#168 - The Four Emperors appear, and a top-notch domineering battle begins!

Chapter 168: The Four Emperors Appear, A Battle of Top-Tier Haki!

As a Navy Admiral.

Fujitora's strength.

Is beyond doubt.

He not only has a powerful Devil Fruit ability, but also possesses powerful Armament Haki, Observation Haki, swordsmanship, and combat skills.

Even Zhao Zheng had to put in some effort to deal with this old blind man.

In the end, Zhao Zheng relied on his speed, grabbed Fujitora's head, and used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability point-blank to finish him off.

When Zhao Zheng stood victorious on the arena.

The entire audience was silent!

It wasn't until he left and the next contestant came on stage that the crowd erupted into heated discussions.

"Holy crap, that kid's strength is terrifying!"

"Damn it! He can shatter such a huge meteorite with a single punch?"

"Why do I feel like this kid gets stronger when he faces stronger opponents? Or is it that he wasn't using his real strength before?"

"Whitebeard was said to be able to destroy the world, it seems that Zhao Zheng will be about the same soon."

"Is the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability really that awesome?"

"What's awesome is Zhao Zheng, not the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Several people have obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit before, but have you ever seen them be awesome?"

"Yeah! Although the Tremor-Tremor Fruit is strong, it also requires a strong foundation of power to unleash its power. But speaking of which, the side effects of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit are also very serious, right? I heard that Whitebeard suffered from illnesses in his later years and his body was very weak. Zhao Zheng uses the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability like that, isn't he afraid of the side effects?"

"His physique must be super strong too, he should be able to withstand it."

… …

The entire audience was discussing Zhao Zheng.

So much so that no one paid attention to the seventh-tier expert who had just entered the stage… …

When Zhao Zheng returned to his seat, everyone didn't know what to say.

Because they discovered that they really didn't understand Zhao Zheng at all.

Only Chairman Song and his daughter had faint smiles on their faces.

Song Haitang was completely proud of Zhao Zheng!

And Chairman Song was overjoyed as soon as he thought that such a strong guy would become his son-in-law in the future.

What trash "Chen Ye", get out of here… …

As for danger?

He has "Extraordinary Perception", so he won't mess up easily.

Hearing Zhao Zheng's answer, Gu Yuying was a little speechless… …

… …

Two days later.

The seventh round of the martial arts competition ended.

The old blind man Fujitora had some skills, and he actually eliminated most of the seventh-tier experts.

Only three people advanced.

They were Zhao Zheng, Ma Dongwu, and a British man named "David".

Zhao Zheng and Ma Dongwu defeated Fujitora with their hard power.

As for the British man David, this guy can become invisible. Although his invisibility ability is not very good, and you can see the outline of his figure if you look closely, he can actually completely hide his aura, even Fujitora's Observation Haki can't sense him.

David successfully beheaded Fujitora with this ability.

Many people think that David's victory was a fluke, bullying Fujitora for being blind!

But it cannot be denied that David's attack power is also very strong, otherwise he would not be able to behead Fujitora with one blow.

You must know that at the moment he attacked, Fujitora could sense him and activated Armament Haki defense.

Without strong attack power, he would definitely not be able to break through Fujitora's Armament Haki.

Night.

In the lounge.

Zhao Zheng and his teammates were sitting at the dining table chatting.

Since he showed his strength, people have been visiting almost every night, it's rare to have fewer people tonight… …

"Zhao Zheng, you got 729 martial arts points in the seventh round, which directly raised our team's total martial arts points to 1156 points."

Teacher Shen said.

Her words also made everyone show happy expressions.

"Teacher Shen, what is our team's current ranking in martial arts points?" Teacher Qian asked.

"Fourth place!"

Teacher Shen said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed joy.

"We're already in fourth place?"

"That's great!"

"Thanks to Zhao Zheng… …"

Several teachers cheered.

Even Gu Yuying also said: "Zhao Zheng deserves the most credit for achieving such results."

After a pause, she said again: "I was originally prepared and had no requirements for the results this time, but I didn't expect… …Zhao Zheng, you simply gave us a big surprise, I want to thank you, thank you for teaming up with me."

Zhao Zheng quickly said: "Sister Gu, you are too polite."

When the others heard this, they also thanked Zhao Zheng one after another, making Zhao Zheng not know what to say.

Chairman Song immediately rescued his future son-in-law and said with a smile: "What are you doing? Are you holding a celebration banquet? I don't think it's the time yet, we'll have a good celebration after Zhao Zheng wins the championship!"

When everyone heard this, they laughed, with anticipation in their eyes.

If it was before, Zhao Zheng said that he would lead the team to win the championship, they would only take it as a bad joke.

But now, they are full of confidence in Zhao Zheng's strength.

Maybe he can really win the championship.

Zhao Zheng quickly changed the subject: "Teacher Shen, tell me about the teams in the top few!"

When Teacher Shen heard this, she immediately said: "The first place is naturally Ma Dongwu's team, now their total martial arts points have reached 1732 points."

"The second place is David's team, their martial arts points are 1589 points."

"The third place is the strong team from the Ugly Federation. Although they were all eliminated in the seventh round, they had a good foundation before and accumulated a lot of martial arts points, even surpassing Ma Dongwu, and have always been in the first place. So, even now, they are still ranked third, with a total of 1177 martial arts points."

Zhao Zheng nodded when he heard this.

"The gap is not too big."

He said: "As long as I advance one more round and everyone else fails, the championship will be mine."

"That's right!"

Teacher Shen said seriously.

Zhao Zheng suddenly asked curiously: "What is the background of this David who is ranked second? His ability is very suitable for assassination!"

No one else knew about David's identity, so they were silent.

However.

Gu Yuying, who is also a seventh-tier expert, knew.

"You're right, this David is an assassin."

Gu Yuying said: "There is a very famous assassin organization in Europe called 'House of Cards', I believe you have all heard of it! David is one of the ace assassins of the House of Cards, codenamed Diamond A!"

Hearing the words House of Cards, Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang immediately looked at each other.

The thieves who "kidnapped" Zhao Zheng last time were from the House of Cards.

"Sister Gu, do you know anything about this assassin organization, House of Cards?" Zhao Zheng quickly asked.

Gu Yuying shook her head: "I don't know much, I just occasionally heard of this guy named David."

President Song was a smart man and immediately asked, "Zhao Zheng, why are you interested in the House of Cards? What? Did they harass you?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Zheng didn't hide anything and roughly explained the previous "kidnapping" incident.

Hearing this, Old Chu and Teacher Shen and others' expressions changed.

"There was such a thing?"

"Zhao Zheng, why didn't you tell the school?"

Teacher Shen and Old Chu asked one after another.

Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said: "They came to find me, purely asking for trouble. I plan to wait until I'm a little stronger before going to settle the score with them. There's no need to alarm the school."

He paused.

He then said: "By the way, the assassin from the House of Cards is hired by an organization called the 'Primal God Truth Sect'. Has anyone heard of this organization?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone shook their heads.

Gu Yuying knew a little: "I have heard of it. It's a very mysterious cult organization. It is said that those who can join are powerful figures. It seems they have a secret to prolong life... I don't know anything else."

Zhao Zheng frowned.

This Primal God Truth Sect is indeed mysterious enough.

… …

The next day.

As soon as the sky dawned, countless transcendents walked out of the rest room and came to the stands of the arena.

"Eh? You guys are out so early too?"

"Yeah! I couldn't sleep, so I just came over."

"It seems there are many people who can't sleep!"

"That's right, many people feel that today may be the day the real champion is chosen, and they definitely don't want to miss it."

"Who do you think has a higher probability of winning the championship?"

"Looking at the surface data, it must be Ma Dongwu, but I always feel that Zhao Zheng that kid might give everyone a surprise."

"Hehe, great minds think alike! I'm also optimistic about Zhao Zheng."

"The main thing is to see what kind of monster the eighth round gatekeeper is! If the abilities are mutually restrained, that would be unlucky."

Similar discussions.

Rang out in various areas.

Many transcendents were discussing with others around them.

… …

Teacher Shen and others also couldn't sleep.

They gathered in the living room early to chat.

Zhao Zheng, on the other hand, slept soundly and didn't come out of the room until 7:30.

"Zhao Zheng, how did you sleep last night?" Old Chu immediately asked.

"Very good!" Zhao Zheng said with a smile.

With his current body and mental strength, even if he didn't sleep all night, it wouldn't have much impact on him.

"You guys got up so early? Have you had breakfast?"

"We've all eaten, just waiting for you."

"Okay, I'll get something to eat first."

The martial arts competition starts at eight in the morning.

There is still half an hour, enough for Zhao Zheng to have breakfast… …

When Zhao Zheng was full and came to the arena with everyone, it was 7:50.

At this time, almost everyone had arrived at the arena.

At this moment.

Sun Guanzhang behind him suddenly said: "Old Brother Zhao, I am optimistic about you winning the championship and ending that Korean's championship journey."

Since the other party was being polite, Zhao Zheng would naturally not speak harshly and immediately said: "Thank you, I'll do my best."

Before long.

The time came to eight o'clock, and the martial arts competition began.

Immediately, a new skin appeared on the arena: a small island.

It was indeed a small island, estimated to be only two or three square kilometers in area. Around the island was a circle of ocean!

Subsequently.

The gatekeeper appeared.

The eighth round gatekeeper seemed to be a normal human.

He had red hair, three scars on his left eye, short stubble on his mouth, a long black cloak, a white shirt inside, brown seven-quarter pants with patterns on his lower body, and flip-flops on his feet.

Overall, this guy was dressed very casually.

What was surprising was that the other party seemed to only have one arm, his left arm was almost cut off at the shoulder.

However, what attracted the most attention was the aura on the other party.

Too powerful!

Seeing this gatekeeper, a thought emerged in the minds of all transcendents: He is a born king!

Such an aura was frightening!

"Damn it! Who is this person? What a strong aura!"

"I know who he is. His image and dress are very similar to one of the legendary Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks!"

"Ah? Is that Shanks, the Four Emperors who is said to have the strongest Conqueror's Haki?"

"It seems to be him… …"

"This is one of the top powerhouses in that spirit realm world!"

"Haha, there will be a good show to watch today!"

"Yeah! I wonder which of those three big shots can advance from Red-Haired Shanks' hands?"

… …

Red Hair has a very high reputation in the Pirate World.

So, everyone quickly recognized him.

"It turned out to be the Four Emperors Red Hair?" Old Chu frowned.

"According to rumors, the strength of each of the Four Emperors is still above that of the Navy Admirals. Judging from this ranking, it seems to be true." Teacher Shen sighed.

"He has the strongest Conqueror's Haki. I heard that Conqueror's Haki can shock or faint enemies. People with insufficient mental strength or not strong enough willpower cannot resist? Is that so?" Teacher Qian asked.

Teacher Shen nodded: "Yes, that's right! Our Blue Star also has strong people who have obtained Conqueror's Haki, and the effect is indeed the same."

President Song immediately asked Zhao Zheng: "Zhao Zheng, what is your mental attribute like?"

Zhao Zheng said calmly: "Resisting Conqueror's Haki should not be a problem."

At this time, the smile on his face was gone.

Red-Haired Shanks is definitely a formidable enemy for him now.

Unexpectedly.

The eighth round gatekeeper turned out to be this guy.

"I don't know what Red Hair's true strength is?" Old Chu suddenly asked: "Ms. Gu, have you seen this guy take action in the subsequent spirit realms?"

Gu Yuying shook her head: "I haven't seen it, I've only heard that his swordsmanship can be on par with the world's number one swordsman, Hawkeye."

Hiss!

Everyone was shocked… …

… …

Just as everyone was discussing.

The martial arts competition had already begun.

The first to play was the British man, David.

As soon as the other party came on stage, he immediately activated his invisibility ability, trying to repeat his old trick and sneak attack Red Hair.

Unfortunately.

Red Hair is not Fujitora!

"Buzz—"

Just as Red Hair suddenly opened his eyes, a violent crimson energy surged out of Red Hair, sweeping across the entire island.

Conqueror's Haki!!

And it was the top-level Conqueror's Haki.

For a time.

Lightning and thunder flashed across the entire island.

Moreover, the lightning was scarlet, very strange.

Under such violent Conqueror's Haki, that David was immediately forced to reveal his true form, and he couldn't even stand still.

When he saw Red Hair drawing his sword, he immediately shouted:

"I admit defeat!"