Holy Fist
Chapter 542 - 272 Battles to the Ultimate Peak

Chapter 542: 272 Battles to the Ultimate Peak

On the arena, Golden Light and white Qi exploded, instantly forming a terrifying vortex of airflow at the center. Within the vortex, two streams of Qi-energy intertwined and oscillated, faintly revealing cotton-like strands of golden brilliance intermixed within the sweeping white wind scars, forming a tornado.

"Bang!"

The next second, the entire tornado burst open, with air currents shooting out like arrows.

In the central position, the two strong figures who were engaged in high-speed combat, re-emerged. Liu Xinzong seemed to merge with the wind, moving around Bai Xiao with extreme speed, so fast that it left a trail of afterimages.

This seemed to be some kind of top-tier close-quarters movement technique, moving with the wind.

It was like a wisp of cotton floating down from the sky, so light that when one tries to catch it with their hands, the airflow stirred by their arms would push it in the opposite direction.

No matter how hard one tries, they could never grasp it.

Liu Xinzong used this to continually dodge Bai Xiao’s punches, appearing in his defensive gaps, and then suddenly spreading out his arms with fingers clenched together like a crane’s beak, instantly tearing through the air with a strike. With the enhancement of Sky Crane Intent, Liu Xinzong’s fingertips left sharp white wind scars, and semi-transparent crane-shaped phantom shadows charged forward.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang..."

However, the tall figure in front of him didn’t dodge or evade. Without capturing the trajectory of Liu Xinzong’s movements, he directly bore the brunt of his attacks. On his body, as solid as an ancient bronze bell, it seemed as though rings of invisible Golden Light exploded. With each sweeping ring of Golden Light, the sound of a massive bell reverberated.

Liu Xinzong’s fingertips were slightly numb, suddenly feeling an astonishing rebound force coming from his opponent. Each punch he threw was met with about sixty to seventy percent in counter force. If it wasn’t for the resistance from Sky Crane Intent, his hands would probably have gone numb, unable to continue to focus and strike swiftly.

"No wonder he didn’t make any pointless dodges; he was truly fearless!"

Liu Xinzong sighed, but his eyes flashed with a sharp light immediately after.

"Even so, your defense is not unbreakable!"

With a thought, Liu Xinzong suddenly lowered his center of gravity and drifted diagonally to dodge a hand claw that shot out like a dark green python. Liu Xinzong’s stance shook, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Bai Xiao.

"Triple Crane Sound!"

Liu Xinzong’s Qi surged forth, bright as a candle flame in the night. The Sky Crane Intent within his body rushed out towards his arms like floodwaters bursting through a dam.

His right fist pierced through, like a meteor speeding through the air. Shriek! Shriek! Shriek! Three crane cries sounded nearly simultaneously, signifying that Liu Xinzong had thrown three punches!

"Clang! Thud!"

Finally, the unmovable mountain-like figure in front of him slightly moved forward as a cushion, taking a half step back. On his back, a faint red Fist Seal appeared on the contours of his muscles, and his skin showed two tiny cracks.

Liu Xinzong immediately retreated; he felt the erupting volcano-like intense energy state of Bai Xiao. Eleven meters away, Liu Xinzong planted his feet on the ground and looked down at his right fist.

The back of it was red as if scalded by hot water.

Harm the enemy by eight hundred, but damage oneself by a thousand!

Truly worthy of being the younger generation’s Cross-training King, even more exaggerated than the Mountain King Chen Xiu!

Raising his head, ahead.

The silent figure with his back to Liu Xinzong slowly turned around. Sunlight illuminated half of his rugged and deep facial profile, looking as though he was wearing sunglasses. Bai Xiao grinned, his teeth stark white and oddly ferocious.

"Not bad."

"You actually managed to harm me slightly..."

"Without using the Extreme Realm or releasing the ultimate kill, you are still the first!"

He was clearly praising Liu Xinzong. However, Liu Xinzong himself felt an extremely dangerous premonition, hairs on his exposed arms instinctively standing on end. Focusing his eyes, Bai Xiao’s body temperature had escalated to an intense degree, a shimmer of white vapor rising from his head and back into the air, with the terrifying outline of his Qi-Blood emerging faintly.

It was as if a dragon and an elephant, two savage beasts, wanted to break free from the confines of Bai Xiao’s flesh and burst out unrestrained to revel in slaughter.

"Is it truly starting to get serious?"

Liu Xinzong’s gaze grew intense, and he had a premonition that Bai Xiao’s Qi-Blood was boiling and rising rapidly, reaching an extreme in the blink of an eye.

Po Li Shift!

Bai Xiao’s strength attribute skyrocketed to a terrifying level of over one hundred and forty points in a short time. Amidst the continuous snapping sounds, his body swelled up section by section, veins like dark green snakes winding all over his body. The upper part of his broad white and gold combat suit once again mercilessly shattered, revealing the black and red interlaced iron-cast muscles underneath.

"Sssss..."

On the back of his hands were worm-like veins, faintly gleaming with a dark hue. His broad palms rubbing against his tough chest sounded like steel plates grinding.

The sound was harsh and unpleasant.

Bai Xiao slowly lifted his head; half of his face was covered in bulging veins, ominously grotesque. His fierce gaze fixed on Liu Xinzong, and he immediately assumed a combat-ready stance with incredible speed, as the surrounding air currents violently spiraled in reverse.

"Boom!"

The vortex exploded, setting off a roaring blast, as a terrifying shadow flashed by.

In front of Liu Xinzong, the invisible air seemed to solidify for a moment, with visible ripples spreading through it. That was Bai Xiao charging out like a cannonball, pushing the airflow altogether.