In the blink of an eye, the two had already clashed. Yang Kai's fist smashed fiercely into Nulang's palm, but Nulang's five fingers clamped down, gripping it tight.
Yuan Qi erupted violently from both their bodies simultaneously, colliding between fist and palm.
"Huh?" Nulang's eyes flickered with surprise. He discovered that the Yuan Qi within Yang Kai's body was astonishingly domineering—so much so that even he couldn't withstand it for long.
How was that possible? There was a vast gap between their strengths—Yang Kai should pose no threat to him whatsoever. But the facts were right in front of him, and Nulang had no choice but to treat the situation with caution.
If the stalemate continued, his five fingers might actually get burned.
At that thought, Nulang yanked his hand back and jumped several paces away, using the brief moment to quickly neutralize the searing Yuan Qi that had invaded his body.
With a dark expression, Nulang looked toward Yang Kai and grew even more astonished—for in their previous exchange, he had failed to crush the other's fist!
Although he had left five finger-holes in the fist, this fell far short of his expectations! In his estimation, that grab should have been enough to crush the entire fist.
This kid… really did have some tricks up his sleeve. No wonder several of his junior brothers had been killed by him. It seemed his victories were no fluke. Nulang's expression grew solemn.
Yang Kai shook his fist, glanced down at it, and when he raised his eyes once more, the madness in them had grown even more intense.
He had been holding back the whole time, letting the blood in his body boil, enduring the pain from his wounds and the pressure from his enemy—all because he wanted his Unyielding Pride to surge upward.
Only when his indomitable will and determination to win rose high enough could the mysterious martial art unique to him unleash its full power.
Now, that moment had arrived!
Yang Kai had no need to hold back any longer.
A scorching heat suddenly surged from within his bones, and as it spread, Yang Kai felt his entire being transform.
In the past, when he had inadvertently activated his Unyielding Pride, Yang Kai hadn't quite understood what was happening—even when he won, it was in a daze.
But this time was different. He could clearly feel a massive energy generating from within his bones, pouring into his meridians, seeping into his flesh, frantically boosting his strength.
"Again!" Yang Kai was like a predator wolf in the jungle, his eyes locked on Nulang as he let out a wild roar and struck.
Once again, it was the same—a plain, unembellished punch.
"Looking to die!" Nulang sneered. Although Yang Kai's Yuan Qi had surprised him, that didn't mean he truly believed Yang Kai could harm him. As long as he withdrew in time, no matter how strange the Yuan Qi, it couldn't scratch him.
On the other hand, he could wound Yang Kai again and again—sooner or later, he would tear the entire fist off! In a way, Yang Kai's reckless fighting style actually suited Nulang's taste.
With a cold laugh, Nulang's massive hand lunged toward Yang Kai once more.
In their second head-on collision, Nulang felt something was off—the power contained in Yang Kai's punch was significantly greater than before, and the erupting Yuan Qi was fiercer too.
It was roughly equivalent to the full power of a fifth-level Kaiyuan Realm practitioner!