Chapter 1020: Chapter 1020

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.

Previously, it was clearly Sha Tongliang who violated the rules by attacking Tang Ming’s head. It was expected that Tang Ming’s head would burst, but how come Tang Ming was unharmed and Sha Tongliang’s arms were crippled?

"How is this possible? How could you be completely unharmed?"

Sha Tongliang stared at Tang Ming in disbelief.

"I can’t help it, my head is hard, is that okay?"

Tang Ming smiled playfully and said, "You practiced Tie Quan, so can’t I cultivate Iron Head Skill?"

"You’re talking nonsense! You’re not a Seven-star Martial Master; otherwise, you couldn’t possibly withstand my attack."

Sha Tongliang shouted angrily, his face turning pale.

Tang Ming asked innocently.

Sha Tongliang hesitated.

Tang Ming grinned and pressed on, "Are you a Seven-star Martial Master!"

"I am a cultivator of Tie Quan."

Sha Tongliang gritted his teeth and shouted, having already violated the rules. If he admitted to being a Seven-star Martial Master, he would certainly be blamed, causing him big trouble.

Although he knew Tang Ming was an Eight-star Martial Master, he couldn’t bring up the issue now.

If he could kill Tang Ming, although he would face punishment, someone above would shield him, as it would still be a notable achievement.

But now that Tang Ming was alive, even just the violation was a serious offense, and if someone pursued the matter, they would definitely abandon him for the greater cause.

"Host, three minutes should be up by now?"

Tang Ming lazily ignored Sha Tongliang and impatiently looked at Qin Fang.

"Huh? It’s already over, and contestant Tang Ming hasn’t moved at all. In this round, contestants Tang Ming and Wan Yong are tied for first place."

After coming to her senses, Qin Fang quickly announced loudly.

Two discordant voices rang out simultaneously.

Fu Renjie and Lin Canghai exchanged a glance, both filled with anger and reluctance.

"Host, Sha Tongliang’s arms are crippled, which means Tang Xin violated the rules by counterattacking. Shouldn’t he be disqualified directly?"

Fu Renjie indignantly questioned.

"Nonsense, didn’t you see that guy violated the rules first?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Canghai exploded.

"Even if he violated the rules, that doesn’t mean Tang Xin has the right to violate the rules as well."

Fu Renjie shouted confidently, "In any case, Tang Xin broke the rules, and this match should be awarded as a loss to him."

"You brainless fool, which eye of yours saw me violating the rules?"

Tang Ming scornfully looked at Fu Renjie, "His arms are crippled, but that’s because he overestimated his abilities and tried to hit my head, only to have them broken by the counter-shock. What does it have to do with me?"

"Stop spouting nonsense! Do you think your head is a Vajra drill?"

Fu Renjie cursed with frustration, "A Six-star Martial Master’s arms can smash a stone, and if you didn’t counterattack, there’s no way his hands could be crippled."

"You said ’if,’ that means you have no evidence, right?"

Lin Canghai laughed coldly and said loudly, "Everyone present saw Sha Tongliang violate the rules, but no one witnessed Tang Ming counterattacking. Are you still bold enough to whine here?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Renjie was instantly speechless. It was all his guess, but he hadn’t witnessed Tang Ming actually counterattacking.

"Sha Tongliang, tell us yourself, did he attack you, causing your arms to break?"

Fu Renjie, finding himself in a deadlock, quickly turned to Sha Tongliang.

"What a joke, you dare let a violator testify?"

Lin Canghai immediately spoke, his presence intimidating as he said, "Someone bold enough to violate the rules in the grand competition of the nine families deserves execution on the spot."

"Exactly, he violated the rules first. I’m going to kill him now; who dares stop me?"

Long Ao shouted fiercely.

"Stop arguing; I wasn’t attacked."

Upon hearing that he would be killed, Sha Tongliang quickly climbed up and shouted, "It was Tang Group Leader’s head that was too hard and shattered my arms with a shock. He did not violate the rules; I did. Please forgive me."

Honestly, Sha Tongliang had no idea what happened. With his Seven-star Martial Master cultivation, he should have been able to smash Tang Ming’s head. Even if Tang Ming hid his strength, he would still have been heavily injured.

But the moment his fist struck Tang Ming’s head, a powerful force enveloped his head entirely, bouncing all his attack back.

In other words, Sha Tongliang’s arms were broken by the recoil of his own strength.

However, Sha Tongliang was now certain of one thing: Tang Ming was definitely not a Seven-star Martial Master and was hiding his strength.

"Never mind, his arms are already crippled and I can’t be bothered to pursue responsibility."

Tang Ming scratched his ear indifferently and said, "Friendship first, competition second. Since I didn’t lose, there’s no need to fuss."

Sha Tongliang gratefully nodded and quickly left the field to find a place to tend to his wounds.

As Tang Ming passed by Wan Yong, Wan Yong suddenly spoke, "Tang Group Leader, you’re excellent, powerful, a strong opponent."

"We are both equally matched."

Tang Ming didn’t even look at Wan Yong and replied indifferently.

Reflecting on the situation just now, Tang Ming felt a sense of fear. Facing Sha Tongliang’s brutal attack, if he hadn’t timely gathered the energy stored in his body to his head, his head might have indeed been smashed to pieces.

However, Tang Ming recognized that Sha Tongliang was merely a pawn following orders, and the real mastermind was certainly the Ming Group. Thus, after crippling Sha Tongliang’s arms, he no longer wanted to pursue responsibility for such minor players.

"Tang Group Leader, are you alright?"

Long Ao quickly approached and asked with concern, "The scene earlier was really dangerous; I thought you were going to be killed."

"Relax, I have great fortune and won’t die that easily."

Tang Ming smiled nonchalantly, feeling smug!

The Ming Group guys wanted to kill me, but now I’ve crippled a Seven-star Martial Master, suffering a huge loss, they must feel very frustrated.

"That Sha Tongliang was obviously after your life; why did you let him go so easily?"

Lin Canghai complained unwillingly.

"I’ve crippled his hands, so he’s gotten his retribution; there’s no need to pursue it further."

Tang Ming shook his head, mischievously saying, "If we really held onto this, it might lead to unexpected troubles, and wouldn’t that affect the completion of the entire competition?"

"That’s true; Sha Tongliang wouldn’t have such boldness without someone backing him, only knowing someone directed him to chart such a vicious path against a competitor."

Long Ao squinted his eyes, coldly guessing.

"No need to guess; it must be Fu Tianyou trying to seize the chance to remove me."

Tang Ming disdainfully pursed his lips, "The matter of the Hidden Weapons Room last time was probably him stirring up trouble behind the scenes."