Dongdong only felt her fist wrapped in a wave of soft force, her attack direction spiraled out of control as all her strength was dissipated by that delicate hand.
In the next instant, Shangguan Liâs Tai Chi Palm reversed soft to hard, driving Dongdongâs fist backward forcefully.
"Dong!"
Dongdongâs stomach took a punch from her own fist, stumbling away and landing with her feet upturned.
Infuriated by the blow, she lunged forward with frenzied punches, attempting to break Shangguan Liâs moves with chaos.
This chaotic punching might work against half-baked fighters, but in Shangguan Liâs eyes, it was merely the impotent rage of a brat.
Shangguan Liâs footwork shifted unpredictably, effortlessly dodging the incoming punches, her movements fluid and masterful.
Her Tai Chi Palms moved sometimes slow, sometimes fast, sometimes hard, sometimes soft, each motion accurately hitting Dongdongâs power points, no matter how hard she tried, it felt like punching cotton.
Eventually, Shangguan Li seized the opportunity amidst Dongdongâs reckless assault, stepped forward penetrating her defense, and a "Boom" resonated as her palm struck Dongdong at the chest.
Dongdong felt her limbs go numb, her entire body weakened, collapsing to the ground.
The football field went silent, only Dongdongâs erratic breathing echoed through.
Shangguan Li drew her palms in a circular motion, gently pressing them down to conclude, calm and subdued.
"Huff... Huff... Cough..." Dongdong, inflicted with some internal injuries, lay on the ground continuously coughing and wheezing.
Su Mo sighed at the sight.
Such an outcome was expected by him.
Shangguan Li had been in the field for long, experienced, with a high-grade artificial body, and adept in ancient martial arts.
If Dongdong could defeat such a master, that would be bizarre.
Su Mo walked onto the football field, intending to halt the spar.
"Boss, donât come in!" Dongdong struggled to rise from the ground, brushed her messy pink hair behind her ear, and said firmly, "I havenât lost yet!"
She rushed towards Shangguan Li once more.
Su Mo scratched his head admiringly, "Why is this kid so stubborn..."
Shangguan Li initially thought Dongdong might try some foolish trick again, unexpectedly, she attacked head-on with an unremarkable straight punch.
"Beaten into silence? Repeating the same mistake?" Shangguan Li sneered, effortlessly catching Dongdongâs fist, preparing to counter.
Yet, an accident occurred.
"ZzzâZzzzzâ" A disorderly electric current surged with a noise.
Shangguan Li instantly tensed, feeling a paralyzing sensation emanating from her palm, accompanied by a fiery pain, her body uncontrollably trembling.
She clenched her teeth, forcefully threw Dongdong away to regain control of her body, frowning at Dongdong afterwards.
Dongdongâs arms gleamed with arcs of electricity, crackling, the blue light jumping like lightning, illuminating her face vividly, her eyes brimmed with fighting spirit.
Profound Cat-type Artificial Body electric module, activated!
Upon witnessing this, Su Mo nodded thoughtfully, "Oh... thatâs indeed a clever tactic..."
He retreated off the field to continue observing.
Dongdong, seeing Shangguan Liâs hair frizzed, smirked mischievously, "Howâs it? My electric therapy feels good, right?"
Shangguan Li continually clenched and unclenched her fists to alleviate the numbness in her limbs, her eyes slightly narrowing.
Using Profound Cat-type Artificial Bodyâs electric module to restrain ancient martial arts?
It was indeed a smart approach.
No matter how powerful ancient martial arts were, they required direct physical contact to take effect.
That nonsense about killing with Inner Strength from afar was non-existent.
Dongdongâs activation of the electric module meant she only needed to contact ancient martial arts to trigger an electric attack.
It essentially sealed her ancient martial arts moves.
Shangguan Li snorted coldly, "Seems youâve got some brains. But the electric module of the Profound Cat-type Artificial Body has large consumption, your power core wonât last long the way youâre fighting."
"Then bring it on, letâs see if your spine gives out first or my power core," Dongdong collided her fists before her, exploding a mass of electricity, entering bullet time to charge at Shangguan Li.
To counter bullet time, Shangguan Li must also enter bullet time.
The two transformed into two fleeting shadows on the football field, one accompanied by blue light, rushing like thunder.
The battle returned to Dongdongâs forteâattrition.
The electric module had indeed great energy consumption.
But after the previous battle, Shangguan Liâs artificial spine was overheating, bullet time surely couldnât be maintained for long.
As long as her spine gave in, Dongdong could win.
In this, Dongdong had confidence.
Since last fighting the Crowâs Nest Thugs and dragging Su Mo back due to low-power status, she harbored resentment, training daily on her control over the artificial body.
Now she could precisely control electric intensity, extending low-power state appearance to the maximum.
Sustaining such discharge, she could last at least five minutes.
While Shangguan Liâs bullet time, definitely couldnât last five minutes anymore!
Both attacking, figures intercrossing repeatedly.
Dongdongâs silhouette enveloped in blue light distinctly held dominance, suppressing Shangguan Li throughout.
The latter forced to retreat constantly, her exquisite ancient martial arts couldnât be utilized.
If Shangguan Li previously still held some contempt for Dongdong, thinking she was just a street punk, nothing remarkable.
Now, her stereotype of Dongdong was eradicated.
Keen adaptive ability, tactical judgment, tremendous body adaptability, endless stamina...
The key is, sheâs only 14 years old.
At 14, demonstrating such a formidable battle talent.
Second-in-Command of the Edge, worthy of the title.
"Dong!"
Both collided, electric sparks erupted.
Shangguan Li retreated several steps to stabilize herself, it was evident her hands trembled from electrical impact.
Dongdong emerged amid interwoven electric arcs, occupying the advantage through skill, her tail wagging in delight, smugly saying, "Iâll give you some face, surrender and itâs half a loss~"
Shangguan Xue expressionless, continually clenching fists to alleviate numbness, said calmly, "Firstly, I admit, at the start I was not serious enough, didnât take this duel seriously."
"Now I want to say, youâre a worthy opponent for true effort. I should show some real skill."
Suddenly, a "Boomâ" echoed as Shangguan Liâs internal mechanical engine roared.
Power nodes on her body illuminated, the energy gathered along circuits into her hands, forming dazzling beams at her fingertips.
Those were lasers formed from materialized energy, only inches long, yet emanated fearsome destructive power, cutting through steel likely as easy as slicing cheese.
Su Mo had been an onlooker, seeing Shangguan Li activate the bodyâs lasers, his expression changed, reprimanding, "Hey! We agreed itâs friendly sparring, youâre crossing the line, arenât you?"
Shangguan Li calmly responded, "Relax, Director Su, I wonât harm her life. If the artificial body is accidentally damaged, Iâll pay for it."
Dongdong, always headstrong, defiantly said, "Boss, donât stop her, let her come!"
In terms of intention, Su Mo didnât want them to continue, as they were slightly heated.
However, itâs gotten to this point, forcibly stopping might annoy them, and they might secretly arrange a rematch.
At least he was present, something goes wrong, he could intervene to save.
Also, he trusted Shangguan Liâs character, she wasnât the type to say sheâd be careful but act maliciously.
Helplessly, Su Mo continued watching.
"Itâs just glowing, acting as if nobody else can," Dongdong unleashed electric currents crackling, entering bullet time, leading twin azure arcs assaulting Shangguan Li.
Shangguan Li sidestepped the attack, two fingers like swords, lightly tapped Dongdongâs side waist.
The laserâs power was intense, piercing Dongdongâs waist, a small opening created, inflicting brief stinging pain.
This kind of injury she utterly disregarded, prepared to continue her pursuit.
Yet the next moment, her stride stiffened, and her body uncontrollably collapsed to the ground.
She was stunned to find that one of her legs couldnât move!