章 106: Chapter 106: Sinister! A Sky-High Bounty

Chapter 106: Sinister! A Sky-High Bounty

"Meet Long Aotian?"

Chen Ye asked, "Did Master Uncle say why he wants to meet Long Aotian?"

Chairman Chen thought for a moment and replied, "Your Master Uncle is a martial arts fanatic. He saw the test video of Long Aotian and got excited, wanting to spar with him."

The test room in the association building is filled with surveillance cameras. These cameras record the testing process to provide a clear assessment of the tester's strength.

Therefore, it's normal for Chairman Ba to have seen Long Aotian's test video.

Hearing this, Chen Ye immediately frowned.

He had no desire to spar with Chairman Ba!

It's not because the other party is his Master Uncle.

He's even sparred with his own father, so why would he care about a Master Uncle?

The main reason is... the other party is a sixth-tier expert.

Chen Ye is currently only a 5+, still a distance away from the sixth tier!

He never fights battles he isn't confident in!!

"Dad, this isn't good, right? Master Uncle is already a sixth-tier expert, a top-level powerhouse. Long Aotian is far weaker than him! How can they spar?"

"Your Master Uncle said he would control his strength."

At this point, Chairman Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I'm just passing on a message. I guess your Master Uncle's real intention is to accept Long Aotian as his last disciple."

"Last disciple?" Chen Ye was shocked. "I remember Long Aotian doesn't have an S3 talent, right? Dad, didn't you say that without an S3 hero talent, one isn't suitable for pursuing martial arts?"

Upon hearing this, Chairman Chen sighed and said, "Your Master Uncle is a genius. He created a body-tempering boxing technique based on some external martial arts, which can push the human body to its limits. Perhaps he saw Long Aotian's strong physical qualities and wanted to pass on this boxing technique to him."

Is it really that impressive?

Chen Ye was tempted.

However, he wasn't a novice. In martial arts, achieving success with external skills is much harder than with internal skills!

Chairman Ba's body-tempering boxing technique, created by modifying external martial arts, would certainly be considered an external skill.

"Dad, Master Uncle's body-tempering boxing technique must be very difficult to master, right?"

"All body-tempering techniques are difficult to master!" Chairman Chen snorted. "It's not for you to worry about. Just pass the message to Long Aotian."

"Okay, I'll tell Long Aotian."

Though he said this, Chen Ye had already decided to refuse the meeting with Chairman Ba.

If Chairman Ba could bring the body-tempering technique to him, he might be interested in trying it out.

But to become someone's disciple?

No, thanks!

It's not that Chen Ye looks down on Chairman Ba.

The title "King of Martial Artists" proves that the person is a martial arts prodigy, a dragon among men.

The main reason... Long Aotian is fake!

Once Chen Ye becomes strong enough, he will abandon this identity.

Therefore, in Chen Ye's plan, Long Aotian will not get involved with anyone.

Moreover, with Saitama's physique, Chen Ye doesn't need body-tempering techniques. His body will naturally become the strongest body-tempering technique!

Even now, Chen Ye is already invulnerable, with a body as tough as steel.

"Dad, doesn't Master Uncle have many disciples? Why doesn't he pass it on to his other disciples?" Chen Ye asked again.

On the other end of the phone, Chairman Chen suddenly fell silent for a moment before explaining, "He used to, but not anymore."

Chen Ye was puzzled. "What do you mean? Where did Master Uncle's disciples go? Did they..."

He thought that Chairman Ba's disciples had all passed away.

But that wasn't the case.

Chairman Chen explained, "Master Uncle once had a disciple named Chang Ming. He was highly talented in martial arts but was also an extremely obsessive martial arts fanatic. Master Uncle treated him like his own son and taught him everything. However, this beast revealed his true nature after mastering his skills and went around challenging experts."

"Although Master Uncle also loves to challenge experts, he knows when to stop. But Chang Ming not only determined victory or defeat, but also life or death! Anyone who lost to him would be killed."

"He killed too many people, causing public outrage. Master Uncle told him to surrender, but he refused to repent and even tried to challenge Master Uncle. In the end, Master Uncle broke one of his hands, and he fled... It's said he went abroad and hasn't been heard from for years."

"Since then, Master Uncle has never taken on another disciple."

Wow!

This Chang Ming sounds like a villain character!

Determining victory or defeat, as well as life or death?

Does he think it's ancient times? Does he believe that being strong allows him to override the law?

He would need to be invincible!!

"Why does Master Uncle suddenly want to take Long Aotian as his last disciple?" Chen Ye asked again.

"Because of the attack on your martial arts school a few days ago, your Master Uncle learned that Long Aotian saved you all and killed many monsters."

Chairman Chen, seemingly patient with his son, explained, "Your Master Uncle believes Long Aotian has a good heart and is a promising candidate, which is why he wants to take him on as a disciple."

"If Long Aotian masters your Master Uncle's body-tempering technique, he can become a top-tier sixth-level expert, adding another top-tier combatant to the Superhero Association."

Chen Ye understood.

But he still chose to refuse!

"Dad, I read online that Master Uncle was defeated once when he challenged top experts from other countries? Is that true?"

"It is true!" Chairman Chen explained voluntarily. "There was someone abroad whose martial arts talent surpassed your Master Uncle's. He likely reached the highest level of martial arts, and your Master Uncle lost to him."

The highest level of martial arts?

Is that the legendary "Breaking through the void and becoming an indestructible god"?

"What's this person's name?" Chen Ye was intrigued.

"Why? Do you want to look up his information online?"

Chairman Chen snorted and warned, "Don't take everything you read online as the gospel truth. On the surface, this person is just a regular wealthy businessman. In reality, he's the underground king of Oceania, controlling many illegal businesses. Many people call him the Martial God!"

"Martial God?"

Such arrogance!

However, if he could defeat Chairman Ba, his strength must be formidable.

It seems this world is even more exciting than he imagined!

...

After finishing his call with Chairman Chen, Chen Ye went online to search for global experts.

He discovered there were indeed many experts worldwide.

In Xia Country, there were people like Qin Muyin and Chairman Ba.

In America, the most famous was a guy named Ethan Hunt!

Years ago, this person held the record for receiving extra rewards twice consecutively in the novice secret realm. This record was only recently broken by Tang Zichen and Chen Ye.

Russia had a terrifying individual named "Svantovit."

Moreover, S2 talents were not exclusive to Xia Country; other countries had them as well. For example, the Sunset Empire had one, though their achievements weren't as high as Qin Muyin's.

As for the Martial God Chairman Chen mentioned, there was indeed no information available online.

As for who the world's number one expert was?

There was no definitive answer.

Some believed it was Qin Muyin; others believed it was Ethan Hunt...

Whenever this topic arose, netizens would argue endlessly.

As Chen Ye continued his search, he suddenly came across a piece of news that caught his attention.

A foreign tycoon had set a sky-high bounty of 2 billion dollars for Tang Zichen's life!!

And it was a public bounty!

This news immediately caused a sensation online!

Foreign netizens with a sense of justice condemned this behavior, while those with darker intentions expressed their excitement!

Domestic netizens were unanimously outraged!

"What's going on? Why is our goddess suddenly being targeted with a bounty? And for such a high price? What kind of grudge is this?"

"Damn! Did Tang Goddess dig up your ancestors' graves?"

"Damn, this tycoon named Rolf, why can't we find his nationality?"

"Heh... don't you get it? What tycoon? Just a puppet! The real ones wanting to kill Tang Zichen are the foreign power holders. They don't want to see Tang Zichen rise because her talent is too great, the strongest ever, even more than Qin Muyin."

"There have been multiple assassination attempts before, and now that Wuda is fully protecting her, they feel assassination isn't working, so they go public with a bounty?"

"Disgusting, isn't our government going to retaliate?"

"How? Do you have evidence? No one knows where this Rolf came from, not even his nationality! It's likely that multiple countries are behind this puppet."

"So does this mean Tang Goddess will be in great danger from now on?"

"In the real world, it's fine. Our experts will protect her. But in the secret realm, it's a different story. People will definitely be tempted by this bounty... I have to admit, this is a very insidious move!"

"Indeed it is! The secret realm is the quickest way to improve one's strength. No matter how good the talent, training alone results in slow attribute growth. Only by venturing into the secret realm can one quickly grow stronger."

"So, this means Tang Goddess will face countless more dangers in the secret realm compared to others?"

"Exactly! 2 billion dollars, who wouldn't be tempted? In the secret realm, she won't be able to trust anyone..."

"Whoever came up with this public bounty is a devious bastard, with a cunning plan! It's clearly not just about the bounty; the real goal is to prevent Tang Goddess from rising through the secret realm, right?"

"Damn! Just saw on a foreign site that the bounty money has already been verified and deposited into the bounty account. Anyone who meets the criteria can easily claim it... Damn, Tang Goddess is in real danger."

...

Seeing this public bounty notice, Chen Ye frowned, and his expression darkened.

The netizens' analysis was spot on.

With this bounty in place, if Tang Zichen still wanted to enter the secret realm, her danger level would increase exponentially. Not only would she face threats from monsters, but she would also have to guard against ambushes from others, unable to trust anyone.

But if she didn't enter the secret realm and relied solely on her own training?

Previously, Tang Zichen worked herself to the bone for a month and only managed to increase her spiritual power by 8 points, already breaking national records...

Given this, how long would it take for her to grow strong?

This bounty was indeed sinister and effective!

Of course.

The authorities could retaliate similarly against foreign geniuses in the future.

But what about Tang Zichen now?

This girl was Chen Ye's designated future wife; he definitely couldn't ignore this!!

After some thought, Chen Ye picked up his phone and sent a message to Tang Zichen...

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