Chapter 423 - Soaring Dragon and Wailing Tiger (1/2)

Martial Madman’s shoulder sank suddenly the moment the back of his claw came in contact with Qin Fen’s elbow; he dared not make solid contact with Qin Fen’s Dragon Elbow. The slight contact was like an electric shock, he promptly withdrew his arm using the shockwave and just happened to avoid Qin Fen’s ten-ton elbow drop.

Almost at the same time, Qin Fen’s Eighteen Dragons Gathering the Wind and Clouds had given rise to violent gales with the momentum of spreading clouds and hard rain, slapping Martial Madman’s face.

There was no release of true energy, just the gales set off by the fist pressure as they kept hitting Martial Madman’s cheeks, which were protected by true energy, like tens of thousands of knives.

The true energy that should have been released was completely gathered on the fist; its might far above than when released outside. If this Eighteen Dragons Gathering the Wind and Clouds truly hit the target, if this punch reached his head, regardless of how tyrannical the protective divine art Martial Madman was practicing, perhaps the Sacred Martial Hall would have a headless corpse lying on the ground.

Martial Madman promptly crossed the tiger claws and raised them up, raising them towards that dragon-like punch instantly. He was hoping to push it up, forcefully altering the path of that punch.

However, Qin Fen’s Eighteen Dragon Gathering the Wind and Clouds was accompanied by the rising aura of power of previous Dragon Cannon. Whether it was the spirit, or aura of power, or the strength, all had truly reached his peak since his debut! Owing to which, the Martial Madman’s fist stance was pushed back from the countershock.

Qin Fen’s every move was mixed in with the emotions of a large group of martial artists, forming an unparalleled momentum that had never been seen before. The energy erupting from the Eighteen Dragons Gathering the Wind and Clouds was as if it could blast anything in its path into nothing.

Martial Madman hadn’t expected that this sudden offense by Qin Fen could actually rise to such a level that Qin Fen would seize the initiative with the most violent and brutal methods. To his dismay, he could not seize the control which he should have regained with the advantage of his star-class.

In lightning-fast exchanges, everything was blown away by that boxing techniques with unparalleled momentum. He did not receive much of the intended effect at all.

Martial Madman’s red eyes flickered with surprise again and again. Much to his surprise, the young martial artist, who was not his opponent half a year ago, had transformed and sublimated to such a level during the special training. Not only is his star-class enough to be a martial dao master, even the power showcased by his every move is also far stronger than an ordinary martial dao master!

On the battlefield where blades were everywhere, a small accident may lead to serious injuries and that was only if one was lucky. Death would not be a surprising outcome.

Martial Madman gathered his wits in a flash as that tiger-like spine of his moved constantly and his shoulders shook. Suddenly, his back muscles bulged up as blue veins around his neck also rose at the same time, giving the impression that tens of black snakes were coiled around his throat. Immediately after, he clasped his fingers; the air passing through his fingers issued a series of explosive sounds as if there were hundreds of firecrackers hidden inside his knuckles.

A tiger roar reverberated as true energy from his dantian rush through his throat, resisting Qin Fen’s thunderous fists and roars.

All beasts prostrated before a tiger’s roar! A tiger walking through the jungle would cause the wind and cloud to change, cause the mountains to tremble!

Martial Madman’s roar contained the essence of a tiger. His temperament gradually became like that of a tiger; in the face of a hostile force who dared to challenge the status of the king, he would never bow his head!

Only Martial Madman remained in Qin Fen’s world; how could he not know the other guy’s mentality and reaction? Seeing his opponent reacting by flipping his right arm, Qin Fen immediately punched straight at Martial Madman’s oncoming claws.

BOOM! Under the powerful impact and pressure of both sides, pieces of blade flew everywhere; they were no less inferior to real bullets, they even outdone the bullets. As a metal fragment brushed past Qin Fen’s ear, a drop of red liquid was instantly carried away by the metal fragment.

Thousands of metal fragments had wounded Qin Fen at several places, and the Martial Madman wasn’t spared the least either. It wasn’t that their protective divine art was lacking, but rather because the force generated from the collision between the two was too strong, even their bodies were unable to resist the flying blade fragments.

As both sides’ fists and claws clashed with each other, Martial Madman superimposed his claws on one another and fiercely pushed and clasped down! His blood billowed as all his veins bulged twice their usual size. He hastily approached Qin Fen and lifted his knee suddenly!

This raise of his knee was like a swordsman suddenly drawing a short blade when approaching. A powerful gale caused the clothes at Qin Fen’s abdomen to flap. Apparently, the true energy was released outside! Hitting a Bull Across a Mountain!

At super close range, Martial Madman decisively chose an offense with a relatively smaller impact. He used his knee to carry out attacks like Air Splitting Palm!

Initiative! Martial Madman needed to seize the initiative. The tiger claws pressing Qin Fen’s arms were already at their limit, perhaps they could not hold Qin Fen down for another minute longer. He could only resort to combat skills that could release true energy outside and force the opponent to retreat!

Even if it was an air splitting attack, both opponents were far too close! Martial Madman was sure that even if Qin Fen had practiced Golden Bell Shield to the extreme and had already started practicing Unbreakable Diamond Body, Qin Fen would not dare to take the air splitting knee head-on! Even a steel plate would be split asunder quite easily. Not to mention the fact that it was followed by a real knee blow as well!

This blow was one of Martial Madman’s ultimate skill from the Tiger King Fists. Usually, he resorted to this move only when he was fighting someone of a higher level. And combined with the Neo Muay Thai’s knee strike, even a large-scale mobile armor would be scrapped on the spot along with its pilot.

Because he had to risk his life for this move, Martial Madman paid special attention to not showing it in front of others. However, at this moment, Qin Fen had continued to unleash superb punches. It could already be said that he had cornered the tiger; if Martial Madman could not take the initiative, it still couldn’t be said for sure that he wouldn’t be completely defeated like Cai Renying that day, facing Qin Fen’s fury of punches, wave after wave.

After all, Martial Madman wasn’t a quasi-martial master like Cai Renying. He was a genius martial artist never seen before in the Sacred Martial Hall, not to mention the fact that he was a sixteen-star main star-level peak martial artist! Even if Qin Fen had started the fight with several superb punches, it was nigh impossible to defeat Martial Madman with an ever-rushing aura of power like he had defeated Cai Renying.

This knee strike carried the power to shatter the earth and shake the heavens! The air burst with a crack and swish; immediately, Qin Fen felt that oppressive tearing force upon his abdomen. His clothes at his stomach were torn to piece by the pressure, revealing his eight-pack! Immediately, Qin Fen felt a searing hot pain coming from his abdomen as if someone was polishing him using sandpaper and he would bleed out about any moment.

If it was any other fifteen-star martial artist, nine out of ten times he or she would choose to avoid the knee strike that could shatter the earth and shake the heavens, and then try to counterattack. But Qin Fen was different; several life and death battles had made him understand one fact very clearly: never lose the momentum in a battle.

Retreat, and against a genius martial artist likes of which had never been seen in Sacred Martial Hall before? Then, Cai Renying’s yesterday would be his today!

Once he retreated, he would retreat again! And with another retreat, the outcome of the battle would be fixed: defeat!

Martial Madman didn’t retreat; he knew a retreat was tantamount to a defeat. Qin Fen was obviously aware of the very same fact.

Amidst the intense battle, Qin Fen stretched one leg forward, like a flood dragon entering the sea, twisting constantly! His loose trouser kept on flapping due to the true energy as his leg entangled with Martial Madman’s raised leg.