A Card In Hand

Chapter 21: Fury of the Mammoth

Thud!

Prince Jinxi couldn’t help but take a step back after being kicked in the lower abdomen.

Despite being protected by his Silver Thread Combat Suit, which didn’t allow him to feel even a hint of pain, the humiliation set Prince Jinxi’s anger aflame.

Such a weakling, not even breaking a hundred in combat power.

A mere novice from a minor branch.

Had kicked him.

Even though the opponent had resorted to a cunning trap, and he was unharmed, the fact remained that he had been kicked.

“Interesting,” Prince Jinxi tried to make his facial expression seem as calm and light as a cloud, lightly dusting off the footprint on his abdomen.

“Li Ao of Silverlight City, right? I’ll remember your name!”

He was smiling on the surface.

Yet, a murderous intent surged within Prince Jinxi’s heart.

Reason told him that he couldn’t kill someone on the stage.

Otherwise, in such a situation where he was deliberately humiliated by his opponent, he really couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t go all out and smash the opponent into a pulp with one punch.

“Well done, very well done!”

Ling Long clapped her hands and cheered from below.

With her adding fuel to the fire, Prince Jinxi felt his face burning even more.

Prince Jinxi’s eyes turned sinister.

Not being able to kill didn’t mean he would let it go—he wanted to break the newcomer’s spine with one punch, making him unable to ever straighten his back again, and lie in the mud like a pig…

“Let me formally introduce myself again, from the Great Luo Dynasty of the Upper Capital, I am Jinxi,” Prince Jinxi tried to keep a smile on his face.

His teacher had taught him.

A smile can lead to misjudgments—it’s an intangible weapon!

Li Ao smiled sweeter and more sincerely than Prince Jinxi: “Oh, so you’re called Jinxi. I’ll remember now; your name is as pleasant as it is memorable. Ah, truly worthy of a prince, such a broad-mindedness. If it were me getting kicked, I might not be able to still smile like this.”

Prince Jinxi’s smile was like a blade cutting through his face.

His lips twitched uncontrollably.

He was so choked up that he couldn’t utter a single word.

Ling Long, standing below, laughed so hard she nearly fell, thoroughly amused.

Even the timid Yue Sha, hearing this, hid behind Ling Long, covering her mouth to giggle.

Becoming a laughingstock himself?

You dare mock me like this, you weakling?

A surge of rage burst forth within Prince Jinxi’s heart, his eyes turning blood red.

He didn’t quite understand why this young man was verbally provoking him, but he didn’t care about the real reason behind it; all he wanted was to smash this annoying, laughing novice into a pile of mush!

As for whether his score would be nullified, he didn’t care at that moment, even if it meant a reduced rating in the Pantheon, nothing could quell the raging killing intent now unleashed!

It was you who sought death.

Do not blame me for my ruthless hand.

In your next life, make sure to keep your mouth shut; otherwise, like you, those who are destined to fail from birth still cannot guarantee their safety!

After awakening, Prince Jinxi, endowed with the talent of “Golden Light as Arrows,” could directly control light attribute Source Energy for his use. Moreover, every critical strike of his light energy attack achieved maximum power.

“That’s enough!”

Prince Jinxi extended his right hand.

Light rapidly converged in the palm of his hand.

In less than three seconds.

A ball of light as bright as the sun had formed.

The light ball in Prince Jinxi’s palm began to spin wildly, growing larger and larger, faintly carrying the scream of an ancient mammoth.

“Cough, cough!”

The assistant referee by his side coughed forcefully.

A subtle reminder to Prince Jinxi not to use this forbidden move, which could crush an opponent’s life with a mere touch.

Prince Jinxi ignored the warning; he was well aware of the immense power his next punch would carry.

This was a Source Energy Shockwave that only a summoner with a combat power over a thousand could perform, combined with the Great Luo Dynasty’s secret technique, Mammoth’s Rage – Thunderous Momentum, with a minimum attack power of six hundred.

It could destroy not just a human body but even the arena transformed by a Square Rock Combat Beast.

“Hey, are you insane?”

Ling Long was a bit shocked, not expecting Prince Jinxi to use Mammoth’s Rage on Li Ao, a move she dared not face head-on.

“…”

Yue Sha, standing behind her, was a bit puzzled by Li Ao’s calm reaction.

What was he thinking?

Not dodging?

Not making a move to stop it?

What was going through this man’s mind?

Li Ao waited very calmly in the arena.

Not moving at all, giving Prince Jinxi enough time to gather the Mammoth’s Rage.

In a hurry, Ling Long gestured for Li Ao to jump down: “Stop fighting, that guy has gone mad!”

She didn’t understand why Prince Jinxi would commit such a crazed act against a fellow newcomer, just because Li Ao had kicked him once?

The new trainees standing below the arena.

Likewise, were baffled.

Prince Jinxi was rather irritable today, resorting to lethal measures just because he was kicked?

What kind of reasoning was that?

Was it really necessary?

It was unexpected that Prince Jinxi’s tolerance was so limited!

Was it really okay to use a forbidden move from the Great Luo Dynasty’s secret techniques against a rookie?

Sure, you’re the favorite to win the championship, but does that mean nobody is allowed to land a kick on you in a martial fight?

Besides, you weren’t injured…

Seeing that Prince Jinxi was ignoring him and continuing to gather the light ball, the assistant referee internally sighed in distress, worried that the situation was getting out of hand.

Regardless of whether Prince Jinxi killed his opponent or not, this match was heading for trouble.

The Iron Clan Family would certainly create endless trouble if a junior died on the arena.

Prince Jinxi lost control and killed someone.

He was having a tough time too.

Once he had made a move to kill his opponent, right or wrong, that accomplishment would undoubtedly be nullified.

Originally recorded in the Pantheon as a supernova seed candidate, Prince Jinxi was very likely to be disqualified.

The quality of newcomers in this session was not good, and there were few with potential as supernova seeds.

If Prince Jinxi, the most likely candidate, were disqualified, the general supervisor of this session’s newcomer trials, Thunderstorm, would definitely be furious… Even more serious, as an assistant referee, having watched Prince Jinxi lose control and kill someone without providing any proper guidance, how would he explain himself to the Great Luo Dynasty?

“Prince Jinxi, please calm down. This is a competition, not a fight to the death. Please control your emotions!” the assistant referee hastily summoned an iron beetle for protection and rushed forward to stop Prince Jinxi’s attack on Li Ao.

“Get lost!”

Prince Jinxi swung his fist, and a torrent of light burst forth. Simultaneously, the distant roar of an ancient mammoth echoed from the sky.

The Fury of the Mammoth!

Thunderous Momentum!

The formidable flash of his giant fist, irresistible, sent the assistant referee flying into the air.

Even with the protection of the iron beetle, the assistant referee was severely injured and spat blood as he was hurled down and smashed into the ground, creating a huge crater.

He struggled to stand but fell to his knees.

Blood.

Spurted from his throat.

At this moment, he could barely stand straight, let alone climb back into the ring to stop Prince Jinxi.

He was a referee!

Why?

Why did this happen?

The assistant referee did not understand why Prince Jinxi would strike at him…

No one knew that Prince Jinxi, who had been cursed and ambushed in recent days, had been holding back a bellyful of anger with no outlet, further inflamed by the insidious influence of the Cursed Spider’s bloodlust, silently affecting his consciousness.

Now, Prince Jinxi was more irritable, bloodthirsty, crazier, and more uncontrollable than ever.

The suppression of the curse did not mean he was completely healed.

On the contrary.

The longer the Curse of the Cursed Spider was suppressed.

The more severe the consequences when it finally erupted, otherwise why would Li Ao send such an ‘interesting’ gift for Prince Jinxi to slowly savor?

After knocking the assistant referee away, Prince Jinxi turned his ferocious gaze toward Li Ao.

“Die!”

Prince Jinxi’s killing intent surged like a tide.

“Hurry down from the arena, he’s completely insane!”

Ling Long urgently called to Li Ao to jump off the stage, or he really would lose his life.

From a distance, the overseeing supervisors Chang Chi and Dou Guang saw that something was terribly wrong here and immediately flew over like shooting stars, trying to intervene and stop the out-of-control Prince Jinxi.

By the time the two supervisors arrived, it was already too late.

Prince Jinxi had already swung his fist.

Unstoppable.

With a roar, the sight seemed to have stunned Li Ao, who stood completely motionless.

As Prince Jinxi swung his fist, not only were the skies filled with the deafening screams of ancient mammoths, but a glimpse of its figure also briefly appeared in the depths of the light waterfall, disappearing in a flash.

Prince Jinxi’s punch, unparalleled in power, was accompanied by the rolling sounds of thunder and wind.

With the momentum of an army that could not be resisted.

It crashed towards Li Ao’s head…