Almighty Genius

Chapter 2277 - 1771: Breakthrough Amid Battle!

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"Can't block it?"

Feeling Chen Zhi's incomparably terrifying fist force, Qin Fang's expression was tense, yet there wasn't the slightest hint of panic. On the contrary, he even looked a bit excited…

A Great Grandmaster Level Expert was indeed extremely frightening, and between him and a Grandmaster Level there was a chasm beyond imagination… Maybe because he had taken down a Great Grandmaster Level Expert before, Qin Fang had gotten a bit complacent, underestimating the gap between them.

Only when he truly went head-to-head with a Great Grandmaster Level Expert did he realize how strenuous it really was…

Especially when this punch from Chen Zhi came crashing down, it made Qin Fang feel as if he were facing death itself. The terrifying Strength within the fist force seemed capable of annihilating everything, its might even surpassing Qin Fang's Annihilation Sword Intent!

"Die…"

Compared to Qin Fang's tension and excitement, Chen Zhi was much more composed. Once the terrifying fist intent had fully condensed, he directly unleashed it wildly toward Qin Fang.

The fist force had not yet arrived, but a terrifying fist intent had already reached him first.

Qin Fang gathered all the True Qi in his body, concentrating it completely on his body's surface… Although this was only Protective True Qi and still far from Protective Gang Qi, with the two pieces of inner armor on his body whose defensive power was astonishing, his defense shouldn't be much weaker than a Great Grandmaster Level Expert's Protective Gang Qi.

Pop~~~

Even so, Qin Fang still underestimated how terrifying the fist intent of a Great Grandmaster Level Expert was.

He had thought his Protective True Qi could at least hold out until the fist force arrived, but almost as soon as the fist intent swept over, it easily shattered Qin Fang's external defense… The mere passage of fist intent even caused Qin Fang to suffer a slight internal injury.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

Qin Fang retreated several steps in a row before finally neutralizing the invading Energy Aura. A streak of bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Though it was not much, it was enough to show how terrifying the opponent was.

However, this was only the beginning. The real killer move was still to come!

Rumble~~

The fist intent arrived first, its lethality only so-so, but the terrifying fist force that followed was like rolling Heavenly Thunder, wrapped in waves of low, thunderous booms as it raged toward Qin Fang.

The Seventh Level of the Underground Palace was quite spacious, built entirely of huge joined stones, with very little dust. Yet under the sweep of Chen Zhi's terrifying fist force, the ground suddenly shook loose some pebbles that were blown out of the gaps, clattering into the air.

These pebbles weren't frightening in themselves, but driven by Chen Zhi's fist force they immediately spun at high speed, turning into the most terrifying Hidden Weapons… Even a light graze could severely injure, or even kill.

Puff puff puff~~~

Qin Fang stood with sword in hand, the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword hanging low, his whole person incomparably calm… Only when those flying pebbles posed a threat to him did Qin Fang strike with lightning speed, his sword flashing out to kill each stone one by one!

"Hmph, overestimating yourself!"

Such a scene naturally fell into Chen Zhi's eyes as well, but it didn't move him in the slightest.

He had long known Qin Fang was a Sword Cultivator Expert who had comprehended Annihilation Sword Intent. This kind of point-kill sword technique was nothing more than child's play, no difficulty at all… Chen Zhi had never planned to rely on these flying pebbles to kill Qin Fang.

These stones were just a bit of appetizer before the main course, nothing more.

By this time, Chen Zhi's fist force had gradually arrived.

Qin Fang was completely shrouded by Chen Zhi's terrifying fist force, yet he stood there straight as a spear, not moving at all, with no intention of dodging…

From the very beginning, Qin Fang had Wu Fa to dodge. He had long since been locked onto by Chen Zhi's qi flow. The gap in strength between the two was obvious; even without level suppression, this kind of qi-lock of a top expert was a disadvantage he Wu Fa erase!

"Let's see what you can use to fight me!"

As a Great Grandmaster Level Expert, Chen Zhi had his own pride.

It was undeniable that Qin Fang's strength had made him take notice, and had even left him quite embarrassed for a time, but before absolute实力, a bit of cleverness and petty scheming didn't amount to much.

As the saying goes, brute Strength crushes ten thousand techniques—that's exactly it!

Now, Chen Zhi was going to use the most violent punch to completely kill and obliterate Qin Fang!

"Want to kill me? Maybe in your next life!"

Chen Zhi's fist force whipped up an incomparably terrifying Energy Aura, the horrifying air waves surging. Even in such a wide corridor, clouds of dust were blown up, making it impossible to clearly see the ferocity and danger within.

Qin Fang was completely enveloped by this terrifying Energy Aura, plunged into the most terrifying qi turbulence. A gigantic fist formed from raging Energy Aura smashed ruthlessly into Qin Fang's body…

No one could underestimate the Strength of this punch. It was a force that could annihilate everything!

Within such a force, Qin Fang's body was nothing more than a little skiff in a storm, unable to exert any influence at all, liable to be shattered by the giant waves at any moment!

Yet even in such a terrifying situation, Qin Fang's voice still rang out from within the shockwave incomparably firm, with not the slightest hint of fear or dread. Instead he seemed utterly calm and composed, as if there weren't the least bit of threat at all.

Rumble!!!

Chen Zhi's fist smashed viciously into Qin Fang's position, unleashing a horrifying tremor that shook the entire Seventh Level of the Underground Palace, and even the incomparably hard stone floor was blasted into a sizeable crater.

Shattered rock flew in all directions, whipping up an even more terrifying cloud of dust that all but swallowed this entire section of the corridor…

Not only was Qin Fang engulfed within, even Chen Zhi wasn't able to stay clear of it.

It was just that Qin Fang was at the very center of the fist force's impact, right where that crater now lay, while Chen Zhi was only at the edge. And since this punch was thrown by him, no matter how great the threat, it was impossible for it to harm him.

Even though those flying chunks of stone carried frightening lethality, punching small pits and marks into the surrounding stone walls, they still couldn't penetrate Chen Zhi's incomparably solid Protective Gang Qi…

A Great Grandmaster Level Expert is truly terrifying!

Terrifying defense, and even more terrifying Attack Power…

In this moment that was fully demonstrated, and Qin Fang became the touchstone for testing Chen Zhi's dreadful Strength…

"Hahaha…"

With his punch landing, Chen Zhi laughed loudly, seeming very pleased, even letting out a soft sigh. "A genius… is snuffed out just like this… But I really enjoy this feeling!"

"I told you, you can't kill me!"

Just as Chen Zhi thought his strike had succeeded, Qin Fang's calm voice came drifting out from within the dust and smoke.

By this time, everything seemed to have settled; even the dust began slowly sinking down. Qin Fang's tall, straight figure also appeared in Chen Zhi's field of view… Although the spot where Qin Fang was standing had shifted slightly, his back was still ramrod straight, as if it had never so much as bent.

"This… how is this possible?"

Seeing this scene before his eyes, even someone like Chen Zhi, a Great Grandmaster Level expert, had never imagined the outcome would be like this… It was completely opposite to what he had predicted, utterly beyond all expectation.

"Someone once said, 'Everything is possible!'"

Qin Fang spoke with utter composure. Looking at him, he didn't seem to have been affected by that punch from Chen Zhi at all.

"Now it's my turn…"

What made Chen Zhi find it even harder to believe was that Qin Fang escaping from his fist was already shocking enough, yet Qin Fang not only showed no intention of retreating, the aura on his body instead began surging higher and higher.

"Master Level Late-Stage…"

It was only in this instant that Chen Zhi clearly sensed Qin Fang's true Realm. "He actually broke through mid-battle?"

That's right. After undergoing that punch from Chen Zhi, under that enormous pressure, Qin Fang, who had been stuck at the Peak of Grandmaster Mid-Stage, forcibly took another step forward; his Realm rose to Master Level Late-Stage.

This change was extremely obvious; with Chen Zhi's Great Grandmaster Level cultivation, he could sense it perfectly clearly.

But precisely because of this, Chen Zhi's face turned aghast.

Qin Fang had only just broken through to Master Level Late-Stage, which meant that before this he'd been only at Grandmaster Mid-Stage… Yet Qin Fang's combat strength was already more frightening than a Grandmaster Peak Strongman, and his Attack Power had already reached the Great Grandmaster Level.

"This is a monster! No—he should be called a monster among monsters…"

Chen Zhi was a very proud Martial Artist, but at this moment he had no choice but to acknowledge how monstrous Qin Fang was. Even the word 'genius' was far from enough to describe how monstrous Qin Fang was… Far too many so‑called geniuses were far, far inferior to him.

"No! I absolutely cannot let him live!"

He'd only been at Grandmaster Mid-Stage, yet he was already able to fight him, a Great Grandmaster Level expert, on fairly even terms. Now that he'd stepped into Master Level Late-Stage, Chen Zhi actually felt a faint but substantial sense of threat. If Qin Fang continued growing, he would definitely become an unimaginably terrifying opponent.

Chen Zhi was no fool. An enemy like this was far too frightening; he had to be completely strangled to death before he fully matured… Only then could he remove a terrifying opponent for himself and for his Family!

Thinking this, Chen Zhi's eyes turned incomparably sharp, and the aura on his body suddenly became even more terrifying…

"Going all out now?"

On the opposite side, Qin Fang had of course been paying attention to Chen Zhi's changes the whole time.

Sensing the shift in Chen Zhi's aura, he immediately guessed Chen Zhi's intentions… This time, Chen Zhi would no longer be as casual as before; he was preparing to go all out against Qin Fang.

With a Great Grandmaster Level Expert fully unleashing himself, the terrifying aura was enough to make one's heart tremble. Even though Qin Fang was no longer suppressed by Realm disparity, he was still shaken to the point that his own breathing grew somewhat unsteady under Chen Zhi's unleashed aura.

"In that case… fight!"

At this point, neither of them could possibly back down, and Qin Fang had no other choice at all… (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)