The Strongest Genius in 800 Years

"Using only the basic Six Powers, it seemed impossible to win."

Lucci thought to himself.

He craved challenges from powerful opponents and had never considered the possibility of losing.

He would not lose, much less admit defeat!

"Shigan: Coptis!"

The time for testing their fundamentals was over. What came next were the advanced techniques of the Six Powers.

Lucci's speed surged again. He no longer conserved his strength; from this point on, he would go all out.

A trace of admiration flashed through Beiyuan Heng's eyes. This Rob Lucci truly was a super genius.

At such a young age, Beiyuan Heng was this powerful not only because of his day-after-day training, but also because of his cheat-like advantage.

Lucci, on the other hand, had reached this level purely through talent.

"Iron Body: Utsugi!"

Beiyuan Heng did not dodge either. He directly took Lucci's attack head-on with his body, and the powerful recoil made Lucci's figure falter slightly.

Beiyuan Heng gave him no chance to catch his breath. The instant Lucci's body stalled, Moonwalk: Treading Void activated, and Beiyuan Heng vanished from Lucci's sight.

A sharp glint descended from above Lucci as a cross-shaped slash came hurtling toward him.

"Rankyaku: Cross Slash!"

Lucci's body was still caught in the recoil from "Iron Body: Utsugi." He could not dodge at all and could only watch as the Rankyaku closed in.

"Shigan: Draw!"

A tiny Air Bullet shot from Lucci's fingertip and struck the Cross Slash. Though it was not especially powerful, it successfully knocked the slash off course.

Using that deviation, Lucci adjusted his body and performed a backflip, evading the attack.

At the same time, blue light flared around his foot, and a spiraling slash swept out toward Beiyuan Heng's face!

"Rankyaku: Tail Whip!"

The fierce slash was so fast that it reached Beiyuan Heng in an instant.

However, Beiyuan Heng had already anticipated Lucci's move. With only a slight turn of his body, the dangerous Rankyaku brushed past his side.

The Rankyaku that missed its target carved a deep fissure across the top of the tower.

Meanwhile, Beiyuan Heng instantly launched "Moonwalk: Treading Void: Soru," causing even Lucci to lose track of him for a moment.

By the time Lucci sensed Beiyuan Heng's presence again, he was already behind him!

"Not good!"

Feeling the killing intent carried by the approaching Shigan, Lucci inwardly cursed.

He was far too fast!

That guy had not used his full strength at all just now!

If Lucci used Iron Body to block at this moment, Beiyuan Heng would definitely attack without pause until he broke through its defense!

Rob Lucci steeled himself and could only force himself to use the move he had just seen.

"Iron Body: Utsugi!"

Beiyuan Heng had intended to crush Rob Lucci in one stroke, but upon seeing Lucci use that move, he had no choice but to abandon his plan of defeating him through an unceasing barrage.

Shigan: Fang Strike struck Lucci's Iron Body: Utsugi, and Beiyuan Heng rode the recoil back more than ten meters.

Just now, Rob Lucci had directly learned Beiyuan Heng's advanced technique simply through visual observation and his familiarity with the Six Powers.

However, blood still seeped from the spot where Lucci had been struck by Beiyuan Heng, making it clear that he had not yet mastered it.

"What?!"

The spectators instantly erupted, and even Laskey's eyes were filled with shock.

"To directly learn someone else's technique after only a few observations and exchanges... Rob Lucci truly deserves his reputation as a genius!"

Earlier, Beiyuan Heng had also directly used Jabra's "Shigan: Wolf Fang Fist," but that had little real value. Essentially, it was just using Iron Body on the hands.

Beiyuan Heng had been able to move while in Iron Body from the start, so learning that move was only natural.

But the principle behind a move like "Iron Body: Utsugi" was far from that simple. It was a deep development of the Six Powers.

Just like the "Rankyaku: Tail Whip" Rob Lucci had used earlier, it too was a deep development of the Six Powers.

Even Laskey himself had never studied this area in depth.

Surprise flashed through Beiyuan Heng's eyes again. This Lucci truly kept astonishing him again and again.

"Still, it was time to end this game..."

His figure leaped upward, climbing into midair with Moonwalk. His right leg cleaved down, and a spiraling slash crashed toward the ground!

It was precisely the "Rankyaku: Tail Whip" Lucci had used earlier!

And this slash was larger and more solid than Lucci's!

"Was this guy... really human?"

Kalifa covered her mouth with both hands, staring in disbelief at the figure standing in the air.

When Lucci used Beiyuan Heng's Utsugi, he was still unskilled. Even the original defensive power of Iron Body had weakened somewhat.

Yet when Beiyuan Heng used Lucci's Tail Whip, its power was even greater than the original.

Could such a talent, one capable of seeing through another person's move at a glance, truly exist on these seas?

At this moment, Lucci in the arena had the same thought as Beiyuan Heng.

But there was no time to be astonished by Beiyuan Heng's talent. The immensely powerful spiraling slash was already bearing down on him.

"Rankyaku: Tail Whip!"

A fierce light gathered in Lucci's eyes. He pooled all his strength and launched a Rankyaku in retaliation.

That Rankyaku was fiercer and more powerful than before, determined to surpass Beiyuan Heng's.

The two spiraling slashes collided in midair. Violent shockwaves exploded outward, sweeping the rubble from the tower's roof clean away.

The onlookers all raised their hands to shield their eyes, staring at the two combatants with horror.

Was this truly a battle that should be happening at their age?

"Huff... huff..."

Lucci, who had dispersed that Rankyaku, was now panting heavily. That attack had consumed a considerable amount of his stamina.

His vision had even begun to blur.

At the very instant his vision blurred, Beiyuan Heng disappeared!

"Rankyaku: Entangling Shadow."

Another spiraling slash appeared.

But unlike before, Lucci could not sense even the slightest killing intent from this slash.

This was an advanced form of Rankyaku: Tail Whip. It was no longer a simple burst of force, but gave Rankyaku the trait of "binding."

He instinctively used Iron Body to defend himself, only to discover that the slash did not strike him at all. Instead, it wrapped around him, leaving him unable to move!

Kaku and Jabra were still wondering how this Tail Whip had bound Lucci, while Laskey, who had seen through the move, had eyes shining with excitement.

Again, he had not only learned Lucci's Tail Whip so quickly, but had also mastered another application in such a short time.

"It was over."

Beiyuan Heng flashed forward and appeared before Lucci.

Looking at the temporarily restrained Lucci, Beiyuan Heng clasped his hands into fists and placed them against Lucci's chest, one above and one below.

"This is..."

Shock appeared on Lucci's face, and for the first time, his eyes held utter disbelief as he looked at Beiyuan Heng.

Outside the arena, Laskey's mouth fell open in the same astonishment.

"Six Powers Secret Art: Rokuogan!"

As Beiyuan Heng's voice fell, his fists shot forward. A powerful shockwave, accompanied by brilliant azure energy, pierced through Lucci's body like a meteor.

The tremendous power made the entire tower tremble.

"Boom!"

With a dull crash, Lucci's body fell to the ground like a kite with its string cut.

He had lost. Rob Lucci had lost.

Rob Lucci, hailed as the strongest genius in 800 years, had lost!

Silence fell over the entire tower, leaving only the howling wind.