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At that moment, Wang Chuan seemed to have transformed into a pile driver.

His fists hammered the Titan Golden Python's head several times a second, making even the ground tremble.

It had to be said that the Titan Golden Python truly deserved to be called a top-tier Sub-Dragon, inheriting both divine bloodline and the Golden Dragon bloodline that symbolized strength.

Yet under that barrage of savage blows powerful enough to shatter mountains and crush boulders, it actually endured.

After being beaten for several seconds—

The dazed Titan Golden Python finally came to its senses, twisting its body and forcibly slipping out from beneath Wang Chuan's fists.

Although the Titan Golden Python had withstood Wang Chuan's relentless beating,

it had not emerged unscathed. At the very least, its own fangs had torn open its mouth. The sickly-sweet stench of blood filled its jaws, completely arousing its ferocity!

Driven by its killing instincts, the Titan Golden Python, having just escaped danger, lunged at Wang Chuan once more.

This time, however, it did not charge recklessly as before.

Instead, it evaded Wang Chuan's fist along an incredibly ingenious arc, then rapidly twisted its body and fiercely coiled around him!

The immense force of the constriction transmitted through its coils made Wang Chuan draw in a sharp breath.

Because this was one of the Titan Golden Python's two greatest killing moves: Deadly Constriction.

Although this move belonged to the same constriction category as Tang San's future Blue Silver Constriction, their power was worlds apart.

The books even recorded it clearly.

A millennium-level Titan Golden Python—even the lowest-tier, thousand-year Titan Golden Python—could kill any non-strength-type Spirit Master below the Soul Emperor level.

Without fail!

Wang Lie clearly knew of this record as well, and he instinctively panicked.

He had never expected the Titan Golden Python to be so agile, allowing Wang Chuan, who had just held the upper hand, to be caught off guard by this move.

This was not within his calculations!

And the combat strength he had mentioned had been calculated according to the attack methods of mages like himself!

After all, nearly every dragon-type Martial Spirit possessed elemental abilities.

And the reason Wang Lie had agreed to Wang Chuan's request for battle was partly because he wanted Wang Chuan to learn a lesson.

Now that his purpose had been achieved, Wang Lie instinctively wanted to intervene and save Wang Chuan!

At the same time, Wang Lie secretly prayed that Wang Chuan's body was sturdy enough not to have been seriously injured in one blow.

But Wang Lie did not know that, the instant Wang Chuan was caught, he had used—

Six Styles: Iron Body!

Although Iron Body had always been mocked as a technique that got people killed in One Piece,

the main reason was that its users had employed it incorrectly.

Because they lacked brains, they relied on their powerful physiques to withstand stronger opponents' attacks head-on, without the slightest awareness of their own limits.

The true use of this technique was as an emergency measure when an attack could not be dodged, or to harden parts of the body during battle to assist in combat. It was essentially a junior version of Armament Haki.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and the Titan Golden Python's ten-meter-long body completely covered Wang Chuan.

Then, after a hiss, every muscle in its body exerted force, revealing the true terror of Deadly Strangling.

Its terrifying power seemed intent on crushing Wang Chuan to death with its muscles alone.

At that moment, Wang Lie flashed over, intending to forcibly decapitate the Titan Golden Python and tear it away from Wang Chuan.

(PS: Snakes have powerful life force. Even after being beheaded, they do not die immediately.)

But Wang Chuan's voice suddenly came from within, sounding exceptionally calm.

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I'm fine."

Wang Lie paused, surprise appearing in his eyes.

By his original assessment, Wang Chuan should not have been able to withstand it. After all, his evaluation of Wang Chuan had only concerned his physical ability to bear Spirit Rings.

But relying on the physical enhancement effect of Iron Body, Wang Chuan had forcibly endured it.

Then Wang Chuan's voice came again.

"Grandpa, please step back a little. I'm going to counterattack. Don't let yourself get splattered with blood."

Sensing the confidence in Wang Chuan's words, Wang Lie's worries completely faded, and he immediately retreated again and again.

At that very moment, Wang Chuan, shrouded in darkness within the coils, opened his eyes. Pitch-black Armament Haki spread from his arms across his entire body.

This was a sign that Armament Haki was about to advance to a higher level.

Full-body Armament Haki hardening!

With Iron Body layered atop full-body Armament Haki, Wang Chuan's defense rose another level, and the previously stifling sensation of suffocation vanished completely.

However, Wang Chuan could also clearly feel the Haki within his body being rapidly consumed. If he could not quickly break the deadlock before him, he truly would die.

Gradually releasing Iron Body and relying on the armor-like hardening properties of Armament Haki for defense, Wang Chuan's body regained its freedom, and he began to exert force.

The Titan Golden Python immediately let out a miserable hiss.

Because force was mutual.

When the muscular strangling it took such pride in could no longer overwhelm Wang Chuan's strength, the backlash would inevitably follow.

But Wang Chuan had no interest in playing tug-of-war with it.

Because his Haki reserves would not allow it.

So Wang Chuan had to end this quickly.

Once he gained a small amount of room to move, Wang Chuan slowly extended an index finger from each of his clenched fists.

Six Styles: Finger Pistol: Sea Urchin!

In an instant, Wang Chuan's two fingers shot out rapidly, piercing straight through the Titan Golden Python's iron-hard scale armor.

Through their earlier exchange, Wang Chuan had learned that the Titan Golden Python's defense was extremely high, so he used this superhuman technique that broke through a surface with a single point.

Seeing that the result was exactly as he had expected, with the Titan Golden Python's defense pierced through,

and that the punctured part of its body had begun twitching uncontrollably, further weakening the force it could use to restrain him,

Wang Chuan thrust out dozens more times in rapid succession. He truly seemed to have transformed into a sea urchin, stabbing the Titan Golden Python until it was riddled with wounds from within.

The intense pain and loss of control over its body finally forced the Titan Golden Python to release Wang Chuan.

Its snake body, flailing wildly in pain, also sprayed its blood madly across the surroundings.

Just as Wang Chuan had predicted, someone ended up covered in blood.

Seeing this, a brief look of regret appeared in Wang Chuan's eyes.

He had wanted Golden Scale to devour the Titan Golden Python after he absorbed its Spirit Ring, making full use of the resources. Now, it seemed that would be wasted.

At the same time, Wang Chuan briefly reflected that he had truly been too careless just now.

Facing a serpentine enemy for the first time, especially when he knew the opponent's moves, he should have formulated a more thorough battle plan.

Rather than being forced into a desperate situation like before, where he could only use such a wasteful technique as full-body Armament Haki.

If Iron Body's effect had not been astounding enough, he would have died from that attack.

Then Wang Chuan's eyes widened in fury as he locked onto the Titan Golden Python's heart, located seven inches from its head.

Using Shave, he vanished from where he stood. When Wang Chuan reappeared, he had already arrived at the spot he had targeted.

Finger Pistols wrapped in black Armament Haki struck out savagely in rapid succession.

Finger Pistol: Lotus Flower Flame!

Although a snake's heart could shift positions fairly well, under such intense piercing attacks, even the Titan Golden Python's powerful heart was thoroughly punctured.

And during the process,

Wang Chuan also sensed the Titan Golden Python's spine. His eyes immediately lit up, and he increased the force of his final strike, driving it straight through the spine.

This strike had truly hit the Titan Golden Python's fatal weakness.

With a hiss, its lower body completely lost the ability to move. The enormous snake could only lie prone on the ground and make its final struggles.

As Finger Pistol pierced through its brain, a purple halo slowly began to condense and rise.