Chapter 454 - Cunning Man (1/2)

Pulse Cessation was a high-level Acupuncture skill that was so strong that it was said to be lost in history.

Acupuncture skill was a kind of unique skill that only China martial artists could master. Its effect was strong as it could weaken any enemy easily. Its attack was as simple as puncturing an enemy's body with one's finger. However, with a single poke, one could immediately disable a strong enemy. It ranged from weakening a person's limb to weakening the Qi flow of the enemy. One could even master the next level of this technique by injecting the user's own Qi energy into an enemy's body, disabling him from the inside, leaving the enemy completely open for an attack. The greatest level of Acupuncture skill was Pulse Cessation. This skill caused the enemy's Qi flow to completely stop which would cause to the enemy to be unable to retaliate for a long period of time.

Martial Artists and Metahumans were different from each other but they were never as weak as normal humans. After Level 3, Level 4 tier humans were greatly enhanced. Their bodies would be strengthened to the point where no attack would be fatal. Hence, it would be sensible if the battle between higher tier fighters was longer than anticipated. It was either very long if the two foes were equally strong or extremely short provided that one did not prepare him or herself properly.

That was the reason why many had recognized that the Pulse Cessation technique was powerful. Not only it was extremely difficult to master, its effect to immensely maim a target was more than enough to end the fight. Ye Zhangfa was greatly affected by the skill. His stance was completely off, his movements were sluggish, and his response was slowed down by 80%. All Jiang Fei had to do now was to deliver the finishing blow to end the fight.

Once a fighter lost his speed, it would leave him wide open. In a serious battle, being slowed would result in a definite loss.

This was the first time Jiang Fei used Karate Kick. He had never thought that the skill could greatly affect a martial artist. Coincidently, since he wanted to end the fight as soon as possible, he did not think twice to use all available skills on Ye Zhangfa.

The battle had concluded. Ye Zhangfa was staggering and there was nothing he could do when Jiang Fei simply put his fist to Ye Zhangfa's chest.

Penetrating Qi Strike!

When Ye Zhangfa saw and felt Jiang Fei's closed fist on his chest, he gathered as much Qi as he could and condensed it in his chest to erect an internal defense. Unfortunately, Jiang Fei's skill penetrated all defenses. Ye Zhangfa's Qi defenses were unscathed but his internal organs were completely destroyed.

WHAM!

With one simple push, Jiang Fei sent Ye Zhangfa flying up to seven to eight meters away. His chest dented inward.

"Gah hack!"

Ye Zhangfa spat a mouthful of blood and immediately passed out.

"Oh my god. That's too much!" cried Bai Zongwei when he saw what Jiang Fei did to Ye Zhangfa. He could not gauge just how strong Jiang Fei's punch was but judging from the looks of the dent in Ye Zhangfa's chest, the man should be dead or crippled at least.

The truth was Jiang Fei himself could not control the power of the skill. It was a skill that came from his equipment. If he had used the Thunder Palm, he could manipulate his beginner Level 2 Qi inside him to control the output of the punch. However, at full strength, he could not even brush Ye Zhangfa's hair with that! If he still insisted on using that skill, everyone would immediately know the extent of Jiang Fei's strength.

That was the difference between skills gained from equipment and from training. At this point, Jiang Fei's Thunder Palm could be controlled to kill a mosquito or a bull but never hurt Ye Zhangfa. Using the Penetrating Qi Strike, on the other hand, was completely out of his control.