Everyone's faces turned pale with shock!
The needle Hua Tianyi had flung from afar, after traveling such a long distance, still possessed such formidable power...
It was truly supernatural.
"Whoosh—"
The silver needle continued its trajectory, aimed at Bai Zihe.
It seemed poised to obliterate him with a single strike, an unstoppable force.
In an instant, it reached Bai Zihe.
Everyone held their breath, watching the unfolding scene, daring not to miss a single detail.
"Swish!"
Bai Zihe remained composed.
With a raised hand, he produced a Yin-Yang Seventy-Two Needle, targeting the incoming silver needle.
"Clink—"
The next moment, the two collided, resulting in an even match.
The silver needle flew back, landing in Hua Tianyi's right hand.
The golden needle returned, disappearing into Bai Zihe's sleeve.
Everyone was stunned.
They had never anticipated such an outcome.
Fang Yongzheng observed Bai Zihe's calm demeanor, his eyes narrowing slightly in contemplation.
Hua Tianyi's eye twitched subtly. His gaze fell upon Bai Zihe, a flicker of uncharacteristic gravity now evident.
For that single needle strike, he had exerted seventy percent of his strength.
Let alone Fang Yongzheng, even Zheng Zhongtian, with another ten years of practice, might not have been able to withstand it.
Yet, Bai Zihe had effortlessly parried it as if plucking a flower.
His mastery of needle art could indeed be described as "reaching the pinnacle."
The shock within Fang Yongzheng, the elders of the Medical Association, and others was even greater than Hua Tianyi's!
Hua Tianyi was a mountain looming over the Medical Association!
With him present, the association was destined to be suppressed.
And now, Bai Zihe could face him with such ease...
It was incredible, and immensely gratifying!
With Hua Tianyi's needle deflected so casually by Bai Zihe, his immense rage subsided by more than half.
He fixed his cold gaze on Fang Yongzheng and said in a deep voice, "President Fang, I never imagined you harbored such a medical prodigy under your wing. I wonder where you found him, you've kept him hidden so well."
These words were clearly an inquiry into Bai Zihe's identity.
Fang Yongzheng's chest swelled with pride, his face radiating confidence and composure. "Mr. Bai is not my subordinate. He has merely come to assist this old man in repelling the divine physician from the Great Han Ming Kingdom!"
Hua Tianyi's expression grew considerably more serious.
Park Chang Ho, the divine physician from the Great Han Ming Kingdom...
Even he didn't have absolute confidence in defeating him.
He immediately turned his sharp gaze to Bai Zihe and asked, "What confidence do you have in defeating the divine physician from the Great Han Ming Kingdom?"
Bai Zihe met his gaze directly and uttered two words: "One hundred percent!"
Everyone's pupils contracted involuntarily.
Bai Zihe...
Was truly brimming with confidence!
"Such a bold claim!"
Hua Tianyi sneered. "Do you even know who the divine physician from the Great Han Ming Kingdom is?"
Bai Zihe replied indifferently, "I do not."
"Hahaha..."
Hua Tianyi was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Looking at Bai Zihe again, his eyes were filled with contempt and mockery. "You dare claim one hundred percent confidence when you don't even know who he is?"
"Truly like a toad sitting in a well!"
"Let me tell you."
Hua Tianyi's lips curled into a smile, and he spoke with practiced ease, "The divine physician from the Great Han Ming Kingdom this time is named 'Park Chang Ho,' who is..."
Before he could finish.
Bai Zihe interjected with a cold laugh, "Even if you know it's him, so what? Can you defeat him?"
Hua Tianyi smiled proudly. "This old man has a fifty percent chance of defeating him!"
This statement undoubtedly astonished everyone further.
The divine physician from the Great Han Ming Kingdom was no trivial matter.
Yet, Hua Tianyi could match him fifty-fifty, which was indeed extraordinary.
"Fifty percent and you dare bark like a dog here?"
Bai Zihe said with disdain. "I have a hundred percent confidence in defeating him!"
The phrase "bark like a dog" enraged Hua Tianyi.
"Young man, I shall make a wager with you today!"
Hua Tianyi's eyes flashed with chilling light as he stared intently at Bai Zihe, his demeanor utterly sinister. "If you can defeat Park Chang Ho, the entire Dan Pagoda will be yours to command!"
"But if you lose..."
"From this day forth, the Medical Association will be incorporated under my Dan Pagoda, how about it?"
Although Hua Tianyi addressed Bai Zihe, his gaze ultimately fell upon Fang Yongzheng.
He was the one with the authority to decide!
This was Hua Tianyi's true objective for coming here.
While the Dan Pagoda had always suppressed the Medical Association, it could not annex it. If they could seize the opportunity to take it over in one fell swoop, it would be historic progress.