After a brief silence, the crowd finally came back to their senses.

"What's going on now?"

"Are you telling me the fight is over?"

"Just now, that scarecrow at least managed to exchange a few blows with the Alpaca Girl..."

"Wasn't it said that the brother was stronger, and it ended with just one slap?"

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would've thought a Kung Fu Master had taken the stage."

"It ended a bit too unrealistically."

They previously thought Alpaca Brother was surely going to win; it was only a matter of time.

But now the battle has turned around so quickly, oh my gosh.

On the high platform, they were equally surprised by the situation.

Especially Kung Fu Camel, who didn't know what to say for a moment.

Where did that Round Penguin find such a rookie who is this strong?

To take down the greatest hope of their Alpaca clan in one move?

As Kung Fu Masters, their eyesight is naturally sharper.

It was evident that Li Pu used some unheard-of mysterious Cultivation Technique to control Alpaca Brother in an instant.

And then used extremely powerful force to slap him unconscious.

Moreover, they could tell that although Alpaca Brother was knocked out by the fierce force, he was almost unharmed.

The blood he coughed up was from hitting his head on the ground.

In other words, that slap wasn't as simple as it appeared.

The complex force-dispelling technique contained within it was something even they needed to acknowledge.

"Who was making all that noise earlier?"

Round Penguin knew it was the perfect moment to flaunt.

"The clan's hope?"

"Thought I couldn't beat the Alpaca?"

"Little guy?"

Flags were being mercilessly pulled by it.

"..."xN

All the Kung Fu Masters, especially those who had planted the most flags earlier, were too embarrassed to speak.

"Round Penguin, you really found a good helper this time."

Finally, it was Kung Fu Crane who spoke first.

The wording was precise: "found."

Even though Li Pu did not show much of a technique, so it was hard to tell if Round Penguin mentored him.

But they all had an inkling that given Round Penguin's level, it couldn't have trained such a newcomer.

The small martial world is vast and can hide opportunities.

Some lucky guy might meet one and rise to the top.

"Could it be an outside helper you brought in?"

At this point, Kung Fu Panda, ironically, sounded quite clever.

Non-martial world members can't participate in the Kung Fu tournament; it would be cheating otherwise.

Coincidentally, this time Round Penguin did bring some outside visitors, raising suspicions.

It wasn't unheard of for a Kung Fu Master to do this before, only to be exposed later on.

"Panda, you're overthinking it."

Even Kung Fu Camel, who was the current champion, couldn't stand this accusation.

After a previous incident where a Kung Fu Master was caught using external aid, the tournament added a validation step.

All participants must take a full body wash under supervision before entering the stage.

Confirm their black and white color isn't a disguise, only then can they compete.

Questioning it now was akin to questioning Kung Fu Camel's competence.

"Indeed, that black and white can't be faked."

"Agreed, though I think his species resembles a human, but can't be; humans aren't this freakishly strong."

"Exactly, you shouldn't say someone's not a Kung Fu Beast just because they're ugly, that's quite discriminatory."

Li Pu: ?

The aesthetic sense of Kung Fu Beasts versus humans, no further discussion needed there.

"Is that so, I might have overthought it..."

Facing the crowd's argument, Kung Fu Panda had to concede.

However, it still eyed Round Penguin skeptically, trying to find flaws.

But Round Penguin remained calm, showing no sign of guilt.

In the subsequent matches, Li Pu naturally was unstoppable.

He won all 7 matches he participated in.

As for the scarecrow, it won 5 matches.

Not because it couldn't beat the other two opponents, but because they surrendered out of fear before the fight started.

The opponents were a snow yak from Kung Fu Deer's group and a horse from Kung Fu Tiger's group.

Though alpacas eat grass, they aren't completely herbivorous and will eat fruits and vegetables, so they aren't suppressed by the scarecrow's lineage.

Though individually the pair only won 12 rounds, it was just the right amount as the top half Kung Fu Masters didn't perform well, mostly losing.

Kung Fu Panda's disciple performed a bit better, winning all except against the scarecrow and Alpaca Brother.

Unfortunately, the teammate rhino-headed being performed poorly, barely winning any rounds.

Thus, Li Pu and the scarecrow's 12 points, combined with Round Penguin's 4 points from earlier, barely brought them to the top, just 1 point ahead of Kung Fu Panda.

"Congratulations."

"Finally, you get to bask in glory, you chubby fellow."

"Congratulations, congrats."

"Go reward your two subordinates well."

Faced with the Kung Fu Masters' congratulatory words, whether sincere or begrudging, Round Penguin's face was full of smiles.

After 14 months, it was finally the champion once again.