"What!"
The bespectacled man was indeed a disciple of the Mechanical Academy, but his bodily modifications were limited to his fingers. His current physique could not withstand too much modified special metal in his body.
The plant net attacking from behind had already reached him, leaving him no time to turn around before he was trapped inside it.
Taking advantage of the man's restraint, Yu Jing sent numerous plant bodies growing from his pores and attaching themselves to his right arm. His plant-transformed arm filled with power, and before the bespectacled man could tear through the vines, he swung a fist toward the man's head.
"A punch from someone at the Rook Stage couldn't possibly—"
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Jing's fist slammed into the bespectacled man's face.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones shifting rang out as the bespectacled man, vines and all, flew into the center of the swimming pool and sent up a huge splash.
That had been Yu Jing's full-strength attack. Panting heavily, he sat on the floor and covered his left shoulder with one hand. It had been shattered by a kick.
"You Rook Stage newcomers are really asking to die!"
A furious roar came from the center of the pool. In an instant, a whirlpool formed in the three-hundred-square-meter swimming pool, and the water was sucked frantically toward the center and into the bespectacled man's body. Blood seeped from one side of his cheek, and his lenses were shattered. Clearly, this had been caused by Yu Jing's earlier punch.
"You—die first!"
Under the bespectacled man's control, a huge water ghost skull formed and lunged toward Yu Jing's position to devour him. Yin energy mixed into the water that formed the female ghost skull, and Yu Jing's current body could not withstand such a massive