bookbashuk Chapter 196 Two Punches to the Head
Chapter 196 Two Punches to the Head
Chapter 196 Two Punches to the Head
The next day, however, bursts of laughter suddenly rang out from a luxury mansion on the other side of Hong Kong.
"Haha! Wang Chao actually doesn't dare to compete? He's sending a little girl to fight in his place."
Ruan Hongxiu smiled so hard that even the scar on his face wrinkled up when he saw the news.
At this moment, the scar on Ruan Hongxiu's face had faded considerably, leaving only a thin shadow. His skin was smooth, and his entire demeanor seemed to have undergone a dramatic transformation.
He chuckled and turned to a Japanese man sitting upright on a sofa, dressed in a cherry blossom kimono and wooden clogs:
"Mr. Iga, I really feel sorry for your apprentice Ye Xuan. If he were alive today, he would be much stronger than Wang Chao. At least he wouldn't be a coward."
This Japanese man is none other than Gen Iga, Japan's current top martial artist and royal instructor.
He came here partly because he was invited to act as a notary.
The other half wanted to see how powerful Wang Chao was, because Wang Chao had killed his disciple Ye Xuan a few years ago.
Furthermore, many Japanese organizations have also invested funds in Ruan Hongxiu.
Upon hearing this, Iga Gen merely raised his eyes slightly, his voice devoid of any inflection: "Wang Chao fought to the death with Zhou Binglin earlier, which must have damaged his foundation. He hasn't fully recovered yet, so it's uncertain whether he can defeat you, who has also become a Grandmaster of Transformation Realm after your breakthrough."
"However, even though their actions are strange, Master Ruan, are you really that confident?"
Ruan Hongxiu smiled dismissively.
"Of course there is. Even if Wang Chao had Chen Aiyang fight in his place, I would still have a good chance of winning. But Wang Chao actually sent that girl from the Huo family to fight."
In Ruan Hongxiu's opinion, the girl from the Huo family was not particularly capable; otherwise, why would Huo Qiyun have sought him out to become her apprentice?
With Zhou Binglin's guidance, he broke through to the Transformation Realm. He was confident he could defeat even Wang Chao, let alone this girl who had only been at the Transformation Realm for two months. What progress could she possibly make? At most, she would only reach the Ming Realm, and she wouldn't even be qualified to spar with him.
If it weren't for the immense power of the Huo family behind Huo Ling'er, which Ruan Hongxiu couldn't afford to offend, he would have even wanted to kill her on the spot during the martial arts competition.
Instead of Wang Chao taking the initiative to challenge, Ruan Hongxiu found this kid to replace him. In his view, this was a way for Ruan Hongxiu to win fame by saying that Chinese boxers surrendered without a fight, while he himself could get hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling money for nothing.
You should know that Wang Chao is known as the number one boxer in Southeast Asia!
What an honor this is!
The thought that this title would soon be his own made Ruan Hongxiu feel like it was a windfall, and he couldn't help but rub his hands together.
"I'd be a fool not to take this opportunity!"
Even the forces behind Nguyen Hong Xiu, including those Southeast Asian generals and Singh, the president of the Indian Yoga Association, were happy to see this happen.
It's a sure-fire way to make money, double your money, and suppress Chinese martial arts. No one would refuse such a deal.
Two days passed, and the day of the martial arts competition arrived.
The weather was gloomy that day, with dark red clouds and a strong cold wind, but the huge sports stadium was packed with people, and the atmosphere was very lively.
A large portion of them were there to see Wang Chao make a fool of himself.
For example, the instructors and boxers from the Beijing Yiquan Gym who fought against Wang Chao, and even the three princelings from Yike Group, Zhao Jun, Wang Xiaolei, and Wu Yingda, were also present.
In addition, there were some monks from Shaolin Temple, as well as martial artists and young disciples from the Japanese and Korean martial arts circles.
The cheers inside the stadium had barely subsided when a slender figure emerged from the entrance passage.
Huo Ling'er was dressed in a simple white training uniform today. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, her face still had a touch of youthful immaturity. When she stood by the boxing ring, she looked like a student who had just finished school and came to join in the fun, which was out of place with the solemn atmosphere of the competition.
"Her? Is she the one replacing Wang Chao in the martial arts competition?"
"Are you kidding me? This girl from the Huo family really dares to fight a Grandmaster like Ruan Hongxiu?"
The discussion rose like a tide, and several instructors from the Beijing Yiquan School whispered among themselves, their eyes full of disdain.
Zhao Jun, Wang Xiaolei, and a few other Tide enthusiasts leaned back in their VIP seats, a mocking smile playing on their lips.
They came here to see Wang Chao make a fool of himself, but they never expected that Wang Chao wouldn't even show his face and would send a little girl to deal with him. This is even more humiliating than simply boycotting the competition.
The Shaolin monks frowned; even though they had a blood feud with Wang Chao, they still found the arrangement absurd.
Ruan Hongxiu was already standing on the boxing ring. When he saw Huo Ling'er come up, he was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward and burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha!!!"
The sound was so loud, like a thunderous cannonball exploding in the stadium, instantly suppressing all other sounds in the stadium. Even the three Tide fans from Yikeji felt dizzy and their eardrums rang when they heard the sound.
This is the power of a Grandmaster of Internal Energy!
"The entire stadium is nearly 100 meters in diameter, how could his voice be that loud?!"
Huo Qiyun turned pale upon seeing this, unable to believe that a human could possess such immense strength.
Seeing such a terrifying scene, everyone gained a direct understanding of the extraordinary skill of the great boxer for the first time.
After Ruan Hongxiu finished laughing, he said to Huo Ling'er:
"Hurry up and surrender, kid. Don't waste time here. I, Ruan Hongxiu, am not one to fight with a child. If word gets out, it will make me look like I'm bullying someone."
His loud laughter just now was both a mockery and a display of power.
Ruan Hongxiu didn't want to be enemies with the Huo family after all; if he were to actually injure them, it would only cause more trouble.
He didn't take the girl seriously at all; he just wanted to end this absurd competition as soon as possible so he could collect his winnings.
With the capital he had acquired, and having already broken through to the Transformation Realm, he was qualified to establish his own sect.
If they could also acquire the title of making Southeast Asia's top boxer surrender without a fight, and with some maneuvering, the future would be very promising.
Ruan Hongxiu could almost see the scene of his own famous martial arts history unfolding before his eyes.
His contempt was almost palpable, and the murmurs on stage grew louder.
Despite the enormous sound waves, Huo Ling'er remained unmoved, only raising her eyes to look at Ruan Hongxiu: "You monkey, do you want to admit defeat yourself, or do you want me to kill you within three punches?"
"Ignorant and arrogant!"
Ruan Hongxiu's face darkened.
Bullying younger people is one thing, but hearing insults is another.
As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed his left foot on the boxing ring, creating a shallow crater in the reinforced concrete surface. He teleported twenty or thirty meters away, his right hand forming a palm, and struck out with a blow that broke the sound barrier, aiming straight for Huo Ling'er's shoulder.
The audience in the stands could see visible bursts of air generated between his palms.
This palm strike, though not at full strength, still possessed a force of one or two thousand catties, enough to completely subdue Huo Ling'er.
But just as his fist was half a foot away from Huo Ling'er's shoulder, a sudden change occurred!
"Om one—
A soft blast of air suddenly exploded, and Huo Ling'er's right hand was delivered almost touching Ruan Hongxiu's fist, the movement so fast that it was just a blur.
"What?!"
Ruan Hongxiu didn't even see how she exerted her strength; he only felt a flash of white light before his eyes, which almost blinded him.
The next instant, a force far stronger than his suddenly exploded in front of him like a cannonball.
Huo Ling'er clenched her right fist and actually received Ruan Hongxiu's palm strike. A shockwave surged through Ruan Hongxiu's body, dissipating his power!
Crack! The sound of a hand bone breaking rang out!
Ruan Hongxiu felt a heart-wrenching pain in his right hand. His entire arm twisted like a pretzel in an instant. His hand bones were crushed by that enormous force, and he could no longer feel his arm.
"How is that possible?!?"
Ruan Hongxiu felt as if he had witnessed the most impossible thing in the world happen.
His bones are so strong that he can break a tree that is 40 or 50 centimeters thick in two or three punches, and he can crush a polar bear with a single punch.
But he was actually beaten to a pulp by Huo Ling'er, who had only been her apprentice for two months?!
Faced with this situation, Ruan Hongxiu's smile vanished abruptly, his eyes widened sharply, and the contempt on his face instantly turned into a look of utter terror.
He wanted to back down, to change his tactics.
"Too late!"
But Huo Ling'er stomped her foot on the ground, and the concrete floor exploded like a cannonball. She stepped forward, clenched her fist, and slammed it towards Ruan Hongxiu with immense power!
Ruan Hongxiu only saw Huo Ling'er's figure flicker and turn into a blur, followed by a rumbling sound of air explosion!
The last thing he could see was a fist, white as jade, magnified infinitely before his eyes.
"boom!"
A muffled bang echoed throughout the entire stadium!
The punch landed squarely on Ruan Hongxiu's forehead!
The next second, the entire venue fell silent.
Everyone froze.
Ruan Hongxiu, who had just been promoted to Grandmaster of Internal Energy, suddenly had his head explode like a watermelon hit by a heavy hammer. Red and white matter splattered all over the boxing ring, and his skull shot out like a bullet, flying dozens of meters away.
You can imagine how powerful that punch was!
The headless corpse remained standing for two stiff seconds before falling backward with a thud, crashing heavily onto the boxing ring. Blood flowed down the cracks in the ring and quickly formed a puddle.
Not a single drop of blood was on Huo Ling'er's hands.
The entire stadium fell into a deathly silence.
Ruan Hongxiu, who had just stunned everyone in the stadium with a single laugh, demonstrated extraordinary strength.
But in the blink of an eye, this great boxer was killed by Huo Ling'er, who seemed weak, with just two punches.
The contrast between then and now was something no one expected.