Chapter 26

"Boss" would never allow him to kill Chenxin. But Brad was also well aware that, when facing a woman like Chenxin, any carelessness or holding back would truly deserve a death sentence.

His hand skills combined Chinese internal and external martial arts, the Great Handprint method of Tibet, along with his physical talents as a "Skin Peeler" and the ancient techniques of the Navajo medicine man. Not to mention, he could penetrate the thick skin of an adult rhinoceros, which could withstand bullets from medium-caliber handguns, and extract its heart as if slicing through butter.

Even if he didn't kill Chenxin, he had to subdue her, preventing this woman from being so fierce.

Brad's movements were incredibly fast. His wrist flipped, and the internal and external vibrations were clearly audible, indicating a high level of skill where sound and movement were synchronized.

But he only grabbed air.

The distance between them was almost as close as a face-to-face encounter. At this distance, Brad could catch eight or nine of the most agile African tsetse flies in a second with his eyes closed.

But Chenxin, a woman 1.75 meters tall with a charming presence, vanished like an illusion with a swift movement.

At the moment she struck Brad, Chenxin's muscles tensed, and her waist and upper body moved fluidly, executing the pinnacle of Tai Chi's force emission. She transformed the kinetic energy from her high-speed forward momentum into rotational force. Simultaneously, her feet spun, and she used the footwork of Bagua's Roaming Palm, with the "shrimp spring" force emission from her toes, making her move like a shrimp in a pond, several times faster than a blink, to Brad's back.

The Tai Chi rotational force, shrimp spring force emission, and Bagua's Roaming Palm steps were flawlessly combined. Then, Chenxin's hands, which were slightly clenched and held in front of her chest, suddenly exploded like a tightly wound spring, striking Brad's back of the head with a powerful whip-like motion.

— The explosive force, the Crane Whip Punch!

A crisp, sharp sound echoed. Brad, with his animal-like instincts and extensive combat experience, barely managed to dodge by crouching forward. He felt a burning heat on the back of his head, as if the air itself had been set on fire by the speed.

What a remarkable combat technique! No wonder she was the only woman who could stand alongside "Boss" and that monster Lian Tianhao. However, the legendary Skin Peeler, who had long been a legend in the dark world abroad, wouldn't be so easily defeated.

While crouching forward, Brad performed a handstand, and his legs swept out like a wheel, executing the inverted kick technique of Brazilian Capoeira. This flashy and impractical combat technique, when performed by Brad, unleashed a powerful force, creating a small tornado with the wind generated by his sweeping legs, forcing Chenxin to slightly avoid the attack.

Not only was it Brad's attack, but more importantly, the three hooded men also simultaneously attacked Chenxin!

The time it took for Chenxin and Brad to exchange attacks was less than two seconds. The three hooded men, who were initially scattered, took only a second to react and rush within ten feet of Chenxin.

Then—attack, encircle!

The most muscular hooded man, who had broken the marble bench with his elbow, adopted a clear Muay Thai stance and swept a "Crocodile Tail" kick at Chenxin's waist.

The other two hooded men, one crouching and the other pouncing, quickly reached the range to attack Chenxin. One used the Hung Gar Iron Wire Fist's "Cannon Punch" to strike her back, while the last one, coordinating with the other two and even Brad's kick, calculated Chenxin's escape route and, like a hawk diving for a rabbit, leaped high and executed the decisive move of the Eagle Claw style— "Great Peng Spreads Its Wings Over the Clouds."

This leap and spread had the majestic momentum of a celestial eagle descending to slay all living things. The area within ten feet seemed to become a hunting ground for the predator.

Eastern martial arts emphasize the power originating from the ground. Normally, jumping and leaping in combat is not advisable. However, the three men's coordinated attack was a preemptive strike, posing the greatest threat to Chenxin!

Indeed, Chenxin's lightning-fast shrimp spring technique allowed her to dodge the "Crocodile Tail" and the "Iron Wire Fist's Cannon Punch." However, the Eagle Claw practitioner, with his seasoned experience, blocked her escape route. In an instant, he seemed to glide through the air, changing from "Great Peng Spreads Its Wings Over the Clouds" to the grappling technique "Separate Tendons, Break Ankles, and Elbows."

Chenxin managed to avoid the critical points on her neck but was firmly grabbed by the shoulders and arms.

A peak-level Eagle Claw practitioner could exert over a thousand pounds of grip strength; a hidden-level practitioner could easily penetrate a human abdomen or even extract the internal organs of a water buffalo with bare hands; a transformed-level practitioner could gouge pits in rocks with a sudden grab.

Chenxin's opponent was a master of the transformed level, with a level of skill and experience that was truly exceptional.

If Chenxin's delicate shoulders and elbows were grabbed by this Eagle Claw, which could twist steel and shatter rocks, they would surely be torn apart. Brad, seeing his subordinate about to destroy the flower, knew he wouldn't pass the test with "Boss." He was about to stop the attack when the Eagle Claw practitioner, just as he touched Chenxin's shoulders and elbows, suddenly found his hands involuntarily springing away.

Like lightning, the moment the Eagle Claw practitioner touched Chenxin, she unleashed the "shrimp spring dog master body" technique from the Crane Fist, neutralizing the attack. Not only did he fail to grab her, but his hands also clashed with the hidden force emitted from Chenxin's shoulders and elbows, clearly at a disadvantage, and were slightly pushed away.

A golden pill swallowed, and one realizes that one's fate is not determined by heaven! — This was the "master body force emission" of the Dan-level, a saint in martial arts!

Even Fang Qiniang, who founded the "White Crane Fist" during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, only reached the transformed level, far from the subtle and refined level of Chenxin, who had mastered the flow of qi and blood, reaching the realm of martial arts sainthood.

Chenxin was also slightly surprised.

Given the force emission technique of this practitioner, he was a skilled hand among transformed-level practitioners. However, as a Dan-level martial saint, she had calculated the timing and unleashed her full power with the Crane Fist's "shrimp spring dog master body" technique. Yet, the impact only managed to push his wrists a few centimeters away.

This transformed-level practitioner's physical strength was actually stronger than she had anticipated! Moreover, the sensation of his fingers touching her skin...

It felt a bit strange. Chenxin instinctively sensed something was off.

Indeed, the Eagle Claw practitioner, after his initial attack failed, was undeterred. He let out a sharp, eagle-like cry, spun his hands, and unleashed the "Heaven and Earth Overturning" technique of the Eagle Claw style. The other two hooded men also attacked again.

Chenxin frowned slightly, using her lightning-fast shrimp spring footwork to narrowly avoid the encirclement of the three men, while secretly taking a deep breath.

The three hooded men had very strong physical abilities, but in terms of combat experience and martial arts techniques, the Eagle Claw practitioner was the most seasoned.

In the heat of the battle, the hooded man's hood fell off, revealing a gray-haired old man, about fifty years old, with a cold, emotionless expression, like a killing machine.

He still locked onto Chenxin's position faster than the other two, his claw-like hands cutting through the air as he moved like a ghost.

Facing the Eagle Claw practitioner's fierce attack, Chenxin remained calm, seizing the 0.3-second gap between the other two men's inability to keep up with her movement. She unleashed the explosive force, striking with a whip-like hand! The air currents stirred, creating a dazzling trail of sparks.

This was due to the friction at supersonic speed, igniting the air around her sleeves.

The "shrimp spring" force emission technique was merely a symbolic representation, but in Chenxin's hands, it produced a supersonic-level explosive force, akin to the mantis shrimp in the sea. This was her ultimate technique, combining the Crane Fist's spring force with various other techniques like Pi Gua and Tong Bei, known as the "Thunder Whip Punch" or "God-Striking Whip"!

The thunder represents the might of the heavens, like a thunderbolt splitting the sky, with the lightning touching the ground before the sound waves spread. The "God-Striking Whip" was originally a treasure of the Original Celestial Venerable in the "Investiture of the Gods." This technique embodies the speed, power, and lethal force of a decisive strike.

The gray-haired old man, knowing Chenxin's strength surpassed his own, had hidden defensive changes within his seemingly fierce claw attack. Almost before Chenxin's move, he crouched like a cat, his hair and pores standing on end, his steel-like arms and claws intertwining, and his muscles emitting a whole force, using the "Eagle Soaring in the Sky" double-twist punch to block.

His Eagle Claw technique was pure and flawless, this move combining twisting force, creating a slight vortex between his fingers, the essence of his skills— "Eagle King Breaking the Sun"! Each finger contained a terrifying force of a thousand pounds, and his hands and fingers emitted twelve hidden forces. If caught and twisted by these hands, even a solid steel bar thicker than an adult's arm would be twisted into a pretzel and broken into pieces.

— Although he had become a silent "killing machine," the gray-haired old man was undoubtedly a seasoned master of the transformed level. His punches and kicks were not as fast as Chenxin's, and her killer move exceeded his neural reaction speed. However, his intuition and judgment allowed him to make a correct prediction far faster than his senses.

Unfortunately, predicting it did not mean his body could handle it.

The moment "Eagle King Breaking the Sun" clashed with "God-Striking Whip," the gray-haired old man's elbows, shoulders, and spine simultaneously made a bone-cracking "crack!" sound. His elbow bones dislocated, his shoulders dislocated, and his shoulder blades and spine were shaken loose. His legs could not support him, and he fell to his knees!

— The solid concrete floor was cracked and indented by his knees, forming two spider-web-like fissures, nearly ten centimeters deep. The surrounding floor shook slightly, and the supersonic shock waves created a whirlwind in the area.

Despite his efforts to block, the gray-haired old man's forehead was visibly indented. Although his hands partially deflected the "God-Striking Whip," he could not withstand the impact, and Chenxin's jade-like fist grazed his skull.

Just this slight touch shattered his forehead bone like an eggshell, and the hidden force penetrated, turning his brain into a mush of blood and tissue.

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