Dokter vs. Futu
In the Frost Zone, the domain of One-Star Peak-rank God, atop an iceberg stood a black-clad figure.
It was an extremely tall man, with a black cloak draped over his back, billowing in the wind. Despite the swirling snowflakes, he remained completely untouched by the world, as if he were utterly detached from its world.
His hat brim was pulled down so low that even the howling wind on the mountaintop couldn't lift a corner of it, revealing his entire face. The area above his lips was deeply hidden in the shadows beneath the brim, making it difficult to see clearly. The only visible features were a full beard and a sharply defined chin, suggesting that this man's facial features were quite resolute.
At that moment, beneath the brim of his hat, a pair of dark eyes shifted slightly downwards, piercing through the wind and snow to land on two figures dozens of kilometers away. It seemed that even the powerful limitations imposed by this virtual world on various detection abilities could not hinder his spying on the two individuals.
He could clearly see that the two figures were either Dokter from Gu Ding Team or a Bald Head little monk who looked only seven or eight years old. "Dokter, you've been discovered," the Sea Emperor warned hastily.
"How is that possible? It's dozens of kilometers away." Dokter was somewhat incredulous, because he had become accustomed to his sensory abilities being suppressed over time, and even with his soul strength, he couldn't detect what was happening several kilometers away.
"It's possible he has some special method to counteract the rules of this world and reduce the suppression of his detection abilities." Sea Emperor didn't know how the other party did it either; he could only speculate on various possibilities based on his own understanding. "In any case, be careful. That guy hasn't moved an inch; he's probably waiting for you to take the bait."
Dokter hadn't expected the other party to spot him from such a distance. He was caught off guard, but at this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
A few minutes later, Dokter still appeared at the foot of the iceberg where the Buddha was located with the little monk Shi Jia. The other side had already discovered the two of them, so there was no need for Shi Jia to hide.
From the iceberg, Futu leaped down and landed steadily not far in front of the two.
As he landed, the ice on the ground remained unchanged. There wasn't even a sound; it felt like a snowflake falling. The moment Futu spoke, Dokter's imposing aura weakened. He sensed the authority of a superior in the other's voice, an aura that went beyond mere strength. It was more about status. Dokter had been navigating the social world for some time. The moment the other spoke, he knew this man had undoubtedly held a high position for many years and was extremely adept at issuing commands.
"My name is Dokter..."
"I know who you are, and I even know the origin of this little boy beside you," Futu said, glancing at Shi Jia, who was hiding in Dokter with only half his head showing. "Tell me, what is the purpose of your visit to me?"
Dokter was silent for a moment, then finally spoke, "I want to challenge you!"
"Are you sure you want to do this? You'll be killed." Futu's tone sounded like he was stating a fact.
"It's just a game. I'm taking this opportunity to test just how strong you are. In the Real World, I certainly wouldn't be so reckless. But this is just a virtual world. Being killed is just being eliminated, which isn't too bad. Besides, before we even make a move, no one can predict who will ultimately be killed." Dokter clenched his fists, clearly not intending to back down.
"In that case, let's have some fun." After saying that, Fu Tu put one hand behind his back and stretched out the other hand, beckoning to Dokter in a rather provocative manner.
Dokter was immediately enraged. His opponent clearly didn't take him seriously, even accepting his challenge with only one hand. He activated his telekinesis to its maximum, and with a flick of his sleeves, thirty-six throwing knives shot out like leaping black snakes in the night, catching the opponent completely off guard as they attacked from thirty-six different directions with incredible speed.
"Snort!"
Just as the throwing knives were about to strike, Futu let out a cold snort, like a deafening rumble of thunder, unleashing an invisible sonic wave. Dokter immediately felt all the psychic threads binding the throwing knives snap, and all the knives lost control. Their original trajectories were disrupted, and they hurtled off in all directions, plunging into the soil surrounding Futu.
"Show me your true strength. Your performance doesn't seem like that of someone who could rank fifth on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking." Fu Tu didn't retaliate, but just looked at Dokter with a slightly mocking expression.
"Then so be it!" Dokter was utterly enraged. The blood of the Starry Sky Giant Beast within him began to boil, and the energy cells in his body became significantly stronger than before. His entire physique swelled up considerably. An aura of a Crimson Blood Beast emanated from him, even faintly carrying a trace of an aura from the Primordial Era.
A layer of fine, dark red scales slowly condensed on his skin, and his pupils turned pitch black. A huge phantom of Crimson Blood Beast slowly took shape above his head.
Fu Tu narrowed his eyes slightly. "So it's the inheritance of Starry Sky Giant Beast. The degree of integration of the inheritance is quite high. Interesting."
After giving his assessment, Futu still did not make a move, but simply stood quietly in place, patiently waiting.
After a long while, Dokter's changes finally stabilized. The illusory figure above his head stopped flickering, and the eyes of the phantom Crimson Blood Beast even fixed on the direction of the pagoda. Dokter also raised his head, looking in the same direction as the Crimson Blood Beast.
With a loud "Boom!", the ground beneath Dokter's feet suddenly exploded, and his figure, like a phantom, darted out, appearing before Futu in a single step. His dark red fist, nearly half again as large as before, swung out with force. A sonic boom erupted, and even space itself seemed to distort slightly under the force of this punch.
His punch aimed straight at Futu's face, creating a gust of wind that made Futu's hat brim billow. In that instant, Dokter finally saw the pair of eyes hidden beneath the brim. Those black eyes were filled with calm, and the man's face was expressionless.
Dokter was startled, only to find his fist met with a strong resistance. He looked up and saw that Futu's hand had firmly caught his deadly punch.
The brim of the pagoda-shaped hat fell back down, obscuring the face once more, but Dokter could feel it. The man was still watching him.
"Playing tricks!!!" Dokter roared, showing no sign of backing down, his fists pounding out like a barrage of cannon fire.
Futu kept one hand behind his back, using only one hand to intercept all of Dokter's attacks. His hand was like an insurmountable chasm, blocking the way and filling Dokter with despair.
After unleashing tens of thousands of punches, Dokter knew that this wouldn't break through his opponent's defenses; in fact, his opponent was expending less energy than he was. Continuing like this, he would inevitably lose. He suddenly leaped backward, his gaze warily fixed on his opponent.
"Are you giving up?" Fu Tu didn't pursue. Instead, he stood still and asked.
"If you can withstand this blow from me, I'll consider it a loss."
Dokter gripped his right wrist with his left hand, and a black vortex, only half the size of his palm, slowly formed in his right hand. A terrifying energy began to gather frantically towards the vortex in his right hand.
The energy throughout the entire Frost Zone began to surge violently, frantically converging towards Dokter's palm. This horrified many in the Frost Zone. They knew, of course, that this change wasn't caused by the game's weather, but by a powerful figure unleashing a terrifying attack, as they could feel the intense pressure emanating from that move.
Even the area where Dokter stood grew increasingly cold, with dark clouds gathering overhead.
Time passed second by second. After about five or six minutes, the black vortex in Dokter's palm began to slowly turn white, and even faintly revealed a chill.
"Absorbing the energy of the surrounding environment and converting it into his own attack energy—the technique is not bad, but the energy gathering speed is too slow," Fu Tu muttered to himself. He had already seen through the essence of Dokter's move. "I just don't know just how powerful this move is..."
"Crimson Blood Demon Roar!"
As Dokter roared, the phantom of the Crimson Blood Beast above his head also let out a furious roar, and the energy vortex in his palm finally erupted outwards.
The snow-white energy rapidly condensed into a sharp giant claw in the void, which pounced directly towards the pagoda.
Futu did not dodge, but instead clenched his fist and threw a punch, directly meeting the giant claw.
At the moment of impact, Futu's feet, which had not moved an inch, finally slid backward. He also pulled out his hand that had been behind his back, adding force to the snow-white giant claw, but he still couldn't stop himself from sliding backward.
"Ha!"
Fu Tu suddenly roared, his feet slamming into the ice, spiderweb-like cracks spreading out in all directions. Beneath his hat brim, two Golden Light shot from his eyes, his right hand pulled back far away, then suddenly swung his fist again, striking the giant claw.
"Boom!!!"
A deafening explosion followed by a muffled boom echoed outwards. The enormous, snow-white beast claw finally developed a crack, and then with a few snapping sounds, it completely disintegrated into fragments.
Dokter stared in disbelief at the scene before him. He hadn't expected that his strongest move would be countered so easily.
The Buddha walked step by step toward Dokter.
At this moment, Dokter had exhausted all his divine energy and even his physical strength was severely depleted, so he had no way to escape.
Just as Futu reached a short distance in front of Dokter, a small, thin figure blocked his way.
"Uncle, my master said, 'One should be lenient when one can,' please don't make any more moves." Although Shi Jia knew he was no match for Futu, he still bravely stood in front of Futu.
"No, I lost..." Futu took off his hat brim, ruffled Shi Jia's bald Bald Head, and then reached out his hand to Dokter, who was slumped on the ground...