Chapter 163

「One sword! Strike down! How could you admit defeat! 」

Seeing this, Invincible Under Heaven and the others couldn't stay seated.

They could accept the result of Jian Zhan Cang Sheng being defeated again, because Xiao Feng was truly outrageous; everyone knew this guy wasn't human.

But Jian Zhan Cang Sheng only used three skills before actively admitting defeat, which they found hard to accept!

Collapsing without battle—this is the act of a coward!

Tianxia Wushuang shouted loudly: "One sword, I bet 300,000 gold on you—what do you make of me!"

Jian Zhan Cang Sheng looked toward the stands, apologetically to Invincible Under Heaven and the others: "Sorry, I truly am not his match. I will bear all your losses."

"No, this isn't about the losses! This is—"

Invincible Under Heaven felt a tightness in his chest, nearly fainting.

Not far away, Zhu Long looked at the arena, shaking his head: "Zhuo Yi Jian's fighting spirit has already been defeated by Xiao Feng. A fighter who loses his fighting spirit is no longer a fighter. Even if this guy remains strong in the future, when he meets Xiao Feng, he can't muster the courage to fight."

For professional players, mindset is an important component of strength.

Once the mindset collapses, one can never return to the peak.

Many understand this; at this moment, seeing Jian Zhan Cang Sheng on stage showing a dejected look, some felt regret, others gloated.

The NPC referee stepped onto the arena and loudly announced the battle result.

"The winner of this match—Xiao Feng!"

The battle had ended; Xiao Feng hadn't dealt a single point of damage the whole time, merely taking three skills.

The referee declared him the winner, but he didn't feel he had truly won.

On the contrary, from the damage of the two Soul-Extinguishing Sword Qi skills just now, he saw the shadow of his own defeat!

Jian Zhan Cang Sheng is immune to damage for the first 10 seconds; within those 10 seconds, it's hard for him to kill the opponent, even a Frost Arrow will be negated. (Jian Zhan Cang Sheng's defensive nature equals a 300-level 7th-tier profession, equivalent to the Transformation Realm Frost Arrow.)

But the opponent's true damage can kill him!

If both sides were to fight again at peak condition, even the slightest delay in his reaction would leave him only able to lament.

Without exaggeration, Jian Zhan Cang Sheng truly has the ability to kill him, and it can be done head-on.

……Although the cost is very high.

After the victory, the arena battle's gold coin betting results were automatically distributed; some made money, some lost.

Xiao Feng made a profit, but his mood wasn't good; he felt no joy of victory at all.

The NPC referee left the arena; Jian Zhan Cang Sheng turned and glanced at him, saying, "I will challenge you again."

"emmm…"

Xiao Feng didn't know how to respond.

This guy, is he still not willing to give up?

Didn't you yourself say you were convinced?

Jian Zhan Cang Sheng explained: "Although I lost to you this time, I won't give up completely. This game has just begun; Zhu Shen Da Lu is merely a slightly larger novice village. I will continue to grow, and on the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, I will have another showdown with you!"

These words were filled with fierce competitiveness.

The earlier feeling of dejection seemed to have faded considerably, as if he had regained his confidence.

Xiao Feng heard this, nodded and said: "Alright, feel free to come challenge me anytime."

Deep down, he wished this guy would forever disappear from under his nose!

"Let's go, let's go, heading to the Zhan Chang!"

Xiao Feng said as such, then stepped down from the arena, preparing to leave.

"Hey." Jian Zhan Cang Sheng suddenly called out to him.

"Anything else?" Xiao Feng stopped in his tracks.

"Add as a friend."

"Uh…"

The other party proactively sent a friend request; Xiao Feng thought it over and ultimately agreed.

Anyway, adding a friend entails no loss; since the other party is an expert, it's just giving them face.

However, as the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers; even if they become friends, he could never play together with Jian Zhan Cang Sheng.

Who let this guy's profession be so cool! He's stealing the spotlight!

Leaving the arena, Xiao Feng rushed straight toward Zhu Long's direction.

"Hahaha, Xiao Feng younger brother, this round I made a small profit, and now I have money to buy equipment~"

Zhu Long laughed loudly.

"Just now I almost capsized, but luckily I don't have to compensate you." Xiao Feng said, laughing and crying at the same time.

He had placed 5,000,000 gold on himself; if he lost, he'd have nowhere to cry.

"Haha, I see you're as steady as an old dog, not at all nervous. Come, take the gold—this round Shen Di and the others didn't show up, which is truly a loss."

Zhu Long traded 250,000 gold to Xiao Feng.

Previously, he had placed the bet on his behalf; Xiao Feng hadn't given him the principal, so now he only needs to give the profit.

"What should we do now? Go straight to the Zhan Chang?" After giving the money, Zhu Long asked.

Xiao Feng replied: "The lord of Stormwind City is looking for me; I need to make a trip. I estimate it won't take long; you can first gather the troops, and we'll set out in 10 minutes."

"The city lord looking for you? That should be a good thing; go ahead, I'll arrange the legion's gathering." Zhu Long nodded.

"Mm, see you later."

Xiao Feng immediately crushed the return-to-city scroll and left.

Now Zhu Long, Shen Di, and the others are all members of his "Demolition Team"; gathering personnel can only have the temporary president of their original guild help shout.

However, this isn't difficult either; with the cohesion of the three major guilds, they can form a 5,000-person legion within 10 minutes.

After Xiao Feng left, Invincible Under Heaven and the others also met with Jian Zan Cangsheng.

"Yi Jian, today you really..."

Invincible Under Heaven was about to give a lecture.

Jian Zan Cangsheng just smiled, shook his head, and said: "No need to say more, Brother Invincible Under Heaven, this time I'm truly outmatched."

"That also can't be admitting defeat, directly admitting defeat is really..."

"I can't use skills for 24 hours; openly admitting defeat is better than stubbornly holding on and then getting beaten to death in a more dignified way." Jian Zan Cangsheng gave the reason.

"This..."

Invincible Under Heaven and the others didn't know the side effect of his skill; hearing this explanation, they finally felt relieved.

"Alright, it was our mistake to blame you. Yi Jian, keep your mindset steady, don't let this get you down; with your career growth speed, you'll eventually catch up to Xiao Feng." Invincible Under Heaven patted his shoulder and comforted him.

Although Jian Zan Cangsheng had suffered three defeats at Xiao Feng's hands, to the World Guild he remains a treasure.

Without saying else, just based on Jian Zan Cangsheng's ability to solo kill a level 150 mythic boss, he at least firmly holds second place in overall strength in the Dragon Nation warzone.

Not being on good terms with the top expert, but allying with the second-ranked expert can also stabilize the World Guild's position.

Invincible Under Heaven isn't the type of young person who gets hot-headed at the slightest issue; he knows exactly how to navigate the game's martial world.

"Brother Invincible Under Heaven, rest assured, my mindset isn't bad. Seeing Xiao Feng's skillful operation, I'm actually deeply motivated and more driven." Jian Zan Cangsheng laughed, showing no sign of being discouraged; his earlier dejection had long vanished.

"Oh? How so? Isn't Xiao Feng just spamming attacks, what skill is there?" Invincible Under Heaven asked in surprise.

Jian Zan Cangsheng shook his head and said: "We've underestimated him. Whether his earlier actions were intentional or not, his potential is at least that of a world-class player. Adding his talent effect, surpassing him in this game is nearly impossible."

"Of course, I won't give up either. My professional potential hasn't been fully developed, and my operation level has recently deteriorated due to attribute inflation. From now on, I'll continue to hone myself and regain the state I had when I first participated in the World Championships!"

After saying that, he opened the trade channel, put up 5,000,000 gold coins for Invincible Under Heaven, intending it as compensation for the earlier bet.

The other party directly canceled the trade and said relievedly: "It's best if you think that way. No need to worry about the money; you've earned us more than this amount lately. Wushuang was just venting anger and shouting randomly earlier; we're not nitpicky people, so there's no need to worry about it."

"Okay, then I'm going to do quests. Today I can't fight; you guys go grind the battlefield yourselves." Jian Zan Cangsheng nodded, crushed the return town scroll, and left.