Luo Panxi couldn't help but feel anxious, fearing that Wu Xun might lose his temper and, if he couldn't control his innate divine power, kill Ling Yun with a single punch. In that case, all of his plans would be ruined.
He took a step forward, about to speak up to stop Wu Xun's actions.
A dazzling silver light suddenly erupted from the point where Ling Yun and Wu Xun's fists collided, as if an enormous silver balloon had been inflated and then exploded with a bang.
Visible air vortexes burst forth one after another from the silver sphere of light, then rose several meters into the air like colorful bubbles and disappeared. The powerful figures present exchanged bewildered glances; each possessed exceptional eyesight and could clearly see the bright, pure white flames contained within each air vortex.
That was an anomaly caused by the intense friction of the air after the power was used to its limit. Moreover, it only appeared when the power was compressed. The appearance of the vortex of flame and air proved that one of Ling Yun and Wu Xun was fully bearing the other's abyss-like power without any leakage. It was just that the power was too strong and the invisible aura caused the air to suddenly vortex and spontaneously combust.
Such immense power didn't seem like the kind of force that would be produced by the Martial Arts Five Elements Fist. The powerful individuals present who had witnessed the Martial Arts Five Elements Fist simultaneously felt a sense of doubt. Could it be that the young man also possessed a similar supernatural ability, appearing to be just an ordinary fighting technique, but in reality, he had exhausted all his supernatural abilities and strength?
After the dazzling silver light slowly dissipated, Ling Yun and Wu Xun remained motionless in their original positions. It was as if nothing had happened; their fists had simply touched in the air, and nothing at all had occurred.
Wu Xun stared at Ling Yun and slowly said, "What kind of special technique is this? Why didn't I see it beforehand?"
Ling Yun smiled coldly: "There are no special techniques involved. I simply compressed my mental energy field to the extreme and then released it. However, I have a way to hide my power. Otherwise, why would you have thought I was just using simple fighting techniques?"
Wu Xun's eyes widened, suddenly turning blood red, and he said, word by word, "You actually dared to scheme against me? You are truly despicable."
Ling Yun remained expressionless and slowly withdrew his fist: "Respected martial arts instructor, you don't seem to be very noble either. Don't think I can't see that your punch was hiding the Five Elements Chaos and innate divine power! We're even, and besides, I didn't say it was just a simple fighting attack when I attacked. Your so-called scheming is nothing but foolish wishful thinking."
Even after Ling Yun's fist left, Wu Xun remained frozen in his original posture, as if Ling Yun had used a petrification spell instead of a punch, turning him into a statue-like figure.
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd as six thin lines of blood suddenly oozed from Wu Xuan's eyes, ears, and nostrils, a horrifying sight, like a dead ghost rising from the dead. Simultaneously, a chilling sound of bones cracking echoed from Wu Xun's straight right arm. Then, with a sudden bang, the entire sleeve of Wu Xun's dark black, lightweight yet sturdy uniform exploded, turning into a cloud of fiber dust and revealing his strong, glossy, bronze-colored arm.
His arm hung limply, bent outwards in an unnatural posture, and everyone could tell at a glance that it was due to a broken arm bone.
Wu Xun trembled as he raised his other arm, pointing at Ling Yun as if to say something, but before he could finish, a mouthful of long-congealed blood gushed out of his mouth with a "poof," turning into a rain of blood within half a step.
Even the three deputy chief instructors were visibly shaken. Wu Xun, renowned for his immense strength and unparalleled ferocity, had been defeated—and defeated in his most prized area: direct combat and sheer power. This eighteen-year-old boy was truly so formidable, defeating Wu Xun in a single move, causing him to cough up blood and break his arm. Didn't this mean he already possessed strength and power approaching that of the deputy chief instructors?
Ling Yun slowly took a step back. No one saw that his fingers were trembling slightly, an unnatural muscle spasm caused by excessive force applied in a very short time. In the instant he threw the punch, he had already condensed the telekinetic power within his body into an incredibly powerful sphere of light. However, the concealment effect of the Eye of Illusion was so miraculous that even Luo Panxi and the others were deceived, believing it to be a simple hand-to-hand combat attack.
Ling Yun's original intention was to make a name for himself, defeating his opponent in one fell swoop without anyone knowing, thus establishing his reputation and leaving an impression of someone who could not be bullied. Little did he expect that Wu Xun had the same idea. The Five Elements Fist could also conceal the aura of his supernatural abilities, but he only used 30% of his strength, while Ling Yun used 70%. Although Wu Xun possessed astonishing strength, the difference in power was too great, and caught off guard, he suffered a significant loss!
When everyone saw Wu Xun vomit blood, they were shocked and immediately became angry. Several instructors puffed out their chests, about to step forward and attack Ling Yun.
"Stop! I haven't lost yet!" A booming voice suddenly rang out, startling everyone who turned to look at Wu Xun. Wu Xun slowly straightened up, using his other intact arm to tear off the sleeveless upper part of his uniform, revealing dark, bulging muscles and a thicket of dark chest hair. He was no less impressive than a bodybuilder.
"Ling Yun, you're the first ability user who's forced me to use my transformation." Wu Xun said slowly, and as he spoke, his body changed at a visible speed. His muscles, which were as prominent as a bodybuilder's, swelled up like rapidly growing tumors, instantly doubling the size of his already burly body. "I've never lost to anyone in terms of strength. Today you're lucky enough to see my full power. I'll crush you bit by bit, like squeezing a grasshopper."
Suddenly, crackling sounds emanated from his body, and then, like bamboo shoots growing taller, he suddenly grew even taller. He was already quite large and imposing, nearly two meters tall, and now, having grown even taller, he was almost three meters tall. Standing in the square and among the crowd, he truly stood out like a small giant among chickens.
His bulging muscles resembled a thick layer of fleshy armor, and his two disproportionately thick arms, hanging down to his knees, looked like two robotic arms. After the transformation, Wu Xun's upper body suddenly turned into a rare bluish-black color with a flowing sheen, as if it were coated with the same color paint and varnish. His iron-like body stood like a majestic god, but his head, which had grown larger along with his body, appeared quite ferocious and vicious with its bulging veins.
Ling Yun's pupils contracted slightly. The Eye of Illusion not only indicated that all of the opponent's injuries had been completely healed after the transformation, but even the shattered arm bone was intact. Moreover, the data transmitted by the copying ability also showed that the opponent's strength had significantly increased after the transformation, even nearly doubling.
Through the Hand of God, Lingyun discovered that Wu Xun's genes underwent a series of extremely subtle and complex changes when he first began to transform. Through these genetic changes, a peculiar liquid substance was generated within Wu Xun's body. It was this peculiar liquid substance that healed Wu Xun's injuries in a very short time and greatly enhanced his strength. The outward manifestation of this enhanced strength was that Wu Xun became a giant-like being.
This was the first time Ling Yun had ever seen genes that could change instantly, and he was incredibly surprised. Shouldn't genes be stable and unchanging? How could Wu Xun's genes undergo such complex and subtle changes without showing any signs of collapse? Could it be that his genes, like his own, were different from those of ordinary people?
However, Ling Yun soon discovered the difference in the genetic changes. It seemed that the changes in the Wu Xun gene were also carried out on a stable adjustment basis. This was not a newly created mutation. It was a bit like pants that could be resized. That is because the design allowed for changes within a certain range. But if you changed the size and style of the pants, it would definitely not work.
He wanted to observe further the changes in Wu Xun's genes after his transformation. Wu Xun had already walked slowly towards him. With each step, his feet, which had already broken through the standard military boots of the superpowered organization, left a deep footprint on the solid square ground. This was not a deliberate display of power, but simply an overflow of power that he could not yet effectively control after his transformation.
A silver glint flashed in Ling Yun's eyes. The martial merit he sensed was like a moving volcano, ready to erupt and devour him at any moment.
Crackling sounds...
A series of cracking sounds emanated from Wu Xun's body once more, and his muscular armor writhed as if alive, with flashes of bluish-green, earthworm-like light constantly appearing and disappearing from his upper body upwards. Immediately afterward, a dazzling blue pattern suddenly lit up on Wu Xun's chest—the head of a ferocious tiger with bristling whiskers and bared fangs, roaring furiously at Ling Yun.
Aww…
Wu Xun roared to the sky, raising his right arm high. Suddenly, he struck Ling Yun heavily. At the same time, the tiger head on his chest leaped out and transformed into a pure blue tiger made of blue light, rushing towards Ling Yun!
Chapter 199 Barrier Attack
Ling Yun's heart skipped a beat. Just from the moment Wu Xun threw the punch, he had already felt the strong wind blowing against his face and causing a slight pain. It was easy to imagine how terrifying the power contained in that punch.
He was about to retreat quickly to dodge when he saw that the opponent's punch was not fast. To maximize the concentration of power would inevitably lead to inflexible speed transitions, making it difficult to pose an effective threat to the opponent. Otherwise, people with superpowers would not need to cultivate superpowers and various special techniques; they could just cultivate strength and see who would be the strongest in the end.
Suddenly, an unnamed force jolted Ling Yun's feet, causing his upper body to lean backward. He quickly used his mental energy field to steady himself and looked down. He was immediately shocked to find that the blue bricks beneath his feet had been breached, and two large hands, each made of pure mud, were tightly gripping his ankles. The mud itself was incredibly solid, its formation unknown. Ling Yun tried to break free of the hands with his mental energy field, but his mental effort failed. The mud hands only developed a few cracks, which quickly healed themselves with a flash of pale yellow light.
Wu Xun grinned and said, "Trying to hide? Kid, the highest level of the Five Elements Fist is controlling the five elements. Although I can't control all the power of the five elements, on the earth, I can unleash the power of the earth element to near its limit. The entire land is my embodiment. Where can you hide? Weren't you pretty arrogant just now? If you have the guts, come and try to take this punch from me head-on."
Ling Yun's expression changed, and in an instant, his chest heaved with anger. After being struck by Wu Xun, the sharpness and passion unique to young people burst forth violently. He pursed his lips, suddenly raised his arm, and in the blink of an eye, the silver light of telekinesis had condensed into a solid light film on his fist, and he rammed into Wu Xun's fist, which was as thick as the Hulk, once again.
With a muffled thud, this time, no silver light erupted from their fists and feet, and the two no longer remained locked in the same tense stance as before. Many powerful figures clearly saw that the entire plaza trembled violently the instant their fists struck, and several spiderweb-like cracks rapidly crisscrossed from beneath their feet.
The azure tiger of light disintegrated into scattered specks of light the instant the two clashed with their full strength, scattering in the wind. However, a few scattered specks of light still landed on Ling Yun's body. Each speck of light seemed like an insignificant willow catkin, but with each one landing, Ling Yun's body couldn't help but tremble, as if he was enduring immense power.
With a sudden thrust from Wu Xun, Ling Yun was sent flying backward like an arrow, his face as pale as paper. Blood was already rising in his throat, almost spitting out, but the stubborn young man chose to swallow it down. This wasn't purely to show off in front of Wu Xun, although that factor couldn't be ruled out. More importantly, after energy crystallization, every drop of Ling Yun's blood possessed the purest energy, which he naturally wouldn't waste. Moreover, his self-healing ability would quickly dissipate the shock to his blood and qi caused by the immense force.
Such domineering punching power! The moment Ling Yun's fist collided with Wu Xun's, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him from the sky. For a moment, he even felt suffocated. If his body hadn't been crystallized by energy and almost melted into a steel-like whole, making it incredibly hard, he would have had his bones shattered and broken like Wu Xun's just now with that punch.
Wu Xun swiftly pounced forward, his speed and agility completely disproportionate to his enormous body. Ling Yun was propelled backward by the immense force of the punch, while Wu Xun merely leaned back slightly, completely neutralizing the force. Ling Yun's heels had barely touched the ground when Wu Xun was already in front of him, his enormous fist swinging heavily, slamming down on Ling Yun like a heavy hammer.
A powerful gust of wind swept down from above Ling Yun's head. After transforming, Wu Xun's fist was even larger than his head. As it slammed down, it was accompanied by a powerful mental field that covered an area of several meters in radius. The surrounding air even formed a circular vortex along with his fist. Even if Ling Yun wanted to dodge, he couldn't avoid it, especially since his old strength was almost gone and new strength hadn't yet been generated when his blood and qi surged.
He had no choice but to grit his teeth, raise his arm and swing it upwards violently. With a loud bang, his two disproportionate arms clashed together, the vortex suddenly sank, and instantly turned into a visible stream of air that disappeared.
In an instant, Ling Yun felt an excruciating pain at the point where his arm met Wu Xun's, as if it had been broken. Wu Xun's arm was like a meteorite falling from the sky, as hard as steel. All of his mental energy surged towards his arm, like a gushing spring, as he painfully endured the force coming from that elephant-leg-like arm.
A hint of surprise flashed across Wu Xun's eyes, which had turned slightly blue. He seemed not to believe that Ling Yun could block two of his full-force punches in a row. However, when he saw Ling Yun's face turn pale again, Wu Xun's face immediately turned into a sneer. His right arm, which was being held by Ling Yun, remained still, and with a swing of his left arm, his other heavy fist suddenly struck Ling Yun's face like a meteor.
The three heavy punches were all delivered in an instant, each one stronger and faster than the last. Other superhumans wouldn't even have time to exert their strength.
Ling Yun felt his blood and qi surge when he received Wu Xun's first heavy punch. He had almost exhausted all his strength with the second punch, and by the time Wu Xun unleashed his third, Ling Yun didn't even have time to generate his mental energy field. Simultaneously, his feet tightened, and two large hands formed from earth emerged from the ground, grabbing his ankles and rendering him completely immobile. It seemed Wu Xun was determined to deliver this punch, intending to turn Ling Yun into mincemeat.