CHAPTER 168: CHAPTER 169 STEPPING FORWARD ON THE OPPONENT’S HEAD (3000 WORDS)

Boom!

With a roar like a missile, in an instant of eruption, Lu Ren’s speed almost broke through the air, blasting a sound barrier, then rapidly decreased, yet still leaving a residual image in the eyes of others.

The Phoenix Falcon Fist emphasizes speed above all, and its penetration power is unmatched by many other fist techniques.

Punching power can penetrate thick muscles and damage internal organs.

After reaching the Great Perfection Realm of Fist Technique, his speed has improved to an unimaginable level for ordinary people.

Wu Qi roared with anger, not retreating at all, taking a step forward as his body rapidly expanded, just like Tie Feng before, having also mastered the ’Heaven and Earth’ Realm of Wishing, transforming into a small giant over three meters tall.

Some martial artists who have never seen such a spectacle almost had their eyes pop out. Though they have heard of this nearly fantasy-like secret martial art, they have never seen anyone truly perform it.

The vast land of Huaxia inherently has abundant resources, and a continent can only have a mere handful of fifteen or twenty individuals achieving the Great Perfection in boxing.

Even in the regions of the Northern Three Provinces and Yuezhou where martial arts are flourishing, it is just so.

It is exceedingly rare to see martial artists of Great Perfection engage in life-and-death battles, thus Lu Ren’s reputation has soared, his name echoing across the martial arts realm both north and south.

This astonishing change even attracted the attention of soldiers armed to the teeth, their expressions resembling someone who had seen a ghost.

What the hell is this?

Can a person transform into this?

Even the Hulk wouldn’t dare, right?

Even when Lu Ren first saw Tie Feng’s transformation, though his expression didn’t change much, his inner thoughts were all ’What the hell?’.

In the eyes of those around, with Lu Ren’s ’slender’ physique, can he really withstand Wu Qi’s attack?

Bam!!!

As their fists collided, a vaguely visible ripple of air spread outward, accompanied by a fierce gust sweeping through.

Upon the collision of the large and small fists, they bounced apart, each retreating several steps.

Evenly matched, Lu Ren surprisingly did not suffer any disadvantage.

This scene almost startled the crowd to the point of popping their eyes out.

Interesting.

Lu Ren’s eyes shined brightly, the feedback from the power armor was rather commendable, increasing his power by at least thirty percent. Ironically, if he unleashed his full power, with his tense muscles, he could instantly exert over three times his own destructive force.

Yet this power armor has become a hindrance.

Wu Qi, on the other hand, was both shocked and enraged, his face filled with disbelief; he never imagined his most prized fist could be easily intercepted by Lu Ren.

It seems evenly matched?

No, he could distinctly feel Lu Ren holding back; Lu Ren did it intentionally!

The opponent’s strength was not inferior to his own.

Wu Qi misjudged; the opponent was not a gentle little lamb but a dragon cloaked in wolf’s skin.

This gave him a subtle urge to retreat, but he knew deeply the opponent would absolutely not spare him. If he did not surpass the opponent, he would die here.

He could only muster the courage, activate his blood power, and step forward on top of the opponent’s head!

"Indeed, there are no hollow reputations under great fame."

Wu Qi’s deep voice resonated as he raised his head high, and his already pronounced blue veins began to densely appear on his skin, like cyan pythons coiling around.

He didn’t retreat but advanced, rushing into Lu Ren’s space, his elbow fiercely descending towards Lu Ren’s head.

Seeing this, Lu Ren showed not the slightest indication of retreat, lifting his foot like a Sky-reaching Cannon, confronting Wu Qi’s elbow head-on.

Once more, hard hit hard followed as Lu Ren seized the opportunity to crash into Wu Qi’s embrace.

Wu Qi, too, was battle-hardened with extreme experience, immediately sensing danger and swiftly withdrawing explosively.

Observing from the outside, the contrast looked extremely stark; despite Wu Qi’s stature being more than double Lu Ren’s, Lu Ren’s somewhat petite physique seemed to force Wu Qi into retreat step by step.

Their fists and feet intertwined, each punch carried the force to split gold and break stones; each kick made the observer feel the ground underfoot slightly tremble.

Eventually, the visor of Lu Ren’s power armor was cracked by a punch from Wu Qi.

Lu Ren retreated, extending his arms, his hands like wings, brushing away Wu Qi’s swinging fist and then lifted his foot straight towards Wu Qi’s groin.

Bam!

The solid sound echoed with the noise of something cracking in the ears of the crowd.

In an instant, Wu Qi’s face turned purple-blue.

"Feels... a bit painful."

Li Tianxing instinctively reached to cover his groin, then hurriedly stood up straight, his expression peculiar, tinged with pain, feeling a bit like abdominal discomfort...

It wasn’t just him; the males around witnessing such a brutal scene felt similarly.

That’s so ruthless!

Lu Ren coldly removed his helmet, glanced at the visor cracked by Wu Qi’s punch, and noticed several cracks on the goggles at the moment.

It’s not that the visor wasn’t sturdy, but rather it absorbed ninety percent of Wu Qi’s punch, saving Lu Ren from harm.

What a pity...

This power armor had many functionalities integrated into the helmet, and now being damaged made Lu Ren quite furious.

"You..."

Wu Qi shivered as he raised his head to look at Lu Ren who walked up to him, a bit at a loss for words.

"Phoenix Falcon, spread your wings!"

Accompanied by a light shout, Lu Ren raised his fists. With the Lamp of Freedom igniting his soul and the resonance of his mind and body, his fists sliced through the air, as if the surrounding air was sucked into his fists by a mysterious force.

In an instant, everyone seemed to see a True Phoenix born from the flames, spreading its enormous wings like a covering sky towards Wu Qi.

In Wu Qi’s eyes, Lu Ren’s figure suddenly grew larger, his spirit continuously rising under the harmonious glow.

With a mountain-shaking stance, he left the powerful Martial Arts Family members around him seeing Lu Ren truly transform into a Heaven-Reaching Giant.

Wu Qi grinned, but the pain in his lower body made his face appear fierce and twisted.

In the burst of spirit and physique resonance, achieving mind-body resonance, even as a top Martial Artist in the Great Perfection Realm of Fist Technique, how could Wu Qi not know?

He seemed to forget the pain below and suddenly stood up, his spirit and willpower erupting without hesitation at that moment.

Like a Dragon Elephant turning over, shaking the heavens and earth.

He stretched out his arms fiercely, embracing Lu Ren who was right in front of him, like an elephant trunk dragging a mountain, showcasing his overwhelming strength.

Lu Ren’s eyes sharpened, being hugged tightly by someone who primarily trained in Power and Defense would be a dire predicament.

"Do you think this can trap me?"

"Trap?"

Wu Qi’s deep chuckle echoed.

"Don’t you know the Dragon Elephant Rock Stream Fist initially started with the entangling of Dragon Elephants."

"Dragon Elephant?"

Lu Ren spoke in a strange tone.

"Have you seen it?"

Wu Qi was briefly stunned, then roared angrily.

Dragon Elephant Rock Stream Fist, Dragon Elephant Turns!

Suddenly, the Power of Wu Qi’s waist and thighs flared intensely at that moment, using the most terrifying strength, the strongest physique to perform a bear hug takedown on Lu Ren.

At the instant Wu Qi exerted force, under the transmission from his waist, abdomen, and thighs, his feet were deeply embedded into the ground, and he fiercely threw Lu Ren directly downward.

Bam!!

Instantly, countless stones scattered like bullets, the trembling from the ground making everyone within a fifty-meter radius feel their legs go weak, as if they couldn’t muster strength.

Li Tianxing, watching from afar, shivered slightly.

"With that move, even a steel column could be bent!"

Lu Ren’s upper body was deeply embedded into the ground, with him at the center, spider-web-like cracks spread outward.

Wu Qi slowly let go of Lu Ren in a German-style suplex pose.

Then he staggered to his feet, his face pale, gasping for breath, standing firmly, staring intently at the unmoving Lu Ren.

The opponent’s body technique was too fast, the speed of punching and body technique completely surpassed him by one level, and the opponent’s punching power against layer upon layer was not at all weaker than his.

For nearly perfect control over the body, the skills in the use of Fist Technique were almost divine, worthy of being called mastery.

Such a person, if not paying some price to find an opportunity to entangle, the consequences would be unimaginable, only this price was truly too great.

This time, even if it’s over, he’s considered useless.

"These... should be dead, right?!"

Someone from afar couldn’t help but speak while watching.

"Wu Qi is definitely dead, as Lu Ren is someone from the Southwest Security Bureau, the Security Bureau will never let him go, and perhaps the Dragon Elephant Rock Stream will face purging."

The soldiers watching from afar instinctively raised their rifles, ready to fire at any moment.

Wu Qi looked up around, a trace of smile appearing on his face.

"Do you think mere firearms can...?"

Before finishing the sentence, Wu Qi suddenly stopped speaking, staring intensely at the unmoving Lu Ren.

Lu Ren’s drooping arms suddenly moved, his hands shook slightly, and then he suddenly supported himself on the ground. With a slight effort, he jumped out of the pit he was smashed into.

Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked, unbelievable.

"What the hell, is this possible?"

"No way, to climb out intact even after such a heavy blow."

"Isn’t it said that the Phoenix Falcon Fist walks the agility path, how come there’s horizontal training?"

Amidst everyone’s discussions, Lu Ren recalled the message sound of the skill level in the Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path System increasing in his mind.

Because of his previous physique and foundation, clearly being just at the beginner stage, he directly ascended to the Initial Glimpse Realm under this fierce critical hit.

Lu Ren lowered his head to look at his raised palm, strands of peculiarly golden glows sporadically flickering between his skin. This was caused by the operation of the Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path, which triggered the surrounding magnetic field.

His skin membrane was as tough as old ox leather, and even his resistance capacity had invisibly increased several levels.

Wu Qi’s bear hug takedown was indeed something Lu Ren actively attempted to take head-on.

In fact, this was a confident experiment, and the experimental results made Lu Ren quite satisfied.

When the body was under attack, with instantaneous mental feedback, the system’s assistance can instantaneously apply to the body without a gradual improvement process.

The Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path can gradually impact the body due to strong spirit.

Under the improvement in skill level, this instant enhancement constantly strengthened his physique.