The tall man who had newly joined the Extreme Path team looked at the venue, then at Xiao Xiao, and said lazily, “No way, that’s it?”

Xiao Xiao asked while doing stretching exercises, “What?”

“From what that tiger said, we can kill people, right?” the man asked.

“Of course.” Xiao Xiao nodded. “Our goal this time is to kill the opponents.”

“Is it necessary to go through all this trouble?” The man shook his head. “Why don’t we just kill them downstairs?”

“If things were that easy, why would we have called you here?” Xiao Xiao said irritably. “We paid a deposit, so you need to provide quality service.”

“Alright, alright, I got it.”

“Ugh…” Old Sun sighed at the side. “Isn’t this just bullying? All three of us have Echo abilities.”

“Who’s bullying who is still unclear.” Xiao Xiao looked at Zhang Shan from afar and said, “Be careful of that big guy and that girl.”

“That little girl is also that formidable?” Old Sun asked.

“That’s right.” Xiao Xiao nodded. “Although her Echo isn’t strong, she herself knows kung fu. In a one-on-one fight, even you wouldn’t be her match.”

“Whoa…” Old Sun exclaimed. “Then I’d better be careful.”

“What about the flower-armed guy in the middle?” the tall man asked. “Don’t we need to worry about him?”

“Probably not.” Xiao Xiao said. “Last time he was directly killed by me, he’s most likely just there to make up the numbers.”

Xiao Xiao recalled that although the flower-armed man had participated in the black bear hunt at Earth-Ox with her, he had only been responsible for holding up an iron plate the entire time. He was very likely just a reckless brute with courage but no strategy.

“Alright.” Old Sun nodded.

The three of them focused intently on Zhang Shan and Li Xiangling, each calculating in their minds how to deal with them.

“So what’s the plan?” the tall man asked. “Do we go up one at a time, or all three together?”

“That depends on the other side.” Xiao Xiao said. “I’ll lead. No matter who their first person is, I’ll push them right off.”

The two nodded and looked toward the opposite shore together.

Zhang Shan slowly stepped onto the single-log bridge and said, “Are you two ready?”

“No problem.” Qiao Jiajin and Li Xiangling nodded.

“Then let’s go. Let’s make these Extreme Path lunatics suffer.” Zhang Shan moved his shoulders and slowly walked toward the center of the single-log bridge.

Xiao Xiao’s expression turned cold. She took off her outer clothes and also stepped onto the bridge.

Seeing this scene, Qiao Jiajin on the opposite shore couldn’t help but curse out loud, “What the hell… what kind of muscles has this woman trained?”

After looking, Li Xiangling’s eyes widened and she showed an envious expression. “So impressive…”

With the sound of footsteps on steel, a man and a woman stood at the center of the steel beam.

Clang!!

A huge bell sound rang out. Xiao Xiao showed a smile.

“Zhang Shan, show me what you’ve got.” Xiao Xiao said.

“To deal with you, it’s not worth making me use Echo.”

“Oh?” Xiao Xiao’s smile became increasingly sinister. “You’re not going to rely on your own flesh body to clash head-on with my Echo, are you?”

“Stop wasting words!!”

Zhang Shan immediately extended both hands, tensing muscles as hard as stubborn stone and pushing toward his opponent.

Xiao Xiao was not to be outdone. She raised both arms and grasped his palms.

The two people’s arms, as thick as thighs, were locked in a stalemate without moving. Veins bulged on their arms, and the steel beam beneath their feet continuously made terrifying creaking sounds.

Zhang Shan spread his legs shoulder-width apart in a wide stance, while Xiao Xiao positioned her legs one in front and one behind for bracing. Both had chosen the easiest postures for exerting force as they pushed forward.

The rules of this pure strength competition were simple.

Whichever side exhausted their strength first would lose.

After a stalemate of about a minute, Qiao Jiajin turned his head and said, “Kung Fu Girl, your turn.”

“Roger!” Li Xiangling smiled, leaped into the air and jumped onto the steel beam, then ran toward the two at extremely fast speed.

“Huh?” Old Sun on the other side couldn’t help but be startled. “They’ve sent up another person.”

“It doesn’t matter.” The tall man said lazily. “Xiao Xiao will call us if she can’t hold on.”

“But can she win against two people?!” Old Sun asked.

“This bridge is too narrow.” The tall man said. “There’s no room for two of them to fight side by side, and besides, this is a strength competition. That girl can’t help.”

Old Sun looked at the situation on the bridge with half-belief, but after a few seconds his eyes widened.

Li Xiangling ran quickly to Zhang Shan’s back without slowing down. Instead, she lowered her stance and slid forward, passing directly between Zhang Shan’s straddled legs and arriving between Zhang Shan and Xiao Xiao.

Seeing this, Zhang Shan immediately released his grip and stepped back.

Li Xiangling lay on the ground and executed a Five Dragons Coiling Pillar move. Her legs spun around like propeller blades, then kicked viciously at Xiao Xiao’s legs.

“Unstable foundation!” Li Xiangling shouted.

Her left leg kicked the left leg, her right leg kicked the right leg, cleanly and efficiently disrupting Xiao Xiao’s center of gravity.

Xiao Xiao hadn’t anticipated this sudden turn of events at all. She only felt her feet suddenly leave the ground as her body fell backward out of control.

Li Xiangling did a kip-up to flip herself upright, then immediately executed a Flying Aerial Kick, stomping down from above in mid-air toward Xiao Xiao’s chest.

Xiao Xiao reacted very quickly, crossing her arms to protect her chest.

Seeing this, Li Xiangling flicked her toes and instead made contact with her opponent’s arms using the sole of her foot. Then, using force with force, she executed a Rabbit Kicking Eagle move. She stomped down hard, causing her entire body to leap up again. After doing a somersault in mid-air, she directly vaulted over Xiao Xiao and ran toward the other end of the bridge.

“Hey!” Qiao Jiajin watched from the side with great excitement. “Kung Fu Girl! So sharp!”

Zhang Shan also no longer hesitated. Taking advantage of Xiao Xiao not having gotten up yet, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Xiao’s shoulders, trying to push her off the bridge.

But Xiao Xiao’s hands clung tightly to the edge of the single-log bridge. Her enormous strength made it impossible for Zhang Shan to move her.

Zhang Shan cursed under his breath. He could only temporarily give up, go around Xiao Xiao, and follow Li Xiangling toward the other end of the bridge.

Seeing the situation turning bad, Old Sun on the other side of the bridge immediately stepped onto it and blocked Li Xiangling’s path.

“Hey! Stop quickly!” Old Sun shouted anxiously.

Clang!

Another bell sound rang.

Li Xiangling didn’t take Old Sun seriously. While thinking in her mind about how to knock him down, she suddenly tripped on something underfoot and her entire body fell forward uncontrollably.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly and did a forward roll to stand up.

Looking back, what had tripped her were actually several stones.

Several stones placed on the steel beam.

“What?”

She looked at this scene with confusion, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Were these stones already here?

If there were stones on flat ground, she should have seen them early on. How could she have tripped?

“Oh dear…” Old Sun shook his head helplessly. “I already told you to stop. Did you hurt yourself from the fall?”

Li Xiangling slowly retreated a step. Zhang Shan also stopped behind her. The two stared at Old Sun with vigilant expressions.

At this time, Xiao Xiao also slowly stood up. She turned around, and together with Old Sun, they actually formed an encirclement.

“Although I was cautious, I still underestimated you.” Xiao Xiao said. “Now that you’ve entered the encirclement, don’t blame us for being merciless.”

Zhang Shan and Li Xiangling swallowed slightly. Now with wolves in front and tigers behind, the situation was extraordinarily difficult.

Xiao Xiao was about to say something when she felt someone pat her back.

“Big Girl, wait a moment… listen to me first.”