, and might even break my air conditioner!"

"For example, our family and your family's old folks..."

"I want to eat this."