1370: One-punch kill

“Hiss!”

“Zhou Chengwu, that guy has no martial ethics at all! He went all out right from the start?!”

“Good heavens, I feel like this kid is going to be miserable!”

“I heard that Zhou Chengwu once, during a mission, unleashed a full-powered punch that shattered a Four Realms Late Stage Iron-Armored Barbarian Ox into pieces. His brute strength can contend with Realm Four Peak Stage.”

“Now that Zhou Chengwu is going all out, it seems he doesn’t want to give this kid any chance!”

In the training room, watching Zhou Chengwu, whose body exuded a fierce Aura, vaguely appearing as an Incarnation of a mountain-moving giant bear, the surrounding mercenaries couldn’t help but exclaim.

Many of them possessed Four Realms strength, but merely observing the violent power carried in Zhou Chengwu’s strike made their hearts palpitate.

Facing it head-on, even if they were also Four Realms Late Stage, it would be troublesome to block, let alone those whose strength was below Four Realms Late Stage.

In everyone’s eyes, Wang Chen was so young that his strength was at most Four Realms Early Stage, completely insufficient to face Zhou Chengwu’s full-powered burst.

Perhaps by dodging, he could last a few moves, but once hit directly by Zhou Chengwu’s attack, he would definitely be severely injured.

Not only the mercenaries who came as witnesses, but even the staff member who was conducting Wang Chen’s ranking test did not favor Wang Chen at this moment.

Zhou Chengwu had a great reputation in the Jin Yu Star branch, and his strength was also quite formidable. A twenty-year-old, even if he was a Genius, a Genius who grew up on a remote Life Star like Jin Yu Star, inherently had limitations and could not be an opponent for a seasoned mercenary like Zhou Chengwu.

But at this moment, facing Zhou Chengwu’s violently incoming punch, Wang Chen merely tapped the ground lightly with his toes, and his body retreated like a leaf blown by the wind.

He maintained a fixed distance from Zhou Chengwu the entire time, and even after Zhou Chengwu’s strike lost its force and Wang Chen stopped, the distance between them hadn’t changed in the slightest.

“How is that possible?!”

Seeing his punch so easily neutralized, Zhou Chengwu’s expression changed.

Strange!

He could only describe this method of neutralization as strange.

The two were clearly on a straight line, but just now, it was as if they were parallel.

This feeling made Zhou Chengwu realize that the guy in front of him was probably not someone to be trifled with, and he needed to get completely serious now.

However, Zhou Chengwu wasn’t flustered; the previous exchange didn’t reveal much, and he still had nine more chances.

“Take my second move!”

Zhou Chengwu roared lowly, his muscles bulging, almost tearing his clothes. With a step, he appeared beside Wang Chen like a ghost and threw a punch.

The Aura of this punch was not as strong as the previous “Heavy Mountain Strike,” but its speed was almost lightning-fast, instantly tearing through the air and nearing Wang Chen’s shoulder.

If hit by this punch, even a practitioner of the same Four Realms Late Stage would likely have their shoulder shattered.

But facing this punch, Wang Chen merely smiled indifferently, and one hand moved first, easily blocking Zhou Chengwu’s attack. The powerful force contained in the punch couldn’t even make his body waver.

“How is that possible?!”

Zhou Chengwu’s pupils suddenly contracted, and the expression on his face was one of disbelief.

Even though he had already taken Wang Chen seriously after the first move, he hadn’t expected the opponent to be so strong.

“Again!”

Zhou Chengwu roared furiously, retracting his fist while twisting his waist to generate power, his left leg striking towards Wang Chen like a steel whip.

But Wang Chen remained standing in place, his feet unmoving, merely extending the same hand that had just blocked the punch, and once again blocking Zhou Chengwu’s kick.

Bang bang bang bang!!

In an instant, Zhou Chengwu launched a flurry of attacks, the rapid collision sounds even merging together.

Whoosh!

“Phew!”

After a continuous burst, Zhou Chengwu had to pull back to catch his breath, while across from him, Wang Chen still maintained his calm and composed demeanor.

Only a faint, almost imperceptible glow enveloped his body, making Zhou Chengwu unable to guess what kind of technique it was.

“It’s already eleven moves!”

At this moment, Wang Chen suddenly said with a smile.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chengwu suddenly remembered that in the brief exchange just now, he had already broken the boast he made in the hall earlier.

In other words, this guy had already completed the ranking test.

“Troublesome!”

“I haven’t probed anything yet.”

Zhou Chengwu thought to himself, somewhat worried that the association staff would step in to stop the test.

However…

“It’s my turn to attack!”

Wang Chen bothered not with what Zhou Chengwu was thinking. For the first time since the test began, he took a proactive step forward.

Whoosh!

Zhou Chengwu was concentrating on his guard when his vision suddenly blurred. Wang Chen, who was more than ten meters away, appeared in front of him as if teleporting and threw a punch.

This punch looked light, but its speed was strangely fast to the extreme.

Zhou Chengwu confidently prepared his defense, but just as his arms were halfway raised, the punch directly struck his chest.

Even though Wang Chen was worried about causing a fatality and attracting the attention of the association’s powerful individuals, he only used thirty percent of his strength for this punch, but it was still not something Zhou Chengwu could withstand.

In an instant, Zhou Chengwu felt as if he had been hit by a full-speed flying vehicle. An irresistible, immense force surged, and he directly spat blood and flew backward.

Bang!

Zhou Chengwu’s backward flight only stopped when he slammed into the training room wall.

“Cough cough!”

He coughed out two mouthfuls of stagnant blood, his face full of pain, barely managing to stay upright by leaning on the wall.

That punch just now had directly broken six of his ribs.

Moreover, Zhou Chengwu was very clear that the opponent had definitely held back his strength, otherwise, that punch just now could have pierced through him.

At the same time.

The training room was silent.

Everyone stared at Zhou Chengwu, who could barely stand, dumbfounded.

No one had expected that the young Wang Chen would only use one move to beat Zhou Chengwu, a Four Realms Late Stage, so miserably.

This indicated that Wang Chen probably possessed Realm Four Peak Stage strength, or even Half-Step Five Realm!

“Is this guy really a native of Jin Yu Star? Perhaps even the direct descendants of noble families in the Kangjin Star Region, or the True Disciples of large Sects, are nothing more than this?”

Everyone then turned their gaze to Wang Chen, who remained calm and composed, their eyes gradually filling with shock.

They truly found it hard to imagine that such a Genius—no, for them, it would be more appropriate to say a strong individual—could be born on Jin Yu Star, a backward and remote Life Star.

“The ranking test is over. Mr. Wang undoubtedly possesses the qualification to become a Level 4 mercenary.”

“Everyone, does anyone have any objections?”

The staff member, who was equally stunned, was the first to regain his senses. He quickly walked onto the field, stood beside Wang Chen, and asked the crowd present.

And every mercenary his gaze swept over subconsciously lowered their heads.