Jiang Cheng was certain he was feigning, so he paid no mind, his feet a blur as he lunged forward!
The two assumed a stance ready to clash with their leg techniques and met head-on. But just then, their bodies, bent like bows, suddenly sprang up, both launching their right hands simultaneously, shooting out like swift arrows!
The force surged like a wave, kicking up dust. Jiang Cheng’s face was a mask of disbelief, his heart filled with dread, while Ren Yuanhao remained unfazed.
The moment their fingertips met, they immediately transformed into fists, emitting inch-force from their bodies. The seemingly soft strike caused both to retreat several steps!
The crowd held its breath again. At this moment, Jiang Cheng’s face was ashen, as if this strike had been a desperate effort. As soon as he straightened, he felt a sweetness in his throat and promptly spat out a mouthful of blood.
“How could this happen?”
“What just happened? It looked like a very ordinary finger technique.”
“Ordinary? I think you didn’t see the skill involved. Those two used the same move. It looks like a miraculous technique where the body is the bow and the fingers are the arrows, finally converting the stored force of the fingers into inch-force. Such a complex move is simply unheard of!”
The three speaking were all dressed as martial artists. While one of them had seen through the facade, he could not comprehend their method of generating force.
“The brat finally managed to execute that move successfully.” Shen Lan Ni’s face finally broke into a faint smile.
“You took him to learn this move yesterday?”
“Now we just need to see how he defeats Jiang Cheng.”
Yang Ling Xue pouted. Seeing that Ren Yuan Hao was not only unharmed but had also gravely injured his opponent, she finally felt a little at ease and quietly returned to her seat.
On the stage, Jiang Cheng glared fiercely at Ren Yuan Hao, his confusion growing.
This move was a secret technique personally taught by Yun Qing He. He had said that the method of executing this technique integrated speed, power, internal energy, and inch-force, blending them together. Then, the body acted as the bow, the fingers as the arrows, and the conversion of inch-force came from the heart. If any step was missed, the move could not be performed.
Jiang Cheng had actually been unable to execute this move before, especially since his perception of his own internal energy was very weak. If Ren Yuan Hao hadn't pushed him so hard, he wouldn't have been able to force out the move by channeling his anger into his internal energy. However, he never expected that Ren Yuan Hao could execute it so effortlessly, as if moving with his heart!
Moreover, the power was even greater than his own!
He smiled coldly, as if mocking himself, and finally slipped his right hand into his pocket.
The cold vial sent an inexplicable thrill through him. It symbolized power, a heart-stopping might, an ultimate weapon from another dimension!
Lin Yue’s face turned pale. She involuntarily rose from her seat. She desperately wanted to shout, but caught between the research institute and her ‘first love,’ she hesitated.
She hesitated, but Jiang Cheng did not.
He grinned maliciously and exerted force. His right hand was suddenly pierced by a tiny, sharp needle. The mysterious agent, once it integrated into his body, flowed with his blood through his meridians. As it passed his heart, a nearly bloodthirsty urge surged into his mind!
Jiang Cheng’s skin began to bead with sweat. His body temperature soared past 40 degrees Celsius, his eyes blazed, and veins bulged. In an instant, sweat poured down like rain!
“Hey, hey, hey, don’t tell me you ate something weird and got a stomach ache? If you feel unwell, I’ll forfeit!”
Ren Yuan Hao’s words were a massive provocation to him. His anger surged like an erupting volcano, and the urge to crush his opponent instantly burned away his reason.
“Die…!”
The gene serum invaded his limbs and bones like a virus, his physical strength surging. Not only that, but the inch-force, which had been difficult to use, was now effortless!
His figure was like lightning, his eyes wild like a frenzied beast. With a slight shift of his feet, he had already moved two to three meters, needing no charging time at all!
Ren Yuan Hao, who had let down his guard, never expected the already spitting-blood Jiang Cheng to suddenly launch an attack, nor did he expect his speed to increase so drastically. Jiang Cheng raised his hand and delivered an inch-force strike, hitting his chest squarely!
Ren Yuan Hao staggered back five or six steps before he could stop himself, kneeling on one knee to support his body, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
“Oh, oh, oh, a twist of fate! I never expected the first match to be so intense!” the host excitedly narrated.
“What’s going on?”
“Is that like ‘flash’ in the game?”
“You idiot, flash? That’s clearly a visual impact caused by reaching a certain level of physical strength!”
“Regardless, I have a feeling that young master Jiang isn’t quite right.”
As the audience buzzed with discussion, Shen Lan Ni’s brows furrowed, her expression turning grim.
“What’s wrong? Will that brat be alright? If not, we can stop the match, we’ll forfeit!” Seeing Ren Yuan Hao injured, Yang Ling Xue immediately jumped up from her seat.
Ye Lan’s hands clenched tightly, and she also couldn’t suppress her anxiety, standing up from her seat.
“I’ll go stop the match.”
Shen Lan Ni pondered for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the host.
At this moment, Zhang Ying Fang and Zhou Lin, standing a little further away, their faces ashen, their eyes brimming with tears, also began walking towards the arena. Only Lin Yue stood frozen, an urge to flee suddenly seizing her.
“Hey, Brother Jiang, I didn’t expect young master Jiang to be so secretive. Or did he eat something strange?”
Even with Jiang Zi Heng’s composure and cultivation, he was enraged by Zhang Shun beside him. “If you spout any more nonsense, I’ll rip out your tongue!”
“Hey, hey, hey, Brother Jiang, calm down. There are so many cameras pointed at us right now. I’m just saying it. Whether it’s true or not, we’ll find out later.”
Zhang Shun looked at his son, Zhang Liang, with an expression of disappointment.
The major live streaming platforms were already flooded with comments, all of them along the lines of ‘Report, he’s cheating!’ or ‘On steroids, huh?’. These keyboard warriors never thought things through; the bigger the fuss, the more they reveled in it. The truth or falsehood of matters was simply not important.
Jiang Cheng, having landed a blow, continuously expelled turbid air, his voice even seeming to have changed slightly. “Trash, now you know the gap between us!”
As soon as he spoke, he didn’t stop there. He launched another inch-force strike towards the opponent’s shoulder blade. Ren Yuan Hao had no chance to retaliate. After taking the punch, he immediately spat out another mouthful of blood, propping himself up with both hands.
“Just enduring it, still enduring it!”