Chen Yuan's pupils contracted. He crossed his arms, using the wrapping force of Horizontal Fist to guard his chest.
Bang!
Claw and arm collided, the muffled impact like a drumbeat.
Chen Yuan felt an incomparably heavy force travel through his forearms and slam straight into his chest and abdomen. The bones in his entire arms buzzed.
The blue bricks beneath his feet cracked with a snap, and he staggered back three steps before dissipating the force.
Before he could catch his breath, Xu Heng's second move was already upon him. He spun, thrusting out both palms—Tiger Form: Fierce Tiger Pouncing on Prey.
Tiger claws wrapped in a gust of force, one striking high at his face and the other low at his chest and abdomen. The momentum was like a true tiger descending the mountain, overbearing and weighty.
Gritting his teeth, Chen Yuan stamped his right foot hard to steady himself. His left arm swept out, using a body-wrapping Horizontal Fist to forcefully receive the high tiger claw, while his right hand flipped out from his waist.
The spiraling force of Drill Fist gathered on his knuckles as he met the low tiger claw head-on.
Bang! Bang!
Two muffled explosions rang out almost at once.
Chen Yuan was jolted half a step sideways. His left arm went numb and sore, while the tiger's mouth of his right fist burned.
The force of Xu Heng's Tiger Form was absurdly heavy. Even after Chen Yuan secretly drew upon a portion of his Elephant Bone strength, he was still pressed so hard he could barely breathe.
Xu Heng's third move followed immediately. He leapt up like a sparrowhawk piercing the sky, flipped in midair, and brought his right palm crashing down—Sparrowhawk Form: Sparrowhawk Pouncing on a Sparrow.
This move was faster, heavier, and