Chapter 769 - 767: Tianlong Takes the Stage
Seeing this, Zhenzi started to stand up and then said, "Referee, get ready to start, it’s my turn for this battle."
"Aha, alright!"
Zhang Jie turned around and saw Zhenzi rushing to the center of the arena; it seemed she wanted to deal with Zhao Lei. Given Zhao Lei had just beaten Zhenzi’s little companion like that, Zhenzi, as the boss, would naturally be angry.
So, as the lead referee, Zhang Jie absolutely understood Zhenzi’s feelings.
However, the more anxious Zhenzi was, the less Zhang Jie could indulge her, because this match was being broadcast live on South Sea City Television. He had to use this critical moment to create some advertising effects and take the opportunity to make money. It was an exciting time; how could he let it end so hastily?
Zhenzi, seeing Zhang Jie finish speaking and continue walking outside the ring, then said to the two observers below the stage, "Ladies and gentlemen, students, you just watched the match, how do you evaluate the authenticity of the competition?"
"Wow, it’s so exciting and thrilling. I’ve never watched such a spectacular match so closely and realistically; it was like filming a movie, flying back and forth, amazing."
The speaker was that sexy girl; she saw Zhao Lei’s impressive performance and was now utterly infatuated. Suddenly, she said, "Mr. Referee, can you help me ask that handsome guy for an autograph later?"
The sexy girl pointed in Zhao Lei’s direction and said excitedly.
Referee Zhang Jie immediately broke into a cold sweat, speechless and choking. One reason was that this woman was too infatuated; on the other hand, he felt he was doing a decent job hosting, so why did no one ask him for an autograph?
"Well... people are still competing, you can go find him in his class after everything is over." Zhang Jie, not getting any compliments, naturally didn’t want to pay them any attention.
He then continued, "Alright, you two go back to your seats first, everyone has heard the results of the evaluation, it is authentically existent, not false in any way."
Zhang Jie said this loudly into the microphone, aiming to reassure the media and all parties about the authenticity of the match, which was indeed a real ring competition, without any pretense.
"Clap, clap..."
As expected, after everyone had listened, there was a thunderous applause.
Obviously, there were still many doubters before, thinking how could a few high school students display such martial arts? For those who had never encountered a practitioner, it felt like watching a movie. But now the reaction from two ordinary students observing closely testified the truth, leaving nothing but surprise.
Zhenzi frowned; this referee was clearly stalling for time. Although she didn’t know his purpose, she really didn’t want to stay any longer because she thought it was meaningless.
The Red Widow was missing, and she had no interest in fighting now. Zhenzi planned to defeat Zhao Lei straightforwardly, impress everyone, scare off the others, and then conclude.
"Referee, I’m ready, why haven’t we started yet?"
Zhenzi grew a bit impatient, although it was in a foreign country now, but as such a master, being kept waiting was somewhat humiliating.
"Haha, okay, I was just confirming the authenticity of our match, we are coming right back now." Zhang Jie laughed forcefully a few times, then directly walked to the center of the ring, and said to Zhao Lei standing on the other side: "Student Zhao Lei, are you ready?"
Zhao Lei was in a dilemma. First, his Powerful Qi could only be used three times, and he’d already used it twice, leaving just one more use.
If he used it now, he wouldn’t be able to use it in the future, so he was contemplating whether he should use it or not.
While he was torn, Chen Tianlong swiftly stepped onto the ring and lightly tapped Zhao Lei on the shoulder. Zhao Lei, previously deep in thought, was suddenly startled, and when he looked back to see Chen Tianlong smiling at him, he immediately understood.
Chen Tianlong had keen observations, clearly seeing Zhao Lei’s hesitation. Although he didn’t know why Zhao Lei was hesitating, as his boss, there was no better time to step in.
Plus, Chen Tianlong was already prepared.
"Boss, you’re here," Zhao Lei roughly understood what Chen Tianlong meant.
"Yes, Zhao Lei, you go down and take a rest, I’ll handle the rest." Chen Tianlong said with a faint smile, even if Zhao Lei hadn’t hesitated, Chen Tianlong planned to take this on himself.
After all, Zhenzi was extremely unpredictable, and he wasn’t confident in Zhao Lei confronting her. If anything went wrong, he’d deeply regret it later.
Chen Tianlong thought, with his Powerful Qi infused Soul-Stealing Three Needles and the second form of the Flaming Frenzy Dragon Fist, dealing with this Zhenzi should not be a problem. At worst, it would end in a draw, without posing any danger to himself.
After all, no matter how strong Zhenzi was, she was just a Yellow Dao six-star expert. Additionally, Chen Tianlong had prepared another eight silver needles to seal off various acupoints at a critical moment.
Although for powerful opponents, acupoint sealing couldn’t fully manifest its power, it could at least control them for a few seconds. No matter how powerful Zhenzi was, it would take her some time to break through the acupoint block. Therefore, Chen Tianlong had so many trump cards that he couldn’t possibly lose.
"Yes, okay."
Even with Zhao Lei’s strength, he was willing to listen to his boss.
At this moment, the referee Zhang Jie saw Chen Tianlong suddenly stepping onto the ring and was momentarily stunned. Although Chen Tianlong looked taller and perhaps stronger than Zhao Lei, registration data showed Chen Tianlong’s strength was weaker than Zhao Lei’s.
Now he stepped onto the ring and said such words; what did it mean?
"Student Chen Tianlong, you mean Zhao Lei voluntarily forfeits the challenge and you take his place?"
Zhang Jie was really baffled. At this crucial moment, when the outcome was about to be decided, Chen Tianlong suddenly came to make trouble.
Knowing so many leaders were watching, where initially no one had much hope. Now they finally saw Zhao Lei defeat the opponent and were planning to watch him wipe out the ring leader in the next match.
"Yes, I’ll do the last match," Chen Tianlong answered very firmly, without any hesitation.
"This... are you two sure?"
Zhang Jie, seeing Chen Tianlong brimming with confidence, didn’t know what to say.
If Zhao Lei agreed voluntarily, there was nothing he could do. But if Chen Tianlong was acting recklessly and Zhao Lei disagreed, Zhang Jie would continue to support Zhao Lei’s challenge.
"Hehe, Mr. Referee, this is my boss, I absolutely trust him, so just let him go." Zhao Lei saw through Zhang Jie’s intentions and said lightly with a smile.
"Oh... alright then."
Zhang Jie had no other options; since the challenger’s side stated so, as a referee, he couldn’t interfere much.
As for whether Chen Tianlong was a master or if he could win, he had done his best; the outcome of victory or defeat was beyond his responsibility.