Chapter 204 – The Silver Arm That Destroys Everything

“Boom—!”

Another violent collision erupted as fist met fist once more in a brutal clash, unleashing chaotic shockwaves.

Su Ming and the Brute simultaneously threw merciless punches at each other, channeling all their strength into the blows before both being forced back by the intense impact.

In this exchange, Su Ming still held the advantage.

Su Ming retreated two steps while the Brute stumbled back four, their feet carving fractured pits into the ground that testified to the tremendous force they’d dissipated.

“Lord Ming Wang!”

Led by Bai Ruxiang, the female Hunters called out toward Su Ming’s direction.

Su Ming didn’t respond, instead abruptly closing the distance. Facing an opponent far more muscular and robust than himself, he showed not the slightest hesitation as he launched another punch.

“Bold!”

The Brute laughed in furious amusement, refusing to yield as he took a powerful step forward, his sandbag-sized fist clenched so tightly that veins bulged across his arm.

“Boom—!”

The disproportional fists collided for the third time, generating shockwaves far more violent than before.

The ground fractured beneath their clash, spiderweb-like cracks spreading outward from the two combatants as fissures radiated in all directions.

This time, both stood prepared, refusing to retreat even half a step as they anchored themselves firmly against the earth.

Their fists remained locked in constant collision, friction between them nearly sparking flames.

“Oooohhh…!”

The Brute seemed unwilling to accept this outcome, refusing to be defeated in the power he took such pride in. Roaring furiously, he poured all his strength into his fist.

Su Ming felt an even greater force surge from the opposite side, pressing against his arm and entire body like a steamroller threatening to crush him at any moment.

Fortunately, his right arm—ten times stronger than his left—ultimately didn’t disappoint him.

“Bang!”

Amid explosive noise and raging shockwaves, the Brute was sent stumbling backward by Su Ming’s immensely powerful right fist, only stabilizing his stance after retreating over a dozen steps.

“Tch…!”

The Brute clicked his tongue in frustration, his gaze toward Su Ming filled with menace.

“Not bad,” the Brute grinned widely. “I can’t remember the last time I met someone stronger than me. Kid, which Family’s high-ranking Hunter are you from?”

Hearing this, Su Ming raised an eyebrow.

“Me?” Su Ming smirked. “I’m from the Bai Family!”

These words stunned Bai Ruxiang and the others nearby.

“The Bai Family?” The Brute first stared blankly, then laughed angrily. “Are you mocking me? Everyone knows the Bai Family only produces women!”

This statement undoubtedly offended the entire Bai Family.

But before the women around Bai Ruxiang could react, Su Ming retorted first.

“Still better than rats crawling out from underground,” Su Ming said in a humorous tone, appearing completely at ease. “You certainly look manly enough, but I wonder if you’re actually as strong as you appear.”

“What did you say?” The Brute instantly flew into a rage.Just like his appearance, this man’s temper was indeed just as unpleasant. With just a few words, Su Ming had managed to provoke him.

From behind, the voices of Scarface and Baldy came at just the right moment.

“It seems you’re having a hard time dealing with that kid.”

“Do you need our help?”

It was unclear whether the two were deliberately provoking the Brute or simply mocking their companion.

“Get lost!” the Brute roared at them. “Don’t you dare interfere! He’s my prey!”

Clearly, the Brute had no intention of letting anyone help him.

Seeing this, Su Ming’s eyes flickered slightly.

He had genuinely been worried that these three Upper-Rank Professionals might join forces to attack him together.

Even for him, taking on three Upper-Rank Professionals alone—even if he used all his trump cards—would be nearly impossible to win.

Now that the enemies were planning to come at him one by one, there was no need for him to hold back.

“Come on!”

With this thought in mind, Su Ming formed a plan. He stretched out his hand toward the Brute and curled his finger in a beckoning gesture.

The action, while not particularly damaging, was intensely insulting.

The Brute was successfully ignited.

“Watch me tear you apart!”

With a furious roar, the Brute erupted with an astonishing Aura.

Amid this overwhelming Aura, his already tall body began to grow larger.

His back arched upward.

His stature increased.

His arms elongated.

His muscles bulged violently.

Right in front of everyone, the burly man transformed from a two-meter-tall giant into a four-meter-tall behemoth.

Then, his entire body was covered in gray rock, turning him from a giant into a stone golem.

“Roar!”

An inhuman roar erupted from his mouth, shaking the ground and causing the ceiling to tremble, scattering dust everywhere.

Bai Ruxiang, Xu Yanyan, and the others were forced to step back repeatedly under the overwhelming pressure.

No one stopped them.

Even the Underground Professionals surrounding the area were retreating as well.

In the entire scene, only Su Ming, Scarface, and Baldy remained in place.

The two men watched as the Brute instantly transformed into a stone golem. No longer sneering indifferently as before, they now frowned deeply.

“This guy, did he just get provoked again and thoughtlessly enter his Demonization state?” Scarface snorted coldly. “He knows full well that Demonization consumes a massive amount of Qi. As Four-Star Hunters, the time we can maintain Demonization is extremely limited. Yet, every time he gets excited in battle, he activates it without hesitation and without a second thought. Calling him simple-minded and brawny is absolutely accurate.”

“Never mind, this might work out fine,” Baldy said, relaxing his furrowed brow. “Since he’s already Demonized, his opponent will have to Demonize as well, draining a huge amount of Qi.”

“Exactly,” Scarface nodded. “Once his Qi is depleted and he can’t even maintain Demonization, even if the big oaf can’t win, we can easily take that guy down.”

“Isn’t that just how it is?” Baldy revealed a sinister smile.

In the end, they still felt completely at ease.

Facing three opponents of the same Rank, even if they took turns in a battle of attrition, victory was practically guaranteed.

Could he possibly explode with power and wipe us all out in an instant?

Impossible.However, everything that followed was destined to leave everyone utterly astonished.

“Die—!”

With a furious roar, the stone giant raised its massive arm high and brought it crashing down upon the now diminutive-seeming enemy before it.

It was a strike that seemed to blot out the sky.

It was a blow so heavy it caused the very atmosphere to shatter.

The colossal rocky arm split the air, whipping up fierce winds as it descended like a toppling pillar, rumbling thunderously toward Su Ming.

Su Ming’s cloak flapped wildly in the violent gusts, billowing so intensely that its hood was blown back, revealing the mask beneath.

At this moment, some might have wondered what expression lay hidden beneath that mask.

Would it be fear?

Or determination?

No one knew.

Thus, no one could have guessed that Su Ming’s face beneath the mask was, surprisingly, utterly calm.

“Hum!”

A faint, almost imperceptible hum emanated from Su Ming’s body.

Facing the terrifying enemy that had transformed into a stone giant, with his robes fluttering wildly around him, Su Ming neither evaded nor assumed the Demonization form as Scarface and Baldy had anticipated.

Instead, he slowly clenched his fist, shifted his stance, planted his feet firmly, and adopted a punching posture directed at the colossal foe.

Immediately, an eerie blue radiance burst into flame-like brilliance around his tightly clenched right hand.

Power gathered within that hand.

“What is that?”

In that instant, everyone present simultaneously wore expressions of stunned bewilderment.

They saw Su Ming’s right hand, saw the ghostly blue flames, and witnessed waves of energy converging.

“Hummm—!”

In Wang Yihan’s arms, protected at the center of the Bai Family formation, the Sword began vibrating violently at that very moment.

“Again… it’s happening again…!?”

Wang Yihan couldn’t help but let out a distressed cry, clutching the Sword tightly to prevent it from flying away.

Yet under these circumstances, the Sword’s reaction grew increasingly intense.

Meanwhile, the eerie blue glow on Su Ming’s right hand grew ever more dazzling, illuminating the entire Underground.

Thus, the stone giant’s massive arm, accompanied by its furious roar, descended upon Su Ming’s head.

Fearlessly, Su Ming’s tightly clenched right fist shot forth with unstoppable force, meeting the descending colossal arm head-on.

“[Silver Arm·Ten Percent·Fist Strike]!”

And so, the arm blazing with ghostly blue radiance collided heavily with the giant arm falling from the sky.

“Boom—!”

The next second, an earth-shattering roar erupted, shaking heaven and earth.

A shockwave erupted like a massive explosion.

The ground shattered as if collapsing.

Debris and dust swirled like a storm.

All directions trembled as if in an earthquake.

That instantaneous clash destroyed everything in its vicinity, generating terrifying aftershocks that instantly swept across the entire area.

“What…!?”

Scarface and Baldy’s pupils contracted sharply, their faces filled with horror as they barely had time to raise their arms in front of themselves before being swallowed by the dust storm and shockwave.

“————!?”

Bai Ruxiang, Xu Yanyan, Wang Yihan, and the others could only watch helplessly as the dust storm and shockwave rushed toward them. Unable to react in time, they were all sent flying.

As for the Underground Professionals surrounding the area, none could escape unscathed.

“Rumble—”The scene had been plowed through by an astonishing force—crushed, collapsed, ruined, or obliterated—creating a spectacle akin to mountains crumbling and the earth splitting apart.

Such terrifying commotion startled many within these Ruins, throwing them into a state of panic.

An unknown disaster had emerged here and was now spreading.

Those with vested interests began to gather toward the area.

But it was already too late.

(End of Chapter)