From the white steam ahead, a towering figure burst forth.
That massive dark shadow struck like a semi-truck crashing fiercely.
Xiang Nan was sent flying sideways, his muscles and bones violently shaken. Everything around him seemed to rush by like riding the clouds and driving the mist, with the sound of a roaring wind in his ears.
He slammed hard against a steel column, the immense impact bending it out of shape. The surrounding railings, groaning under the strain, barely held on. Xiang Nan half-knelt on the ground, feeling intense pain in his arms and chest, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, gasping heavily for air.
He tried to stand up, but his legs trembled weakly, nearly exhausted.
A heavy footsteps sound gradually approached in front of Xiang Nan.
He looked up somewhat dazedly.
He certainly saw an iron-red colored little giant, towering at two meters and thirty centimeters.
The giant seemed to be clad in heavy armor, radiating intense heat, with white steam billowing. His arms, like marble columns, had muscles exaggerated to the extreme. Countless veins sprawled across the skin’s surface like nearly a hundred pythons.
The giant’s face, with fierce and twisted veins, formed a formidable pattern.
Suddenly, a gale howled. A fist as large as a head hovered just five centimeters above Xiang Nan’s head, bringing a surge of overwhelming power.
"The third punch will kill you."
A rumbling voice emanated from the giant’s chest cavity.
An icy silence followed, filled with an overwhelmingly dominant tone.
Xiang Nan mustered his strength,
but as soon as he opened his mouth, fresh blood spilled from the corners.
He dejectedly lowered his head, "I concede."
Whoosh, a massive arm slowly retracted.
Bai Xiao slowly turned around and walked off the platform without looking back.
"Power is fundamental. I truly hit him with only that one punch. But, that one punch was already enough!"
After a few seconds of silence, the venue erupted into a feverish discussion that spread like a virus. Not just the Core Disciples but even the Elders with higher realms of vision and experience began to show surprise, losing their usual composure.
Bai Xiao, three battles, three victories!
The Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s second core, Xiang Nan, defeated!
Such strength, such realm, he’s clearly the successor of the school!
It’s said that Bai Xiao is just twenty-four years old? My God...
Below the platform, in the area occupied by the Fierce Bird Sect.
Bai Xiao was surrounded by many Core Disciples and Elders, particularly the sixth core, Jiang Jing, who kept asking questions with childlike curiosity. Defeating the second core of the Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall in public was more shocking and thrilling than eliminating Blood Luo during a previous core trial.
Aside from Wu Binghe, the eldest brother of the Fierce Bird Sect.
The standard of the core disciples of the Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall and Fierce Bird Sect was similar.
The Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s second core can be equated to the Fierce Bird Sect’s second core. In other words, Bai Xiao defeated Xia Shi, who went all out!
You should know, in the fighting hall of the Fierce Bird Sect.
All the other cores are the second senior sister Xia Shi’s grueling training partners and punching bags.
The gap is not a single level.
In the crowd, Xia Shi was also looking up and down at Bai Xiao with astonished eyes,
as if meeting this person for the first time.
Bai Xiao stood silently in place, responding briefly to a few comments. Then, he reached up and tore off his fighting clothes that were already shredded due to the battle. He looked down to see five white marks at the location of his chest.
Underneath the white marks, a faint red line was barely visible.
In the Hundred Python Swallowing Elephant State, Bai Xiao’s defensive power was shockingly strong.
Xiang Nan’s steel claws with tearing force could not completely breach his defense.
It was almost a situation of despair.
Not able to penetrate the skin, let alone defeat or even kill the opponent?
This battle was destined before it even took place.
Xiang Nan was bound to lose!
Bai Xiao’s coarse hand gently swept over his chest.
Instantly, a sound akin to steel plates scraping was heard.
"Worthy of being the second core who mastered refined force."
"If it were a bit sharper, it might have actually broken through my defense..."