Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

This time, Shi Chu still couldn't see Xia Jin's figure clearly, nor could he even sense her presence. That damned human seemed to have vanished into thin air.

But he has already mastered it.

Having learned his lesson once, Shi Chu would never allow himself to be caught off guard and take a second punch.

At the very moment Xia Jin disappeared, a layer of stone-like skin appeared on Shi Chu's body.

This is a unique talent of their Stone Clan's Yellow Crystal lineage, and also one of their top-tier defensive techniques.

Shi Chu's lips curled up slightly; he wanted to see what kind of trouble Xia Jin could stir up next.

"Brother, you don't think this is all over, do you?!" Xia Jin's mocking voice reached Shi Chu's ears, instantly freezing his smile on his face.

Xia Jin's fist had already smashed into his head.

Moreover, this time, Xia Jin's fist was covered with a layer of white flames.

The combined impact of the fist and the flames caused Shi Chu to sink three points downwards, but he suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter tinged with smugness.

Xia Jin's punch only slightly dented the layer of royal crystal skin on his head. Although the stone skin cracked, it was not penetrated at all.

"Hahahaha! Didn't you eat? With that little bit of force, you think even tickling this young master is too light?"

Shi Chu raised his head, a mocking smile appearing on his face, which was covered by stone skin.

"I thought your second punch would be much more powerful..."

He suddenly stopped talking because he felt a sharp burning sensation on his scalp.

The white flames did not extinguish as the force of the punch dissipated. They clung to the surface of the stone skin, burning fiercely like a malignant tumor.

Even more terrifying was that the flames seemed to penetrate the stone's defenses, transmitting the burning sensation directly to his flesh and even bones.

"ah!!"

Shi Chu let out a piercing scream.

The feeling was like a million red-hot steel needles piercing his scalp at the same time. He grabbed his head with both hands and frantically slapped and scratched it.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!"

He screamed in agony as he frantically pounded his head with his fists. The layer of stone peeled off in fragments as he pounded it.

Xia Jin stood still, hands behind her back, quietly watching this scene, a faint smile playing on her lips.

After an unknown amount of time, the white flames finally went out.

Shi Chu was panting heavily, his condition was extremely disheveled.

After a long while, he finally caught his breath and slowly stood up.

However, the moment he raised his head, the entire arena, including everyone watching around, fell into a deathly silence.

Then, Wu Feng from the temple side burst into laughter first, and the laughter spread rapidly like a lit fuse.

Because Shi Chu's signature long, silver-white hair is gone.

Not a single one was left.

Shi Chu stared blankly at the reactions of those around him. He saw that several prodigies in the alien group he had brought were desperately covering their mouths, their shoulders trembling uncontrollably. Even the alien elder Wu Huan, who had always been expressionless, twitched at the corner of his eye and pursed his lips slightly, clearly trying his best to restrain himself.

"Hahahahahahahaha!!!" The Marquis of Chu's laughter was like a thunderclap.

"Ouch!! I can't take it anymore!! Hahahaha!!!"

He pointed at Shi Chu's bald head, laughing so hard he could barely speak a complete sentence:

"You, you sissy!! Hahahaha!! So bald is uglier than me!! Hahahaha! No, that's not right... he's way uglier than me!! Hahahahahaha!!"

Chu Hou's shout completely ignited the emotions of the temple disciples. Although Yang Qingxuan and the others dared not laugh too unrestrainedly due to the occasion, everyone was suppressing their laughter, their shoulders twitching.

Looking at Shi Chu's bald head, Xia Jin finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Hmm, not bad!!" Xia Jin nodded, her tone quite serious. "I think you look much better this way than before."

Shi Chu stood still, his chest heaving violently, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

His face turned completely red at that moment.

"Bastard!! Bastard!! Bastard!!"

The void around him began to distort, and the golden light that appeared in his eyes surged like boiling magma.

The power of the Stone Clan's bloodline erupted almost uncontrollably at this moment.

He was furious.

He was truly furious.

As the young master of the Huangjing lineage of the Stone Clan, he was the center of attention from a young age. He was exceptionally talented, undefeated in battle, and the most dazzling one wherever he went.

And now, he was actually being confronted by a human in front of everyone—

It's done! Bald! Head!

That sense of humiliation was more unbearable for him than being punched a hundred times.

"You...you...you deserve to die..."

The void around him distorted even more violently, and even began to show dark spatial cracks.

At this tense juncture,

"Feed".

Xia Jin's voice rang out again. He stretched out a finger and casually pointed at Shi Chu.

"You forgot, there's one more trick up your sleeve."

"You just said it yourself, 'Within three moves, only defend and do not attack.'"

"What? The young master of the Stone Clan, you wouldn't... go back on your word, would you?"

These words silenced the entire room once again.

All eyes were on Shi Chu.

The Chu Marquis's laughter stopped, as did Yang Qingxuan's and the others'. Everyone held their breath, waiting for Shi Chu's reaction.

The three-move agreement was stated by Shi Chu himself, clearly and explicitly, word by word, in front of everyone.

If he goes back on his word, he will lose more than just his hair; he will lose face for the entire Stone Clan.

Shi Chu stood still.

The void around him was still distorting, the spatial rifts were still spreading, and the violent killing intent was still surging.

But his body did not take another step forward.

one second.

two seconds.

Five seconds.

ten seconds.

Time ticked by in the deathly silence.

Finally, Shi Chu closed his eyes.

He took a deep breath.

Then he took another breath.

Then another bite.

He took one deep breath after another, continuously.

The void cracks around him began to slowly heal with his breath. The almost out-of-control bloodline power was also gradually suppressed.

His chest was still heaving violently, but the redness on his face was slowly fading.

After an unknown amount of time, Shi Chu finally opened his eyes.

He looked at Xia Jin expressionlessly, his voice hoarse and low:

"Here comes your final move."

Looking at his expression, Xia Jin's smile deepened.

"it is good."

This time, he didn't say anything more.

The third move

Xia Jin suppressed her smile.

His eyes changed completely at that moment.

If his first two moves were somewhat intended to tease his opponent, then he was serious at this moment.

Xia Jin's figure disappeared from the spot again, and when he reappeared, he was already three feet in front of Shi Chu.

At this moment, Xia Jin's appearance caused Shi Chu's pupils to dilate in shock.

A golden sun mark was slowly emerging between Xia Jin's eyebrows.

Behind him, three halos appeared simultaneously, making Xia Jin appear as if a god had descended.

At this moment, he is a god who has stepped out of mythology.

"This is......!!"

Wu Huan, an elder from a foreign race who was watching the battle from afar, suddenly stood up. At this moment, Xia Jin actually made him feel a sense of pressure.

"Young Master, be careful!!"

But it's too late.

Xia Jin's fist had already moved.

This punch had no fancy moves; it was just a simple punch.

But the power contained in this punch was enough to change the very fabric of the world.

The white flames reappeared on Xia Jin's fist, but this time they were more than ten times more intense than before. Within the white flames, golden threads could be faintly seen moving—the power of the sun's mark.

The three halo lights behind him simultaneously erupted with dazzling brilliance the moment the punch was unleashed.

The three beams of light converged into one and surged into Xia Jin's fist.

fist.

It hit Shi Chu in the abdomen.

The stone skin on Shi Chu's body was as fragile as paper in the face of this punch.

The fist pierced into Shi Chu's abdomen; Xia Jin's entire fist went straight through Shi Chu's body and emerged from his back.

Shi Chu's body was lifted off the ground by the force of the punch, his whole body hanging on Xia Jin's fist like prey skewered on an iron skewer.