Translator: CinderTL
A brief silence fell over the arena.
Song Wanbai, having defeated her opponent, glanced at Jiang Ye, then at Ye Xiuluo.
She gritted her teeth and finally ran toward Jiang Ye, whispering, "How about we team up?"
Her cheeks flushed crimson.
Once, she had scorned the idea of fighting alongside this country bumpkin from Ancheng.
But now, she had no choice but to propose an alliance.
She wanted to win, just once! Even if the odds were slim.
Before Jiang Ye could reply, Ye Xiuluo suddenly spoke up lazily from nearby, "You two, come at me together. Or... you could settle things between yourselves first. Only the winner gets the right to challenge me."
He stood with his arms crossed, a reckless grin spreading across his face.
Throughout the arena battle, Ye Xiuluo had nearly swept the entire arena.
He didn't even consider the remaining two as worthy opponents.
But upon hearing these words, Jiang Ye's figure suddenly blurred into a phantom-like afterimage.
His speed was blinding.
Boom! In an instant, he had closed the distance to Ye Xiuluo, unleashing a thunderous punch.
The violent force of the blow forced Ye Xiuluo to dodge, temporarily avoiding the full impact.
"Choosing to attack me alone, huh?"
Ye Xiuluo's eyes narrowed, a savage grin spreading across his chiseled face. "How unfortunate. You've made the most foolish choice!"
As he sidestepped, he struck with lightning speed.
A fist as heavy as a boulder, carrying the force of a thousand pounds, hurtled straight toward Jiang Ye's chest.
Jiang Ye neither dodged nor blocked.
Instead, he traded blow for blow, his fist striking like a thunderbolt, its unstoppable force slamming directly into Ye Xiuluo's face.
"Trading blows?" Ye Xiuluo was momentarily stunned.
In an instant, their fists collided.
Boom!
The impact reverberated like two steel machines crashing together.
Jiang Ye was sent flying backward, his chest caving inward. The ribs cracked audibly from the single strike.
Ye Xiuluo fared no better.
Jiang Ye's fist had struck his right cheek, instantly swelling into a purple-black bruise.
"This guy!" Song Wanbai's delicate features paled as she watched. "Trading blows with Ye Xiuluo? Has he gone mad?"
Though both possessed bodies honed to Perfection through cultivation methods, Ye Xiuluo, as a university student, had mastered multiple advanced art techniques, with at least one reaching Perfection.
Art techniques dramatically amplify combat prowess!
Techniques like the Eight Trigrams Thunderclap Fist, which leverage mastery over qi, allow practitioners to unleash far greater destructive power within the same cultivation realm.
In this situation, Jiang Ye and Ye Xiuluo's strategy of trading blows was clearly reckless.
Song Wanbai had no time to dwell on such considerations.
Whoosh!
With a blur of motion, she charged toward Ye Xiuluo.
She quickly realized the terrifying extent of his power.
Boom! In their first exchange, Ye Xiuluo tore off her arm, sending blood spraying.
Pfft! In the second, he cleaved through her right leg, crippling her completely.
Song Wanbai had managed to endure this long on the arena not only through sheer luck but also due to her exceptionally deep foundation at the Foundation Art Perfection stage. She had also mastered several advanced art techniques to Major Success.
Yet even with this, she had nearly been killed by Ye Xiuluo in a single strike!
Clearly, Ye Xiuluo's ability to sweep through the arena meant his strength far exceeded her expectations.
"Too weak!" Ye Xiuluo roared, his figure flashing forward like a heavy tank as he charged toward Song Wanbai with lethal intent.
"It's over," Song Wanbai thought, her face ashen, knowing death was inevitable.
Whoosh!
Just then, a slender figure flashed into view and clashed with Ye Xiuluo.
Boom! Boom!
The two fighters exchanged blows, each strike erupting with earth-shattering force.
Jiang Ye fought with reckless abandon, trading injury for injury with every punch.
After a dozen rounds, his body was already covered in wounds.
If his body were scanned with medical equipment at that moment, multiple fractures would be detected, along with several torn ligaments—injuries that often inflict even more excruciating pain than broken bones.
Yet Jiang Ye showed no hesitation, throwing punch after punch, relentlessly battling Ye Xiuluo.
"He..." Song Wanbai stared at the blood-soaked, slender figure, her mind reeling. A long-held belief shattered before her eyes.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiuluo's expression gradually turned grave.
He even began to feel a growing sense of dread.
Something's wrong. How is this guy's strength increasing?!
Ye Xiuluo's heart pounded with shock.
He had been absolutely certain that each strike would kill Jiang Ye.
Yet every blow fell just short of its mark.
After each strike, Jiang Ye appeared increasingly battered, on the verge of being killed. Yet, the next moment, his counterattacks surged back with even greater ferocity!
"I refuse to believe you can keep this up!" Ye Xiuluo roared, slamming his fists together to unleash an astonishing surge of combat power.
"Kill!"
His muscles rippled like ocean waves, radiating an overwhelming life force.
Then, he unleashed a devastating punch!
Boom! The blow shattered Jiang Ye's shoulder blade, leaving a gaping hole in his chest.
The sight was gruesome.
Yet, a faint smile flickered across Jiang Ye's lips.
[Find Joy in Suffering: While in pain, all attributes receive a significant temporary boost. The deeper the pain, the greater the enhancement.]
The searing agony coursing through his body had already activated this buff.
The devastating blow he'd just endured had pushed his power to its absolute peak—enough to utterly crush Ye Xiuluo!
"Hmm?"
Ye Xiuluo's scalp prickled as he saw Jiang Ye's smile. "Something's wrong... How is this guy...?"
Before he could dwell on it further, the figure before him suddenly blurred into an afterimage.
"Enjoyed your little warm-up? Now it's my turn!" Jiang Ye's voice was icy.
[Swiftwind Step: Instantly increases speed by 100%. Can be activated manually, lasts 30 seconds, cooldown: 3 minutes.]
Jiang Ye had been saving this active ability for this very moment!
Whoosh! His figure moved like lightning.
In an instant, he was upon Ye Xiuluo, his speed catching the latter completely off guard.
Boom! Jiang Ye unleashed a punch carrying the terrifying force of Eightfold Thunder Resonance.
Eight Trigrams Thunderclap Fist!
Like overlapping thunderclaps, the punch exploded with deafening force.
Ye Xiuluo's expression flickered as he raised his fists to block.
Bang! The moment their fists collided, his face twisted in shock. "How is this possible?"
But Jiang Ye gave him no time to recover.
Boom!
Boom! Boom! Jiang Ye rained down punch after punch, each strike crackling with thunderous resonance and crushing force.
[Beauty's Inquiry: When facing an opponent or teammate of the opposite gender, attack speed increases by 35%, and damage dealt has a 50% chance to be increased.]
Attack speed increased by 35%.
One punch! Another punch!
Utterly ferocious.
Each blow forced Ye Xiuluo to retreat further.
Crack! Crack!
Under the relentless barrage of heavy punches, the piercing sound of Ye Xiuluo's bones shattering echoed through the air.
"No, impossible!" He roared, retreating frantically. "Kill him! Kill him now!"
He refused to accept this.
Just minutes ago, he could have crushed Jiang Ye with a single hand.
Just minutes ago, one punch would have obliterated Jiang Ye completely.
But why? Why was he now being driven back relentlessly?
Amidst his furious roars, and under Jiang Ye's relentless, rain-like assault, Ye Xiuluo, despite his burning resentment, could do nothing but retreat.
Finally, his defenses crumbled.
Boom! Jiang Ye's fist smashed through Ye Xiuluo's chest.
Blood splattered everywhere.
"I never imagined... I would lose to a... nobody," Ye Xiuluo gasped, his eyes fixed on Jiang Ye as his body slowly dissolved into nothingness.
(End of the Chapter)
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