Chapter 328: Even When Ill, a Lion Doesn't Need to Choose a Day to Handle a Kitten (4K)
Hearing Xue Jing's words, Zhao Longtu didn't immediately strike; instead, he furrowed his brow and said,
"You're in bad shape?"
The tone of his speech sounded odd, as if it were quite normal, but when spoken, it felt like it was tinged with anger, as if irritated, enough to make anyone talking to him frown.
Upon hearing this, Xue Jing asked curiously, "Why would you think that?"
Although he was indeed in a worse state than normal because he had just performed the Continuous Serious Punch test, his level of Aura Blockade should have concealed it.
Zhao Longtu said indifferently, "No basis, just a pure feeling."
Xue Jing nodded, "I see, you're the type with strong intuition."
In this world, there really were some people who could sense things mysteriously without any apparent information... Xue Jing had met many of these types, typical of which was Otogirusu.
Lu Sang's intuition almost reached the level of a superpower... perhaps it should be called 'Super Intuition' or 'Hyper Perception.'
"Since I guessed right, let's not fight this time, I don't want an undeserved victory,"
Zhao Longtu retracted his fighting stance and shook his head.
"If you're in such bad shape, why force yourself to say you're ready? Step down, and if you wish to fight me, come find me at a higher floor when you're in good shape."
Xue Jing was somewhat surprised.
This man looked utterly irritable, but unexpectedly still seemed to have a sense of martial virtue.
He smiled and shook his head, "Zhao, your intuition is strong, but not strong enough."
Zhao Longtu narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean?"
Xue Jing flexed his wrist.
"Your intuition is accurate, I am indeed in poor condition, perhaps unable to muster even one-tenth of my strength at my peak."
"However, when I said 'I'm ready,' it was no bluff."
"Even a sick lion doesn't need to wait until it recovers to squish a little cat."
Xue Jing quietly said:
"Unfortunately, your intuition isn't strong enough to perceive the extent of the gap between you and me."
The sheer absurdity of his words stunned both Zhao Longtu and the surrounding martial artists watching.
"Damn, who is this guy, acting all high and mighty... But I have to admit, there's something to his words."
"When he speaks, it seems so natural... it feels like he's really thinking this way and not just trying to impress us... could he actually be a tough one?"
"Hard to say, he looks about the same age as Zhao Longtu, how can he beat Zhao with only a tenth of his strength?"
"Do you really believe that? My buddy still says he used only three-thousandths of his strength when he fought you the other day."
"That's Xue Jing! Don't you recognize him? He's an outsider, I've seen his videos, he's fierce!"
On the stage, Zhao Longtu's eyes showed anger:
"...Forget it, no use talking more, I've given my warning, if you insist on pushing yourself, then fight, and take responsibility for the consequences!"
His movements changed as he assumed a strange fighting stance.
One arm raised high above his head, fist pointed forward like a lone horn, body leaning forward and crouched, like a bull ready to charge, exuding a wildly impressive aura.
"Oh! Here it comes, this is the 'Asura Rhino Formation' derived from the True Form lineage!"
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"Going for the kill move straight away, it seems Zhao Longtu has taken those words to heart and is taking his opponent seriously!"
"This is going to be good, the 'Asura Rhino Formation' when initiated is unbeatable head-on, it can't be stopped, and this guy is in bad shape so he surely can't block it head-on, but if he's thinking of dodging... those who thought that are now lying in the infirmary."
Under the eager gazes of the crowd, Zhao Longtu made his move.
In an instant, the air exploded with a boom, a ring of airwaves violently spread from Zhao Longtu's position, and he disappeared from spot, reappearing in front of Xue Jing almost imperceptibly fast to everyone else.
His speed was inconceivable, with virtually no start-up motion, looking like a bullet fired from a gun, instantly switching from utter stillness to extreme motion, utterly abrupt, and hard to defend against.
If a high-speed camera had captured it and played back in slow motion, one would see a giant, transparent rhinoceros formed from the air currents swirling around Zhao Longtu, his fist over his head corresponding with the rhino horn.
As the horn-like fist thrust forward, in Xue Jing's eyes, dark-golden vertical pupils twinkled faintly.
——Eye-Penetrating Flow.
In his vision, it was as if time slowed, Zhao Longtu 'slowly' approached his face, and lines and dots representing points of vulnerability constantly surfaced and disappeared all over his body.
Xue Jing hadn't used the Vulnerability Insight Effect of Eye-Penetrating Flow for a long time.
Since his power began to soar, battles were usually decided by sheer force, making Eye-Penetrating Flow unnecessary... and for much stronger opponents, Eye-Penetrating Flow couldn't reveal their vulnerabilities.
Now, just after using Continuous Serious Punch at full strength, he found himself in a rare weakened state, not well suited to crushing Zhao Longtu's offense with brute force.
Or to put it another way, even if he could, it wouldn't look very impressive... it would likely turn into a brief struggle of evenly matched forces.