Rumble—!
The invisible giant hand of the impact force viciously kneaded the ground.
Earth mixed with turf and stones shot into the sky, raising clouds of dust!
Visible ripples of distortion appeared in the air at the point where Lin Qing and the Titan Giant Ape collided. Even the light bent there.
What was most astonishing, however, was the outcome.
As the dust gradually dispersed, it was revealed—
The Titan Giant Ape's mountain-like body suddenly shuddered!
The massive fist it had smashed down was forcibly driven upward by an unimaginable, terrifying force it had never experienced before!
And that was not all.
Its enormous body could not hold its stance at all, staggering uncontrollably backward with three heavy steps. "Thud! Thud! Thud!"
Each step left a gigantic footprint several meters deep in the solid earth.
Crushed stones flew everywhere!
The ground trembled and the mountains shook!
Lin Qing, on the other hand, had blasted a deep pit several meters wide beneath his feet from the collision, and his entire body had sunk nearly a meter into the ground.
Yet his legs were like two golden pillars embedded deep in the earth.
He stood as steady as Mount Tai, without moving an inch!
Only his Dragonified right arm remained extended in the posture of a punch.
Golden Dragon Scales gleamed brilliantly amid the dust.
One clash had made the difference clear!
At least in this straightforward contest of raw power without any tricks, Lin Qing—whose Dragonification granted him Ultimate Power under multiple enhancement effects—had faintly surpassed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape, renowned for its strength!
"Hmm?!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python let out a low, incredulous snort.
Its enormous pupils flickered with uncertainty.
This human had only just reached Level 90. How could his strength be this terrifying?
"The boosts from three mutated Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings that were originally ninety thousand years are actually this immense?"
This completely exceeded its understanding of the Soul Master power system!
Was this the natural advantage of humans?
The Sky Azure Bull Python's gaze toward Lin Qing became especially complicated.
"Wow! Dad is amazing! He knocked the big monkey back!!!"
Lin Rourou's small face flushed red as she watched.
She jumped excitedly, clapping her little hands with loud smacks.
"He really is... amazing..."
Lin Qingzhu also parted her small lips slightly.
Even her eyes, usually calm as still water, revealed shock at that moment.
She knew Dad had become stronger.
But she had not expected him to become this ridiculously strong.
Lin Wu'er proudly puffed out her little chest and declared brightly, "I told you already—Dad is the strongest person in the world!"
It was as though she herself had been the one to knock Er Ming back.
"Roar?" (Why are you so strong?)
The Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, shook his slightly numb and faintly aching fist.
The initial shock in his lantern-sized eyes was swiftly replaced by fighting spirit that burned even more fiercely, as though it were about to boil over!
Not only was he not discouraged.
Instead, the savage nature of a Soul Beast had been thoroughly awakened within him.
As the Forest Overlord.
He had gone far too long without encountering an opponent who could make him suffer in a contest of strength.
This long-lost feeling of facing an equal opponent—perhaps even one stronger than himself—made the blood throughout his body burn hot!
"ROAR—!!!"
A roar even more violent and savage than before erupted from Er Ming's mouth!
He had fully entered a battle state.
His arms became like two out-of-control Giant Hammers, launching a torrential barrage of attacks at Lin Qing in the pit!
He no longer cared about any technique.
Fists, palms, even elbows rained down crazily from every angle with terrifying force capable of easily shattering mountains and leveling forests!
Every strike was immensely powerful.
The pressure from his fists made it hard to breathe.
He displayed the aesthetics of pure strength to the utmost limit!
"Hahaha! Er Ming, come on! Let's have a proper fight!"
Lin Qing was equally filled with heroic spirit.
He let out a long roar that shook the surrounding wilderness!
He kicked off fiercely from the bottom of the pit, his body shooting into the sky like a golden cannonball as he took the initiative to meet the countless fist shadows!
His Dragonified right arm sometimes clenched into a fist, directly meeting the colossal force head-on;
Sometimes it changed from a fist into a palm, using clever force to deflect the heavy attacks;
And sometimes his five fingers formed a claw, carrying an edge sharp enough to tear through everything as it left piercing scraping sounds and wounds across Er Ming's black fur, tougher than steel.
He combined the Ultimate Power granted by the Golden Dragon with the fierce offensive strength brought by Dragonification, wielding both to perfection!
"Bang! Thud! Boom! Bam! Clang—!!!"
What followed was simply the most savage and breathtaking visual feast dedicated to strength!
Lin Qing and the Titan Giant Ape.
Standing together, their body size difference was as absurd as putting a grape beside a watermelon.
Yet these two figures, one large and one small, were now staging the most primal, brutal, and blood-pumping clash of raw strength in this forest clearing that had already been ruined beyond recognition!
There were no flashy Soul Skill lights flickering everywhere.
Nor were there any unnecessary explosions of energy.
There was only the solid, muffled thud-thud of fists striking flesh and bone colliding with bone!
The sound was as deep and heavy as ancient war drums.
Every beat seemed to strike directly against the heart, making one's scalp tingle while causing the blood to surge uncontrollably.
"Bang!"
Another completely unadorned collision!
Lin Qing's Dragonified golden fist smashed solidly into Er Ming's black fist, which was larger than a millstone.
A visible Shockwave instantly exploded outward, sweeping through the surroundings in a howling ring.
Wherever it passed, the already toppled giant boulders seemed to have been kicked by a giant, shattering with a boom into countless fragments!
Ancient trees requiring several people to encircle them could no longer hold on, snapping in half with a crack and crashing down amid a storm of branches and leaves.
The once-level ground had long since become as pockmarked as if it had been bombarded by a meteor shower.
And now, another freshly formed, steaming pit had been added!
Lin Qing's strength truly did not fall short of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape, famed for its power!
In several bursts of explosive force, he had even faintly suppressed Er Ming.
What made Er Ming feel even more stifled was that Lin Qing's Dragonified arm was not merely immensely powerful.
The edges of the golden Dragon Scales covering it were also exceptionally sharp, while his claws gleamed with cold light.
Even his incredibly defensive fur did not dare receive them head-on.
He feared being ripped open by a huge gash.
He could only continuously use his fists and thick forearms to block and fend off the attacks.
Er Ming truly deserved to be a Forest Overlord who had lived for tens of thousands of years. His combat experience was terrifyingly rich.
He quickly changed his strategy.
He no longer sought to win with a single violently overwhelming blow.
Instead, he used his massive body size advantage to combine offense and Defense.
"Roar!"
He continued letting out furious roars, trying to suppress this troublesome little runt with sound and aura.
But anyone with clear eyes—human or beast—could see it.
In this most direct and pure realm of strength, Lin Qing, possessing Ultimate Power and multiple terrifying enhancements, had already taken the upper hand!
The Titan Giant Ape's absolute strength, nearly invincible within the Star Dou Great Forest and enough to make other Soul Beasts tremble at the mere mention of it—
Was being forcibly suppressed for the first time today by a human, in an even more overbearing and brutal manner!
"Thud!"
Lin Qing threw a savage uppercut, smashing fiercely upward into Er Ming's blocking forearm.
Er Ming's enormous body staggered backward uncontrollably.
His feet took two more heavy steps back, plowing two deep trenches into the ground.
"ROAR—!!!"
For the first time, Er Ming's roar carried a distinct trace of humiliation and disbelief.
His lantern-sized eyes began to redden.
The white vapor blasting from his nostrils grew heavier and heavier.
The aura around him also became increasingly violent.
He had clearly been beaten into a rage and was about to enter a berserk state without regard for anything else.
Seeing this, Lin Qing thought, That's about enough. If we keep fighting, this fool is really going to lose it.
He immediately stopped while he was ahead.
He locked onto another punch Er Ming threw at him.
The muscles in his Dragonified right arm suddenly swelled.
Golden light flared brilliantly!
A diagonally directed burst of force struck precisely against the side of Er Ming's fist!
"Boom!"
Er Ming's furious blow was cleverly knocked off course, grazing past Lin Qing and smashing into the ground.
"Thud!"
Another pit!
Borrowing the recoil, Lin Qing lightly leaped backward, drifting dozens of meters away as though weightless before landing steadily.
At the same time, a thought crossed his mind.
The dazzling golden light around his body swiftly receded.
His Dragonified arms also returned to normal, becoming ordinary human arms once more.
Only the muscle lines on those arms still appeared exceptionally firm.
"Alright, Er Ming, let's stop here!"
Lin Qing said loudly.
His voice was somewhat hurried from the intense battle just now.
But his eyes were exceptionally bright.
They carried the satisfaction of fighting spirit being fully vented in a hearty battle.
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