Chapter 2332 - 2068: How Was I Supposed to Know He Was This Weak!

At this moment, Ma Chao’s mind was collapsing. He had always thought Zhang Fei was very strong, but at most within his concept, Zhang Fei was just at the ultimate inner qi manifestation.

As someone who could exchange blows with Dian Wei, although mostly being beaten by Dian Wei, he still managed to endure under the iron fists of a breakthrough-level expert.

The current Ma Chao, in all aspects, including his foundation, had reached the ultimate inner qi manifestation level, thus he firmly believed he was among the very pinnacle of experts in this world. After all, Lyu Bu had left him substantial battle experience before his ascension.

One could say that Ma Chao was confident Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan could absolutely not take him down. Even though now, if he fought them, he would surely be suppressed, they definitely couldn’t beat him.

More importantly, Ma Chao was very young, just in his early twenties, with room for rapid progress. He estimated he could surpass them in another two years.

This was the key reason Ma Chao dared to run in front of Zhang Fei and stir up trouble—because in Ma Chao’s impression, Zhang Fei was also just at the ultimate inner qi manifestation.

Though Zhang Fei was undoubtedly among the strongest at this level, Ma Chao believed he would be perfectly fine. Unless a breakthrough-level expert personally made a move, Ma Chao was confident that even if he couldn’t win, he could escape with ease.

As for breakthrough experts, as long as they didn’t enter that state, Ma Chao dared to cross swords with them. Of course, with Lyu Bu and Dian Wei, who were already stable at the breakthrough level, Ma Chao admitted he definitely couldn’t win, but surely not with Zhang Fei.

"I haven’t gone all out for a long time. The last time, with the fusion of essence and qi, I withstood the opponent’s attack and killed an insightful ultimate inner qi manifestation expert in one breath. Now, my essence, qi, and spirit are combined into one. What ultimately is the power of this?" Zhang Fei felt the endless power rising within his body. "Come on, Meng Qi, you will be the first to experience this power!"

In that moment, Ma Chao’s mind collapsed again. If he had known Zhang Fei was this fierce, he wouldn’t have casually taunted before. But now, with no way out, he had to fight no matter what.

[Ah, whatever. Fight first, even if I end up with a pig’s head, I, the young master, will not admit defeat. Merely Zhang Yide, just a stepping stone on my climb to the pinnacle.] Ma Chao roared inside, his expression unwavering, his grip firm—lose the battle, but never lose face!

Zhang Fei began with a thunderous roar, his ankle suddenly exerting force, instantly catching up with the previous sound and appearing before Ma Chao. At this moment, Ma Chao was already covered by a pale blue lightning, dense electric threads extending from every part of his body, shrouding Ma Chao entirely.

"Ha!" At this moment, the inner qi on Zhang Fei’s body had completely solidified, forming a tight protective layer like scale armor on his body’s surface. The muscles beneath the inner qi protection, with the infusion of will and qi, trembled violently, each sinew displaying a cold metallic luster.

At this moment, Zhang Fei’s entire body emitted a dim radiance that only metal had.

Ma Chao frantically transformed his inner qi into lightning, then transmitted it throughout his body. Originally, Zhang Fei, who had almost become a phantom in his vision, started to slow down, and his own perception of the surroundings was greatly enhanced.

A perceptive method surpassing the five senses clearly reflected in Ma Chao’s mind, an invisible force greatly enhancing Ma Chao’s speed.

"Boom!" Zhang Fei flashed before Ma Chao, viciously punched towards him. But as Zhang Fei got close, Ma Chao flew away from his original position. The enhancement of thought, reaction, and speed allowed Ma Chao to successfully evade Zhang Fei’s attack.

A strike shattered a vast portion of the ground, and even if Ma Chao was slow, he understood that Zhang Fei certainly couldn’t perfectly control this power at present, which meant if Zhang Fei didn’t hold back, Ma Chao surely wouldn’t fare well.

"Zhang Heizi, are you insane!" Ma Chao soared high, shouting insults, but his hands moved swiftly, injecting inner qi and electricity into the golden spear, stabbing towards the dust ahead.

Although his view was blocked by dust, having been battered by Dian Wei countless times, Ma Chao had learned to use electric fields combined with intuition to sense the enemy’s position. Even if dust completely obscured his vision, he could rely on experience to determine Zhang Fei’s exact location.

"Break for me!" The fierce lightning mixed with Ma Chao’s inner qi rampaged towards the dust. At this moment, Ma Chao was undoubtedly the true Thunder God.

At this time, Zhang Fei distinctly felt the murderous intent from the sky. Even though he couldn’t see Ma Chao, he knew a dangerous attack was forming there. Yet, he did not strike but instead silently felt his power.

With Ma Chao’s loud roar, using a Thunder Spear as the core, accompanied by a massive fierce lightning attack, Ma Chao hurled it towards Zhang Fei.

By this time, many onlookers had gathered on the western side of Ye City. Feeling the formidable power attached to the Thunder Spear, it was enough to severely damage an ultimate inner qi manifestation expert and even fatally hit if it struck a vital point.

"Ha!" Originally prepared to strike Ma Chao’s attack with full force, Zhang Fei suddenly relinquished his attack, madly unleashing all his power the instant the Thunder Spear got within tens of meters.