Supreme Emptiness-Chapter 355: Cheating?

The Sect Master Hall was eerily silent.

But within the hearts of those present, waves of shock surged!

Liu Wuchen's expression froze.

He had once harbored a faint hope that Jiang Fan could win.

For example, Jiang Fan's physique perfectly countered Cao Zhen's cultivation technique.

Or perhaps Cao Zhen was unlucky and made a mistake which Jiang Fan seized upon.

However, he thought of a thousand, ten thousand possibilities.

None of them involved Jiang Fan standing still and relying solely on the rebound force to cripple his opponent's hands.

This was the kind of result that could only happen with a significant disparity in strength.

He looked at Jiang Fan with a sense of unfamiliarity.

If the disciple rating made him see Jiang Fan in a new light,

now he was starting to doubt if the Jiang Fan in front of him was still his disciple.

Wen Hongyao was also dumbfounded, murmuring:

"I was wondering how this boy could possibly turn bad."

"It turns out he had absolute strength!"

Li Qingfeng's emotions were more complex and beyond words.

He couldn't help but slap his thigh and sigh repeatedly: "Regretting it to the bone!"

Who could have predicted that the boy he personally brought back from Lonely Boat City without a Spirit Root would grow into a master in his own right?

On the ground, Cao Zhen endured the severe pain.

When he looked at Jiang Fan again, where was the confidence from before? He shouted:

"Did you… are you wearing protective armor?"

He was not convinced!

He couldn't believe that he was so outmatched by Jiang Fan!

His full-force strike against a motionless opponent had resulted in severe recoil injuries.

This was even more humiliating than being defeated head-on by Jiang Fan!

He could not accept this result!

Jiang Fan realized: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have truly forgotten."

"Indeed, I am wearing a Top Grade defensive magical artifact that can withstand attacks at the Fifth Level of Core Formation."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Liu Wuchen showed a relieved expression, nodding: "No wonder."

No wonder in less than a month, Jiang Fan had changed so much that he was unrecognizable.

It turned out he was wearing armor, which caused Cao Zhen's injury.

Wen Hongyao, Li Qingfeng, and Zhao Wuji exchanged glances, all with mixed feelings.

They had thought Jiang Fan's physique had achieved Great Success, but it was actually the armor's effect.

Yang Qinghua, who had been grim-faced all along, let out a long breath: "I knew something was off."

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"How could the prodigy of True Thunder Sect be defeated in such a way?"

He took a sip of tea, feeling much more at ease, and said:

"Jiang Fan, relying on a defensive magical artifact to injure your opponent is somewhat dishonorable."

"If we were to judge this match based on this, no one would be convinced."

"Today, let's call it a draw."

As he spoke, he glanced at Liu Wuchen and the others one by one.

Liu Wuchen's gaze flickered, and he said:

"This defensive armor, our sect does not know where my disciple got it from."

"It was not because our sect wanted to win that we made the disciple wear it."

To avoid being misunderstood as directing this, he had to explain.

Then he looked at Jiang Fan and said:

"Of course, I also believe that Jiang Fan did not intentionally rely on the armor to win."

"He must have simply forgotten he had this layer of protection."

"It's a pity that Cao Zhen's hands are severely injured, otherwise, I would certainly ask Jiang Fan to remove the armor for a fair fight."

"For now, we can only halt and reschedule the match for another day."

Wen Hongyao and the others had similarly awkward expressions under Yang Qinghua's gaze.

The armor on Jiang Fan made them feel quite guilty.

It was an embarrassing situation where they couldn't demand Jiang Fan's victory.

Moreover, a draw was already an unexpected gain.

Before this, they had expected Jiang Fan's crushing defeat and the humiliation of Green Cloud Sect.

A draw now was a way to save face.

Feng Guchan snorted unconvinced: "The high disciple from Sect Master Peak truly is surprising!"

"Even for an ordinary spar, they resort to cheating."

Unfortunately, with Cao Zhen's hands ruined and unable to fight, his protest was futile.

He could only bow to Yang Qinghua: "Elder Yang, forgive the embarrassment."

"Such is the nature of the Sect Master Peak of our Green Cloud Sect, I hope you understand."

He had hoped to see Liu Wuchen humiliated and his newly established prestige heavily suppressed.

Alas, in the end, he could only speak sarcastically to vent his frustration.

Yang Qinghua nodded expressionlessly: "Indeed, I have seen many things today."

"I've seen people who can't accept losing often."

"But someone who can't accept a loss to this extent, it's a first."

"A sparring match at the Foundation Establishment Realm, yet using armor meant for the Fifth Level of Core Formation… truly eye-opening."

The exchange left Liu Wuchen and a few elders feeling their faces burn with shame.

Yet there was simply no explaining it!

Then Cao Zhen couldn't help but laugh angrily: "So that's it!"

"Where did you get such a strong physique? It was cheating all along!"

His almost shattered confidence now restored, his face revealed undisguised contempt.

"Losing is not scary, but not being able to accept it is shameful!"

"If you were afraid of losing, you should have conceded early. I might have at least respected you for that."

"But cheating to win, you've disgraced your ancestors for eighteen generations!"

There was even a moment he had truly thought he was far inferior to Jiang Fan.

Now knowing the truth, he felt relieved beyond words, even the pain in his fists seemed to vanish.

Cheating?

Jiang Fan's eyebrows slightly raised, he casually tore off the defensive armor he was wearing and threw it onto the ground.

With a calm gaze, he said: "Cheating? I think you misunderstood."

He exerted a bit of force with his right foot.

The granite floor beneath him cracked into countless small pieces with a "crack."

With a flick of his toe, a small piece of granite was kicked towards Cao Zhen at high speed!

Yang Qinghua's face changed slightly: "Cao Zhen, be careful!"

Cao Zhen dismissed it with a snort, saying:

"Just a cheater, even with my hands crippled, I can handle him easily!"

He disdainfully watched the approaching rock, his long leg whipping towards it!

He imagined the rock, which didn't seem very fast, would be easily smashed by his leg.

But to his surprise!

Upon contact, an unimaginable force erupted from the rock!

With a "squelch!"

His powerful leg was immediately pierced through flesh and bone.

The rock, trailing a stream of blood, shot through his leg and struck a stone pillar as thick as three men.

Thud—

The pillar trembled, dust cascading down.

A deep, bottomless hole, emitting white smoke, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Cao Zhen, after a brief moment of numbness, felt the pain from his leg injury flood over him like a tidal wave.

The pain made him scream out loud.

"Ah!!! My leg!!" He screamed in agony, losing his balance and falling to the ground.

Staring at the bloody hole in his leg as thick as his wrist, he felt even more pain.

He screamed in fear and pain.

Everyone looked over.

Their pupils shrank.

Just a piece of rock had pierced through the leg of a Foundation Establishment Realm martial artist at the Ninth Layer?

This… what kind of physique is this?

The crowd looked at Jiang Fan with changed expressions.

They had thought Jiang Fan let Cao Zhen strike twice because he had armor.

Only now did they understand.

It was because Jiang Fan's physique was too strong and he was sparing True Thunder Sect some face!

Feng Guchan's old eyes narrowed, his mouth opened, but no words came out.

Yang Qinghua stood there in a daze.

What kind of physique could be this terrifying?

Jiang Fan picked up the defensive armor, dusted it off, and sighed slightly:

"Why must you force me to make a move?"