Everyone was dumbfounded by Wang Teng's words.
He wanted to fight all seventeen fighters at once just to save time!
This wasn't offensive in and of itself, but it was extremely insulting.
All the candidates felt offended, even the Crown Prince.
If you want to save time, find other ways to do it! Why are you humiliating others?
It only took an instant… Wang Teng became public enemy number one.
Even the Second Prince, Ji Haochen and Timothy—who had good relationships with him— wanted to beat him up.
The audience was speechless, not expecting that the earthling would choose to fight all the candidates at once due to a peculiar reason.
Any other excuse would have been more reasonable. Saving time was outrageous.
The voice within the light sphere hesitated for a moment. "Are you sure?"
"Sure!" Wang Teng replied.
The voice merely stated the words "It's settled!" It was then followed by silence, as if tired of talking to the candidate.
"Nice!" There was a smile on the young hero's face, showing relief after fearing his proposal would be rejected.
The competition didn't have strict rules, and there was nothing that mentioned he couldn't take on all fighters at once. He just had to fight them, that's all.
Nothing wrong with that!
Wang Teng looked at the Second Prince and the others. "Hey, go ahead and attack together."
Everyone: …
Infuriating!
This bastard is asking for death.
The usually gentle Second Prince was now gritting his teeth in anger. "Wang Teng, you're too annoying!"
"Don't be like this, Second Prince. We will still be good friends after the match," said the young hero.
"Wang Teng, we're not friends anymore." Ji Haochen's face turned dark.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})"That's right. Everyone has turned their backs on you," Timothy said.
"Cough, is it that serious?" Wang Teng was sweating, feeling he had rattled a hornet's nest and was about to suffer the consequences.
"What do you think?" The Second Prince was livid. "One against seventeen. You think you can do it?!"
"Still all right. I never meant that I was looking down on all of you; I just want to save some time. I hope everyone understands," the former said with embarrassment.
"Bulls**t!" Ji Haochen cursed outright.
He would have already flipped out if it weren't for the fact they were friends.
The audience found the scene funny for some reason.
"This is too funny. They're going to beat Wang Teng to a pulp!"
"He's sparking a public outcry!"
"Hahaha, it's too funny. He's now afraid… too late for that!"
"Ji Haochen and the rest are all furious. Beat him up."
"I'm supporting the Second Prince and the others, not because I want to see Wang Teng fail. I just want to see him get beat up."
"I also want to see him suffer."
"Beat him up! Beat him up!"
…
There was a glint in Strachey's eyes as he fanned the flames by the side, "Why are you guys still talking nonsense with him? He wants to fight, so we'll fight him. Or else people will think we're afraid of him. There's too many people watching this."
Timothy glared at the latter and said coldly, "Strachey, stop whining over there. We will make our own choices; it is none of your business."
"Whatever, I'm not the one who'll be embarrassed anyway." Strachey scoffed.
Wang Teng glanced at his enemy, deciding that he would take good care of him later.
He had just forgotten that he had no intention of letting Strachey go.
The result would be the same, even if the fellow had stayed quiet.
The Second Prince took a deep breath to calm down. "Wang Teng, are you sure you want to fight all seventeen of us in one go?"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})"Things have already come to this point. Is there a way out of this?" The young hero smiled.
"All right, we'll be at ease since you chose this. But, since we are fighting, we won't hold back, " said the usually calm prince.
"Do your best if you're my friend," Wang Teng said solemnly.
The Second Prince: …
Why is it so infuriating to hear this bastard talk right now?
The prince addressed the others, "What do the rest of you think?"
"Since he wants to fight, I'll fight him," Ji Haochen replied.
"I have no objections," Timothy responded.
Leng Qianxue, Su Jianchen and the others agreed as well. All of them decided to teach the cheeky fellow a lesson.
This bastard is too much.
Now that things had developed in such a way, they couldn't refuse even if they wanted to; otherwise, they would truly be laughed at, just like Strachey mentioned.
"I'll be the last one," the Crown Prince said calmly.
The others glanced at the latter; their silence implied consent.
Many people had foreseen this; there was no way the lofty prince would fight alongside the rest, based on his pride.
They didn't ask for much. The noble was on a completely different level from the rest. He had the capital to choose to fight one on one against Wang Teng.
This was especially the case since the other fighters were much weaker compared to him. They would be criticized if they insisted on also having one-on-one combats and lost.
There was no turning back, so nobody hesitated.
Wang Teng glanced at the heir apparent in silence. He would deal with the other sixteen first and leave the Crown Prince for last.
After all, the latter's strength was the only one he couldn't quite pinpoint.
The young hero was unafraid, but he couldn't force the prince to step up along with the others. It would truly seem like he was looking down on the noble.
The Second Prince and the others were initially planning to return to their seats and watch the fight. However, they had to stay and participate.
Many figures shot up into the air and faced the young hero.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})They were sixteen martial warriors with bursting auras; each of them was powerful, which was even more terrifying when working together. The auras filled the skies; it was enough to overwhelm any celestial warrior.
The audience could also feel the intense atmosphere. Everyone gradually became silent as they stared at the live broadcast on their screens.
Wang Teng was calm as he hovered in front of the participants; he was completely unaffected by the horrifying energies.
Boom!
The Second Prince and the others exchanged glances and their auras burst out; all sixteen of them merged into a single cluster of power that crashed down towards the earthling.
They didn't believe it—
How could the sixteen of them not restrain one Wang Teng!
"What a strong aura!"
"They're competing with their auras!"
"Look. The grains of sand floating in the sky are suspended somehow. They're being suppressed by the auras, forming a vacuum."
"Can Wang Teng withstand their auras at the same time?"
"Things look bad!"
"No matter how strong he is, Wang Teng's aura can't possibly be stronger than all of them combined!"
…
Although the audience couldn't feel the amassing energies, they could still see something through their screens and started to worry for the young hero.
Wang Teng smiled lightly, knowing what they were thinking.
They want to overwhelm me with their auras.
If he lost with this, he would naturally lose his confidence.
Losing before the fight even started was a big no-no!
Unfortunately, they were wrong.
Wang Teng had never lost in terms of aura.
Boom!
A majestic power emerged from his body.
Since they were going to compete, he was going to do so in an overwhelming manner. They would have no chance to resist.
Boom!
The two aura waves clashed, stirring up wind and the clouds; the air currents swirled in the sky.
The formerly stagnant grains of sand rushed higher like a yellow tornado, circling up between Wang Teng and the sixteen martial warriors.
"Oh my god!"
The audience was in an uproar. They initially thought that the young official would be incapable of withstanding their auras. Who would have thought that his momentum was as strong as all of them working together?
It was unbelievable!
How could a person's aura be that strong?
"I wonder which side's aura is stronger…"
All eyes were glued to their screens. The audience was anxious, clenching their fists; palms were warm and sweaty.
Boom!
The auras kept on colliding; loud explosions resounded in the air.
A pitch-black and profound glow flashed past Wang Teng's eyes. An immense reinforcing aura erupted from his body.
"Again?"
The expressions shown by the Second Prince and the others changed somewhat.
"What a strong killing intent!"
Their sole opponent was radiating a strong killing desire, surging towards them like a mountain of corpses and blood. Cries of agony echoed next to their ears.
It was terrifying!
The killing intent was overwhelming.
Wang Teng, how many people have you killed?
The question popped up in everyone's minds.
They couldn't help but think about his background. The young man had slaughtered his way through the Defense Planet No. 29. Ordinary warriors couldn't compare to him.
The situation took a drastic turn. The fighter's collective aura was suppressing the young hero moments before, but now, the latter's momentum was pressing them down.
The Second Prince and the others furiously released their auras, but they couldn't resist Wang Teng's bloodlust.
Boom!
Another explosion was heard.
The earthling's aura was filled with killing intent, slamming down on the candidates like an invincible sharp blade.
All sixteen contenders retreated one after another. None of them looked good; there was a lingering fear in their eyes.
Everyone felt bewildered, bitter, and conflicted.
In terms of aura, they had lost.
"They lost?"
"The auras of sixteen warriors lost to Wang Teng's aura?"
"It's unbelievable!"
"Wang Teng is amazing!"
"One versus sixteen! I kind of believe he can do it now."
"All the best to Wang Teng! Let's try not to get beaten up by the gang!"
…
The people in the audience were shaken, since it wasn't the outcome they had imagined. Their faces were filled with disbelief.
"Hmph!"
Among all sixteen warriors, Gaunt—the poison element warrior—had the ugliest expression. Their combined auras lost the fight, which was embarrassing. He snorted and released all his Forces as he dashed towards Wang Teng.
The battle started right away, shedding all nonsense.
Boom!
A strange sickle-shaped weapon appeared in his hand. Poison Force covered the blade, which released a darkish green glow as it moved to slash the young hero.
The others rushed forward when they saw the latter attacking. They released their powerful moves, and directed them towards Wang Teng.
The battle had begun!
