Boom!
Like a giant hammer striking a drum, a terrifying roar erupted!
Pfft!
Lin Feng spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His entire body flew backward like a sandbag hurled with full force, crashing into a distant hill at an even faster speed than before and kicking up clouds of dust.
In just a few exchanges, what appeared to be an intense clash had actually been a completely one-sided crushing defeat.
His strength might not have been weak, but compared to Huolin Fei, it was undeniably far too lacking.
Huolin Fei slowly lowered his leg and remained where he was, not pursuing.
Instead, he looked through his visor at Lin Feng, who was struggling to get up, and said,
"Although I don't think you can, I'll ask anyway—can you still 'power up'?"
"If you can, I can give you a little time."
There was no mockery in his words, merely a simple question, yet it was even more humiliating than mockery.
Because it meant Huolin Fei had never regarded him as an equal opponent, nor even as a threat worthy of attention. Otherwise, why would he say something like that?
Anger, catalyzed by humiliation, burst through the dam of his reason and drowned out the agonizing pain in his body.
"Heh. Hahahaha. Hahahahaha!!!"
Lin Feng began to laugh. Gradually, his laughter grew louder and more deranged until it became hysterical cackling.
He supported himself with one arm and slowly rose from the rubble.
"Huolin Fei! Do you think victory is yours to decide with a single thought? Do you think this is my limit?"
"Open your eyes and look carefully!!"
"My conviction is to surpass everything! Plunder everything! Destroy every obstacle standing before me!"
"If my power isn't enough right now, then I'll sacrifice