Chapter 591: 123, Wooden Man
Jiangnan looked at Wei Teng's middle finger, which was wrapped up like a ham sausage, with a pained expression.
"Let me tell you, my good apprentice, actually, there's a shortcut to mastering the Finger Blade!"
Wei Teng's eyes lit up, and he got incredibly excited: "Really, Master?"
Using his middle finger to catch spirit blades and such was just way too cool, wasn't it?
Jiangnan: "Of course, would Master lie to you? I can make your middle finger as hard as an iron pillar in 24 hours!"
"Never mind refined iron! As long as you have enough strength, you can even poke through tank armor!"
As he spoke, he pulled out his right hand, stabbed his middle finger into the ground, and poked a hole right through!
Jiangnan's right middle finger went in and out three times, turning the marble floor into a honeycomb!
Wei Teng was stunned. How was that a finger?
It was clearly a hydraulic impact drill!
"With this! As long as your finger hits your opponent, you can easily win the match! I guarantee you'll win!"
Wei Teng swallowed his saliva: "Master, can you teach me? I'll do anything you say!"
"I... I'll give you some money!"
Jiangnan waved his hand: "Ah~ that would be too embarrassing! It's not about the money! The main thing is..."
"300,000!"
"As your master, how could I take money from my apprentice?"
"500,000!"
"Hey~ I really can't take your money..."
"700,000!"
"Wei Teng! Are you looking down on me? Can my, Jiang Tiezhu's, special skill be measured by money?"
"1,000,000!"
Jiangnan's expression turned serious: "I'll teach you!"
With that, he spread out his vendor cloth, crouched down on it, and pulled out a Paralysis Ring!
"Put it on your middle finger before you get on the stage, and I guarantee you'll win!"
Wei Teng took the ring excitedly and nodded heavily.
Then he looked blankly at Jiangnan crouching on the vendor cloth.
Does it have to be this ceremonial?
What Wei Teng didn't know was that only transactions made on the vendor cloth counted toward the system!
After receiving the transfer, Jiangnan patted Wei Teng on the shoulder with a gratified look: "How much you can grasp depends on you!"
Wei Teng: (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
With that, Jiangnan packed up his vendor cloth and teleported to his next customer.
...
Niu Dabiao stared at the Paralysis Ring in his palm with shining eyes: "Can it really let me beat that guy Wei Teng?"
Jiangnan patted his chest: "Honest little stall, guaranteed by character. When has my Jiang Tiezhu ever deceived anyone?"
Niu Dabiao gritted his teeth: "I'll buy it! By the way, you didn't sell this to Wei Teng, did you?"
Jiangnan: ╮(•́ω•̀٥)╭
"How could that be? Just rest assured!"
Niu Dabiao smiled and nodded, then after transferring the money, he gladly accepted the ring.
Jiangnan, carrying his vendor cloth on his back, crept around the stands like a sneaky rat, causing Mo Tian to chuckle uncontrollably.
"The more I look at Nan Shen, the more he looks like that old lady selling melon seeds, drinks, and mineral water."
Xiao Zhen was speechless. You're a big shot, at least have some expert demeanor, alright?
How am I supposed to get along with you?
On the arena stage, after the disruption by Qi Delong and Qi Dongqiang brothers, the first round of matches finally ended.
The veteran apprentices who had been watching from the stands entered the stage one after another to prepare for their matches, and Wei Teng and Niu Dabiao also entered.
Each of them was brimming with confidence.
"Haha, this round, just wait for me to dominate the whole stage!"
"You? You might as well give up! I'm definitely the MVP of the whole match!"
"As for the rest, don't say it! It's not too late to surrender now!"
Mo Tian and An Xiaoqi looked at each other in bewilderment. How was the atmosphere so different from before? There wasn't any hint of tension!
Everyone was acting super cocky!
Where did this confidence come from?
Jiangnan grinned mischievously.
Where did the confidence come from? Naturally, from me, Jiang Tiezhu!
On the stage, all the veteran apprentices took their positions.
Wei Teng and Niu Dabiao stood facing each other.
Both had eyes burning with determination to win.
Niu Dabiao glanced at Wei Teng's bandaged middle finger and said arrogantly: "Still not healed?"
"Tell you what! I'll let you have one hand! That way, when I win, you can't say it wasn't a fair victory!"
With that, he put one hand behind his back.
Haha!
Just wait, I'll give you a big surprise later! I'll poke you to death!
Wei Teng's forehead bulged with veins: "Let me have one hand? I don't need it! I'll let you have both hands!"
"Even if I only use my mouth, I'll still make you feel like you're in heaven and hell!"
With that, he also put one hand behind his back.
Hmph!
Soon you'll see what a merciless iron hand is!
Jiangnan covered his face from the stands.
What kind of terrible dialogue are you two having!
The referee waved his hand: Begin!
Without another word, the two of them charged at each other, each with one hand behind their back!
In the blink of an eye, they reached each other.
Almost simultaneously, Wei Teng and Niu Dabiao pulled out their right middle fingers, each wearing a Paralysis Ring, from behind and thrust them forcefully toward the other.
=͟͟͞͞=͟͟͞͞(|||･᷄min･᷅)—☞
☜—(ŐminŐꐦ)⁼³₌₃
The moment they saw each other's golden middle fingers, both felt a jolt, and their minds buzzed.
Damn!
Jiangnan!!! You mother...
But the momentum was too great; the arrow had to be shot, and there was no room to turn back.
They could only see who hit the other first.
Two "pfft" sounds!
Both their middle fingers stabbed into each other's chests simultaneously.
(ꐦ´༎ຶyi༎ຶ)☛✧☚(ಥyiಥ|||)
Instantly, both were paralyzed!
Their muscles cramped up, their faces twisted, tears streamed down, as if thousands of needles were piercing them at the same time.
Not only were they frozen in place, but the sheer agony made tears of emotion flow.
They let out two inhuman wails.
"Wooaah~"
"Yaaahhh~"
The two screams startled Guan Hu so much that he trembled. He looked at them in shock. What's going on?
Why are they frozen in place? Fight!
Did I let you two on stage to play 1-2-3, Wooden Man?
Right now, Wei Teng and Niu Dabiao were glaring at each other with bloodshot eyes, cursing Jiangnan in their hearts.
[From Wei Teng: Resentment Value +1000!]
[From Niu Dabiao: Resentment Value +1000!]
Didn't you say it was an extremely precious winning artifact?
Wasn't the quantity limited?
Then why does everyone have one?
Jiangnan, doesn't your conscience hurt?
Ahhh!
Both Wei Teng and Niu Dabiao were Platinum rank, so the paralysis time was only about 15 seconds.
But since both their middle fingers were still stuck in each other's chests, after the first round of paralysis passed,
with two tragic and painful screams, a new round of paralysis began!
It probably wouldn't stop until the Paralysis Ring wore off.
Infinite paralysis, huh?
Their resentment values were maxed out. Who does business like this?
[From Wei Teng...]
[From...]
And it wasn't just Wei Teng and Niu Dabiao on the stage.
All the contestants were poking each other with their middle fingers, their expressions twisted with bulging veins.
Frozen in place, unable to move, the resentment list kept refreshing.
Guan Hu was stunned. What the hell is this? None of them are moving?
What's going on? This should have been a heated battle, but now it's a standoff?
They're just staring at each other with wide eyes?
The veteran apprentices in the stands were also dumbfounded.
"What the hell is this? It's so boring! Are they trying to bore each other to death?"
"No! They must be playing a game of 'whoever blinks first is the fool'!"
"That's got to be it! Look! Because they haven't blinked in so long, they're crying!"
"Where's the ranking match I was promised? What am I even watching here?"
An Xiaoqi and Mo Tian looked suspiciously at Jiangnan.
Jiangnan had his hands in his pockets and was whistling.
"(٥´◔з◔`) Ah~ ah~! Xuexue's match must be almost over too! I should go cheer for them!"
"Xiao Jiuwo, retreat!"
If not now, when?
Mo Tian and An Xiaoqi exchanged a glance. Hey, there's no doubt this guy is behind it, right?
After messing things up here and earning some cash, he wants to run?
Jiangnan grinned. This round netted him 42 million here.
Plus Gao Xingyu's 10 million! After splitting, he wouldn't keep much of the cash, but the skill points he earned were real!
Originally, he had 520,000 skill points left. Adding the 514,800 converted from this, the total skill points reached over 1.03 million!
Without hesitation, Jiangnan put them all into the Great Strength Finger Technique.
[Added Skill Points: 1,000,000!]
[Skill Upgraded! Great Strength Finger (Grandmaster): MAX!]
The newly earned skill points were again reduced to just over 30,000.
But Jiangnan wasn't worried. He could earn more when he needed it.
Just then, a loud crash and exclamations came from the new apprentice match area.
Zhong Yingxue's anxious voice carried far.
"Yao Yao!"
Jiangnan's heart tightened, and with a teleport, he rushed over.