Wild and Shocking the Entire Crowd!

"Hahahaha!"

In a private box at the venue, Gu Hua roared with laughter. The more he looked at Xia Lin's sour face and savored his nickname, the happier he became.

"Crude. That name is too crude."

The naked actress in his arms offered her opinion as she caressed Gu Hua's chest, but he disagreed.

"Crude? Who says it's crude? It's a fantastic name!"

"Think about it: exploding balls, exploding balls. Which balls? A man's two balls down below, or a woman's two balls up top, right?"

"What does that mean? This guy fights dirty! But dirty is good. It's great! Groin kicks and dragon claw hands are the fun stuff."

Gu Hua loved a good show, and the bigger the commotion, the better.

The actress in her arms couldn't very well argue, so she lowered her head between Gu Hua's legs.

After all, the person before her was the young master of the Gu Yue Financial Group...

Yes, Gu Hua had spent 2,000 Ash Zone Points to buy this starting identity.

Thinking of Li Peipei, whose whereabouts were still unknown, and Xia Lin, who had already appeared in the arena, Gu Hua snorted.

"I've helped you enough. You'll have to deal with the rest yourself."

"As for me, Gu Hua..."

At that thought, Gu Hua closed his eyes and savored the sensation.

Life was short, so he had to enjoy it while he could.

To him, nothing mattered more than enjoying the present.

Xia Lin stood in the arena, brimming with rage and still wondering who had given him the nickname Explosive Bomb Fist.

Then Gale Leg Taishan took his place five meters in front of him.

Xia Lin brought his attention back and focused on the arena and his opponent.

The arena was large, resembling an octagonal cage, but it was more than ten times the size of a normal one. Fierce Martial Arts practitioners were monsters who exceeded human limits; too little space would restrict their performance.

Taishan was dangerous too.

Xia Lin could sense that Taishan's purity was far above Li Wenzhang's and scarcely inferior to that of Huang Yue, a veteran Fierce Martial Arts practitioner.

He was lean, with legs that were extraordinarily long in proportion to his body.

His explosive thigh muscles and slender, iron-bar-like calves hinted at the origin of his nickname, Gale Leg.

Now he stared intently at Xia Lin, as though Xia Lin were the man who had murdered his father.

Their eyes met, and Xia Lin raised an eyebrow.

Below the platform, the referee explained how the Savage Martial Arena worked.

"Determining the winner is simple. One side must either concede or lose the ability to fight back."

There were no other rules.

The Savage Martial Arena was that simple and brutal!

The venue grew noisy.

Cries of "Kill him!" rang out incessantly.

The crowd craved blood and the thrill of fists pounding into flesh.

Their hunger was even greater than that of spectators in ancient gladiatorial arenas!

A ceremonial cannon boomed, and the match officially began!

Taishan crouched low, his thigh muscles bulging as he kicked off hard with both legs and charged wildly at Xia Lin!

He was fast. Even from ten meters away, he could reach Xia Lin in less than two seconds.

Then he would let Xia Lin experience for himself how he had earned the nickname Gale Leg!

Xia Lin merely gave a savage grin.

He raised a fist and punched hard into the air.

"Ineffective strike! That was an ineffective strike!"

The commentator's voice rang out from the commentary booth, loud and impassioned.

"Explosive Bomb Fist hit the air! He missed! I don't understand what that punch accomplished, other than wasting his own stamina!"

"All I can say is, a newcomer is... huh... what!?"

Before the tens of thousands of spectators at the venue and the millions watching on television,

a missile appeared out of thin air and exploded in an instant, striking where Xia Lin's fist had landed!

Fire and steel erupted once more.

In the glow of the flames, the shock wave sent the loose strands of hair on Xia Lin's forehead fluttering.

The smile on his face gradually twisted.

The red light in his eyes burned brighter and brighter!

That was how he was.

Once he entered a fighting state, Xia Lin could never control his expression, nor could he suppress the desire to kill deep in his heart.

Wild, mad, destroying everything and leaving no one alive!

"Die!!"

A growl like that of a savage beast erupted along with the flames.

As he unleashed a barrage of heavy punches, multiple missiles fired at once, turning the area around Xia Lin into a sea of flames, a forbidden zone of death!

"Die, die, die, die, die!!"

Through the flames, Xia Lin hurtled toward a utterly bewildered Taishan.

A heavy punch struck him square in the chest, and a missile exploded with a thunderous roar!

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

As flames soared skyward, the venue fell deathly silent.

The two commentators in the booth stared dumbstruck... but the more experienced Huang Shan quickly stepped in to save the situation.

"Mechanical Martial Arts! It's Mechanical Martial Arts!!"

"As everyone knows, before contestants enter our Savage Martial Arena, they undergo strict physical examinations to ensure they aren't carrying any external firearms."

"However, firearms implanted inside the body aren't against the rules!"

"I can now read you contestant Explosive Bomb Fist's medical report."

"He hasn't actually undergone mechanical modification, and his punch tester score was only 12. But the situation before us is clearly different, which brings to mind Huaxin Technology's latest research breakthrough."

"Subspace technology!"

"Apparently, this technology can open up a personal subspace for its user, roughly equivalent to the spatial rings commonly found in novels."

"Contestant Explosive Bomb Fist appears to be a trial user of this project."

"Every time he throws a punch, it looks like a punch, but he's actually taking a miniature missile out of subspace! And that isn't against the rules!!"

Even Xia Lin was dumbfounded.

Come on, man, you can explain even this away?

Are you sure my Deadly Chain Missile Fist really isn't against the rules?

Fine. All the better if it isn't.

He turned his head to look at Taishan, who had been blown to death.

Amid the burning flames, Xia Lin slowly raised both fists and closed his eyes.

He savored it.

He savored the joy of victory.

He rejoiced.

He rejoiced at the effect of Backstab.

[Backstab effect activated.]

[You backstabbed your affiliated faction: Aori Martial Arts School. Effect rating: extremely severe.]

[You gained 5 points in all attributes.]

Taishan was the master of the Aori Martial Arts School!

[Backstab effect activated.]

[You backstabbed your affiliated factions: Huaxin Martial Arts School, Oros Martial Arts School, Suzuki Martial Arts School... Effect rating: extremely weak.]

By entering the arena to fight for the North Wind Martial Arts School, Xia Lin had naturally backstabbed the other martial arts schools he was affiliated with.

[You gained 1 point in all attributes.]

The effect was so weak it hardly mattered. Several hundred martial arts schools combined had given Xia Lin only 1 point in all attributes.

But this undoubtedly proved that Xia Lin's scheme was viable!

Backstab truly deserved its place as his favorite skill!

"Hahahahaha!"

At that moment, Xia Lin threw back his head and laughed wildly, like a battle demon gone mad!

He felt he had found the right way to approach this Ash Zone.

Then thunderous cheers erupted all around him and rang through the sky!

"Explosive Bomb Fist!"

"Explosive Bomb Fist!"

"Explosive Bomb Fist!!"

His wildness had shocked the entire crowd!

The whole venue chanted Explosive Bomb Fist's name!

And so, Xia Lin's smile froze on his face.