He got serious, fully focused, and stopped the unnecessary chatter.
Soon, two sounds emerged: "SNAP... BOOM!" First, the sound of breaking, then the sound of impact.
Immediately after, Li Changxiao, who just a moment earlier had been giving Su Yan a death glare, forcefully pushed off with his feet the next second, lunging at Su Yan like an unleashed spring. This time, his speed was unprecedentedly fast. His steps left a chaotic trail of shadows as he quickly snaked his way toward Su Yan.
At this moment, faced with Li Changxiao charging toward him at high speed, Su Yan simply had no time to pull out a tomato to smash at him. The most pressing thing to do was to brace himself, crossing his arms over his chest in defense.
Following that, there was a loud BANG! Li Changxiao’s iron fist, as heavy as a hundred thousand mountains, smashed into Su Yan’s arms, forcefully knocking him back several meters.
"HISS!" Gazing at his slightly bruised arms, Su Yan could not help but draw a sharp breath. A Half-step Legendary Level Being is indeed terrifying, actually injuring me with a single punch. It looks like I’m going to face a tough battle from now on.
With this thought, Su Yan took a deep breath; then his HP suddenly erupted, and his presence soared dramatically.
On the other side, Li Changxiao was secretly nursing his swollen fist. He appeared expressionless on the surface, but inside, he was questioning his life choices. Damn it! How can Su Yan be so tough!? Hitting him felt like punching a rock; my entire fist is numb! I even feel like there might be bone fractures, sending waves of unbearable pain.
Suddenly, the sound of something cutting through the air was heard. At the sound, Li Changxiao’s heart sank, and he immediately swung his fist toward the direction of the noise. But it was too late! By the time he reacted and threw his punch, Su Yan, who had just successfully closed in on his side, had already violently kicked his waist.
Following that, there was a loud THUD! Li Changxiao, struck hard, was sent reeling back ten meters, his facial features twisted in pain. Su Yan’s fierce kick was too powerful, causing tons of damage.
Having landed a hit, Su Yan did not pause but decisively pressed his attack, quickly moving toward Li Changxiao once again.
Caught off guard, Li Changxiao took another kick from Su Yan, adding injury upon injury, pain upon pain. But the good news was, as Su Yan’s kick came flying in, he, too, managed to land a punch on Su Yan’s kicking leg during the attack’s brief stun.
Shortly after, another BANG was heard. This time, Li Changxiao didn’t bother to dodge and took Su Yan’s punch head-on. Then, following the same tactic, he took advantage of the moment Su Yan was caught in his attack’s recovery frames to land a punch on his arm.
Three more to go, Li Changxiao thought to himself. Just three more, and I can successfully trigger my Creature Skill—Blood Rage.
And at that moment, Su Yan, seeing Li Changxiao choosing not to dodge twice in a row and instead opting to take the hits, unleashed a major move without a second thought, "Creature Skill—Specialize in Striking Faces—Extra Damage on Females—Straight Punch Trio!"
No sooner had he spoken than Su Yan launched three punches straight at Li Changxiao’s head. Confronted with these incoming punches, Li Changxiao still chose not to dodge but to take them head-on, all so that he could maximize his opportunity to retaliate while Su Yan was stuck in the recovery frames after the attack.
Quickly, Su Yan’s Straight Punch Trio hit Li Changxiao squarely in the head, one after another, leaving him with three large bumps. Li Changxiao, meanwhile, took the opportunity to retaliate three times, triggering his Blood Rage state.
However, the spectators below, who were unaware of these details, were all left completely bemused. What on earth is happening? Isn’t Li Changxiao’s approach tantamount to destroying a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of his own soldiers? And if this continues, won’t he eventually be defeated? What exactly is Li Changxiao thinking? Many in the audience were puzzled, feeling as if Li Changxiao had lost his mind.
Not only did the lay spectators fail to understand Li Changxiao’s tactics, but even the scholarly elite among the evolutionary exam candidates were frowning in confusion. Especially Lü Shuyu, Li Changxiao’s old rival, who couldn’t help but sigh, "I originally thought that with both their Creature Levels at the Half-step Legendary Level, the competition would be incredibly fierce. But I never expected the situation on stage to become so one-sided. It seems even among prodigies, there are disparities."
Xu Haolong, a fellow Luo City candidate like Su Yan, upon hearing this, expressed his doubts, "Honestly, Su Yan’s physical toughness is outrageously off the charts. I seriously suspect he might be a mythical beast disguised as a human. Thinking more radically, he might even be a hybrid of a mythical beast and the Human race. Otherwise, how can he, being on the same Half-step Legendary Level as Li Changxiao and without relying on any Creature Skills to boost him, dominate Li Changxiao ?"
Xu Haolong’s analysis sounded far-fetched, with no real basis, but for some reason, it seemed somewhat plausible upon first hearing. Therefore, quite a few students, upon hearing this, nodded in agreement, feeling it was a possibility.