Provoke
Oh god, what was I thinking?
Now I cannot do anything but to execute my plan. If it works, then good but, if it doesn't, then I will die. But the only problem is how can I manage to execute my plan against such a great speed?
I don't have any ideas about that. I can't think of any idea about that.
-" If you are thinking about how to handle his speed, I may help you with that. But what are you planning to do?
I have underestimated Ho Chen. I thought you were strong enough to beat Ho Chen but, I doubt it is possible. Ho Chen is too strong for you to fight right now. If it were 10 days later, maybe you could defeat him, but right now, you don't stand a chance."
"Master, what's done is done. Now all I can do is do my best. And it was you who told me that fight is not only about strength but, it is also about how you use your brain.
You just told me that you have a plan to cope up with his speed. What is it?"
-" Oh that, it isn't something great I will just transfer my soul energy to your eyes which will help you see him."
"Is that true, then my plan will work. Let's show this powerful beast, how to work with the brain."
After that, the master transferred her soul energy to my eyes. The effect of this soul energy was phenomenal. I was able to see more clearly. But still, I was afraid that my plan wouldn't work against him.
Aaaa... I started shouting suddenly while massaging my head
"Fear will not help me with anything. Let's do what we can. If I lose then, I am not strong enough, I will not regret at the very least."
"Did he become mad because of fear?"
"Huh, how can he still expect to escape the arena in one piece after provoking the young master. He is so dead."
These people piss me off, dogs of strong people, just you wait for me. I will make them my dog, dogs that will speak for me. But for that, I have to pass this exam in one piece.
"Ho Chen, come. I will show you strength is not everything in this world that works with the rule of survival of the fittest."
-" Hoh! You still can talk big. Let us see how long you can talk big?"
And then Ho Chen again dashed towards me while strengthening his fist.
But this time his speed was faster than previous attempts. If it wasn't for the soul energy provided by the master, I would not be able to see him, stopping is the matter that is miles ahead of this.
Since I was able to see Ho Chen this time, I prepared my stance in the direction from which his attack was coming.
Ho Chen approached me with his full strength, and he tried to punch me with all his might.
But this time, things were different. Unlike previous times, this time I had basic ideas about Ho Chen's strength, and this time I also had a way to stop Ho Chen's attack.
As Ho Chen approached me, I prepared my palm and concentrated my Qi on my palm, making a thick Qi layer on it to avoid getting injured through Ho Chen's attack.
After that, I watched everyone present in the arena and located the direction in which the number of students present was large. After that, I just waited for Ho Chen to reach within my reach to punch me. And he came within my range, I used all my strength and used my palm to deflect Ho Chen's attack in the direction where maximum students were gathered without depleting any strength.
Since Ho Chen was using his full strength this time, the airwave created by his punch was also strong, and this time it also had the power of the punch.
Ho Chen's attack was really strong, due to this, the ground of the arena in which I deflected Ho Chen's attack was completely broken. Not only that maximum students located in that direction were also thrown out of the arena. This resulted in only 13 students standing in the arena.
-" So this was your plan. Due to this, you provoked me earlier, you are smart. You have some courage that you dared to provoke me to attack me with my full power just to deflect it in the direction where maximum students were present and disqualified them.
But since your plan is now out, how are you planning to disqualify other students now."
"Hmm… about that I haven't thought yet but, I will still survive against you no matter what happens. But I must agree that you are strong, and I underestimated you."
-" Of course I am. After all, I am the only living son of the city lord. This much strength is a must. Or I will be an embarrassment to him, and I don't want to be an embarrassment to him. Therefore I will try everything in my power to get strong. "
"Then, let's begin."
-"Yeah, let us begin."
After that, Ho Chen and I dashed against each other. This time I can't use my previous strategy because it was already out, and Ho Chen can prevent the expected result from happening.
I don't have any other choice but to fight him head-on, but I am not strong enough to defeat him.
Students aren't fighting each other and seeing our fight. Therefore I can't expect the competition to get over before the result of our battle. If I want to pass, then I must think about something.
But what can I do?
I can't win against Ho Chen with my current strength, but I want to pass this exam. I want to show my master that I can do it. But it is next to impossible for me to do it. Only a miracle may save me.
-" Lin Mo, what are you doing? Do you think you can win against him if you fight him head-on?
Do you have a death wish?"
"So what can I do?
Do I have a choice?
Can I escape him?
Even if I escape him, what will happen? Will I pass the test?
No, he can catch me in the very next minute. So what will happen?
Even the rest of them are not fighting, so that I can expect the number to drop from 13 to 7?
So what can I do if not to fight him head-on?
Do you want me to just give up without fighting?"
-" What you said is certainly the truth. And I don't want you to give up without fighting.
But who said if the rest of them are not fighting, then you can't provoke them to fight each other?"
"Provoke them. Is that even possible?"
I asked the master with a surprising look.
-" Of course it is possible if I said that it is possible, then it is possible. Who do you think I am?
"But weren't you the one who said before that I could defeat Ho Chen if I use my full strength?"
-" I am also human. How can you expect me to predict everything correctly? But I told you that he is the strongest person out of all 5 arenas. Isn't that correct?"
"What does that have to do with this?"
-" Well, it certainly doesn't have something to do with it, but do you want to give your judgment, or you want to pass the test."
Master asked with a voice filled with embarrassment and anger.
"Of Course I want to pass. So what is your plan?"
-" Well, it's nothing special, it's just to provoke the other students to fight each other."
"Is it possible to provoke them?"
-" Of course it is possible, just tell them this…"
After that, the master told me what I have to tell everyone.
Hearing that, I thought it might work, and therefore I stopped moving towards Ho Chen at full speed and changed my direction. I went in the direction where a single boy was standing. His cultivation should be around the Bone Temper stage second level and knocked him out of the arena, and then I said.
"What do you guys think that after one of us gets defeated, the competition will end of course it will not. What will it take for the competition to end?
The answer is until the number of students standing inside the arena becomes 7, even if I lose to Ho Chen, 11 students will remain in the arena, and that means the fight will continue until 4 of you get disqualified. And that will depend on your luck whether Ho Chen selects you or whether he doesn't select you. If he chooses you, that means your game is over, and you will be thrown out and no one knows who that person will be. Unless you think you can prevail against Ho Chen, you don't need to fight, but if you want to move to the next round without fighting Ho Chen, you can defeat each other and make it so, Ho Chen doesn't have to fight you. That is to make this number of 11 students down to 8 students, and after that, if he defeats me, then you don't have to fight against him. And you can pass to the next round easily.