Chapter 33: Overrunning Russia's Strongman (Part 1)

  The appointment on the 15th has arrived in an instant.

  The ring set up by Chen Yuande was already filled with people. Qi Shan wore an official hat, dressed in court attire, and hung the imperial pearl, sitting steadily under the ring. Next to him sat a Russian big beard, who was the Russian envoy invited by Chen Yuande. Behind Qi Shan stood Huang Shi-hai and two women disguised as men.

  These two people were none other than Zilan and Die'er.

  The two women looked at Li Zhen, who was standing on the stage and about to engage in a duel, with worried expressions. This time, both sides had signed a life-and-death contract, and it was likely that one of them would be beaten to death before it ended.

  On the stage, Li Zhen and Vasily stood facing each other.

  "Roar!"

  Vasily suddenly let out a loud roar, like a tiger's roar. He swung his fists and pounded his robust chest, like a wild man gone mad. The thick hair on his chest, as well as the exposed muscles, gave people a visual shock. Vasily grinned, revealing rows of white teeth, and beckoned to Li Zhen with a wave of his hand, indicating for Li Zhen to make the first move.

  Li Zhen also hooked his hand, indicating Vasily to attack.

  "Let the ignorant bear endless wrath!"

  Vasily let out a loud, bird-like whistle and didn't make a move, instead striding confidently towards Li Zhen. Vasily was nearly two meters tall, with a sturdy build and physique as robust as an ox. He took large strides towards Li Zhen, like a small mountain moving towards him, suppressing everything in his path. Vasily only used his body, without lifting a hand.

  Humiliation!

  This is sheer humiliation!

  Vasily deliberately did so, wanting to humiliate Li Zhen to the greatest extent, letting the onlookers know that Russians are invincible. This was also the strategy set by Chen Yuande for Vasily, aiming to strike the people's self-esteem to the greatest extent, and then kill Li Zhen in one move, thus winning the martial arts competition.

  "Bang!"

  Li Zhen threw out one punch, hitting Vasily's body.

  The fist went down, but instead of hurting Vasily, Li Zhen's fist was like hitting a stone.

  Hahaha...

  Vasily threw open his arms and let out a loud, triumphant laugh. Chen Yuande and the Russian ambassador, who were watching from below the stage, also smiled, casting sinister glances at Qi Shan, who was sitting on pins and needles. At this moment, the surroundings were eerily quiet, with everyone holding their breath, worried about Li Zhen's life or death.

  Li Zhen was cornered with no way out.

  At this moment, Vasily was even more arrogant.

  Li Zhenqiu's urgent situation inspired wisdom, and he swiftly grabbed a handful of Vasily's thick chest hair, pulling it outward with all his might.

  "Whoosh!"

  A tuft of chest hair was pulled out, with a few blood beads scattered on the ground.

  "Ah!!"

  Excruciating pain shot through Vasily's nerves, he opened his mouth and let out a blood-curdling scream.

  The roar was heart-wrenching and lung-splitting, like the miserable cry of a piglet being castrated. The surrounding villagers looked at Vasily's miserable cry, their bodies covered in goosebumps, feeling chilled to the bone, yet feeling extremely refreshing. Zilan laughed without any scruples, her white face revealing a radiant smile. She didn't care what means Li Zhen used, as long as he could win.

  "Vasily, you fool!" Chen Yuande bellowed loudly. "Kill him!"

  Because Chen Yuande spoke in Russian, Qi Shan only heard a string of unintelligible sounds, but he also understood the tone of Chen Yuande's discontent. The Russian ambassador remained motionless, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

  Vasily's chest hair was plucked out in a tuft, and his chest kept sending waves of pain.

  In a rage, he swung his right fist at Li Zhen.

  Li Zhen was already prepared, his body slightly crouched down, then he pounced forward. In an instant, Li Zhen dodged Vasily's fist and appeared behind him like a ghost.

  "Cheers!"

  Li Zhen let out a low shout, his right hand clenched into a fist, the joint of his index finger prominently protruding, and he struck out with one punch.

  "Bang!"

  The fist landed on Vasily's shoulder, and the protruding knuckles were pressed into the soft flesh of his shoulder.

  Vasily was preparing to counterattack, but at the moment Li Zhen's fist hit his shoulder, his upper body suddenly went numb, and his arms also lost their strength, unable to exert even a little bit of power. Vasily sensed something was wrong, felt a chill in his heart, but couldn't counterattack. Fortunately, Vasily's clear perception of the numbness in his upper body began to fade away, and as soon as he recovered, he quickly launched a counterattack.

  Li Zhen's mouth curled up in a playful smile, his right foot flashed out like lightning and inserted itself between Vasily's two feet.

  Next, Li Zhen swiftly kicked to the right, causing Vasily's right foot to slide out to the right, and then kicked again to the left, causing Vasily's left leg to start sliding out to the left.

  Vasily's legs were spread apart, his body was not flexible enough, and he immediately felt a burning pain in his crotch.

  At this moment, he felt his lower body was about to be torn apart.

  Vasily let out a loud cry, but still felt numbness in his upper body.

  Even if he could move slightly, he couldn't muster enough strength. Just as he was enduring the pain in his groin and chest, recovering his strength to counterattack, a huge force came from behind, it was Li Zhen kicking out with one foot, directly kicking Vasili's back. Vasili lost his balance, fell forward, and face-planted into the ground.

  The massive body fell down, and even the arena shook slightly.

  A face was even smashed out of shape.

  Li Zhen's gaze turned to the foot of the stage, sweeping to Huang Shi Hai standing behind Qi Shan, and nodded slightly. The method used to deal with Vasily just now was what he and Huang Shi Hai came up with. What could make the body temporarily numb and also easy for Li Zhen to operate was suddenly striking Vasily's shoulder井穴, making Vasily's body numb.

  After Vasily fell to the ground, Chen Yuande shouted even louder and scolded him loudly.

  The Russian envoy furrowed his brow, a bad feeling rising in his heart.

  Qishan, Zhilan and others, however, had a glimmer of confidence in their hearts, feeling that they had a chance to win.

  Vasily quickly got up, staring at Li Zhen with a fierce and cruel gaze. He was thoroughly enraged, loudly roaring: "Despicable and ignorant little man, I will tear you apart."

  "Roar!!"

  Vasily let out a roar and swung his fist at Li Zhen once again.

  Fists strike out, swift and overbearing.

  Li Zhen's body dodged, but Vasily seemed to have been prepared, his two hands embracing Li Zhen. In an instant, Vasily's arms were locked together, exerting a deadly force that tightened around him. Li Zhen's body was constricted, as if wrapped by a poisonous snake, and a clear cracking sound of bone displacement emanated from it. Li Zhen struggled to break free, his right elbow rising up to strike Vasily's head.

  Vasily let out a pained cry, but gritted his teeth and continued to exert himself.

  A huge force was pressing down on Li Zhen's chest, making it hard for him to breathe. It even made it impossible for him to muster the strength to strike Vasili's head.

  At this moment, Li Zhen is facing a great danger.

  Under the stage, Chen Yuande and the Russian ambassador smiled again, already feeling victory in sight. Qi Shan stared wide-eyed, his old face tightly clenched, and his hands on his knees were even more tightly grasped, extremely tense. Zilan and Die'er also had a tight expression, and even Zilan had lowered her head and dared not look, only praying in her heart for Li Zhen to win.

  Huang Shi Hai sighed inwardly, he had also encountered such a situation when fighting against Vasily, being suppressed by him to the point where his martial arts skills couldn't be displayed.

  The atmosphere suddenly became tense at this moment.

  "Li Zhen, wake up and rise, beat the old devil to death, beat that ignorant savage to death."

  Suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd watching below the stage. Although it was unclear who it was, this loud roar ignited the enthusiasm of the people around.

  "Li Zhen, rise up and kill those damned barbarians."

  "Kill the barbarians and revive our national prestige."

  ……

  In the crowd, waves of shouting voices came out one after another, and countless people spontaneously cheered for Li Zhen. For a time, the entire arena was filled with noise, worrying about Li Zhen's safety.

  PS: First update, at a critical moment, I caught a cold. Xiao Dong persisted, everyone give some encouragement!