Chapter 180 Sparring <TOC> Chapter 182 Launching the Attack
Translator: SumTLMan
Kari stood up from the ground with a grimy, ashen face, blood drips from his mouth and nose fell to the ground.
The onlookers immediately burst into laughter, as Kari was a respectable figure in the city of Avonigarda, and almost all the security officers had heard of him. Unexpectedly, he was defeated within just a few moves by an unknown Western Xia man.
“Who would have thought that Kari, with such a big name, is just a fake?”
“Acting like an expert in the sect all day, now his true colors are revealed.”
Although the whispers were suppressed, Kari, being an enhancer-type awakened individual, could hear everything clearly. His face turned beet red with veins bulging.
With such a humiliating defeat, his reputation built over more than twenty years had been tarnished.
“Kari was careless.”
Kallari’s expression was also unpleasant.
“This kid has actually spent his source essence on a holy relic at the fifth energy level. His Electrokinesis is much stronger than that of ordinary Electrokinesis.”
The Electrokinesis he had copied and produced was just an ordinary star-level holy relic, emitting an electric current that could only electrocute ordinary people, posing little threat to awakened individuals.
The electric arc emitted by Li Mu clearly exceeded the limits of Electrokinesis.
After all, he was a third energy level awakened individual with keen insight.
“Kari has been provoked and lost his composure.”
Kallari had a sudden realization. The opponent’s attack had been aimed at Kari’s face, just to provoke him. Kari had clearly fallen into a trap.
His disciple was determined to be a respectable person and placed great importance on his own reputation. Now, in his enraged state trying to save face, his judgment was already declining.
As expected, Kari wiped the blood from his mouth and nose and charged at Li Mu like a raging bull. His arms extended, layers of highly developed muscles tightened his loose combat uniform.
“Your little tricks are not bad, but the game is over!”
His steel fists brought a howling wind, stirring up dust in the arena. If struck by these fists, one would be directly crushed into pulp.
Unfortunately, his attack was too crude. Even an ordinary awakened individual, as long as they were not intimidated by his display, could barely dodge it, let alone Li Mu.
He was like a nimble swift, effortlessly dodging the barrage of punches that came like a torrential storm.
However, the highly attentive security officers were somewhat astonished, particularly the enhancer-type awakened individuals. They were convinced that despite Kari’s disheveled appearance, his fame was well-earned. If they were to confront such a torrent of assaults, they could only hold out for approximately ten moves before being vanquished. The only ones capable of contending with him were Gurbasik Singh, who had crafted four psychic energy pathways, and a few members of the Shen family.
Yet, Gurbasik Singh was already over eighty years old, and since he had not completely aligned with the Santanu family, he had been squandering his years in the most remote jurisdiction of Avonigarda province, possessing far less potential than the young and robust Kari.
Shen Xingyan had not initially come to the scene; he was too indolent to flatter Rajaral Santanu but was alerted by the vigor of their skirmish. He stood on the rooftop, listlessly observing the two exchanging blows.
“It seems that even in the most remote states, a few prodigies can still emerge.”
Kari’s prowess was commendable, and in those formidable states, he could also be considered talented. In Shen Xingyan’s eyes, Kari’s only shortcoming was his lack of combat experience, and his likelihood of progressing to the third level far surpassed Li Mu’s.
As for Li Mu, when he reached the fifth level, he had only implanted an unremarkable holy relic Electrokinesis, squandering the source essence enhancement and utterly wasting his talent, leaving him with minimal potential.
“Roar!”
Seeing that he couldn’t reach Li Mu regardless of his efforts, Kari bellowed angrily. His arm shimmered with a silvery glow, and he unleashed a forceful punch, but Li Mu diverted the force, causing it to land on the ground.
“Boom!”
With a resounding blast, the compacted sand-filled playground was instantly blown open, creating a vast pit and sending sand and gravel flying.
Li Mu also roared, his muscles tensing like steel cables coiling around him, his skin turning black, and his entire body growing three inches taller.
He landed a punch on Kari.
This punch was considerably heavier than the previous one, propelling Kari through the air like a cannonball and directly collapsing the camp’s wall.
Although Kallari was shrewd and experienced, he still struggled to suppress his inner turmoil.
“This is the White Rhino Energy Technique, but to cultivate it to such an extent!”
The White Rhino Energy Technique was a potent energy method that had spread from the neighboring state. In terms of intricacy, it surpassed even the White Steel Broken Flow Energy Technique. When cultivated to an advanced level, one could use psychic energy to fuse the skin and subcutaneous muscles into a single entity, as if donning a suit of flesh armor.
In this state, enhancer-type awakened individuals, despite rapidly consuming psychic energy, could withstand close-range gunfire from large-caliber machine guns and even endure a couple of cannon shots. This technique was considered a relatively successful imitation of the Eastern Xia Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield Energy technique.
If a complete psychic energy pathway could be formed, their defensive power could be taken to an even higher level.
“Boom!”
With an explosion, Kari furiously stood up from the ruins. Li Mu’s punch had left a clear imprint on his chest, and though his bones and muscles were not severely damaged, it was a deep humiliation.
“Calm down! Kari, you fool, your strength is superior to his! Calm down, he’s no match for you!”
Kallari could no longer bear to watch and roared loudly. His roar was like the awakening chimes and drums, snapping Kari back to his senses.
Kari took a few deep breaths, suppressing the agitation in his heart, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth:
“I underestimated you before, which is why I ended up in such a sorry state. Now, I’ll use all my abilities.”
A white light surrounded him, especially around the five psychic energy pathways, which glowed even brighter. He had not fully activated his psychic energy previously in his haste to regain face.
The next moment, Kari suddenly opened his mouth and let out a long howl.
“Roar!”
A visible wave of sound burst from his mouth, rushing towards Li Mu like a torrential flood, stirring up sand and stones along the way, and even obscuring the sky.
This was the holy relic Roar, a secret technique of the Kallari Sect, which could produce hurricane-like howls when implanted.
In the blink of an eye, Kari charged into the sandstorm like lightning, his muscular body soaring into mid-air, swinging a fierce punch at Li Mu!
“Got you!”
As if disrupted by the roar, Li Mu couldn’t dodge in time and could only raise his arm to block the punch.
“Boom!”
With a muffled sound, the steel fist-like punch was blocked. However, the terrifying force generated a shockwave that blew away the sand and dust, and sent Li Mu flying horizontally for more than ten meters, leaving two long marks on the ground.
Before Li Mu could recover, Kari had already pounced in front of him like a fierce beast.
The two fiercely clashed, with Kari, who had fully activated his psychic energy pathways, gaining the upper hand.