"I admit..." Zhao Gao had only shouted out two words.
Zhang Hao slapped out again. It landed heavily on Zhao Gao's other cheek. Instantly, Zhao Gao's cheek swelled up high.
"Still dare to curse?" Zhang Hao snorted coldly.
Zhao Gao felt extremely aggrieved. Every time he wanted to admit defeat, Zhang Hao's slaps would interrupt him.
The Referee Elder on the side's expression twitched. He wanted to stop it and announce Zhang Hao's victory. But only when one party admits defeat, is killed, or falls off the stage can the other party be declared victorious. And Zhao Gao was still conscious now. He hadn't fallen off the stage either, so this characteristic clearly didn't apply.
"I'm f*cking trying to admit defeat... admit defeat..."
Zhao Gao didn't know how many slaps he had taken from Zhang Hao. His originally handsome face had now completely turned into a pig's head. It was estimated that even Zhao Gao's Mother wouldn't be able to recognize him here.
"Zhao Gao, what you did to my friend earlier, I will now return to you one by one..." Zhang Hao looked at Zhao Gao and said word by word.
"Zhang Hao, if you dare touch him, I, Duan Yunrui, swear that I will make your life worse than death!" Duan Yunrui roared.
"Is that so? I'd like to see how you'll make my life worse than death?" Zhang Hao said with a cold voice.
After speaking, Zhang Hao kicked down, heavily stomping on Zhao Gao's Dantian.
Only the sound of something shattering could be heard.
Zhao Gao's Dantian was crippled by Zhang Hao.
Zhao Gao let out an extremely mournful scream. At this moment, his expression was filled with extreme despair. For a Martial Warrior, if even their Dantian is crippled, it means all hope is gone.
But it wasn't over yet. Zhang Hao walked up to Zhao Gao and said coldly, "Did you think I would just let you off like this? Then you're thinking too much. How you treated my brother is how I will treat you."
"No..."
Zhang Hao kicked Zhao Gao's shoulder. This kick directly crushed Zhao Gao's shoulder, making a "crackling!" sound.
The students watching around felt their scalps tingle.
With this, Zhao Gao couldn't even be a normal person anymore.
"Kill me! Kill me!"
Zhao Gao roared in pain.
"Killing you would be too easy on you."
Zhang Hao sneered and kicked down again at Zhao Gao's other shoulder.
"Ah!" Zhao Gao let out another scream.
If it weren't for his Physique as a Martial King supporting him, he would have fainted long ago.
However, this wasn't over yet. Zhang Hao was also preparing to break Zhao Gao's leg bones.
"Enough!"
The Referee Elder on the side finally couldn't bear it anymore and came out to stop him.
"He has lost his combat ability, you win," the Referee Elder looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao sneered, "Referee Elder, the opponent hasn't admitted defeat yet, and clearly still has a very strong desire to fight. I don't want to be special and make people think I won by cheating. This student feels it's better to treat everyone equally."
The Referee Elder was speechless instantly.
"Ah!"
Zhang Hao once again broke Zhao Gao's two legs.
Zhao Gao let out an extremely mournful scream.
"I'll just leave you with one dog's life!"
Zhang Hao said coldly to Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao's expression was miserable, and he looked at Zhang Hao with venomous eyes, saying, "If you have the guts, kill me, kill me..."
The Referee Elder announced expressionlessly, "In this competition, Zhang Hao wins..."
Zhang Hao ignored Zhao Gao. Anyway, for Zhao Gao at this moment, leaving him alive was more painful than killing him.
The audience below the stage directly cleared a path. Every student who looked at Zhang Hao had an expression of utmost reverence.
"Damn it, Zhang Hao, I will kill you!" Duan Yunrui roared.
The members of the Tianlong Alliance around them looked at Zhang Hao with strong killing intent.
Zhang Hao, however, walked off the stage indifferently.
Dou Bi looked at Zhang Hao gratefully and said, "Boss..."
"Hmm, I've avenged you. Don't worry, anyone who dares to bully my brother, I, Zhang Hao, will definitely make them pay the price," Zhang Hao said.
After the top 100 battles ended, the top 30 were finally selected.
The Referee Elder stood on the stage and said loudly, "After two days of top 100 battles, the top 30 have finally been selected. The top 30 can challenge freely. Each person has three challenge opportunities. The one with the highest points will become the first place."
After the Referee Elder announced the start. The audience below the stage was excited. This match was the real highlight! Zhang Hao also knew that his test was about to begin. The Tianlong Alliance members he had killed or injured before were just small fries; he hadn't encountered the real giants of the Tianlong Alliance Outer Courtyard yet.
"Boss, be careful, I think the Alliance Leader of the Tianlong Alliance might challenge you," Dou Bi looked at Zhang Hao with a solemn expression.
Zhang Hao narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "That's great, it saves me the trouble of finding them one by one."
However, Zhang Hao still had some doubts about the rules of this final. He looked at Dou Bi and asked, "Dou Bi, what if the points are the same in the final, who will be the first?"
Dou Bi smiled and said, "Of course, it depends on the head-to-head record. If there is no head-to-head record and the points are the same, they will have a match to determine the winner, and whoever wins will be the first place this time."
Zhang Hao nodded slightly. In that case, it could be considered fair.
The final was held three days later.
During this time, Zhang Hao planned to further improve his strength. Luo Han Fist had become Zhang Hao's basic boxing technique. His most powerful attack method now, besides swordsmanship, was the Seven Injury Fist. Therefore, Zhang Hao planned to use the System to upgrade the Seven Injury Fist, preferably to comprehend the later forms of the Seven Injury Fist.
Zhang Hao suddenly remembered that the System store promotion day seemed to be in the next few days. Entering now might yield some gains.
After entering the System's store. Zhang Hao indeed found that the System store was having a promotion at this moment. Many things were on discount. Leveling Pills were also on discount. The Leveling Pills that originally cost 10000 points each were now 10% off, meaning they only cost 1000 points.
Zhang Hao still had some points at this moment, enough to buy some more Leveling Pills. A 10% discount wasn't something you could encounter anytime. Therefore, Zhang Hao spent 23000 points and bought 23 Leveling Pills.
Zhang Hao used all 23 Leveling Pills to upgrade the Seven Injury Fist's level. He unlocked several more forms of the Seven Injury Fist.
Three days later
The Tianwu Academy Outer Courtyard competition began. After several rounds of elimination, only thirty contestants remained, and each of them was doing their best, preparing to win a spot in the top ten, as entering the top ten meant entering the Inner Courtyard. This was something almost every Outer Courtyard student dreamed of.