Chapter 538

"I have no problem." Xu Tian answered without hesitation.

Tang Bingyan frowned slightly; it was obvious she didn't like Xu Tian doing such a dangerous thing.

Xu Tian seemed to know what Tang Bingyan was thinking: "It's fine, Mr. Gu didn't say the team leader doesn't need to go on stage, right? I'm just bringing the team over to participate in the Arena."

Gu Beicheng heard the words, smiled and said: "Just based on Mr. Xu's strength, going on stage is fine, there won't be any danger. Since Bingyan, you have no objection, I'll contact Old Lu and have them quickly set the time for the arena match."

"Once the time is set, remember to send me an invitation." Miss An said excitedly, "I believe this arena match will definitely be very exciting."

After this banquet, where everyone had their own thoughts, ended, Xu Tian drove and returned to the suburban villa together with Tang Bingyan.

On the way, Tang Bingyan remained silent. Xu Tian guessed she was still thinking about the arena match, so he said: "You don't need to worry. I know you don't like me getting involved in those violent matters, but this time the arena match I'm just a team leader, I don't need to go on stage. I just want to see the five-time consecutive champion Aiferson and see how strong he really is."

Moreover, I've heard that Lu Family's heir Lu Feifan is also a young-generation expert; his self-created supreme skill, the Feifan Palm, remains unbreakable to this day.

Tang Bingyan pressed her lips together, but still did not speak.

If it were before, she might have directly asked Xu Tian not to participate in the arena match, but now she doesn't want to impose many restrictions on Xu Tian under the pretense of 'for his own good'.

However, although she will restrain herself from interfering with Xu Tian's decisions and choices, she still hopes he can try to avoid some disputes, especially those involving the martial world.

This arena match is being held in Jiangcheng, and it's also a small-scale private arena match, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Thinking of this, Tang Bingyan's brows relaxed a bit.

"Regarding the participants for the arena match, what are your plans?"

Xu Tian thought for a moment and replied: "Bai Lu, Su Jinshen, and then select four more from the Tang Family's Secret Guard; that should be enough."

Tang Bingyan said: "Bai Lu and Su Jinshen have other tasks and are not in Jiangcheng now. I'll have A Wei select a few people for you, and you can choose from them. The Secret Guard has recently recruited some newcomers to fill the vacancies, so you can also test their strength incidentally."

After a pause, Tang Bingyan especially cautioned: "It's just a private arena match; winning or losing isn't important. Don't put yourself in danger."

"Yes, sir!" Xu Tian drove the car into the villa courtyard, "Honey, I promise you, I'm just going to watch, I won't go on stage."

……

The next morning, Xu Tian got up and did morning exercises.

Actually, during this period he would set aside time to exercise every day, though most of the time it was night runs or strength training with equipment; opportunities for morning exercises were actually few.

Originally Xu Tian thought he had no foundation, so persisting would be difficult, but he didn't expect to quickly adapt to this lifestyle of setting aside time each day to enhance his physical fitness.

Moreover, Xu Tian discovered that as his training days increased, his speed and strength improved very quickly when sparring with the Dark Guard.

On the tree-lined path outside the villa district, Xu Tian was doing warm-up exercises, while in the nearby bushes, A Biao, Xia Luo, and others crouched on the ground, using the foliage for cover to secretly observe his every move.

"Have you noticed, we've been following Old Xu to Huaxia for so long, yet we've never seen him practice martial arts; usually he just does basic training. I originally thought I could take the opportunity to learn the Shadow Master's secret supreme skill, but it turns out every day is just morning runs and strength training."

"Could it be that our Old Xu has already reached the realm where, even without cultivating martial arts, he is invincible under heaven?" A Biao gazed admiringly.

"That's also possible." Xia Luo nodded, saying, "Old Xu usually looks like an ordinary person, with no trace of a martial artist's aura. To reach this level, completely hiding his martial artist aura, he is absolutely a master among masters."

Xu Tian finished his warm-up exercises and was about to start running along the side path when he suddenly felt someone staring at him from behind. He turned around and just happened to see A Biao and Xia Luo crouched in the bushes.

"How are you guys here?"

"Hehe... Old Xu, good morning!" The two chuckled embarrassedly as they crawled out of the bushes, feeling the awkwardness of being caught spying, "What a coincidence, we also came out to exercise."

"Exercising in the bushes?" Xu Tian looked at the two suspiciously.

"Old Xu, actually we came out together with you." Xia Luo had no choice but to tell the truth, "Originally we wanted to watch you train and steal a few moves."

"Steal learning?" Xu Tian was somewhat speechless, "You can openly watch, I won't stop you."

"Old Xu, besides running you just do strength training; these are useless to us!" A Biao spread his hands, "Is there any super awesome technique that can kill someone in one move? We don't necessarily need to steal the teachings; as long as Old Xu you demonstrate it for us, just to open our eyes."

Xu Tian: ……

Are you serious, like in a movie, one move to kill someone? If there were such a powerful technique, why would martial artists bother to train hard; they'd just learn that move.

But seeing A Biao's expectant look, Xu Tian still thought for a moment and said: "Under heaven, martial arts are unbeatable by speed alone; no matter what technique or routine, as long as your strike is fast enough, you can gain the upper hand."

Actually, Xu Tian himself doesn't understand any technique or routine, nor has he systematically learned any boxing or palm methods; his strikes rely entirely on feeling, and sometimes the techniques he uses are even subconscious reactions.

"Just like that?"

A Biao and Xia Luo looked at each other, but after a moment they thought Xu Tian's words also made sense; given that the difference in strength between the two sides isn't large, as long as your strike speed is fast enough, you can indeed seize the initiative.

"Thank you, Old Xu, for the guidance!"

"Thank you, Old Xu, we will continue to work hard!"

Xu Tian: ……

He was just speaking casually, never expecting the two to take it seriously.

But this is also good; at least his impersonation of the Shadow Master's identity won't be exposed by these few bounty hunters for the time being.

"Then you guys practice hard. Also, I might be going out these next few days, so I'll be home less often. I entrust Mo Mo to your care; he's unfamiliar with Jiangcheng and is still a child, so you must stay alert and vigilant. Do you understand?"

Although Tang Bingyan told him that Tang Jihuai and his followers had already fled Huaxia, with no chance to attack her in the short term, still, to be safe, he had A Biao and the others heighten their vigilance.

"Understood!"

A Biao and Xia Luo instinctively straightened their chests, but in their hearts they were bitterly complaining.

Compared to Yun Moting's little devil, do they actually need more protection? If Xu Tian isn't here, they will definitely have to undergo the little devil's devilish training again.

But even so, they didn't have the courage to speak frankly to Xu Tian; they could only agree tearfully.