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Chapter 35: The Midnight Vault
The dust and shockwave from the Dragon Head’s internal collapse still clung to the stone courtyard. His massive frame convulsed on the ground, the Heart of Iron shattered from the precise intervention of my Golden Finger Qi Arrest. I leaned heavily against the bronze gate, tasting blood, ribs screaming every step, every shallow breath a reminder that I was alive by inches.“The tunnel… secure transport vault… moving the remaining assets out of A-City tonight,” the Dragon Head rasped, his eyes wild with disbelief and agony. Even in his pain, the words were heavy, laced with fear. He understood he had failed. The true mastermind was still at large.I ignored the fire in my chest, the way my left rib cage protested with every movement. Survival mattered less than stopping this operation.“Luo Bing,” I muttered inwardly, connecting my Qi to the hidden comm array we had implanted beneath the Academy. “Gamma Protocol. Now. Secure all verified evidence of Wang and Zhao operations. Offshore r
Chapter 34: Energy Collapse
The power radiating from the Iron Palm was absolute. My left side screamed in agony with every strained breath, my ribs threatening to collapse entirely. And there he was, charging a strike guaranteed to turn me into a smear against the Academy gate. My Iron Skin Layering wasn’t enough. I had to pivot from defense to a catastrophic offensive maneuver, one that targeted the very core of his power.He moved first. The charged Iron Palm lurched forward—a terrifyingly dense sphere of kinetic energy hurtling straight toward my head.I couldn’t dodge. I couldn’t block. I had one choice: interrupt the energy flow at the height of its charge, before it could be externalized.“You believe your Heart of Iron is immune to my science? You are wrong!” I roared, meeting his movement not with a weapon, but with my uninjured right hand.I focused every remaining ounce of my medicinal Qi—the refined, neutral energy of the Grand Pharmacopoeia—into my index finger. This wasn’t a physical strike. It was
Chapter 33: The Iron Palm’s True Strength
The air was heavy, charged with raw, terrifying power. The man standing before me—the Wang Family Head, the Iron Palm—radiated kinetic destruction. Every breath, every step seemed to shake the courtyard. His voice alone was proof of cultivation far beyond Elder Guan.“I am here, Shadow. You may have defeated my boys, but I will crush the life out of you with one touch.”I stepped through the broken remnants of Elder Guan’s pride, my feet crunching on the two halves of the ancient short sword. My shoulder still burned from the superficial cut, a constant reminder that this fight was unlike any before.“You chose the wrong leverage, Dragon Head,” I said, voice steady but raised to be heard over the buzzing kinetic energy around him. “Elder Qin is a man of honor. You are a common criminal hiding corruption behind a martial fortress.”He didn’t smile. Didn’t blink. Cold dismissal radiated from his presence. “Honor is earned through power. You speak of contracts and audits. I speak of brok
Chapter 32: Breaking the Elder’s Blade
Elder Guan’s sudden lunge was not the disciplined, kinetic strike of the Iron Palm style; it was the desperate, enraged attack of a cornered beast. He had abandoned all pretense of a fair martial contest. The short, ancient blade etched with the coiled dragon screamed toward my neck, aiming for the Tianrong acupoint—a vital pressure point that would instantly paralyze my entire right side.“The Dragon Head will not wait! Die now, Shadow!” he shrieked, his internal energy focusing not on the strike, but on the edge of the steel itself, creating a dangerous, vibrating force field around the blade.Milliseconds. That was all I had. Against a kinetic punch, the Iron Skin Layering was a shield. Against a sharpened, internalized steel blade, it was merely thick tissue. The defense had to be active.“Desperation, Elder! A true warrior respects the terms!” I yelled back, pushing Qi instantly to the Dazhui acupoint at the base of my neck, reinforcing the vertebrae and redirecting energy away f
Chapter 31: The Iron Palm’s Domain
The ascent was brutal. The mountain path twisted sharply, steeped in cold, swirling mist, and the atmosphere felt suffocated by the concentrated internal energy radiating from the Academy above. Every breath was thick with challenge, every step heavy with anticipation. I had severed the digital world; now I was entering the domain of pure martial power.I reached the main gate precisely at the appointed time. The colossal stone structure loomed in silence, radiating intimidation. Standing sentinel was Elder Guan, the same man I had humiliated publicly hours earlier. He wasn’t flanked by two disciples this time, but ten elite disciples, all radiating controlled External Energy, their eyes burning with the collective shame of the Wang Family.Elder Guan wore traditional, simple martial robes today—a deliberate shift from the suit I had mocked at the planning commission. Politics stripped away. This was purely a fight for honor.“You came, Shadow,” Elder Guan sneered, voice low, restrain
Chapter 30: Preparation for the Iron Palm
The chill of Elder Guan’s telepathic threat still burned behind my eyes: “We fight in two days, Doctor. You come to the Academy’s main gate, alone. I will introduce you to the Iron Palm. Fail, and your Elder Qin dies.” The political assault was complete; now came the inevitable martial response. Forty-eight hours. That was the window. Not for delay, but for maximization. I couldn’t rely on evasion. The Wang Family Head—the true wielder of the Iron Palm—specialized in kinetic destruction: a force that bypassed defense by shattering the structure itself. I needed my structure to be unbreakable.I arrived at Elder Qin’s estate just as the city lights blurred into the pre-dawn haze.“Report, Luo Bing,” I stated the moment I stepped into the secured internal courtyard.Luo Bing was waiting, coiled and alert. “Perimeter status Green. Elder Qin is secured in the central wing, heavily guarded. No direct probes from the Wangs yet, but surveillance drones are detected in the high airspace. They
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