No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Enveloped in this suffocating atmosphere, everyone present involuntarily held their breath.

In fact, most people don't understand what's going on or how things got to this point, but that doesn't stop them from enjoying the spectacle.

They looked at Jiang Shu, holding their breath.

So... what will he choose?

Jiang Shu pondered for a moment.

Then he turned to Sugar Knight and said, "Isn't it said that people with high scores can't refuse challenges from people with low scores?"

Sugar Knight scratched his face: "There is such a rule, that's right. It's mainly to prevent people with high scores from refusing to challenge others in order to maintain their ranking, which would result in people with low scores being stronger but unable to gain points and thus unable to improve their ranking."

Jiang Shu nodded, then silently looked at Shaqima again with an expression as if she were looking at an idiot.

To everyone's surprise, Sachima remained completely unperturbed: "But if I hide and you can't find me to challenge you, then this rule doesn't apply!"

Jiang Shu was taken aback.

"How despicable!"

"Not only that, I can also use this rule to find ways to get people with lower scores than you to keep challenging you, so you won't have any time to challenge me at all!"

Sachima's smile was full of malice and smugness:

"Their bet against you is set at one point, so even if you win everything, it won't mean anything!"

"How dare they say such despicable things so casually..."

Jiang Shu's expression turned serious.

He was acutely aware that the despicable nature of the person before him might be no less than his own.

"What if I challenge someone stronger?" Jiang Shu said dismissively, "You're only tenth. If I directly challenge the ninth or eighth, and they can't refuse me, how will you deal with that?"

“You have to get into the final arena eventually, right?” Sachima’s lips curled up even more. “Once you come in, countless people will challenge you. You have to deal with them first, even if you only get a few points after you win.”

Jiang Shu clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

"If that's the case, then I'll just not come to the final round. I don't believe that the other people in the top ten are here 24 hours a day. Even if they all avoid me, it's no use. They must have people they care about, whether it's family, lovers, or important friends. They can't possibly hide all of these people, can they?"

"Wh...what?!" Sachima's smile froze instantly, and she took two steps back in shock.

“Even orphans, without parents or relatives, unpopular, without lovers or friends, still have something they cherish.” Jiang Shu continued, “Whether it’s a pet, property, or reputation, I have ways to destroy it!”

"Damn it!" Sachima clutched her chest, her face pale. "I'm warning you, don't touch my sister!"

"Huh? So you have a younger sister..."

"Damn it, I couldn't help but say it... She's only thirteen, you bastard!"

"Wow? Or is she a mature, sophisticated woman?"

Finally, the Sugar Knight couldn't hold back any longer.

"What kind of terrible things are you two talking about so seriously?! Do you really have to bring those things up in the open?" First she scolded Sachima, then she yelled at Jiang Shu, "And you, that's practically a crime! What kind of mature woman is a thirteen-year-old?!"

"Uh..." Sachima looked unwilling, but ultimately did not retort.

Jiang Shu then asked seriously, "Do you think I'm too old?"

"I'll make you &%￥*#￥&!"

After a rare and extremely uncontrolled outburst, Sugar Knight said helplessly, "In short, please don't bring what happens on the field outside. Also, if you want to qualify for the competition and get a top-ten spot, it's definitely better to challenge them one by one."

Jiang Shu seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

That would indeed be a difficult situation...

While Sachima's despicable actions are indeed contemptible, there is really no way to retaliate against them, since at most it can only be considered as exploiting a loophole in the rules.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Sugar Knight just did something similar, like bringing up the Hiroshima heat wave or something.

Therefore, this kind of underhanded practice mentioned by Sugar Knight should be some kind of unspoken rule in the final arena. To obtain a place in the top ten or even higher, one must challenge them one by one.

Otherwise, the other people in the top ten would not agree and might even try to obstruct it.

That's why, on the surface, Sugar Knight was giving both sides equal blame, but in reality, he was taking sides for Sachima.

In other words... the final stage is a linear challenge.

If I don't start a game with Shaqima now, this bastard will avoid me from now on, and I'll get stuck.

Damn it, what should I do?

Just then.

“I say…” Bo Ya slowly raised his hand and asked in confusion, “Didn’t you come here today to challenge the top ten? Why do you have to leave now?”

These words struck Jiang Shu like a thunderbolt.

He mechanically turned his head, his face filled with horror.

"It really is true."

A moment of silence fell over everyone.

Sugar Knight was a little confused—so what was the point of the two chatting for so long and almost getting into a fight?

Seeing the awkward situation, Jiang Shu wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained, "The atmosphere was too strange just now. I subconsciously wanted to leave, but this guy came up to me without saying a word and said that if I didn't fight him, he would do this or that."

As you all know, I'm a naturally competitive person. I just didn't believe he could do anything. I was just not convinced. Did he think I could stop challenging him just because I left today? As a result, I ended up clashing with him without even realizing it.

Actually, thinking about it carefully, I think that's exactly why I came here, hahaha. (awkward laugh)

"So even if I don't threaten you..." Sachima looked like she'd eaten shit.

"Yes," Jiang Shu nodded. "Are you happy?"

Sachima rolled up her sleeves without saying a word.

Seeing that Sachima was about to make a move, Sugar Knight quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Since it's a misunderstanding, that's for the best. You see, this Spicy Bro also wanted to spar with Sachima, and Sachima was just as interested. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

"You know what a mess this is," Jiang Shu said, scratching his head sheepishly.

As he spoke, he extended his hand to Sachima: "Nice to meet you, please take care of me."

He actually wanted to get angry, but then felt it wasn't worth arguing with an idiot.

But it felt inappropriate not to say anything, so he could only suppress his disgust and shake Jiang Shu's hand, while sarcastically remarking, "What's the difference between you and someone who only realized they were just a hired hand after yelling at their boss? It's amazing that you can act like nothing happened."

But as soon as she said it, Shaqima realized something was wrong and froze.

He seemed to see the corners of Jiang Shu's mouth curl up slightly.

He's laughing?!

Sachima abruptly pulled her hand back, warily examining her palm, and loudly demanded, "What did you do?!"

"Huh?" Jiang Shu looked completely innocent. "I didn't do anything."

The Sugar Knight reassured her, "Aren't you being too sensitive? We all saw it; he didn't do anything."

“I saw him smile with my own eyes!” Shaqima felt a chill run down her spine when she recalled that smile, as if she was about to lose something important: “That smile was so evil! I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

"Oh, you mean this?" Jiang Shu readily admitted that he had indeed been smiling, and once again flashed his harmless, kind smile: "I just suddenly realized that this way your sister will be safe, which is great."

"Are you even human?!"

Everyone: "......"

The Snow King then quietly asked Boya, "Is thirteen years old really that old now?"

"You're never old at thirteen!! Forget all those weird things in your head!!"

A moment later.

“I saw your fight with Hiroshima Heatwave just now. Although I don’t know how you dodged his nuclear explosion, in the end, the one who truly defeated him was himself. The price he paid for using that move left him with no ability to fight back, so that’s why you won, right?” Sachima said disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu nodded inwardly.

So that's how it is.

Is it because Sachima is even less willing to accept that Hiroshima Hot Wave would lose to her, so she deliberately provoked her and wanted to get revenge for Hiroshima Hot Wave?

Seeing that Jiang Shu remained silent, Shaqima wanted to continue belittling him.

But at this moment, Hiroshima Heatwave suddenly spoke up to defend Jiang Shu.

"No...that's not how it is." He said with relief, "Actually, I was already driven to the brink of despair at that time. I had no choice but to use the nuclear explosion after he locked me up. If I hadn't taken that desperate gamble, I would have been killed by him sooner or later."

"Nonsense!" Shaqima shook her head in exasperation: "That's because you underestimated your opponent. As long as you make good use of your air superiority, he won't be able to touch you at all, and you won't be locked on."

The heatwave in Hiroshima bowed its head in shame.

“Moreover,” Shaqima continued, “I also saw his attacks after you were locked up. Although they had some technique and were quite powerful, they were just ordinary punches. If you hadn’t suffered the backlash from the nuclear explosion, you might not have been able to deliver a fatal blow even if you had just stood there and let him hit you.”

"Does it look that ordinary?" Jiang Shu asked curiously.

“If you don’t believe me, ask them.” Sachima pointed to the others.

Jiang Shu turned her head away.

“Although I shouldn’t say it, it does look like just ordinary boxing,” Sugar Knight agreed.

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

"really."

"Nothing special."

"Although getting hit by it would probably hurt a lot, it's really not that great as a finishing move."

"Is that so..." Jiang Shu seemed a little sad.

“So I won’t bully you.” Sachima said, “Like Hiroshima Heatwave, I have the ability to fly. If it’s a direct confrontation, you’re no match for me. So let’s change the way we compete. I’ll give you three moves. If you can’t defeat me within three moves, then you lose. Otherwise, you win. How about it?”

Jiang Shu's eyes lit up.

Is this for real?

So he nodded without thinking.

But at that moment, Hiroshima Heatwave shouted, "No! Sachima's specialty is defense. You absolutely cannot win under these conditions!"

Jiang Shu stopped what she was doing.

"Shut up!" Sachima glared at him, then shrugged nonchalantly. "Of course, as he said, I am indeed very good at defense, but I think you can understand that, right? I dare to make this promise to you because I am very confident in myself, so now it depends on whether you are confident in yourself and whether you accept these conditions."

After thinking it over carefully, Jiang Shu finally nodded.

"That's fine, I understand. It just makes me curious about just how strong your defense is. You know I've always been a very competitive person."

"How could you knowingly..." Hiroshima Heatwave exclaimed in despair, "What lies ahead is... hell!!"

Hell...

Jiang Shu didn't take it seriously.

In his view, Sachima would be facing hell, especially since he hadn't seen the secrets hidden in his fist when he struck Hiroshima Heatwave, and had made such a bet.

Although it wasn't ultimately used, that doesn't mean those seemingly "ordinary punches" weren't ingenious little tricks.

[Desolate Annihilation: Your spiritual root will possess a special attribute, and the skills you release will inflict a certain percentage of pollution, increasing the target's Desolate Annihilation status. Once the Desolate Annihilation status accumulates to a certain number of stacks, it can be actively detonated at any time, dealing 30%~90% true damage and removing the same percentage of physical strength. It also inflicts the Desolate Annihilation status, preventing the target from recovering from all sources of damage for a certain period of time.]

The outcome is decided!

Chapter 306 The Immortal World Tree

The venue remains the arena.

The broadcast started as usual.

Since it was the second time, Jiang Shu focused all her attention on the sachima.

Sachima slowly walked to the center of the arena, stomped her feet hard on the ground, and in the next moment, she completely crushed the stone slabs on the surface of the arena, her legs sinking into the ground and taking root.

He wasn't tall, but at that moment, he gave Jiang Shu the feeling of a towering tree, stable and unshakeable.

What kind of approach is this?

Just as Jiang Shu was wondering, Shaqima revealed a set of big white teeth and grinned, saying, "Come on, there are only three moves, so you'd better make the most of the opportunity."

Hiroshima Heatwave was now filled with despair.

"As expected, it really is this. This is terrible. If I use this right from the start... Damn it, Sachima isn't going to bully him like she said she wouldn't, but instead she's planning to bully him badly!"

Although he hadn't quite understood why Hiroshima Heatwave had suddenly changed its stance and sided with Jiang Shu, Bo Ya knew that paying attention to such things was pointless. No matter how strange things happened to this extraordinary person like Jiang Shu, it was not an exaggeration.