Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 184 One-Punch Man!
Dong Dongchen sat down again.

Then he let out a long sigh and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

"Even if you are eliminated, it is not bad for a poor student with no background to survive to the last week."

He poured himself another glass, his tone tinged with regret.

"Perhaps this is the limit of his potential."

As the two were reflecting on their feelings, the image on the big screen suddenly changed.

Matching complete, map loading begins.

Lin Ye and his opponent "Want to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish" appeared simultaneously in a dense jungle swamp map.

Dong Dongchen's gaze immediately locked onto the figure that had been bothering him.

"The weapons have been changed, and they look pretty good. Finally, they're not the same standard-issue weapons as before."

Long Bohan seemed uninterested and indifferent.

"At his age, it's normal for him to grow a few centimeters in a month. Let's see if his skills have actually improved."

On the screen, the ten-second countdown reached zero.

The battle begins!
The guy opposite, who "want to eat sweet and sour fish," was clearly an impatient person, or rather, he had absolute confidence in his swordsmanship.

The moment the countdown ended, he pushed off with his feet, transforming into an arrow released from a bow. His figure was elusive, and his longsword twirled in a dazzling display as he thrust it straight at Lin Ye's throat.

However, the next moment.

No one could see clearly what happened.

The man who had charged forward so aggressively, “Want to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish,” suddenly exploded into a thick cloud of blood mist from his upper body without warning.

Blood and bits of flesh splattered everywhere, staining the screen red.

Then his figure transformed into a streak of light and vanished completely.

[Goblin minions win!]

The battle notification sound was like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of the two people in the private room.

The battle ended at the speed of light.

Dong Dongchen's expression was somewhat blank, and his mouth was slightly open, as if an egg could fit inside.

Long Bohan's chopsticks, which he had just stretched out to pick up food, froze in mid-air, motionless.

An eerie silence fell over the entire private room.

"What...what the hell?"

Dong Dongchen finally regained his voice. He jumped up from his seat and rushed to the screen, operating the virtual panel with both hands.

Replay!

And slow it down tenfold!
The scene rapidly reversed, returning to the moment before "Want to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish" approached Lin Ye.

This time, the two of them stared wide-eyed at the screen without blinking.

It was still that elusive figure, and still that sharp sword strike.

then……

boom!
The chest of "Want to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish" first suddenly caved in, then a horrifying bloody hole appeared out of nowhere, and finally his entire upper body exploded.

From beginning to end, they still couldn't see what the goblin henchman had done.

Slow down by fifty times!
Dong Dongchen zoomed in on the screen to its maximum size!
Dong Dongchen felt a slight numbness in his hands and feet.

That was an unprecedented level of excitement.

It was an urgent desire to prove that my judgment was correct!

The scene reverses again, and this time, the flow of time is slowed down to the extreme.

They finally saw it clearly.

Just as the longsword that "wanted to eat sweet and sour fish" was thrust out.

The figure who had stood still the whole time, without moving an inch, simply raised his right hand and threw a punch forward.

It was just an ordinary straight punch.

He did not use the long spear behind him.

Even the burst of blood and qi characteristic of a martial artist at the Opening Meridian Realm did not appear.

It was just an ordinary punch, like something out of a street brawl.

The fist landed precisely on the chest of "Want to Eat Sweet and Sour Fish".

Then, it was instantly killed.

Long Bohan could no longer maintain his composure and calmness; his face was filled with disbelief.

"How much does this person have to offer to eat sweet and sour fish?"

He turned to look at Dong Dongchen, his voice unusually solemn.

Dong Dongchen said, "Late-stage Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm! Those ranked five or six thousandth in the Rising Star Sequence are basically the best in this realm! The kind who could break through at any time!"

"Late-stage Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm..."

Long Bohan repeated it, his expression growing increasingly shocked.

"A single ordinary punch instantly killed a cultivator at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm..."

An astonishing guess took shape in his mind.

"He's no longer at the Opening Meridian Realm."

Long Bohan was resolute.

“He broke through!”

Dong Dongchen's heart trembled: "You mean... he's reached the Condensation Realm?!"

A Condensing Qi Realm expert of this age is extremely rare, even in the entire Great Xia Dynasty!

"Most likely!"

Long Bohan's gaze was deep and intense.

"If he really participated in the Qiming General Training Camp and persevered until the last week, then it's entirely possible for him to break through to the Condensing Qi Realm during this nearly month-long hellish training!"

He paused, then added, "This year is extraordinary, not just for our Great Xia... no, it's for the entire world!"

"Young martial arts geniuses are emerging like an geyser! In previous years, as long as you could break through to the Condensation Realm during the training camp, graduation was basically a sure thing."

"But this year... the competition is far more intense than ever before. Even if you break through to the Condensation Realm, you may still be eliminated in the final ranking competition!"

As the two were talking, the images on the screen switched again.

[Goblin minions, in matchmaking...]

Soon, a new competitor emerged.

The spectator screen popped up, and before Dong Dongchen could even introduce Lin Ye's second opponent, the screen displayed the scene.

The next second, the exact same scene played out again. The opponent's figure had barely approached when he exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

Even in slow motion, it's still that simple yet overwhelmingly powerful punch that instantly kills.

At that moment, the two looked at each other and saw a kind of fanaticism in each other's eyes.

That unparalleled dark horse that once amazed them so much that they were willing to risk their reputation...

came back!
Moreover, it's many times stronger than it was a month ago!
The opponents he is facing now, who are at the late stage of the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm, don't even have the power to make him draw his spear!

He would simply smash the other rising stars with a single punch, without any regard for reason!

It's hard to imagine what a terrifying sight it would be when he really got serious and drew that spear!

The two of them stopped talking and ate their food while keeping their eyes glued to the screen.

The third match, one punch.

The fourth match, one punch.

The fifth match, and it was still one punch.

More than an hour later.

In the light screen, the goblin soldier's twenty-first opponent had another huge hole blasted into his chest, and then disappeared into a stream of light amidst the blood mist.

In just one hour, he had achieved a remarkable 21-game winning streak!

Including previous results.

Now, the number of consecutive wins behind this ID, "Goblin Minion," has reached an incredibly terrifying 145!
hiss……

Long Bohan gasped, forgetting to put down his wine glass.

He turned to look at Dong Dongchen and asked a question that even he found absurd.

"With his skill level... how did he get eliminated?"

Dong Dongchen almost spat out the wine in his mouth.

"I can't get it! Bro, didn't you keep saying he was eliminated?!"

"Could it be..."

Long Bohan frowned deeply: "Did he attend a training camp in the capital or in Yanjing?"

"If you run into those two freaks, Xiao Lingchen and Xia Lianxue, being eliminated would be understandable."

Long Bohan immediately shook his head: "It's impossible for the training camp in Yanjing. I've seen the final list, and he's not on it."

"When he contacted me, he told me his name was Lin Ye."

Dong Dongchen's eyes lit up: "Are there any training camps in other provinces with someone named Lin Ye? Can you check?"

"Cannot be checked."

Long Bohan said helplessly, "This information is classified before the camp closes. Only after graduation will the list of all graduates be released to the public."

"I was able to see the list of trainees for the Yanjing training camp because my dad was in charge of selecting a few young geniuses from the Fire and Fire Martial Hall to enter the training camp..."

Upon hearing this, Dong Dongchen instantly felt as if countless ants were crawling all over his body.

Just then, a new matchup appeared on the big screen, which suddenly piqued his interest.

[Goblin Minion (4786th) VS It's Mi Yue, not Mi Yue (3564th)]

"Holy crap?" Dong Dongchen exclaimed in surprise, sitting up straight.

“I remember this ‘Mi Yue’ is not Mi Yue. She is the daughter of the Mi family in Jiangnan.”

"If I remember correctly, she successfully broke through to the early stage of the Condensation Realm two weeks ago!"

"Although I have only recently broken through and my foundation is not yet stable, the Condensation Realm and the Meridian Opening Realm are two completely different concepts!"

"Now, we should be able to force him to reveal some of his true strength, right?"

The countdown has begun on the big screen.

Map loading complete.

The ruins of an ancient battlefield are covered in yellow sand, and tattered banners flutter in the wind.

Lin Ye and his opponent appeared on this desolate battlefield at almost the same time.

"what?"

On the other side of the screen was Mi Yue, a woman with a voluptuous figure and a charming face. When she saw Lin Ye's ID, her red lips curled slightly, and she let out a coquettish laugh, which was clearly heard through the public microphone.

"What a handsome young man."

"Excuse me, sir, could you let me pass?"

Her voice was soft, sweet, and alluring, with a captivating quality that could melt a man's bones.

Dong Dongchen pursed his lips.

"The Mi family has always followed the same routine, without any change."

Long Bohan remained silent, his gaze fixed on the screen.

He knew that the more this type of woman was, the more ruthless she would be.

Sure enough, the moment she finished speaking, her charming face suddenly turned cold!
The murderous intent is palpable!
Mi Yue kept saying she wanted people to give way, but she pushed herself to the limit the moment the countdown ended.

She stepped on the sand without leaving a trace, and floated towards Lin Ye like a ghost.

The two daggers in her hands, glowing with a bluish light, exuded a chilling aura under the cover of her water-attribute aura.

The blade tip gleamed with a sharp, cold light, aiming straight for Lin Ye's brow!
First, distract your opponent with words, then launch a surprise attack!

However, just a moment before that deadly dagger was about to touch Lin Ye.

Lin Ye's figure vanished into thin air right before Mi Yue's eyes and under the gaze of Dong Dongchen and Long Bohan!
"what?!"

Warning signs screamed in Mi Yue's heart, and a chill from the depths of her soul exploded wildly down her spine!

She didn't have time to think about how the other party did it; her combat instincts allowed her to make the most correct reaction in an instant.

hum!
Like a flowing blue river, the fierce energy surged forth from her body, instantly condensing into a magnificent and sturdy set of blue armor on her body.

The armor had ripples on its surface, completely covering her body.

But in the very next instant after her罡煞 armor was completed...

boom--! ! !
The blue aura armor on Mi Yue's body instantly disintegrated and disappeared.

Then, a huge hole was blasted through her chest from front to back!

Her figure froze on the spot, her expression frozen in that instant of shock and disbelief.

Immediately, his entire body transformed into a stream of light and dissipated into the sandstorm.

[Goblin minions win!]

At this moment, Long Bohan and Dong Dongchen were shocked to discover that there was also a bottomless and terrifying hole on the rocky cliff behind where Mi Yue had originally stood!

The power of that punch, even after piercing through the Qi-fiery armor and physical body of a Qi Condensation Realm martial artist, still had undiminished momentum, blasting through a distant cliff!
Or... just that ordinary punch!
There was still no sign of any surge of malevolent energy on his body.

(End of this chapter)