Chapter 1490 - 699: A Moth to the Flame

Chapter 1490: Chapter 699: A Moth to the Flame

"Boom boom!"

Having been pinned against the wall and battered for half a day, Tie Dan certainly wouldn’t go easy now that the tide has turned! He grabbed the glowing Qilin horn and pulled its head close, unleashing a burst of power, forcefully twisting its neck to the chest. He swung his iron fist, smashing fiercely into its face, punch after punch straight into its eyes!

"Bang!"

Sure enough, even a war Qilin couldn’t refine muscles on its eyeballs. With a crisp crack, the orbit was broken after just the first punch, the brow bone shattering instantly, the eyeball violently deforming from the immense force, and the capillaries beneath the eyelid exploding like a spider’s web! Blackish-blue bruises rose rapidly, swelling the eye into a ripe blood bun, filled with explosive blood bubbles inside!

"Roar—!!!"

The Qilin cried out in pain, wildly shaking its head, attempting to fling Tie Dan off. But Tie Dan’s hands were welded onto the horn, his body pressed tightly against its cheek, while the other fist was raised again!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Left fist! Right fist! Left fist! Four consecutive punches all landed on the same eye! That eye completely caved in, blood mixed with translucent ocular fluid sprayed forcefully from the socket! The other eye was bloodshot due to severe pain, resembling a bursting blood orb!

"Argh!!!"

The Qilin realized it couldn’t continue being pummeled like this. With a roar, it raised its hooves and charged, trying to crush Tie Dan with its immense strength!

However, Tie Dan had calculated its movements long ago! As the Qilin raised its leg too high, losing balance immediately, he kicked off the ground, dodging the side kick while sliding past the Qilin’s flank, simultaneously gripping the horn tightly with his right hand while his left hand erupted with a hundred-fold punch force in an instant! One punch knocked the Qilin over! At the same time, he held tightly to the Qilin’s horns, his hand like an iron clamp twisting its head, swinging heavy punches! Several punches pummeled it, making its Qi and blood churn! Bones breaking, scales scattering!

Like a torrential downpour, Tie Dan unleashed hundreds of punches within mere moments! Each punch carried spiral Qi force, striking the Qilin’s face, neck side, shoulders, temples! The dull thuds of "bang bang bang bang!" forming a continuous stream, blood splatter flying everywhere! The massive Qilin body was forced back by this series of heavy punches, and finally, with a "boom," its forelegs left the ground from an uppercut, flipping over onto its back! Dirt and rocks scattered!

Tie Dan took the opportunity to straddle its chest, one hand still gripping the horn, and the other hand, holding the iron fist high, rained blows relentlessly onto its bloody and battered face! Each punch made the Qilin’s Qi and blood thrash, scales cracking in large pieces, bones creaking under the strain!

Indeed, Tie Dan’s fist technique isn’t lacking; he just prefers to use the sword due to personal preference.

After all, Gang Fist isn’t something poor folks can refine, but apart from Gang Fist, poor folks really don’t learn much else.

For instance, during Tie Dan’s days as a dog slave, he relied on extraordinary comprehension, hiding in the dog cage watching border army practice punching, himself grasping the technique of breath and power in Gang Fist, developing a Dog-shaped Fist. Hence, he survived as a mere scout dog slave in the harsh northern snowfields and violent Asura Battlefield; without such small skills aiding him, he’d have died countless times.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have meat eight times a day, and even the dog food occasionally got withheld by Shangguan, surviving by gnawing on battlefield corpses to fill his stomach was considered lucky for sustenance, hardly enough nutrients for muscle refinement. Hence, Dog-shaped Fist hardly exerted much power, merely aiding in escape with all fours, quickening by about fifty paces beyond others.

Later, joined Guangxia Mountain, refining into sword energy, Beichen Sword Qi unmatched in the realm, sharp enough to kill indiscriminately, no need for fists in combat output anymore.

Yet, Gang Fist being Human Clan’s core foundational body refining technique, Tie Dan never forgot about it, developing techniques like Turbocharged Divine Skill suitable to his physique based on Gang Fist principles. For five hundred years, he maximized the potential of the Supreme Demon Dragon Vengeance Path Body’s physical stamina.

Of course, he wasn’t utilizing Yazi’s true form now, naturally couldn’t apply previously researched tailored techniques. Previously, to escape catastrophe, forcefully used Nine Heavens Extreme Cloud Flash for survival, draining Pei Yuhuan’s Taiyin Immortal Bone True Qi, now doesn’t expect its help.

Tie Dan thus had to play the card he drew, enduring Qilin’s pounding while comprehending on site, improvising based on this King’s Skin Suit, leveraging Immortal Venerable’s mass-produced battle physique, refining the Gang Fist force battle method! Finding the opportunity, naturally began harnessing potential, shifting combat control! Gradually exerting force!

"Roar!"

The battered Qilin amidst storm surges, violent punches, finally reacted! Realizing each punch from its opponent getting heavier, incomparable to the former foolish king! Afraid further endurance would amplify Gang Fist’s built-up force into a deadly strike, no room to wait for death!

Instantly enduring pain, roared in anger, turned to eject the King’s Head in its mouth and simultaneously unleashed full Qi force! Thunder Light surged from its mouth! Countless plasma sparks sprayed out, with pungent ozone smell and terrifying high temperature, transforming into burning white plasma flames, ferociously blasting toward Tie Dan in close proximity!