The electric finger had already struck, but at that moment, Brian Carter's ankle suddenly twisted, driving his waist into a bend, his body tensing slightly. It was precisely the "Dragon Shields the Body" move from Shaolin Arhat Fist. His right hand formed a proper fist and delivered a textbook "Fierce Tiger Strikes" from the same style. Instantly, a sound of bones breaking came from As I Am Present's chest, and his whole body was sent flying backward for nearly twenty feet, spewing mouthfuls of blood. The blue electric light vanished cleanly from his limbs in an instant.

Everyone watching the duel was stunned. After taking the "Rage Pill," As I Am Present had unleashed a dazzling flurry of electric finger techniques, yet was defeated in a split second!

"Dragon Shields the Body" plus "Fierce Tiger Strikes" from Shaolin Arhat Fist?!?

Someone had already pressed the duel replay, confirming once again that As I Am Present was indeed defeated by Thirty-Six Hours, who used "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" in combination with Shaolin Arhat Fist!

How could this be? Shaolin Arhat Fist is the most basic, most ordinary fist technique! Whether practitioners of new or ancient martial arts, everyone affectionately calls it the "fitness routine" among fist styles.

A so-called expert who had never fought before, using restricted laborer-level internal energy, combined with the "fitness routine" of martial arts, actually defeated someone who had taken a Rage Pill, instantly boosting his strength to nearly a quasi-three-star warrior, and took him down!

And most importantly, it was an instant KO! No way, right? A fitness routine beat the newly purchased martial art "Electric Finger"?

Brian Carter, who won on his first try, didn't feel the excitement one would expect after defeating an opponent. He quickly transferred $515 into his bank account and immediately chose to log off.

How could this be? How was it possible? Brian Carter took off his helmet and sat on his bed, a bit dazed. Based on the data he had collected before, the chance of defeating As I Am Present after he took a Rage Pill was less than fifty percent, and it would take at least three hundred moves, exhausting the pill's effects. Only at the moment the effect ended, when the user experienced a sudden drop in strength, could you seize the opportunity to win!

Even if As I Am Present hadn't taken the Rage Pill, an instant KO was still impossible! Staring at the moon outside the window, Brian Carter wondered what was going on today. Everything felt so unreal. Was it because his opponent was careless? Or...

While Brian Carter was still puzzled, in the free Zone 11 of the Sky Martial Arts Battle Network, in Arena 11, As I Am Present was still in a daze after exiting battle mode. He still hadn't figured out what exactly happened in that instant—how could he have lost to Shaolin Arhat Fist?

Those who lost money were cursing loudly. Winning and then running away—one of the most disgraceful things on the Sky Martial Arts Battle Network—had actually happened to them.

"Qinlin! Snap out of it, that guy just got lucky!"

"Yeah! Otherwise, why would he run away so fast!"

Was it really just luck? As I Am Present felt differently. Although he really disliked this "mouth-only expert," in that instant before defeat, he clearly saw an extraordinary calm in Thirty-Six Hours's eyes—something he had never encountered before.

Brian Carter stayed offline for a while, then simply got up and started practicing the Shaolin Arhat Fist he usually used for fitness in his cramped room: double elbow embrace, double palm press, double elbow embrace, cross-hand low split, turn and single split, double wind pierces the ears, turn and coiling dragon downward cut, double piercing palms...

After running through all forty-one moves of the Shaolin Arhat Fist, Brian Carter not only didn't feel the usual trace of fatigue, but instead sensed a vibrant energy surging within him.

Brian Carter looked at his hands in disbelief. This set of Shaolin Arhat Fist, which he had practiced countless times, had always just felt familiar, but today it felt as smooth and natural as flowing water.

Recalling the battle scene with As I Am Present in his mind, Brian Carter clenched his fists slightly, a surge of uncontrollable excitement rising in his heart. So this is how thrilling fighting can be.

Brian Carter moved his lips without making a sound, took a deep breath, and suppressed the fighting spirit and excitement bubbling in his chest, once again remembering his original intention for joining the Sky Martial Arts Battle Network.

The article! Brian Carter slapped his forehead. This was one of his sources of income. Although he had made quite a bit from gambling today, that was just a windfall. The recordings of the two battles could barely make up an article, so he decided to download the fight videos first.

Logging back into the Sky Martial Arts Battle Network, he immediately heard a rough voice shout, "Qinlin, snap out of it! If that kid dares to come online again, I'll challenge him and get revenge for you..."

Before the voice finished, a figure flickered in an empty seat in the audience—Brian Carter, who had just escaped, appeared once more.

Everyone's eyes turned in unison to the person who had just shouted, as if to say: Bro, he's here now, it's your turn.

Brian Carter ignored everyone's gaze and the rough voice, quickly operating to download the recordings of the two recent matches.

After a brief silence, the rough voice rang out again: "'Thirty-Six Hours', I challenge you! If you've got guts, fight me!"