As David Bennett let out a loud laugh and shout, many clan juniors near the martial arena began gathering in this direction.

“It seems this is unavoidable…”

William Bennett had no choice but to brace himself and walk over.

“William Bennett, you’d better be ready. One move! Just one move, and I’ll knock you down!”

David Bennett’s tall figure, like a fierce tiger, closed in on William Bennett, putting immense pressure on him.

As soon as he finished speaking—

He drew in his hands and body into a strange posture, like a coiled viper, exuding a cold and venomous aura.

William Bennett immediately felt a strange chill, as if he were being targeted by a poisonous snake.

“Oh my god, that’s the advanced martial art ‘Thirteen Viper Transformations’!”

A cry of surprise came from the crowd, someone recognizing the origin of David Bennett’s technique.

“An advanced martial art, how is that possible! Normally, clan juniors at the second level of martial arts can only choose intermediate techniques from the ‘Xuanwu Pavilion’. How does David Bennett have an advanced martial art?”

“You might not know, but David Bennett’s grandfather is an elder in the clan…”

“No wonder David Bennett is so confident about winning in one move—he’s mastered the ‘Thirteen Viper Transformations’!”

Many clan juniors around shivered involuntarily, and even some who were stronger than David Bennett looked a bit grave.

“It’s actually an advanced martial art.”

William Bennett drew in a sharp breath.

In the Zhao clan, juniors below the fourth level of martial arts usually practiced only basic or intermediate techniques.

As for William Bennett, since he hadn’t advanced to the second level, he couldn’t enter the clan’s Xuanwu Pavilion and hadn’t even learned a basic technique.

A high-level martial art like ‘Thirteen Viper Transformations’ was far more powerful than basic or intermediate techniques, and couldn’t be compared to foundational skills.

At this moment—

Just David Bennett’s opening stance brought tremendous pressure to William Bennett, as if even the slightest movement would trigger a deadly viper strike.

“No wonder David Bennett is so sure he can defeat me in one move!”

William Bennett’s heart raced. Under normal circumstances, he really might not be able to withstand a single strike from an advanced martial art.

What’s more, David Bennett’s cultivation was a whole level above his.

Thump! Thump…

Under this unprecedented pressure, William Bennett felt his left eye twitching repeatedly, a kind of eager excitement welling up.

William Bennett couldn’t help but focus all his energy on his left eye, fixing it on David Bennett.

At that moment, no one noticed a faint, almost imperceptible greenish sheen flicker across the surface of William Bennett’s left eyeball…

Swish!

William Bennett suddenly entered a supercharged visual state: in his field of vision, David Bennett’s body was magnified and drawn closer, every tiny change—breathing, heartbeat, muscle and vein contractions—was all under the control of his left eye.

In that instant, the movement of everything in the world seemed to slow down many times over.

Yet, the world itself hadn’t changed speed.

What had changed was William Bennett’s neural reaction speed!

In this supercharged state, William Bennett’s mind became exceptionally calm and composed.

His opponent, David Bennett, suddenly shivered, feeling as if all his secrets had been laid bare.

“Viper Transformation Three!”

David Bennett’s face turned vicious. Without hesitation, he unleashed his strongest move—his body, like a viper, sprang up with lightning speed, shifting from utter stillness to explosive motion, generating astonishing speed and power.

Hiss!

In the blink of an eye, David Bennett’s two fingers, pressed together like a viper’s fangs, sliced through the air, stabbing toward William Bennett.

So fast!

Many clan juniors on the field cried out in shock.

Many of the second-level martial arts youths could barely see David Bennett’s movements.

David Bennett’s viper-fang fingers were less than half an inch from their target, about to strike and bring William Bennett to a crushing defeat.

Bang!

Suddenly, a strong, masculine fist struck David Bennett’s arm out of nowhere, making him stagger.

“What’s going on—”

David Bennett was shocked, his body stiffening, his arm throbbing with pain and numbness.

His fingers were less than half an inch from William Bennett’s chest, but he couldn’t move them any closer.

Boom—

Pain shot through David Bennett’s abdomen. With a miserable cry, he was sent flying sideways.

What just happened!

All the Zhao clan juniors cried out in astonishment.

“One move, you’ve lost…”

Chapter 003: Breaking Through to the Second Level

“One move, you’ve lost…”

The shock and excitement on William Bennett’s face were impossible to hide.

He’d won? And in just one move?

Before the match, because of the mutation in his left eye, William Bennett had been confident that, relying on his reaction speed and insight, he could probably withstand one move from David Bennett, and if he performed well, maybe last more than ten moves.

But the final result was completely beyond his expectations.

David Bennett’s sudden attack was anything but slow—even the spectators could barely see it… But under the lock of his left eye, every movement and trajectory was crystal clear.

When his left eye was pushed to the limit, William Bennett felt his opponent’s moves seemed clumsy and slow.

Even more incredible, he could see the flaws in David Bennett’s technique!

Flaws!

Flaws in an advanced martial art!

William Bennett himself didn’t understand how he could so easily see through the flaws in his opponent’s technique—maybe David Bennett hadn’t fully mastered the advanced martial art yet.