Rise in the Martial Chaos: Starting From a Martial Arts School

Chapter 360: Chapter 141: One Punch

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「On the high platform.」

The Main Peak Steward opened the iron cage. Freed from its restraints, the black bear immediately threw its head back and let out a deafening roar. The sound, like a clap of thunder, echoed throughout Dragon Gate Plaza.

It then kicked off the ground with all four limbs, charging furiously at Yang Jing. Its massive paw sliced through the air with a howl as it swiped viciously at his head, carrying enough savage force to seemingly crush him on the spot.

At the sight, everyone in the plaza subconsciously held their breath.

They assumed that, faced with such a ferocious assault, Yang Jing would surely avoid a direct confrontation. He would use his Body Technique to dodge and look for a chance to counterattack, fighting evasively just like the disciple from Qingxu Peak had done earlier against a large wild boar.

After all, the black bear possessed immense strength. Meeting it head-on was simply asking for trouble. Even a Martial Artist at the Peak of Transformation would likely be no match for the beast’s terrifying brute force.

However, to everyone’s astonishment, Yang Jing didn’t move an inch as the bear’s paw swiped toward him. He neither dodged nor retreated, his posture remaining perfectly steady.

The sight made everyone’s eyes go wide, their hearts suddenly pounding in their chests.

The male disciples below the platform frowned, thinking Yang Jing was far too reckless and lacked even a basic understanding of combat strategy.

Some of the more timid female disciples even covered their eyes, unable to watch. It was as if they expected to see the tragic scene of Yang Jing being sent flying by the bear’s paw, blood arcing through the air.

Even the Main Peak Elder at the side of the high platform couldn’t help but frown. He discreetly began circulating his energy, ready to intervene at a moment’s notice to save Yang Jing, afraid the bear would kill him on the spot.

Just as the bear’s paw was about to connect, Yang Jing finally moved. He took a small step forward with his left foot, his body sinking slightly. He clenched both fists into a simple yet powerful cross-punch stance, and a dense wave of Inner Strength instantly surged through him.

The tyrannical might of the Mountain-Shattering Fist erupted. He threw a vicious punch to meet the bear’s incoming paw, the wind from his fist howling with a sharp, soul-shaking momentum.

The next moment, a sharp CRACK echoed from the high platform, loud enough for most of Dragon Gate Plaza to hear. Everyone heard it clearly and knew it was the sound of a bone breaking.

A wave of pity washed over the crowd. ’Yang Jing really overestimated himself,’ they thought. ’He just had to clash head-on with the bear. Now look, his bones are broken. His future cultivation will probably be affected. He might even be left with a permanent, crippling injury.’

When Sun Ningxiang heard the crack of bone, her eyes instantly reddened. Unable to hold them back any longer, tears streamed down her cheeks as a sharp pain seized her heart.

Ignoring the stares of the crowd, she ran straight toward the high platform, desperate to check on Yang Jing, terrified that the worst had happened.

But just as everyone assumed Yang Jing would be sent flying and grievously injured, an incredibly shocking scene unfolded.

The black bear, standing over two men tall and built like a small mountain, was sent flying backward as if it were a rubber ball. It tumbled end over end across the platform before smashing heavily into the stone wall at the edge with a dull THUD.

The impact was accompanied by the bear’s shrill roars, its cries filled with agonized disbelief.

All of Dragon Gate Plaza instantly fell deathly silent.

Everyone was dumbfounded. They stared blankly at the scene on the platform, their faces masks of confusion, unable to process what they had just seen.

’That’s not right... Yang Jing should have been the one sent flying. How was it the immensely powerful black bear that ended up being knocked away instead?’

Down below, the Main Peak Elder, Steward Zheng, and the others were also momentarily stunned by the scene. Their faces were filled with shock, but then their eyes suddenly lit up, unable to conceal their astonishment.

The way Steward Zheng and the others looked at Yang Jing had completely changed. Their expressions were a complex mixture of shock, amazement, delight, and bewilderment. They were utterly blindsided.

’They had never noticed Lingxi Peak had such a formidable outer disciple. To possess such tyrannical strength at his young age, sending a burly black bear flying with a single punch... that strength alone far surpassed that of an ordinary Martial Artist at the Peak of Transformation!’