Martial Arts Worlds

"Heh! Hah! Hoho!"

Bad Motherfucker stood up and dusted off his leather jacket.

He was still grinning as he was also excited, just like Kiernan, as this was the first time he was pushed back during the entire tournament.

He thought it was going to be rather boring, but luckily, there was at least someone that could put up a fight.

"Crush Fist!"

In that moment, he punched the air in front of him, and everything around him crushed to nothingness.

At that moment, a concentrated blast of crush energy swept forward, destroying the ground and obliterating everything in its path.

The concentrated blast looked like a large dome that was moving forward.

Kiernan opened his hand, and a black vortex appeared in his hand, which quickly expanded in size like a growing star.

The black vortex clashed against the concentrated blast, creating a powerful explosion that shook the earth.

While the destruction was significant, in the end, the black vortex swallowed the concentrated blast like a devouring beast.

"Black Hole!"

In that moment, the Black Qi outfit draped over Kiernan like a warm blanket, and at the same time, black smoke started spreading through the ground.

It soon covered the entire arena and even made Bad Motherfucker stand on top of it, looking down at the black smoke with a quizzical expression.

"Black World!"

A gravity around the arena started increasing, and even Bad Motherfucker started to feel it, and shortly afterward, his feet started sinking into the smoke.

'I am sinking? What is this, quicksand?'

Bad Motherfucker frowned, and then suddenly, he stopped sinking, and from his body, white light started to emanate.

He was glowing like a lightbulb, and he effortlessly stepped forward, and the smoke dissipated around him as he continued on his path.

"This has turned into a battle of whose Martial Ability is stronger, has it not? Unfortunately for you, my Crush power is the strongest."

Bad Motherfucker siad, and then he swiped his hand in front of him. A white line appeared in the air.

It almost looked like he was drawing in the air.

He then swiped his hand sideways, making the drawing into a white cross, and then he swiped his hand diagonally, making it into a white star.

He pushed his hand against the drawing, and it started slowly flying towards Kiernan.

"White Supernova."

Ka… BOOOOOOOM!

The white star exploded, sending a blinding light in all directions, and the audience was forced to close their eyes.

"Ahhh!"

Cleo turned her head away, and she screamed to ask whether their master was alright, as that explosion looked truly scary.

When the white light was gone, everyone immediately turned to the arena and saw that it was completely destroyed with a large crater in the middle.

Kiernan's side of the arena was still covered in a thick smoke, so no one was able to see him or determine if he had survived the explosion.

Tap! Tap!

Bad Motherfucker dusted off his hands and turned around with a smile, as he expected the match to be over, but then, he felt a presence behind him.

A man walked out of the smoke and stopped behind Bad Motherfucker, making him flinch and turn around.

"You…"

He exclaimed.

Kiernan stood before him, completely unscathed, as if he was never even touched by the white explosion.

It was unreal, as that explosion's scale was so enormous that no one should've been able to escape it without injuries!

"I might have to yield in the battle of the Martial Abilities. I still have plenty to learn about my abilities, while you have years of experience.

"I am still just a beginner in comparison, but…"

Kiernan placed his fist against Bad Motherfucker's tattooed chest and smiled with great meaning.

"I would never lose in martial arts skills."

The fist released force, sending Bad Motherfucker flying backwards, and his body crashed into the wall with a loud thud.

"Gasp… What in the world…"

The audience could barely believe their eyes.

While they knew that Kiernan was strong, he was going against a World Fighting League member who was about ten years older.

Kiernan's talent was much greater than his, everyone knew and agreed, but he was still young!

Swoosh!

Through the smoke, Bad Motherfucker unleashed a powerful punch. Crush powers came crashing down at him in a wave of sheer force.

"Rendering Edge!"

Kiernan redirected his strike, and when his fist missed the intended target, Crush's powers were released at full force.

It missed him and only struck the arena's security system barrier, which was working at full power to contain the damage.

CRACKLE!

The barrier was crackling with lightning.

It only barely managed to hold the power of Crush.

Kiernan punched him in the chest rapidly, fist crunching against his ribcage, and felt the sweet sensation of flesh giving way beneath his knuckles.

Bad Motherfucker stumbled back—his balance was gone—he looked like a drunken man on his way back from a bar.

The cross landed with a crunch against his temple.

In the black wristwatch, his health kept dropping to dangerous levels, and it only took one hit for the match to end.

'…How… How can't I do anything?'

Bad Motherfucker started to lose willpower to keep fighting, as his health was already so low, and he expected his opponent to be close to full health still.

In that moment, out of curiosity, he checked his health and came to a shocking sight.

[Name: Kiernan Hunter]

[Rank: Middle Stage Martial King]

[HP: 1]

'W-What?'

His eyes shook with disbelief.

In that moment, he realized that he didn't escape the White Supernova without any injuries.

When White Supernova hit, the Black Qi protected him from most of the damage, but in the end, it also got destroyed.

Using every bit of his power, he managed to summon Black Qi for the second time, which took a lot out of him.

Including the start of the match, when he got hit at full power by the Crush powers, he really didn't have any health points left.

'I don't get it… He is so close to losing, so why is he so reckless? I thought he must've had a lot of health points remaining, as he changed his fighting style to close-quarters.

'If I were him, I would've stayed far and just spammed my Martial Ability powers in hopes of defeating my opponent.

'…I guess with that mindset, no wonder I lost.'

Bad Motherfucker closed his eyes with a smile, and then, Kiernan's fist landed against his face, sending him flying.

The world quieted down, and slowly, the rest of his health dropped to zero.