"Urgh..."
The thunderous voice of Jiang Wuming, like a thunderclap, echoed in his ears. Feeling Jiang Wuming's dominance, the onlookers, whether they were powerful figures from various underground worlds or martial artists from all directions, were momentarily stunned.
They stared at Jiang Wuming with wide eyes, their faces filled with disbelief, as if to say: Is this guy bluffing?
Yes.
In the next moment, a common answer surfaced in their minds.
Because they clearly sensed that after shouting the words, Jiang Wuming had released his aura.
An eight-star martial artist!
In the center of the martial arts arena, Jiang Wuming exuded the aura of an eight-star martial artist!
Swish!
In the audience, Chu Wansong also sensed Jiang Wuming's aura, and his expression instantly changed!
This was because Jiang Wuming had previously told him that he had broken through to the nine-star martial artist realm!
Otherwise, he would not have agreed to Jiang Wuming's fight against Tiger!
He also knew that Jiang Wuming possessed a secret technique to conceal his aura, so he had subjectively believed that Jiang Wuming was deliberately trying to mislead the Hong family. When Jiang Wuming had been revealing an eight-star martial artist's aura for the past few days, he thought it was a ploy to deceive them.
Now, with Jiang Wuming on stage and about to engage in a life-and-death battle with Tiger, he was still only displaying an eight-star martial artist's aura. This gave Chu Wansong a terrifying thought – Jiang Wuming had not broken through to the nine-star martial artist realm!
Even if Jiang Wuming had broken through to the nine-star martial artist realm, Chu Wansong was still somewhat worried that Jiang Wuming might not be able to defeat Tiger!
And now, Jiang Wuming might still be an eight-star martial artist…
The impact of this on Chu Wansong was unimaginable?!
"Hahaha…"
Just as the audience was stunned and Chu Wansong was in shock, Tiger burst into unrestrained laughter.
He possessed a rare talent for mental power and had been a Grandmaster of Martial Arts for eight years, earning the title of the strongest Grandmaster of Martial Arts in Long Country!
Now, an eight-star martial artist arrogantly told him to go and die…
This did not enrage him; instead, it struck him as incredibly funny – it was a colossal joke!
"Brother Lin Xiao, since he's so eager to reincarnate, let's not waste any more time,"
After laughing heartily, Tiger turned and said to Lin Xiao without responding to Jiang Wuming.
"Alright."
Lin Xiao nodded, his gaze towards Jiang Wuming was like looking at an idiot.
As the head of the Martial Department's Southern Prefecture branch, Lin Xiao was also an extremely powerful Grandmaster of Martial Arts.
He had sparred with Tiger before and knew his strength intimately.
Especially Tiger's mental power attack, which was an extremely terrifying killing weapon, almost impossible for martial artists of the same level to resist or counter!
In his opinion, Jiang Wuming was walking into a certain death in this life-and-death battle with Tiger. He could even defeat Jiang Wuming into a crippled dog with a single strike!
As the words fell, both Lin Xiao and Tiger strode towards the center of the martial arts arena.
Though described as walking, each of their steps covered several meters, as if they were shrinking the ground, moving with incredible speed.
Within two breaths, Lin Xiao and Tiger almost simultaneously stopped.
Tiger stood thirty meters away from Jiang Wuming, while Lin Xiao stood between them.
Seeing this, the vast martial arts arena fell silent. Everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Wuming, Tiger, and Lin Xiao, awaiting the commencement of this life-and-death battle, which could be called the peak confrontation of the younger generation!
"You have both confirmed that you will engage in a life-and-death battle, and you are well aware of the specific rules, so I will not repeat them here."
Under everyone's gaze, Lin Xiao slowly spoke, breaking the silence of the arena.
"I will only remind you of one point: regardless of the outcome of this life-and-death battle, the forces behind both parties are forbidden from seeking retaliation, otherwise the Martial Department will severely punish them!"
As his words fell, Lin Xiao looked at Jiang Wuming, expecting him to give his word.
"Alright."
Jiang Wuming responded indifferently.
"In that case, the life-and-death battle begins!"
Seeing Jiang Wuming's agreement, Lin Xiao did not confirm with Tiger. Instead, he directly announced the start of the life-and-death battle and then, with a flash of his body, retreated to the edge of the arena.
This was because, in his opinion, Tiger was guaranteed to win, and asking Tiger to make a statement was completely unnecessary!
"So strong!"
At this moment, an exclamation rang out from the audience.
The speaker was a Grandmaster of Martial Arts. His gaze fell upon Tiger, his eyes widened, and his expression was filled with shock.
Following his gaze, one could see Tiger standing proudly on the arena, his blood and qi churning within him like a volcano about to erupt, emitting a scorching aura. Simultaneously, his internal energy surged like a galloping river along his meridians.
His momentum soared to its peak in an instant, white light flashed in his eyes, his gaze was almost palpable, and wherever it landed, it felt like a sharp sword, causing a stinging sensation.
This was a manifestation of extremely powerful mental power!
His aura surging, Tiger took a step towards Jiang Wuming, his strides heavy and powerful, carrying a special rhythm. His pace resonated with the air, initially sounding like the beating of war drums before a battle between two armies in ancient times, and later like thousands of troops galloping, his momentum soaring like a rainbow!
"As expected of Long Country's strongest Grandmaster of Martial Arts, this buildup of momentum is too terrifying!"
In the audience, a one-star War God couldn't help but praise.
As a War God, he could tell that Tiger was building up his momentum, and once he struck, it would be like thunder and lightning, unstoppable!
"Brother Tai, your nephew Tiger's momentum and buildup are even superior to the strongest inheritors of Kunlun and the Buddhist Sect."
On the other side, Huang Xiong smiled as he said to Tiger's father, Tai Shan.
Even the one-star War God in the stands could see that Tiger was building his momentum, and as a two-star War God, Huang Xiong naturally saw it clearly as well.
Upon sensing Tiger's powerful aura and surging mental energy, Huang Xiong felt no lingering worries.
"In the entire Long Country, within the realm of Grandmasters of Martial Arts, there are very few who can match my son."
Tai Shan stroked his beard proudly.
"If you weren't Jiang Zhan's son, you wouldn't even be worthy of fighting me!"
At the same time, on the arena, Tiger's voice sounded. While building up his momentum towards Jiang Wuming, he sneered, "As I said before, out of respect for your father being Jiang Zhan, I'll let you make the first move – use your strongest technique. This is your only chance to strike!"
Hoo!
The sound of a whistling force through the air was Jiang Wuming's response.
Jiang Wuming no longer wasted words with Tiger and chose to respond with action!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Wuming pushed off the ground, leaped up, and rushed towards Tiger first!
Still as a mountain, moving like thunder!
At this moment, although Jiang Wuming was exuding the aura of an eight-star martial artist and using the strength of an eight-star martial artist, his speed far surpassed the limits of an eight-star martial artist, even reaching the limits of a Grandmaster of Martial Arts!
One breath.
In just one breath, Jiang Wuming arrived in front of Tiger.
Boom!
As his figure appeared, Jiang Wuming's muscles and bones roared like thunder. He swung his right arm, unleashing a punch towards Tiger!
With the life-and-death battle commenced, Jiang Wuming fulfilled Tiger's wish and struck first!