Ning Zhuo originally wanted to rent the martial arts arena in Huoshixian City, but Zhou Zeshen said that there was no need to spend the money. There was no need to go to Zhou's house, it would be better to have a small exchange at Ning's martial arts arena.

This statement made Ning Zhuo look at Zhou Zeshen and he began to think about something.

Ning Yong immediately stood up, raised his hand and said, "Then I will go contact the family's martial arts arena first."

Seeing Ning Zhuo nod, Ning Yong ran out of the yard excitedly.

Zhou Zeshen smiled and suggested, "Big gambling hurts your body, small gambling makes you happy. Brother Ning, why don't we bet on something?"

Ning Zhuo also smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Zhou had made some preparations before coming here."

Zhou Zeshen spread his hands and said, "Brother Ning saw through it. I thought, I can't come to visit you empty-handed, right? So I brought this."

As he spoke, Zhou Zeshen took out a crossbow from his storage belt.

This crossbow is very small, only about 30% larger than an adult's palm, with a delicate structure and made of bronze.

It is worth noting that it does not have a traditional arrow nest, but instead a small rectangular wooden box.

"This is a rivet-shot crossbow. After some improvements by me, it is quite powerful." Zhou Zeshen smiled confidently, "Brother Ning, if you win, I will give this to you, along with the schematics of the mechanism."

Ning Zhuo's heart moved, and he took out a mechanical fire monkey: "If you win, I will give it to you, and also give you the corresponding mechanical drawings. What I am worried about is that I am afraid I can't give it away."

"Hahaha." The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Ning Yong came back soon, panting and said that he had booked the T-shaped martial arts arena.

Everyone immediately left the courtyard and came to the martial arts field in groups.

The monk from the branch who was in charge of the martial arts training ground was respectful and enthusiastic towards Ning Zhuo, and asked what kind of battlefield was needed.

Ning Zhuo looked at Zhou Zeshen.

Zhou Zeshen said, "We are surrounded by mountains here, which is a mountainous area."

Then, several magic arrays in the martial arts arena were activated one after another.

Countless red soil immediately turned up from the originally flat ground, piling up higher and higher.

It was as if an invisible force had molded the red soil into two small hills, whose heights far exceeded the family wall of the Ning family's land.

That’s not all.

The power of the Wood Element acts on the hills, causing the grass and trees on the hills to grow and mature in a dozen breaths, forming a dense forest.

A dark cloud gathered and floated over the battlefield, pouring heavy rain along the way.

A large amount of water appeared out of nowhere, forming a small river between the two hills.

According to Zhou Zeshen's request, the concealing magic circle was not activated in the martial arts arena.

Such a big commotion quickly attracted other members of the Ning family.

After Ning Zhuo’s classmates’ introduction, everyone quickly understood the situation.

"Master Ning Zhuo wants to compete with Zhou Zeshen, the genius of the Zhou family!"

"Why?"

"It was Zhou Zeshen who took the initiative to ask for a sparring match."

"Oh no! Zhou Zeshen looks sinister. Could it be that Master Ning Zhuo has been tricked by him? Is Zhou Zeshen trying to use my Ning Zhuo to gain fame?"

"Ahem, that's a bit too much. Zhou Zeshen has been famous for a long time, much earlier than Master Ning Zhuo."

"Don't you see that the two of them are communicating well? They are both smiling."

"This is bad. I've heard of Zhou Zeshen. He has a natural talent, and must have been cultivated by his family for a long time. But although Young Master Ning Zhuo has talent, it has not been detected yet. How can we fight him?"

"Master Ning Zhuo, stand up!"

“We all support you!!”

More and more members of the Ning family gathered, and after discussing for a while, they shouted and cheered for Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo waved and greeted everyone, causing the crowd to cheer three times louder.

After the battlefield was set up, Ning Zhuo and Zhou Zeshen entered the training ground at the same time, each chose a mountain top to stand on, and confronted each other.

Zhou Zeshen sent a voice message: "Brother Ning, please."

Ning Zhuoze said: "Brother Zhou is the guest, so you should go first."

"Okay, then I'll show you my ugly side." Zhou Zeshen slapped his storage belt and released ten mechanical drill rats. The mechanical drill rats were very fast and very agile, and they could move through the dense forests with ease.

Each mechanical mouse was dragged with a mana rope. As the distance between the mechanical mouse and Zhou Zeshen increased, the mana rope also continued to lengthen, flowing and stable.

Ning Zhuo also slapped his belt and took out five mechanical fire monkeys.

He also used magic power to control the monkey, allowing it to fly and jump among the branches and leaves.

After all, the scope of the martial arts arena is limited, and the speed of the mechanisms on both sides is not slow, and they soon met at the foot of the mountain where Ning Zhuo was.

The front end of the mechanical mouse is a spiral drill bit, which is very sharp. It can drill a hole by hitting the mechanical monkey.

The mechanical monkeys were much larger and more powerful than the mechanical rats. They were quite agile and could cooperate with each other, and soon gained the upper hand.

Crash, crash, crash…

Zhou Zeshen's magic power ropes were connected to the tips of his ten fingers. After the confrontation, three of his fingertips trembled slightly, and the magic power ropes broke.

This means that he lost three mechanical drill rats in succession!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Zeshen stretched out his hands and clasped his ten fingers inward, and the remaining seven mechanical rats retreated at the same time.

"Good!" The Ning family members who were watching the game cheered loudly.

Just now, their vision was obscured by the forest. In addition, there were many mechanical rats and monkeys, and the battle scene was chaotic, making it difficult for everyone to distinguish.

Now, as Zhou Zeshen's mechanical rat retreated, the two sides were separated and everyone could see clearly.

Zhou Zeshen's side lost three mechanical rats, while Ning Zhuo's side suffered almost no losses, with only one fiery mechanical monkey falling behind during the pursuit.

Obviously, there was damage to its mechanical thigh, which affected its ability to move.

Ning Zhuo was of course unwilling to do so, so he directly increased his mana output and commanded the Infernape to pursue the victory.

However, the mechanical mouse is two points faster than the monkey, which is a clear advantage.

Seeing that Infernape couldn't catch up, Ning Zhuo said, "Brother Zhou, be careful, I'm going to use weapon accessories."

The next moment, the fire monkeys opened their mouths and spit out flaming firecrackers.

The mechanical monkey threw the firecrackers out with force.

The loud bangs of the explosions caused the earth and rocks to crack, trees to fall, and smoke and dust to rise.

After the smoke cleared, only a few mechanical debris remained at the explosion site.

It turned out that at the critical moment, the mechanical mouse escaped into the ground.

Although only the two ends also drilled into the ground, they were unfortunately located at the point where the firecrackers exploded and the power was more concentrated.

Even if it drilled into the ground, it would be blown to pieces.

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"There are only five left." Ning Zhuo calculated secretly.

He frowned slightly.

This is because the moles entered the mountains, causing Ning Zhu to lose his target and not know where they were going.

It may be that he returns to Zhou Zeshen, or he may suddenly attack Ning Zhuo from underground.

"Should we continue the attack? Or should we cast a detection spell?"

Ning Zhuo chose to cast magic to investigate his surroundings.

"Did we choose to hold on first?" Zhou Zeshen, standing on the top of the mountain, saw this scene, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

He secretly noted this detail.

A person's character can often be revealed more directly and honestly in battle.

This is one of the reasons why Zhou Zeshen proposed the competition.

The Zhou family wanted to win over Ning Zhuo, and Zhou Zeshen also deeply realized that Ning Zhuo had huge development potential. According to the current trend, he would definitely become an important figure in Huoshi Xiancheng in the future.

In order to win over key figures, the most important prerequisite is to have sufficient understanding of them.

A friendly exchange can often help the monks quickly build closer relationships and enhance mutual understanding.

"There are only five Infernapes. Ning Zhuo doesn't feel any pressure at all to control them."

"He could have cast a detection spell while commanding the Infernape."

"really."

"He understood the main purpose of my sparring!"

"As expected, you are a genius of the same type as me."

Zhou Zeshen's mouth curled up slightly, and he felt comfortable dealing with a smart person like Ning Zhuo! Many things don't need to be said explicitly, and they can understand each other.

Ning Zhuo deliberately slowed down the pace of the battle, while Zhou Zeshen threw out his storage bag.

The storage bag fell to the ground, the mouth of the bag opened wide, and more than a dozen mechanical bats - Night Sky Bats - flew out of it.

The night sky bat flew across the air and flew towards Ning Zhuo.

Seeing this, Ning Zhuo slapped his belt and released a flock of thundering birds.

This mechanism is very popular and is widely praised because it is simple to operate and easy to use.

The Thunder Bird and the Night Sky Bat collided in mid-air, marking the second head-on confrontation between Ning Zhuo and Zhou Zeshen.

The Thunder Bird's attack is straightforward, while the Night Sky Bat's is erratic, with agile turns and an evasive ability far exceeding that of the Thunder Bird.

The Night Sky Bat is the mechanism of the Mud Flow Sect, and its performance is obviously superior to that of common mechanisms such as the Thunder Bird.

Ning Zhuo had more Thunder Birds than Night Sky Bats, but after the fight, the number of Thunder Birds quickly decreased and they were clearly at a disadvantage.

The Ning family members all had serious expressions on their faces. Some of them had frowned, secretly worried about Ning Zhuo.

"He is letting the water out." Zhou Zeshen's heart moved.

Just now, Ning Zhuo controlled five mechanical monkeys very sensitively, showing a very high level of control.

But in this wave of air combat, Ning Zhuo's Thunder Bird had almost no operations and moved straight forward, making it quite easy to determine the attack path.

This gave Zhou Zeshen a great advantage.

"It was because the moles were defeated in our first fight. So Ning Zhuo deliberately lost to me here to save my face."

“This guy…”

Zhou Zeshen gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat complicated.

Some were grateful to Ning Zhuo for thinking of his face and being so tacit. But some were also unhappy. Being given in this way was something that Zhou Zeshen, a genius, rarely had.

“Although it was a friendly exchange, I was always serious.”

"I'm trying my best, but you're letting me go..."

"Although this is well-intentioned, it is also a different kind of humiliation for me."

"Ning Zhuo!"

"I want you to look at me!!"

Zhou Zeshen shouted in his heart.

Inspired by this, he took out a medium-sized machine gun from his storage belt.

This mechanical creature looks like a tiger. It is about 25 feet long, 5 feet high at the shoulder, with claws 3 inches long, fangs 2 inches long, white skin with black stripes, and golden pupils. It is quite powerful.

(End of this chapter)