Chapter 341: Chapter 341 Beyond.

All of a sudden, after Soma grasped the essence of the technique, he immediately executed it and felt a tremendous power behind it. His right hand coated by crimson Aura trembled, then Soma dealt with the incoming attack calmly as he thrust his fist forward, colliding with Lin Fan's aura that almost reached his front.A loud bang echoed inside the venue, generating enough shockwaves to make the barrier around the spectator tremble. The trembling sound of the reinforced barrier, which couldn't hold on to the blast from the attack before it broke, almost created a major incident, and the spectator's face turned white.

However, to their horror, the shockwaves only broke the barrier and did not harm any single human behind it who shrieked in fright.

The stadium needed a few seconds to figure out what exactly happened as a cloud of smoke blocked the view from the Arena.

Lee, who acts as a referee, coughs out dust that sticks to his throat and scans his surroundings to see what actually happened after that collision.

Gradually, as the chilly wind of autumn passed by, it carried the dust that was still lingering in the air, and people started to look at it.

"What in the world?".

Not only Lee but everyone who saw the scene uttered the same word in their minds.

The Arena was half destroyed, and they could see Soma standing straight on the side of the still standing Arena, and Lin Fan, who collapsed on top of red-brown soil where the Arena had disappeared, leaving only debris and a huge dent in the wall behind him.

Soma watched the scene in front of him as he lifted his right hand which still glowed in crimson color.

"That was strong, …probably stronger than the first techniques".

The essence of the second technique is none other than the user's own desire or feeling that surges within the depth of one's heart, fueling their desire to achieve everything and carve a path the user wants to take, regardless of what the trial awaits.

For example, Lin Fan executed the technique with his heart filled with the desire to win, which created a persona of imaginary power in the technique and shaped it into a powerful attack that could obliterate even Soma in his serious state.

According to what he recalled from the fuzzy memories Martial Saint give him. It was a one-hit kill technique for as long as the user will is strong enough to make it happened. Martial Saint used this techniques to obliterate his enemy, the demons or bad one's as the name says.

However, from Soma's perspective, who snatched the first technique, he felt that the second one was still lacking in some aspects, so it will become his homework to fix later, as he wants to possess the skill that is his, not from another person.

"...The match is over".

Lee's unusually weak voice travelled across the silent stadium as people still didn't recognize just what happened.

{...}

The female emcee just stood there dumbfounded, her brain short-circuited, making her unable to think further.

Roland was also no exception; his jaw dropped, and he was still processing the phenomenon before him.

However, not long after, as he felt a chilling glare from Soma, he was woken up from his stupor and stepped forward while shouting loudly.

"That's it, everyone, our final match and the winner in today's Martial Art competition is Soma!".

His loud and clear sound brought everyone's scattered consciousness back to their bodies as slowly they began to clap, and a chorus of cheers resonated within the Arena.

Soma, who was the centre of attention, shrugged his shoulders as he loosened the tension in his body and turned around, leaving the excited spectators and unconscious Lin Fan.

As he walked, he crossed paths with the officials, who panickedly approached Lin Fan, afraid that he was in mortal danger. He looked back toward the gathered officials, and Roland was also there, checking Lin Fan's condition.

Soma then shifted his attention toward the wall, which created a small crater from his attack. At that moment, he shifted his target of attack only to graze Lin Fan.

Because, If he directly aim it at Lin Fan, there is no mistaking that his upper body would be obliterated.

"Before completing it. It seemed, I must train to master it, first!".

After he walked away from the Arena entering the tunnel, he gave away the brooch to the teacher, who luckily came outside his waiting room.

"Teacher, here the brooch"

"Ah, um. …Good fight out there!".

The teacher's face was still pale; it seemed he was still baffled by what his eyes had seen. He witnessed the person who did it walk away without care in the world before his feet turned soft and he flopped his butt down, unable to stand up.

"What was that overwhelming aura?!".

Alone in the corridor, Soma wondered what he should do before he recalled that it had been a while since he checked his own status.

[You Level Up!]

[The User had reached another threshold in his patch, which prevented him to proceed in levelling up]

[All experience points will be stacked until the user completes the trial]

[Status Window]

Name: Soma (M)

Race: Human (Mutated)

Age: 14

Class: Martial Saint

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Exp: 4670/410

SP: 5560

Statistics:

Physique: 534

Soul: 556

Luck: 9

Extra point: 0 > 50

Skill: Adapt(Extra), Puppeteer(Extra), Oni Strengthening technique, Mana Manipulation 5, Lightning Magic 5, Curse resistance 7, Universal Breathing(???)

Title: Martial Saint Inheritor, Wolf Conqueror, Sky Conqueror, Dungeon Hunter, Cultivator

Blessings: -

Curse: -

Martial Saint Technique :

1. Lightning Step Beyond Heaven's Might

2. Fist destroying Evil (Unlocked New)

3. …..(Locked)

…..

Upon witnessing what kind of stats Soma had, his steps hailed as he stared straight at the translucent window that appeared, blocking his line of sight.

The first thing he wanted to retort was the ridiculous amount of Exp he stacked, which enabled him to reach another ten more levels if he didn't have a restriction for it.

The help from his daily quest, the power-up method, and breathing techniques he trained pushed him further from the norm.

However, this status was still not enough for him to fight those ancient demons, especially Invidia, Iustitia, and Ira, who stepped into the realm of the Demi-Devil.

As for the other Demon, Now, Soma confidently could beat it with his current strength, But it will be only a pipe dream in the latter stage as they are also preparing right now.

He waved his hand to hide the status, afraid that someone could sniff it, which was practically impossible if the person himself did not want to show it.

"This is still not enough. I need to get stronger than this!".

*****

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Arena, Leon, who had already recovered from his fight, saw his face darken after witnessing the scene where Soma and Lin Fan fought.

Tira, beside him, also swallowed all of her pride as she once again realized that she was nothing compared to the outside world. There is always someone better.

However, there was an exception: when the two of them realized their own naivety, it was different from Akane's face, which was pale.

Her body stiffened like a rock, then jolted, and she awoke as the shiver suddenly assaulted her skin, which was drenched in a cold sweat.

She was struggling to keep her heartbeat from leaking outside because it was beating so loud that it disturbed her thought process.

"...Ne, …right?".

Akane's ears kept buzzing, not understanding her surrounding noise. However, after a warm palm rested on her cheek, it spread and slowly brought her consciousness back to the surface.

"Akane, are you alright?".

She turned to the source and saw Leon. His worried face calmed her racing heart, allowing her to see the surrounding scene clearly.

"Yeah, I am okay. Thank you".

"Are you sure?".

A surprise came when Tiara, who usually had a venomous attitude toward Akne, asked behind Leon, which baffled her for a moment.

"...Yeah, I certainly am. Thank you, Miss Tiara".

"Hmph, good then. Don't trouble him then".

Tiara spat those thorny lines before she turned to the Arena, witnessing it being repaired with magic.

Both Akane and Leon were drawn to the spectacular sight of the half-destroyed Arena returning to its original state in just a dozen seconds.

Leon detached himself from Akane and etched the earlier match into his brain. Once again, he was slapped by the reality that he was still far away from catching up to his idol and friend, Soma.

Instead of catching up, there is someone who surpassed him even a step further than him, and that was Lin Fan, who seemed to have found his path in seeking his power.

"They were amazing, but I also would not lose to you. I will surpass you, guys. Mark my words!" While muttering in his heart, his lips parted unconsciously, showing his white teeth and charming smile.

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Tiara, who saw it, blushed and threw her gaze to the side, not wanting to be seen, but deep down, she was overjoyed to see her beloved smile like he always does, an innocent smile that could charm the world.

Akana, on the other hand, began to reconsider her path in investigating Soma's background, hoping she would find something that would relate him to the demon organization, but after seeing the earlier match, she hesitated whether to make him an ally or enemy.

"What should I do?".