Chapter 504: Deliberately Holding Back
"You're going to let me have three moves? That's outrageous. Do you really think you still have a chance of winning after giving me three free strikes?"
Hearing that, Ye Tian was genuinely speechless. So this is what he calls a top expert? He doesn't seem that impressive at all!
"I said I'd let you have three moves, so just take them. Why are you still yapping?"
"Ahu is extremely confident in his own strength. So you don't need to waste any more words. Being given three moves is a blessing—you'll get to live a little longer!"
At this point, Chen Tiequan laughed, eager to see how badly Ye Tian would be beaten.
"In that case, I won't hold back. You said you'd let me have three moves, so I'll start now!"
Ye Tian immediately launched an attack, charging forward and sending Ahu flying with a single punch.
"One move!"
With just one strike, he sent Ahu flying. Ahu hadn't expected Ye Tian to be this powerful. He collapsed to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"How… how could this be?"
"That's one move. Are you ready now? If you are, I'm going to use the second one."
Ahu was completely stunned. He hadn't imagined his opponent would be so strong. If Ye Tian struck again, he would be finished.
That single punch had already severely injured him. And now Ye Tian was saying there'd be a second move? Wasn't that just a death sentence?
But Ye Tian didn't give him a chance to speak. In a flash, he was right in front of him again.
"Second move!"
"Ahhh!"
With another strike, Ahu was sent flying once more. Ye Tian chuckled and said, "Heh, how was that?"
Ahu lost consciousness on the spot. Ye Tian grinned and said, "See? Compared to me, your strength is pathetic."
"There's still one move left."
Ye Tian walked up to Ahu, saw that he'd passed out, and said, "Hey, get up. There's still one more move to go."
"Ugh…"
Ye Tian casually lifted him up and said with a smirk, "Wake up."
"Ye Tian, you don't need to humiliate him like that. He only let you have three moves because he underestimated your strength."
"He underestimated me?"
Ye Tian turned to Chen Tiequan, smiling faintly. "And what does it mean to underestimate someone? Isn't that just another way of looking down on them?"
"Yes, to underestimate someone is to look down on them."
Chen Tiequan chuckled. "Ahu wasn't your match, but do you really think you're invincible now? Let me tell you—your strength might be impressive, but you're not unbeatable. Did you not notice all the experts I brought with me?"
Ye Tian said calmly, "Alright then. If all your experts want to challenge me, I welcome it. But let me make one thing clear: even if they all came at me together, you still wouldn't be my match. Don't believe me? Try it."
"Is that so?"
Chen Tiequan looked at him, his tone tinged with arrogance. "Alright then. I'll let my men test your strength. Whoever can defeat him will get a one million dollar reward!"
Hearing this, all his subordinates got excited. They charged toward Ye Tian, but Ye Tian just found it laughable.
With their current strength, thinking they can beat me? Ridiculous.
In his eyes, their strength was like ants trying to shake an elephant—utterly laughable.
"Hmph, you really think you can defeat me with your pitiful strength? This is nothing short of overestimating yourselves."
Even so, Ye Tian didn't unleash his full power. He felt it would be pointless to go all out. Instead, he decided to hold back to give them some hope and make the game more interesting.
"Bang!"
Ye Tian sent one of them flying with a punch. Then he deliberately allowed another to land a blow on him!
Staggering slightly, Ye Tian said, "Cough… Looks like you guys aren't entirely useless."
"Haha! So this is all you've got? With that kind of strength, you think you can take on all of us? Dream on!"
But Shadow, standing off to the side, frowned. He could tell something was off about Ye Tian's performance, though he couldn't quite pinpoint what.
"Shadow, what's wrong?"
"Your Highness, I just feel like this guy's techniques are… unusual. I've never seen a fighting style like his before."
"It's fine if you've never seen it. The world is vast and full of wonders. That he can display such power is already impressive. But if he thinks he can defeat all my men? I don't think so. What do you think?"
"I'm not so sure. I have a feeling he's holding back."
"You think he's not using his full strength?"
"If I'm not mistaken, yes. He's holding back. It looks like he's just toying with them for now."
"What?"
Chen Tiequan was startled. If that were true, his men might be in serious trouble.
"Shadow, if you were to fight him, who would win?"
"I haven't seen the full extent of his strength yet, so I can't say for sure. But, Your Highness, I promise I'll do my best."
"Good. That's all I ask."
Before long, Ye Tian had knocked down all of Chen Tiequan's men. Yet none of them were willing to quit—there was too much money at stake. If they could defeat Ye Tian, they'd earn a massive reward, so no one wanted to back down.
Ye Tian humored them for a while longer, but eventually grew bored. It was no longer any fun.
So he casually waved his hand, unleashing a surge of overwhelming power that swept toward them!