A Force Too Heavy to Turn

When the seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy stepped onto the competition stage, Dong Jian first felt the ground beneath his feet.

Seven landings, each heavy and steady, almost all in the same rhythm.

Before they even released their Martial Soul, the fine dust on the arena surface was already lightly kicked up with each step. Once the seven of them stood still on the other side, the originally spacious arena inexplicably seemed narrower.

Yu Feng sat in the rest area, clicking his tongue in amazement.

"With that size, it must have a hard time even flying."

Osler glanced at him.

That's why I didn't let you go today.

"I know."

Yu Feng stared at the field, "The problem is they don't need to fly either."

In the center of the arena, Li Man confirmed his position for the last time.

Yu Tianheng was in front. The Shi Mo and Shi Mo were half a body length apart, pressing down on both sides. Dugu Yan was behind, and Ye Lingling was behind.

Dong Jian in the middle section. Li Man didn't release the Green Jade Dragon Bamboo in advance, but only whispered a sentence.

Say it again.

Dong Jian turned his head to the side.

"Say what?"

"Off-peak hours."

She raised her hand and gestured between the seven members of the Elephant Armor.

"I can't pull them."

"And don't expect bamboo to pull seven Diamond Mammoth apart."

All I have to do is make them go down different paths.

Yu Tianheng listened without turning around.

How much of a difference is there?

"Even half a step is enough."

Li Man answered quickly, "One encountered the Shi Mo first, and the other encountered the Shi Mo a little later. Some people took an extra step to avoid the poison, while others were forced to change direction by the array points."

"As long as they don't all come down at the same time, the wall isn't a single, continuous piece."

Dong Jian nodded. Yesterday they said, "Don't let seven people arrive at the same time." Today, that statement has finally been put into practice.

There's no need to actually separate the people. Just stagger the contact times. The referee looks to both sides.

"Prepare."

Across from him, Huyan Li raised his head. His gaze first fell on the Shi Brothers, then swept over Dong Jian. Yesterday's question, "Are you really going to block me?" was clearly not a casual remark.

Today's standing arrangement in the Elephant Armor) game has already provided the answer. The seven players are not arranged in a front or back line; there is only a slightly curved horizontal line.

Huyan Li is in the center.

The six people on both sides maintained an extremely tight distance, leaving only enough space between their shoulders to exert force.

The referee waved.

"Start!"

Seven low growls rang out almost simultaneously. The Diamond Mammoth had possessed them.

Thick skin quickly covered their shoulders and backs, and their already robust bodies swelled even more. One Soul Ring after another rose up, and the oppressive feeling did not come from a particularly dazzling light, but from the first step that the seven people took forward at the same time.

Thump!

The arena trembled. Dong Jian's Fourth Soul Ring lit up. The black Soul Ring pressed down, and the Yin-Yang Mountain Domain spread out along the ground.

This time, there were no fake tremors like those at the Luochuan Academy. There was no deliberate stomping. No stone pillars collapsed.

There were no misleading or deceptive tactics. All seven feedback responses were genuine, and the weight was astonishing.

Dong Jian did not extend his perception to its limit, leaving only the area in front of the Elephant Armor within the Mountain Domain.

Huyan Li landed his right foot, pressing down with the ball of his foot first, his knee slightly bent.

The waist and hips thrust forward, but the shoulder line doesn't follow suit.

His strength originated from his feet, pushing his weight upwards layer by layer, finally pressing down on his shoulders and arms.

Judging from the movements alone, Dong Jian quickly found the theoretical angle for unloading force: left front.

As long as you turn your shoulder and waist to the left when the Huyan Li actually makes contact, and make your right foot move a little to the side, you can avoid a head-on collision.

He had practiced this technique countless times: the Shi Mo's shield, Yu Tianheng's charge.

The inertia after Osler's high-speed cut-in. Different directions, same underlying structure.

Before the force reaches the body, first find out where it can go.

"Give me the middle part."

Dong Jian said, "The Shi Mo and Shi Mo did not close properly. The two men remained on either side."

Yu Tianheng didn't try to steal Hu Yanli 'Huyan Li. The first round was to let Dong Jian figure things out.

The Elephant Armor continued forward. Five steps. Four steps.

Three steps. Huyan Li did not accelerate. He simply made each step heavier than the last.

Until only a body length remained between them, Dong Jian lowered his Black Stance and stabilized his Sinking Body Stance.

Huyan Li raised his arm. There was no fist, no elbow.

He pressed down using only his shoulder and forearm.

Bang!

The moment they made contact, Dong Jian's shoulder yielded half an inch first, followed by a turn of his waist. Just as expected.

The direction of Huyan Li's center of gravity is clear.

Dong Jian could even sense that his opponent's left foot was bearing more weight. If he continued to shift the force to the side, Huyan Li would have to readjust his position.

But just as his right foot was about to move sideways, Huyan Li followed with his next step. The little bit of lateral space next to Dong Jian's feet was completely eliminated by this step.

Huyan Li's second foot followed. Before the first wave of pressure had even subsided, the subsequent weight pressed down on him.

Dong Jian had barely moved his shoulder half an inch when his opponent's forearm continued to press towards his chest. He could turn his waist, but his feet had nowhere to move.

He let it go again, and Huyan Li followed with another step. This wasn't just a punch.

It wasn't a single, complete impact. The force had no end. As Dong Jian began his Circular Rotation, his waist and hips tensed up first.

The Black Stance continued to press down on his leg, the sole of his shoe scraping against the playing surface. Screech.

He slid back half a foot. Huyan Li didn't pursue him. Because he had been chasing all along.

Shoulders, arms, chest, waist, legs—his entire body felt like a weight constantly pushing him forward. Dong Jian tried to pull to the left again.

It was a success. There was only one slight issue: Huyan Li's upper body was indeed slightly off-center.

However, the Elephant Armor members on both sides were also advancing at the same time. As soon as the space on the left was revealed, the next team member's shoulder was already close behind.

If Dong Jian continues to dodge sideways, he will find himself on a different path of attack. He will have no choice but to stop and retreat.

One foot. Huyan Li's lips twitched slightly.

"It can deflect force?"

Dong Jian did not answer.

"Then uninstall it."

Huyan Li's feet sank again. The force continued to press down. This time, Dong Jian did not try to Circular Rotation.

He tightened his shoulders and back, channeling his Black Stance down to his waist and legs, maintaining only the smallest possible angle to shift the pressure from his chest to one side.

It can still be handled, but the cost is completely different.

In the past, after a successful Circular Rotation, the previous force would leave the body, allowing him to smoothly move on to the next step.

The other party isn't giving us any chance to "leave." The old forces are still hanging on our shoulders, while new forces have already arrived.

Dong Jian slipped again. On the other side, the Shi Mo also collided with the Elephant Armor team members. The Black Tortoise made a dull thud.

The Shi Mo mill shuddered. It didn't fall, but it was pushed back half a step.

The situation with the Shi Mo was similar. The Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King moved backward at the same moment. Li Man did not immediately deploy the array's core to block it.

She kept her eyes fixed on the seven men's feet. The first encounter had already taught her one thing: relying solely on the bamboo formation to hold them off was pointless.

Even the hardest Green Jade Dragon Bamboo is not something you can compare to the weight of Diamond Mammoth.

"Don't cover it completely yet."

She said to Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan was originally going to release the poison to both sides, but after hearing this, she only let a wisp of green poisonous mist spread along the right side.

The scope is very narrow. I'm not trying to force anything for now. I'll just leave a mark.

Yu Tianheng made a move at this moment. Dong Jian was still under pressure from Huyan Li. Instead of taking over the middle lane, he cut in from Huyan Li's right flank.

The Third Soul Ring lit up. Lightning exploded along the dragon's arm.

Boom!

This punch was delivered with full force. Huyan Li had no choice but to rotate his upper body and raise his arm to block it. The Thunderclap blasted a scorch mark along his thick skin.

His advance paused for a brief moment. Dong Jian immediately disengaged from the contact surface, his shoulders and waist relaxing simultaneously.

This was more important than a counterattack. Yu Tianheng didn't follow up with a second punch; he took a half-step back.

"He can fight."

Shi Mo, under pressure on the left, gritted his teeth and replied.

"Nonsense."

Yu Tianheng moved his right hand.

"But you can't punch through it."

Huyan Li looked down at the lightning marks on his arm. When he looked up again, the smile on his face had vanished.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."

"That's a bit strong."

Yu Tianheng didn't chat with him.

"Continue."

This was said to Imperial Fighting Team. Elephant Armor didn't stop either. The pause that Yu Tianheng had just made was quickly filled in again.

The seven people lined up again. Li Man finally released the Green Jade Dragon Bamboo. There were only four array points.

There were no tall bamboo poles blocking the way. Two bullets landed close to the back of the Shi Brothers, and one landed to Dong Jian's left.

The last one was placed just outside the position that the Elephant Armor's right flank was about to pass. Dong Jian glanced at it.

"So far?"

"Let's see which way they go first."

Li Man said she no longer plans to use the array points as walls; the array's cores will only record the route.

Whoever arrives first, whoever lands with more weight, and whoever is willing to go around.

No one can circumvent this. These are the things that are truly needed for staggered operations. The second round of the Elephant Armor's advance has begun.

Dong Jian didn't rush to deal with Huyan Li anymore. He retreated half a step to the center line, and Mountain Domain brought the seven landing points back in.

Clear. Absolutely clear.

He found it even easier to watch than the first two rounds of the competition because the Elephant Armor never uses feints.

The clearer things became, the more pronounced that feeling of powerlessness became. Where was the heaviest Huyan Li? Where would the next blow land?

He knows which way to lean your shoulders and how to turn your shoulders most effortlessly.

Only one question remains: Is there enough space in my body to finish this task? Inside the Divine Dragon Secret Realm, the previous contact was brought back into the picture.

Shoulder clearance, waist and hip rotation angle, and right foot lateral movement distance.

The subsequent pressure arrival time. Several data points quickly overlapped.

"Continued operation is not yet complete."

"Insufficient lateral displacement space."

"The completion rate of Circular Rotation has decreased."

Dong Jian didn't continue watching. On the field, Huyan Li had already taken his second step.

Thump!

Closer than before, Dong Jian regained his focus. This time, he didn't try to turn the other person away.

However, the Divine Dragon Secret Realm still provides a final judgment.

"Currently, the vehicle is under direct pressure and lacks the space for sustained maneuvering."

The next instant, Huyan Li's shoulder pressed down on him again.