"I'll be damned, did I hear what that kid said right?"
"Tsk, tsk... this Body Tempering Second Layer waste, who gave him the balls to preen like this?"
"Someone capable of boasting is awesome. Someone incapable of backing it up is just a fool. I think we're looking at a classic fool."
"Good. Very good!" Lin Yang's smile was strained, his eyes blazing with fury.
He stared sharply at Jiang Chen. "If you have the guts, meet me in the ring!" If the Lingyun Academy didn't strictly prohibit private brawls right outside the gate, he would have rushed forward right now and beaten Jiang Chen senseless.
Jiang Chen sneered inwardly. He hadn't wanted to engage this idiot, but this little pest insisted on sending himself to the door for a slap! Well, he was happy to oblige.
"You want to compete? I have no problem with that." Jiang Chen let a slight, conspiratorial arc appear at the corner of his mouth. "However, since we're going to fight, shouldn't we have a bet?"
Lin Yang was instantly overjoyed. He couldn't believe Jiang Chen not only agreed to fight but also suggested a wager. Since this idiot was practically handing him a victory, he was going to make Jiang Chen pay a hefty price for his arrogance!
"This is a Body Tempering Pill," Lin Yang said, reaching into his clothes and pulling out a jade bottle. "If you win, it's yours. If you lose, you owe me one. How's that?"
The Dangerous Wager
"Holy shit, it is nice to have a great older brother! He's just casually pulling out treasures like the Body Tempering Pill."
"Lin Yang is actually willing to bet a Body Tempering Pill!"
"Of course he is. Body Tempering Fourth Layer against Second Layer? Even an idiot knows he can't lose. I'd bet one too!"
"Look at that. He's clearly trying to fleece Jiang Chen for a Body Tempering Pill. And that idiot Jiang Chen is actually stupid enough to fall for it."
The ridicule, hot and cold, washed over Jiang Chen, but he remained completely unaffected. In fact, his smile of conspiracy only widened.
"Agreed. I accept this fight!"
A Body Tempering Pill was a First-Grade medicinal item, capable of significantly enhancing the strength of any martial artist in the Body Tempering Realm. Even one of common quality was worth tens of thousands of gold coins! The effect of this pill would be many times stronger than the basic one he'd taken earlier. With this, plus the hundredfold system bonus, his strength could explode again.
Lin Yang had delivered a treasure right to his doorstep; Jiang Chen would be a fool not to take it.
"I'm stunned. He actually agreed. Is this guy insane?" The surrounding students were utterly speechless. A Body Tempering Second Layer failure promising to fight a Fourth Layer master? And adding a valuable pill to the bet? What level of stupidity was required to make such a choice?
"Since you agree, let's head over to the training ring," Lin Yang said, his delight barely concealed. Beating Jiang Chen and winning a ten-thousand-gold pill? It didn't get any more exciting than this.
Jiang Chen gave a small smile. "No need for all that trouble. We can start right here."
Lin Yang's face tightened. "Jiang Chen, what are you doing? Private fighting will get you expelled from the Academy! Are you chickening out?" he sneered. "If you don't dare fight, just say so!"
"I didn't say I wouldn't compete. Why are you so jumpy? We won't fight, we'll just compare Movement Techniques." Jiang Chen pointed a single finger at Lin Yang, the challenge audacious and absolute.
"I won't make a single move. If you can touch me ten times within ten consecutive strokes, I lose!"