The people in the stands were shocked as Zhang Ergou moved again.
"Is Zhang Ergou trying to defeat Senior Brother Song with just his physical strength? Is he not afraid of death?"
"His spiritual energy is sealed. Zhang Ergou is just making a final struggle."
Song Zhinan's eyes turned sharp as Zhang Ergou moved. A cold sword energy fiercely slashed towards Zhang Ergou.
However, Zhang Ergou had already reached Gui Qiang Tian Wen's side on the training ground.
He quickly extended his hand and held Tian Wen horizontally in front of him.
*Clang!*
Song Zhinan's sword energy struck the spear shaft, sparking.
Without spiritual energy to protect him, Zhang Ergou's arms were severely shaken, and his tiger's mouth bled faintly.
"Die, Zhang Ergou. In your next life, remember not to provoke those you cannot afford to offend."
Song Zhinan leaped forward, thrusting his sword through the air at Zhang Ergou.
*Pfft!*
The sound of the long sword piercing flesh echoed, followed by a spray of blood.
Zhang Ergou's body was pierced once more.
At this moment, Zhang Ergou reached out, grasped the sword, and then struck Song Zhinan's left cheek with his right fist.
Song Zhinan, already prepared for Zhang Ergou's moves, raised his palm and caught his fist.
"Is that all? Then die!" Song Zhinan grinned ferociously and struck Zhang Ergou with a palm, sending him spitting blood and stumbling back.
As Song Zhinan, holding his blood-stained sword, prepared to attack again, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
"You?" He never imagined that the spiritual energy within him was also immobile. "What did you do to me?"
"You are allowed to use techniques to seal my spiritual energy, but I am not allowed to use some means!"
With a chuckle, Zhang Ergou walked towards Song Zhinan, carrying his spear.
"You actually used poison? What kind of poison is this? Why is it so potent that it can seal the spiritual energy in my body?"
Song Zhinan's arm had turned black, and he could not exert any strength throughout his body.
"What? Zhang Ergou used poison? How despicable and shameless!"
"It was one thing to use demonic arts before, but now he's resorted to poison. He is a disgrace to the reputation of our Misty Sect."
"Exactly! Zhang Ergou should be expelled from the Misty Sect. He is not worthy of being a disciple of our Misty Sect."
Ignoring the murmurs from the spectators, Zhang Ergou slowly walked up to Song Zhinan.
He gently raised his hand and patted Song Zhinan's cheek.
"I said, it's not certain who will have the last laugh!"
"How do you have a poison pill?" Song Zhinan stared at Zhang Ergou with wide-eyed shock.
He had heard that this kind of poison pill was extremely potent. Without an antidote, his cultivation might drop by several levels.
This was not something he wanted to see. The Outer Sect Grand Competition was in a month.
He had been planning to enter the Inner Sect to learn more advanced techniques.
"That's none of your business." With a cold sneer, Zhang Ergou punched Song Zhinan hard in the stomach.
*Roar!*
Song Zhinan was sent staggering back by the punch, his body swaying as if he would fall.
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Song Zhinan turned and fled in a panic.
"You can't escape!" a faint voice sounded in his ear, and another punch landed heavily on Song Zhinan's face.
Song Zhinan was directly knocked to the ground by the punch, unable to get up for a long time.
On the training ground, Zhang Ergou saw that Song Zhinan could no longer stand and unceremoniously swept away all the valuables on his person.
"Ah, he's such a bandit!"
Song Zhinan was so enraged that his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
After doing this, Zhang Ergou leaped off the training ground and walked away.
The disciples ahead saw Zhang Ergou approaching and tacitly parted to make way for him.
Arriving at the gambling table set up by the chubby guy, Zhang Ergou glanced at his odds and smiled slightly.
"Chubby, I won. I bet ten thousand contribution points on myself just now. Isn't it time for you to exchange them for me?"
"At odds of ten to one, that's a full hundred thousand. Including the principal, you owe me a hundred and eleven thousand contribution points."
Zhang Ergou smiled as he looked at the dejected chubby guy.
Although many people had bet on Song Zhinan, including Song Zhinan himself, it only amounted to over twenty thousand contribution points.
Now, to pay Zhang Ergou, he had lost even his underpants.
"Zhang Ergou, do you know who my boss is? Here are your ten thousand contribution points. A wise person knows when to stop!"
Sticking his neck out, the chubby guy intended to renege on the debt.
"So, you're saying you don't intend to pay me?" Zhang Ergou's eyes turned cold.
"Oh, brother, it's easy to talk. Why such a bad temper? I think you and I hit it off quite well. Why don't we become sworn brothers?"
Seeing that he couldn't renege, the chubby guy came up with another idea.
"What do you think?" Zhang Ergou stared coldly at the chubby guy.
"Oh, Ergou, don't scare Xiong Bao. Setting up this gambling table was my idea."
Zi Lin flashed by, appearing from who knows where.
"Oh my, boss, you're finally here. If you didn't come any sooner, I was going to be dismembered by Zhang Ergou."
Xiong Bao immediately turned and grabbed Zi Lin's arm, crying dramatically.
"Zi Lin, is this your little brother?" Su Dan Novel Network
Zhang Ergou stared at the clownish chubby guy, his eyes wide open.
"Hehe, what do you think? Isn't my little brother cute? If you need anything in the future, just find him."
Xiong Bao immediately showed a reluctant expression.
He realized he had been sold out by his so-called boss.
"Xiong Bao, give all these contribution points to Ergou. They're of no use to you. The pills I gave you before were all refined by Ergou."
Zi Lin gently patted Xiong Bao's head and softly instructed.
"Really?" Xiong Bao's eyes immediately lit up. "Here!"
Saying that, he handed all the jade tokens in his hand to Zhang Ergou.
Then, the three of them left the training ground one after another.
Only a crowd of wailing disciples remained. Even though they had lost money, they did not dare to ask Xiong Bao for it back.
They knew how terrifying Zi Lin was.
The battle on the training ground had made Zhang Ergou completely famous in the outer sect of the Misty Sect.
A disciple at the late stage of Qi Refining had actually defeated Song Zhinan, the head disciple of the Discipline Hall and a cultivator at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
This was simply an unbelievable feat.
From beginning to end, no one noticed that Zhang Ergou had already broken through to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
In less than two months, Zhang Ergou had consecutively defeated two Foundation Establishment disciples from Xiayang Peak and now defeated a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert.
For a time, Zhang Ergou's reputation reached its peak.
On Chunyang Peak, Chunyang Sanren looked at Zhang Ergou, who sat beside him like a well-behaved child.
His eyes were filled with joy. Chunyang Sanren was very surprised by Zhang Ergou's performance.
However, seeing the heavily wounded Zhang Ergou, he showed a hint of distress. This little fellow was too ruthless.
He had multiple wounds on his body, yet he had not uttered a single groan.
"Ergou, come, your master will lift the restrictions on you." Chunyang Sanren waved his hand, and Zhang Ergou quickly stepped forward.
Originally, Zhang Ergou had wanted Zi Lin to help him remove the restrictions that Song Zhinan had placed on him.
But Zi Lin only knew how to fight!
Zhang Ergou had no choice but to return to Chunyang Peak to seek Chunyang Sanren's help.
"Ergou, your cultivation? You've broken through again?" Chunyang Sanren exclaimed as he placed his hand on Zhang Ergou's head.