Zhao Mu and Wu Gang's eyes met.
Wu Gang's eyes shifted from initial indifference to a sudden burst of bloodthirsty ferocity when he saw the heavenly halberd behind Zhao Mu.
"You were the one who took out the people here just now, weren't you?"
he asked in a booming voice, simultaneously lifting the giant War Hammer.
"Come on, let's clash!"
Zhao Mu narrowed his long eyes, then smiled faintly and said, "Alright."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Gang let out a strange roar and charged forward!
"Whoosh—"
His massive body was like a heavy truck, but his speed was much faster than expected!
Despite his huge and heavy frame, he was impossibly agile.
Beneath his 300-jin body, which appeared bloated with fat, lay muscles trained to the extreme!
Mountain Strength is his family's inherited Combat Technique, also realized through battles on the field.
Absolute strength overcomes ten techniques; sheer power can subdue all flashy tricks.
Therefore, from a very young age, Wu Gang was forced by his father to eat several times the normal amount of food, first to gain weight, and then to temper his physique.
Not a single ounce of those 300 jin was superfluous; his body fat percentage was astonishingly low!
Anyone who underestimated him because of his bulky physique would suffer a great loss.
But Wu Gang had expected Zhao Mu to wield the heavenly halberd and engage him in a bloody 1v1 man-to-man fight.
Instead, he saw Zhao Mu stand rooted to the spot, reaching behind him to take down the Short Bow.
"Hm?"
Wu Gang's gaze narrowed slightly, followed by a cold laugh in his heart.
"This kind of arrow without an Arrowhead can't hurt me from the front!"
"Whoosh—"
He sped up, charging toward Zhao Mu.
Meanwhile, the Short Bow in Zhao Mu's hand was drawn into a full moon shape, aimed directly at Wu Gang's eyes, and shot!
"Swish!"
The arrow cut through the air with a sharp whistle, moving extremely fast!
"Useless!"
Wu Gang raised the War Hammer in his hand and used the long handle to block the arrow; no matter how fast the arrow was, it couldn't be faster than his precise maneuver.
With a loud "Clang!", the arrow struck the long handle and was forcibly deflected by Wu Gang, unable to shake the giant in the slightest!
But right after Wu Gang blocked the first arrow, Zhao Mu already had the second arrow nocked on his bow.
"You didn't think I hadn't learned how to block arrows, did you? Heh!"
Wu Gang had felt the power of Zhao Mu's arrow; although it was strong—stronger than the opponents he had killed today—he could perfectly block it!
He had adapted to Zhao Mu's arrows and had gauged their speed and power.
Even if he was accidentally struck by an arrow, his armor-like layer of fat-wrapped muscle would only sustain a minor graze.
Just as he bared his teeth and charged toward Zhao Mu like a 300-jin Mountain Boar King, a flash of deep blue appeared in his eyes beyond the fiery reflection!
The blue light of spiritual power.
A speck of cold light rapidly magnified in his vision, heading straight for his right eye!
A chill ran down Wu Gang's spine; this arrow was several times faster and several times stronger than the previous one!
Zhao Mu fired two arrows in quick succession; the first was an ordinary arrow, while the second was wrapped in spiritual power.
The difference in power between the two arrows was more than threefold; the purpose of the first arrow was merely to test Wu Gang's reaction and mislead him.
The real killing blow was the second arrow!
"Pffft!"
The arrow fiercely struck Wu Gang's head, causing his massive, boar-like body to snap backward!
Seeing this, Zhang Biao couldn't help but slap his thigh: "What a cunning kid! What a formidable kid!"
But before his words of praise had settled, Wu Gang's body flipped violently in mid-air and then landed steadily.
He quickly gripped the hammer handle with both hands to shield his head, but a large patch of flesh on his forehead had been scraped off, and blood ran down his nose.
Zhao Mu said faintly, "A pity! I originally wanted to shoot out one of your eyes."
Wu Gang's heavy body slowly rose; the distance between the two of them was now less than twenty meters.
At this distance, it would no longer be easy for Zhao Mu to fire another arrow.
Wu Gang wiped the blood from his face; the hideous injury on his forehead looked terrifying but was not fatal.
"You are the most difficult prey I've encountered today."
Zhao Mu took the bow and Quiver off his back and tossed them onto the ground, then kicked the nearby heavenly halberd with his right foot, causing the halberd to settle firmly into his hand.
Zhao Mu smoothly executed a Whirlwind Opening Move. He stood on the higher ground, looking down at Wu Gang.
"Very good. I also happen to want to find a suitable opponent to test just how strong I am now!"
Wu Gang glanced at the Short Bow and Quiver tossed far away and chuckled deeply.
"Then come!"
He had absolute confidence in his own strength!
He swiped his right hand across the War Hammer, and a surge of blue spiritual power instantly spread out, enveloping the entire War Hammer!
Instructor Xie Yingxue's gaze sharpened, and she pushed up her Gold-rimmed Glasses, saying, "Two Trial Participants who mastered the ability of Spiritual Entanglement in the Early Stage of Awakening. Both are very promising talents."
Seeing this scene, Zhao Mu felt nothing particularly special.
Instructor Xie Yingxue and the others observed the battlefield through the Giant Eagle's surveillance but could not personally sense the spiritual power on the two individuals.
But Zhao Mu was very clear that Wu Gang's Spiritual Entanglement and his own Spiritual Entanglement were not on the same level at all.
Treating light things as heavy, and heavy things as light.
The weapon in Zhao Mu's hand could be the heavenly halberd, a rock, or even a fragile egg.
Therefore, his control over spiritual power was highly proficient, preventing waste.
Wu Gang's Spiritual Entanglement, however, was quite crude; although the spiritual power wrapped around his weapon enhanced its might, at least thirty percent of it was wasted.
"Very well, then let's fight!"
Zhao Mu swung his halberd and charged down, while Wu Gang roared, smashing his heavy hammer toward him, accompanied by whistling wind!
In the first strike, neither man yielded, resulting in a direct clash of brute force!
The fully swung heavenly halberd smashed onto the War Hammer, and a loud "Clang!" of metal echoed far away, as two distinct streams of spiritual power surged, creating a spectacular blue halo!
Zhao Mu's heavenly halberd remained perfectly steady, but the spiritual power on Wu Gang's War Hammer shook violently.
It was obvious whose spiritual power was more solidified!
After a single strike, both sides were knocked back by the massive force of the rebound.
Zhao Mu retreated three steps, while Wu Gang was pushed back seventeen steps. Since Wu Gang had been charging uphill, he was at a disadvantage due to the terrain.
Even so, Wu Gang's pupils constricted; he could hardly believe what his eyes were seeing.
In a clash of strength, there was no reason for him to lose to Zhao Mu!
His Combat Level was 3 levels higher than Zhao Mu's, his weight was more than double Zhao Mu's, and his strength should have been two or three times Zhao Mu's.
He could not accept this result.
Zhao Mu lowered his head, tightened his grip on the heavenly halberd, and a smile played on his lips.
"Excellent. I've finally found someone who can exchange a few moves with me!"
After his Strength Proficiency reached 155, he had already exceeded the physical strength limit for his age and weight group.
Wielding the heavenly halberd throughout the entire day of the trial, none of the opponents he met could withstand the power of a single halberd strike head-on.
He won repeatedly relying solely on brute force.
And now, he could finally test the long weapon usage techniques contained within the [Seven Kills].
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