Zhou Wei's expression flickered.
But he quickly regained his composure.
Bang, bang…
Wang Yiren punched Zhou Wei again and again.
He wanted to quickly break through Zhou Wei's protective magical artifact.
Meanwhile, Zhou Wei continuously taunted, "Useless! Even when you're standing there letting me hit you, you can't do anything to me. You're a complete disgrace!"
"Did you not eat breakfast? Why don't you ask your mom for some milk!"
"It's this hard for you to even beat an ordinary person like me. What's the point of your existence? Your Xuan-level expert strength is all for naught!"
Wang Yiren was drenched in sweat.
"Trash! Stop yapping! I'm going to kill you!" Wang Yiren grew more frenzied.
But he failed to notice that his stamina was rapidly depleting!
Soon, his speed slowed considerably.
Zhou Wei's eyes flashed. He suddenly pulled a small knife from his pocket and thrust it forcefully at Wang Yiren.
With a *poof*.
Wang Yiren froze. He looked down and saw the small knife in Zhou Wei's hand embedded in his stomach.
A searing pain radiated from his abdomen.
Zhou Wei sneered, "Still daring to threaten my master! Even a dog like me could toy with you until you die! What kind of thing are you?"
He didn't stop, stabbing a few more times.
Ugh, ugh, ugh…
Wang Yiren cried out in pain as he stumbled backward.
His eyes flashed with utter disbelief.
Regret, unwillingness, anger, shame!
All sorts of emotions flooded his mind.
He couldn't believe he had lost to an ordinary person.
"Get lost. I'll spare your life and let you remember that I, Zhou Wei, am like the heavenly hound of loyalty, even as a dog! You're not someone of your caliber who can afford to provoke me!"
*Bang!*
Zhou Wei kicked him off the stage.
*Swish!*
Instantly, the entire venue erupted, with everyone looking at Zhou Wei in disbelief.
Zhou Wei, his expression unchanged, laughed heartily, "I believe everyone has figured out how I won! That's right, I completely wore down this good-for-nothing with the protective magical artifact from our Shengtian Company's products!"
"This is the power of the protective magical artifact! If anyone needs to purchase a protective magical artifact, find me, Zhou Wei, anytime!"
Fang Rong and Fang Tai, along with other high-ranking officials of the Martial Arts Association, wore grim expressions.
He was using their Martial Arts Association's martial arts tournament to hawk his protective magical artifacts!
In a corner, a figure wearing a hood tilted their head slightly.
Beneath the hood, a pair of striking large eyes flickered with an inexplicable light as they looked at Zhou Wei with surprise.
"Is this the marvel of protective magical artifacts? Quite interesting," a captivating female voice sounded from beneath the hood.
"You scoundrel! What's the use of winning with external aids? I'll see how long your protective magical artifact lasts. I challenge you!"
A young man, with a surge of excitement, stepped onto the stage again, shouting abuse at Zhou Wei.
"I'm sorry, I was just going through the motions. I forfeit directly, I'm not playing anymore!" Zhou Wei laughed and jumped off the stage.
The young man felt as if he had punched air, an uncomfortable sensation pervading his entire body.
He pointed in Chen Jie's direction, "Chen Jie, your dog has run off! Now it's your turn to come up and die!"
"A mere Xuan-level expert is not worthy of fighting Master Chen? I, Zhou, will face you!" A figure immediately emerged from the crowd.
"What? Is this Master Zhou from the Pingcheng Masters' circle?"
Master Zhou is a master of sorcery.
Although their Martial Arts Association is powerful, they are all martial artists.
Masters of sorcery are very rare and are generally respected by martial artists.
"Even Master Zhou is here to put up a front for Chen Jie? Who exactly is this kid?" someone whispered in awe.
"No wonder Chen Jie dared to offend our Martial Arts Association. So he has his own backing."
"But, I'm afraid that's all there is to it."
Jiang Xue, standing beside Chen Jie, looked at him with disappointment. "Is this your trump card?"
Chen Jie said calmly, "I have my own arrangements."
"Heh heh, I've heard that the Martial Arts Association is full of experts. What good is just one Master Zhou? Aren't you endangering him by putting him on the stage?" Jiang Xue said helplessly.
Chen Jie smiled, "It's just a transaction between us. The Martial Arts Association offended me, so I'm using them to achieve something. It's quite fair."
"I truly don't know if you're proud or confident. Instead of fearing being targeted by the Martial Arts Association, you're even thinking of using them. Heh heh, if you can walk out of here alive today, perhaps no one in Pingcheng will be able to provoke you anymore," Jiang Xue shook her head.
She didn't believe Chen Jie had that capability.
"Just watch," Chen Jie said lightly.
All of this was part of his plan.
If he wanted to quickly nullify the marriage engagement with the Zhang and Yang families, he had to make money quickly.
This time, he intended to leverage the Martial Arts Association to promote the protective magical artifacts.
He believed that according to Chen Jie's plan, after today, orders for protective magical artifacts would flood in.
On stage, Master Zhou, following the plan, once again used the protective magical artifact, not dodging or evading.
The young man who came up this time was a late-stage Xuan-level expert, stronger than Master Zhou in terms of combat ability.
But Master Zhou still emerged victorious with the help of the protective magical artifact.
"Another protective magical artifact?" Fang Rong exclaimed in anger. "How many of these protective magical artifacts do they have! If they have this thing, how can we possibly deal with that kid?"
"Heh heh, I apologize for the unsportsmanlike victory. It's simply because I wanted to personally test the functions of the protective magical artifact," Zhou Shu said with a chuckle.
"Old man, enough of your nonsense, let me!"
Another challenger stepped onto the stage.
However, this time, Zhou Shu directly said, "I apologize, I forfeit."
The challenger was furious, but since Zhou Shu had forfeited, he couldn't say much.
He could only point towards Chen Jie.
Just as he was about to speak, another figure emerged, "No need to say more. A young person of your caliber is not qualified to fight Master Chen. Let me face you."
Master Yi!
This time, Master Yi also won the battle by relying on the protective magical artifact.
The dignified Martial Arts Association, which intended to punish someone who had offended them, now found that the person they wanted to deal with hadn't even appeared, yet they had already lost several matches.
If this news were to spread, the Martial Arts Association would be utterly disgraced.
For a moment, the faces of the Martial Arts Association's high-ranking officials turned terrifyingly grim.
They hadn't managed to discipline the offender, and instead, they had been subjected to a wave of protective magical artifact promotions.
How could they possibly tolerate this?
At this moment, a terrifying aura emanated from the crowd.
A middle-aged man leaped five meters high and landed on the stage.
Hiss…
Many people gasped and whispered, "This is our councilman Wei Feng!"
"Early Earth-level expert!"
"Heh heh, an Earth-level martial artist is incomparable to a Xuan-level martial artist. Let's see who Chen Jie sends to his death!"
The crowd sneered.
Before Wei Feng could speak, Lin Mengjiao, standing beside Chen Jie, stepped forward, eager to fight, "Master, let me!"
Chen Jie nodded.
Lin Mengjiao stepped onto the stage and declared with immense dominance, "Is the Martial Arts Association out of people? To send out such trash?"