Chapter 76: Crowned King

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Crowned King

’I’ve won!’

Seeing Gu Qing’s hair stand on end from the shock, Wu Jiahao couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy. ’This is in the bag,’ he thought.

Not far away, Liu Yue saw what was happening and couldn’t help but shake her head and sigh.

’This is what happens when you’re too arrogant to listen to advice.’

’He could have easily secured first place, but no, he just had to land himself in third. Unbelievable.’

Just as the two Extraordinary Awakened thought Gu Qing had been shocked unconscious, completely out of the fight—

"Haaaah... That felt good!"

Gu Qing suddenly exhaled sharply. A look of pure enjoyment spread across his face; he felt utterly refreshed.

The electric current erupting from Wu Jiahao’s body was powerful.

But his Physical Strength was even greater.

When the massive current struck him, it did no real damage, only producing a paralyzing sensation.

In fact, it even brought him a strange sense of pleasure.

His body tingled, as if he were being gently caressed by a beautiful woman. It was actually quite pleasant.

"You... How are you not unconscious?!"

Wu Jiahao’s face filled with terror, his eyes bulging.

The level of Physical Strength Gu Qing was demonstrating now was beyond his comprehension.

’He’s a monster in human skin!’

"Is that all the juice you’ve got?"

In a rare taunt, Gu Qing sneered, "It’s like a lighter’s sparker—short and weak."

’You’re forcing my hand!’

Wu Jiahao’s eyes turned vicious.

The next second, he fully activated every last bit of the Mutated Electric Eel Gene in his body, recklessly unleashing the most powerful electrical attack of his life.

Gu Qing’s body twitched slightly in pleasure, a delighted look on his face. "More, give me more!"

How could Wu Jiahao possibly endure such humiliation?

He gritted his teeth and transformed into a human power plant, desperately discharging electricity with everything he had.

However.

No matter how he unleashed his full power.

Gu Qing stood before him, steady as a mountain, showing no sign of collapsing.

Watching from a distance, Liu Yue’s face was a mask of disbelief.

’Wu Jiahao’s electrical surge is as powerful as a bolt of lightning in a thunderstorm!’

’But it’s not even affecting Gu Qing?’

’How is his Physical Strength so ridiculously high?’

She couldn’t afford to stand there in shock.

Shaking herself from her stupor, Liu Yue quickly switched sides. She activated her Spiritual Control, forcefully interfering with the circulation of blood and energy in Gu Qing’s body from afar.

Gu Qing had one hand clamped on Wu Jiahao’s head, enjoying the endless stream of electricity pouring from his body.

Suddenly!

He felt the blood reverse in his veins. His head throbbed as if it would split apart, and the world started to spin.

Wu Jiahao seized the opportunity to break free. He kicked off the ground and retreated several meters, putting distance between himself and Gu Qing.

Seeing this, Liu Yue couldn’t stop herself from cursing at him:

"Wu Jiahao, are you a fucking idiot?!"

"I stepped in to help you pin him down, and you run? Why are you running?! You should be attacking!"

"Attack him now! Use your strongest attacks! I can’t hold him for long!"

Liu Yue urged him on, her voice filled with anxiety.

Gu Qing’s Physical Strength was immense, and the vital energy coursing through him was incredibly turbulent.

With her current power, she couldn’t keep him under control for long.

Hearing this, Wu Jiahao immediately activated all the biological genes in his body that increased his damage output.

Mutated Inland Taipan Gene.

Mutated Box Jellyfish Gene.

Mutated Golden Poison Frog Gene...

In a mere instant.

Wu Jiahao had activated every toxic gene in his body.

And every single one was at one hundred percent activation.

Then.

He suddenly pushed off with his feet.

His figure blurred.

Covered in lethal toxins, he shot toward Gu Qing, who was still being restrained by Liu Yue.

He admitted to himself that he was no match for Gu Qing.

He wasn’t going to pretend to be tough anymore.

He decisively chose to team up with Liu Yue.

They were going to give Gu Qing a righteous beatdown.

’I’m an Extraordinary Awakened who only gets strong in the mid-to-late stages anyway,’ he reasoned. ’Losing to an early-blooming Extraordinary Contactor at this point is nothing to be ashamed of.’

"Get the fuck down!!!"

Wu Jiahao rushed in front of Gu Qing and clawed at his mouth, nostrils, and eyes with fingers coated in a cocktail of deadly poisons.

He couldn’t break Gu Qing’s skin, so he had to introduce the toxins through his orifices.

Gu Qing’s eyes narrowed. The immense power in his body erupted, forcefully shattering the dizziness that clouded his mind.

Then, enduring the various mutated toxins invading his body, he sent Wu Jiahao flying with a single punch.

His figure then blurred as he shot toward the distant Liu Yue. He threw another punch, which landed squarely on her "American-born Chinese" face, already swollen like a pig’s head.

"Get him! He’s been poisoned! His combat power has to be dropping, and he’ll only get weaker!"

Wu Jiahao scrambled up from the ground, wiped the blood from his mouth, and yelled to Liu Yue.

With that, he raised his fists and charged at Gu Qing.

The goal was to force Gu Qing to fight back; the strenuous movement would accelerate his blood circulation, making the poison work faster.

Liu Yue got to her feet and charged in as well.

But even with both of them attacking together, they were still no match for Gu Qing.

Instead, he completely dominated them, and their miserable cries echoed through the forest.

「A short while later.」

The rest of the Extraordinary Contactors participating in the test began to arrive around the high platform.

When they saw the overwhelming sight of Gu Qing single-handedly thrashing two Extraordinary Awakened...they were all stunned.

They froze, not daring to step forward.

They were terrified of getting caught in the crossfire.

Gu Qing’s gaze swept over the onlookers, and he called out from afar:

"All of you, come at me at once! Don’t just send yourselves to get picked off one by one like in the cartoons. It’s a waste of everyone’s time!"

No one dared to move.

’Are you kidding me? Two Extraordinary Awakened teamed up and still couldn’t handle him. He’s got them pinned to the ground and is just hammering them.’

’If a bunch of us regular Extraordinary Contactors go up there, wouldn’t we just be lambs to the slaughter?’

’Whoever wants a beating can go right ahead!’

’I’m sure as hell not going!’

That was the thought on everyone’s mind.

"Fuck!"

"Don’t just stand there watching!"

"Get up here and help!"

Wu Jiahao covered his head with his hands, enduring the searing pain from the relentless rain of fists as he screamed at the crowd.

The crowd exchanged glances. With hardened resolve, they gritted their teeth and swarmed forward together.

’If taking a beating can earn us a favor from an Extraordinary Awakened, it’s worth it!’

Gu Qing paid the swarming crowd no mind.

’No matter how many ants there are, they can’t bring down an elephant!’

"BANG! BANG!"

"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

Gu Qing charged into the crowd. Every person he met was met with a punch, and every punch felled a person.

In no more than a dozen seconds, every single tester who had swarmed him was lying on the ground.

They were all curled up like shrimp, groaning in pain.

Having gained a dozen seconds of respite, Wu Jiahao struggled back to his feet.

He felt a wave of despair wash over him when he saw that Gu Qing still showed no signs of being poisoned.

’What the hell?’

’Is his Physical Strength just too damn ridiculous?’

’Is he really not a monster in human skin?’

Despair was one thing, but Wu Jiahao was still unconvinced. He couldn’t help but shout at Gu Qing:

"Gu Qing, don’t get so full of yourself!"

"You think you’re hot stuff?"

"You just got lucky with your early development! I’m destined to surpass you! A mere Extraordinary Contactor isn’t even worthy of being compared to me!"

In his eyes, no matter how great Gu Qing’s Physical Strength was now, he was like rootless duckweed—his potential was already capped.

Meanwhile, he possessed the Genetic Fusion Superpower. His future was limitless, and he was destined to crush Gu Qing one day.

"Brother Jiahao, the test isn’t even over, and you’re already talking tough to me?"

Gu Qing cracked his knuckles, a smile playing on his lips as he walked up to Wu Jiahao and looked down on him.

Without waiting for a response, he grabbed him and resumed the brutal beatdown, each punch landing with a solid, meaty thud.

"Holy shit! It hurts! Stop! I give up! I surrender!"

Wu Jiahao was nothing if not adaptable; he immediately gave in and begged for mercy.

Gu Qing’s fists felt like they were laced with poison; they were just too damn painful.

He couldn’t take it anymore. Surrender was his only option.

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