Their fists collided, unleashing a torrent of ferocious power. The two figures were locked in a stalemate.

’This is...’

Yuan Luàn’s pupils constricted. He could feel the immense power erupting from his opponent’s body—it was nearly equal to his own. Even their Physical Strength was almost identical!

’How is this possible?! The last time I encountered this guy, his body was still so fragile it couldn’t take a single hit. He didn’t dare to clash with me head-on at all. He could only contend with me by relying on his powerful Recovery Power and a terrifying burst of strength that exceeded his physical limits.’

’But now, his Physical Strength and Power are already comparable to mine.’

’And it’s only been a little over two months!’

’How in the world did this guy do it?!’

An intense sense of crisis surged through Yuan Luàn.

’The intel was wrong. He’s so much stronger now. Even before this power-up, he was already a threat to me. So now...’

"So a head-on confrontation is no longer a problem, huh..."

Zhou Yuanjue suddenly retreated, his star-like eyes filled with calm.

"I don’t know why you came alone, but I’m sure you’re not the only expert they sent to ambush me this time."

"In other words, I don’t have much time before the others get here."

"So, this useless probing ends now. I’m going to use my full strength to finish this as quickly as possible..."

As he spoke, Zhou Yuanjue slowly sank into a crouch. He spread his arms like a pair of unfurling wings. At the tip of his fist, his thumb pressed against his middle finger, forming a shape like the sharp beak of a great bird.

This was a stance from the Red Falcon Fist.

However, Zhou Yuanjue’s Fist Technique had long since surpassed the scope of Red Falcon Fist. At this point, perhaps another name was needed to describe it.

’It’s that special explosive Fist Technique again...’

Yuan Luàn’s expression turned grim. Back in Banku, he had witnessed Zhou Yuanjue’s powerful explosive move, and it was that terrifying technique that had posed such a great threat to him.

And that was an attack launched when his opponent was severely limited by his Physical Strength.

’How strong will that explosion of power be now?’

In truth, not even Zhou Yuanjue himself could say for certain what level his explosive power could now reach.

’Fortunately, I have a very suitable test subject right in front of me.’

’Instinctual suppression, self-limitation... deactivated.’

This enhanced body was activating at full power for the very first time!

SCREEEEEE!!!

A piercing sound rang out. This time, however, it wasn’t the sound of his fist cutting through the air. It was the sound of his entire body creating friction with the air as he unleashed his full power.

’It’s coming! So fast!’

Yuan Luàn’s pupils constricted, and the powerful muscles all over his body tensed.

He vaguely saw Zhou Yuanjue thrust a piercing Cunning Hand strike toward him.

The air parted like the tide. If one were to look down from hundreds of meters in the air, they would see a spectacular sight in the Gobi.

The airflow was visibly cleaved apart, forming a V-shape with Zhou Yuanjue’s fist at its apex, spreading out to cover a range of over a hundred meters.

Furthermore, because the cells throughout Zhou Yuanjue’s body were now emanating Starlight from within, his high-speed movement left a long trail of light in his wake.

Seen from the sky, he looked like a star falling from the heavens, piercing the atmosphere as it crashed toward the earth!

The immense pressure, combined with the roiling air, actually made Yuan Luàn feel slightly suffocated.

He also felt an unfamiliar fear.

"Bring it on!"

Yuan Luàn crossed his arms in front of his chest. The Rebellion cells in his body rapidly multiplied and swelled, making his arms look like a pair of blood-red shields.

SCREECH!

Zhou Yuanjue’s attack slammed directly into the center of Yuan Luàn’s defense, like a falling star crashing into a planet’s surface.

Flame Beak, Star Fall!

For a moment, time seemed to slow.

Zhou Yuanjue’s fingertips were the first to make contact with Yuan Luàn’s terrifyingly strong and dense arms. The tough skin slowly caved in. Then, the steel-like muscle fibers snapped apart, and bones as hard as alloy were shattered, emitting a nauseating, cracking sound.

The immense recoil deformed Zhou Yuanjue’s fingers, bending them and breaking the bones. But this injury was a vast improvement over last time, when nearly his entire arm had been fractured.

With his body’s enhanced Recovery Ability, an injury like this would heal in an instant!

SPLURT!

Hot, crimson blood sprayed from the wound. Not even Yuan Luàn had expected to suffer such a severe injury from a single blow. Before this, he would have thought it impossible.

’But it’s fine. As long as he can’t completely break through my defenses, my body can repair any wound!’

However, before he could even catch his breath, an even more terrifying storm descended upon him.

What he never expected was that Zhou Yuanjue’s attack was not just a single strike.

What awaited him was a torrential downpour of consecutive blows.

This was the signature move of one who had achieved Mastery of the Red Falcon Fist, a variation evolved from Hundred Falcons’ Cry.

But this move far surpassed anything the previous generations of Red Falcon Fist practitioners could have ever imagined.

His fists, wreathed in Starlight and trailing long tails of light, fell relentlessly, like a meteor shower crashing down to Earth from space!

Flame Beak, Star Fall!

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Under Zhou Yuanjue’s precise control, nearly all of his attacks landed on the exact same spot.

His powerful physique finally gave him a chance to put his terrifying Martial Arts Techniques to use once more.

SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

Yuan Luàn was driven back again and again by the dense, terrifying assault. He was horrified to discover that the destructive power of his opponent’s Fist Technique was simply too great. With every blow landing on the same spot, the damage was already overwhelming the healing ability of his Rebellion cells!

The wounds on his arms deepened with each strike. Chunks of crimson flesh flew through the air, still writhing with potent Life Force even after being severed.

The fractures in the bones of his arms grew more severe.

’Damn it!’

Yuan Luàn roared in fury. ’A being like me is actually being suppressed in a direct clash?! How is this possible?!’

’A mere human!’

Just as he was about to unleash a violent burst of power.

CRACK!

A sharp, cracking sound echoed. He stared blankly as his own arms, bones shattered, were torn from his body by the terrifying assault and sent flying into the distance.

’Impossible...’

Without the protection of his arms, his entire body was exposed to Zhou Yuanjue’s sight.

What filled his vision were countless brilliant points of starlight, approaching from the distance.

All the Stars, Falling!!