Chapter 77 A Game Of Cat And Mouse (Part Two)


    After taking a glimpse at the Purple Blue Sword, Zen nodded. He turned back to Nory and said, "Hold


    onto the cubic crystals for me." Having finished talking, Zen jumped into the battle ring.


    Seeing Zen in the battle ring, Leo was gratified in his heart, but, he didn''t show his joy. He feared


    nothing, except that Zen would give up before the fight started. So, Leo thrust the Purple Blue Sword


    into Nory and leaped into the battle ring as quickly as possible.


    In the ring, Zen stood tall with his hands balled into a fist and resting on his hips. The energy within his


    body started to flow slowly. In the face of this, Leo, who was cultivating on the half-step into the nature


    level, thought Zen looked unmindful. But, deep down, Zen was vignt. Anyone who reached the level


    Leo was at had a sixth sense about people.


    Leo had waited for quite a long time and wished to end this fight with Zen quickly. After he entered the


    ring, Leo sneered, and streaks of lightning shed at his feet apanied by the crackling of thunder,


    which encircled his entire form in a streak of lightning. He rushed at Zen headlong.


    The tactic Leo used was a refinement method known as the Raging Thunder Fist. In developing this


    skill, the speed and force that the life energy generated were equal to a thunderbolt and rtively


    amazing to watch.


    As Leo raced forward and drew closer, Zen watched him getting bigger to his eyes. When Leo was


    about six feet away, Zen realized Leo''s fist had metamorphosed into an enormous streak of raging


    lightning and in the blink of an eye; it struck Zen squarely on his head.


    Leo was skilled at manipting the vital life energy of his half-step into the nature level as well as


    converting that life energy into a thunderbolt. The power of his fist was so mighty that the blow dazed


    Zen.


    Even as Zen saw Leo''s fist flying at him, he didn''t flinch.


    Instead, he tensed his fists. On impact, streaks of purple light sparked over his body. At first, he


    countered the Raging Thunder Fist with the Purple Fist Strength from the Purple Light Fist.


    He wanted to confront Leo head on.


    As the audience watched the action, they were amazed, and their mouths fell open.


    Having initially thought Zen would scurry off like a frightened mouse as soon as he faced Leo, the


    spectators were astounded by the events.


    After all, the twobatants differed significantly in refinement levels, and if Zen attacked Leo directly,


    he would lose.


    Half of Zen''s body would end up a charred, burned mangled mess if their fists met.


    "Bam!"


    The sound of fists mming into each other echoed through the room.


    Owing to the tremendous force of their fists mming into each other, Zen stumbled back for four steps


    before he could steady himself.


    Yet, Leo looked rather odd when he was abruptly knocked off bnce too, floundering back for seven


    or eight steps before he was able to right himself slowly.


    The strength behind Zen''s fist shocked Leo, along with all the outer disciples watching the action.


    How could a refiner not know how important it was for him to reach higher levels?


    The body refining had five levels and the body strength was enhanced when a higher level was


    reached.


    What these disciples witnessed left them wondering when the organ refining level had be


    comparable to the half-step into the nature level in strength.


    Whether they wanted to believe it or not, it had happened in sight of all of them; Zen''s fist was mightier


    than Leo''s.


    Like everyone else, there was a grave expression on Zen''s face. When they collided just now, the


    purple light spread along Zen''s arms after it came in contact with Leo''s Raging Thunder Fist, leading


    Zen to think his Purple Fist Strength was a little too weak to be given full y.


    As expected, the Purple Light Fist wasn''t enough for a confrontation with an opponent of this caliber.


    Leo''s thunder power extended up Zen''s arms like two bright snakes intertwining around his arms,


    snapping at his flesh frantically.


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    The stench of flesh burning wafted along Zen''s arms.


    It was shocking to Leo that the might behind Zen''s blow was so great. Forcing a grim smile across his


    face at the sight of Zen''s arms scorched ck, Leo taunted, "How mighty your power is! But it seems


    your hand was wounded!"


    "Really?" questioned Zen as a t smile spread. He hadn''t lost strength, yet, at the same time, there


    were numerous streaks of purple light pulsing along his arms. The life energy from shes of purple


    light killed the two little snakes that were produced by the thunderbolt.


    Watching this, Leo blinked rapidly. Even though Zen was only at the organ refining level, his power was


    impressive and his body especially unique. Leo knew better than most how difficult countering the


    thunderbolt of the Raging Thunder Fist was.


    Nevertheless, the Raging Thunder Fist hadn''t achieved the results Leo expected against Zen.


    Perhaps this was somehow associated with Zen''s extraordinary gift. If Zen was refining at the half-step


    into the nature level, Leo would have fled right away. Since Zen was merely at the level of refining


    organs, Leo thought even as mighty as Zen''s power was, he could take him out. That thought sparked


    a streak of lightning from within Leo''s eyes. Instantly, his figure vanished from within the battle ring.


    In a sh, Zen writhed sideways, and then Leo descended from above, shooting to the floor with his


    Raging Thunder Fist swinging wildly at the floor. His fist mmed into the floor, like a bolt of lightning


    out of the blue, sending a loud booming crackle echoing in ears of all present.


    "How fast''s he moving...?" Zen''s brow furrowed as he asked under his breath. Focused on Leo, he


    realized toote that his biggest weakness was his slow reaction.


    There were five levels for the body refining, of which the marrow refining was thest.


    In refining the marrow, all impurities were extracted from the marrow of the entire body, and so it was


    known as Marrow Washing.


    Only after a sessful Marrow Washing could changes be made to the body as a whole. When that


    waspleted, the refiner would be much faster and physically stronger. Alongside those


    changes, hearing and sight would be improved.


    Zen recognized the skill Leo was using. Evil Lan had utilized it at one time, and Zen found himself in an


    unfavorable situation at that time because he couldn''t see his opponent, like now.


    "Thud, thump, ka-pow!"


    came the sound as another Raging Thunder Fist strike mmed into Zen.


    This time, Zen dodged a little, resulting in his thighs being firmly seized by a powerful thunderbolt.


    Fortunately, Zen was steadfast, and his body strength allowed him to absorb the force of the


    thunderbolt and didn''t cause him any significant harm.


    "You aren''t able to catch up to me, are you? Let''s see how long you can hold out with me attacking like


    this!" boasted Leo giddy with excitement as he pummeled Zen like a punching bag.


    "Bop!"


    "Thud!"


    "Rap!"


    As Leo flew towards Zen with each blow, he yelled savagely.


    "You''re quite good at dodging, aren''t you?"


    "How long do you think you can withstand my attacks just by dodging?"


    "Come on!"


    Within the ring, there was a game of cat and mouse being yed. Nheless, regardless of how


    artfully the mouse evaded the cat, it was only a matter of time before the cat caught it.