Douluo: I Am Unrivaled Thief, the Explosive King Returns

"Such a heavy punch! Is this the strength of a Soul Saint?!"

Even so, Unrivaled Thief gritted his teeth, and the green glow around his fist surged once more.

The ground beneath his feet sank half a foot, yet he did not retreat even a single step.

Instead, he borrowed the force and poured all his strength into this punch, successfully matching Zhao Wuji blow for blow.

Zhao Wuji's hand trembled, and a flicker of surprise flashed through his eyes.

Though he had not used his full strength, this punch was enough to crush an ordinary Soul Emperor.

Yet Unrivaled Thief, a quasi-Soul Ancestor who had not even obtained a Soul Ring, had not retreated half a step against it.

The recoil from his fist had even left Zhao Wuji's arm slightly numb!

This brat is a monster too. I can't keep dragging this out!

Killing intent flashed through Zhao Wuji's eyes. The muscles in his right arm suddenly bulged, and the power of his punch surged.

Unrivaled Thief's expression changed as he felt an overwhelming force bearing down on him.

In an instant, his knuckles crackled under the unbearable strain.

He cursed inwardly, That old dog wasn't even using his full strength just now! I can't take this punch head-on!

Zhao Wuji laughed wildly. "You little bastard, this ends here!"

His right fist pressed down with unstoppable force.

Unrivaled Thief could no longer withstand it and was sent flying like a kite with a severed string.

Yet in midair, he twisted his waist and flipped over. His robes billowed like spreading crane wings as he spun through the air using the force, lightly tapping the ground with his toes to steady himself.

He had actually borrowed Zhao Wuji's punch to drift through the entrance, landing firmly outside the hotel.

Ye Zhiqiu's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at Unrivaled Thief.

"Who exactly is this brat? There's no such person in the advanced Soul Master Academies! If I can recruit him into Canghui Academy, perhaps Canghui Academy will be able to contend with the Element Academies, even Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

He was still quite confident that he could save Unrivaled Thief from Zhao Wuji's hands.

Of course, not because of his own strength, but because of the Canghui Academy behind him.

Canghui Academy's instructor, Can Meng Shi Nian, was a level seventy-two Soul Saint. Even if their headmaster was not a Soul Douluo, he was at least a high-level Soul Saint.

Therefore, Ye Zhiqiu believed that if he stepped forward, Shrek, this obscure academy, would surely give Canghui Academy some face.

Rebel Son and the other two were not surprised in the slightest. After all, that was their boss!

They even looked eager to fight, ready to intervene at any moment.

Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists excitedly, brilliance blooming in her beautiful eyes.

Ning Rongrong's breathing quickened, but a flame of excitement burned in her eyes.

"He's... he's so strong. Looks like I was right to choose to stay by his side!"

"Trying to run?!" Zhao Wuji roared furiously. Like a crazed giant bear, he smashed through the doorframe and charged out.

Faced with Unrivaled Thief's terrifying talent, he had to kill him.

Otherwise, if he failed to eliminate the roots, the one who would die in the end would be himself.

Unrivaled Thief glanced at him and sneered. "Run? When did you get the idea that I wanted to run? You should know that I've never been alone."

"What?!" Zhao Wuji was startled. By the time he reacted, several attacks were already closing in on him from all directions!

"Thunderous Ghost Whirlwind Dart!"

Rebel Son crossed his arms and flung them out. Two darts wrapped in lightning traced tricky arcs through the air, shooting straight for Zhao Wuji's back.

Thief Father slammed both fists into the ground, pouring icy-blue Soul Power into the earth. "Diamond Ice Dust Fist!"

Dozens of sharp ice spikes suddenly erupted from the ground, coiling around Zhao Wuji's legs like venomous snakes.

"Split him apart!" Shifty-eyed Thief raised the Fire Cloud Blade high. The blade drew down heavenly lightning, and a bolt-wreathed slash tore through the air. "Flying Blade Rock-Breaking Slash!"

Ning Rongrong lightly tapped the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda with her fingertips, while Zhu Zhuqing guarded her side like a ghost, her catlike eyes fixed on the battle.

Facing the overwhelming barrage, Zhao Wuji had no choice but to halt his pursuit.

"Tricks!" he bellowed. Soul Power condensed across his body into a semi-transparent golden shield—the technique he was famous for, the Immovable Ming King Body.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

A rapid series of impacts rang out. The lightning darts exploded, the ice spikes shattered, and the blade aura dispersed.

Sparks flew wildly across the Immovable Ming King Body, ringing endlessly, but it remained unbroken.

As dust and smoke filled the air after the assault, Zhao Wuji tore through it with one hand and sneered. "Is that all you can do?"

Suddenly, Unrivaled Thief's icy voice came from within the smoke. "Is that so? Then take this punch!"

Ning Rongrong received his voice transmission, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda suddenly burst with radiant light.

"Seven Treasures turn with Glazed Tile: first, strength! Second, speed!"

The instant the enhancement descended, Unrivaled Thief activated his third Soul Skill and flashed before Zhao Wuji with the Wind Domain.

"Overlord Wind-Chasing Fist—Explosive Style!"

His right fist suddenly erupted with dazzling blue-violet light. The lion head seemed to come alive, releasing a deep roar.

As he threw the punch, the air was compressed to the extreme, forming visible ripples of distortion. It was as though even space itself trembled beneath that fist!

"Boom!"

The punch struck Zhao Wuji squarely in the chest. The Immovable Ming King Body scraped against the lion head, scattering brilliant sparks!

"Break!" Unrivaled Thief's Soul Power surged around him as all his strength converged upon his fist.

With a sharp crack, the Immovable Ming King Body began to fracture inch by inch beneath that blow!

Zhao Wuji's pupils constricted sharply, and for the first time, utter disbelief appeared on his face.

"Impossible!"

Yet before his roar had even faded, the Immovable Ming King Body exploded with a bang!

Unrivaled Thief's fist slammed straight into Zhao Wuji's chest. His chest instantly caved in, and faint sounds of bones cracking could be heard as he was sent flying.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As if he had been rammed by a powerful ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, Zhao Wuji became a blurred afterimage and flew backward at terrifying speed!

The air exploded into rings of visible white shockwaves behind him. Wherever he passed, the violent wind gouged a deep trench into the ground!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A continuous series of explosions shook the forest!

The thick tree trunks that required two people to wrap their arms around shattered like brittle stalks of wheat the instant they were struck!

Wood chips sprayed out like a rainstorm, and sharp fragments even embedded deeply into the surrounding rock walls!

"Bang!"

With one final muffled impact, Zhao Wuji was deeply embedded in the trunk of an ancient tree so thick that three or four people could barely encircle it.

The immense impact covered the entire trunk in exaggerated spiderweb cracks, as though it were about to explode on the spot!

When the dust settled slightly, Zhao Wuji's burly body had smashed a human-shaped indentation into the trunk.

His limbs twitched faintly, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The entire scene fell silent.

As the smoke gradually dispersed, Unrivaled Thief shook his numb right arm and curled his lips into a cold smile. "Immovable Ming King? That's all?"

"Roar!" Zhao Wuji's enraged bellow resounded through the sky!

He was a dignified level seventy-six Soul Saint, yet today he had been defeated by a group of children and even mocked as weak.

As a ruthless man who had once escaped from the hands of countless Spirit Hall experts, how could he possibly be merciful?

Zhao Wuji tore himself free from the tree trunk, ripped apart his tattered shirt, and revealed a chest covered in savage scars. His eyes were red as blood.

"You little bastard, I'll kill you today!"

His seventh Soul Ring suddenly bloomed with blinding golden light, and his Martial Soul Avatar erupted completely!

Though his body did not expand, the phantom of the Great Strength Vajra Bear behind him solidified, as if a true Great Strength Vajra Bear had descended into the world.

In an instant, level seventy-six Soul Power swept across the scene like raging tides!

At the very instant Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul Avatar's pressure swept over the battlefield, a ghostlike figure silently appeared behind Unrivaled Thief and the others.

Tang San pushed his Purple Demon Eye to its limit, blood vessels crawling over the whites of his eyes.

He hunched over, his hands hanging beside Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges like the limbs of a poisonous spider, his knuckles whitening from excessive force.

"Those who hurt Xiao Wu will die!"

A hoarse roar squeezed through his clenched teeth as he violently swung his arms!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges suddenly erupted with dozens of dark-blue streaks of cold light. Bone-Piercing Nails, sleeve arrows, and Flying Locust Stones wove together into a deadly rainstorm!

"Watch out!"

Chapter 35: Killing with a Borrowed Blade, Tang Hao Makes His Move?!

"Watch out!"

Zhu Zhuqing's catlike eyes shrank sharply. She instinctively activated Hell Stab, but it was already too late.

Hidden Weapons filled the sky like a torrential downpour, targeting the vital point on Unrivaled Thief's back!

"Die, die! Anyone who dares hurt Xiao Wu, die!"

Tang San roared, and his hands moved even faster.

Little did he know that within the Wind Domain, none of his movements could be concealed.

Unrivaled Thief's lips curved upward slightly. He had already seen through this ambush.

To avoid disrupting his next scheme, he lightly flicked his sleeve.

A gust of wind suddenly sent Rebel Son and the others over a hundred feet away, beyond the range of both the Hidden Weapons and Zhao Wuji's attack.

"Tang San, well done!" Zhao Wuji leaped forward, his Great Strength Vajra Bear Avatar crashing down like a meteor. "All of you, die!"

Even faced with this double killing intent, Unrivaled Thief remained calm and unhurried.

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji's eyes widened with rage. He flew into a fury. "Arrogant! You're at death's door, yet you still dare put on such airs!"

Before his words had even faded, the bear paw descended with the force of ten thousand tons.

Tang San's Hidden Weapons arrived even sooner, their cold glints flashing with killing intent.

In the shadows, the red-robed bishop's palm was already slick with cold sweat. Several times, he nearly moved to rescue him.

But without Unrivaled Thief's order, he could not act rashly.

Tang Hao sneered repeatedly. "So what if his talent is greater than Xiao San's? His arrogance will ensure that he dies young!"

Even Mighty Lion Douluo, who was hidden most deeply, had great confidence in Unrivaled Thief, yet he was secretly alarmed.

This brat truly leaves no room for retreat in anything he does! He's ruthless toward his enemies, and even more ruthless toward himself! One misstep, and there will be no turning back!

Yet Unrivaled Thief, the one at the center of it all, wore a tranquil expression.

He glanced toward a certain spot and smiled mockingly. "Keep laughing. Soon, you won't be able to laugh anymore!"

Just as the attacks were about to land on him, he snapped his fingers.

The next moment, Zhao Wuji's massive palm slammed down, throwing up clouds of dirt and dust that rolled like furious waves.

The cold gleam of the Hidden Weapons flashed within the haze as they all struck that blurry figure, producing a series of teeth-grating wet impacts.

Immediately after, the Great Strength Vajra Bear's giant palm struck the dark figure. With a boom, the ground instantly collapsed into a huge crater.

Inside the hotel, Ye Zhiqiu's hand behind his back trembled faintly. Shaking his head, he sighed, "What a pity. Such a genius... If he could have joined Canghui Academy, why would we need to worry about rising to prominence?"

"Boss!" Rebel Son threw himself to the ground and pretended to wipe away tears. "You left so suddenly that you didn't even tell us the treasure chest password!"