Breakthrough: The "My Style" School

However, Xiao He had no clue how to defeat Sebastian.

His opponent possesses all his Superpower, has a stronger physique, and is more skilled in combat. How can he possibly win? Does he have any advantages? It seems not.

However, Xiao He was in a good mood at the moment. For some reason, he thought of the scenery he saw after dealing with the Earthquake that day: the night sky was so beautiful that day, he wished he could see it again...

Xiao He pondered carefully, trying to figure out where his strengths lay.

Although the opponent specializes in one fighting style, that doesn't mean his eclectic approach is ineffective. Free fighting itself is a practical combat skill that integrates the best of various disciplines, and everything I've learned before can come in handy.

"Hmph..." Sebastian shook his head and sighed, "He brought this humiliation upon himself."

After saying that, Sebastian got into position again.

But how do you counter a move like a cross-court kick? Xiao He frowned, deep in thought.

Countermeasures to this attack technique rely entirely on luck, with three possible outcomes: guessing wrong and getting kicked; hesitating and getting kicked; or guessing correctly and successfully defending against the attack.

"Since that's the case..." Xiao He took a deep breath and made up his mind.

Sebastian closed the distance with small, quick steps, and the two began to probe each other briefly, each waiting for an opportunity. At this moment, Xiao He deliberately created an opening, Sebastian immediately swept a mid-section kick towards Xiao He's waist.

But Xiao He didn't defend at all, and directly swept a high kick towards Sebastian's face.

Sebastian was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Xiao He to make such a move. As a result, the two struck each other almost simultaneously and each took a step back.

Xiao He clutched his lower back, wincing in pain. "We've lost out, but the other party isn't making a profit either."

Sebastian, clutching his face where he had been kicked, appeared somewhat embarrassed and angry: Xiao He had discovered the secret of the Lane-Shift Kick.

A cross-court kick is undefendable. For an ordinary person, this attack might have openings due to physical limitations, but not for Mutant. Because Mutant have strong enough physical abilities, they can rely on this Physical Strength to launch a counterattack.

In other words, if Xiao He defends the upper section, Sebastian will not change his move and will directly kick the middle section, while if Xiao He defends the middle section, Sebastian will change his move and kick the upper section.

The choice is Sebastian's.

Therefore, trying to defend against this move is a complete waste of effort.

Since we can't defend against it, let's all take the beating together. When the opponent kicks the middle section, Xiao He simply doesn't defend and kicks the upper section directly.

This method worked, but it wasn't a perfect solution.

After all, he kicked from behind, and by the time the opponent's force fully struck him, his own power had only just reached the opponent, meaning Sebastian had a fraction of a second more buffer time. So, although Sebastian was kicked in the face, he had room to recover, and the damage he suffered was not as severe as Xiao He's.

However, this method still made Sebastian somewhat wary, and he dared not use the Lane-Shift Kick recklessly anymore.

"Now it's time to see the skill..." Xiao He thought to himself, getting into position.

Sebastian wiped the sweat from his face and rallied his spirits.

This was the first time Xiao He had fought so intensely, and he was already drenched in sweat.

"You'd better pray you beat me today, or you'll never have another chance." Xiao He threw off his suit jacket, ripped off his tie, and quickly rolled up his shirt sleeves to get into a fighting stance.

"What a joke! My ability is to always keep up with you on the same starting line. What makes you think that?" Sebastian sneered. This time, instead of rushing forward, he slowly took small steps and came to Xiao He.

The two men raised their fists and slowly approached each other. The audience involuntarily held their breath, knowing that a fight might break out at any moment.

"Drink!" The moment their arms met, Sebastian launched the first attack. He pressed down on Xiao He's arm with his left hand and delivered a straight punch to Xiao He's chest with his right.

Xiao He caught the punch with his left hand, leaned back to deflect the impact, and then used the momentum to raise his knee towards Sebastian's face. Sebastian dodged to the side and swung his elbow at Xiao He's face.

The two sides engaged in a fierce exchange, exchanging blows without giving an inch, the pace so fast that there wasn't even time to catch their breath!

"Oh? The unnecessary movements have disappeared..." Xie Haining raised an eyebrow and said with interest, "Yinglong's fighting skills have reached a high level. From today onwards, he can be considered a professional-level combat fighter."

"How so?" Cui Man asked curiously. Xie Haining pointed to the screen and said, "Just now, when he blocked the opponent's straight punch, he chose to lean back instead of jumping, right? This reduced unnecessary energy consumption and neutralized the opponent's impact with minimal movement. At the same time, he used this lean back to deliver a knee strike, taking advantage of the opponent's attack power to counterattack. That's already a professional-level skill."

"Hmph...?" Cui Man smiled, pursing her lips. "Break through. Once you break through this level, you'll be invincible."

"Keep it up, Old Xiao..." Ye Wanqing gripped her phone tightly and murmured to herself, "I'll protect you."

"But..." Xie Haining frowned, thinking to himself: I'm still a little short of being 'top-tier'. With just these skills, I can't defeat Sebastian.

The balance of this tug-of-war was finally broken. Xiao He misjudged the situation and was stabbed in the throat by Sebastian. Xiao He felt a sweet taste in his throat, spat out a mouthful of blood, and coughed violently.

Sebastian seized the opportunity, grabbing Xiao He by the back of the head and delivering a heavy knee strike, causing Xiao He to stagger back two steps. Then, he assumed a fighting stance and swept a roundhouse kick across Xiao He's face.

Xiao He was sent flying, crashing into the arena wall before falling to the ground, and the arena fell silent once more.

"What's causing this anxiety..." Sebastian thought through gritted teeth, looking at the "Yinglong" in front of him, feeling an urge to kill it immediately.

He didn't understand: it was the opponent who had been knocked down, yet he was the one who was unusually anxious and restless.

Sebastian found himself actually afraid—afraid of Yinglong's future possibilities.

But at that moment, the referee had already counted to 9, and the game would end in one second.

That one second had passed, and Sebastian sneered, muttering to himself, "Nothing special..."

However, the next second, Sebastian suddenly realized something: the referee hadn't called "10".

"What!?" Sebastian looked up and realized that time had stopped. He let out a low growl and turned to look.

Xiao He stood up from the ground again. Although he was a bit disheveled, he appeared even more dignified, displaying the spirit of a king who would not yield even in the face of death.

Even in death, I will die standing!

"If this were a normal competition, you would have already won. Unfortunately, we are Mutant," Xiao He replied with a smile.

The Time Stop effect was canceled, and the sounds from the scene returned. The referee, who was about to call out "10," noticed that Yinglong had already stood up, so he stopped talking in time.

The host seemed relieved. "Oh! He's back up, but does he really have a way to defeat this formidable enemy?! This enemy is so powerful that even 'Yinglong' is helpless against it! It truly lives up to its reputation as the secret weapon of M Country Team!"

"Hiss... Huff--!" Xiao He took a deep breath and got into position.

By now, he understood what to do and how to win this battle.

The Balance Man's Superpower put it simply, is to "steal" half of the power from his enemies, whether it's physical attributes or various Superpower. However, the Balance Man's fighting style is still "Kyokushin Karate," and he doesn't actively use those Superpower.

Because those Superpower were stolen by him, this is where Balance Man misled Xiao He.

The Balance Man led Xiao He to believe that Yinglong's Superpower were ineffective against Balance Man, but was that really the case?

So far, Sebastian has only been passively following Yinglong in using his Superpower, dismantling whatever Superpower Yinglong uses.

For example, in the Forced Mediation Domain, Xiao He would open it, and he would close it.

The reason Time Stop is because Sebastian also possesses the same Superpower, which prevents him from being affected by Time Stop, but Sebastian himself has never actively used Time Stop.

The same applies to Kinetic Energy Absorption; Sebastian only absorbs it through passive effects, and the remaining impact will still injure him.

On one hand, Sebastian's fighting style is incompatible with these Superpower, so he only needs to "cancele" the opponent's Superpower and then continue to fight with Kyokushin Karate to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.

On the other hand, it is because Xiao He is a special case. His Superpower is triggered temporarily. It is very likely that Sebastian can only steal the Superpower that Xiao He has "triggered" at the moment. That is why the Balance Man uses the Superpower Yinglong.

Therefore, the way to win is to fight using the methods of the "Yinglong".

"It's about to begin..." Xiao He closed his eyes, his attention more focused than ever before. He wanted to concentrate all his knowledge on this battle.

Today, he is going to overcome this hurdle.

Xiao He raised his hands, and a crystal wall formed by his Psychokinesis appeared behind him. Then it shattered and turned into dozens of crystal swords that flew towards Sebastian. Sebastian raised his hands and erected a crystal wall to block the crystal swords. But the next moment, Xiao He suddenly appeared behind him and delivered a Russian Swing Punch to Sebastian's ribs with his right hand.

"Ouch!" Sebastian cried out in pain, turning around and throwing a whip-like punch. But Xiao He cut into Dimensional Plane and countered with a punch to Sebastian. The instant Sebastian's fist passed through Xiao He's body, Xiao He immediately materialized his body, and his fist struck Sebastian's chin at the exact moment of materialization, causing the opponent to stagger back several steps.

The timing of this materialization was perfect; a second later, Xiao He's fist would have remained a phantom as it passed through Sebastian.

"Screech!" Sebastian roared angrily, quickly regaining his balance and assuming a defensive stance to withstand the upcoming attack. But when he looked up, he saw a barrage of crystal swords flying towards him. He quickly erected a crystal barrier to block them.

However, as the crystal sword flew, Xiao He was also moving, so just as he erected the defensive barrier, Xiao He delivered a Superman Heavy Punch.

Sebastian hastily raised his arms to defend himself, but was forced to retreat repeatedly. Before he could regain his footing, the rocks beneath his feet formed fists that struck him from all directions.

Sebastian gasped in pain and shattered the rocks with a wave of his hand, but the next moment Xiao He placed his hand on his chest and unleashed a powerful shockwave.

"Cough!" Sebastian groaned. The Kinetic Energy Absorption had not completely absorbed the effects of the impact, and the remaining impact still caused him significant damage.

Sebastian jumped back several times, first creating a safe distance, then couldn't help but be somewhat astonished: This guy's speed in using his Superpower is so fast, he simply can't keep up.

At that moment, he finally realized that the situation was dire.

He has discovered that Xiao He's Superpower is "responsive," meaning that a skill will only be triggered when a specific skill is used.

Therefore, the Superpower he can use are either those that Xiao He used before, or Superpower that Xiao He plans to use next.

He cannot use any of the Superpower as freely as Xiao He.

It's clear the other party has already discovered this.

"Faster, stronger..." Xiao He took a deep breath and unleashed his kinetic energy beneath his feet.

With a "boom!", Xiao He instantly appeared in front of Sebastian, throwing a jab straight at Sebastian's nose. Sebastian swayed his body to avoid the attack, then raised his foot and kicked Xiao He with a mid-range kick.

His plan was that if the opponent defended the middle, he would switch to a high kick; if the opponent defended the top, he would kick the middle directly, followed by Crescent Kick to end the match.

But Xiao He, just like before, launched a high kick at Sebastian's face, intending to inflict eight hundred damage on the enemy while also losing a thousand of his own.

Sebastian gritted his teeth: If you want to fight, then fight to the bitter end!

However, when he kicked Xiao He, the impact was instantly absorbed, as if a stone had sunk into the sea, but Xiao He's kick landed squarely on his face.

Sebastian grunted and staggered two steps from the kick: he hadn't actively absorbed the impact, so the aftershock still injured him.

Xiao He first raised his hand and summoned a large number of crystal swords, which he then threw at Sebastian, before pursuing him himself.

Sebastian had to use his Crystal Wall to block the oncoming Crystal Sword, but at that moment Xiao He appeared from the side, his fist already hitting the tip of his nose. Sebastian didn't know that the "Kinetic Energy Absorption" Superpower had a difference between active and passive absorption, so he could only take the hit head-on and retaliate with an elbow strike to Xiao He's face.

The impact came from the two of them; Xiao He remained motionless, while Sebastian was pushed back more than a meter.

The continuous suppression enraged Sebastian. He rushed towards Xiao He in a few strides, aiming a thrust at Xiao He's chest. But the attack stopped abruptly the moment it struck Xiao He: Forced Mediation Domain!

"That guy!" Sebastian cursed, but Xiao He countered with a straight punch.

Sebastian then activated his Forced Mediation Domain to defend against Xiao He's attack, but Xiao He immediately deactivated his Forced Mediation Domain.

At this moment, Sebastian wasn't worried, because Xiao He's hand was already on his chest, at this distance...

Wait! Sebastian was immediately alarmed, realizing something was wrong: at this distance, there really was an attack that could be effective!

But it was too late. Xiao He had already taken advantage of the moment he hesitated to deliver a short Inch Punch.

"Ugh!" Sebastian gritted his teeth, his face contorted in pain, and couldn't help but take a step back.

Xiao He, taking advantage of the momentum, adjusted his posture and rammed his shoulder into Sebastian: "Iron Mountain Lean!"

Sebastian completely lost his balance and was knocked to the ground, rolling twice. He quickly reached down, did a backflip, and leaped forward the moment he landed, rushing towards Xiao He and delivering a powerful punch.

But Xiao He raised his arms, using his left hand to deflect Sebastian's powerful punch while simultaneously striking Sebastian's face with his right fist.

In that instant, Sebastian saw in Xiao He the shadow of the "Soul Blade" Twin-Blade Style, as well as Raven's Russian Swing Punch.

The punch sent Sebastian sprawling backward. Xiao He then leaped up, kicking Sebastian in Sebastian chest and sending him staggering backward. Using the recoil from the kick, he adjusted the distance between them, then, mid-air, he unleashed a spinning kick from his waist. "Flying Swallow Whirlwind Kick!"

Although Sebastian lost his balance, he managed to raise his arms to block the kick, preventing it from hitting his face directly.

"Whoosh--!" The impact created a strong gust of wind that spread outwards. Sebastian was kicked and spun away before finally managing to stand on the ground and barely regain his balance. He gritted his teeth, spat, and continued his fierce attack, but his formation was completely disrupted.

At this moment, Xiao He adopted the Three-Palace Step of Muay Thai, raising his right knee and touching the ground.

Sebastian sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Yinglong. His intuition told him he should retreat, but his pride drove him to continue his attack.

"Ahhh!" Sebastian roared angrily, leaping up and delivering a flying knee strike to Xiao He's face.

The next moment, a whip flashed, and Sebastian was sent spinning through the air: he had actually seen the truth behind the attack, but he couldn't react in time, because...

That's too fast.

"Goodness!" Soul Blade couldn't help but stand up and exclaim in admiration in the common room.

"Damn brat!" Vermilion Bird, who was eating fried chicken and drinking beer at the next table, slapped his beer glass over in anger.

This strike, which appears to be a whip kick, is actually a "Draw-Cut".

The movement of raising the knee and touching the ground is the starting stance for drawing the sword, while the whip kick is the "drawing the sword".

This move was a fusion of the techniques of Soul Blade and Vermilion Bird, executed in the final moment of their battle, using the technique of drawing a sword to deliver this whip kick. Although it couldn't be faster than a true Draw-Cut, it couldn't be faster in martial arts.

"This is the legendary 'My Style'..." Soul Blade stood up admiringly and clapped his hands. "Congratulations, Yinglong- san! You've found your own fighting style!"

"You're so happy, you son of a bitch..." Shel Nash muttered to himself, "After this, who the hell can beat him?"

On the field, Sebastian, who had been thrown into the air, watched helplessly as the ground drew closer and closer to him before crashing headfirst into the ground, sliding all the way down and slamming into the wall.

His last thought was, "This monster, we created it ourselves..."

"Boom!" A cloud of dust erupted from the wall at the edge of the arena, followed by deathly silence.

The referee quickly went over to check Sebastian's condition, then shook his head to signal the end of the match.

"Chirp... Ahhh--!" Xiao He couldn't help but let out a furious roar towards the sky.

This sense of accomplishment that welled up from the bottom of his heart instantly suppressed the pain all over his body. The intense pleasure and joy were just like when he saw the starry sky on the night of the Earthquake.