293: combustion

On the arena, only two figures remained at this time.

One was Zhang Kang, who had just displayed great power and successfully crushed Deng Taiyi, a hot favorite to win.

The other was Ji Tai Mei, who was sprawled on the ground, his face pale.

Zhang Kang looked down at Ji Tai Mei on the ground, his expression arrogant. He suddenly clenched his fist, as if checking whether this power truly belonged to him or was just a temporary boost.

But after repeated confirmation, Zhang Kang was already certain that this power truly belonged to him...

He was a King Realm expert, and his perception and grasp of power far exceeded that of Ji Tai Mei, who was only in the Heavenly Human Realm!

At this moment, his realm was incredibly solid, with no signs of forced elevation, and not even the slightest connection to Ji Tai Mei...

Zhang Kang's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked up at Wu Zun, the referee in the sky, but saw that Wu Zun was still looking at them, with no intention of announcing the match results.

This meant that their battle was not yet over!

Zhang Kang glanced at Ji Tai Mei, then let out a soft snort, and slowly walked towards Ji Tai Mei...

"It was I who helped you defeat Deng Taiyi. You... you wouldn't be thinking of repaying kindness with enmity, would you?"

Opposite him, Ji Tai Mei struggled to prop himself up, then stood up shakily, pointing at Zhang Kang with a hint of fear in his voice!

Hearing Ji Tai Mei's words, Zhang Kang's eyes suddenly narrowed, clearly displeased. He tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand slightly...

However, he then seemed to recall something and secretly glanced in the direction of Chu Lingxin and the others on the golden platform.

There, a group of people were constantly observing his performance...

Thinking of this, Zhang Kang slowly lowered his raised hand.

Facing the flustered Ji Tai Mei, Zhang Kang's expression remained calm as he slowly spoke.

"Your supportive ability is good, but your own realm is too low, and your strength is too poor."

"Without me, even if you were lucky enough to pass this round of selection, you would only be cannon fodder in the next round."

"I won't treat you unfairly. How about you stay by my side and be my subordinate from now on?"

Hearing Zhang Kang's somewhat shameless words, everyone present let out a sigh, while secretly thinking that Ji Tai Mei was unlucky...

Zhang Kang's original strength was clearly inferior to Deng Taiyi's; his victory was entirely due to Ji Tai Mei!

Even if it wasn't Zhang Kang, with Ji Tai Mei's ability, he could probably have assisted other Kings to defeat Deng Taiyi!

But Zhang Kang's recent words made it sound as if Ji Tai Mei had benefited from him!

However, despite the sighs from the crowd, Zhang Kang's expression remained indifferent.

He had already gained a lot; with his current strength, winning the championship would naturally be good.

Even if he couldn't win, he was already a top genius, with boundless prospects!

With his original talent, it would have been very difficult for him to achieve Emperor Realm.

But he was different now; breaking through to the Emperor Realm in the future would be effortless for him!

Opposite him, Ji Tai Mei's face was filled with shock at Zhang Kang's appearance.

He was both surprised and angry, clutching his chest and coughing violently.

"You... you... you are so shameless!"

"You were able to defeat Deng Taiyi entirely because of me! Without me, you couldn't even withstand two moves from him, and now you're repaying kindness with enmity!"

Hearing Ji Tai Mei's words, Zhang Kang's brows suddenly furrowed, and his tone grew colder.

"You're wrong; a rotten mud cannot be propped up against a wall."

"If it weren't for me, even if you assisted the other small fry here, you still wouldn't be a match for Deng Taiyi!"

"Surrender quickly. I won't hurt you, considering you were of some slight help to me just now!"

"Otherwise, don't blame my sword for being merciless!"

Hearing his words, Ji Tai Mei's face showed despair.

Seeing Ji Tai Mei's expression, Zhang Kang's lips curved slightly.

From Ji Tai Mei's demeanor, he could tell that Ji Tai Mei was a complete novice.

He must have never used this supportive technique before; this was his first time using it, and he didn't understand its power!

Moreover, this technique was very likely an irreversible, one-time technique, and he couldn't even undo it!

Thinking of this, Zhang Kang became even more confident. He held his precious sword and slowly approached Ji Tai Mei...

Among the crowd, Mu Wuchen looked at the smug Zhang Kang and shook his head slightly.

The opportunity for a Supreme Realm expert to personally provide support for him was just wasted like that.

If Zhang Kang hadn't been so ungrateful, taking and demanding, but instead had sincerely thanked Ji Tai Mei and generously conceded.

Perhaps this arena match would truly have been a stroke of fortune for him.

The improvement in Zhang Kang's body was real; the power of those black particles, while not as good as special physiques, was much stronger than ordinary bloodlines!

Even ordinary Emperor Realm experts probably wouldn't have such a grand gesture.

Perhaps only those mighty Supreme Realm beings could so easily change a person's innate power.

However, such a heaven-defying opportunity was wasted by Zhang Kang, this foolish pig!

Ingratitude, hypocrisy, greed, bullying the weak, and sanctimony were all vividly displayed by Zhang Kang at this moment.

Hongchen Supreme, asking about the mundane world, experiencing the good and evil customs of the mortal world, connecting causes and severing effects, and thereby comprehending the Great Dao...

Mu Wuchen suddenly understood a little.

Perhaps similar scenes had already appeared countless times in the eyes of Ji Tai Mei, or rather, Ji Hongchen...

It was just unknown whether Ji Tai Mei knew at this moment that he was Hongchen Supreme...

Whether he knew or not, it no longer mattered at this point.

"Ah!"

On the arena, Ji Tai Mei suddenly clutched his head in pain, letting out a sharp scream.

Zhang Kang, who was about to attack Ji Hongchen, suddenly froze, his brows furrowing. At the same time, a sense of danger arose in his heart!

What's going on?!

"Ah!!!"

However, in the very next second, an incomparably shrill scream erupted from Zhang Kang's mouth!

Terrifying black flames began to burn on Zhang Kang's body!

Facing this sudden scene, everyone present was greatly alarmed.

They didn't know why Zhang Kang, who had been so imposing and smug a second ago, suddenly burst into flames in the blink of an eye!

"Ah!!!"

"I was wrong!!!"

"Let me go!!!"

Zhang Kang desperately released his King Realm power, trying to stop the flames from burning his body, but it was completely useless!

The power he released, however, acted like an accelerant, making the black flames even fiercer!

Zhang Kang suddenly changed from his previous smugness and began to beg loudly for mercy.

Wu Zun, not far away, was also shocked by this scene and was about to intervene to rescue him, but it was already too late!

In just an instant, Zhang Kang was burned to ashes by the black flames!

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