The Almighty Tyrant

Bang!

A loud shockwave could be heard after Shi Shisi's punch. Not only that, the barrier shook as well while dust spread through the air, making anyone watching the fight not see the two.

But after a while, the dust settled down, showing only one silhouette in the arena. This remaining person was Shi Shisi, Shi Li was nowhere to be seen.

Shi Shisi looked around as he emanated an aura that surpassed his previous aura. It was as if he was a different person altogether.

"Hmm...where could he have gone?" he murmured.

"Right here!" A voice could be heard many meters above Shi Shisi, forcing him to look upwards.

As he looked upwards, he was shocked to see that Shi Li was left unharmed from the attack. Not only that, the hammer's head was covered in glowing magma, telling him that Shi Li was somewhat prepared for this attack.

Yet what Shi Li did next confused him.

Shi Li started to rotate vertically rather than horizontally, turning into a flaming wheel of magma. At this moment, Shi Shisi understood what Shi Li was going to do.

Even though Shi Li's voice was distorted thanks to his incessant rotation, Shi Shisi could still understand what was being said.

"Here's another technique I just made up! [Flaming Wheel of Misfortune]!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sound of wind breaking became stronger as Shi Li neared Shi Shisi. Shi Shisi wasn't some stupid person to just wait for his demise, he retreated a few meters away so he could still see the effects of the attack.

Bang!

And so he did. A large crack spread from the hammer's head until it reached a diameter of a few meters. Shi Shisi looked at this and remarked, "Definitely a strong skill if someone was caught off guard."

At this point, he was caught off guard.

Zoom! Zoom!

Multiple magma needles pierced through Shi Shisi's skin, not only making him scream in pain, but making him feel like he was being cooked alive.

"Ow! Fuck! I can't believe you did that!"

"Hehe," Shi Li mischievously laughed as he landed on his feet. "You caught me off guard so I'll catch you off guard as well. How did it feel?"

Shi Shisi gritted his teeth as he forcefully yanked the needles stuck on his pain, giving him more pain. "Oh it definitely hurts. If you attacked like that from the start, then you might've won already."

"Why win?" Shi Li chuckled. "The longer I fight, the more experience I get."

He then pondered a bit before continuing. "Then again, I'm kind of getting tired. How about we settle with our true ultimate moves?"

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Once more, the two of them were placed on the opposite ends of the arena, but with multiple magma pools on one side, and multiple cracks on another.

Shi Li didn't mind his surroundings as it would contribute to his fighting prowess anyway. He formed more magma pools, making the number of magma pools on his side total to just a bit over a hundred. He then willed all of the magma in those pools to condense into a magma ball that was the size of five exercise balls.

After that, he stuck the Yin-Yang Hammer on the ground before executing his cultivation technique, the [Triacontadigon Wind Gavotte]. For every four movements of the technique executed, the power behind a technique increases onefold. Even though Shi Li didn't know how that was possible, he knew that it would allow him to unleash a strength far beyond his realm.

It took a few seconds for him to get to the 28th movement, but just before he planned to stop, a sudden epiphany hit him, unconsciously making him continue until the 31st movement.

The Heaven and Earth aura surrounding Shi Li was profound like before, but suddenly, it became more profound and more exquisite. It felt...perfect.

That was because...Shi Li has successfully assimilated the 32nd movement!

Without letting his emotions control him, he infused the power of Heaven and Earth into the magma ball, increasing the power of the magma ball by eightfold.

Shi Li grabbed his hammer and glanced at the other side, seeing that Shi Shisi was ready with his final move.

"Since you're ready, I'll start!" Shi Li shouted.

"Take this! [Magma Ball: Eighth Ascension]!"

Boom!

The magma ball moved at a speed that wasn't said to be slow, but it wasn't said to be fast as well. Even though that was the case, its size and aura was terrifying to the common man.

Shi Shisi looked at this and grinned.

"Take this! [Collapsing Fist: Chaos Retracing to Nil]!"

Unexpectedly, Shi Shisi used the technique he used on Shi Li before. But this time, the power behind it was stronger compared to before. It was combined with an aura more terrifying than destruction.

The two attacks collided at the middle of the arena, turning into a fight of which technique engulfs the other first. And even though it had an augmentation in power, the attack shot out by Shi Shisi was negated by the massive magma ball...which was coming for him.

Boom!

A large explosion resounded throughout the arena as everything was covered in a fiery blaze of magma.

It took a few minutes for it to die down, revealing Shi Shisi and Shi Li that were covered in qi barriers. It seemed that the ones overlooking the fight reacted in time to protect the two monstrous geniuses from their own attacks.

Shi Shisi's barrier dissipated, revealing an unharmed Shi Shisi...for the most part.

"Hey Shi Li, that was a great fight! Let's spar next t—" Shi Shisi wanted to thank Shi Li for the sparring session, but Shi Li was currently sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

An aura of grandeur and ferocity emanated from Shi Li's body. Not only that, it felt like Shi Li had a lot of energy within his body. It even made Shi Li feel uncomfortable, but he was sure that it'll be fine.

Ding!

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Would you like to break through to the cultivation realm of D-3?

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"But of course."

Bang!

At that instant, the energy was spread throughout his body as his skin cells were compacted even further. His skin after this breakthrough was comparable to the skin of a baby, but fairer by a small margin.

Even though Shi Li could be considered a fine man with his smooth skin and handsome looks, it couldn't change his body structure at all, which was skinny. But even then, each cell in his body held a large amount of power. It wasn't long until Shi Li's bones could hold a large amount of power as well, propelling him into the Bone Tempering realm!

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Congratulations for User on reaching the cultivation realm of D-3!

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Mental energy capacity has been increased by 50%!

Stamina capacity has been increased by 50%!

Mental energy efficiency has been increased by 20%!

Stamina efficiency has been increased by 20%!

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Requirements to trade for the following skills have been reduced:

[Basic Enhanced Skin]

[Basic Mental Energy Expansion]

[Basic Stamina Expansion]

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User can now obtain 2 special skills from the Nonpareil Eye Interface's Database. To obtain, just ask.

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After reading the multiple notification screens that appeared in his mind, Shi Li opened his eyes and stood up in excitement.