As Yingkong’s actions were too abrupt, Zheng simply was only

able to withdraw Tiger’s Soul in time. Although his reaction speed was fast

while in the second stage, how could it compare to Yingkong’s abrupt

personality change? Within the blink of an eye, she was already sticking to his

waist. Within one breath, when Zheng held Tiger’s Soul and wanted to slash at

Yingkong, a single palm of hers was on his waist. She exerted force and pushed,

while her other hand welcomed Tiger’s Soul. The palm of that hand just happened

to block Zheng’s incoming wrist. Somehow, she managed to borrow Zheng’s

backwards force to hook his wrist. A loud and clear sound. Zheng’s wrist joint

was forced downwards, and Tiger’s Soul finally dropped to the ground.

“This is how I fight. Little Yingkong, no matter how you

attack, the best attacking method is whatever can kill the enemy… My attacking

method is force redirection and control. As I haven’t overcome the heart’s

devil of the fourth stage, the strongest power I can attain now, ‘infinitesimal

control’ exhibits the limits I have reached. The magnitude of every bit of

force, its direction, its changes. All of it can be used to display battle

techniques and as long as my enemy doesn’t exceed me by far, I’ll have a chance

for victory… For example, Zheng, your Chaos, Genesis Splitter. I admit, I

wouldn’t even be able to resist that power for even a second. But if it’s other

abilities, I believe I won’t lose to you.” Yingkong smiled sweetly.

Yingkong had already completely changed to her main

personality. Her abilities had already changed from one of an elite assassin to

that of a genius rarely seen in the assassin clan in many years. From her words

it could also be seen that she did indeed have other goals apart from fighting

with Zheng. It should be to let her secondary personality understand some

battle techniques more as a foundation for the final battle.

Zheng’s wrist had been redirected, and he had been pushed

over ten metres away. Tiger’s Soul had been dropped, but his expression didn’t

have much change. His wrist hadn’t even stopped trembling, and he suspended his

hand limply as he spoke. “Since you’ve already come out to fight, then I’ll use

my real battle power… How do you feel if we start with Explosion?”

Yingkong was still in that sweetly smiling look of hers that

was adorable. However, in the next second, she stomped down with force.

Borrowing this force, she retreated, while at the same time, her leg hooked

Tiger’s Soul on the ground and sent it flying to her hand. The phrase a

jade-like woman and rainbow-like sword perfectly fit the current her, as long

as the sword was changed to a sabre.

Zheng’s foot was already stepping on the spot she was at

just now. With that heavy force, he actually caused the ground to sink down.

Although it was merely Explosion, it was not just many times more powerful than

before with his current body constitution and power. Each and every punch and

move of his carried tempestuous intent. And with the comprehension and passing

of the heart’s devil, his battle style had its own unique points, which was to

use force to forcefully break through. Under such force, what kind of technique

could block it? Just now Yingkong had precisely sensed his power, which was why

under immense peril, she had dodged it. Otherwise, this foot wouldn’t just be

stepping on the ground.

“Good! You sensed my power which is why you moved right?

Again!”

Zheng’s speed after using Explosion could no longer be

caught by the naked eye. When faced with a lower level opponent, it would be

over in a flash. Only the level of Zhao Zhuikong or the real Zhao Yingkong

could deal with it, but people on this level in the entire realm could be

counted on one set of hands. Thus, Zheng did indeed have the qualifications to

use force to break through.

Zheng forcefully stepped on the ground, and the ground

cracked once again. He borrowed this strength to charge towards Yingkong again.

Although he only had one hand remaining, his momentum was as powerful as a

thunderbolt. His entire figure turned into a blur as he attacked. The first to

come was a fist towards Yingkong.

This little girl Yingkong maintained her charming smile as

before. She didn’t panic, lifting the Tiger’s Soul in her hand and chopping towards

Zheng. It seemed weak and without much strength put in, but its angle was

incomparably cunning. If Zheng insisted on continuing with that punch, it would

be hard to avoid colliding with the edge of Tiger’s Soul. Although his body

constitution was indeed powerful, it was still a far cry from Tiger’s Soul’s

sharpness.

Who could expect that Zheng wouldn’t dodge, and a pale white

light suddenly appeared on his hand. This was created from when he compressed

Qi in his palm. Using the infinitesimal control from the early fourth stage, he

could be considered to be proficient at this kind of energy manipulation.

Before the light blade from Tiger’s Soul could hit his hand, he was already

grabbing the light blade and pulling it over.

“Hehe, take it!” Yingkong giggled, and easily let go off

Tiger’s Soul. Sure enough, Zheng forcefully retreated about half a step back

abruptly. Yingkong actually had her body slip back in, her body squeezing into

Zheng’s embrace, and her two small hands wrapped towards the direction of

Zheng’s neck. It looked it didn’t have any strength put into it, purely looking

like lovers playing around. Zheng was however breaking out into cold sweat. He

had seen this before in Yingkong’s memories. A tug would cause an enormous

amount of force and a light jump would cause a person’s neck bones to snap. How

was this move that of a spar? It was simply that of a killing move. Zheng

hurriedly retreated without even thinking about it.

Yingkong had been waiting for this chance. That action had

been a feint. Although it was said that when you take action, don’t show mercy,

and if you show mercy, don’t take action, it was a spar after all, and she

wouldn’t use an assassin's killing moves. She wasn’t afraid of close combat

with Zheng, but only of him charging about like some rhinoceros. Thus, she

started going on the offensive the moment Zheng retreated.

Zheng could only retreat several steps in time, and

Yingkong’s current speed was faster than him. She easily charged to in front of

him. One palm grabbed towards the wrist that Zheng had lost control of, while

the other came out of nowhere towards his chest, as if it was waiting for

something. Zheng’s wrist was grabbed, and an acute pain was transmitted from

his arm immediately. His other hand was grasping the light blade of Tiger’s

Soul. Unable to think through it carefully in time, he threw away Tiger’s Soul

at once, and a fist punched out towards Yingkong.

Yingkong’s waiting hand in the air finally extended. She

used her palm to block Zheng’s attack. That strike that seemed as powerful as a

thunderbolt instead seemed as light and insignificant as a goose feather when

it hit the centre of her palm. The force was uniformly distribution all over

her body and the girl was sent flying. However, her other hand was still

grabbing onto the wrist joint Zheng had lost control of. Under this force, she

spun a circle in mid-air like a pendulum. Then, with a bang, Zheng’s arm

actually twisted to his back. The power of Explosion combined with the momentum

of her revolution actually forcibly snapped this arm.

Zheng could only let out a yelp of pain in time. Before he

could make any reaction, Yingkong behind him stepped down on the ground,

jumping over to his front while still holding onto his hand. The arm had

already been snapped and with the pull of this force, the arm was actually

forcibly torn off in the instant she landed. The was a tearing sound like a rag

tearing, and Yingkong had already jumped over ten metres away, the severed arm

in tow. Zheng’s arm spurted out blood continuously, only stopping several

seconds later.

“Hehe… This level of power isn’t of difficulty to me. Zheng,

I only have a few minutes. Could you be trying to drag this out until I fall

asleep? It’s better for us to start the real fight. This speed is simply making

me yawn.” Yingkong giggled. In truth, she had many misgivings about Zheng in

her heart, or else she wouldn’t have started off with making Zheng’s arm

useless. Only now, did she feel confidence in dealing with his Destruction.

Zheng sealed all the blood vessels in his severed arm, even

suppressing the pain. Only then did he finally look at the girl over ten metres

away, who was still adorably giggling. Although there was some blood on her

face and body, it only served to make her more bewitching.

“If so… then this is Destruction!”

Zheng suddenly started laughing. It wasn’t because he lost

an arm, but because Yingkong’s power exceeded his expectations. If so, this

could tip the scales in team China’s favour in the final battle. Thinking of

this made him laugh. As for what happened next in the battle, it would depend

on how long Yingkong could last.

Yingkong was originally still standing there giggling, but

in the next moment she waved her hand to block her front. With a lonely bang,

her entire body was sent flying backwards. However, this girl was indeed still

nimble. She stepped down forcefully at the moment of her fall, suddenly rolling

towards the side, thus managing to dodge a punch directed at her landing

position.

Yingkong was secretly complaining internally. Just blocking

this attack had shattered her bones, and this was the result after using

infinitesimal control. Although a large majority of the force had been

dispersed into the ground, the remaining force still hadn’t been something she

could bear. And that wasn’t all...

As an assassin, Yingkong wouldn’t have as many scruples as

she did now when it came to killing. Put unpleasantly, she already had the

chance to kill Zheng before when she broke off his arm. However, she had let

the opportunity go as it was a spar. Truthfully, lacking a weapon, she couldn’t

kill Zheng anymore when Zheng activated Destruction, unless...

“Alright, let’s stop here. We said it’s a spar. If you

unlock the mid fourth stage, you can indeed use that physique that lets you

absorb energy. But won’t you be afraid of hurting us without having overcome

your heart’s devil?”

Zheng used Soru while in Destruction, and in the instant

Yingkong landed on the ground, he had arrived before her. One finger lightly

tapping her forehead, he smiled faintly and said, “That’s right, team China is

strong. Not just me, but everyone is strong!”

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