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As a veritable martial arts fanatic, the moment Chen Nansheng saw Su Han’s somewhat peculiar bone structure, he couldn't resist the urge to spar with the young man.
He was, in fact, very curious about what kind of formidable abilities a person who attracted the recruitment efforts of so many prominent families possessed.
In less time than it takes to blink.
Chen Nansheng, whose body was as solid as iron, let out a fierce roar!
Like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, he lunged directly at Su Han, his claws capable of snapping a large tree in two with a single strike!
If those claws were to land on anyone, it would undoubtedly mean death!
"Be careful!"
Chen Nansheng moved with incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Su Han!
But alas!
His claw met Su Han's iron fist!
The surrounding crowd could never have imagined that Su Han would dare to go head-to-head with Chen Da Tou, who was known for his invincibility. Even Ye Chen, standing nearby, regretted not having told Su Han earlier that Chen Da Tou, the second master Chen, was a grandmaster of Iron Body Kung Fu, whose body was as tough as steel and any part of it could kill.
But suddenly!
Just as everyone expected Su Han to suffer a great disadvantage, they witnessed Chen Nansheng being the one to retreat after their clash!
Shaking his hand, he stumbled back more than ten paces before Chen Nansheng finally regained his footing.
In contrast, Su Han stood his ground with a relaxed expression!
Su Han's fist bore only a few scratch marks, not even breaking the skin.
"This..."
"Unbelievable!"
"Damn it, is this really the real Chen Da Tou, or a fake!"
At this moment, Chen Nansheng was somewhat enraged. He put away his throbbing right hand and immediately switched to his left, launching a heavy punch towards Su Han.
"You brat, daring to play tricks on me, I'll show you what happens today!"
Chen Nansheng roared, eager to regain his pride. However, this time, he noticed a dense black mist in Su Han's hand, spinning wildly like a dark, dense ball!
The fluctuations of the surrounding heaven and earth were all converging towards this ink-like black sphere!
Energy!
Immense energy!
"Gulp, what is this thing?"
"Is that divine power manifesting externally?"
"No way, I feel like if this kid makes a move, I might be shaken to death. It's better to retreat and stay safe!"
"Quick, retreat!"
Suddenly, those with weaker cultivation immediately backed away.
However, some of the more powerful individuals positioned themselves at the front of the crowd, all realizing that Su Han's attack was anything but simple.
Boom!
With a world-shattering roar, before Chen Da Tou could even reach him, Su Han's Poison Smoke Palm had already been unleashed.
A highly condensed mass of energy, like a supreme bomb, exploded directly in front of Chen Da Tou!
With a bang, he was sent flying, spitting a cloud of blood in mid-air, clearly having sustained severe injuries… His momentum unabated, Chen Da Tou crashed directly into a wall behind him, collapsing the entire wall of the small courtyard.
This scene.
Left the surrounding onlookers stunned. They never imagined Su Han's attack would be so powerful!
But a few top experts immediately saw the crux of the matter!
Ye Wudi muttered with a trembling heart, "This kid, if he had unleashed that energy ball in his hand a moment later, when Chen Da Tou got closer, the power would have increased by at least three times!"
After all, Su Han had fired it directly, and its power was significantly weaker than a close-range strike!
It was precisely for this reason that Chen Da Tou didn't die!
He was merely heavily injured…
Gulp.
Thinking of this, the stewards of some ancient martial arts families were instantly unsettled. They tore up the intelligence reports in their hands; this information had completely underestimated Su Han's value!
Simultaneously, everyone was making phone calls to inform their families of the situation!
"Cough, cough…"
Ye Wudi helped Chen Nansheng up and asked with astonishment, "Brother Da Tou, weren't you holding back against that kid today?"
Chen Da Tou directly raised his middle finger and said, "Damn it, Ye Wudi, I took the beating for you this time, and you're still making sarcastic remarks. This kid's strength is already far beyond yours and mine. If he participates in the arena this time, he could make it into the top three of the Elder group. Shush shush… Hurry up!"
With a cough of blood.
Chen Nansheng delivered the most crucial piece of information!
Ye Wudi, standing beside him, was instantly dumbfounded. He never expected the kid Ye Chen brought back this time to be so formidable, to the point where Chen Nansheng voluntarily admitted he was far inferior!
One must remember that Chen Nansheng and he himself were old fellows with around five thousand years of cultivation, considered mid-to-upper tier among the elders.
Such strength being evaluated as far inferior!
Ye Wudi's hands suddenly felt shaky… In this light, if Su Han had agreed to Ye Chen's proposal earlier, the Ye family would have been the one making a huge profit!
In the headquarters arena competition this time, the annual funding for families reaching the finals was around one hundred billion. And all Ye Wudi wanted was to reach the second round.
However, securing a top three position would mean the headquarters' resource allocation would reach a staggering 30% or more!
Based on past practices, the first place received 15%, the second 12%, and the third 8%.
This was merely the resource allocation for elixirs, cultivation techniques, and the like. In terms of funds, it was an allocation of five hundred billion, or even trillions!
In an instant.
Ye Wudi immediately looked at his granddaughter, Ye Xiaoshuang, and frantically signaled, "Xiaoshuang, quickly! Have the family servants lock down everything, don't let those guys take Su Han away. Our Ye family must extend a warm welcome to Mr. Su! Hurry…"
At this moment, everyone was in a frenzy.
Facing such a young and talented individual, missing this opportunity would truly be a pity!
And the news of Su Han defeating Chen Da Tou at the Ye family spread rapidly among the various ancient martial arts families.
In an instant, the entire ancient martial arts circle was shaken as if by an earthquake!
…
The Mo family of ancient martial arts.
Mo Yun calmly sipped his tea while reviewing the current battle reports.
Suddenly, a hurried servant rushed in from the doorway!
"Patriarch, bad news! The intelligence on that SSS-class individual this time is wrong! The intelligence is flawed…"
Mo Yun sighed.
As expected, SSS-class individuals weren't that easy to come by. He figured it was probably another charlatan.
"If it's wrong, so be it. In this arena, our Mo family is merely preventing other families from obtaining SSS-class talents. As for ourselves, we have plenty."
However, at this moment.
The servant below stammered, "It's far beyond! That fellow named Su Han is far beyond SSS-class. Currently, at the Ye family, he has already heavily injured the Ye family's old guest elder, Chen Nansheng, with a single move…"