The Limits of Strength and Skill

A series of sharp, grating crack, crack sounds rang out.

Majima Goro's spine slowly straightened, his frame gradually stretching and swelling.

As his clothes were forcibly torn apart, the muscles in his arms, thighs, and torso bulged fully into view.

The dark bluish-black, rough skin all over his body heaved incessantly, as though several giant pythons were slithering beneath it.

His bones, sinews, muscles, and joints twisted continuously, the sounds they made sending chills up from the depths of one's heart.

Not only had he expanded sideways, but he also seemed to have grown from around 1.7 meters to nearly 1.8 meters tall.

Looking at Majima Goro, who seemed to have transformed into a demon, Fang Cheng's brows knitted tightly together.

Seeing something so bizarre and terrifying in real life—

How could he not be utterly shocked?

"Haah—haah—"

Majima Goro let out heavy breaths, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Fang Cheng.

Suddenly, his right foot stomped the ground, and the muscles in his thigh rippled violently.

Whoosh!

The whole person, like a burly little mountain, charged forward with ferocious force.

And he was absurdly fast!

Fang Cheng's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately slid to the left to evade.

Bang!

Majima Goro's punch missed and struck a limestone rockery behind Fang Cheng.

A fist-shaped dent instantly appeared in the rockery. Stone fragments scattered, and smoke and dust billowed through the air.

Then, from within the cloud of smoke and dust, a fist shot out toward Majima Goro's face.

Fang Cheng had retreated in order to advance, turning defense into offense.

A jab as swift as lightning struck Majima Goro squarely in the temple.

This move had originally been a feint intended only to test speed.

But seeing that his opponent had failed to react, Fang Cheng turned the feint into a real strike without mercy.

He aimed to knock the now "monstrous" Majima Goro unconscious in a single blow.

However—

Majima Goro seemed to feel no pain at all. He grabbed Fang Cheng's fist with his backhand and squeezed hard.

Feeling the immense crushing force on the knuckles of his left hand, Fang Cheng's eyes instantly turned fierce.

His right-hand hook slammed into Majima Goro's jaw, followed by consecutive whip kicks and sweeping kicks at his ribs, trying to force him to let go.

But Majima Goro ignored them completely and grinned.

His other hand came around in a bear hug, creating a crushing vice.

Unable to break free immediately, Fang Cheng caught sight of the white sand covering the ground out of the corner of his eye. He hooked it with his toes and flicked it up.

A large spray of sand instantly blinded Majima Goro, and Fang Cheng immediately followed with an upward kick to the groin.

This finally worked.

Majima Goro's facial features twisted as he let out a painful howl. "Aoo!"

Fang Cheng took the chance to pull back his hand, then delivered a front kick that sent his opponent half a step back.

He also used the momentum to open up a safe distance, quickly adjusted his stance, and watched his opponent vigilantly.

After his body shape changed, Majima Goro's muscles had swollen grotesquely, veins standing out all over him. He looked like a monster.

Every physical attribute of his body seemed to have increased dramatically, especially his explosive power, running speed, and resistance to blows.

Fang Cheng let out a breath. His grave gaze carried a trace of excitement.

He had never seen such a freakish guy in his life!

With Fang Cheng's current 18 points in Strength Attribute, the weight behind his fists and feet was enough that Ordinary People could hardly withstand a single hit.

Yet Majima Goro had taken several of his heavy blows in succession and was still as lively as ever.

"Since punches can't hurt him, I'll make my legs the main offense..."

With that thought, Fang Cheng immediately changed his stance.

With both hands held one in front of the other, he adopted a more agile Sanda guard.

Although this stance reduced the power of his punches, it increased his ability to withstand impacts and made it easier to use kicking techniques and wrestling techniques.

It was therefore better suited for dealing with the "berserk Majima Goro," who relied on brute-force charges, grapples, and slams.

Fang Cheng rolled his shoulders and stepped lightly in short, quick movements.

Facing Majima Goro's explosive attacks, he shifted direction with left rocking dodges and right rocking dodges, constantly evading with Butterfly Step.

His 20-point Spirit Attribute gave him Nerve Reactions far beyond Ordinary People, allowing his movements to often stay a beat ahead of his opponent's.

His opponent was too strong. Choosing to trade blows head-on would clearly have been the stupidest approach.

Fortunately, after Majima Goro entered a Berserk State, he was Not Clear in the head, and his reactions seemed relatively sluggish.

Even though his charging attacks were extremely fast, they still relied on the power of his powerful thigh muscles.

Realizing this, Fang Cheng gradually steadied his stance and found his own rhythm.

As he moved nimbly around, he began looking for opportunities to use Leg Techniques, striking the weaker parts of his opponent's body.

He hopped aside, swept at the ribs, front-kicked the abdomen, and Side Kicked the chest.

Using this Fighting Style to control the distance, he slowly wore down his opponent's stamina.

After all, Fang Cheng had 20 points of Constitution. It would come down to seeing who collapsed first.

Unable to get close for the moment, Majima Goro grew increasingly impatient, his madness becoming even more pronounced.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he exhaled heavily through his mouth, desperate to grab the irritating flea hopping around Before One's Eyes.

Seeing that his fists had strength but nowhere to use it, he simply followed Fang Cheng's rhythm, alternating kicks and sweeps with legs like iron pillars.

Fang Cheng did not clash with him head-on. He remained Focused on dodging, attacking only occasionally to harass him.

Crack!

The Plum Tree was kicked cleanly in half at the waist.

Bang!

The Rockery was also shattered by a High Roundhouse Kick, half of it breaking apart with a thunderous crash.

Fang Cheng's Pupils Contract Slightly.

Judging by himself, if his opponent's strength were measured numerically, it was definitely above 20 points—perhaps even higher!

However, having put too much force into that kick, Majima Goro missed his footing afterward and stumbled.

Seeing an opening, Fang Cheng decisively launched a counterattack. Using the force from pushing off the ground, he leaped into the air.

A 360-degree Whirlwind Kick came down like a battle axe, smashing viciously toward Majima Goro's neck.

A Whirlwind Kick carried the momentum of the body's rotation, along with the impact generated by turning the hips.

Ordinary People could not block it at all; evasion was their only option.

Even in combat competitions, it was a highly spectacular and destructive Move, often used by experts as their ultimate technique to KO an opponent.

When Fang Cheng used this Move, he did so with the Intention to kill, pouring all his strength into a single blow!

Yet Majima Goro did not even try to dodge. He took it head-on with his body.

Then he grabbed Fang Cheng's calf and, with a whoosh, swung him like a hammer before hurling him toward the nearby Cement Wall.

Fang Cheng was thrown through the air, about to crash into the wall.

In that instant, he used the Breakfall Technique, adjusting his posture in midair.

He rolled down with his back against the wall, greatly reducing the impact.

Although he avoided breaking any bones, the blow still left him in extreme discomfort, and his injuries were far from light.

Fang Cheng let out a muffled groan, his chest so battered that he could barely catch his breath.

At This Moment, Majima Goro erupted again and charged right up to him.

Both Hands seized his waist and shoulder, lifting him high as he unleashed the ultimate move, Waist Slam Back Attack.

At the Critical Moment, Fang Cheng locked his Left hand around Majima Goro's neck, preventing him from completing the full move.

Then, borrowing the momentum, he pushed off the wall and pulled him over to the side.

The two of them crashed to the ground together.

Fang Cheng was more agile. He rolled to his feet first and exhaled a mouthful of Turbid Air.

Looking At the opponent pinned beneath him, who seemed to have taken the fall even harder than he had.

That Whirlwind Kick Just Now had not been completely ineffective. Combined with this fall, it had left his opponent's neck slightly crooked.

A sudden realization emerged In his heart.

In Jiu-Jitsu, "Sacrifice Techniques" and "favorite techniques" were like yin and yang, life and death—reversing and cycling at any time.

When an opponent believed victory was assured, that was also when he stepped into a fatal trap.

When one faced a dangerous situation, it might also be the moment when one's skill reached a higher level.

As the thought flashed through his mind, two Prompt Information messages emerged Before One's Eyes.

Congratulations. Through diligent practice and profound insight, you have successfully mastered a Combat Skill.

Skill unlocked: Jiu-Jitsu lv0 (0/100)

Looking at the newly unlocked skill, Fang Cheng's breathing grew heavier, and he clenched his fists.

For someone who longed so desperately to grow stronger, he had never encountered an opponent like Majima Goro in his life.

His bodily functions had been fully activated; every cell in the pores across his body seemed to thrill as they opened.

Never before had The Whole Person been pushed to such an extreme fusion of strength and technique!

Looking At Majima Goro as he charged again like a wild beast, light burst from Fang Cheng's eyes bit by bit, blazing like orange flames.

"Next..."

"Let a monster like you help me keep growing!"