In the mountains and forests, after only their first clash, Lin Ce's massive iron club shattered.
After shattering the giant iron rod, Hu Er's fist continued forward, heading towards the end of Lin Ce's hand.
With a frown, Lin Ce released the giant iron cudgel in his hand and clenched his fist to meet the attack.
Tiger Two was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised.
Lin Ce's actions were beyond his expectations.
Logically speaking, if a person's weapon is destroyed, shouldn't they retreat?
Lin Ce is no ordinary person.
In fact, after mastering martial arts such as "Mountain Breaking Fist," "Green Rock Robe," and "Great Ginseng Skill" to a considerable degree, the strength of his own body had long surpassed that of the giant iron staff.
His actions were not a last resort.
He could tell that Tiger Two's attack was incredibly powerful, but it wasn't either an "external force" or an "internal force" technique.
A swirling vortex of air enveloped the outside of the opponent's fist.
If I'm not mistaken, that should be the "Qi Jin" that only a seventh-rank martial artist can possess.
At this level, martial artists with "qi energy" will have a much greater destructive power compared to those at the ninth or eighth rank, and ordinary weapons simply cannot withstand qi energy attacks.
Using internal energy to protect the body can also defend against most weapon attacks.
Without divine weapons, it would be very difficult to harm a seventh-rank martial artist with internal energy using only the sharpness of metal.
Lin Ce hadn't even mastered "internal strength".
But at this moment, he was ready to clash with the other party.
"Bang!"
A loud bang.
After the giant iron rod shattered, the two men's fists finally collided in mid-air.
Lin Ce felt as if his fist had struck a mountain made of steel, or as if it had sunk into a layer of soft cotton.
The force of the attack was reduced by 30% the instant it made contact.
This is precisely the effect of Qi (vital energy).
It can be both gentle and firm.
When gentle, it can deflect force and defend; when rigid, it can unleash a powerful attack.
If it were any other martial artist who had not cultivated "internal strength," the outcome would have been decided in this single encounter.
His fists, even his arms and torso, will inevitably be destroyed by the force of the energy, his tendons and bones will break, and his flesh and blood will turn into mud.
But Lin Ce did not fall into that situation.
When his fist made contact with the opponent's energy, he could feel that the toughness of his skin membrane was not inferior at all in the contest with the energy.
Having gone through the skin-training phase, his skin's resistance to impact has reached an astonishing level.
Just as the other party's surprise began to surface, Lin Ce's muscles and bones roared, emitting a "hum," and he took a swift step forward, leaning heavily against something.
"Boom!"
His body was like cast iron, and when his shoulder slammed into his opponent, the force was enough to topple a giant mountain, sending Tiger Two's massive body flying backward.
The trees behind him couldn't stop his momentum at all, snapping and cracking as they went.
After standing up again, Hu Er looked at Lin Ce with joy in his eyes.
"Heh..."
With a roar like a ferocious beast, Tiger Two spoke up, "Not bad, not bad at all. Your physical strength far exceeds my expectations. I've really struck gold today."
Looking at Lin Ce, he was slightly surprised.
"However, if you've only practiced external martial arts and reached this level, that's the limit. Let me help you walk the path from now on."
As he spoke, Hu Er raised his palm into a knife and slashed down from a distance.
Instantly, a white, misty energy slashed across more than ten zhang, heading straight for Lin Ce.
As the energy blasted out, his terrifying body couldn't withstand it, and one of his arms exploded.
Lin Ce's face was tense, and his eyes were narrowed to slits.
This was the first time he had ever witnessed such a powerful force, spanning over ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).
Even among seventh-rank martial artists who have mastered internal energy, there are differences in strength.
Someone who can casually unleash a burst of energy several dozen feet long is definitely considered a strong individual among seventh-rank martial artists.
Lin Ce remained fearless.
He still didn't hide.
For him, an inch of energy could be used to fight head-on, and so could an energy spanning tens of feet.
This is simply his fighting style.
As a martial artist who "practices external hard skills" according to Hu Er, once he cannot gain the upper hand in a head-on confrontation, it will be the beginning of his defeat.
Lin Ce didn't think he would lose.
Come on.
With a powerful jolt, his entire body creaked and his bones roared, and even the roars of tigers and leopards could be heard within him. In addition, his skin bulged and his blood flowed like a great river.
At this moment, he pushed "Breaking Mountain Fist", "Green Rock Robe", and "Great Ginseng Skill" to their limits.
The ground beneath his feet shattered, and he burst forward.
He also used the "Flying Sand Step" to its fullest extent.
This strike represents the peak of his current strength.
He didn't think about winning or losing, but he knew the outcome would be revealed in this one strike.
"Boom!"
A terrifying roar resounded, and the powerful energy, several dozen feet long, slashed directly at him like the sharpest blade.
Wherever the energy struck, his clothes were the first to be torn apart.
But the next moment, the energy was blocked.
Lin Ce's skin throbbed, and after the strike of the qi, he felt a faint burning pain.
But the force of the qi ultimately failed to cut through the membrane.
The fine hairs on the skin's surface were reduced to dust by the force of the energy; that was the limit.
Lin Ce charged straight at Hu Er, bracing himself against the powerful slash.
Under the astonished gaze of his opponent, he had already prepared a powerful punch and threw it out suddenly.
"Buzz~"
This punch, in terms of both speed and power, reached the limit that Lin Ce could currently exert.
The air vibrated violently.
Like a giant mountain falling from the sky, it crashed directly onto the other party.
Amidst stunned gazes, Tiger Two's massive body trembled, turning into countless fragments, utterly shattered by that punch.
"This is……"
Lin Ce stood there, somewhat stunned.
To be honest, the power of that punch far exceeded his expectations.
He had a clear understanding of his own strength, and before throwing this punch, he thought he could at most destroy half of his opponent's body with one punch.
Completely destroying the opponent's entire body like this was something I never even imagined.
The reason for this situation is that this punch was not the one he had planned to throw.
When he unleashed this punch, pushing several martial arts techniques to their limits simultaneously, a certain change occurred under the catalysis of the "King of Darts" system.
One of the characteristics of this system is that there are no bottlenecks in martial arts training.
Real combat is, of course, a form of martial arts training in an extreme state.
This attack was combined into a single, ultimate martial arts move.
The combined ultimate move, when combined, has become several levels more powerful than before.
If the original strike had already surpassed the level of an eighth-grade martial artist and entered the level of a seventh-grade martial artist, then after becoming a combined ultimate move, its power would obviously have reached at least the peak of the seventh grade.
"Since I used 'Mountain-Breaking Fist,' 'Great Ginseng Skill,' 'Flying Sand Step,' and 'Azure Rock Robe' at the same time, perhaps I should name this attack 'Mountain-Breaking Great Flying Rock'?"
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