Atlas of Heaven and Man

Chen Chuan glanced at Ding Mai. The muscles of this man's upper body were particularly developed, making his legs seem comparatively slender and weak. He appeared quite unbalanced.

Most of the fighters he encountered had well-proportioned physiques, appearing very coordinated. Generally, this kind of imbalance could only be caused by the excessive development of a certain part of the body's mutated tissue, which meant that this person possessed extraordinary abilities in a specific fighting style.

Moreover, this man actually had field-related skills. At this moment, Chen Chuan could feel a thick aura emanating from him, but the specifics couldn't be discerned until he started moving.

The fact that he said he should have been the one to deal with the Iron Fiend might not have been an exaggeration. Besides, dealing with the Iron Fiend never meant it had to be a one-on-one fight.

He didn't refuse this challenge, especially an exchange with a skilled fighter, which could improve himself. Moreover, in this situation, he couldn't possibly back down.

He looked at the other man's shoulder insignia and said, "Since Executive Ding is interested, let's give it a try."

The surrounding people, seeing that the two were about to have a match, all revealed excited expressions. They immediately retreated, clearing a large space for them.

Some of them didn't recognize Chen Chuan and inquired about him to those nearby.

However, most of those who came today were from the Integration Zone's army, and they didn't know much about Chen Chuan's past. They only knew that Chen Chuan had defeated the Iron Fiend, so he should be a strong contender.

"Can Lao Ding win this time?"

"Hard to say. You've all heard how difficult the Iron Fiend is to deal with, right? This guy was able to defeat the Iron Fiend, and even if he had help from his team members, it's still not simple."

"So young, and already a captain."

Someone sighed with emotion. Although their tone was somewhat envious, there was no jealousy, because they themselves were frontline soldiers and knew very well that among the fighters charging at the front, the strong might not have high ranks, but those with high ranks were definitely not mediocre, because such people would have been killed by the enemy long ago.

Although Ding Mai was relatively close to them, they were all people who valued practical results. Saying it a thousand times was not as effective as demonstrating their strength once.

While they were talking, the teenager also arrived at the side, watching intently with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

At this time, a taller young man came out and said, "Captain Chen, Executive Ding, I am Fang Zhixin, Assistant to Teacher Chen and the temporary person in charge of the arena here. Since you want to compete, then I will be the impartial judge."

He suggested, "Since both of you are key members of the defense force, in my opinion, you shouldn't use weapons. It wouldn't be good if anyone got hurt. How about a friendly sparring match?"

Ding Mai tilted his neck and loosened up a bit. "I have no objections."

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Okay."

The two took off their shirts on the side and then walked into the arena.

Fang Zhixin looked at the two and said, "Since you are both ready, then let's begin." As soon as he said this, the low conversations around him immediately disappeared, and everyone's eyes focused on the arena.

Chen Chuan looked at Ding Mai. He could confirm that the other man had not trained his mental strength, but this didn't mean that his combat power was low. Fighters relied on various factors when fighting.

Seeing that Chen Chuan was standing still, Ding Mai didn't stand on ceremony. He raised his hands, placing them in front of him, stepped forward with one foot, leaned his body slightly forward, and stared at Chen Chuan. After a moment, he suddenly charged towards him.

At the same time, the muscles of his upper body suddenly swelled up as if they were being inflated, and the skin on the surface faintly turned into another color, as if it was covered with a layer of silver-gray iron.

When he stepped forward, the impact of his feet on the floor made a loud bang, and the momentum was extremely astonishing.

While running, his eyes stared at Chen Chuan's figure through the gap between his arms.

He had specialized his mutated tissue, concentrating all his advantages on the front. Once he charged, he could hardly be stopped. If the Iron Fiend was in front of him, he was confident that he could knock him over, man and horse together.

Generally, opponents would choose to dodge at the first moment, regardless of whether it was out of fear or not, because without understanding the situation, they would instinctively choose to avoid a strong offensive and then look for weaknesses and gaps to attack.

But this was exactly what he hoped to see. The real killer move of this attack was not here, because of the special nature of his exertion. Once he changed direction in the middle of his charge, his speed and strength would suddenly increase by a fold, making it impossible to dodge. One could only face his charge head-on.

People who encountered this move for the first time almost always fell for it.

When the surrounding people saw Ding Mai charging, they were all waiting for the next scene. They really wanted to know how Chen Chuan would handle being hit after dodging.

Those with sharp eyes could see that strands of strength rose from the calf area along with the ripples appearing on Ding Mai's clothes, like waves, moving upwards in circles, and finally converging at the forefront of the impact.

Even just looking at it, one could perceive the power released from within.

But Chen Chuan happened to block it.

Moreover, he pushed it out with one hand, and even the floor under his feet only sank slightly, as if it hadn't been subjected to too much force.

This was because his mutated tissue dissipated the force of the opponent's charge internally, and not much was transmitted downwards.

Of course, the most important thing was not this, but that upon this contact, he clearly felt the field information that Ding Mai had just hidden through the intersection of spirit and field, thereby knowing the latter's power flow and operation direction.

If it had been before, even if he had seen these things, he would have been pushed back or his feet would have sunk down, even if he could withstand it, but now, under the influence of mental power, his thoughts and body had reached a high degree of coordination, and he could reasonably allocate and adjust according to every point of the opponent's strength.

Moreover, he was not only dissolving the opponent's impact, but also accumulating the power of counterattack at the same time.

And when Ding Mai's strength reached its peak, his eyes flashed, and he grabbed the palm of his hand in front of him with his five fingers, and then raised his arm upwards, lifting Ding Mai up and into the air, and then turned around with that force and slammed him heavily on the ground!

With a bang, the floor of the training ground shook and spread out in a circle of ripples. The onlookers standing in the distance only felt a slight bump under their feet.

Ding Mai didn't seem to suffer too much damage from this smash. He instinctively shrank back, and then still wanted to struggle to get up, but at this time, a fist slammed into his forehead, causing the back of his head to hit the floor again, making another muffled sound.

This impact was actually not too serious, but the force that came with the fist rushed into his brain, and he suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes, and then his whole body became weak, and his limbs suddenly loosened, and he just looked blankly at the top.

Chen Chuan stood up and said, "Executive Ding, I accept your concession."

The field was silent, and everyone looked at the result in surprise. They expected that this exchange might end quickly, but they really didn't expect it to end so quickly. The outcome was decided in just one move.

The scene they had imagined did not appear at all.

At this time, they heard a crack, and looked over in surprise, and saw that the sound came from a human doll.

That was the doll that had just been hit by Chen Chuan. Suddenly, the sound of cracking and shattering came from inside the body one after another, and then it broke section by section, and finally the whole thing shattered, and it fell to the ground with a crash.

This was because Chen Chuan's attack had just cracked the structure and every joint in it, and after the two fought, the floor vibrated violently, causing all of it to crack.

Everyone was a little confused, but the teenager looked at it in shock, and then he clenched his fist, looked up at Chen Chuan, his face full of admiration.

Fang Zhixin also reacted at this time, and announced on the spot: "Captain Chen won." Then he hurriedly stepped forward to help Ding Mai relieve his strength, trying to help him recover as soon as possible.

He originally thought this was just a small matter, after all, he had dealt with many similar things, but after trying it, he found that Ding Mai stayed there and didn't move. His eyes could move, and he could only look at everyone, but he couldn't make a sound.

Seeing this, several other people came up to try, but found it was useless. Some people even took out medicine and helped him take it by pushing it with strength, but it still didn't make him stand up.

Now everyone felt something was wrong.

Ding Mai was a Third Limit fighter. Let alone being hammered by a fist, even if his head was really smashed by a hammer, as long as it didn't explode on the spot or his brain was shattered, he would be able to recover quickly. They couldn't understand the current situation.

Fang Zhixin knew he had to find the main person involved. He came to Chen Chuan and said sincerely, "Captain Chen, please have mercy."

Chen Chuan didn't expect this situation either. He thought for a moment that not only was there strength in his attack just now, but also a mental power that ran through it. This was what he used instinctively, and he didn't think much about it beforehand.

Could this be the reason?

He walked over, the crowd dispersed, and he came to Ding Mai. Seeing that he could only look at him, but only his eyes could move, he stretched out his hand and put it on his forehead to feel it, and found that this was indeed the reason.

The other party's mutated tissue was interfered with by his mental power and could not accept the consciousness from the original owner, as if it was being interfered with. In this way, he would not be able to recover on his own, so he could not move.

This was also because Ding Mai happened to faint for a moment when he fell down, which caused this situation. Under normal circumstances, the mutated tissue and the body's consciousness would be consistent, and he would not be easily caught, which was a coincidence.

He didn't explain, but relieved that mental power, and as soon as the interference was gone, Ding Mai immediately returned to normal, and his body began to repair quickly.

Chen Chuan stood up in the inquiring and slightly awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd and said, "He's fine now."

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