Chapter 16: Underground Fights
Ye Xing Chen was invited to participate in a high-profile underground boxing match by virtue of his great reputation in the jianghu, which was as strong as the sun and resounding as the clouds. This boxing match was the pinnacle of the underground world, like a martial arts convention, attracting top experts from all corners of the world and from all corners of the world. Each of them was like a bright star, emitting dazzling light in their respective fields, and each of them possessed unique and amazing martial arts skills as well as unique and ever-changing fighting styles. All of these experts were strong men who had survived countless life-and-death battles and stood out from the crowd, and the powerful aura emanating from their bodies seemed to be able to make the air freeze for them.
The fight was held in a mysterious, hidden underground venue, which was like a dark underground palace, with lights as dim as the flickering of ghostly flames, and an atmosphere as tense as a fully drawn bowstring that could break at any time, releasing endless destructive power. The audience surged in from all directions like a tidal wave, and they came from all walks of life, a mixed bag of fish and dragons. There were fierce and vicious gang members with a face full of flesh, who were eager to seek excitement and benefits in the bloody matches; there were underground fighters who had fought hundreds of battles and had cold eyes, who hoped to show off their skills in this event and enhance their popularity; there were also some rich and powerful people who were seeking for excitement and presumptuously seeking for a different kind of fun in the darkness, who were sitting on the VIP seats, with glints of excitement and greed in their eyes. The atmosphere at the scene was warm and extraordinary, with cheers and shouts like thunder, deafening, and people's faces overflowing with excitement, fervor and anticipation, as if they were in a crazy carnival.
The moment Ye Xing Chen stepped into the ring like a king, everyone's eyes were instantly attracted to him as if by a magnet. He was dressed in a black suit, his posture was as straight as a pine and cypress, standing proudly in the center of the ring, his eyes were firm and sharp, as if they could penetrate the darkness and shoot straight to the heart, exuding a kind of intangible but powerful and suffocating aura, which made people uncontrollably feel awe, not daring to underestimate the slightest bit of intention.
The match officially kicked off, Ye Xing Chen's first opponent was an expert from Thailand who specialized in Muay Thai. His legs like steel cast iron whip hard, every kick brings up the sound of the wind, as if the air can be torn, fierce and unusual offense, like a storm swept towards Ye Xingchen. But Ye Xing Chen was calm and collected, like a lofty mountain, he skillfully dodged the opponent's dense attacks like rain, and at the same time, he was as sharp as a falcon looking for the opponent's cracks. Suddenly, he was like a cheetah that had caught the opportunity of battle, he saw the right time, a sidestep like lightning to avoid the opponent's powerful kick, followed by his body like a spring to quickly get close to the opponent, making a powerful punch, his fist like a dragon out of the sea with a strong force, straight to the opponent's abdomen. The opponent was caught off guard by this sudden attack, and under surprise, his body retreated as if he was hit by a heavy hammer. Ye Xing Chen pursued the attack, punching and kicking, like a storm of continuous attacks on the opponent, not giving the opponent the slightest opportunity to breathe, and finally succeeded in defeating this powerful opponent.
In the next few rounds of the competition, Ye Xing Chen encountered opponents more powerful than one, like an insurmountable peak. There is a master from Japan, proficient in karate, his movements are agile and rapid, like a ghost, his moves are simple and fast but deadly, each strike contains a powerful explosive force; there is also a player who specializes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he can always be as flexible as a loach at the critical moment to drag Ye Xing Chen into the ground for entanglement, attempting to use the ground skills to subdue Ye Xing Chen. However, with his rich and incomparable combat experience, calm and clear mind, and the martial arts mastery in his mysterious inheritance, Ye Xingchen had time and again turned peril into danger in desperate situations and defeated these powerful opponents. He continued to learn and grow in battle, turning the strengths of each opponent into his own, further perfecting his martial arts system, and increasing his strength like a snowball.
Just when everyone thought that Ye Xingchen would win the championship without a doubt, an unexpected twist happened. On the eve of the finals, the organizers of the tournament suddenly announced that due to some special reasons, the rules of the finals would undergo a major change. The original one-on-one fair duel became a one-on-two wheel battle, and the opponents were also two top killers from the same mysterious organization. This news was like a heavy bomb that caused a furor at the scene. The audience pinched a sweat for Ye Xing Chen, thinking that he was afraid that this time, he might be in danger.
These two killers, one was tall and lanky, with muscular muscles, like a moving hill, every step on the ground could make the ground tremble slightly, he was good at fierce hard qigong, able to use his body to resist Ye Xing Chen's attacks and launch powerful counterattacks at the same time in the defense, and his strength was big enough to open mountains and crack rocks; the other was thin and flexible, like an agile monkey, with a cunning light in his eyes. The other is small and agile, like a nimble monkey, with a cunning light in his eyes, he is proficient in all kinds of concealed weapons, darts, sleeve arrows and other concealed weapons in his hands are quenched with poison, as long as the skin is gently scratched, the toxin will spread rapidly, so that people will lose their ability to fight in a short period of time. The two of them were notorious in the jianghu, known for their ruthlessness and unscrupulousness, and had succeeded in countless assassination missions, never missing a beat. This time, they had been hired by the mysterious force with the aim of eliminating Ye Xing Chen in the boxing match in order to eliminate any future problems.
Ye Xing Chen's heart flinched slightly after hearing this news, but his eyes did not show the slightest bit of fear, instead, they flickered with an even more fiery fighting spirit. He knew deep down that this was a trap deliberately set for him by the organizers, but he would never back down. The finals began, the two killers pounced on Ye Xing Chen at the same time like ghosts, their coordination was unparalleled, every move contained a deadly killing intent. The tall killer was the first to attack, he shouted loudly, as loud as thunder, waving his thick arms like a pair of huge hammers, smashing towards Ye Xing Chen with a whistling wind sound. Ye Xing Chen quickly adjusted his state, he performed the subtle lightness skill from his mysterious inheritance, his figure was like lightning as he weaved between the two killers, skillfully dodging their attacks.
However, the skinny assassin took advantage of Ye Xing Chen's gap in dodging the tall assassin's attack and suddenly threw out a few darts, which cut through the dim air like black lightning and flew towards Ye Xing Chen's vital parts. Ye Xing Chen felt the sound of wind behind him, he could not turn around in time, he could only rely on his sharp perception and super-fast reaction speed, his body was slightly sideways, dodging the darts by a hair's breadth. The dart grazed his shirt and flew through, nailing deeply into the pillar behind him, the tail was still trembling, which showed its great power.
In the midst of the intense battle, Ye Xing Chen realized that although these two assassins were powerful, there was a tiny gap in the way they attacked. He decided to take a risk, only to see that he deliberately revealed a gap and lured the tall killer into attacking with all his might. The moment the tall killer's fist was about to hit him, Ye Xing Chen suddenly made a sideways turn, dodging the attack by a hair's breadth, while at the same time utilizing the strength of the tall killer to direct the tall killer's power towards the skinny killer. The two killers were caught off guard and were struck by this sudden change, their bodies flew backwards involuntarily.
Ye Xing Chen seized this opportunity and executed an incredibly powerful martial arts technique, his double fists blasted out like cannonballs, the powerful force directly sent the tall killer flying out, landing heavily on the ground, spitting out blood and losing his fighting ability. The remaining skinny killer was shocked when he saw this, he did not expect Ye Xing Chen to be so powerful. However, he quickly calmed down and pulled out a poison hardened dagger from his pocket, preparing to fight to the death.
At this moment, the skinny assassin suddenly threw the dagger in his hand towards Ye Xing Chen with great force, the dagger rotated in the air, flashing with cold light, like a deadly meteor shooting towards Ye Xing Chen. Ye Xing Chen's eyes stared, he sidestepped to avoid it, but realized that this was the skinny killer's false move, the real killing move was the several sleeve arrows that he shot out from his sleeve while Ye Xing Chen was dodging the dagger's moment. The sleeve arrows shot towards Ye Xing Chen as intensely as rain, so fast that one could barely react in time. Ye Xing Chen screamed in his heart that it was not good, and in the nick of time, he executed the defense martial skill from the Mysterious Inheritance, and a layer of faint light rose around his body, like an invisible shield. The sleeve arrows struck the shield, splashing a cloud of sparks, but there were still a few sleeve arrows that broke through the defense of the shield and scratched Ye Xing Chen's arm. Ye Xing Chen only felt a stabbing pain in his arm, he knew that he had been poisoned, but he did not panic in the slightest, he quickly sealed the acupuncture points on his arm to stop the toxin from spreading.
Ye Xing Chen followed up with another punch, hitting the skinny assassin's chest, the skinny assassin flew out like a kite with broken strings, and fell heavily on the ground, never able to get up again. Ye Xing Chen successfully won the boxing championship.
He won a huge amount of prize money and precious treasures, and these riches not only provided strong financial support for his company's development, but also allowed him to establish a very high prestige in the underground world. Many underground forces came to show their favor or seek cooperation, they were impressed by Ye Xing Chen's great strength and hoped to establish a good relationship with him. Ye Xing Chen, on the other hand, utilized this opportunity to further expand his connections and influence, and stood firm in this complicated and dangerous underground world.