Huang Xiaoxie's strange behavior made Jiang Wuming raise an eyebrow, but he ignored it and shifted his gaze to the arena. He noticed that Lei Bao's speed when he stepped onto the stage was slower than Wu Long's, and his aura was weaker than Wu Long's.
Hiding strength.
Jiang Wuming's heart stirred as he discerned Lei Bao's intention, believing Lei Bao to be a person with deep reserves. This further solidified his previous judgment – Wu Long was no match for Lei Bao!
The arena in the center of the underground boxing ring was a 30-meter square, with retractable railings around its perimeter.
When boxers competed, the railings were not raised. Only during beast fights were they raised to prevent the beasts from harming people.
According to the rules of underground black boxing, the match ended as soon as one party fell off the stage or lost the ability to fight.
Previously, several of the Green Gang's fighters were knocked off the stage by fighters from the Hong Gang. Even though two of them could still fight, the match was over.
At this moment, after Lei Bao ascended the stage, he and Wu Long stood on the east and west sides of the arena respectively, twenty meters apart.
"Lei Bao, you were quite the hero, bringing your men to challenge the venue while I was away!"
Wu Long stood on the stage, exuding a powerful aura, staring fiercely at Lei Bao.
"Brother Wu Long, it seems there's no difference whether you are here or not."
Lei Bao smiled calmly and stated the fact.
Even if Wu Long had been present earlier, he couldn't have changed the outcome of the six Green Gang fighters' defeat. At most, he could have stopped the matches.
And if Wu Long had stopped the matches, it would have been equivalent to admitting defeat, which was even more humiliating than the Green Gang's boxers being defeated in the matches!
"You are courting death!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Long's anger was completely ignited. With a roar, he lunged at Lei Bao like a rampaging beast.
Whoosh!
As a top ten martial arts master in the Dragon Country, Wu Long was very strong at his level. As he moved, he displaced the air, creating a strong gust of wind, the momentum astonishing.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, Wu Long had reached Lei Bao and threw a punch towards Lei Bao's face.
Dragon Fist.
With this punch, Wu Long employed the Dragon Fist passed down by the Green and Hong Gangs.
As the oldest underground organization in the Dragon Country, the Green and Hong Gangs not only passed down their rules but also two martial arts: the Dragon Fist and the Hong Fist.
Among them, the Green Gang members primarily practiced the Dragon Fist, while the Hong Gang members practiced the Hong Fist.
Facing Wu Long's powerful punch, Lei Bao did not confront it head-on. Instead, with a subtle shift of his feet, he dodged it effortlessly, like a slippery loach.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Missing his punch, Wu Long did not stop. He capitalized on the momentum to launch a storm-like assault on Lei Bao, with formidable momentum.
All of this was exactly as Jiang Wuming had predicted – Wu Long was attacking in anger, eager to defeat Lei Bao!
And Lei Bao chose to evade Wu Long's sharp thrust, continuously dodging.
For a time, the stage was a blur of figures, with the two sides chasing each other, the sound of cutting through the air constantly ringing out.
"You scumbag of the Hong Gang, have the guts to stop dodging and face Brother Long head-on!"
"That's right, weren't you very arrogant just now? Why are you hiding and scurrying like a stray dog now?!"
Seeing Wu Long on the offensive and overwhelming Lei Bao with his aura, the Green Gang members seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. They shouted excitedly, venting the suppressed humiliation they felt.
Meanwhile, Chu Wansong frowned subtly.
Although Chu Wansong's spiritual power was not as strong as Jiang Wuming's, and he couldn't sense Lei Bao hiding his strength, he was, after all, a one-star War God and could see the situation on the field.
Wu Long had the upper hand, but he hadn't inflicted any substantial damage on Lei Bao!
Moreover, Lei Bao's dodging of Wu Long's attacks, though appearing clumsy, was actually quite effortless.
In this way, Wu Long would become increasingly impatient as the fight progressed, exposing more and more weaknesses!
Seeing this, Chu Wansong realized something was amiss and prepared to remind Wu Long.
However—
At that very moment…
On the stage, after dodging Wu Long's attack, Lei Bao suddenly took a step forward, turning his hand into a blade, and delivered a hand chop towards Wu Long's head!
Switching from defense to offense.
Lei Bao's move completely caught Wu Long off guard!
On one hand, Wu Long had been on the offensive, controlling the rhythm of the match. Now, he was immediately thrown off rhythm by Lei Bao's counter-attack, making it difficult for him to react instantly.
On the other hand, Wu Long had just thrown eighteen punches in succession, and his internal energy flow had a momentary stutter, exposing a fatal flaw.
"Bang!"
"Crack—"
In the next moment, two sounds rang out almost simultaneously.
Wu Long, relying on his powerful combat instinct, dodged sideways, preventing Lei Bao's hand chop from hitting his head, but it struck his shoulder.
Due to the stutter in his internal energy circulation, Wu Long's protective internal energy was only at sixty to seventy percent of its peak. He couldn't withstand Lei Bao's hand chop and his left shoulder blade snapped with a crunch. His internal circulation was disrupted, affecting the flow of his internal energy.
Ignoring the severe pain from his shoulder, Wu Long attempted to disengage and retreat.
However—
It was too late!
Bang!
After Lei Bao's hand chop hit Wu Long, he gave Wu Long no chance to breathe. Seizing the moment, he braced himself with his left foot and sprang up like a cannonball, launching his right leg forward. His leg formed a ninety-degree angle with his body, and he kicked Wu Long squarely in the chest.
Crack!
Another crisp sound of breaking bone echoed.
Wu Long was kicked by Lei Bao, his ribs in his chest shattering. His body instantly curved like a boiled shrimp, and he spurted a mouthful of blood mist as he was sent flying out of the arena.
"Ugh…"
The previously excited Green Gang fighters were instantly silenced as if doused with a basin of ice-cold water.
Under the lights, they stared in disbelief at Wu Long, who was spitting blood and flying out of the arena.
Boom!
Then, before the Green Gang fighters could recover, Wu Long's body smashed heavily into the spectator stands, shattering two seats. His body twitched, and he spat out another mouthful of blood before directly falling unconscious.
"Brother Long!!"
Seeing this, the Green Gang members, led by Song Shan, suddenly snapped back to reality and rushed towards Wu Long, shouting.
Soon, they reached Wu Long and quickly checked his condition. Finding that Wu Long had only fainted, they breathed a sigh of relief and then administered medicine for his injuries, both orally and externally.
At the same time, Chu Wansong's brows were tightly furrowed, forming a '川' shape, his expression extremely grim.
Following the defeat in the previous six matches, the Green Gang's seventh match, with Wu Long fighting, also ended in defeat!
Moreover, Wu Long was the person in charge of the Green Gang's underground boxing ring and also a prominent figure of the Green Gang!
And… Lei Bao had just stated that he was no longer a prominent figure of the Hong Gang!
With this battle, Lei Bao had, in effect, slapped Chu Wansong and the Green Gang in the face publicly!
The slap was silent, but it was filled with humiliation!
"Lord Chu, Wu Long and I are both old and past our prime. You should find a new prominent figure!"
Just then, on the stage, Lei Bao spoke with a cold laugh, breaking the silence of the underground boxing ring.
Crack!
Hearing Lei Bao's arrogant words, the Green Gang fighters, one by one, were furious, their fists clenched, emitting crisp cracking sounds.
However, despite their anger, none of them spoke.
Even Wu Long had been defeated, and if they all attacked together, they wouldn't be Lei Bao's match!
While silently enduring this humiliation, they all turned their gazes towards Chu Wansong.
The muscles around Chu Wansong's eyes twitched violently, his expression extremely somber, but he still didn't speak.
The winner is king, the loser is a bandit.
At this moment, no matter what he said, it wouldn't change the fact of Wu Long's defeat, and it would only add to the humiliation.
"Green Gang, besides Lord Chu, is there anyone else who dares to fight?!"
Seeing Chu Wansong's silence, Lei Bao circulated his energy and shouted coldly, his gaze falling upon Jiang Wuming!