Chapter 132: Chapter 42 The Stage of Genius Chapter 132: Chapter 42 The Stage of Genius Editor: Noodletown Translations Again?
He had just demonstrated the peak power of a level 17 Stone Breaking Fist, so how was it that the boy could defend without a scratch using such a strange technique?
This couldn’t be happening, disbelief covered the face of candidate 298.
Under this power, even Yungang Rock would crack from one punch.
Mu Fan needed to confirm the method of exertion used in this Fighting Skill once more, using this second observation to catch details missed the first time.
No one present realized that at this moment, the boy intended to master his opponent’s exclusive martial arts in an extremely short period.
Candidate 298 gritted his teeth, twisting his fist back at his waist.
This time, he intended to crush the boy opposite him with one blow.
He didn’t care whether that punch would end in life or death, he just wanted victory!
So that’s how it was.
This time, Mu Fan paid special attention to the rotation pattern of his opponent’s fist and arm, noticing a slight pause at specific joints.
When that fist, carried by the whistle of the wind, approached him, Mu Fan spotted seven minute pauses.
The punch was about to hit him, and Mu Fan finally confirmed there were no other changes.
Stone Breaking Fist, 40% understood!
The remaining 60% needed continuous practice to improve upon this skill learned through observation.
Mu Fan suddenly side-stepped, his whole body tilting at a 60-degree angle to face the attack.
His right palm intercepted the attack trajectory.
Using his right palm as the circle’s center, his left hand settled on the back of his right hand, forming a 90-degree angle between his two arms.
Mu Fan executed this defensive move faster than the fist coming at him.
A dull thud.
The opponent’s fist sank into Mu Fan’s palm again.
Mu Fan used the angle to deflect most of the enormous punching power, this time stepping back slightly.
A look of joy spread across candidate 298’s face; this attack was successful.
But his expression soon changed.
He realized he didn’t feel like he had pushed Mu Fan back; it seemed more like…
the opponent brought him along in retreat.
What was going on!
Observing the fight were several academy Observers in the crowd, as well as peers who recognized him, alongside Zhang Yuanren, Eli, Paje, and others.
Suddenly, they saw Mu Fan perform an inexplicable move.
His left hand suddenly withdrew, his right palm exerting force with five fingers, grasping tightly onto the opponent’s fist.
At this moment, Mu Fan’s right arm unleashed level 20 strength, yanking back and swinging wide!
Everyone witnessed one person on Fighting Platform 43 suddenly being swung single-handedly into a semi-circle in mid-air by another.
By the abrupt motion and fierce action, once the person was slammed onto the platform, they would surely be smashed into a pulp.
The typically calm Fighting Platform 43 displayed such a brutal finishing move.
Several academy Observers watching simultaneously stood up, completely unprepared for Mu Fan’s unprovoked outburst.
Swift as the wind, still as the forest, motionless as a mountain, aggressive as fire!
These sixteen words were perhaps the best portrayal of Mu Fan at this moment.
When Mu Fan erupted, even those not paying attention saw the dormant yet astounding power in his presence.
Aggressive as fire!
Now Mu Fan was like a volcano suddenly erupting.
Some eyes bore a cruel gleam, hoping to see a scene of flesh and blood.
Death would mean one less opponent immediately.
Hah!
Just as the opponent was about to be slammed into the ground, Mu Fan subtly rotated his right arm, spinning the opponent in mid-air, and causing candidate 298 to be dizzy from the sudden spin.
Let go.
Mu Fan abruptly released his grip.
His opponent was flung parallel to the platform, just inches above it, landing below.
After tens of seconds, the person got up, panic evident on their face, relieved to see their limbs intact.
Mu Fan had changed the slam into a toss, sparing the opponent from lethal injury, leaving only disheveled embarrassment.
Every move executed with apparent ease.
In a specific observation room, Ruan Xiongfei’s eyes gleamed.
This kid displayed such meticulous exertion technique, and with such skill revealed, it wasn’t exaggerating to say he could command a major planet.
Elite talent!
In Ruan Xiongfei’s heart, Mu Fan had jumped three levels, from excellent cannon fodder.
If people knew the notoriously discerning Bald Ruan held such a high opinion of a young boy, one wonders what they would think.
Unfortunately, Ruan Xiongfei’s face remained stoic, giving nothing away to onlookers.
Other Observers raised their grading score for Mu Fan again.
It’s safe to say that Mu Fan’s seemingly effortless finishing move instantly refreshed the impression of him relying on sheer force earlier to astonish the audience.
“Candidate 1578 wins!”
With the verdict, Mu Fan gracefully jumped off the platform and returned to the rest area.
Eli, with a complex expression, observed Mu Fan, acknowledging that he must offer congratulations.
Mu Fan’s last strike was significantly more impressive to insiders than Paje’s brute force method.
The honest big guy Paje sincerely commented, “Mu Fan, that last strike was beautiful, impressive!”
Mu Fan responded with a smile, “I gained some insights during the fight and just used them.”
Then Mu Fan closed his eyes to rest.
Before he could fully reflect on the exertion technique of Stone Breaking Fist, exclamations reached his ears.
“The guy over there takes hits well!”
“My God, is this the immortal cockroach?”
“Getting hit like that and not even spitting blood, just smiling, is there something wrong with his head?”
“His endurance is terrifying; how haven’t we heard of him before?
He seems so ordinary.”
“Another heavy hit, still not down.”
“Why do I feel like his opponent is about to forfeit?”
…
Mu Fan, with sharp hearing, couldn’t help but show interest, getting up and following the crowd’s gaze.
Platform 21.
Two people were confronting each other.
One was short and stout, bare-chested, with sweat glistening on his muscles, and his exaggerated arms indicated his punching power certainly exceeded normal people.
He was fiercely punching, looking truly aggressive.
The other was tall and burly, wearing a simple striped T-shirt, letting the opponent’s heavy punches land mercilessly on him, but simply smiled foolishly, appearing somewhat simple-minded no matter how you looked at that smile.
The short, stout candidate was known to some; he was the Monster Power Boxing King from the seventh test site, punching with level 19 strength during testing.
Yet now his heavy blows on the tall boy seemed ineffective, leaving him both shocked and enraged.
“Whew!”
Now, each punch was accompanied by sweat, and after ten minutes, he had to finally pause to catch his breath.
Suddenly, the tall boy opened his mouth foolishly, “Is it my turn now?”
Mu Fan witnessed an amusing scene.
The tall boy smoothed his T-shirt’s creases, patted himself, then spread his arms and lunged towards his opponent with great strides.
Seeing this, the opponent hurriedly unleashed a series of heavy punches.
But the tall boy neither dodged nor retreated, advancing and crashing into the opponent, smiling foolishly afterward.
The tall boy, like a bulldozer, directly pushed his opponent, who was struggling and resisting, to the edge of the platform and then pushed hard with both hands.
Thud!
The Monster Power Boxing King from the seventh site, with 19-level strength, was crudely pushed off the platform.
Can this actually happen?
Mu Fan was also somewhat dumbfounded, knowing he had to adopt a stance to defend against blows of that level.
Was the tall boy not feeling pain at all?
Such endurance…
The reality might be suffocating.
This truly was a stage for geniuses.
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