Chapter 723 - 716: Repelled
BOOM!!
Two fists collided. But this time, Zhou Yuanjue’s figure didn’t budge an inch!!
Immense power surged from within his body, but at the same time, it was also frantically destroying him.
The Nine Great Furnaces operated with wild abandon, endlessly extracting and compressing immense Energy to supply every cell in his body, pushing his regenerative abilities to their peak state.
He was teetering on the edge of life and death!!
’What is this?!!’
The crowd in the viewing area watched this scene unfold, their pupils constricting slightly.
’What happened?’
’Just a moment ago, Zhou Yuanjue was completely unable to resist Anke’s frontal assault. A single punch had obliterated his body. But this time, he actually seems to be on equal footing?’
"Oh?"
Even Anke, his opponent, showed a slight flicker of emotion on his face.
’Some kind of explosive technique? To think it could raise his power to this level.’
"A little interesting, but still useless!!"
Anke’s fist snapped back, and then he unleashed a frantic, continuous barrage with both hands.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Their fists collided violently. The dull thuds and powerful shockwaves were filled with terrifying might.
It was only now, in this clash of equals, that Zhou Yuanjue truly felt the terror of the body Anke possessed.
This body was heavier than he could have ever imagined!
Standing three to four meters tall, yet it felt as if it weighed hundreds of tons!
If he were standing on the surface of Earth right now, a slight shift of his feet would likely cause the ground to collapse catastrophically.
This was a terrifying body, solidified and condensed to the absolute extreme.
Solid, heavy, and incomparably powerful.
"Impossible!! That guy is trading blows with Anke?! He can actually withstand Anke’s invincible body?!"
In the Holy Descendant Civilization’s viewing area, Rock Jim’s three single eyes stared fixedly at the battlefield footage, his telepathic message laced with disbelief.
As the candidate from the Holy Descendant Civilization second only to Anke, he knew more about Anke’s origins and abilities than the other candidates.
This was a madman who had abandoned the diverse and varied biological abilities of the Holy Descendant Civilization to focus solely on modifying his Physical Strength.
He didn’t use any energy-releasing techniques, nor any abilities beyond pure fisticuffs. His body was his greatest asset.
This was deeply connected to the civilization and race he came from.
His civilization grew up on a super-gravity planet, where the surface gravity could reach hundreds or even thousands of times that of Earth.
The civilization Anke belonged to was born deep beneath the surface of this super-gravity planet.
The planet’s internal and external gravitational forces canceled each other out in that region, and leaking geothermal energy provided them with the support they needed to survive and develop slowly.
However, their living environment was like that of a caged bird. They were trapped in the sunless depths, only able to move within a limited area where the gravity was nullified, making it nearly impossible to perceive the outside world.
Over hundreds of millions of years of evolution, this race developed a considerable civilization. During a great discovery while exploring the Inner Earth World, they peered through a natural tunnel extending from the surface to the depths and caught their first glimpse of the world beyond their planet.
It was a sky full of stars—vast, beautiful, and breathtakingly different from their subterranean world.
From then on, reaching the surface, truly becoming the masters of their planet, and being able to look up and explore the infinite world became this race’s greatest ambition.
Through constant Cultivation and research, they poured all their energy into strengthening themselves to overcome the gravity, giving rise to indestructible bodies forged for the sole purpose of reaching the planet’s surface.
And Anke was the strongest member of this race since ancient times. He was also the first to overcome the terrifying gravity, climb out of the subterranean tunnel, and stand proudly on the planet’s surface to gaze at the stars.
The powerful body he possessed was unparalleled. At least among the candidates of the Gena Continent, it was impossible for anyone to contend with him.
Rock Jim couldn’t believe that someone among this batch of candidates could actually clash with him head-on, body against body!
However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.
"What an unbelievable body. However, if this is all you have, it’s far from enough!!"
Through the continuous clashes, Zhou Yuanjue had gained a preliminary understanding of Anke’s strength.
Anke’s body was indeed incredibly tough. But after activating the Blood Jade Red Lotus, Zhou Yuanjue’s own strength increased by more than fifty percent. In terms of Transformation Level, this probably reached the terrifying level of around ninety percent, making it impossible for Anke to suppress him.
In fact, if he was willing...
WENG!!
The Nine Great Furnaces operated, and the Blood Jade-like skin all over his body erupted with an even more dazzling light.
The Prokaryotic Structure’s Energy Manipulation Power activated. At the cost of instantly losing nearly twenty percent of his total Energy, his attack at this moment once again surpassed his previous self.
He threw a punch.
A crimson red lotus condensed on his fist. The lotus bloomed and burst apart, and the form of a Divine Bird was suddenly released. It spread its wings and let out a long cry to the heavens.
This time, even Anke couldn’t completely neutralize the terrifying power that Zhou Yuanjue unleashed.
For the first time, he brought his hands back to protect himself, adopting a blocking stance.
This was the first time he had defended himself in any of the previous matches.
BOOM!!!
The blood lotus bloomed, and the red bird soared.
Faced with this immense impact, Anke’s incredibly heavy body was uncontrollably knocked back. It carved long gouges in the ground as he was pushed back for over a thousand meters before finally stopping.
The dark scales on his arms had actually been dented.
He was injured.
In the viewing area, the crowd gasped in astonishment, while the candidates from the Holy Descendant Civilization fell into a chilling silence.
Anke... had actually been knocked back!!
"This kid..."
A hint of shock appeared in Modin’s eyes, amazed by Zhou Yuanjue’s performance. But then, as if remembering something, a trace of regret rose in his eyes.
"Just what level has this guy reached? To think that even Anke of the Holy Descendant Civilization could be put in this position? Could Zhou Yuanjue actually win?"
Lingling’s mouth hung open, her face a mask of disbelief.
「On the battlefield.」
Anke slowly lowered his hands. The dents on his arms had not healed. His extremely powerful physique also meant his self-healing ability was not outstanding.
The purple eyes visible through his carapace-like mask stared in Zhou Yuanjue’s direction, fluctuating slightly.
"Show me your trump card. I can feel a deeper terror hidden within your body."
"This shell is not all you are."
Zhou Yuanjue said softly. Due to the exertion just now, his body had instantly shriveled up, but within moments, his powerful self-healing energy restored him to his original state.