Chapter 57 (1/2)

Xia Fei answered with a nonchalant affirmation and jumped into the ring, standing right across Chen Dong with over 30 meters gap between them.

Chen Dong was still dressed in tight-fitted short pants, only this time it was ocean blue in color, and the well-defined muscles on his body were visible for all to see. The scars all over his body were all very clearly visible as well. Many scars that connected or were stacked on each other, making them uncountable!

With the advancement of civilization and technology, there were at least a few dozen methods that could be used to remove scars. Yet, this man did none of that, almost as if he wore these scars as a badge of honor for the battles he had fought.

He wore two old-fashioned black combat jackboots that were well worn on his feet, and its soles were almost about to wear out. If this sort of combat jackboots, made with special material, could also show such a degree of wear and tear, it simply meant that they had gone through extreme levels of abuse, which in turn was a testament to just how actively Chen Dong used them.

With a figure that boasted a height of 1.9 meters and weighing over 150kg, Chen Dong had a face that exuded perseverance, giving off a look of wild might to anyone who first caught a glance of him.

*Zing*

After sensing that both parties were ready for battle, the energy shield automatically activated, just like a transparent glass that encased both Xia Fei and Chen Dong within the ring.

On the display screens all around them, Xiao Haili was still enthusiastically explaining the rules. It was a great honor to be the chief umpire for the Crisis grade assessment, and while he was enjoying his glory and honor, Xia Fei and Chen Dong had actually turned a deaf ear to his passionate yet official words. The two men locked their eyes on each other, as the energy within their bodies quickly accumulated in them.

Xia Fei could clearly feel the temperature of his surroundings rapidly drop as the air turned piercingly cold in a matter of seconds, which meant Chen Dong had already adjusted to a state when he could attack at any time.

His breath turned into white mist, as the water molecules in the air were rapidly being frozen into clear ice that was hard to see with the naked eye, slowly falling down on the ground.

“Are you ready?” Chen Dong asked with his deep rumbling voice. His two arms were placed in front of his chest, adopting a posture like he was ready to fight.

Xia Fei had a grim complexion as he lightly nodded. His eyes were staring right on Chen Dong as he moved his feet slowly, his steps light and nimble.

“Then let us begin!”

*Ching!*

The water molecules in the air instantly condensed and quickly gathered all over Chen Dong’s torso, creating a layer of transparent ice that enveloped his entire body.

Simultaneously, his two arms turned into two icy blades that were approximately 2 meters in length and radiating a chilling glow!

Chen Dong yelled out a loud warcry and charged right toward Xia Fei! His two icy blade arms were intersecting before his chest like a pair of scissors.

Chen Dong already had a huge frame, coupled with that layer of thick ice armor, the triple-titanium alloy platform they were standing on shuddered as he ran, causing dull banging sounds with every step he took.

Xia Fei did not evade it but instead chose to meet Chen Dong’s charge straight on at a measured speed. When the two were just 5 meters apart, Chen Dong’s icy blades suddenly extended out, and in a cold gleaming flash, went straight for Xia Fei’s waist.

As the icy blades reached out, Xia Fei’s figure suddenly ducked as his body went springing forward with full force. The icy blades flew past with Xia Fei’s back just a few centimeters away from the sharp edge, nearly slicing a big portion in his back!

The overly vigorous lunge that Xia Fei had done caused him to lose his balance. It looked like he was about to ram right into Chen Dong’s chest with his head forward and legs behind, but Chen Dong’s torso was protected by his ice armor, crashing right into it would most likely cause his skull to crack!

That was when Xia Fei’s figure suddenly changed!

His right leg had abruptly stretched out as he used all his strength to kick up toward the air.

*Whoosh*

A low whistle of air could be heard as Xia Fei’s body used the strength from that one kick to quickly move to the left, tunneling out from under Chen Dong’s arm!

At the same time, Chasing Light made a beautiful arc that went straight past Chen Dong’s ribs!

*Ping! Ping! Ping!*

Three consecutive strikes!

Xia Fei had stabbed him three times with his blade in just a mere second with each and every stab landing perfectly under Chen Dong’s left rib cage!

These three strikes were not only fatal to the enemy, but Xia Fei also had very cleverly used the reaction force from these three stabs to rebalance himself to put himself in the best position.

*Whoosh*

Xia Fei did an inexplicable roll in the air as he landed somewhere 50 meters away from Chen Dong. It was as if the three consecutive stabs he had done were applied on solid steel, leaving Xia Fei’s right arm numb from the shock!

Xia Fei flexed his arm as a dour expression appeared on his face.

Chen Dong was sent staggering backward a little abruptly. Since he couldn’t find his footing, his entire body ended up crashing right onto the transparent energy shield.

*Bang!*

The energy shield absorbed the force from that crash, its shape instantly twisting for just a moment as ripples undulated, like the surface of a serene lake disrupted by a large stone getting dunked into it.