Genius

Bang!

A dull thud rang out from the concrete. Charanko took the initiative, appearing in front of Bai Cangshu in an instant and sweeping a punch in from the side. Bai Cangshu merely tilted his head slightly, and the not particularly powerful blow whiffed past his ear.

In Bai Cangshu’s eyes, Charanko’s strength was roughly comparable to that of a side-path Reincarnator specializing in physical combat. His speed and power were close to the first limit. The only thing worth praising was the unique "rhythm" within the movements of his fists.

It was a martial arts system entirely different from that of the Dragon Ball World.

When Charanko’s punch missed, panic suddenly rose in his heart. This newcomer exuded a chilling presence, and the way he had evaded just now was exactly the stance of a martial arts master, as though he had completely seen through Charanko’s attack.

Using the momentum, Charanko twisted his body and sent a kick sweeping down from high above with a howl of wind. The techniques of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist flowed like water. Though soft and smooth on the surface, excelling at defense, every move became faster and sharper through its flow. It was an intensely lethal martial art.

The intent of his fist flowed around his ankle as he kicked toward the back of his opponent’s head. Yet the other man did not even look back, simply stepping backward and causing Charanko’s kick to miss completely.

Bai Cangshu moved as leisurely as if strolling through a garden. Neither Charanko’s speed nor strength posed any threat to him. He dodged the attack, then raised his foot at just the right moment and stomped the Sage, who had lifted his head again, back into the ground.

His control over force was far more refined than Charanko’s. The force that drove the Sage into the ground traveled through the concrete, causing fist-sized bulges to rise from the surface before sweeping toward Charanko like waves.

Buzz—

Charanko watched the concrete crack inch by inch as it surged toward him. Startled, he retreated again and again.

Suddenly, a hand pressed down on his shoulder, followed by a stomp.

Bang!

A burst of force erupted at Charanko’s feet and swept across a radius of a thousand meters.

In an instant, the ground throughout this ruined city block shattered completely. The force Bai Cangshu had stomped out was fully neutralized. He tapped the ground with his toes and drifted backward along with the earth exploding beneath him.

He descended from the air as lightly as a crane.

Seeing Bai Cangshu’s display, even Bang’s stern expression showed a hint of surprise.

He casually tossed a massive mechanical head beneath a tree.

The blue-and-white Mecha head stood over three meters tall. Even after Bang threw it down, sparks still flickered across it.

Only a pool of blood could be seen where the cockpit had been. The pilot had likely been blown apart along with the Mecha by one of Bang’s punches.

"Step back, Charanko. This man isn’t someone you can handle."

Bang’s voice was stern, yet there was a trace of satisfaction in his eyes.

Though Charanko’s talent was indeed ordinary, his heart had always remained passionate.

Bang stood bare-chested. Rather than shrinking with age, his muscles stood out in hard, sharply defined masses.

His silver-white hair showed no signs of thinning. Rolling his neck, he walked toward Bai Cangshu.

"You’re also a Martial Artist."

"Can you tell me who your master is, young man…?"

That mysterious rhythm gathered around Bang once again along with his movements. The air stirred without wind, and an intense pressure began to spread.

Bang was without question a Fierce-tier powerhouse. Though he was not truly revealing killing intent, merely showing hostility gave Bai Cangshu a pressure far beyond that of the Sage and the others.

The Sage, whose skull had been rattled by the force transmitted through Bang’s earlier stomp, had begun to tremble uncontrollably. This life of his was nearing its end as well.

Because of that slow sensation of approaching death, he was fully experiencing the terror of every organ in a human body gradually ceasing to function.

He began to lose control of his bowels and bladder. His breathing failed. Blood oxygen could no longer reach his brain, and his consciousness grew hazy. Only the pain and fear remained, following him like a shadow.

"Mr. Bang, this guy will probably revive in another fifteen seconds. Are you ready?"

Boom!

Scarlet Conqueror’s Haki erupted directly. Charanko’s eyes rolled white as he staggered in circles. Bang patted him on the shoulder, and only then did Charanko come back to his senses, his face pale as he backed away.

In his eyes, the man who had just dodged his attacks was like the eye of a storm. His presence, like a Category 12 hurricane, crushed down on everyone indiscriminately.

He turned and saw the panicked passersby outside the block falling one after another. In the blink of an eye, within a radius of several thousand meters, only his teacher was still standing.

As for him, his legs trembled as he slumped against a wall.

What was this?!

A superpower?!

Charanko had never heard of anything like it. Even that group from before had used all kinds of strange abilities, but none of them had ever shaken him this badly.

Bang’s silver-white hair billowed continuously under the violent pressure. A faint sting spread across his skin, as though countless tiny red-black bolts of lightning were relentlessly striking his body.

His presence had actually become tangible and begun attacking him…

Looking at the other man’s wildly dancing black hair, Bang already understood his intentions, yet he pretended not to know.

"What do you want this old man to prepare for?"

Bang!

The air exploded beside his ear like a cannonball. Where Bai Cangshu had been standing, shattered stones burst apart in an instant, each fragment scattering outward as though in slow motion.

Beside his ear, the air howled like an evil ghost. A fist tore through the air toward him, and a sonic boom cloud exploded at his side.

A smile bloomed on Bang’s lips. His body shifted like lightning, and he raised his right hand, holding it before that incoming fist.

Water-like fist intent wrapped around the attack, then suddenly swept downward.

Bang!

Bai Cangshu’s face jerked to one side as he was sent flying by a terrifying force.

He stepped through the air several times, leaving clear white trails behind him like brake marks.

Before his momentum had even faded, he leaped through the air again and vanished like a phantom.

Bang’s eyes trembled. He had failed to catch sight of his opponent.

Yet he did not panic, remaining motionless where he stood.

The next instant, a gale sprang up before him, and a figure emerged from within it.

Countless fist shadows swept toward him.

Bang had intended to receive the attack, but his heart suddenly tightened. A powerful premonition of danger arose, and he exerted force beneath his feet again.

Bang!

The ground exploded, and he retreated a hundred meters in an instant.

Bai Cangshu watched the black Myriad Death Intent fade from his fist, his brows lifting.

Interesting…

At Bang’s level, even without Observation Haki, he possessed such a powerful instinct for danger?

Bai Cangshu tapped the ground again and flashed straight toward Bang. This time, instead of using Wind Demon’s trait to turn into wind, he charged directly at him.

His hands swayed slightly, and a peculiar rhythm emerged. Water-like fist intent appeared around his fists in an instant.

"This is…"

Bang’s pupils contracted. He instinctively tilted his head aside, dodging the punch. Bai Cangshu used the missed punch’s momentum to send a kick at Bang from behind.

The water-like fist intent around his heel was even denser, nearly tearing apart the air.

This really was the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!

He was shocked, but he still raised his left hand. His fist intent surged, instantly sweeping aside the opponent’s attack before he counterattacked with unimaginable speed.

The smile on Bai Cangshu’s lips could no longer be concealed. As his leg was swept aside, his body spun violently, and his other foot struck back with equally unimaginable speed.

Bang!

Two impacts sounded at once.

Bai Cangshu was sent flying a hundred meters.

Yet Bang also slid backward several dozen meters.

This was… the Water Stream Array?!

This technique was the essence of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, something Charanko had yet to master. Yet after seeing Bang perform it only once, this man had already grasped it?!