At the critical moment, Samuel Thompson completely restrained the force in his fist. His right foot stomped hard on the ground, cracking the earth beneath him. The power surged upward from his right side, gathering at his shoulder. With a sudden jolt of his shoulder, the force exploded out, running through his entire arm, forcibly blocking the energy that threatened to shatter his wrist and even cripple his whole arm.

At the same time as he blocked this force, his movement did not pause for even a moment.

The power that rose from his right foot and gathered at his shoulder caused his body to shift to the side. With a feint from his left foot, half his body crashed into Terry's embrace. The force contained in his shoulder was like a raging beast, all of it erupting the instant it struck Terry's chest. Even though Terry's physique was twice as strong as Samuel Thompson's, he was still blasted off his feet by this terrifying force, lifted a foot into the air, and sent flying two meters back.

At the same time, Samuel Thompson strode forward again, his right foot stomping the ground fiercely. Using the earth for support and his spine to channel the force, a surging power like a great dragon rose from his feet, coursed through his entire body, and with a jolt of his left hand, all of it condensed in his palm, which he then smashed toward Terry, who had just been sent flying two meters and was still unable to steady himself.

"Limit · Collapse!"

"Boom!"

The force clashed violently with the air, roaring like a giant cannon, echoing between heaven and earth, striking fiercely at Terry's vital acupoint.

The terror of life and death descended in an instant.

Terry watched helplessly as Samuel Thompson's fist thundered toward him, his entire body seemingly paralyzed by the overwhelming intent of this world-destroying punch, feeling as if his mind had been seized and he could not move!

"Ah!"

A terrified scream echoed through the mountains and forests.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Terry thought he was about to die under this punch, a fierce gust of wind swept over him, making his face sting with pain.

When the force of the punch dissipated, Terry did not feel the agony of his skull being shattered at the vital point. Instead, he saw that the opponent's all-out, world-destroying punch had stopped right in front of him, less than half a centimeter from the vital acupoint on his head. The fine hairs on his forehead could even feel the scorching heat contained in that punch.

That was the power of blood and energy pushed to the extreme.

"Deputy Director... is this all you have..."

There was a hint of disappointment on Samuel Thompson's face.

Looking at the deputy director of the Chang Kong Martial Arts School before him, whose eyes were still filled with fear and whose mind had not yet recovered, Samuel Thompson said nothing more.

He withdrew his fist, turned around, and picked up his hiking backpack again.

As he gripped the backpack, he paused for a moment, glancing at his swollen right hand with a hint of surprise in his expression.

But he still said nothing, slung the backpack over his shoulders, and strode away, quickly disappearing into the forest.

From beginning to end, he never spoke another word to the deputy director of the Chang Kong Martial Arts School, and the deputy director remained in a state of shock, his mind still immersed in the terror of that punch, unable to recover for a long time.

It was only after a while—nearly half a minute after Samuel Thompson had left—that the deputy director Terry suddenly snapped out of it, awakened from the terrifying fist technique and intent of Samuel Thompson. Yet even so, the fear in his eyes had not completely faded.

"Such terrifying energy, such terrifying fist intent... and it actually belongs to a youth not even twenty..."

Terry's heart trembled as he took deep breaths, trying to relieve his mental pressure this way. Otherwise, he felt he might damage his own heart and veins.

Under the intense stimulation of a life-and-death crisis, the mind is shaken, blood and energy run wild, and even ordinary people would experience blue vision, brain congestion, weakness, dizziness, and other symptoms—let alone a martial artist with even stronger blood and energy.

After a long while, he finally struggled free from the fist intent of Samuel Thompson and calmed his mind.

"This young man..."

Terry let out a long breath.

After a moment, he suddenly slapped his forehead in frustration. "Damn, I forgot to get his contact information... I can be sure he hasn't mastered dark force yet, but he managed to shatter my dark force just by his precise control of his own power... What an astonishing martial talent! If I could bring someone like him into our Chang Kong Martial Arts School and recommend him to the main school, how could our school not flourish? How could we not become the number one martial arts school in the country?"

At this moment, he also understood why Samuel Thompson dared to attack his vital head points during their fight—

Because the other had already refined his own power to the point of perfect control.

How pitiful that he had thought the other was going to kill him, and in his anger, had exploded with dark force, wanting to fight to the death...

Especially since, before that, he had repeatedly claimed that he was much older and not suitable to fight the other, implying that he was bullying the young...

Now, thinking back, how shameful it was.

"No, I must find this genius seed, no matter what, I have to bring him into our Chang Kong Martial Arts School!"

"Swish!"

As Terry made up his mind, a rustling sound came from the forest.