Chapter 496: Section 283: Exhilarating
The dragon-man youth’s speed was indeed improving.
Despite his previous speed already being at his limit.
But now, the dragon-man youth was constantly breaking through his limits.
There was only one reason for this phenomenon, and that was the Big Arena Badge.
If the Big Arena Badge only increased speed, the dragon-man youth would actually feel uncomfortable and reveal flaws in fierce battles.
But the Big Arena Badge provided an all-around enhancement, not just increasing the dragon-man youth’s speed, but also his defense, strength, dynamic vision, nerve reaction speed, and so on.
Thus, the dragon-man youth naturally mastered this breakthrough speed beyond his own limits.
“Fast, too fast. How can Long Fu further increase speed?!” Many spectators watched in shock.
Members of the Saber Gang’s cheers and shouts grew quieter and quieter.
Because they all generally realized: although Xiong Ju had extricated himself, he was clearly at a disadvantage, his attacks posed hardly a threat to the dragon-man youth.
Many times, Xiong Ju could only watch helplessly as the dragon-man youth outsped him.
His moves were wide open to begin with. Once the dragon-man youth could dodge on time, Xiong Ju’s openings were everywhere to be seen.
“Opportunity!”
The dragon-man youth seized on Xiong Ju’s missed attacks and again unleashed a Blast Fist.
Xiong Ju stumbled backward, continuously diffusing the force of the Blast Fist during his retreat.
He adjusted his defensive strategy, paying special attention to certain attacks from the dragon-man youth.
As long as he stood his ground, not getting hit into mid-air, the situation wouldn’t be too dire.
Combat Skill—Machine Gun Bullet Fist.
Combat Skill—Blast Fist.
The dragon-man youth’s attacking combat skills were used in rotation, causing Xiong Ju to retreat step by step.
Members of the Saber Gang gradually fell into silence.
Everyone could see clearly that their leader, Xiong Ju, was gradually losing the power to fight back.
The offensive launched by the dragon-man youth was relentless, like continuous waves.
He couldn’t help but let out successive long howls, fully displaying the demeanor of a strong fighter.
The dragon-man youth felt exhilaratingly liberated!
In the grand melee on Twin Eyes Island, he had once faced Ear Scratcher, a Golden Level Fishman.
But regrettably, the situation was not favorable at the time, and as the leader of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, he had to consider the group as a whole.
In the end, he suppressed his desire to confront a strong opponent and chose to retreat.
This time, although Xiong Ju was not a Golden Level fighter, Xiong Ju’s own strength was very formidable, and combined with his luxurious equipment, he became the toughest opponent the dragon-man youth had encountered since leaving the island.
Another key point was that Xiong Ju was tough-skinned and muscular, with high defense, making him an excellent punching bag.
The dragon-man youth seldom had the chance to freely execute his attacks. Even with a practice room on the demon energy ship, he couldn’t truly go all out.
The feeling of going all out was truly very comfortable.
During the attacks, the dragon-man youth mobilized his entire strength.
His spirit and body reached a high level of unity.
His fighting energy, combat skills, in-battle thinking, and instinctive body reactions, and other combat-related factors, coordinated and harmonized with each other.
In the fierce battle, these factors produced a wonderful chemical reaction.
This was an improvement he could not get from normal training.
Only in the heat of battle, in the process of going all out, could these factors fully emerge, then rapidly harmonized, becoming more and more coordinated.
And as a result of this coordination, the dragon-man youth’s performance in battle became faster and stronger!
His spirit and soul seemed to soar, as if transcending the confines of his body.
Never before had he felt so vividly alive, so aware of his own existence.
Every charge, every reverberating step, every punch, every satisfying sensation of Xiong Ju’s body denting under his blows… all served as proof of his existence.
He was himself!
Zhenjin was not him, Long Fu was not him, or rather, they were just parts of him.
Then there was the comprehensive enhancement the Big Arena Badge brought to the dragon-man youth.
Now his speed, his strength, his defense and recovery abilities all far exceeded his usual limits.
The novelty and thrill of surpassing limits were irresistible.
And the thrill of continuously surpassing limits naturally did not end quickly.
“So it turns out, my speed can reach such levels.”
“So it turns out, this is what it feels like when my fists become stronger and I strike the enemy!”
The dragon-man youth was getting stronger each moment, surpassing the limits of a split second before.
The dragon-man youth’s assault was like a fierce surge!
Xiong Ju was already being beaten back, dizzy and disoriented. He could only weakly resist based on his body’s instincts.
The leaders of the Saber Gang all had grave expressions, some even instinctively holding their breath.
Xiong Ju’s defeat was now fully obvious.
If this continued, he would be defeated!
The Demon hybrid leader alone in a viewing VIP room clenched his teeth in the darkness, his gaze towards the dragon-man youth brimming with viciousness.
He then focused on Xiong Ju, muttering under his breath, “Damn fool, idiot! Why haven’t you used my Evil Eye I gave you?”
Xiong Ju had forgotten.
This was quite normal.
Ordinary people suddenly caught in a fight often have a blank mind, adrenaline surge, a greatly narrowed field of vision, and are extremely tense and excited both mentally and physically.
Although Xiong Ju wasn’t an ordinary person and had been through countless battles, he too could forget to use his equipment.
In fact, Xiong Ju was not the type of fighter who could analyze calmly.
He was a real warrior.
In battle, the more irritable and resentful he became, the more formidable his combat power seemed.
His body’s instinct was stronger than his own thought.
This powerful bodily instinct was shaped by none other than himself.
Through countless strenuous training sessions and innumerable battles big and small throughout his career, he had gradually formed his current combat style.
This also led to the situation that had occurred before—
Although Xiong Ju wore the shoulder badge of a Wandering Armor and carried on his waist the Little Thunder God Flying Hammer, he did not prioritize their use.
It was because his body’s instinct took precedence over his mind, dominating the fight.
It was not until the Dwarf leader’s shout reminded Xiong Ju that he finally reacted and used the Wandering Armor and Little Thunder God Flying Hammer.
“Xiong Ju, hurry and use what I gave you!” the Demon hybrid leader finally couldn’t resist and screamed shrilly.
But Xiong Ju did not hear it.
The Dragon-man youth silently activated the sound collection box he carried with him.
This alchemy device was able to collect sounds, preventing their spread.
Used internally, it could create an environment for secretive planning.
Used externally, it could create a quiet space.
The Dragon-man youth did this to prevent Xiong Ju from getting reminders.
He was not sure if Xiong Ju had more borrowed equipment on him, but the Dragon-man youth had learned his lesson from the Wandering Armor.
To be on the safe side, he took precautions in advance.
To prevent Xiong Ju from receiving outside reminders again.
He was different from Xiong Ju.
Although he had the powerful Bloodline of the King of Flame Dragon and used Combat Skills that were all explosive and in a straight line charge, he was fighting with his mind.
No matter how intense the battle, he never stopped thinking.
The sound collection box blocked out the Demon leader’s reminder.
But Xiong Ju did not notice this small alchemy device taking effect.
His situation was dire, he was parrying left and right, relying on his beast-like powerful combat instinct, struggling to resist the Dragon-man youth’s fierce assault.
“Damn it!” the Demon hybrid leader saw that his reminders were completely futile, and the malice in his eyes grew even darker.
“Xiong Ju cannot lose, and neither can the Saber Gang!” the Demon hybrid began to mutter under his breath.
Although he was a fighter, he had the Demon Bloodline.
He had the inherent Magic-like Spells of his Bloodline!
This gave him a certain ability to cast Spells.
Although his lips moved, not a single sound came from the Demon leader’s mouth.
This was silent casting!
A powerful technique related to spellcasting.
In this respect, the Demon hybrid was stronger than the Dragon-man youth.
The Dragon-man youth also had the Magic-like Spell, Dragon Breath, but every time he used it, he had to chant loudly in Dragonese.
Only after taking some time, the Dragon-man youth could successfully cast the spell. During this process, he would be exposed, and the loud Dragonese would attract enemies to attack.
The Demon hybrid, seated in the spectator’s box and using silent casting, remained unnoticed for a while.
He had lent Xiong Ju the Evil Eye the night before.
And Xiong Ju had swallowed the Evil Eye before the battle began.
So, when the Demon hybrid cast the Magic-like Spell afterward, the Evil Eye inside Xiong Ju immediately activated.
The Evil Eye moved within Xiong Ju’s body and then quickly surfaced.
A hole had been made in the leather armor at the center of Xiong Ju’s chest by the Dragon-man youth’s attack.
The Evil Eye peered out from the body, following the hole outward.
But on the outermost layer of Xiong Ju’s chest was the Wandering Armor.
This did not prevent the Evil Eye from locking onto the Dragon-man youth.
Because the Evil Eye’s probing mainly relied on, not light or vision, but a spiritual connection.
The Dragon-man youth did not notice the activation of the Evil Eye.
The next moment, the corners of the Demon leader’s mouth slightly curled up, revealing a cruel murderous intent.
He directly activated the Evil Eye.
The Evil Eye suddenly emitted a miserable gray-white beam.
The gray-white beam struck the Dragon-man youth in an instant.
Because they were too close, the Dragon-man youth had no time to react before he was hit by the Evil Eye’s psychic beam.
His soul shook violently, his spirit suffered a heavy blow, and was on the verge of collapse within an instant.
Externally, just as he was about to execute the Machine Gun Bullet Fist Combat Skill, it ended in failure.
The Combat Skill did not succeed and backfired on him.
The Fighting energy inside the Dragon-man youth became extremely chaotic. He vomited a mouthful of fresh red blood.
Blood oozed from his nose, ears, and corners of his eyes, and the whole person fell into a severe dizziness.
For a while, he could not even think.
The previously almost shadow-like body came to a sudden halt and was completely revealed.
At this moment, the Dragon-man youth was extremely weakened, and his whole body was riddled with gaps and flaws.