152: Chapter 152 The Collapse of Worldview! The Conflict Between Data and Reality! The Shock of Ancient Martial Arts!

The mocking smile on Xiao Kuangyun's face froze completely. He looked down at his breastplate; the silver heavy armor was perfectly intact.

There wasn't even a single dent, and the Thorn Aura on the breastplate was still flickering.

He checked his System panel again: armor durability 100%, health 100%. There were no prompts for any negative status effects.

All the data indicated he was unharmed.

But the excruciating pain coming from inside his body was like a churning sea, so real it was driving him insane.

"How is this possible?" Xiao Kuangyun roared in his mind.

He felt as if his internal organs were being gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand and then suddenly twisted; the intense pain made his whole body tremble.

This sensation of pain was stronger than any injury he had ever suffered before.

Yet the System panel said he was fine.

This completely defied all common sense.

The laughter from the stands gradually died down as everyone noticed something was wrong. They didn't understand why Xiao Kuangyun would react this way after taking a single punch.

"What happened to Xiao Kuangyun?"

"Is he acting?"

"Something's wrong. His face looks terrible."

The commentator was also confused, watching the slow-motion replay.

Lin Qi's fist had indeed struck Xiao Kuangyun, but Xiao Kuangyun's health bar and shield hadn't dropped at all.

"This... this isn't scientific!" the commentator shouted.

"Could the System be malfunctioning?"

He repeatedly analyzed the slow-motion replay, unable to understand what mystery was hidden within that "soft" punch.

Lin Qi withdrew his fist and put his hand back into his pocket, quietly watching the distorted expression on Xiao Kuangyun's face. It was like he was looking at a dead man.

[For a professional who relies entirely on data,] Lin Qi thought to himself.

[An attack that exceeds the scope of understanding is enough to destroy their will to fight.]

[They are used to a digitized world. They are used to health bars and shields.]

[Once these things fail, they will completely break down.]

Xiao Kuangyun spoke with difficulty, his voice raspy and trembling from the intense pain.

"You... what did you do?"

He would rather have been sent flying by a punch than face this unknown fear where his data was normal but his body was on the verge of collapse.

Lin Qi didn't answer him, only looking at him as if he were an idiot.

The pain inside Xiao Kuangyun grew more intense. He felt his internal organs being gripped by an invisible hand and then frantically stirred.

Unable to hold on any longer, he let out a "wa" sound and spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

The bright red blood splattered across the silver arena, looking shocking to the eye.

The whole place fell silent. Everyone's smiles froze on their faces, replaced by a sense of confusion and horror.

"Oh my god!"

"Xiao Kuangyun is spitting blood!"

"What is that? Are those organ fragments?"

A Blank Slate with all attributes at 5, with a seemingly weak and light punch, had actually made a fully-equipped heavy armored warrior spit blood?

This completely contradicted everything they knew about the combat System of this world.

"That's impossible!" someone shouted.

"His health bar is full!"

"The shield isn't broken either!"

"Is it an illusion?"

"But Xiao Kuangyun really is spitting blood!"

In the stands, various exclamations and discussions rose and fell.

At this moment, their brains were completely unable to process what was happening before their eyes.

Everything they had learned and known about combat in this world was completely overturned by Lin Qi's punch.

Xiao Kuangyun's legs went weak, and he slumped to one knee.

He used his sword to prop himself up, looking at Lin Qi in terror as if he were looking at a monster from another dimension.

At this moment, his worldview was completely shattered, collapsing with a bang.

"Monster!" Xiao Kuangyun roared in his heart.

"He's not human!"

He couldn't understand it, nor could he accept it.

A Blank Slate whose data was incredibly weak could actually cause him this much damage.

Moreover, it was a type of damage that even the System couldn't determine.

This made him feel despair.

Li Pojun suddenly stood up from his seat. His eyes were fixed on Lin Qi in the arena, the playfulness and contempt on his face long gone, replaced only by gravity.

"This kid," Li Pojun thought.

"There really is something wrong with him."

He recalled the unusual betting odds his deputy had reported earlier, as well as his own analysis of Lin Qi's combat footage.

[No skill light effects.]

[No energy fluctuations.]

[Pure physical strength.]

[This kind of attack might be effective against an unprepared person.]

[But if he encounters a monster with Damage Reflection skills or Physical Immunity, he's just looking for death.]

At this moment, Li Pojun's analysis was completely pulverized by Lin Qi's punch.

Looking at Xiao Kuangyun spitting blood in the arena, he felt a sense of unease.

"How on earth did he do it?" Li Pojun asked himself.

"This kind of attack has already exceeded the scope of the System's rules."

He looked at Lin Qi, who still had his hands in his pockets and a calm expression.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just a trivial matter.

Li Pojun's gaze became deep.

[A Blank Slate with all attributes at 5.]

[A joke mocked by the entire internet.]

[To actually be able to do something like this.]

[This Lin Qi is far more dangerous than I imagined.]

He clenched his fists.

The deputy beside Li Pojun was also stunned. He looked at Xiao Kuangyun in the arena, then at Li Pojun.

"Brother Li, this..." the deputy stammered.

Li Pojun ignored him, his eyes fixed on Lin Qi.

He suddenly thought of Old Mo, the head of the Ancient Martial Arts Research Department at Longya Academy.

[Could it be,] a thought flashed through Li Pojun's mind.

[That this is related to ancient martial arts?]

He had always felt that ancient martial arts were outdated and had no place in this digitized world.

But now, Lin Qi's performance was starting to make him waver.

In the family and friends section.

Zhang Wei looked at Xiao Kuangyun in the arena. He was stunned at first, then a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

"Qi-ge is awesome!" Zhang Wei jumped up in excitement.

"I knew it! When Qi-ge makes a move, there's nothing he can't handle!"

Looking at the blood Xiao Kuangyun spat out, he felt a sense of satisfaction.

[Serves you right for mocking Qi-ge!] Zhang Wei cursed in his heart.

[Serves you right for wearing Reflective Armor!]

[Now you know how powerful Qi-ge is!]

He waved his fists excitedly.

Instructor Su Qing's expression also relaxed. She looked at Lin Qi with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

"As expected," Instructor Su Qing thought.

"He always manages to find loopholes in the rules of this world."

She had known Lin Qi wasn't simple, but seeing him break the common sense of this world with her own eyes still shocked her.

[This method of attack,] Instructor Su Qing analyzed.

[Completely ignores the defense of the data panel.]

[This is the true killing move.]

She looked at Old Mo, who was adjusting his glasses with great interest.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile played on the corners of his mouth.

Old Mo slapped his thigh excitedly below the stage and whispered to Instructor Su Qing.

"Did you see that! This is ancient martial arts! This is the 'logic' that defies all logic!"