76: Chapter 76 Keep up

His heavy frame lifted the five-hundred-pound greatsword with ease.

Wu Kui went on full alert, his senses heightened to the absolute limit.

Boom!!! The next moment.

Liu Chenxi's massive figure blurred and vanished.

He charged forward at high speed, his greatsword crashing down with a boom.

A series of dull thuds echoed in every direction.

That was the sound of the air being struck.

And Liu Chenxi had already appeared ten meters away at a speed that defied human imagination.

Bang! He stomped his right foot heavily, and the ground instantly cracked under the immense force.

In an instant, Liu Chenxi leaped high into the air, raising his greatsword with his right hand, his body arched like a full moon.

Thighs, waist, chest, and his raised arm were all connected in one fluid motion.

Power rises from the ground, Qi is born from the heart!

At this moment, Liu Chenxi's muscles instantly bunched and tightened, like a bundle of twisted steel cables, like a Dragon unwilling to be restrained.

Boom!!! The greatsword smashed down! Carrying unparalleled force, it defied human imagination.

The wind howled, and a scorched smell filled the air. The air itself was scorched by the intense friction.

The ground collapsed, and gravel flew through the air! Countless spiderweb-like cracks appeared across the ground within a five-meter radius.

"Uncle, you're pretty fast!" Liu Chenxi leaned on his greatsword with a gentle smile.

He hadn't expected to win with a single strike; he only wanted to seize the initiative.

Hiss! Wu Kui almost shattered his own teeth.

Damn it, if he hadn't been fast enough, that strike would have definitely caused a severe injury. The kind that would keep him bedridden for months.

Swallowing hard, Wu Kui made his move! Oh no, he struck with his legs!

Seeing Liu Chenxi's feet shift slightly, he dared not let him continue his assault and struck first.

Wu Kui lived up to his title of Fast-Blade Legs. In an instant, he appeared at Liu Chenxi's side.

Unlike Liu Chenxi's charge, his body seemed to twist across the distance without making a sound.

Swish! Swish! Swish! In an instant, a curtain of legs swept out.

Fast-Blade Legs, Fast-Blade Legs; his legs were like blades, incredibly fast.

At this moment, Wu Kui truly lived up to the title of Fast-Blade Legs. The people present couldn't even see how many kicks he threw in that instant.

They could only see a patch of black shadows. That was because his legs had swept out countless afterimages.

His shins and even his toes seemed like unsheathed razors, carving out arc after arc.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Suddenly, a series of loud noises erupted.

"Hehe!" Liu Chenxi's smiling face appeared from behind the greatsword.

His speed was slow, but he was clever enough to hold the greatsword vertically, blocking in front of him like a shield.

All of Wu Kui's dozens, if not hundreds, of kicks were blocked by the greatsword.

Whoosh! Wu Kui's expression darkened. He stomped his foot, slamming it onto the greatsword to prevent Liu Chenxi from pursuing, then flipped backward.

The lightning-fast exchange left all the spectators breathless.

The intense battle had begun.

Liu Chenxi held his greatsword high, charging recklessly and pushing the Dao of Force to its limit.

Meanwhile, it was as if Wu Kui had springs in his feet; he leaped five meters high with ease, continuously launching leg-blades.

In an instant, the wind howled in the arena, and the sound of the ground cracking was incessant.

As the saying goes, "Of all martial arts in the world, only speed is unbreakable." Wu Kui had taken this to the extreme.

Relying on his speed being faster than Liu Chenxi's, he continuously launched kicks. One second he was kicking from the front, and the next he had already slanted to the side, sinisterly, like a razor slicing upward.

But unfortunately, a heavy sword has no edge, and great skill is unadorned.

Liu Chenxi displayed the Dao of Force to the fullest. One force overcomes ten techniques!

No matter how fast Wu Kui kicked or how agile his footwork was, Liu Chenxi gripped his greatsword tightly and stood his ground.

His running speed was not as fast as Wu Kui's, but his explosive power was superior.

He didn't pursue; he simply exploded with speed at the moment of the strike, allowing him to easily block all of Wu Kui's attacks.

In that scene, Liu Chenxi held his sword horizontally, and three Wu Kuis appeared around him. Those were afterimages caused by his extreme speed.

Although they were afterimages, the leg-blades they kicked out remained sharp.

At the critical moment, Liu Chenxi gripped his sword tightly and spun instantly. A massive force erupted. Bang! He knocked Wu Kui back a great distance.

"Uncle, not bad!" Liu Chenxi smiled, shouldering his greatsword.

The battle resumed, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Wu Kui had already fallen into a disadvantage. Defeat was only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, in the first few rows of the audience, Wang Defa couldn't help but subconsciously wipe his sweat.

Even from this far away, his heart was trembling.

This Liu Chenxi was so ferocious, and combined with that terrifying greatsword, it made him gulp repeatedly.

Kuwa Shaohui had also signed up here! Liu Chenxi being this ferocious made his heart tremble.

A slender katana versus a violent, door-sized greatsword; the thought made Wang Defa shake his head violently.

"No, no, if Kuwa Shaohui gets injured because of the choice I gave him, I'm absolutely finished!" Wang Defa was drenched in sweat.

In order to better demonstrate his value, he had come personally to take care of Kuwa Shaohui. He even took the initiative to watch the matches and collect data.

This wholehearted flattery also left him terrified.

Damn it! Why did he have to come to the Republic to fight? Is he afraid he won't get beaten to death!?

… "Kuwa Shaohui!?" Ji Yebai's gaze shifted slightly, landing on Wang Defa.

Ever since he discovered that surging public opinion could temper his Divine Sense, he generally tried his best to keep his Divine Sense in a dispersed state. He let the formless and intangible public opinion wash over his Divine Sense. Even in this martial arts arena, it was the same.

But he hadn't expected to hear the target's name because of it. He narrowed his eyes, smiled slightly, and turned his attention back to the arena.

"This Liu Chenxi truly has talent!" Ji Yebai looked at the situation in the arena, a smile appearing on his face.

Liu Chenxi was only twenty-one years old. Being so young, even if he had practiced martial arts before the revival of the world, his experience would not be very deep.

Yet at this moment, facing Wu Kui, who practiced unarmed combat, he was actually gaining the upper hand.

"He's quite sharp!" Ji Yebai praised.

Liu Chenxi's speed and experience were not as good as Wu Kui's, but he very cleverly pushed the principle of "using stillness to conquer motion" to the limit.

Relying on the width of his greatsword, he wore Wu Kui out until he had no temper left. Winning this match was only a matter of time.

"Aptitude and bone structure are said to involve the elusive Soul, which is why they are extremely difficult to change..." Ji Yebai looked at Liu Chenxi's tall frame and sighed slightly.

Aptitude and bone structure are Innate, but in reality, they can also be influenced by Acquired factors.

According to scientific research, the theoretical lifespan of a human should be around one hundred and seventy, and height should be between 1.9 and 2.2 meters.

But in reality, humans cannot reach these theoretical values.

Repeated injuries, lack of energy replenishment, hunger, mental exhaustion, and so on—all Acquired behaviors damage this theoretical value, until the human body dies prematurely.

During the Tang Dynasty, the common people couldn't get enough to eat, had high workloads, and suffered from many hidden injuries, so their average age was barely over forty, and their average height was less than 1.7 meters.

In the 21st century, with the explosion of material life and abundance in food, clothing, housing, and transportation, the potential of the human body began to manifest.

I don't know if you have noticed, but the new generation of young people is generally taller than the previous generation, and their appearances are becoming increasingly beautiful.

All of this is the release of bone structure and Aptitude.

"Presumably, as time goes on, human Aptitude and bone structure will only get better, raising the upper limit and elevating the lower limit!"

The path of martial arts is ultimately a path of evolution; as it progresses, everyone will begin to evolve to a greater or lesser extent.

Bang! A loud noise interrupted Ji Yebai's contemplation.

The match in the arena ended with a horizontal slash from Liu Chenxi's greatsword. Liu Chenxi had won!

The entire audience was in an uproar. He had looks, he was young, and he was so strong! His potential was infinite! How could he not attract attention!?

Just then, Ji Yebai smiled slightly and looked to the side. He stood up and began to walk.

There seemed to be some kind of power on his body; it didn't attract any attention, yet it made the crowd blocking his path subconsciously move aside.

Ji Yebai walked outward against the crowd. And ahead.

"No!" "This Liu Chenxi is so powerful, and his greatsword is so huge; it's too dangerous. I must tell Young Master Kuwa Shaohui..."

Wang Defa squeezed through layers of the crowd with great effort, his face full of anxiety. If anything happened to Kuwa Shaohui, he wouldn't be able to get off lightly!