Free Web NovelChapter 180: Chapter 123: Crimson Fire Formed, Perfect Control
However, when the strike finally landed on its target, there would inevitably be some deviation in the force.
This could be due to environmental factors during the burst of power, or interference from some intangible resistance.
But more often than not, the problem lay with him.
Muscle contraction, energy mobilization, the punch itself...
Throughout this series of movements, even if he followed the technique perfectly to unleash his power, it was easy for the force to scatter or dissipate midway through, making it difficult to concentrate all his strength into a single point.
This wasn’t a matter of physique, but rather an issue of his control over various aspects of his body, such as his muscles and the mobilization of his power.
To put it simply, the stronger one’s control over their body, the more perfectly they could utilize every ounce of their strength.
Just like him, right now.
’I should try the Stacked Force Fist again.’
Acting on the thought, an eager Lu Chao clenched his fist once more.
CRACK!
The air hummed as he mobilized his power according to the Martial Skill’s techniques.
Everything should have been exactly the same as before, yet this time, he could feel several points of disharmony in his technique.
They were tiny, almost negligible, but like a speck of dust on a clean sheet of paper, he noticed them with ease.
He subconsciously made adjustments, making his mobilization of power smoother and more perfect.
And then.
BOOM!!
A muffled explosion erupted, echoing throughout the room.
The curtains billowed and the glass windows shook violently, only settling down more than ten seconds later.
It was as if someone had hit the pause button on the neighbors downstairs; their idle chatter and gossip came to a sudden halt.
"What was that?"
"Is someone setting off firecrackers?"
"Could that have come from upstairs...?"
Their speculative voices drifted in through the cracks in the window.
Lu Chao withdrew his fist again, the light in his eyes shining even brighter.
’Nearly thirty percent!’
After using the Secondary Overlapping Force, the corresponding increase in destructive power was even more staggering.
He knew this wasn’t a breakthrough to the third layer of Stacked Force. Rather, he had simply unleashed the power of this Martial Skill more perfectly.
After all, under normal circumstances, the Secondary Overlapping Force already brought his power to the Elite Level.
This in itself already surpassed the limits of a Professional Level martial artist, making it easy to injure himself and exceed his body’s physical threshold.
Every time he had used it in the past, it seemed fine on the surface. But due to his body’s self-preservation instincts and his limited physical control, a significant portion of the force would scatter midway, preventing the destructive power from being fully condensed into its most perfect state.
’The more a power exceeds my own level, the greater the boost I get after achieving perfect control over my body.’
’This effect will persist as my strength grows, allowing me to unleash power far beyond that of my peers.’
His eyes gleamed. Lu Chao now roughly understood the benefits of his breakthrough in the Observation Method.
’Right now, in terms of destructive power alone, it wouldn’t be an issue to call myself Elite Level.’
’Even without using [Adrenaline], unless my opponent has mastered a Mid-Level Martial Skill, I’m not threatened by anyone below the level of a veteran Elite.’
A powerful sense of confidence washed over him, and Lu Chao suddenly felt a little grateful to Mei Ning and the others.
If not for what they did today, he likely would never have had this opportunity for a breakthrough.
However...
A glint appeared in his eyes as a thought quietly surfaced.
’If I use [Adrenaline], could I deal with Ruan Hui and the others all at once?’
...
SLAP!!
In a private room at a bar in the city’s Inner Ring.
A haggard-looking young man clutched his cheek, staring in disbelief at the person across from him.
"Guo... Guo Yun?"
"Who the hell do you think you are, calling me by my name?"
Dressed in expensive casual wear, Guo Yun sat on the sofa, looking at the young man before him with contempt.
A metal crutch lay discarded to the side.
The former prodigy of Jinshi Boxing Hall was now nothing more than a cripple.
His hair was a mess, his face was covered in stubble, and his training uniform reeked of stale sweat.
"You..."
"I was only nice to you back then because of your talent."
"Now..."
Guo Yun’s eyes were mocking, and the companions at his side mirrored his contemptuous expression.
"Without any potential in the Martial Arts, what are you?"
"Hahahahaha!"
Laughter filled the private room. The female escorts also began to sneer, looking down on the pathetic young man, who was clutching his face, his cheeks flushed with shame and anger.
He stood up, as if to fight back.
But several security guards in suits had already moved in, forcing him to his knees in humiliation.
"You... Aren’t you afraid of offending my master?"
"Master?"
Guo Yun smirked, pulling a woman to each of his sides. "You think I don’t know?"
"Jinshi Boxing Hall kicked you out long ago. You’re nothing now but a talentless nobody with no backing."
"So what if I bully you? What can you do about it?"
He stood up, kicked out, and ground his foot into the other man’s head.
Waves of laughter rose and fell as the man’s face was pressed into the floor, sticky with spilled drinks and fruit peels.
The stubble-faced young man’s left cheek was pressed to the floor. Veins bulged on his forehead as he tried to resist, but he couldn’t break free.
The jeers were like spikes drilling into his ears. His vision was reduced to the darkness beneath the sofa and the feet that kicked him while he was down.
...
「Early the next morning.」
Lu Chao stood in the pharmacy room, watching the Mineral Element Crystal continuously melt inside the constant-temperature furnace.
His thought from the previous night was no mere whim; it was the result of careful deliberation.
He knew very well that neither Ruan Hui nor Mei Ning would be able to just let yesterday’s incident go. They would surely continue to target him in retaliation.
While Yang Wangtao and the higher-ranking Vice Director Liu could certainly shield him from some underhanded tactics and provide a safety net...
...the best solution was to eliminate the threat at its root and wipe these people from the face of the earth.
