#165 - He knocked Joz out with one punch, shocking the whole audience!
Chapter 165: One Punch Cripples Jozu, Shocking the Audience!
The morning passed quickly.
During this morning, Diamond Jozu truly eliminated many strong individuals!
It was a little after two in the afternoon.
Zhao Zheng, who had been sitting and watching the battles, finally received the notification to enter the arena.
"It's my turn!"
Zhao Zheng stood up, ready to step into the teleportation gate.
"Zhao Zheng, be careful. If you really can't win, just admit defeat!" Old Chu whispered.
Zhao Zheng smiled and nodded, stepping into the teleportation gate and arriving at the arena.
The moment his figure appeared, it immediately attracted countless gazes!
Everyone remembered that in the previous round, this freshman Zhao Zheng had performed brilliantly.
They wondered if he could create another miracle this time.
"Do you guys think this kid can still win?"
"Probably not, right?"
"I don't think he can win. For a freshman to reach this stage is already a miracle."
"The main thing is that Diamond Jozu is too strong! Those who can defeat Jozu are basically all Rank 7 powerhouses."
Similar discussions arose in various areas of the audience seats.
......
At this moment.
In the arena.
Upon seeing Zhao Zheng's appearance, Diamond Jozu quickly approached him.
His eyes, like those of the previous arena guardians, were scarlet red, like a beast that had lost its rationality and only knew how to kill.
At first, Diamond Jozu was walking, but soon he turned into a run!
This guy was of astonishing size and weight. When he ran, the entire arena shook.
The sense of oppression was overwhelming!
In the arena guardian mode, although Diamond Jozu's consciousness was erased, leaving only the instinct to fight, there were also advantages.
Faced with Diamond Jozu's charge, Zhao Zheng stood still, without moving.
He looked as if he was scared silly.
Soon.
Diamond Jozu was only a dozen meters away from Zhao Zheng.
At this moment, the arena suddenly shook.
Diamond Jozu leaped up, his entire body like a mountain, crashing towards Zhao Zheng!
With his huge body and amazing brute force, even Ma Dongwu would have to temporarily avoid such a strike.
But Zhao Zheng only clenched his fist!
Seeing that Zhao Zheng still had no intention of dodging, countless people in the audience widened their eyes…
Just as everyone thought that Zhao Zheng was about to be crushed into mincemeat.
"Buzz!"
A huge white aura shield suddenly appeared on Zhao Zheng's fist, as well as… a powerful Armament Haki covering!
Seeming to sense Zhao Zheng's threat.
Diamond Jozu in mid-air immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability, his entire body turning into a diamond form, which was very dazzling.
From a distance, it looked like a huge diamond crashing towards Zhao Zheng.
The two sides were about to collide.
Everyone widened their eyes.
The next moment.
Zhao Zheng suddenly took a step forward and punched the still-falling Diamond Jozu.
"Crack!!!!!"
Between heaven and earth.
A shattering sound that was hard to describe rang out.
Everyone in the audience heard it.
It was as if the entire world, like glass, had been shattered by a huge force.
What a terrifying punch this was?
The crowd clearly saw that the void in front of Zhao Zheng was shattering, and countless cracks were appearing.
Then.
The void vibrated, and the earth shook.
Rumble——
The arena also began to crack and collapse.
The entire arena was shaking!
Countless transcendents sitting in the audience felt their seats shaking.
"E-Earthquake?"
"No, it's that freshman. The aftershock of the punch he threw has spread to us…"
"What a terrifying ability is this? The power can actually penetrate the protective barrier at the edge of the arena and transmit to the audience?"
"Damn! It's the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, the signature skill of the strongest man, Whitebeard."
......
Everyone's faces were filled with disbelief, their eyes widened as they stared at the arena.
And in the arena.
Diamond Jozu seemed to be frozen in mid-air, unable to fall.
His face actually revealed an extremely painful expression.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound.
Diamond Jozu's diamond body actually developed cracks.
The appearance of this crack seemed to trigger a domino effect, and more and more cracks appeared on Diamond Jozu's body.
In the blink of an eye, Diamond Jozu's whole body was covered with cracks, on the verge of shattering.
His diamond body instantly dissipated, returning to a flesh-and-blood body.
Although this avoided the shattering of his body, he was also seriously injured and covered in blood.
At first glance, Diamond Jozu had completely turned into a bloody man!
"Bang!"
Diamond Jozu's huge body flew out, then fell heavily to the ground, motionless, his life or death unknown.
Everyone who saw this scene was stunned.
One punch!
Just one punch!!
Zhao Zheng actually beat Diamond Jozu, known as "invincible defense," to the point where even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.
Based on the degree of injury, it can be judged that Diamond Jozu should not be able to survive.
Such destructive power is too terrifying!
Looking at Zhao Zheng, who was still standing in the arena, everyone was shocked and filled with doubts!
This Zhao Zheng.
How could he be so strong? It's simply terrifying!
Of course, they knew about the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. It was a Devil Fruit known as the strongest Paramecia.
However, everyone also knew that to exert the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, one needed powerful strength.
Zhao Zheng was just a freshman. How could he possess such strong power?
The destructive power caused by that punch just now was not much worse than Whitebeard himself. Even 10,000 points of Strength attribute couldn't do that, right?
......
For a time.
The audience was a little speechless!
It wasn't until Zhao Zheng's figure left the arena after winning, and the arena returned to its original state, that everyone began to discuss it enthusiastically.
"Damn! That guy… how could he be so strong?"
"One punch crippled Diamond Jozu? That's too exaggerated, isn't it? Could it be that his strength has completely surpassed Rank 7 and reached the level of a top powerhouse?"
"No, it should be the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which happens to counter Jozu's diamond body. Although diamonds have extremely high hardness, their structure will be damaged under high-frequency vibration…"
"I see. However, the aftershocks just now spread to our side, which is enough to show how powerful this kid is."
"No, he's a freshman! Why is he so strong??"
"Yeah! A freshman, one punch crippling a Rank 7. Even if it's ability countering, it's too exaggerated."
"I seriously suspect now that this kid and Song Haitang team up, and they are super gods every time in the Spirit Realm. It's not Song Haitang at all, but himself…"
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Countless transcendents were frightened by Zhao Zheng's performance just now.
Especially those acquaintances of Zhao Zheng, such as Jiang Hebin, Chen Kai, Wang Fei, Zhang Chenggang, and other classmates, felt like they were dreaming.
And Zhao Zheng's cousin Zhao Rong finally understood why his grandfather suddenly changed his mind and strongly supported his third uncle (Zhao Zheng's father) in starting a company…
Even those champion seed players now finally began to take Zhao Zheng seriously, regarding him as an important competitor.
To put it bluntly.
Zhao Zheng's punch just now directly changed his position in everyone's eyes!
Therefore.
When Zhao Zheng returned to his seat, he was greeted by everyone's shocked gazes once again.
Teacher Qian: "My goodness, Zhao Zheng, you're too amazing, aren't you?"
Old Chu: "You小子… You really scared me."
President Song: "Originally, Haitang said that in the Spirit Realm, she could only get an SSS-level mission rating with your help. I still had some doubts, thinking she was putting in a good word for you, but now… Zhao Zheng, thank you for taking care of Haitang all this time!"
Teacher Shen: "Zhao Zheng, I want to apologize to you again for my previous prejudice against you!" (Teacher Shen apologized once before after the fifth level of the Spirit Realm)
Gu Yuying: "Zhao Zheng, you've surprised me a bit. There's never been a freshman who could be like you…"
"What are you all doing?"
Zhao Zheng looked helpless: "If you guys are like this, you're making me embarrassed. I still prefer your previous arrogant and unruly selves!"
He made a joke.
Originally, as a junior and a freshman, it wasn't appropriate for him to joke around with everyone like this.
However, now that he had demonstrated his strength, his position in everyone's eyes had undergone a major change, and making a joke was completely harmless.
Everyone smiled upon hearing this.
At this moment.
From the team behind him, Hall Master Sun, the seventh-order big shot, couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhao, is your strength so strong because of your Kryptonian bloodline?"
This Hall Master Sun also possesses amazing strength, having already challenged Diamond Joz and successfully advanced.
Such an amazing big shot was now interacting with him as an equal.
His question immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Zhao Zheng turned his head and found that several members of Hall Master Sun's team didn't dare to look at him…
The rest were also looking at him with awe.
"Yes!" Zhao Zheng casually replied.
Hall Master Sun exclaimed: "What terrifying power. It seems that the Kryptonian bloodline is not the useless talent that everyone thought it was, but the strongest talent of the Holy Land."
After a pause.
Hall Master Sun suddenly asked again: "Brother Zhao, is the secret of the Kryptonian bloodline related to the sunbathing device?"
"Hmm?"
Zhao Zheng looked deeply at Hall Master Sun.
Hall Master Sun quickly said: "Brother Zhao, don't misunderstand. Actually, detailed information about you and Song Haitang has been spread everywhere. Since you two started constantly getting SSS-level mission ratings, many major forces have been keeping an eye on you."
"I believe that the major forces have conducted in-depth research on both of you, including what you usually do, what unusual behaviors you have, and even what you usually like to eat, all will be recorded…"
"After all, you are record-breaking existences. Regardless of the purpose, everyone must be very curious about you."
"Song Haitang is fine, she doesn't have any special hobbies, but you, Brother Zhao, whether you live outside or on campus, you always have a sunbathing device with you, which is a very conspicuous point."
"Now that you've shown your powerful strength, it will naturally make people associate it with that…"
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng nodded and said: "I see."
He didn't directly answer Hall Master Sun's question.
However, Hall Master Sun could already confirm that sunlight was the secret of the Kryptonian bloodline.
"Brother Zhao, it was good that you chose to hide yourself before!"
"After all, there is still a Kryptonian bloodline owner in South Korea."
Speaking of this, Hall Master Sun suddenly sighed: "You should have continued to hide it, you shouldn't have revealed your strength here."
"Although the National Spirit Realm is an amnesiac Spirit Realm, the champion can retain their memories."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood Hall Master Sun's meaning.
Gu Yuying immediately said: "Hall Master Sun, are you saying that Ma Dongwu from South Korea might choose to retain his memory this time?"
"Yes!" Hall Master Sun nodded and continued: "Although that Kryptonian bloodline owner from South Korea is already old and frail, and has recently fallen into a coma, with his life hanging in the balance, there are some transcendents in this world who possess amazing healing abilities, and they might be able to wake that old guy up…"
Hall Master Sun didn't say the rest of the words explicitly.
However, everyone understood what he meant.
After seeing Zhao Zheng showing such strong strength, that Ma Dongwu, for the sake of South Korea, or even to restrict Zhao Zheng, might choose to retain his memory after winning the championship.
After going out, he would immediately invite a transcendent with healing abilities to save that old guy.
Then, he would use the sunbathing device to activate the other party's Kryptonian bloodline!
Although that old man had already "retired" and could no longer enter the Spirit Realm, making it impossible for him to compete with Zhao Zheng.
However, having another person with the same talent and abilities in the world would affect Zhao Zheng's progress and hinder his steps towards becoming stronger.
Thinking of this.
Everyone frowned.
Especially President Song and Old Chu, their faces turned even more unsightly!
As a teacher, Old Chu genuinely cared about his students.
And President Song now regarded Zhao Zheng as his son-in-law, as family, so he would naturally care as well.
It would definitely be a good thing for the people related to Zhao Zheng if he could continue to become stronger.
"This is troublesome!" President Song said in a low voice.
Gu Yuying sighed: "Hall Master Sun is right, Zhao Zheng, we shouldn't have fought for this Spirit Realm's ranking this time."
The others frowned, thinking about countermeasures.
And in Hall Master Sun's team, those few who had mocked Zhao Zheng showed gloating expressions.
At this moment.
Zhao Zheng suddenly said with a smile: "You don't need to worry! To solve this problem, it's actually very simple."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng didn't play coy and directly said: "Wouldn't it be fine if I just won the championship?"
Hearing this.
Everyone showed a look of astonishment.
Win the championship?
That is indeed the best solution.
But…
Zhao Zheng, how can you say it so easily?
Right now, the martial arts points of his team are at least half of the martial arts points of Ma Dongwu's team!
Moreover, there are also two seventh-order powerhouses in Ma Dongwu's team, and they have both successfully advanced this time.
The martial arts points gap has further widened!
If Zhao Zheng wants to catch up with Ma Dongwu's team, or even surpass them and win the championship, he must advance two more rounds after Ma Dongwu's entire team is eliminated!
Judging from the rate at which the strength of the ring defenders increases, this is an almost impossible task.
…
My wisdom teeth are inflamed today, and my head is dizzy with pain. I feel like I won’t be able to sleep tonight… I’ll get them pulled out tomorrow!
