But after returning, he suddenly discovered that the bottleneck he had been stuck at for so long actually showed signs of loosening. After Amory was overjoyed, he became a bit puzzled and began racking his brains to figure out the cause of the bottleneck loosening.

This cause was crucial for him to break through the bottleneck.

It took him two days to realize that the reason for the loosening was actually that battle with Jason Clark.

Amory wasn’t entirely sure, so he went to Ander Academy again to challenge Jason Clark to another fight, and got beaten up once more.

However, this fight confirmed his suspicion—the battle with Jason Clark was indeed the trigger.

Amory was a stubborn guy. From then on, every so often, he would seek out Jason Clark for a fight. But in the past, he usually went to Jason Clark’s place; this was the first time he’d stormed into the school like this.

After fighting so many times, Amory gradually found the reason: basic martial arts! He discovered that as his basic martial arts became more and more proficient, the power of his [Earth Splitter Slash] was quietly increasing.

Amory’s bottleneck was thus unknowingly broken through, but he didn’t stop challenging Jason Clark to duels.

His strength grew even greater, and his understanding of martial arts was far beyond what a little brat like Jason Clark could compare to. Basic martial arts were no challenge for Amory; he just hadn’t paid much attention to them before. After a few fights, Amory’s basic martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.

But what he never expected was that he still couldn’t beat Jason Clark.

Not even once!

That freak Jason Clark still outclassed him in basic martial arts.

Amory kept his frustration bottled up inside. He was a top student at Beast Academy, yet he couldn’t even beat a bottom-ranked student from Ander Academy. If word got out, how humiliating would that be? Even though they were both using basic martial arts, he had put in the effort—so how could he still lose?

Jason Clark didn’t think that much about it. In his eyes, Amory was just a jerk who looked like an ox but had the annoying persistence of a fly.

What made him even more unforgivable was that this damned fly-brained ox now actually dared to make a move on Ashley!

Furious beyond measure, Jason Clark went berserk.

However, this time Amory was clearly prepared. No matter how wildly Jason Clark attacked, Amory remained unmoved. It was obvious that Amory had spent a lot of time on basic martial arts, and the gap between him and Jason Clark was now almost negligible.

For someone at a high level, mastering low-level martial arts was not difficult. This was also why Jason Clark was ridiculed for practicing basic martial arts for five years.

The two sides fell into a stalemate.

Both had outstanding physical qualities: Amory had the advantage in strength, while Jason Clark had the edge in speed and flexibility. They were evenly matched.

The attacks gradually slipped out of Jason Clark’s control, and he entered a very strange state.

His attacks were actually a bit faster than his thoughts.

It was the first time Jason Clark had experienced such a state. If it were under normal circumstances, he would have been very surprised. But in his berserk state, Jason Clark was completely lost in the moment.

Having reached his limit, Jason Clark’s speed was imperceptibly accelerating.

Amory immediately felt the pressure.

He was slightly stunned, and his first reaction was: Impossible!

What is a limit? A limit is something that cannot be surpassed! And a theoretical limit is even more impossible to break!

Unless Jason Clark had cultivated a third-level mental technique, with the boost of higher-level true energy, only then could martial arts break through the limit.

But after countless bouts, he knew Jason Clark extremely well. This guy practiced the second-level [Qi Nourishing Technique], and was still some distance from mastery.

Just as Amory was momentarily distracted, a sharp glint flashed in Jason Clark’s eyes. His tall body was now as agile as a cat. With a push of his foot, he suddenly darted right up to Amory.

Amory was startled and instinctively grabbed with his left hand.

Jason Clark’s left hand slapped down on Amory’s left hand—basic palm technique [Deflect]—and using that force, his body slipped away like a fish, his feet rapidly executing three quick steps—basic lightness skill [Quickstep].

He appeared like a ghost in midair to Amory’s left, his whole body twisting outward, right fist swinging out.

“Kill!”

The shout thundered like a roar, power transferring from waist and abdomen to elbow and wrist, borrowing the momentum of the fall, striking down from above with a powerful punch!

The punch came incredibly fast!

Like a shooting star!

In a panic, Amory twisted his body to the right.

Jason Clark’s fully extended punch landed on Amory’s left shoulder.

A tremendous force hit him, and Amory’s expression changed. He had no time to react before his whole body was sent flying sideways.

Bang!

Amory crashed to the ground like a sandbag, skidding seven or eight meters before coming to a stop.

The martial arts arena was deathly silent, everyone’s expressions frozen on their faces.

Jason Clark, still in a bow stance with his fist extended, and Amory lying on the ground not far in front of him, formed an extremely bizarre scene.

This, this, this...

Huff, huff, huff!

Jason Clark felt as if the world had gone completely silent; all he could hear was his own heavy breathing. Gradually, his delayed thoughts finally caught up, and Jason Clark slowly came back to his senses.

A thunderous wave of noise instantly left his ears ringing.

“He, he, he...”