Defeating Zhang Tong

Amid the flaming tornado, Zhang Xuan and Zhang Tong stood facing each other, their expressions more serious than ever before. After several exchanges, they had both gained a rough understanding of the other’s strength. Based on the abilities they had revealed so far, neither could do anything to the other.

"If this keeps up, neither of us will gain anything!" Zhang Xuan noticed the flaming tornado’s immense destructive power. A few dead Japanese soldiers did not matter, but he was worried the flames would harm innocent people. Looking at Zhang Tong, he suggested, "How about we settle this with our fists and feet?" Having been enhanced by the Super Soldier Serum and trained by Logan, Zhang Xuan was extremely confident in his fighting skills.

Zhang Xuan was confident in his skills, and Zhang Tong had just as much faith in his martial arts. Hearing Zhang Xuan’s proposal, he nodded without hesitation. As he did, Zhang Tong began removing his long robe piece by piece, revealing his bare back, packed with thick, knotted muscles.

Zhang Xuan took a light breath, his expression growing even graver. Zhang Tong’s muscles were not inferior to his own in the slightest. He just did not know how formidable Zhang Tong’s hand-to-hand skills truly were.

Without the two men continuously supplying it with energy, the flaming tornado stopped expanding, though it would not vanish anytime soon. It instead formed an excellent arena for their duel. Within the raging flames lay an open clearing, neither too large nor too small, perfectly suited for them to fight.

The wind howled and the flames churned. The two men exchanged a glance and moved at the same time.

There were no flashy tricks in their clash. Their fists slammed tightly together.

"Not bad strength!" Zhang Tong chuckled, swiftly withdrawing his fist. One leg shot up and swept out like autumn wind scattering fallen leaves, seemingly intent on cutting Zhang Xuan in two at the waist.

After that exchange of fists, Zhang Xuan knew he had encountered a formidable opponent. The other man’s strength was no weaker than his own.

As Zhang Tong’s leg swept toward him, Zhang Xuan neither dodged nor retreated. He allowed the kick to strike his waist, seemingly intending to trade injury for injury. At the same time, he fiercely used the move Twin Dragons Out to Sea, thrusting both fists toward Zhang Tong’s eye sockets. This was Logan’s best dirty trick. No one could escape the fate of having their eyes gouged out. Zhang Xuan’s version was not as formidable as Logan’s, but it was still tremendously powerful.

The moment Zhang Tong saw that Zhang Xuan was neither dodging nor retreating, a cold smile appeared on his face. He instinctively shouted, "You’re courting death!" Zhang Tong had studied under a Chinese martial arts grandmaster since childhood. His martial arts had surpassed even his master’s, and the power in this kick could snap steel bars, let alone a human body.

Then something Zhang Tong found impossible to believe happened. His kick had clearly landed on Zhang Xuan’s waist, yet it felt as though it had struck empty space, finding no purchase at all.

Zhang Xuan paid it no mind. His fists continued forward, only half an inch away from Zhang Tong’s eye sockets.

Feeling the fist wind cutting across his face, Zhang Tong was startled. He quickly came to his senses and threw his head back, narrowly avoiding Zhang Xuan’s punch. He kicked off with his right foot, spun with the motion, flipped sideways through the air, and retreated several steps.

Zhang Tong steadied himself and glared at Zhang Xuan as if his eyes were spitting fire. He knew he had been tricked. His opponent was simply unafraid of his attacks, meaning he could only passively take blows. His defeat was inevitable. Yet Zhang Tong’s pride disdained arguing over it. He would not admit defeat, much less go back on his word and change the rules of the fight.

Zhang Xuan knew he had gained a huge advantage. With his absorption ability, he feared no attack. The more he was attacked, the stronger he would become.

After another brief standoff, Zhang Tong attacked first. Abandoning his usual fierce, head-on tiger-like style, his attacks now became tricky and insidious, targeting vulnerable areas like Zhang Xuan’s eyes.

Though the absorption ability protected him, whenever Zhang Tong’s attacks came at him, Zhang Xuan instinctively chose to dodge. This instead gave Zhang Tong an opportunity to press him down and pummel him.

Zhang Xuan had no choice but to dodge repeatedly. Before long, he had retreated to the edge of the flaming tornado. Being so close, he could even feel a faint burning sensation on his back.

Zhang Tong had pressed Zhang Xuan for a long time, only to discover that he still had no way to hurt him. Even attacks on his weak points could not injure Zhang Xuan, filling Zhang Tong with endless frustration. He was clearly stronger than his opponent, yet in the end, he would be worn down to death by him. This was something the ever-proud Zhang Tong could not endure.

With that thought, Zhang Tong stopped. He did not want to fight anymore.

Zhang Xuan looked at Zhang Tong in surprise, somewhat wary. After fighting for so long, Zhang Xuan knew full well that he was not truly Zhang Tong’s match. Any unusual movement from Zhang Tong made him extremely tense.

But after waiting for a long while, Zhang Tong still did nothing. Zhang Xuan could not help asking loudly, "What’s wrong with you?"

Zhang Tong had expected Zhang Xuan to take the chance to come forward and finish him off. Yet after waiting so long, Zhang Xuan had not advanced. Instead, he had asked that question. How was Zhang Tong supposed to answer? Admit defeat?

Admit defeat? Of course not!

Zhang Tong stared at Zhang Xuan for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "As long as I survive this, I will come back for revenge!" With that, Zhang Tong rapidly backed away and plunged headfirst into the violent flaming tornado without any protection.

Without energy sustaining it, the flaming tornado was no longer as powerful as before, but its destructive force had not weakened in the slightest. For Zhang Tong to rush in so defenselessly was no different from seeking death.

Zhang Xuan froze. It took him quite a while to recover. Then he activated his absorption ability at full power and sucked the entire flaming tornado into his body. The massive energy rampaged through him, and Zhang Xuan felt as though his body could explode at any moment!

Without even checking whether Zhang Tong was dead or alive, Zhang Xuan swiftly activated Teleportation and instantly appeared in the northeast, at the largest Japanese military base in China.

The instant he landed, Zhang Xuan unhesitatingly unleashed the violent energy within him. Rampaging energy swept through the base, explosions ringing out one after another. Tanks, armored vehicles, artillery pieces, and everything else detonated in succession. Most of the Japanese soldiers in the base were reduced to ash in an instant before they even knew what was happening.

A few fortunate Japanese soldiers survived. Upon spotting Zhang Xuan, they opened fire without hesitation. But the bullets could not harm him. They only gave him more energy, and that energy in turn killed them.

In only a moment, Zhang Xuan alone had destroyed the military base, leveling it in an instant and leaving no survivors.

After wiping out one base, Zhang Xuan did not stop. He continued moving through military towns across the northeast. Japanese forces were annihilated unit by unit. Some died to their own bullets, some perished in the sympathetic explosions of ammunition depots, and others died beneath Zhang Xuan’s flames.

By the latter half of the night, as dawn approached, flames were blazing everywhere across the northeast. Every Japanese soldier had gone to hell.

The fight with Zhang Tong in Nanjing had taken too long, and Zhang Xuan had little time left. After dealing with the Japanese forces in the northeast, he did not go trouble the Japanese forces in central China again. Instead, he traveled alone to Japan itself. Zhang Xuan intended to end this shameful war here.

P.S. My condition has been terribly poor. These two chapters today were not written very well either. Scorpion will adjust as quickly as possible…