No strange things are allowed to evolve!

If Hiroshima Heatwave hadn't suddenly started using ranged attacks, he would have actually been prepared for close-quarters combat and real damage from every punch.

but.

Good food is worth waiting for.

Jiang Shu grinned maliciously as he straightened the giant cocoon, as if he were straightening a punching bag in a boxing gym that he could humiliate at will.

"Hehehe, trapped by my Civil Engineering brother's sealing technique, anyone would just be a dance senior at my mercy. You should know what my Civil Engineering brother usually does to dance seniors, right?"

A muffled whimpering sound came from within the giant cocoon.

Clearly, although the Hiroshima heatwave has been contained, it still retains a fairly clear consciousness.

"Go ahead and call out."

"Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you!"

"Hmph! Hmph! Ughhhhhh!"

With Jiang Shu's roar, his raised fist slammed into the giant cocoon again and again.

The giant cocoon is actually quite soft and has an excellent ability to transmit force.

So even though there was a thick barrier woven from white silk threads, each punch was no different from hitting the Hiroshima heatwave directly.

Even Hiroshima Heatwave at his peak would be injured if he took a full hit of this multi-layered attack, let alone now that he is being relentlessly drained of his power by the Earth and Wood Sealing Technique and is already extremely weak.

What was that cracking sound? Was it your rib?

"Oh ho ho, the neck, the neck is broken too?"

"Hehehe, so you're a masochist? You jump up happily whenever you get spanked? You... Oh, this is the front view, sorry."

As Jiang Shu repeatedly struck the giant white cocoon from all angles, the cocoon was gradually stained crimson.

"Huh? Is your nose bleeding?"

Jiang Shu rubbed his chin, shrugged, and continued raising his fist:

"It's probably because of internal heat. You should get gua sha (scraping therapy) at times like this."

Inside the giant cocoon, Hiroshima Rei's bones were shattered, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and even the whites of his eyes were stained red with blood. It was only because his willpower was strong enough that he did not faint from the pain.

Such an ability to endure pain would even make Guan Yu respectfully address him as "Second Master".

but.

There was no despair in his eyes yet.

Soon...

Success is just around the corner...

The ultimate technique of sacrificing one's own spiritual root was originally a trump card prepared to defeat that guy—

"I...I am..."

Jiang Shu, who was outside, vaguely heard something.

"What are you saying in your gibberish?"

"I...I am..."

"Atomic!"

Jiang Shu was taken aback.

The next moment, a blinding light burst forth from the giant cocoon.

The nuclear bomb exploded.

Chapter 303 The Wall of Sighs (Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival)

"This...this is!"

"Ah! Eyes!"

The explosion came unexpectedly, and the blinding light not only filled the entire arena world, but also penetrated the light screen, illuminating the entire final arena as if it were daytime.

It's like hundreds or thousands of stun grenades detonating at the same time, depriving everyone of their vision and causing intense dizziness.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The bright light gradually faded.

Instead, a mushroom cloud is in full bloom.

When they came to their senses, a huge crater had appeared in the very center of the arena.

"call..."

The sweltering heatwave of Hiroshima, barely recognizable as human, slowly descended from the sky.

Although he was still trying to hold on, the exhaustion that came from his very soul was impossible to hide.

As soon as his legs touched the ground, he collapsed to his knees, his hands bracing against the ground, his body rising and falling rapidly with his breathing.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that not only had his physical form deviated from human shape, but many of his bones had become unnaturally bent or even broken, making him almost a pile of mud.

Moreover, his appearance looked even more abnormal.

His entire body was covered in festering sores, with pus and blood gushing from the ruptured blood vessels. Most of his fat and muscle tissue was exposed, and much of it was missing.

This made him look like a skinned, half-melted monster.

Half of his face was exposed, revealing his bones. His teeth had all fallen out of his open mouth, and the flesh on his cheeks hung precariously from his chin, swaying in the wind.

"Damn it...it actually came down to it..."

"They actually pushed me to this point..."

Although he defeated Jiang Shu, he was not happy at all.

In fact, when Sugar Knight told him to use Ginger Bundle as a stepping stone to fully demonstrate the moves he used to deal with Sachima, who was ranked tenth in the final arena, he agreed on the surface, but he didn't really take it to heart and didn't intend to do it.

Firstly, in his view, Jiang Shu posed no threat whatsoever. Even though he had heard about some things about the other party or was even present at the time, he didn't pay much attention to them.

At best, he's just a lucky guy who's good at finding and exploiting the mechanisms and vulnerabilities of the hatchery.

Such a person might be quite capable if they were to become a member of the strategy team for various organizations and tasked with conquering the hatchery. However, in terms of combat between evolved beings, based on the information currently available, they are nothing more than a complete novice, or at least have never demonstrated any relevant abilities.

In short, the reason he has become so famous recently is simply because he happened to be in the right place at the right time. And you know, if you can be in the right place at the right time, even a pig can fly.

Secondly, the move he painstakingly developed for Shaqima combines all the skills he has mastered and makes full use of the characteristics of his spiritual root, making it extremely dangerous for him as well, and he himself has not fully mastered it.

The principle is to squeeze out all the characteristics of the spiritual root before reaching the corresponding strength, so that the burst of power in an instant reaches the limit of the current spiritual root form - the power of level twelve.

This ability certainly comes at a price, especially since he is only at level eight and needs to cross four levels.

Not only does it place a tremendous burden on the body, but it also requires sacrificing one's spiritual roots and one's own life force, exchanging the future for the present.

Simply put, this is a skill used to trade lives with the opponent at the last moment, and it is also the biggest trump card of the Hiroshima heatwave.

Regardless of the reason, this ability should never have been used on Jiang Shu.

But now, he has not only been bitten by a pig in the wind who is a level below him, but has also been forced into a desperate situation, and has no choice but to use this move that is almost as long as heaven and earth to successfully turn defeat into victory.

Even after leaving the combat incubator, everything will be reset, and the cost of using this "nuclear explosion" move will completely disappear.

But this in itself is a disgrace, a victory that has lost all face.

Even if you win against an opponent who is significantly weaker than you, you still have to fight with all your might. Even if you win, it's not much better than losing.

"Tch... You can be considered to have lost with honor."

Hiroshima Heatwave grumbled irritably, then prepared to leave the incubator.

But just then...

But then he noticed something strange.

What does it mean that if you leave halfway through, it will be considered as admitting defeat?

"Still alive?!"

The Hiroshima heatwave paused, then abruptly looked up.

Immediately, his eyes filled with trembling and disbelief—

Before him, Jiang Shu emerged unharmed from the dust as if nothing had happened. Apart from being a little dirty, there was not a trace of injury.

Upon seeing this, the spectators outside the light screen were also stunned.

"really?"

"Is this still a carbon-based life form?"

Even Xue Wang and Bo Ya were shocked.

Although they certainly hoped Jiang Shu would win, to be honest, with that level of attack, losing wasn't unacceptable; in fact, it might be better if she lost.

At least it proves that Jiang Shu is a human being.

"I said..." Bo Ya's mind went blank for a moment: "Are you really sure?"

Snow King, also undergoing a worldview reshaping process, stiffly retorted, "Are you sure... what?"

"Are you sure you want to have those kinds of thoughts about him? It seems like there's a reproductive barrier between you two, doesn't it?"

"..."

The crowd, still confused by the situation, turned their attention to the Sugar Knight.

"What's going on here?"

"Master, do you have any clues?"

Faced with the eager and inquisitive gazes of the crowd, Sugar Knight seemed somewhat flustered.

"Uh... well... I think..."

Seeing his reaction, everyone understood.

Is the current situation something even Sugar Knight can't understand?

In the end, the Sugar Knight simply sighed and said, "Sorry, I don't know either."

He didn't understand why such a reversal had occurred.

Although he didn't experience the oppressive feeling of the Hiroshima heatwave "nuclear explosion" up close, judging from his actions after using it, Sugar Knight could guess that it was a life-or-death fighting style that would inflict a thousand damages on the enemy while also inflicting eight hundred on himself.

Judging from the destructive power it causes, it can pose a huge threat even to oneself.

Even if we could handle it, it would be extremely difficult.

So how exactly was he able to stand there safely?!

While they were simply bewildered by the bizarre situation, they were mostly just curious passersby, though shocked.

In the context of the Hiroshima heatwave, this situation can be described as terrifying.

Based on confidence in "nuclear explosion"...

Or perhaps it should be called common sense?

In short, it would be reasonable for Jiang Shu to die cleanly and efficiently no matter what.

So he didn't even bother looking for Jiang Shu's body. He didn't even need to think about it; he was sure it had been smashed to pieces, leaving not even a speck of dust.

But to his utter surprise, Jiang Shu, who had endured the "nuclear explosion" at such close range, was now standing right in front of him.

Even if Jiang Shu were still alive, it wouldn't be unacceptable if we did some mental preparation.

The problem is that he was completely unharmed; apart from being somewhat disheveled, there wasn't even a visible injury.

How could he accept this?

This is even more despairing than spending a lot of effort only to find out that the boss has a second phase, because looking at Jiang Shu's appearance, there is no difference from before the "nuclear explosion", which means that no damage was caused, so how can there be a second phase?

So for a moment, the Hiroshima heatwave simply froze on the spot, lost the ability to think, and began to mutter incoherently as if possessed.

"How...how is this possible?"

"This was clearly my last, desperate move, the one that consumed my life..."

Only then did the wariness in Jiang Shu's eyes quietly fade away.

He was very worried that the Hiroshima heatwave could trigger another "nuclear explosion," and if that happened, the situation could be very dangerous.