Chapter 36 – Come and punch me (2/2)

It was a fist against a palm, but it was like two mountains crashing against each other.

Shao Xuan felt like he punched a piece of steel, and it felt totally different from his daily training when he punched at the mountain rock.

Shao Xuan’s body shook a little, and he stepped back as he withdrew his fist and rubbed his hand with the mouth open. In fact, it was not just the hand, he felt that his whole arm was hurting.

As expected, there was a huge gap between some newly-awakened kid and a mid-level totemic warrior. Looking at Mai, his palm did not even turn red as if he was just hit by a piece of tofu.

Shao Xuan also noticed that Mai had flashing totemic patterns on his body, which stretched over his elbows. They even got to his forearms. However, Shao Xuan’s own totemic patterns had only extended over his shoulders.

However, Mai was not as calm as he acted out. He was looking at Shao Xuan in surprise. Compared with the hurt at his palm, the totemic patterns on Shao Xuan’s body was the thing that shocked him most. However, the totemic patterns had gone, and Mai was not sure whether he was imagining it… But the strength of that punch was larger than most newly-awakened kids….

It was not wintertime, and the temperature grew higher every day. Since he had to train himself every day, Shao Xuan wore a sleeveless animal skin top in order to be more convenient. Naturally his totemic patterns were out in the open, even though they just extended over his shoulders.

Perhaps Mai was not so observant as old Ke, but compared with most people, he could exceed them easily.

“Again! Now use all your strength.” Mai commanded.

Seeing that perhaps Mai had some other thoughts, Shao Xuan did not hesitate to follow his order.

Taking a deep breath, Shao Xuan stimulated the totemic power in his body again, the totem in his mind lit up, and the flame covering those two horns rose up, which meant that he had fully aroused his totemic power.

Feeling enormous strength running through every piece of his muscles and every bone, Shao Xuan’s mind also reached the peak. After such a long time doing stone crafting, Shao Xuan’s precise control of totemic power showed its advantage, he became very familiar with the feeling of gathering up all his strength, for he could feel that every day during the process of stone crafting. Every time when that happened, he would feel extremely self-confidence!

In the meantime, the totemic patterns on Shao Xuan’s body became totally clear, one could feel the burning heat of the flame.

At the very moment that Shao Xuan took a step, the earth trembled slightly.

Whoosh!

Before the punch arrived, the wind pressure of the punch was already there.

Although Shao Xuan was just a primary warrior who had not been awakened for long, and his strength training was not good enough, Shao Xuan’s punch carried unmatchable momentum at the bursting moment.

Seeing the kid in front of him, who was only as tall as his waist, Mai’s eyes opened more.

Bang!

Clear sound of cracks rose.

Shao Xuan immediately felt the sharp sting all over his whole arm. It was like he got roasted on a bonfire, and constant burning pain that seemed to be impossible to be stopped.

However, Mai’s face froze for some time, but soon he recovered from his astonishment. Inside his heart he was still shocked, as he stared at Shao Xuan, while he forgot to take back his palm from the air.

The rebound made Shao Xuan step back a few steps and he had to shake his arm, as he created hissing sound out of subconscious. He did not expect it to hurt so much, and it felt totally different from the last punch.

“Ah-Xuan.” Mai said. His voice sounded somehow difficult and bitter.

“Yes?” Shao Xuan looked at Mai as he continued to shake his arm. He did not worry about breaking his bones, for even if that did happen, he would be fully recovered after a few days’ rest. That was the advantage of the physique of the tribe’s people.

“When you go back… you should prepare…”

At Mai’s words, Shao Xuan wondered if Mai would say the same thing that Lang Ga told him, such as to not show his face for three days or something like that. He stared at Mai for him to finish his sentence.