Chapter 162: The Absolute Advantage (1/2)
Chapter 162: The Absolute Advantage
Translator: Double_LEditor: Tehrn
Now that Jiang Long had unleashed the real power of the Firmament Palm Strike, and Wang Tong knew he would lose if his ”fingerstyle attack” was not able to land a direct hit on his opponent’s palms. The immense power of the Firmament Palm Strike was gradually weakening Wang Tong’s defense; each strike was getting tougher and tougher, while Jiang Long’s momentum was getting stronger and stronger!
”Die!” Jiang Long seized the opportunity and boosted his Soul Energy, then he aimed his palms toward Einherjar Wannabe’s head and unleashed a series of attacks infused with a huge amount of GN Force.
Wang Tong sensed that there was no way to dodge the attacks, and he knew that punches were ineffective because they would be easily countered by his opponent’s GN Force, his only option was to counter with his ”fingerstyle attack”; however, his fate would be sealed if that failed.
Wang Tong stretched out his arm and pointed toward Jiang Long again, yet Jiang Long disdained and sneered; he was not going to be fooled by the same trick twice! All he needed to do was to slightly alter the pattern of his palm, and he would be able to nullify his opponent’s attack. Jiang Long then tilted his palm strikes in a flash, knowing that this wouldn’t affect the power of his own attacks; however, it would cause his opponent to miss his target.
”So long, sucker!”
Suddenly, Wang Tong grinned and unleashed an energy force from his middle finger…
BAM!
The recoil of the impact shifted Wang Tong’s body backward as a sharp pain hit his fingers. Apparently, the continuous force of the Firmament Palm Strike almost caused his fingers to snap.
Jiang Long was startled, he hadn’t expected that the attack from his index finger was a decoy. It was already difficult for most people to concentrate their energy force on the tip of one finger, and it would take years of hardcore practices for one to do it with two fingers simultaneously; however, Einherjar Wannabe had pulled it out! Jiang Long wondered who on earth was that guy.
Now that Jiang Long had realized that his opponent was a lunatic who would really spend time doing this kind of things with two fingers. He began to worry since it would be harder for him to identify the decoy and the real strike, and if he hesitated, he wouldn’t be able to unleash the maximum power of his Firmament Palm Strike.
Einherjar Wannabe’s technique was practically useless most of the time; however, it happened to be exceptionally good against the Firmament Palm Strike.
Jiang Long ground his teeth and suppressed the extensive pain on his palms by force. The initialization of the GN Force on his right arm was almost disabled by Einherjar Wannabe’s finger, and Jiang Long’s right palm would have been punctured if Einherjar Wannabe’s GN Force was a bit stronger!
It seemed like Jiang Long had no reason to hide his actual strength anymore, he decided to go full force and crush Einherjar Wannabe with his own hands!
Jiang Long’s Soul Energy kept increasing, showing no sign of stopping even though the counting had reached one hundred and eighty Sols. Both Einherjar Wannabe and Jiang Long started to train since a young age, they were earlier than their peers in terms of receiving Soul Energy training, yet Einherjar Wannabe’s Soul Energy count had never exceeded one hundred and eighty. Jiang Long’s high amount of Soul Energy was due to an unexpected event when, during his training, he had almost gone berserk. Luckily, he had been saved by the members of his family in the end, and ever since then, his Soul Energy improved drastically. He was only nineteen years old when he became a Rank 5 fighter, and his Soul Energy was more than two hundred Sols!
Ulysses was over thirty years old when he became a Rank 5 fighter, although it was indeed an honorable event, it wasn’t outrageous since he was gifted and he had been working hard to earn the title. However, it was absolutely mind blowing when Jiang Long was given the title of a Rank 5 fighter!
”Damn, is he trying to go further than Rank 5?” Miao Xiu was startled, he used to think he was not a bad fighter himself, but with his Soul Energy, he was still far from becoming a Rank 5 fighter.
The difference in numbers might not be as huge as it looked like; however, it took a lot of hard work and effort for one to increase their Soul Energy count and advance to Rank 5. The earlier the advancement, the greater the hope of becoming a top-class fighter, and most of the Rank 6 METAL Fighters had done whatever it took to advance to Rank 5 before reaching twenty-five year old. After all, the best condition of mankind’s bodies was during their earliest twenty years, and every second counted.
Somehow, Miao Xiu was kind of jealous when he saw Jiang Long’s performance. In fact, the other students from various academies were watching the match — whether they were from Earth, Moon or Mars — everyone was jealous and envious of Jiang Long; nevertheless, they admired his success.
Would Jiang Long be able to go further than his current rank?
Roar!
Jiang Long wasn’t even paying attention to the crowd because he knew he would be able to do it, and no one would be able to exceed him! In the beginning, he wasn’t planning to put in all of his efforts; however, many people were watching, so of course, he had to go full force to protect the honor of his family’s Firmament Palm Strike and also the reputation of Lustre Academy!
For some reason, he felt like this was the perfect chance to show those idiots from Estrella Academy that the arrogant Patroclus was not the only genius in this world, and he wasn’t some nobody to be messed with!
His Soul Energy had reached two hundred and eight Sols!
If he were still a Rank 4 fighter, eight Sols wouldn’t make any big difference. However, these eight Sols were definitely more than enough to prove the gap between him and the other Rank 5 fighters!
Basically, a fighter’s ranking was decided according to a person’s Soul Energy and GN Force. When a person’s Soul Energy exceeded two hundred Sols, not only their Soul Energy would become stronger, but changes would also occur in the intensity, quality, and speed of the channeling of the GN Force. Furthermore, a person would have the right amount of GN Force to unleash other special attacks once becoming a Rank 5 fighter!
Everyone was eager to know what would happen next.
People often wondered why no one was able to create a new legend in the PA system, and the best answer to this question was because of the Soul Energy! The practice of the Soul Energy required time, and ordinary people also required time to turn into a genius. Even though both Einherjar Wannabe and Jiang Long were equally gifted — perhaps Einherjar Wannabe might be stronger in terms of talent — yet Jiang Long had a three years head start in terms of training, and three years were all he needed to outrace Einherjar Wannabe!
After all, he was already a Rank 5 METAL fighter!