Chapter 4: Earth-Shattering Change!

  "Winner: One punch knockout, score +340."

  The result emerged on the light screen, ruthlessly declaring a fact - Tu Hu lost.

  The entire martial arts hall fell silent at once, with all sorts of emotions on everyone's face: suspicion, shock, questioning, incredulity...

  A butcher with a score of 34,527 actually lost like this and was defeated by an unknown guy, how is that possible?

  In the corner of the rest area, Quik and Wu Zhong also had different expressions, with varying degrees of astonishment in their eyes. As insiders, they saw the butcher's defeat clearly.

  Kui's eyes twitched slightly as he said in a low voice, "Wu Zhong, did you see that clearly? How did the butcher lose?"

  Wu Zhong stared intently at the subtitles on the screen, nodded, "When the speed of the bear ape rush reaches its maximum, use the whip-shaped [Bing Xing San Shi] to accurately hit the throat of the butcher with a bloody fist, one hit kill!"

  "Not bad, that one punch was a great display of eyesight and quick reflexes!" Quake puffed heavily on his cigar, "And his whip skills have reached perfection."

  The mastery of a martial art can be divided into three stages: beginner, proficient and perfect.

  Even a basic combat technique like "Soldier's Form Three", it is extremely difficult to practice to the perfect stage. Many seventh-level warriors, even eighth-level warriors, this basic combat technique has stagnated at the mastery stage.

  The long whip is like an arrow, piercing stone and shattering gold. This is clear evidence that the Whip Form has reached its perfect stage in the "Three Forms of Soldiers". Otherwise, it would not be possible to use a single whip strike to shatter the butcher's throat at the moment of close combat.

  "Who would have thought I'd run into such an interesting fellow?" Quake laughed loudly, the scars on his face turning red with excitement. "If this guy is under 18, he's a great prospect! Wu Zhong, no matter what, you have to give him to me. How about that? You can have those three guys instead."

  Wu Zhong smiled and whispered, "If you're really under 18 years old, then your basic combat skills are already perfect? Hehe, with such martial arts comprehension, if I let someone like this go, I'd be fired immediately."

  In the central hall not far away, a "Virtual Fighting Chamber" suddenly opened, and a burly man rushed out, his whole body trembling, his face ferocious, roaring: "One punch to bleed, you come out for Lao Tzu, let's have another fight face to face."

  "One punch will make you bleed! If you're a man, come out! I, Butcher, must beat you to a pulp face-to-face!"

  "One punch and you'll be bleeding! Stop pretending, come out, come out, COME OUT!"

  Unfortunately, no matter how loudly he shouted, there was no response. The people around him watched with cold eyes, whispering to each other, as if they were all mocking the butcher's previous failure.

  Everything that happened in the fighting arena, Sun Yan was completely unaware of. After defeating Tu Hu with one blow, he immediately exited the "Virtual Fighting Device" and sat stupidly on the metal chair, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

  "What...what just happened?"

  Sun Yan's heart was racing wildly, and his mind clearly replayed the scene from just now. When the butcher first used "Bear Ape Crash" to collide with him, if it were the usual Sun Yan, he would have already lost the ability to continue fighting.

  Although it's only a first-class battle skill, Sun Yan's "Troop Formation Three Styles" has just reached the initial stage, and wanting to rely on whip-shaped defense as a first-class battle skill is simply a fool's dream.

  However, he actually defended against it. At the moment when 【Bear Ape】 crashed into his body, his arms were as flexible as a long whip, and relying on his back, he transmitted the impact force to the wall, resolving Butcher's fatal blow.

  The second time the "Bear Ape" appeared, Sun Yan seized the fleeting opportunity and struck the butcher's throat with his whip, winning this battle in one move.

  Staring at his own hands, Sun Yan couldn't believe it. "What's going on? That whip-like move just now had clearly reached the perfect stage, how could this be something I came up with, and how could I possibly grasp that opening?"

  "Wait, wait......" Sun Yan rubbed his scorching cheeks, "Could it be that I, brother, slept for a bit, had some weird dream, and then suddenly woke up? This isn't scientific!"

  Recalling the strange dream he had in his ancestral home, Sun Yan clenched his fists and nodded vigorously, "Maybe it was that butcher who suddenly became paralyzed, which allowed me to take advantage of it. Let's try again, yes, let's try again. Facts are more important than guesses."

  Take a deep breath, put the helmet back on, and the scene in front of me darkens. A cold voice echoes in my ear: "Code name: One Punch Blood, points: 347."

  After defeating the butcher, Sun Yan's points directly became 347, which is a reward calculated based on the opponent's points of around 1%. It was this kind of reward rule that made many people dream of being able to defeat strong enemies. Unfortunately, such thoughts are often just fantasies.

  "Please wait for 15 minutes, we are matching an opponent for you."

  15 minutes? Isn't the usual waiting time 30 seconds? It seems I really had an illusion just now, even my brain went crazy.

  At the same time, in the luxurious hall on the top floor of the Starry Sky Fighting City, an old man with silver short hair and a tailcoat looked at the light brain screen on the wall, turned around and pressed the blue button beside him.

  A crisp bell sound rang out, and a hidden door on another wall opened, from which a young man walked out.

  The young man wore a spotless white uniform, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, his face was angular and clear-cut, and as he walked, he exuded an air of elegance, like a dragon walking among tigers, as if he were a perfect sculpture.

  The young man sat directly on the sofa and said, "Old Chen, what did you wake me up for?"

  "Master." Chen Bo slightly bowed his head, "Just now in the fighting hall, I found an interesting person."

  "Oh, interesting guy." The young man's gaze turned to the screen and was immediately shocked, "Tú Hù? Someone beat Tú Hù? Who is it? That String String Fragrance or Fighting Crazy Man?"

  "Please wait a moment." Old Man Chen pressed the screen button, "Young Master will understand after taking a look."

  The screen just replayed the battle between Sun Yan and Tu Hu, playing it back in slow motion. The young star's eyes moved, "Code name: One Fist Blasting Blood, Points: 347, Perfect Whip Shape, interesting!"

  Chen Bo smiled and bowed again, asking: "Young Master, how would you like to handle this?"

  The young man supported his chin, thought for a moment, and smiled: "Simple, now whoever has the highest points in the fighting hall will be matched with him as an opponent."

  "Yes, young master."

  ……

  "Please wait for 8 minutes, matching an opponent for you."

  Come on, brother, I'm waiting for the flowers to wither. Sun Yan sighed secretly in his heart, his emotions were complex at this moment, feeling that the previous battle was too illusory, and also hoping that all of this wasn't a dream.

  Becoming a great martial artist isn't it everyone's dream since childhood?

  The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!

  Two voices kept swirling in his mind, Sun Yan felt that this waiting time was a bit too long.

  "Auto-match complete, opponent code: Fighting Maniac, score: 63827. Countdown begins, 30, 29..."

  Sun Yan blinked his eyes, a pang of sorrow in his heart. This guy must be crazy, not playing with people like this. First, he was matched with a butcher, and now he's being matched with a fighting maniac. Can't he see that he can't even win two rounds?

  The entire fighting arena was suddenly ignited like a barrel of explosives, and the crowd erupted in excited cheers. If Tu Hu could barely make it into the top 10 in the Starry Sky Fighting City, then Dou Huang would definitely be able to enter the top five.

  "Madman, madman, madman..."

  "Geniuses are the real deal!"

  "Let that little brat see, he just happened to win one game."

  Inside the fighting arena, most of them were young people, they swung their arms with all their might, and even some girls took off their bras, holding them in their hands and spinning around, hot and wild.

  In the corner of the rest area, Quake and Wu Zhong stared intently at the suspended light screen, with Fighting Maniac as their opponent. It couldn't be any better, just in time to test this one-punch blood splatter, whether it's a dragon or a snake.

  Quake chewed on his tobacco, revealing his pearly white teeth. "Wu Zhong, do you think that with just the 'Soldier's Three Forms', one punch can cause a bloody explosion and still have an advantage?"

  Wu Zhong adjusted his glasses and shook his head slightly, "Relying solely on the 'Three Forms of Soldiers', even if all three forms are practiced to perfection, a single punch would still result in certain defeat. A fighting maniac is not someone that an ordinary martial artist can handle."

  "Haha...... this is interesting, this is interesting!" Quirk laughed uncontrollably.

  The holographic screen flickered, and the Light Brain announced the start of the battle. Two figures appeared on the arena.

  Code name: Fighting Maniac, Points: 63827.

  Goukyuu Kyoujin is a few centimeters taller than Slaughterer, with a relatively slender build. However, those who know him well don't dare to underestimate him. As the fifth-ranked fighter in Seikuu Gekitou City, although it's only a ranking within this particular fighting city, Goukyuu Kyoujin has already surpassed the former Sun Yan.

  Having been in the Starry Sky Battle Arena for 5 years, Sun Yan had more or less heard of those high-ranking masters with over ten thousand points. He had also watched several battles of the Fighting Maniac before, and this guy was ten times more terrifying than Butcher.

  "It's all over, this guy must be looking for trouble on purpose." Sun Yan lamented in secret, facing an opponent like the Fighting Maniac, even if he completed his Body Tempering and became a first-class warrior, he wouldn't have any chance of winning at all!

  "I hope we don't lose too badly!"

  Once again, set up the posture, with both arms in front and back placed in front of the chest, which is the whip-shaped starting hand of the "Three Postures of Soldiers".

  The fighting maniac stared at Sun Yan, scrutinized him for a few seconds, and said: "Just now your fight with the butcher, I watched it. Everyone in the hall thinks it's luck, but I don't think so. To show respect, I will go all out."

  Grandma's bear, you're going all out for nothing! Can't you ease up a bit?!

  Sun Yun cursed in his heart, his pupils shrinking as he suddenly turned his head, only to see the fighting madman appear ghostly on his right side, his palms overlapping and slapping down, aiming straight for his right shoulder.

  Wow!

  The sound of balloons bursting in the air, overlapping applause flew swiftly, pressing Sun Yan's breath.

  One product body method: Wind Step, One product combat skill: Wind and Gas Stack.

  "Huh, strange!"

  At this time, what Sun Yan saw in his field of vision was a different scene. The "Wind and Air" that others thought was extremely fast seemed to be at normal speed in his eyes, without the slightest hint of the swift and explosive speed of "Wind and Air".

  Instinctively, Sun moved, his left arm swinging like a whip, straight for the throat of the fighting madman, while his right hand inserted into the "Wind Qi Layer" between the palms, actually using a knife-like slanting cut to slash at the vital point on the wrist of the fighting madman.

  The whip cracks like an arrow, the knife flashes like a blade.

  The hall's rest area, seeing this scene, Quake couldn't help but slap his thigh, "Fantastic! Both forms are perfectly used, whip and knife shapes are both top-notch, this one punch is a bloody explosion, no matter what our Star River will be settled."

  Wu Zhong stared intently at the light screen, "Just like this, it's impossible to defeat a Fighting Maniac..."

  On the virtual arena, Sun Yan's whip shape and knife shape arrived separately.

  At this time, the fighting madman's mouth corner revealed a cold smile, and he suddenly withdrew his palms, stepped sideways, and slid his body, turning swiftly to flash to Sun Yan's left side.

  Slightly bent knees, waist twisted, left fist retracted, right fist suddenly struck out within a half-foot range, the air burst with a loud hum, Second-grade combat skill - [Burst Fist].

  The rooftop of the Starry Sky Colosseum, a boy in white uniform looked at this place and slightly shook his head, "Burst Fist? The outcome is already decided, one punch causing blood to splatter isn't bad, but ultimately, it's still a bit lacking."

  As soon as the words fell, the young man's eyes suddenly condensed, and he was shocked to see that Sun Yan on the screen had moved...