Ordinary people can also be extraordinary

Chapter 42 First Show of Strength

Zhang Chen took a rest and then walked out of the White Ape Park. Today was the last day of this month, and he began to patrol the Spirit Beast Park as usual.

Suddenly, I saw three people walking towards me. They were none other than Lu Jun and his two companions. It was like enemies meeting and they were extremely jealous of each other.

The three of them also saw Zhang Chen. One of them said excitedly: "Look, that guy is really here."

Zhou Yang looked at Zhang Chen, and walked towards him with an angry face. He said fiercely: "Give me back the spirit stone and the technique."

Zhang Chen showed a puzzled look on his face, and said in bewilderment: "What spiritual stone? What kind of skill? Did you recognize the wrong person, brother?"

When Zhou Yang heard Zhang Chen say this, his face instantly became furious, the spiritual energy around him fluctuated, and he wanted to take action.

"Stop it. Do you want to be locked up in the Hanshui Cave if you start a fight here?" Lu Jun stepped forward and held down Zhou Yang who was about to take action, looking at Zhang Chen with a playful expression.

Zhou Yang's face was still furious, and he pointed at Zhang Chen and said, "This bastard is playing dumb and refusing to admit it."

Lu Jun looked at Zhang Chen and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, we did have some grievances with you in the past, but you took Junior Brother Zhou's spirit stones and skills, which is too much. As the saying goes, taking away someone's money is like killing their parents. How can a person not seek revenge..."

At the end of his words, his eyes were sharp and fierce, staring straight at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen looked at them without any emotion in his heart. This fierce look was not as fierce as those horse bandits killed by Zhang Chen. If it were in the past, he might have just returned it to them instead of making trouble. But now, Zhang Chen's mood has changed. Looking at them, he even felt eager to compete with them.

"Brother, I really didn't take it. Are you trying to blackmail me by saying that?" Zhang Chen pretended to be scared and patted his chest.

"You shameless villain, how dare you do this and not take responsibility for it?" one of them said loudly, his eyes full of contempt.

"Since you guys said so, I would like to ask why I took his spirit stones and skills." Zhang Chen asked back in a light tone.

"You..." Zhou Yang wanted to scold him, but he couldn't think of what to say. He was so angry that his hand was shaking slightly as he pointed at Zhang Chen. His face turned red and black, which was very interesting.

Zhang Chen was delighted and laughed. "Look at this senior brother's expression, it's really funny, haha..."

Zhou Yang's face darkened instantly, and he was no longer angry. Perhaps he had calmed down because of his extreme anger. He looked at Zhang Chen and said:

"You don't have to admit it, but do you dare to compete with me? If you win, this matter will be written off and we won't bother you again in the future. If you refuse, we will bother you every day."

"I really didn't take anything from this senior brother, but he said he wanted to compete with me, so he should show some sincerity. Your cultivation is higher than mine, and you have been practicing longer than me, so it's reasonable for me to lose. I can't win and get nothing, right? Right?" Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Yang, with an expression on his face that said he couldn't compete in vain.

Seeing this, Lu Jun thought to himself: "This kid is not only not afraid, but also dares to ask for benefits. Does he have something to rely on?"

Zhou Yang was almost laughing out of anger, and pointed at Zhang Chen and said, "What else do you want?"

"Since it's a competition, there should be some prizes. If you lose, give me a hundred spirit stones." Zhang Chen said to the three of them.

The three of them were shocked after hearing this, and looked at Zhang Chen and thought about it. Seeing Zhang Chen's fearless look, they were really a little doubtful.

Seeing the hesitation of several people, Zhang Chen said nonchalantly: "Since you are not willing, then leave. Let's forget about this matter. Don't go around saying that I took someone's spirit stone and ruin my reputation."

Zhou Yang's face was uncertain, as if he had made up his mind. He looked at Zhang Chen and said, "Okay, I promise you, when will the competition be held?"

Zhang Chen deliberately looked a little panicked, and his tone was a little stuttering, "Are you...are you sure? Do you have a hundred spirit stones? Or let's just forget it."

"Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Xie, please lend me your spirit stones when the time comes." Zhou Yang said to the two of them.

"Junior Brother Zhou, be careful. I'm afraid there's something wrong with that boy. Let's get to know him better first." The young man surnamed Xie looked at Zhang Chen with some confusion.

"My cultivation is higher than his, and he is a newcomer who just entered the sect. I am afraid of him. How can I cultivate to become an immortal in the future? How can I hold my head up in the sect?" Zhou Yang was very excited, and he gritted his teeth in anger when he saw Zhang Chen.

Lu Jun also nodded and said, "You are right. I also want to see what that boy is capable of."

Seeing that they both agreed, Zhou Yang said to Zhang Chen:

"You decide the time. If you lose, I won't make things difficult for you. Just kowtow to me ten times and let me serve you for a few days."

"Brother Zhou really understands me. Let's go to the venue for the competition in the peak tomorrow at noon." Zhang Chen smiled slightly, bowed to Zhou Yang, and left.

As I walked, I thought to myself:

"I was able to escape unscathed from the hands of a white ape at the ninth level of Qi Condensation. Why would I be afraid of you? I'm just short of spirit stones."

Seeing this, the three of them also left the Spirit Beast Garden. Zhang Chen continued his patrol. The next day, the disciple on duty came. Zhang Chen handed over the task to him and then returned to his residence.

I went to Sima Feng's residence first and saw that Sima Feng was in good condition. It might be because he failed in the competition with the giant white ape, so Sima Feng trained harder. It seemed that the last stimulation had a great impact on him.

Zhang Chen told Sima Feng about the noon competition and asked him to accompany him to help support the occasion. Sima Feng nodded in agreement. He also wanted to see more ways to cultivate immortals and increase his experience.

Zhang Chen was practicing at Sima Feng's residence, preparing himself, absorbing spiritual energy to fill his dantian, and adjusting himself to the best condition. He must not underestimate his opponent.

Soon the agreed time arrived, and Zhang Chen and Sima Feng went out and walked towards the competition venue.

Arriving at the competition square, the square was empty, with few people. Zhang Chen looked at the competition platform below and remembered the peak competition held here a few months ago. He didn't know anything at that time, but now he was going to have his first competition here.

Seeing that Lu Jun and his two companions were already waiting in the middle, Zhang Chen walked over with Sima Feng.

"I was prepared for you to break your promise today, but I didn't expect you to actually come." Zhou Yang said coldly to Zhang Chen.

"Have you brought your spirit stones? If not, I won't compete." Zhang Chen did not respond to Zhou Yang, but asked back.

Lu Jun took out a crystal clear spirit stone from his storage bag and said to Zhang Chen: "This is a mid-grade spirit stone. One is equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit stones."

"Have you ever seen a mid-grade spirit stone?" another person said to Zhang Chen in a sarcastic tone.

"So this is a mid-grade spirit stone." Zhang Chen murmured as he remembered the spirit stone in his storage bag.

Zhou Yang saw Zhang Chen coming and was really impatient to wait, so he quickly said:

"Now that we are here, let's get started"

After saying that, he walked onto the competition platform. He couldn't wait to teach Zhang Chen a lesson, because last time Zhang Chen stole the spirit stone, not only did it delay his own practice, but he was also mocked by Lu Jun and the others for a month. It was time to save face.

Zhang Chen saw this and slowly walked up to the platform. When he passed Zhou Yang, he said softly:

"Brother, please accept my mercy. I was just angry at the time and did something foolish. Now I think about it and feel so sorry. I'll let you hit me a few times to vent your anger and save your face. I'll find a way to return the spirit stone to you later. What do you think, Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Yang looked at Zhang Chen and smiled coldly, then said, "Okay."

But I secretly said in my heart:

"You're saying something soft now, huh? I won't let you down until I break your arms and legs and make you beg for mercy on the ground."

When Zhang Chen walked to the other side, Zhou Yang looked at Zhang Chen and said:

"let's start."

After saying that, he rushed towards Zhang Chen quickly, condensed a fireball in his hand and attacked Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen immediately jumped to the left to avoid it, and formed a ball of water in his hand and shot it towards Zhou Yang, wanting to test it first.

Zhou Yang dodged slightly to the side, and when he was close to Zhang Chen, he made a hand gesture, and a fire dragon appeared. Zhang Chen immediately felt the heat unbearable. The fire dragon rushed towards Zhang Chen quickly, and before the fire dragon arrived, a raging fire spewed out of its mouth, covering all directions of Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen was shocked. He originally wanted to test it out, but he didn't expect his opponent to give him any chance at all.

"Is this a direct use of the ultimate move?" Zhang Chen thought secretly.

Lu Jun and the other man in the audience also nodded frequently. This was what they had discussed yesterday. They used their ultimate moves directly and did not give Zhang Chen any chance.

Zhang Chen immediately used the water ball technique to condense a water wall, and pushed the water wall towards the edge where the fire was weak. He used the water ball technique again to condense a thick water net to wrap himself, and then used his body skills to rush quickly towards the fire from behind the water wall.

After passing through the fire, Zhang Chen felt a burning pain on his face, hands, and all the skin exposed to his clothes. His hair was also dry and burnt. Zhang Chen used the water wall and water net to block it for a while, and then used his body skills to quickly pass through. He saw that the water net wrapped around his body was dried up.

Zhang Chen thought secretly:

"Fortunately, the speed was fast enough, otherwise the consequences can be imagined."

Zhou Yang was also surprised to see Zhang Chen pass through the fire with only minor burns. He made hand gestures and prepared to cast the fire dragon again, this time increasing the intensity of the fire, making it difficult for Zhang Chen to escape.

Zhang Chen saw Zhou Yang's posture and knew his plan. He condensed an ice cone and continuously gathered spiritual energy behind the ice cone to form a thin film, which he shot towards Zhou Yang's hands.

Zhou Yang had just prepared his spell and was about to release it at Zhang Chen when he saw an ice cone coming and hitting his hand directly, shattering it. A burst of cold air froze his hands and interrupted his spell.

Zhang Chen was delighted, and immediately performed the Water Ball Technique, condensing a water net. He condensed a thin film of spiritual energy behind the water net, detonated the spiritual energy and pushed the water net rapidly over.

Lu Jun and the other man in the audience were also horrified, saying, "Impossible, impossible, how could his attack speed be so fast?"

Zhou Yang was panicking when he saw the water net coming. The ice cone just now had already surprised him. He didn't know why Zhang Chen's attack speed was so fast. When he saw the water net coming, he knew that if he was hit, he would lose. Zhang Chen would definitely not miss this opportunity and would attack continuously. He had absolutely no power to fight back.

Just thinking about his imminent defeat made him extremely unwilling. He absolutely could not accept being defeated by Zhang Chen.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Zhou Yang's hands were steaming and he pulled his hands free, with a very embarrassed look on his face. Finally, he made up his mind, a talisman appeared in his hand, and he input spiritual energy, and the talisman lit up.

Instantly, a layer of golden light appeared on Zhou Yang's body. Zhang Chen's water net hit it and was heavily bounced off.

"Golden Light Talisman, how could he use it? I bought it for Senior Brother Chen. How are we going to explain it then?" When Lu Jun saw Zhou Yang using the Golden Light Talisman, his face was filled with worry.

Zhou Yang looked at Zhang Chen with a face full of resentment. He knew the value of this talisman and no longer thought about the consequences. He only wanted to teach Zhang Chen a lesson.

Zhang Chen was very surprised to see a layer of golden light on Zhou Yang's body, which bounced off his water ball technique, and immediately used the ice cone technique to attack Zhou Yang.

But Zhou Yang didn't avoid it at all, and let the icicles pierce his body. The icicles shattered directly on the golden light, and the cold air couldn't freeze it at all. Zhang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, his brows furrowed, and he felt very difficult.

"Use whatever tricks you have." Zhou Yang looked arrogant at this time, and he was absolutely confident in this spell. This was a spell that could block a full-strength attack from the ninth level of Qi Condensation. He didn't believe that Zhang Chen could break it.

Seeing Zhou Yang's look, Zhang Chen's face darkened. He didn't expect Zhou Yang to have such a thing. He was still careless, thinking that he was only two levels higher than him, and it was no big deal.

"It seems that I can only use that move this time. Other attacks will not be effective and will waste spiritual energy." Zhang Chen thought secretly.

Zhang Chen condensed a golden needle with his left hand, which continued to solidify. Then, with his right hand, he continued to condense a thin film of spiritual energy behind the golden needle, pushing it to the limit that he could control.

Zhou Yang looked at the golden needle condensed by Zhang Chen and had a bad feeling in his heart. "What's going on? With his fifth-level Qi Condensation cultivation, can he still break this golden spell? Am I crazy to have such an idea?"

"No, I can't just stand there and let him attack me." Zhou Yang's worries grew heavier and heavier in his mind, forcing him to start worrying.

Unfortunately, it was too late for him to move now. Zhang Chen's golden needle had already completely solidified, as if it was made of real gold, shining with golden light, as if it were a solid object.

There was a loud bang, and a beam of golden light rushed towards Zhou Yang, so fast that even Zhang Chen himself could not see clearly. Zhang Chen's left hand was numb from the shock, and it was difficult for him to attack again.

"Victory or defeat depends on this one move," Zhang Chen murmured in a low voice.

The golden light instantly pierced Zhou Yang's chest. The golden light on Zhou Yang's body became brighter, then slowly dimmed. With a click, the golden talisman shattered. The golden needle continued to penetrate deeper until it pierced Zhou Yang's palm, and then its spiritual energy was exhausted and dissipated.

Zhou Yang was completely stunned. He didn't expect that Zhang Chen really broke the talisman. Looking at the blood flowing from his hands, he couldn't believe that this was true.

Lu Jun and the other man in the audience just came to their senses. Looking at Zhou Yang whose spell was broken, they rubbed their eyes and would rather believe that Zhou Yang made a mistake in his operation than that Zhang Chen had broken through it.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Yang who had lost his fighting spirit and did not continue to attack. He walked down the platform and said to Lu Jun, "Give me the spirit stone."

Lu Jun reluctantly handed the spirit stone to Zhang Chen, and took the still distraught Zhou Yang away. Looking back at Zhang Chen's back, he felt confused and afraid.

Sima Feng came over and patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder and said in surprise: "Junior Brother Zhang, you surprised me from the beginning, but I didn't expect that you surprise me even more every time now."

"Hey, it's you. Did you deliberately give in to me last time?" Suddenly a pleasant voice came from the side.

Zhang Chen and Sima Feng looked back, and Zhang Chen's heart moved. That person was the girl who competed with Zhang Chen in the Affairs Pavilion last time. Zhang Chen was very impressed by her, and she also gave Zhang Chen a bottle of Huiling Pill.

Today she was wearing a long white dress, with her hair casually draped behind her. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and from time to time it blew in front of her, covering her big watery eyes. At this moment, she was looking at Zhang Chen with curiosity. This scene was also seen by Lu Jun, who had not walked far away.

"Isn't that Elder Li's only daughter, Li Yan'er? Does that boy know her? Then where is Senior Brother Chen..." Lu Jun suddenly thought of something and smiled sinisterly at Zhang Chen.

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