Apotheosis

Langdon was proud of his strength.

If he wielded his hammers with his full strength, even the warriors who had reached the Illuminating Soul Realm wouldn't be able to defend against the attack.

Zen, who just entered the second-grade of the nature level, couldn't struggle to free himself from Langdon's Deadly Swamp Trap. It seemed that Zen would soon be a dead man.

Zen stretched his hands to deflect the hammers before they could hit his body.

"You're dead meat," Langdon shouted.

He snorted and struck. He didn't believe that Zen would dare to stop the hammers with his hands. The hammers had the power to destroy his body.

"Bang!"

Zen's two hands caught the hammers.

Langdon was wrong about Zen being too foolish and bold. Zen had managed to catch the hammers.

"Impossible!" Langdon couldn't believe what had happened.

"Unbelievable! The kid is also naturally strong."

"So that's how he qualified for the All Peaks Competition despite being at the second-grade of the nature level," one disciple murmured. Langdon was born with infinite strength. Even the warriors at the Illuminating Soul Realm couldn't fight him easily and confidently. However, Zen caught his hammers with his bare hands. What tremendous strength Zen had!

Operating the two hammers was much easier than defending against them with bare hands.

Although Langdon was arrogant, he wouldn't dare to catch his hammers once they were in motion.

The fact that Zen could do so successfully implied that Zen enjoyed much greater power than Langdon. Langdon gulped at the idea that he might be fighting a losing battle.

Besides, the bronze hammers had been launched by Langdon at an accelerated speed. They could destroy warriors who had reached the peak of the nature level if they dared to use their bare hands in the fight.

Zen was unscathed and safe. 'What is his body made with?' Langdon wondered.

Zen had used a third of his dragon scale power to catch the bronze hammers. He had faith in his strength and knew that his body could use this power to resist the hammers.

Confidence was reflected in Zen's eyes as he stared at Langdon and smiled.

However, the smile on Zen's face looked terrifying to Langdon.

Langdon was proud of his strength. He refused to believe that another person could have greater physical strength.

Unable to control the emotions surging through his body, Langdon's eyes reddened. He couldn't believe that he had been humiliated by an inferior person.

"Wild striking!" Langdon roared.

Then, the hammers in his hands began to spin wildly.

"Bang, bang, bang."

No matter what strategy Langdon used to hit Zen with his bronze hammers, Zen would avoid them easily.

This fight was only an exercise to Zen.

Whenever his hands touched the bronze hammers, he felt warm currents being produced in his body. Finally, they accumulated in his belly.

Since the currents were refining his body, Zen wasn't in a hurry to finish this battle, although he could do that easily. He chose to defend against the bronze hammers with his two bare hands.

Even though there were nine fights ins

h nor powerful. It couldn't compare to any of the top seven noble clans.

There were only a few good-quality hammers for him to choose from. What was worse, it was extremely difficult for Langdon to pick two hammers with the level of top-grade mysterious weapon. He knew that he couldn't afford to lose his two hammers in this fight and buy new ones later. There was only one way out. He should try to find a capable hammer-smith to repair his hammers.

He had to win. Otherwise, he would lose both, this fight and his weapon.

If he lost his hammers in the fight with Zen, Langdon's fighting capacity would be significantly weakened. He didn't know what weapon he would wield in his next fight.

"Rolling Lightning Hammers," Langdon shouted.

Langdon suddenly stooped and directed the hammers to travel in a curved path. They seemed to be flying toward Zen's legs.

He hoped that Zen's legs weren't as hard as his body.

During the battle, Langdon had tried to defeat Zen by striking his face and chest. His Rolling Lightning Hammers attacked his opponent's legs, which usually were vulnerable owing to a lack of protection and exercise. If he succeeded, Langdon was sure that Zen's legs would be broken.

Then, Zen would have to beg for mercy.

His move was unexpected and a surprise to Zen. Langdon rejoiced when he saw the surprise reflecting in Zen's expression.

However, before he could act further, Zen's fists shot out toward the hammers.

"Bang!" Zen's iron fists pounded the bronze hammers. Two holes appeared on the special-processed ground of the arena as the two hammers landed on it.

Langdon tried to retrieve his hammers, but couldn't. Zen held the hammers tightly to the ground as if they were inset into the floor.

Participants of the All Peaks Competition were strong-willed and refused to give up easily.

Knowing that Zen couldn't be beaten without playing his trump card, Langdon decided to abandon his weapon. He shouted, and his life vitality was released. Instantly, it formed an earthy yellow armor around his body.

"Earthen Armor!"