The entire place erupted in an uproar once more.
Fang Yongzheng had gambled far too much this time!
To stake everything on Bai Zihe's acupuncture skills, with a kowtow and apology as the price of losing…
This was undoubtedly an incredibly risky move.
Zheng Zhongtian was the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower, having spent decades immersed in acupuncture, his skill level was unimaginably high. How many people in the world today could surpass him?
Even Fang Yongzheng himself had been defeated.
And now, to place all hope on a young man…
“President, this is far too risky!”
“Indeed, President. We don’t mean to look down on Mr. Bai, but to wager the future of our Medical Association…”
“If we lose this time, the Medical Association will be plunged into eternal damnation!”
“President, why not reconsider?”
“Alas…”
The members of the Medical Association were all in a panic, harboring many resentments towards Fang Yongzheng.
They did not know Bai Zihe at all, and they certainly didn't believe he could defeat Grand Elder Zheng Zhongtian of the Pill Tower in acupuncture.
And if he lost…
The entire Medical Association would be doomed.
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.
They, too, would be branded with shame, no longer esteemed members of the Medical Association, but objects of ridicule among their peers in medicine!
Zheng Zhongtian, witnessing this scene where the Medical Association began to bicker amongst themselves before the competition even started, laughed heartily, “My fellow colleagues of the Medical Association, please rest assured.”
“I have been renowned for many years, I shall not let this young brat lose too miserably.”
His words were very polite.
But anyone present could discern the underlying mockery.
This undoubtedly made the members of the Medical Association even more enraged, yet utterly helpless at this moment.
“Since it has come to this, further words are futile.”
Fang Yongzheng, full of confidence in Bai Zihe, faced Zheng Zhongtian directly, “Zheng Zhongtian, don't be so sure of yourself. You will be in for a harsh defeat shortly.”
“Let us begin!”
Immediately, Fang Yongzheng stepped down from the high platform.
On the stage, only Bai Zihe and Zheng Zhongtian remained, facing each other from a distance.
Bai Zihe stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm and composed, as if he didn't even regard Zheng Zhongtian.
A smirk played on Zheng Zhongtian's lips.
Suddenly.
He forcefully swung his right hand upwards.
A large swarm of silver needles floated in the void, emitting a vast silver glow under the sunlight, like shimmering stars, resplendent and dazzling.
“Swish!”
Zheng Zhongtian formed a hand seal.
The silver needles, guided by his will, began to move, coalescing in mid-air into a five-clawed silver dragon, majestic and peerless!
Zheng Zhongtian's hand seal changed.
The silver needles were again guided, twisting and turning, and in an instant, the five-clawed silver dragon transformed into a silver-white tiger, howling at the moon, its might vast as a surging sea.
Zheng Zhongtian's hand seal changed once more.
The silver needles instantly shifted from the white tiger to a sharp sword piercing the heavens, capable of breaking through the clouds, then to a world-ending blade, able to cleave the earth, transforming into a gale, a downpour, a thunderous roar…
A magnificent momentum, encompassing all phenomena!
Each manifestation contained awe-inspiring divine power, each shockwave reverberated through the hearts of all present.
The crowd below was already dumbfounded.
Such a technique…
It was simply astonishing, transcending the ordinary, reaching a state of sainthood!
Zheng Zhongtian's control over needles had indeed reached a new realm!
“Little brat Fang Yongzheng, did you see that clearly?”
On the high platform.
Zheng Zhongtian looked down at Fang Yongzheng, his face full of arrogance.
What he had just displayed was merely a small display of his power, yet it had already left Fang Yongzheng crestfallen.
This was his true strength!
“It… it is ‘Needle Manifestation of All Things’!”
“Zheng Zhongtian has actually taken this step, it’s unbelievable.”
“We are definitely going to lose this time.”
“In the art of needle control, he has indeed forged a path never before trodden…”
The members of the Medical Association were already in despair.
However, it wasn't because they were too weak.
It was because Zheng Zhongtian was too strong, too heaven-defying, far beyond human comparison.
As for Bai Zihe…
They had never harbored any hope for him, and certainly not now.
Fang Yongzheng's expression was also grim, but he still snorted, “You can say that after you've competed.”
He still had faith in Bai Zihe.
“Stubborn fool!”
Zheng Zhongtian scoffed, then looked at Bai Zihe, “Ignorant child, I shall let you witness the supreme acupuncture technique today!”