Chapter 134: I, the Bald Demon King, Finally Don’t Have to Pretend to Be Weak Anymore

Chapter 134: I, the Bald Demon King, Finally Don't Have to Pretend to Be Weak Anymore

"Junior Brother, what did you mean by what you just said to your old classmate?"

In another room.

President Ba was sitting on the sofa, asking President Chen, "Does their team have a chance to make it into the top ten?"

The others also looked at President Chen.

They were all prominent figures in the country, and they had a general idea of who the sixth-tier experts were domestically.

Looking at the team from Wu University, it didn't seem like a seed team capable of making it into the top ten.

President Chen chuckled and said, "Senior Brother, allow me to keep it a secret for now. I won't say more! My old classmate's team will definitely give everyone a huge surprise."

Ba Liming pondered for a moment upon hearing this and suddenly asked, "The biggest change in Wu University's team is your son, isn't it?"

President Chen was stunned!

Now it was Ba Liming's turn to laugh, "The last time I saw that kid Chen Ye, I felt that his vitality was extremely strong, not inferior to mine at all! At first, I thought I was mistaken, but now it seems your son has been hiding his strength too deeply, fooling everyone."

Everyone else was shocked upon hearing this.

President Chen no longer pretended but instead asked in confusion, "Why couldn't I sense that the boy's vitality was so strong?"

Ba Liming snorted coldly and rebuked him unceremoniously, "That's because your skills aren't well-honed yet, and you've been focusing on other things!"

"Your talent isn't much worse than mine, but you lack the drive to improve!"

Faced with Ba Liming's scolding, President Chen didn't have any retort.

Not only was Ba Liming his senior brother, but he had also taught him a lot of martial arts, so he had the right to reprimand him.

...

[Attention all participants: The Martial Arts Tournament will begin in 10 minutes...]

Everyone received the notification.

This secret realm sure doesn't waste any time!

Chen Ye originally thought that the first day would give everyone time to rest, adjust, and adapt to the new environment!

Unexpectedly, they were only given less than half an hour to adjust, and the competition was about to begin!

Come to think of it, it makes sense!

Given that this is a nationwide secret realm, the number of participants is simply overwhelming.

After so many years, the global population is still around four to five billion, and if you consider that about ten percent have successfully matched with heroic talents, that's still a few hundred million!

Excluding those who, due to various reasons, have completely given up on the secret realm, and those who have died unexpectedly... the number of participants this time is easily over a hundred million.

Even with the secret realm divided into national zones, many zones are competing simultaneously, and each zone still has a considerable number of participants.

Take the Xia Country zone, for example.

At least tens of millions of people have come this time.

Chen Ye even feared that the houses in the Colosseum wouldn't be enough...

If they don't start the competition quickly, how long will it take to finish?

Soon after.

Everyone followed the stairs and headed to the rooftops of the houses.

Each house's rooftop had ten seats specifically for spectators.

Although you could watch the arena through the windows in the living room, the view from the rooftop was undoubtedly better!

Besides, it doesn't rain or shine in the secret realm, so it's better to watch from the rooftop.

When tired, you can go back to the room to rest.

...

When Chen Ye and the others reached the rooftop, they found that the rooftops of the surrounding houses were already crowded and lively.

The ten minutes passed quickly.

In front of everyone, a holographic projection screen appeared.

[This is the opponent the system has randomly assigned to you for the first round. Would you like to face them?]

[Please make your choice within 30 seconds! If you exceed the time limit, it will be considered a forfeit.]

[Note: Choosing to forfeit will be considered as a withdrawal, resulting in immediate elimination.]

Chen Ye saw on the holographic screen that his opponent was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance.

Chen Ye didn't recognize this person, and the screen didn't provide any information about the opponent, just a single picture. Whether to fight or not was up to him.

There was a countdown in the upper left corner, with only 30 seconds remaining.

Chen Ye didn't hesitate and clicked "Face the Challenge" at the bottom of the screen!

He had no reason to worry.

Most of the top experts in the country were well-known figures, so as long as he didn't see a familiar face, Chen Ye wasn't concerned.

However, he felt that the random assignment rule was somewhat unfair.

What if he faced President Ba or Qin Muyin in the second round?

What would he do then?

...

The 30 seconds quickly passed.

Everyone made their choice.

Before long, blue lights began to glow on 16 giant arenas, each representing a teleportation gate.

Then, 32 first-round opponents passed through the teleportation gates and directly arrived at the arenas.

This was quite convenient.

After all, the spectator seats were enormous, and the distance from some seats to the arena could take several minutes by car...

If all the participants had to walk to the arena, it would waste too much time.

Direct teleportation saved time and effort!

The secret realm was well thought out.

As soon as they arrived on the arena, the matches began.

Chen Ye just glanced at the fights and lost interest.

On these 16 arenas, it was mostly weaklings pecking at each other.

Occasionally, there were one or two decent fighters, but because their opponents were too weak, the matches ended quickly.

There was also a time limit for the first-round matches.

They couldn't last more than ten minutes.

The secret realm didn't have time for slow matches.

Tang Zichen was sitting right next to Chen Ye.

"Class monitor, who's your opponent?" Chen Ye asked in a low voice.

"A person I've never seen before, but I've already forfeited," Tang Zichen replied softly. "Chen Ye, we're counting on you this time."

"Don't worry! Watch me carry you all the way!" Chen Ye responded with a smile.

Although they were speaking quietly, their conversation was still overheard by Teacher Liu, who was sitting behind them.

Or perhaps, they didn't care if they were heard.

After all, once they left the secret realm, they'd lose their memories of it...

At that moment, Old Liu was puzzled.

He didn't understand where Chen Ye got the confidence to say he could carry Tang Zichen.

Even their principal couldn't easily guarantee a top 100 spot!

...

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of another house.

A middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance suddenly smiled and said, "President Chen, can you guess who my first-round opponent is?"

President Chen, who was watching the match, was taken aback.

He quickly realized what was going on and asked, "My son, Chen Ye?"

"Exactly, Young Master Chen!" The middle-aged man replied with a smile.

President Chen immediately fell silent.

He wasn't worried about his son...

He had seen with his own eyes how that sixth-tier expert, Chang Wei, was pummeled to death by his son.

It was truly... brutal and violent.

President Chen had great confidence in his son's strength.

Among those present, perhaps only his senior brother Ba Liming could match his son in a fight!

Even the sixth-tier advisor of the association might not be a match for his son.

What concerned him was his colleague!

This ordinary-looking middle-aged man was Zhou Da, an officer of the association. His main job was to coordinate between local associations and the headquarters.

Due to work, President Chen often interacted with Zhou Da, and they had a decent relationship.

Although Zhou Da was also at the fifth tier, he was relatively weak among fifth-tier practitioners.

He couldn't possibly be a match for his son.

President Chen was torn.

He wanted to ask his colleague to forfeit.

But he couldn't say that out loud!

If he did, Zhou Da might think that President Chen looked down on him!

As President Chen hesitated, Ba Liming suddenly spoke up, "Old Zhou, when you get on the arena, just surrender!"

As soon as he said that, everyone around was a bit surprised.

But Zhou Da still smiled and said, "Sure! That's what I was planning to do... Since even the president thinks that President Chen's son is a strong contender, I won't make a fool of myself. No point in losing face and straining my relationship with President Chen!"

Ba Liming smiled slightly.

He appreciated Zhou Da's cleverness.

The others seemed thoughtful upon hearing this.

President Chen gave Zhou Da a grateful look, "Old Zhou, I'll remember this. I owe you a drink when we get back."

"President Chen, if you really want to drink with me, don't wait until we get back. Let's find some time and have a drink right here!" Zhou Da laughed. "Once we leave, none of us will remember this anyway."

The secret realm did provide some alcohol.

"Oh, right!" President Chen slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot..."

...

It didn't even take ten minutes for the first wave of weaklings to be eliminated.

On the rooftop.

Zhao Zheng suddenly stood up and said, "It's my turn!"

He had just received a notification to prepare for teleportation to the arena in ten seconds.

Everyone's interest was piqued upon hearing this.

Chen Ye was also intrigued.

He hadn't stopped Zhao Zheng and the others from participating because he felt that appropriate combat experience was good training for them.

Students like them needed the tempering of battle to grow...

"I'm on Arena 11!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue energy portal appeared in front of Zhao Zheng.

He stepped through it.

In the blink of an eye, he was on the arena.

Zhao Zheng's opponent was a young girl wielding a long spear.

No one knew what heroic talent she had matched with, but she wielded the spear with skill.

As soon as they were both on the arena, the fight began without a word!

The girl's spear technique was impressive. She thrust the spear with a powerful force, aiming straight at Zhao Zheng with a fierce momentum.

Zhao Zheng stepped into the Seven Stars Step, dodging the spear tip by a hair's breadth, quickly closing the distance, and struck with a palm, like a dragon clawing.

This was the "Follow-up Palm" from Bagua Palm, and Zhao Zheng had mastered it well.

The girl reacted quickly, abandoning her spear to block!

"Thud!"

Zhao Zheng's palm struck the girl's crossed arms, forcing her to stagger backward, almost falling.

Once the girl regained her balance, she immediately conceded...

Though they had only exchanged one move, it was enough to show the disparity between them.

More importantly, Zhao Zheng's palm carried hidden force, leaving the girl's arms numb and powerless.

How could she continue fighting like that?

And so.

Zhao Zheng won easily and advanced to the next round!

Seeing Zhao Zheng's performance.

President Chen's eyes lit up, and he smiled, "Senior Brother, this is the disciple I recently accepted. He's a classmate of my son. What do you think?"

"Not bad!" Ba Liming nodded. "He's got potential!"

...

When Zhao Zheng returned to the rooftop through the teleportation portal, he was greeted with applause from everyone and an admiring gaze from a certain girl.

"Junior Brother, nicely done!"

"Old Zhao, you're impressive!"

"Zheng, you were awesome! No wonder they say that people who follow the martial arts path are on a different level with their hidden strength... If I had known how powerful hidden strength was, I would've gone for S3 too."

(End of this chapter)

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