46: Is it open yet?

There are many smart people in this world.

One could say that when you reach a certain status, you are surrounded by nothing but smart people.

Clearly, Zhang Zhenzhong of the Imperial Capital Research Institute and Li Qing of the Suhang Research Institute were among them.

They were leveraging the situation.

From the very beginning of this match, they had been calculating how to maximize the harvest.

What was admirable, however, was...

They had not forgotten their original intention!

Everything they did was simply to make this country stronger.

The ideal of forging a sword for the nation was still being inherited by this generation of researchers.

Indeed.

They only needed to consider making the country stronger.

But The Executor had much more to think about.

Launching a military operation in the Shennong Forbidden Zone?

God knows how he would convince everyone at the meeting!

Although the difficulty was immense,

Looking at the battle between Ye Su and Cui Hu on the screen,

The Executor felt that this was indeed what needed to be done.

Professionals really are the future!

---Inside the Cubic Arena.

Ye Su and Cui Hu had fully engaged each other.

They pushed their bodies to the limit, constantly increasing the intensity of the battle during their exchanges.

Cui Hu's blood qi surged, soaring into the sky like a pillar of wolf smoke.

Ye Su's heart beat like a giant's drum, the dense rhythm echoing throughout the arena.

"Come, take up the blade!"

Cui Hu shouted.

The cloth strips on the long saber behind his back shattered, and the flow of blood qi swirled onto the blade, bringing with it a majestic and overwhelming momentum!

"Just what I was thinking!"

Ye Su stood with his long saber, a tyrannical aura clinging to the blade like the fangs of a giant beast.

Even though blades and swords have no eyes, both knew that the other would not be easily cut down.

A feeling of truly letting loose raged in their hearts.

Thoroughly satisfying!

When the two held their sabers, it was the ultimate manifestation of their combat power.

Ye Su's Bullet Time was already fully active.

Even for someone like Cui Hu, every movement became slow in Ye Su's eyes.

However—even when facing such 'slow' movements,

Ye Su was unable to land a decisive blow for a long time.

Because Cui Hu possessed a terrifying combat instinct.

No.

It wasn't just combat instinct.

It was pure instinct!

Combat intuition!

This was a talent, a talent brought about by the Tai Shou Scripture!

As expected, these two Core Martial Arts were truly powerful.

The main reason they surpassed other Professionals by several levels was the massive boost they provided to combat power.

A feast!

Any Professional who could clearly see this battle right now was essentially enjoying a feast.

Bullet Time VS Combat Instinct!

"Lin!"

Unable to break through for a long time, Cui Hu couldn't help but let out a sharp cry.

His long saber whirled, and his majestic momentum instantly climbed to its peak!

Ye Su's pupils constricted.

A Secret Technique!

Cui Hu really did know such a thing, and 'Lin'?

Was this the Nine Syllable Mantra of Daoist Esotericism?

Holy shit, you're really playing with deep heritage!

This single strike held thousands of years of accumulated power!

Majestic momentum, Unity of Heaven and Man!

This strike carried immense pressure, like a heavenly net—vast but letting nothing through.

"White Ape Delivers Saber!"

Ye Su whispered.

A tyrannical aura overflowed.

The heavens are pressing down?

Then I shall trample the High Heavens!

The White Ape roared; brutality was its synonym.

Reason?

The tyrannical White Ape listens to no reason!

This strike wants to crush me?

Then I shall shatter this sky!

Break for me!

Roar—it was like a silent scream.

An unyielding giant beast was roaring at the sky.

No heaven, no earth, lawless and godless.

Let tyranny become the Dominator, let tyranny become the rule.

Give it to me!

Shatter!

Bang—the two weapons collided.

The strongest strikes of both men slammed together.

A massive sound filled everyone's hearts.

The true intent of Martial Arts surpassed the physical combat.

It was being continuously played out in their thorough display of Skill.

At this moment, everyone understood.

The true power of a Professional lay not just in Skills, but in their personal understanding of Martial Arts.

Perhaps this battle would become a crucial turning point in the development of Great Xia's Professionals.

Because these two were demonstrating where a Professional's true combat power originated!

Their weapons separated.

The two pulled back.

At this point, having consumed a massive amount of physical strength, both were panting incessantly.

They were evenly matched, a contest of equals.

Cui Hu, who had been cultivated with the top-tier resources of the Imperial Capital Laboratory, was now starting to feel a sense of respect.

No, really.

Ye Su, you can actually fight this well.

The resources we enjoy are completely different. For you, a mere rogue, to achieve this level is truly impressive!

Ye Su was also somewhat astonished.

No way, right? No way.

I have a Golden Finger.

Cui Hu, aren't you going a bit off the charts? Are you the damn Rebirth candidate here?

However, along with the astonishment,

Both felt even more unwilling to back down.

'I have the nation's resources at my disposal to pick and choose as I please, and I still can't take you down? Wouldn't that make me an idiot?'

'I come with my own Golden Finger, and the future has mapped out my path. If I can't beat you, wouldn't that make me a piece of trash?'

Their Battle Intent erupted, becoming even more frenzied!

Under this stimulation, their Martial Arts progressed by leaps and bounds.

Clash again!

All distracting thoughts had been discarded.

All that remained was to defeat the opponent!

Now,

They basically threw all logic and sportsmanship out the window.

Combat power is manifested in combat.

In addition to their own Martial Arts Secret Techniques, they interspersed Skills throughout the battle.

And,

The way they connected their Martial Arts with their Skills had almost no flaws.

Cui Hu was natural at it, his interspersing of Skills and Martial Arts being highly instinctive.

Ye Su was the result of thousands of hours of refinement; the 'King of Grinding' Mo Xiaoyu spoke of was no joke.

Ten minutes!

Ten minutes at this intensity.

Ordinary Professionals would have collapsed, yet these two could still maintain their combat form without it faltering.

Suddenly,

Buzz—As Cui Hu's blood qi vibrated, a terrifying sense of valor began to grow.

'Bing'!

He had comprehended a second Secret Technique in the heat of battle.

The corners of his mouth curled up.

"Ye Su, you can admit defeat now!"

Ye Su instantly felt an immense pressure.

Cui Hu followed the orthodox path.

With the Daoist Esoteric Nine Syllable Mantra, every Secret Technique comprehended represented a linear surge in combat power.

Under the immense pressure,

Ye Su took a deep breath.

The White Ape in his Martial Arts slot was so enraged it almost jumped out of his mind.

The Tai Xuan Scripture circulated even more frantically.

His entire body was undergoing an unimaginable transformation under the nourishment of his blood qi.

Then...

An indescribable warm current was birthed from his limbs and bones, traveling throughout his body.

In an instant, near-infinite strength surged from within!

[Congratulations, Physique +1!]

21 points of Physique!

Ye Su was completely stunned.

No way.

Surpassing the limit?

Is this surpassing the limit?

Wasn't there supposed to be a cap?

Wait!

Transcendence Master!

The Class!

This was the Class the future had given him.

A cheat!

Surpassing the version limit!

This was the cheat the future had picked for him!

Ye Su's mouth split into a grin.

Jie jie jie!

Cui Hu, you're very strong, so I'm going to turn it on—their auras were intertwined.

Cui Hu would know the moment a change occurred in Ye Su.

He broke the limit.

As a result, Cui Hu was dumbfounded.

Good, good, good.

So that's how you want to play.

You're not even going to act anymore.

Just straight-up turned on the cheats, huh.

The version limit is right here, and you f*cking broke through it directly. How am I supposed to play?

20 points versus 21 points.

It was just like 10 points versus 11 points back then.

A difference of 1 point, yet worlds apart!

His aura dissipated.

Cui Hu helplessly threw up his hands and said,

"I surrender—"

Instantly, the entire audience was in an uproar!