Fierce Battle

"That's more like it."

Tiandao looked at the now-serious Coral Knight, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. "That murderous look in your eyes is far more interesting than that childish playacting from before."

"Since that's the case, I should get a little serious too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tiandao stretched lazily, then pressed his left hand against his left knee and his right hand against his outstretched right leg.

Right in front of Coral Knight and the hundreds of thousands of viewers watching through the Dimensional Screen, he began warming up.

This display undoubtedly told everyone that everything before had merely been an appetizer to him.

What came next was the main course!

"Alright, Uncle. Come at me."

After finishing his warm-up, Tiandao crooked a finger at Coral Knight, casually signaling that he could begin his attack.

After all, Tiandao saw himself as the one being challenged. He would not take the initiative to attack his challenger.

Facing Tiandao's relaxed expression, Coral Knight's eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

The reason he had not activated the awakened ability of 'Star Source: Sea Thorn Coral' earlier was entirely because he feared that those venomous spikes might inflict irreversible damage on Tiandao.

But now, it seemed he had worried for nothing.

Because, just as Tiandao had said, as a Rank 2 Star Envoy, he was the true challenger between them.

If he still refused to get serious, then this test truly would have no meaning at all.

At that thought, Coral Knight could not help but sigh inwardly.

Tiandao Siming, you truly are exactly as Ms. Yun said—a monster through and through.

No, the word monster alone cannot possibly convey the immense shock you have given me.

You are a 'King,' the undisputed king among countless monsters!

And against a king like you, if I still think of holding back, that would not be a knight's mercy—it would be blasphemy against you.

So let this weak knight see for himself.

Just how terrifying is the strength possessed by you, the 'King of Stellaris'!

With that thought, Coral Knight finally held nothing back.

His left hand suddenly clenched, and vast quantities of Purple Coral burst from his left arm, driving completely into the grooves deliberately left in the massive shell shield.

Moments later, the enormous shell shield suddenly split apart and reassembled with a sharp clang.

In an incredibly short span of time, it transformed into a savage Fist Gauntlet that completely covered his left arm.

Not only that, the cross-hook fish spear in Coral Knight's right hand was also pierced by countless coral spikes into the grooves along its shaft.

Amid a round of reassembly, it completely covered Coral Knight's right arm and transformed into a Spear Gauntlet.

A Fist Gauntlet on his left hand, a Spear Gauntlet on his right, his entire body clad in heavy armor, coupled with his terrifying height of two meters twenty.

At this moment, Coral Knight had become a walking humanoid monster, half metal and half coral, radiating a terrifyingly imposing aura.

The pressure he gave off was so intense that even the viewers beyond the Dimensional Screen unconsciously sat up straighter.

After all, the current Coral Knight was practically a completely different person from before!

Good lord, is this what a serious Rank 2 Star Envoy looks like? The pressure is insane.

No, can Old Tian really win this? He's not going to capsize in a ditch, is he?

So this guy is actually an armored hero? He can even transform?!

Seeing Coral Knight switch from a 'defensive stance' to an 'offensive stance,' Tiandao himself remained calm, while the Dimensional Audience watching as spectators began to panic instead.

Without giving Tiandao much time to react.

Coral Knight, having switched into an offensive stance and become completely serious, instantly launched a ferocious assault.

Deep Blue Flow: Fang Thrust!

Coral Knight's terrifying explosive power sent cracks spidering across the ground beneath his heavy stomp.

The two-meter-twenty giant became a purple blur, appearing before Tiandao in an instant as he hurled a punch at his face.

The force of that punch was so exaggerated that even the air let out a sharp howl.

Before the fist arrived, its wind had already sent the silver hair before Tiandao's forehead flying.

Bang—!!!

Faced with Coral Knight's terrifying punch, Tiandao chose to meet it head-on.

The instant his palm collided with the venomous-spike Fist Gauntlet, a visible ring-shaped shockwave exploded outward from the two of them.

In an instant, the concrete within a ten-meter radius around them shattered like brittle biscuits.

Countless chunks of rubble shot outward, smashing many of the vehicles parked in the lot.

Yet compared to the commotion caused by that punch.

Coral Knight was even more shocked by its result.

His fist had been caught firmly by Tiandao, and the venomous spikes capable of piercing armored vehicles had all stopped mere millimeters from Tiandao's skin.

It was as though an invisible barrier perfectly covered Tiandao's body, separating him from those spikes.

Looking at Coral Knight's stunned expression, Tiandao smiled. "Uncle, do you know what the most interesting thing about Vector Control is?"

As Tiandao spoke, the five fingers of his hand slowly tightened.

During that process, Coral Knight's metal Fist Gauntlet began to groan under the strain, while the spikes on it visibly bent.

Crack!

The Fist Gauntlet suddenly twisted out of shape, and its venomous spikes snapped one after another.

Before Coral Knight could react, he suddenly felt immense force seize his right arm.

The next second, he felt his body suffer a heavy blow, and his entire figure was flung into the air.

During that process, Tiandao's figure appeared above him like a ghost and finished what he had not yet said.

"The most interesting thing about Vector Control is that it can send all of an enemy's power right back at them."

Tiandao raised his right arm and drove his elbow viciously into Coral Knight's chest.

Boom!

Coral Knight's body fell through the air like a meteor. When he struck the ground, he smashed out a web-like circular crater nearly seven or eight meters across.

Cough!

Within the crater, Coral Knight coughed up a mouthful of blood. He was clearly badly injured.

But before he could adjust himself further, he caught sight of a figure descending toward him from the sky out of the corner of his eye.

Tiandao was diving down at that moment, his right leg cleaving toward him like a battle axe.

Without the slightest hesitation, Coral Knight immediately raised both hands to shield his head.

The Sea Thorn Coral on his body began growing wildly at once, instantly forming a tough thorny turtle shell.

Deep Blue Flow: Coral Armor!

Bang!

Tiandao's axe-like leg strike ultimately failed to break through Coral Knight's Coral Armor in one blow.

It merely slammed Coral Knight roughly another meter into the ground.

Borrowing the force that rebounded from above, Tiandao flipped backward and landed.

The soles of his shoes scraped sparks across the ground, and he only came to a complete stop ten meters away.

The battle temporarily came to a halt at that moment.

Yet this lightning-fast exchange had left countless people utterly stunned.

The barrage of comments that had once densely filled the screen even fell briefly silent.

Tiandao's strength had exceeded everyone's imagination!

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