Finally, Jack cradled Piccolo's head, whispered in Piccolo's ear, and asked, "Senior, tell me... have we modern humans completed our evolution?"

Of course, Pico couldn't understand!

If you can't understand human speech, what's the use of having ears?

With a "crunch," Jack Van Ma bit off Piccolo's ear.

Author's Note: It's really not easy, I actually managed to update two chapters at this hour... Um, I think I really won't be able to update on the 29th, I'm in such a bad state right now, I'm going to sleep. This was just a spur-of-the-moment thing that I did, even though it was only two chapters.

Also, since I'm in such a bad state, please let me know if there are any typos or grammatical errors in these two chapters, and I'll correct them later.

Section 763, Chapter 755: Additional Spells

"Agh—" A scream pierced the quiet night sky as Jack bit off Pike's ear and cruelly spat it back at Pike.

Pico reached out and cupped the ear in his palm. He had held the ears of countless creatures in his hands throughout his life, but this time was special—naturally, because it was his own.

Primitive people who didn't even know what a mirror was wouldn't care about aesthetics, but they might have been aware of the sharp pain next to their cheek and the changes in their hearing.

For a moment, even Pike's tears flowed down his face, and he almost knelt down and wept bitterly. His mournful wails were truly heartbreaking to hear.

But this kind of Pike isn't scary; what's scary is Pike when he calms down again, because his grief has turned into hatred, and he's really angry.

Unforgivable! Before even engaging that female, I was injured by the guy I was using as a practice partner, and it might even be a permanent injury... The guy who took a part of my body will pay the price!

Pike straightened up and came back to Jack.

"Hmm?" Jack knew that Pike would definitely retaliate after losing her ear, but he didn't expect her to be so calm. When Pike stood in front of him, Jack was actually a little dazed, as if he had returned to this place a year ago when he fought with Kanon. The girl in front of him was calm and composed, and her perfect power-absorbing technique left him helpless.

Although both Pike and Hanon are top-tier experts, their appearances are too different, so it's unlikely that they could be confused... More importantly, Jack suffered a crushing defeat in his clash with Hanon, and Pike's current state gave Jack a slightly ominous feeling.

So Jack made his move, throwing a heavy punch, preparing to replicate his previous strategy: to overwhelm Pike with a heavy blow, and then seize the opportunity to use his steel teeth to bite.

But the punch missed. Jack's fist had exhausted its momentum and landed right in front of Peco, without hitting him.

"Huh?" Jack was a little confused. With his strength, he couldn't possibly have misjudged the distance between the two people, right?! How come he couldn't even touch anyone when he threw a punch?

Jack kicked out again as a supplement to his previous missed attack.

The flying kick created a whirlwind, raising a cloud of dust—a bit too much, isn't it? The entire arena was enveloped in dust. But the dust didn't change the outcome of Jack's attack. With a deafening "boom," his kick... merely brushed past the smoke, still not touching Pico.

"Hey, if someone says you look like Ye Huayin, are you really that graceful?"

Jack tried to hit him several more times, but to no avail. No matter how hard he tried, Pike just stood there blankly in front of him, letting Jack attack relentlessly.

This is really giving me a headache. Jack is starting to wonder if he's taken too many drugs and it's causing cerebellar atrophy...

Under the bright lights, compared to the anxious Jack, Hana, Eiichi, and Homoyo in the stands clearly saw Pico's actions.

"The lightning-fast charge was deflected by 'Diamond Muscles,' but Piccolo 'dodged' Jack's attack with lightning speed, retreating with all his might, then springing back by stepping on the railing. It was so fast it created a teleportation-like effect; even top-tier martial artists couldn't track his movement in the sandstorm. Jack must be panicking right now." Hao Hongye, sweat beading on her forehead, was utterly amazed by Piccolo's performance: "Ah, who says primitive people don't know technology? Isn't this the most primitive yet most explosive technology?!"

"It's less a technique and more a tactic, a rudimentary tactic from ancient times, a primitive tactic of primitive people, the earliest use of human beings' physical abilities." This is Hanon's evaluation: "In contrast, Jack is the one with rigid tactics, only thinking about repeating the previous attack and suppression, tearing and stealing tactics, without taking the initiative to change. Now being stunned is also retribution."

Jack, who supposedly liberated the "blood of Van Ma," was indeed somewhat strengthened, but as Yingchu stated, this strengthening was quite limited.

When Jack's first round of attacks all missed, it was Pikachu's turn to attack.

They use a hundred heads, a thousand heads, ten thousand heads, but I use only one head and I have no men as many as ten thousand—Pike's punch was heavier than all of Jack's previous attacks combined.

Jack's offensive had faltered, and his punches couldn't keep up with Pike's speed. He could only plead with the gods: "God, for the first time in my life, I beg you, please let me win... Pfft!"

Last-minute cramming was useless. Pike's powerful punch was precisely calculated, striking Jack's chin first and sending his massive body flying into the air, spinning around.

The gods didn't protect Jack! No, it's not time to draw conclusions yet. Pike is about to land another punch. If that punch doesn't kill Jack, then it really could be said that the gods have smiled upon him...

The gods are gone, but the demons remain.

When Pike threw a punch, Jack, who was tumbling in mid-air, was still conscious! Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Pike's arm that was launching the attack, and then yanked it off.

Jack landed, swaying unsteadily; his punch had been quite powerful!

But Pike also fell down on the other side. Jack's technique was rough, but he could still easily bully this caveman.

"Ah, this..." In the stands, from Kanon to Momiji, and even Tokugawa Mitsunari and Dr. Payne watching from opposite sides, everyone was shocked by Jack's performance. Despite taking such a heavy attack, he was still able to launch a counterattack at the limit. Is this still the Jack Hanma that everyone knows? Even if Yujiro Hanma himself came, he wouldn't be this good!

Yingchu is the devil hiding behind Jack!

“Hehe, although it took a lot of time to help Jack release the Fanma blood in his genes, I also took the time to do some more spells for him~” Yingchu smiled wickedly: “The Fanma blood in Jack’s body is too thin, so even if he releases his potential, the improvement will be very limited. My cooperation with him is to seek the possibility of becoming stronger, and I will not be satisfied with these minor enhancements.”

Although both were renowned healers, Hao Hongye was more skilled at treating normal injuries and illnesses, and her passion for chemical pharmaceuticals and human modification never matched Ying Chu's. Seeing Jack's performance, he leaned on the railing, truly impressed by Ying Chu: "Dr. Ying, Jack's current performance is..."

Before Yingchu could answer, Huayin had already noticed something: "Jack's current state... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before... Oh! I know! It's the feeling of sailing at sea!"

Kanon had indeed seen it on an acquaintance—the fisherman expert, Yoshiaki Karo, whom Kanon defeated in the Kengan Association's final elimination tournament preliminaries, had a swaying posture that was similar to Jack's current one. His brain was swaying after being hit, but no matter how dizzy he was, he did not lose consciousness or the ability to move.

"Bingo~" Yingchu snapped her fingers: "Miss Hanon is indeed very knowledgeable. This is the result of the 'Navigation Spell.' In addition to the main spell, I also arranged four 'extra spells' for Jack~"

Author's Note: I'm rushing to finish these two chapters, and the new authors say over sixty people have already read them before I've even finished updating... My readers are working even harder than me! Please take care of your health, everyone...

Section 764 Requesting a day off

I'm taking a day off today. I stayed up until 4 a.m. yesterday and I just can't keep up anymore, sorry. I'll continue updating tomorrow night, but it will probably be quite late the day after tomorrow... My girlfriend and her parents recently came to Beijing, and I have to spend the whole time with them, chatting and eating. I'm really overwhelmed, please forgive me.

Updates will gradually resume starting the day after tomorrow.

Section 765, Chapter 756: Drunken Fist Master Jack Van Ma

"Four... additional spells?"

Jack Van Ma was a stubborn man and wasn't enthusiastic about the human modification plan proposed by Ying Chu, a point Ying Chu readily agreed to, and didn't undergo any unauthorized surgery. However, Jack Van Ma wasn't a rigid, old-school martial artist. He had overcome his naturally weak physique thanks to chemical agents provided by others, and later, in collaboration with Hao Hongye, he also used bone-breaking and stretching techniques to increase his height. This shows that Jack wasn't completely opposed to external intervention.

In short, Jack Vanma rejects modifications that rely on mechanical or external implants because these are static and lifeless objects. He believes that the truly priceless thing in martial arts and combat is the human body itself. If it is a project that improves human function, Jack is interested in trying it.

"...That's it. Jack's main technique is to completely unleash his Fanma blood, pushing his physical functions to an even higher level. However, in addition to that, I've arranged four extra techniques for him, all minor modifications to the body's inherent functions. To be honest, they don't offer much growth potential, which Jack doesn't really care about." Yingchu explained to Hanon and Homoyo with a smile, then called out to the arena, "How do you feel now, Jack-kun~"

As the son of Yujiro Hanma, Jack has a special affection for Hanma's bloodline and has always believed that by unleashing it, he can become powerful enough. He and Eicho spent most of their time working on genetic engineering to unlock the potential of his bloodline. As for the four techniques, Eicho had explained them to him once, but Jack felt they were all unorthodox methods, barely meeting his own "fighting aesthetics" baseline. Out of respect for Eicho, he wouldn't mind accepting some modifications, but he had no expectation that they would be of much use.

The current situation is that Jack inherited very little of Yujiro Hanma's bloodline. Although he was strengthened after awakening the so-called "Hanma blood," he was still not strong enough to rival Pike. On the contrary, the "Navigation Technique," one of the four minor techniques, gave him a temporary effect similar to a "weakened version of power reduction," preventing him from being knocked out by Pike in one hit and even throwing Pike to the ground.

"Tsk, he still made fun of me in the end." Jack smiled bitterly upon hearing this, but did not turn his head to look at the stands, because Pike had only been tripped and was not hurt at all. He quickly bounced up from the ground and pounced on Jack again—he was very fast!

"Whoosh—" Pike's heavy punch grazed past Jack's cheek.

"Whoosh—" Pike swept his arm backhand, his arm passing over Jack's head again.

Having missed twice, Pike grew a little impatient and raised his leg to kick again... but Jack dodged it by a hair's breadth.

"Waaaaah!" Pike roared. He couldn't understand why he couldn't touch the male in front of him, who was clearly walking unsteadily and stumbling.

No matter what attacks Pike launched, Jack narrowly avoided them all, creating a truly magical scene. It was unexpected that Jack, known for his savagery and ferocity among fighters, would become such a dashing and elegant master of drunken boxing!

"Amazing! Jack's movement speed is actually faster than before. He even pushed himself beyond his limits, making his whole body uncoordinated and somewhat clumsy... But this clumsiness is the best feint, interfering with Pike's judgment of speed and making him unable to hit Jack for a moment." In the stands, Hana's eyes were sharp, and she saw through the situation of the battle at a glance. At the same time, she praised Yingchu's "minor technique": "Ying-kun, are you imitating Uncle Helu's superhuman balance on the sea?"

“Hehe, that’s exactly right.” Yingchu was very frank with Huayin and Hao Hongye, and immediately admitted Huayin’s judgment: “It’s quite a coincidence that the battle situation has just developed to this point… Jack doesn’t agree to have the electronic button implanted, so I can only put a trigger in his brain. When he is hit hard on the head and his brain is shaken, the chemical hormones that were implanted in his brain beforehand will be released, greatly improving Jack’s balance, just like a skilled sailor returning to the sea. But doing so will bring a continuous feeling of dizziness… Well, anyway, the condition for the button to be triggered is being hit hard on the head, and at that time, the head will definitely be dizzy!”

“I see…” Yingchu confirmed her judgment, but Hana frowned instead: “How long will this dizziness last? You know, Pi is only temporarily not used to Jack’s clumsy movements to complete high-speed dodges. Their actual speeds are still about the same, and Pi may even be slightly better.”

If Jack's dizziness lasts a long time, then once Pi can adapt to his movements, the outcome will not be any different.

Indeed, before Hana had finished speaking, Pi had already recovered from Jack's dizziness and adapted to his speed of movement, and with a "boom," he punched Jack right in the face!

Peco's strength was astonishing, and this punch, delivered in a moment of impatience, was extremely powerful. Jack was struck so hard that his nose bled profusely, his teeth fell out, and his feet left the ground, sending him flying two or three meters backward! However, Jack now possessed extraordinary balance. Although he flew away, he did not fall. Instead, he used his waist and abdomen to pull himself up, managing to regain his footing without losing his balance!

"Agh!" Seeing that Jack remained standing, Pike became even more ferocious and pounced to continue attacking. By this time, he had adapted to the rhythm of Jack's "Navigation Style" movements. Jack managed to dodge a few times before being hit on the head by Pike again—"Boom!"

The loud noise was deafening, and even the listeners were shaken. As for Jack, the one who was actually recruited, he... had no reaction at all.

No more nosebleeds, no more lost teeth, and no more feet leaving the ground—Jack Van Ma had taken a heavy blow from Piccolo with his own head and was still unharmed.

The spectators were stunned. Hana slammed her hand on the railing: "How is this possible! There must be something fishy going on!"

Of course there's something fishy going on!

Yingchu chuckled: "These are the other two of the four minor spells, 'Shield Guard Spell' and 'Zombie Spell'~"

"Shield Guard? Zombie? What does that mean?"

Staring into Hanon's beautiful eyes, who could bear not telling her the truth? Besides, Yingchu was already about to explain: "'Shield Guard Technique' is my pride~ I made some holes in Jack's skull and did some physical modifications, using Jack's front teeth as a 'switch.' Once the front teeth fall out, Jack's skull will transform into the shape I prepared, greatly increasing its shock absorption and impact resistance. Even if Pike or Hanon tried to hit it, they wouldn't be able to penetrate it in a short time~"

"Is it really that powerful?" Hanon asked curiously. "Then why not just perform surgery on Jack to make this effect permanent?"

“Because changes to the skull structure can cause many side effects, such as the inability to eat.” Yingchu shrugged: “Unless Jack is prepared to have a tube in his trachea and eat liquid food for the rest of his life, we can only use the current strategy. ‘Shield Guard’ is a one-time move. After each use, I have to perform surgery on Jack again to restore everything.”

"Hiss—" Hana gasped, "These side effects are really severe... What is that 'zombie technique'...?"

Author's Note: Hello everyone, I'm back... I'll still be updating very late and at a very tight pace for the next two days, please forgive me. The special circumstances are over, but there might be a few days after June when I need to cut back on production, we'll see then~

Chapter 757, Section 766: The Mountain King Yingchu

“‘Zombie Technique,’ as the name suggests, is a state of invincibility.” Yingchu continued answering Hanon’s question, this time focusing on the three key elements—on/off switch, function, and side effects: “I made some adjustments to Jack’s brain. Once his adrenaline reaches a certain level, his brain will correspondingly secrete intracranial anesthetic to reduce his pain, making Jack an invincible, immortal super soldier. The price is an emotional void. If my surgery hadn’t gone wrong, it would most likely only have removed Jack’s already rare sense of fear.”

"So... Jack will fight to the death?" Hanon shook her head. "Ei-kun, all of your techniques have side effects. No wonder Jack wouldn't allow you to do large-scale human modifications! Besides, the more I think about these three abilities, the more familiar they seem."

The ultimate sense of balance brought by the "navigation technique" is just like Uncle Horoki returning to the ship.

The "Shield Guard Technique" provides super-strong head protection; isn't that just the Iron Head of the Rear Guard of Yokozuka Sapain?

The so-called "zombie technique" of fighting to the death and using a blood and beef shield, isn't that just the crazy dead ghost Masaki Meguro?

So, all of Yingchu's creative inspiration came from his fellow fighters in the Kengan Tournament's Deadly Elimination Tournament back then! Did he honestly pay everyone royalties?

Even if the copyright fees for the real person are too expensive, at least burn some paper money for Meguro...

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