A Feast for the Eyes

The three of them came onto the field. Their first match was against the O Continent United Team, one of the few strong teams in Group B.

The three people who appeared opposite them were Dragon Hawk, Butcher, and Heavy Artillery, all of whom were male Mutant. Dragon Hawk was a white male with eagle eyes wearing animal skin and covered in tattoos; Butcher was a greasy fat man whose chef's uniform was dirty and covered in grease; Heavy Artillery was a black male wearing boxing shorts who was nearly two meters tall.

"Those old foxes on O Continent Team seem to have no intention of letting Shel Nash play before the semifinals," Xiao He thought to himself, frowning.

O Continent Team currently ranks second only to M Country Team, far ahead of the other teams in Group B, and their advancement is a foregone conclusion. That's why these cunning old foxes chose to conserve their strength.

Li Zhengliang got into position, turned to the three men in front of him, and said, "Alright, from now on, it's up to each of you to rely on your own abilities."

Xiao He glanced at the three men, then charged toward the Heavy Artillery. He felt as if the wind was blowing beneath his feet, and his body was exceptionally light. The surrounding scenery rushed past, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the three men.

"Is this the Wave-Treading Steps)?!" Xiao He exclaimed in disbelief. His only weakness was the lack of Superpower for rapid movement, and now a teammate had solved that problem for him!

Xiao He had once considered using "Typhoon Sally" as Imaginary Enemy to trigger his movement ability, but he failed... He guessed that it was probably because Typhoon Sally had already been destroyed.

Judging from Heavy Artillery's appearance, he must be a boxer, so Xiao He wondered if he could learn something from him. However, at this moment, Sky Hawk suddenly rushed up, pounced on him, and pushed him backward.

"Wow! That's some power!" Xiao He was slightly surprised, but he noticed that a part of the tattoos on Sky Hawk's body was emitting a faint glow, and that glowing part of the tattoo vaguely projected the shadow of a bear.

"Is it this tattoo?" Xiao He wondered to himself, then grabbed Sky Hawk by the back and threw him away.

Sky Hawk adjusted his body in mid-air, another part of his tattoos lit up, and then the silhouette of an eagle appeared behind him, flapped its wings, and then stopped in mid-air.

At this moment, Li Zhengliang shouted, "Yinglong, it's better if you deal with that fat guy. The 'qi' emanating from him is the strongest, and it's particularly ferocious. He's probably a very difficult guy to deal with... Only your qi can suppress him."

As he spoke, Li Zhengliang turned to the Sky Hawk in the sky and said, "Let me handle this guy."

"This guy's Superpower really comprehensive..." Xiao He couldn't help but think to himself, glancing at the Butcher.

"Hehe..." The Butcher chuckled smugly, then formed his hands into palm blades, rubbed them together, and sparks flew from his palms. He stared at Xiao He and laughed, "I've never slaughtered a dragon before... Anyway, let's 'bleed' it first!"

As he spoke, the Butcher suddenly swung his right hand. His movements were so agile that he didn't seem like a fat man weighing over 200 pounds at all. Xiao He felt a powerful impact coming from his neck, and he immediately coughed and took two steps back.

"Tsk... What a hassle." Xiao He frowned and thought to himself. As his relationship with Qin Weize, Yue Feng and others got better and better, it became more and more difficult to trigger his Superpower by relying on them. This was also the reason why Xiao He planned to try to "Usurpation" them.

The "physical constitution" Superpower Xiao He must always have, but it's impossible for him to bring Yue Feng along every time he goes out.

Before that, Xiao He needs to accumulate his physical strength to a sufficiently high level. "Usurpation" is the best method, allowing him to obtain a sufficiently strong physique even without Trigger. In addition, he already possesses excellent combat skills and fighting techniques, making it no problem to defeat ordinary enemies, and he no longer needs to fear sneak attacks from enemies lurking in the shadows.

The "Usurpation" Superpower Ruiwen triggered for Xiao He allowed him to permanently Usurpation a portion of an enemy's power each time he defeated them, much like leveling up in a game. The advantage was that the Usurpation power was permanent and would not disappear; the disadvantage was that "Usurpation" had to be active while defeating enemies to achieve this leveling-up effect.

"That's strange..." The Butcher looked at his hand in confusion. "I clearly felt a hit, so why didn't I see any blood?"

But the Butcher shook his head. "No, it can't be dissected until all the blood has been drained. Anyway..."

As he spoke, the Butcher waved his hand, drawing a large circle, and Xiao He was immediately suspended in mid-air, head down and feet up. The Butcher's hands continued to move, slashing at Xiao He's arteries from all directions.

The sound of "crack!" as meat was being slicing rang out, but Xiao He landed on the ground from mid-air unharmed.

Xiao He realized that the fat man was actually using Psychokinesis.

However, the Psychokinesis was much faster than Mutant he had ever seen before. This illogical speed was clearly due to the way the opponent used Psychokinesis: materializing it into a tool he was familiar with, a butcher's knife.

However, all Psychokinesis has an unavoidable flaw: attacking moving targets is very difficult.

Xiao He quickly started running. Thanks to the effect of "Wave-Treading Steps" (a martial arts technique), he not only ran incredibly fast but also took unpredictable routes. The Butcher frantically swung his knife, and dust kept erupting from the ground behind Xiao He, but he just couldn't hit him.

"Why... why can't I hit him! Why! Why--!" The Butcher's expression grew increasingly frantic and grotesque. He suddenly swung his hand, but Xiao He had already reached him, grabbed his wrist, and punched him in the stomach.

The feeling was like punching a bottle of oil, giving Xiao He goosebumps.

"Ouch!" The Butcher grunted and took two steps back. Then Xiao He delivered a mid-range kick to the Butcher's ribs.

Whether subconsciously or with a genuine understanding of combat, the Butcher raised his hand in an attempt to protect his ribs. This presented Xiao He with the perfect opportunity, so he abruptly withdrew his strength and adjusted the trajectory of his kick, transforming it into a high kick.

The kick landed squarely on the Butcher's face, sending Butcher spinning around before he collapsed to the ground, his eyes rolling back in his head.

Xiao He clenched his fist, feeling the power flowing continuously into his body. His physique should now be at LV2.

"This plan will work!" Xiao He thought to himself with delight.

"Oh my god!" the host exclaimed. "It's the Balance Man Warrior's Brazilian Kick! Yinglong is still getting stronger! As long as Yinglong stands here, the Dragon Country team will never be defeated!"

On the other side, Xie Haining was dealing with Heavy Artillery, and the two of them swayed constantly.

"Come on, let me see your technique from last time. What's it called? Tai Chi?" Heavy Artillery laughed as he threw a series of jabs at Xie Haining. "You know, I used to be a boxer. I've heard of Tai Chi, a martial art that's all hype but completely useless! I heard some Joker used it and got beaten to a pulp?"

"Tai Chi, theoretically speaking, is not a martial art; it's more of a concept without any specific moves. However, it can be applied to any martial arts technique, for example..." Xie Haining said, assuming a boxing stance and performing Butterfly Step.

The veins on Heavy Artillery's forehead throbbed. "You fucking think you can fight me with boxing?"

"No, I just wanted to demonstrate 'Tai Chi'," Xie Haining replied calmly. Heavy Artillery's facial muscles twitched, and then he threw a straight punch at Xie Haining.

Xie Haining raised his left hand to meet Heavy Artillery's fist. Heavy Artillery sneered inwardly: his Superpower lies in these two indestructible fists. His fists are undefendable and more powerful than a tank shell.

But Xie Haining simply grabbed Heavy Artillery's fist with his left hand, turned slightly to the side, and gently swung his arm upward. Heavy Artillery spun around in mid-air before being thrown to the ground by Xie Haining, as if he were a rag doll.

"Boom!" A shockwave spread out, leaving a crater on the ground. However, judging from Xie Haining's actions, it was just a casual flick of the wrist, a stark contrast that left the audience speechless.

"You bastard!" Heavy Artillery cursed, trying to stand up, but he could only sit up because Xie Haining grabbed his right hand with his left and stood in front of him like a father holding his daughter's hand.

However, on the other side of the Heavy Artillery, they found that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't stand up.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to get up? How about this?" Xie Haining asked calmly, pressing a finger on Heavy Artillery's palm.

Heavy Artillery's muscles were bulging to their limit, veins popping out, but Xie Haining seemed to have exerted no effort at all, yet Heavy Artillery still couldn't stand up.

This is because Xie Haining blocked his power delivery route. For Heavy Artillery, it's like trying to lift a heavy object upwards with a forward pushing force—completely futile.

"You can't box without standing up, okay?" Xie Haining asked curiously.

"You son of a bitch! Fuck you!" Heavy Artillery roared, suddenly changing his strength, from trying to get up to falling backward, grabbing Xie Haining's hand and pulling it back, while Xie Haining was thrown over his head like a piece of paper.

Xie Haining was indeed like a piece of paper, gently twisting her body in mid-air, her hand holding the Heavy Artillery spun around the center of the circle, and she stood steadily on the ground, while the Heavy Artillery staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.

But he immediately stood up and launched a counterattack, throwing a punch at Xie Haining's face.

Xie Haining deflected Chongpao's fist with his left hand, and using the force of Heavy Artillery's punch, he turned sideways and punched Heavy Artillery in the face with his right hand, as if Heavy Artillery had pushed Xie Haining's fist away.

"So heavy... How is this possible!?" Heavy Artillery was secretly astonished and punched Xie Haining on the shoulder.

He was overjoyed: He hit it!?

But he immediately realized something was wrong: his fist felt limp, as if he had punched into water.

Xie Haining absorbed all the power of that attack, ducked, jumped, and using the force of the Heavy Artillery, turned in mid-air and punched the Heavy Artillery in the head. This punch was even heavier than the previous one, and the Heavy Artillery felt his brain explode. He became dizzy and staggered two steps.

Xie Haining had already caught up, punching the opponent in the chin with his left fist. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Heavy Artillery was knocked back, he leaped forward, reached out and pressed Heavy Artillery's face, and at the same time Heavy Artillery him, Heavy Artillery him to the ground.

With a muffled "boom!", the Heavy Artillery's head was shoved several centimeters into the ground! Like a nail driven into the earth, its body stood straight for a moment, then unconsciously slumped down.

In fact, Xie Haining did not have that much strength. The Heavy Artillery was not pressed into the ground in a straight line, but in a parabolic arc. During the process, the force it received changed from upward to forward and then downward. Xie Haining adjusted the momentum with three attacks, thus perfectly integrating the power of the three attacks with the gravity of the Heavy Artillery itself.

"This is 'Tai Chi,' do you understand?" Xie Haining clapped his hands and asked calmly.

"Is this Tai Chi?! My goodness! It's amazing!" The host was dumbfounded. "Candle Dragon, who's not even rated LV2, is manipulating a 200-kilogram LV5 creature like it's nothing. What kind of man is he?!"

However, the newcomer "Qilin" from the Dragon Country also performed brilliantly.

"Cloud Ladder Step!" Li Zhengliang leaped up, then stepped on his right foot with his left, and his left foot with his right, and so on, step by step, he ascended into the sky and instantly landed in front of the Sky Hawk in the air.

"This is completely against the laws of physics!" Sky Hawk said irritably, slapping him across the face.

"That's called lightness skill," Li Zhengliang replied, dodging the Sky Hawk's claws and slamming his palm into the Sky Hawk's chest. "Dark Nether Palm!"

"Ugh!" Sky Hawk's expression was pained, and frost spread from his chest.

But before he fell to the ground, he kicked Li Zhengliang in the abdomen. At the moment of the kick, some of his tattoos flashed, and the shadow of a horse appeared behind him.

Li Zhengliang gave his Iron Shirt to Xie Haining, so he lost his close-combat defense. He was kicked backward and fell to the ground, but managed to somersault and land on the ground.

"Luckily, I have the Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting me." Li Zhengliang snorted coldly, then got into a fighting stance, his hands moving as he fired a laser beam from his right little finger towards the Sky Hawk: "Six Meridian Divine Sword, Lesser Chong Sword!"

The shadow of a leopard appeared on Sky Hawk's body. Then, Sky Hawk transformed into a black shadow and rushed in front of Li Zhengliang in an instant. Its hands turned into claws and attacked Li Zhengliang. Li Zhengliang took a stance and used Tiger Claw to defend.

The two exchanged blows, their figures flashing rapidly, like tigers and leopards. After several exchanges, Li Zhengliang suddenly switched to the Mantis Fist. With a flick of his hands, the Sky Hawk tumbled and flew out, then switched to the Eagle Totem in mid-air.

But at that moment, a golden dragon roared and pounced, crashing into his chest.

"Boom!" The golden dragon exploded in the air, and the shadow of the Sky Hawk fell from the explosion.

Li Zhengliang lay prone on the ground, letting out a "quack!", the force of which stirred up a cloud of dust around him.

Then he leaped forward and thrust out with both palms.

In mid-air, Sky Hawk switched totems, and the shadow of a tortoise appeared behind him. Li Zhengliang's palms struck Tianying's chest.

"Pfft!" Sky Hawk spat out a mouthful of blood, fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and then stopped.

The entire arena fell silent. Then the commentator, regaining his composure, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a... what a delightful match! Putting aside their individual skills, the three great players from the Dragon Country are absolutely unbeatable in terms of entertainment value! Audiences, today's match has been well worth the price of admission!"