Chapter 325 - 252: Battle Across Ranks, Clash of Shocking Fists

Chapter 325: Chapter 252: Battle Across Ranks, Clash of Shocking Fists

A vile glint flashed in her eyes, then vanished in an instant.

Because Tang Wen, standing opposite her, wore an undisguised expression, as if looking at a fool. "Why don’t you turn your head and look behind you?" he asked.

Mrs. Huang’s heart plummeted.

’What’s wrong?’

’The wind... The wind has stopped!’

"My son, run!"

A bloodcurdling scream tore through the air.

She lunged forward, her clothes exploding from her body as she tried to block the view of whoever was behind her.

SHHNNK!

Before she could even move, a black tiger’s claw burst through her chest from behind.

With a casual flick, it sliced her in two at the waist.

Blood and viscera splattered across the ground.

A gleam of satisfaction flashed in Elder Li’s eyes.

’She’s dead!’

The emotion came on so suddenly he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, his mouth stretching into a grimace.

Heeding the warning, Huang Shiqi didn’t run. Instead, he charged toward Tang Wen.

SWISH!

As his mother watched in despair, a tiger’s claw descended upon his head.

His entire body felt as if it had been tightly bound by invisible cloth.

’It’s the wind!’

’These White Tigers are Wind Division Fifth Grade!’

"Hey, kid, you want to fight him?" Ah Qi asked, restraining their captive as he turned to Tang Wen.

The realization dawned on Huang Shiqi. "You knew I was here! You came specifically for me!"

Tang Wen cracked his knuckles and rested a hand on the hilt of the long blade at his waist. "Enough talk. Beat me, and you might just live."

"You really dare fight me? Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?"

"Heh."

The White Tiger released its hold.

SHIIING!

Tang Wen unleashed a slash of Sword Gang.

"You’re courting death!"

Huang Shiqi stomped hard, shattering the cold, solid rock beneath his feet.

CHK!

The Sword Gang struck his body, but his Protective Gang Qi dissipated most of its force, leaving only his shirt torn open.

It left a shallow gash on his dark skin.

Defensive Hard Techniques.

Unless one reaches Sixth Grade, the lethality of Sword Gang is limited.

[Wind Division Visualization Martial Arts—Nineteen Forms: Tiger Pounce Mountain]

Huang Shiqi’s figure flickered, and in an instant, he crossed a hundred meters, pouncing right in front of Tang Wen.

VMMMM!

The fist grew rapidly in Tang Wen’s vision.

The air rippled like water, unleashing a terrifying roar!

[Wind Division Visualization Martial Arts—Twenty-Three Forms: Qi Vibration]

Shocking Fist!

Tang Wen’s eyes turned pitch-black. Within his Sea of Consciousness, thirty-seven spiritual runes blazed to life as his Spiritual Power erupted.

To his senses, everything around him slowed to a crawl.

His Spiritual Power formed a long whip—[Spiritual Whip].

At the same time, his own fist shot upward to meet the blow.

It was a close-quarters punch, leveraging a state of rest against an opponent’s charge. The sudden burst of speed was somehow even faster than Huang Shiqi’s.

[Night Divine Fist—Form Seven: Sky-soaring Shock]

Huang Shiqi grunted, the cyan light in his eyes dissipating. His Spiritual Defense had been shattered by the Spiritual Whip.

And his perfectly honed Shocking Fist crashed against Tang Wen’s.

A thunderous boom echoed.

The shockwave blasted outward in all directions!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! The shockwave slammed into the mountainside, the stone surfaces cracking and crumbling.

Tang Wen’s muscles rippled like waves, then flushed a deep, golden red. A trickle of blood seeped from his nose and mouth. ’Tenfold Shocking Fist?!’

’Truly worthy of a Peak of Sixth Grade genius from the Huang Family!’

’Stacking the Shocking Fist is incredibly difficult; each multiplication is a world of difference in power.’

’Tenfold is more than twice as difficult to achieve as Eightfold.’

Tang Wen’s body was stunned stiff, but Huang Shiqi, having taken an Eightfold Shocking Fist and a Spiritual Whip, was no better off!

They both froze for an instant before snapping out of it at nearly the same moment.

[Qi Vibration]

Seizing the advantage, Huang Shiqi pressed his attack. Realizing his Shocking Fist was far stronger than Tang Wen’s, he hammered down punch after punch.

Tang Wen met him with his own Shocking Fist, using the impact to retreat again and again as blood streamed from his nose and mouth.

Li Zi’s face was a mask of anxiety. He started to intervene but was stopped by Elder Li.

They both turned to look at the lead Big Cat.

Ah Qi sensed their unease and said calmly, "What’s the rush? It’s just getting started."

The other six members of the Five Tigers were all stunned. ’Elder Tang Wen seems to be only at the level of a Veteran Extraordinary. It’s already astonishing that he can fight a Sixth Grade to a standstill like this. Why aren’t we helping?’

Huang Shiqi, who had been fighting with frenzied, life-or-death abandon, pulled back from his state of Selflessness and cursed inwardly:

’Damn it! Where did this kid pop out from? He’s so young, but his physique is unbelievably tough!’

His barrage of punches faltered. The continuous explosive attacks were draining his stamina, and he couldn’t help but take a few gasping breaths.

Tang Wen seized the opportunity to create some distance.

Huang Shiqi’s eyes were practically splitting with rage. He roared, "Even if I die, I’m taking you down with me! Let’s see how many more of my punches you can take!"

With that, he lunged again, madly draining his spirit and stamina. His Shocking Fist became pure offense with no thought for defense, determined to trade his life for Tang Wen’s...