Besides Thunder, a dozen more Thunderstruck Enterprise executives joined the election.
Thunder stood, “I’ll be brief. The strongest in today’s election will take the job.”
Among all the higher ups here, Thunder was the highest ranking man. With his special status, he had the final say.
The other men nodded.
Thunder was quite blunt, and that was the truth of it. All rules were moot in the face of the mightiest fist.
“Then, as Sir Thunder said, let the trial begin. Time for you three to draw lots.”
Du Fei and Xin Xiaowei walked on stage, then Shan Shou. The first two watched the last person in shock.
Shan Shou was a two meters tall humanoid, but that was where its resemblance with the human ended.
The person was covered in black fur all over, with only his hands clear of it, yet had webbed fingers. The head was filled with warts, making it impossible to see a face. Or more aptly put, the person had no facial features to begin with.
Who was he?
That was the first thing that came to the minds of everyone.
“Shan Shou, are you human?”
In the middle of drawing his lot, Thuder couldn’t hold his curiosity.
“Of course I am. I have and always will be human. I just look a bit different is all.”
Shan Shou’s voice seemed nice, yet still unclear from where it came from, since his back and front of the head were equally warted.
“I have an ID.”
Shan Shou gave Thunder his ID. Thunder asked, “You’ve always been like this?”
“I was born this way.” Shan Shou said.
“Alright, you can participate, young miss Shan Shou.”
Thunder was not at all embarrassed, returning the ID and letting her draw her lot.
Shan Shou was labeled as female on the ID.
Since Shan Shou showed up, all eyes were on her. How could they not, when they were presented with such an oddity?
“Bro Mo, is she really human?”
Du Fei transmitted to Li Mo.
Li Mo was under the guise of a suitcase, courtesy of Heaven and Earth Inverse, that Du Fei was carrying behind.
With his Heaven and Earth Inverse having reached the novice level, only a special eye could point him out.
“Human, but her background isn’t simple. Her appearance is linked to her ability.
“Don’t speak again. There are soul cultivators here.” Li Mo sent.
With the lots drawn, Du Fei lucked out. The first match was between Xin Xiaowei and Shan Shou.
The winner would then have to fight Du Fei for the job.
Luck was also part of one’s skills after all.
Li Mo sighed. Thinking of how grueling this guy’s life was in his past life, it made a stark contrast with Du Fei’s smooth sailing of today.
Without preamble, Xin Xiaowei and Shan Shou got down to fighting.
Xin Xiaowei’s cultivation method focused on speed. She wasn’t weak, having trained in the Xin clan’s weaker version of Fortune of Heaven and Earth Art, the Fortune Art. They were one of the few strong people on Earth that had yet to connect with the God Realm yet still as powerful as those who had.
Xin Xiaowei flashed left and right from how nimble she was, attacking Shan Shou relentlessly. Her moves were precise and sharp, always landing solid hits.
But Shan Shou’s defense was uncanny, inhuman even. She just stood there and let Xin Xiaowei knock herself out.
“Fortune Fall!”
Xin Xiaowei roared and struck Shan Shou with all her power.
It was such a powerful blow that it could cross levels.
Yet Shan Shou was pitch perfect.
Puff…
The strike on Shan Shou only let out a slight sound, then nothing.
Xin Xiaowei was focusing her qi for another go, then another, but all ended the same.
Shan Shou was unharmed.
“That’s enough, Little Wei.” Someone from the Xin clan shouted.
There was no point to continue. It was fairly obvious Xin Xiaowei had no chance.
Xin Xiaowei left downcast.
“Miss Shan Shou, do you need to rest?” Du Fei asked.
“No, thank you.”
“Alright, then you two can begin. Time waits for no one, so make it snappy. I don’t have all day.” Thunder checked his watch impatiently.
“Alright.” Du Fei stood.
“Bro Mo, can I break her defense?”
“No, and that goes for me as well.”
“Ah? Seriously?”
“Her constitution is True God Physique, it is a God Emperor level constitution. But because she lacks the God Emperor’s power, her constitution turned into a disaster for her.”
“I don’t care about that, nor do I want to know. I just need to beat her.”
“You can’t.”
Li Mo ended it there. Each time he spoke, he had to use extra qi to shield their conversation, but even so, with how long they’ve been talking, two powerful soul cultivators there began to sense something.
Just one more word out of him and he’d be found.
“Fight!”
Thunder declared before the referee even could.
Shan Shou stood in the same spot, beckoning Du Fei.
Du Fei roared, bursting with light as he attacked.
Flare, Lofty Radiance, Du Fei’s style was both gorgeous and fancy. But he didn’t lack in power either.
Shan Shou accepted it all without a fuss. She didn’t look like she could dodge, or perhaps didn’t even know how to. She only used her body to resist everything Du Fei threw at her.
“Light Fist!”
Du Fei’s fist flashed and turned to light as it hammered Shan Shou, and yet nothing worked…
Someone unbeatable just can’t be beaten. Du Fei was sweating now, while Shan Shou didn’t even react.
‘Can’t beat it…’
‘That’s it!’
A light bulb popped in his head.
He fought in the chaos that was the ancient battleground, with ample fighting experience that trumped Shan Shou’s. Recalling Li Mo’s words, he changed his approach, playing defense.
Du Fei kept taunting Shan Shou, who just stared at him.
“Just attack him!” Mo Yu shouted.
He was the third leader of China division, and the one who recommended Shan Shou.
Shan Shou ran at Du Fei…
