Chapter 227: Chapter 144: Promotion Assessment 2
In contrast, Lu Chao stood his ground, taking the heavy blow without his head so much as twitching.
Instead, his eyes locked onto his opponent.
In that instant,
The young man in black felt his heart tighten. He heard a rushing sound by his ear.
A glance from the corner of his eye revealed Lu Chao’s left arm, coiled at his waist, rocketing through the air.
Muscles covered in a brown and white-ash glow were stacked like a pillar, with thick veins coiling around them like pythons. The arm came smashing toward him like a concrete piling.
The air parted before it like waves. He saw the technique behind the blow in a single glance and realized Lu Chao’s true capabilities.
’Not bad, kid!’
WHOOSH!!
A flash of white-blue light erupted from his feet, and he shifted from his original position, dodging Lu Chao’s strike.
The terrifying White Ash Fist Seal struck nothing but air, causing rings of white vapor to explode in its wake.
’This guy...’
Witnessing this, the two men in the distant black car were stunned. They clearly hadn’t expected Lu Chao to have such a move up his sleeve.
But soon,
"A shame. He missed,"
the man in the passenger seat suddenly said, shaking his head regretfully.
The other man followed his gaze and saw the young man in black flash forward in a single bound, appearing behind Lu Chao.
His opponent had military-grade cybernetic legs. Not only his strength but also his explosive speed were at the peak of the Elite Level. He had no weaknesses.
HUM!!
A sharp whistle tore through the air by Lu Chao’s ear.
In his peripheral vision, he saw the young man’s eyes flash brightly from behind his sunglasses.
The next instant,
His opponent’s chest trembled as he stomped the ground to stabilize himself.
His right leg, clad in black pants and glowing with a white-blue arc of light, rose into the air like a sweeping spear—a whip kick that tore through the atmosphere.
He had clearly used some special technique; the destructive power and force behind the attack far surpassed his previous blows.
And yet,
Lu Chao still didn’t dodge.
Instead,
Stacked Force: Second Overlap!
BOOM!!
He threw a whip fist, his right arm like a rock shield, forcibly blocking the opponent’s strike.
The white-blue arc exploded before his eyes, and rings of air blasted the paper advertisements on the nearby streetlights.
Lu Chao seized the opportunity to turn and meet his gaze.
"Is this all you’ve got?"
he asked calmly, as if merely curious.
His unperturbed demeanor made his opponent frown. Something felt wrong.
’A hardening Martial Skill...’
His eyes glinted behind the sunglasses, and he completely shed his contempt.
But before he could recover,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A barrage of White Ash Fist Seals rained down, amplified by a single layer of Stacked Force and his Bronze Flesh state!
A ton and a half, two tons, two and a half tons!
The force grew heavier and heavier, delivered with perfect control for even greater destructive impact.
Lu Chao’s fists fell like battering rams, forcing the young man in black to raise his arms to block, retreating step by step.
The stinging pain from his cybernetic neural interface grew more intense. His expression became increasingly grave, and a trace of alarm crept into his heart.
His feet stamped shallow prints one after another into the concrete pavement as terrified passersby scrambled to get away.
This scene made the two men in the black car’s eyes go wide with disbelief.
A newly-minted Elite Level fighter from Ring City could actually suppress Wang Ling, even for a moment?
"This kid..."
BOOM!!
Another punch landed, making the young man in black stagger, his center of gravity seemingly lost.
All the afterimages of the White Ash Fist Seals vanished at that moment.
Looking closely, one could see Lu Chao’s eyes shining brightly, his right arm coiling back like a spring.
RUSH!!
It was the movement of his qi and blood, an explosion of force.
Layer after layer of power stacked within his right arm, surging like a tidal wave. Thick veins bulged, wrapping around his arm like steel cables.
The sound of his blood flow and heartbeat was exceptionally intense, a raging torrent that even the young man across from him could sense.
Vaguely sensing that Lu Chao was about to play his final trump card, his expression grew solemn, showing his respect.
"You’re very good! I admit it!"
"In that case..."
BOOM!!
His body suddenly jolted, and the fluorescent patterns on him erupted in a blinding light!
He instantly stabilized his center of gravity, halting his retreat.
The concrete beneath his feet could no longer bear the strain and, with a CRACK, several fissures appeared.
"This next punch will open your eyes!"
HUM!!
A white-blue magnetic light flared around him. The young man in black lunged with his right leg, his body poised like an arrow.
BOOM!!
A ring of white vapor exploded where he had stood.
His figure vanished, leaving an afterimage as he charged forward.
The air crackled. Sizzling white-blue arcs of electricity gathered around his fist, seemingly forming a magnetic field that swirled about it, creating the illusion of a surging river.
Intermediate-Grade Implant Finisher!
Wave-Breaking Fist!
His aura was astonishing as he unleashed his full power.
In a fraction of a second, he closed the distance and threw a heavy punch straight at Lu Chao’s chest.
"Shit!"
"Not good!"
Seeing this, the faces of the two men in the black car paled.
The Mystical Skill of an implant finisher consumed immense energy. It was a killing blow that unleashed one’s full power, mobilized their Life Energy, and doubled their strength.
If it landed, the consequences would be dire.
They were only here to assess the target and test his strength, not to actually injure him severely.
Subconsciously, they wanted to jump out of the car and yell for him to stop.
In response,
BOOM!!
A shockwave erupted, as if in reply.
The muscles in Lu Chao’s right fist swelled, and wisps of white, steamy sweat shot out from his pores.
Everything around him slowed down in his eyes.
He had entered the [Flow State], his Spiritual Power burning madly like fuel.
RUSH!
RUSH!!
The momentum of overlapping waves flowed through his mind as all information from his surroundings flooded his brain.
It was as if he’d instantly swapped in a super-brain. Not only had his comprehension soared, but his information processing speed had also doubled.
In that split second, he spotted his opponent’s minuscule flaw—the balancing point between his power and speed.
He stepped back and twisted his body.
Though it was a very slight movement, his perfect body control engaged his entire frame.
He was about to use the Fierce Roar Skill, planning to tank the hit on his Rock-like body at the point of his opponent’s flaw and return a heavy blow.
The young man in black felt the same, his power undiminished, also wanting to determine who was superior.
Both men were now fighting with real fire, their battle intent soaring.
Even though they knew this was supposed to be a special assessment with set rules.
In the end,
BANG!!
THUD!!
The white-ash fist smashed into the streetlight pole, blasting open the metal sheeting and punching clean through. With a CRACK, the pole toppled over.
The cybernetic fist, wreathed in white-blue arcs, slammed into the street’s retaining wall, causing the concrete surface and the red bricks within to explode.
The entire block seemed to tremble for a moment.
Debris flew and dust billowed.
Residents in the buildings and passersby all stared wide-eyed, shaken. The two specialists who had rushed from the black sedan also froze, stunned.
It wasn’t just them.
Lu Chao, one of the combatants, also frowned, his brow furrowed as he looked ahead.
He and the young man in black had moved past each other, their fists missing by a hair’s breadth.
As for the power contained within their attacks...
The power from his Secondary Overlapping Force, under perfect control, had been completely unleashed on the streetlight pole, hitting it like a cannonball and leaving a massive gash.
The broken, falling pole didn’t hit any pedestrians; it just showered the concrete ground with shattered debris.
On the other side, rubble from the gaping hole blown in the concrete wall littered the ground, which was covered in cracks. That area was also empty.
However,
Between his and the young man in black’s intersecting figures,
looking closely, one could see a man who had appeared out of thin air, standing there at some unknown point in time.
His hands were outstretched, one to the left and one to the right, each gripping one of their arms, forcibly pulling them apart.
It was, without a doubt, a Superpower Level expert.
"M-Mr. Ji."
The two specialists who had rushed over from the black sedan were stunned for a moment before hastily calling out respectfully.
Lu Chao looked over and saw that the young man in black, though somewhat resentful, still lowered his head and addressed the man with respect, "Mr. Ji."
"Xiaowang, aren’t you a bit too hot-headed?"
The man known as Mr. Ji spoke in a calm, placating tone. Only then did he release their arms, no longer intervening.
He had his hair parted in a three-to-seven style and wore a well-tailored black suit similar to the old-era Zhongshan suits. He stood ramrod straight, was about 1.8 meters tall, and had a rather lean build.
His features were regular and well-defined. He looked to be in his thirties and exuded an air of integrity.
"I-I’m sorry, Mr. Ji. I couldn’t pull back my strength."
The young man in black didn’t argue, but sincerely apologized.
He also realized his actions had gone too far.
But in response,
"No, you should be apologizing to Captain Lu,"
the man called Mr. Ji said softly, looking at Lu Chao.
The young man in black looked embarrassed, but he ultimately grit his teeth and did as he was told.
Lu Chao was a bit dazed before he came to his senses and looked at the man known as Mr. Ji.
"I am Ji Lixian, a promotion assessment commissioner from Yao Capital."
As if reading his mind, Ji Lixian offered a handshake and a faint smile.
"And now, I declare."
"Captain Lu, congratulations. You’ve passed the assessment."
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