“Mongrel!”
Xiao Lin calmly and clearly repeated it a few times. He was using Ancient Normese. If Planet Norma and Earth’s ancient civilizations really did interact with each other, the sea god would not be too unfamiliar with those words.
Sure enough, the sea god was angered once again.
Without the use of any magic, and without controlling any water, Poseidon sent his fist straight at Xiao Lin’s torso. After regaining his strength, Xiao Lin could have used his power on dodging with Phantom Steps, and he would at least have been able to avoid most of the damage, but he did not do so.
Dodging pointlessly might be able to make the battle last a little longer, but it was pointless. He needed to delay it for an hour, not just a few minutes.
So compared to defending, counterattacking was more effective.
Xiao Lin clearly knew the difference between Poseidon and himself. Even after being drained by the sky fish, even though Poseidon had yet to acclimatize to Planet Norma’s laws, it still did not change that gap.
There was no meaning to fighting normally, because it would be hard for Xiao Lin’s attacks to hit Poseidon. Even if it were with his spells and sword aura, even if it was enhanced by his Ruin state, it was useless if it did not hit.
So Xiao Lin decided to change his way of fighting.
When Poseidon’s fist fell, Xiao Lin coughed out mouthfuls of blood, yet his face had a sly smile as he tightly pinned down Poseidon’s arm before he swung his right fist down.
Bang!
The sound of heavy steel being hit could be heard, and Xiao Lin’s fist was in pain. That man’s skin was as hard as steel, but his punch still had an effect because the moment his punch landed, he entered Ruin state, and when he pulled his arm back, he instantly deactivated Ruin.
Under Ruin, the peak of Xiao Lin’s power could rival those at Silver rank, and Poseidon’s body was not in a good condition at that moment. It was evident how intense his fight against the sky fish was from the wounds on his body.
Xiao Lin’s punch had deliberately targeted those wounded areas, which had decreased the large advantage a Gold rank had against a Silver rank.
After the momentary exchange, the two figures separated again. Xiao Lin felt Poseidon’s punch and fell on the floor, but since there was a lot of water, the impact was greatly lessened, and it had at least reduced the amount of pain Xiao Lin felt.
Poseidon’s face looked even angrier. He touched the depression that the fist made on his stomach, and it was obvious he had felt the pain as well, even if it was just an itch. However, he understood that the inconsequential human in front of him had actually caused himself material harm.
“Hahaha!” Xiao Lin happily laughed, even though he had suffered a greater injury than his opponent.
The Momentary Ruin was something that Xiao Lin had slowly mastered after using Ruin for so many times. He had used it when he was in the New World, and after training with it when he got back to the academy, he now had a higher mastery of it.
Momentary Ruin’s advantage was that he could just unleash the peak state of his body the instant he needed it, and he could rapidly remove it after he finished his attack. Doing so might not be able to increase the power of his attacks, but it drastically reduced the consumption of strength, and reduced the burden it put on his body.
Ruin was Xiao Lin’s greatest advantage, but it always carried a very big problem, which was its massive consumption of Xiao Lin’s energy and strength, leading to him not being able to maintain it for too long. However, in truth, even in intense combat, he did not need his Ruin state at every moment.
It was just that the battles that Xiao Lin had experienced thus far had allowed him to easily undo his Ruin state after activating it quickly most of the time, which was why he did not need Momentary Ruin. This was actually the first time Xiao Lin used that technique so comprehensively in actual battle, and the effect was even better than he anticipated.
Poseidon rushed forward once again, even faster and more explosively than the last time. Those red fists were enveloped in a deep blue glow. The enraged Poseidon had increased his own strength, and Xiao Lin could even feel the attack from the air before the fist landed.
Momentary Ruin!
This time Xiao Lin used it in defense. In order to preserve his strength, he only used it at the moment the fist came in contact with him, and the power was at its highest. He did not dodge as usual, and used his temporarily strengthened body to block that blow.
How painful!
Xiao Lin could not resist clenching his teeth, but the pain was actually lighter than earlier. It was naturally impossible to be completely uninjured, but the remaining pain would be endured by him!
As a response, Xiao Lin activated Momentary Ruin again, and this time his fist had a moderate amount of sword aura, aiming right at Poseidon’s lower parts.
Fine, he had to admit his targeting was a bit despicable, but Xiao Lin did not care at that moment.
Poseidon once again pushed away in pain because he had carelessly got too close to Xiao Lin, causing him to not have enough time to avoid Xiao Lin’s attack under Ruin despite clearly seeing Xiao Lin’s plan.
The battle continued, and Xiao Lin’s fighting style that put his life on the line had proven useful. Even though it seemed like Poseidon had the advantage, Xiao Lin had still managed to cause him quite a bit of damage. Xiao Lin had started to employ all sorts of underhanded methods in his attacks.
Almost an hour had passed, and the panting Xiao Lin could no longer tell how much time was left in the examination. He only registered Poseidon as his opponent in his consciousness. Even though the battle did not look that intense, in truth, Xiao Lin needed all his focus, because he needed to control every second Ruin was activated and deactivated. He might be finished if he was just a second late, and wasting just a second meant he would have even less time left.
Xiao Lin’s heavy panting was very scary. It was like he could collapse and never get up at any moment. His state was not better than Poseidon. No, it was definitely worse. Putting his life on the line like that meant he had to endure even more injuries. Without any protection or armor to help him other than his own body.
The clothes on his body had all been ripped apart by Poseidon’s attacks, and there was not a piece of untouched skin on his body. His whole naked body was filled with blood, and it was no longer possible to tell his blood and Poseidon’s apart.
However, he still endured.
Relying on Momentary Ruin, even facing an exhausted Poseidon was no easy task.
Poseidon’s rage had disappeared at some point. He looked at Xiao Lin, and suddenly asked in Ancient Normese, “Who are you?” Because Xiao Lin had used Ancient Normese earlier, he naturally thought that it was Xiao Lin’s native language.