"Heh, bring it on."
Watching Aaron launch the Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist, Hell instantly held his katana and slashed.
"Hell's Sword!"
The two, simultaneously using Magnetic Field Rotation power, unleashed their attacks at the same time—and tacitly struck each other's bodies.
In battle, weapon-on-weapon combat seems exciting, but it actually isn't the most direct way to injure the enemy.
Whether it was the katana in Hell's hand or Aaron's fist condensed with Honkai Beast Carapace, they were weapons used to injure the enemy. Attacking the enemy's body directly was obviously more efficient than attacking their weapon.
Hit simultaneously, both were forced back a few steps by the other's power.
However, though both retreated, their expressions were completely different.
Hell, struck by a punch, stabilized his body after a few light steps on the ground.
Aaron, slashed by Hell, also stabilized his body after a few steps, but the expression under his armored mask became incredibly strange.
In that exchange just now, he could feel that although Hell used the same power as him, he was superior in power condensation.
Hell's Sword, upon slashing his body, indeed easily wounded his body reinforced by the Meta-Morph Factor.
But the key wasn't there. The key was...
The injury caused by this strike was too light.
With equal power, the precision of power usage and move variation become incredibly important.
Or to put it directly, with equal power, a short exchange depends on whose Perfect Realm is higher.
Hmm, maybe add physical strength and weapon strength to that?
Compared to Aaron's twenty to thirty percent Perfect Realm, Hell, who had reached 100% Perfect Realm, shouldn't just be able to wound him—he should have been able to seriously injure him in one hit.
"Heh, did you think I would use my full Realm to bully a junior?"
Seeming to see through Aaron's confusion, Hell easily dissolved the power in his body, let the katana float in mid-air, and merged it into his right palm.
"In this fight, I will suppress my Perfect Realm to the same level as yours. So, you can attack with peace of mind."
"How should I put it... forget it, better not say anything."
Facing Hell, Aaron could feel the aura on the other party climbing continuously.
This fight was indeed a guidance match, but face-to-face with Hell, Aaron dared not relax in the slightest.
Man and Sword as One. This is an incredibly abstract phrase.
But for Yuanhai, who had practiced the sword for many years, combining Magnetic Field Rotation and the Perfect Realm allowed him to easily achieve this seemingly abstract feat.
As the katana merged into his body, Aaron felt the opponent before him turn completely into a sword capable of cutting through all things.
As long as he showed an opening, this sword would cut his body open and end the battle.
Phew. Even if the power and Realm are exactly the same, the experience of using power and fighting for many years won't be completely leveled out like that.
30% Perfect Realm and 30% Perfect Realm are not the same thing.
However, that move was just a test. Both he and I only showed our initial cards.
The outcome of this battle ultimately depends on whether the subsequent cards played can completely crush the opponent.
On the other side, Hell, who had merged the blade into his body, was not as calm as he appeared.
Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist. This is the signature fist technique of Yuanhai's rival, [Killer Whale] Oga.
Although he and other Magnetic Field Masters had teased Oga more than once about seeming to only know this one punch, it didn't mean this move was just an ordinary straight punch.
After hitting the enemy with the Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist, through Magnetic Field Rotation power, the force of the fist hardens from the outside in, causing the target to shatter like ceramics.
If it were Aaron who had just obtained this move, he definitely wouldn't be able to achieve this effect.
But Aaron had already used the Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist many times and had a certain understanding of its true path.
Added to the fact that he awakened the Perfect Realm, the punch he threw was naturally completely different from the past in terms of power and nature change.
Moreover, this kid has changed his form since just now.
I can feel that after transforming into this half-human, half-beast form, his power has indeed increased quite a bit.
Near this Millennium City, the fact that I can condense a body through a Soul Fragment means this city can indeed turn souls towards "matter".
Then, engaging in combat here, physical strength becomes a factor that absolutely cannot be ignored.
This kid instantly condensed armor on his fist to amplify its destructive power.
Then, as long as his reaction speed is fast enough, he can completely condense armor on his body to defend against my Hell's Sword.
Furthermore, the truly wicked part about this kid isn't here.
Oga's punch is [hardening spreading from the outside in], while his punch, though having that nature, is completely different from Oga's visible changes.
He infused power into the fist, and after blasting it into my body, I could feel an extremely strong chill entering me, attempting to freeze my blood and vessels, causing my body's reaction speed to drop.
If it were someone lacking in strength, being hit by this punch would cause their movements to slow down due to the chill appearing in their body.
And someone weaker might have the chill within them go out of control upon impact, directly condensing into ice and bursting out of their body.
Combined with the follow-up effect of the Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist [making the enemy shatter like ceramics]—the Tyrant Fist shatters the enemy's body from the outside, and the chill completely freezes the enemy's body from the inside.
One punch thrown; a moment of carelessness leads to being attacked from both inside and outside by this kid... Heh, although it's a petty trick, it's quite useful in battle.
Unlike Oga's straightforward personality, this kid actually requires more caution to deal with.
After obtaining Magnetic Field Rotation power, Oga spent most of his time in a state of invincibility, so he had the confidence to blast everything down with his fist.
But unlike Oga, this kid seems to trust the tactics driven by power more than the power itself.
Then, the fighting style used against Oga won't apply to him.
If I throw out a tempting enough bait, Oga would choose to swallow it directly.
Because he is just that strong, strong enough to ignore schemes to a certain extent.
But this kid... heh, this brain is too smart. Sometimes that isn't a good thing.
Let's finish this fight first, then I'll see if his "problem" is the same as I guessed.
No more thinking for now, after all...
—It's time for me to draw my sword.
Hell, already one with the sword, had no intention of giving Aaron time to recover his breath.
As his body moved like a phantom in front of Aaron, Hell used his palm as a sword, slashing his right palm toward Aaron's body.
Hell's Sword—Dismemberment Slash!
*Tch, not planning to give me time to analyze the situation, huh.*
[Spirit Command: Wall, Activate!]
Aaron, unable to condense his carapace in time, used the effect of the Spirit Command "Wall" to reduce the damage of this strike to 25%.
He should have been wounded, but relying on this skill effect, he suppressed the damage to an acceptable level.
However, Hell's sword, relying on his proficiency with his own developed moves, still easily cut through Aaron's muscles from the inside with that sharp sword qi.
Accompanying the countless spurts of blood, Hell's face—however—failed to show a smile of successful attack.
*Judging from the speed of that exchange just now, although this kid's speed is slightly inferior to mine, it shouldn't be this slow.*
*I hit his body with the Dismemberment Slash. If he planned to trade injury for injury, he should have already thrown a punch at me.*
*It's a trap.*
Hell, who should have dodged the enemy's attack and followed up with a Hell's Heart-Piercing Sword, chose not to advance rashly but to retreat rapidly.
Only in this moment, although he made the right move, he was still a split second too slow.
Although Aaron's reaction speed and thinking speed had increased with his familiarity with battle and improved physical fitness, when facing a powerhouse with terrifying reaction speed and tactical thinking, he couldn't do multiple things at once when the opponent attacked.
So instead of ambushing the opponent with a punch that Hell could easily see through, this time Aaron used another card.
[Water Dragon's Possession: Black Marlin—Activate!]
After taming those Teigu soul fragments, Aaron was no longer restricted by the limit of [only using one Teigu at a time]. Thus, while using [The King Of Beasts Transformation: Lionelle], he could also use other Teigu simultaneously.
And Black Marlin's ability was—manipulating liquids.
"Secret Technique—Blades of Blood!"
Hell's Dismemberment Slash was indeed powerful. Even after "Wall" suppressed the damage to 25%, it still cut open Aaron's semi-Honkai-beast body, causing trauma.
But this level of power was actually a good thing for Aaron.
If not for this, how would he have the chance to make "liquid" appear naturally on the battlefield?
The spraying blood turned into countless small spikes under Aaron's manipulation, stabbing toward Hell's vitals from all directions in the air.
Hell, after calculating slightly, found that these blood blades formed from blood actually sealed off some of his dodge paths.
No matter which way he dodged, his eyes would be hit by the opponent's blood blades.
And even if he had the ability of cell reorganization, with Magnetic Field Rotation power stuck at the 200,000 Horsepower stage, cell reorganization wasn't as powerful as when he was at 750,000 Horsepower.
*If I get distracted using cell reorganization to heal my eyes, this kid will definitely seize the opportunity to attack me.*
*But to force this kid back now, I have to make a move. And after making a move, I lose the best timing to dodge.*
*Heh, no matter what, he stands in an invincible position.*
In the end, Hell could only choose to respond in the way with the smallest flaw.
Magnetic Field Rotation 200,000 Horsepower...
"Hell's Fire!"
Extending the blade from his right palm, Hell swung the blade in his hand. Using Magnetic Field Rotation power to ignite flames on the blade, he completely evaporated the surrounding blood blades with fire.
The rising flames turned into a fire tornado, evaporating the blood blades while blasting toward Aaron, who was already closing in on Hell.
Dissolving the enemy's attack in one hit and completing a counterattack simultaneously. However, Hell, facing Aaron, knew clearly that the junior before him had completed his plan.
The fire tornado wrapped around Aaron's body, continuously burning his cut muscles, but Aaron had no thought of retreating, ignoring the flames' burning and continuing his charge.
Although Hell's strike seemed to break Aaron's attack, it revealed a flaw because of the sword swing.
To use Hell's Fire, Hell was forced to extend part of the blade from his body. Even if Hell wanted to retract the blade to counterattack now, he couldn't make his movements as agile as when the blade was completely inside his body.
This flaw was indeed small, but for Aaron, who had been craving to catch this flaw, it was obvious enough.
Facing the enemy before him, Aaron channeled the fist that had already condensed the Meta-Morph Factor and smashed it out fiercely again.
[Spirit Command: Valor, Activate!]
"Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist!"
*Retreating is too late now. This kid is forcing me to clash head-on.*
*Good plan, but ultimately still too green.*
Facing the enemy before him, Hell, unable to swing his sword in time, unexpectedly threw a punch with the same path.
In the next second, after the two full-force punches collided in the air, an invisible shockwave was instantly created.
The Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist boosted by [Spirit Command - Valor], with its power successfully doubled, indeed caused the arms with which Hell and Aaron punched each other to be fractured on the spot.
But at the same time, after being hit in the body by this punch, Aaron felt some adverse reactions appear in his right arm.
The right arm suddenly became incredibly stiff. This is...
Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist?!
Without giving him a chance to recover, Hell, who had already prepared a follow-up attack, ignored the injury to his arm and charged in front of Aaron instead of retreating.
"Kid, I must admit, you are much trickier than I imagined. But, the warm-up ends here."
Seizing the opening where Aaron was wide open, Hell's right claw, extended towards Aaron, suddenly shot out the blade hidden within his body.
"Hell's—Heart-Piercing Sword!"