Chapter 1 Xier, Ye Cang, and Luke Temporarily Stay

Xier, Ye Cang, and Luke temporarily stayed at the Golden Light Mercenary Corps. The competition would begin in three days.

At the arena, Ye Wenxiao had originally planned to be the first to go on stage, followed by Ying Ning, and then Ye Cang to hold the rear.

"Ying Ning, Ye Cang, I will be the first to go on stage in today's competition."

"Brother Ye, why don't you let me go first?"

Ye Wenxiao thought about it and figured it wasn't a bad idea. After all, the three-person team competition was a round-robin, so it didn't really matter who went first.

"Alright, be careful, Brother Ye."

Ye Cang and the others had to wait a moment before going on stage.

Just then, a man named Rao in the arena defeated the opposing three-person team with just three punches.

Ye Wenxiao couldn't help but sigh, "Rao's strength is still unshakable!"

Ye Cang looked at the arena and saw that this man named Rao was about 1.9 meters tall, and his burly physique was beyond doubt.

Ye Cang thought, "Damn... this Rao is even taller than Luke, although Luke definitely has more muscle. Looking at Rao's invincible appearance, the pressure he gives off is really strong."

Before long, it was Ye Cang's turn to go on stage. Xier and Luke cheered for him from below.

The bell rang in the arena...

Ye Cang struck first, instantly killing the first mercenary with a running backhand punch.

The moment the second mercenary stepped into the arena,

Ye Cang instantly killed his opponent again with a super high side kick.

Rao was watching Ye Cang's every move from below the stage. "This kid... is interesting."

No sooner had Rao spoken than Ye Cang's third match was over, and he had won the match.

That night, the competition announced some news.

The Hyperdimensional Fortress was participating in the King of Fighters Tournament midway through. Because of this, the Hyperdimensional Fortress would give each of the top ten teams a brand new healing pod as a reward.

The three members of the Hyperdimensional Fortress team were K, An Qi, and Guan Xin.

Inside the Golden Light base, everyone discussed this matter.

Ye Wenxiao was almost suffering from neurasthenia in his search for Rao's weaknesses. Now, three more Peerless-level Awakeners had popped up out of nowhere, making Ye Wenxiao even more distraught. "Aiyah... it's tough, really tough. Rao is already difficult enough to deal with."

"Now there are three more Peerless-level Awakeners. The Hyperdimensional Fortress must have some kind of conspiracy."

Ye Cang analyzed, "The Hyperdimensional Fortress is using the new healing pods to win people's hearts, trying to win over the ten strongest mercenary groups. Their goal is actually very clear... they want to incorporate all the strong mercenary groups."

"In the past, it only took four Awakeners of the same level to kill a Class B Phantasmal Beast. Because of the appearance of the Ghostflame Phantasmal Beast, it takes at least two Class A Awakeners to defeat one."

"But... Class A combat power is Hero-level. There are generally two types of Awakeners who reach this stage. The first is: those who spend their entire lives constantly fighting. Around the age of fifty, they finally reach Hero-level."

"The second is: those who have already reached Hero-level are now approaching the end of their lives. Their bodies, around fifty years old, are scarred and plagued with ailments from years of fighting, and most of them choose to retire."

"So... these sudden mutant Phantasmal Beasts have directly disrupted the original combat model. With the current shortage of manpower, the Hyperdimensional Fortress can only temporarily choose to incorporate the powerful mercenaries, offering benefits in exchange."

Just then, an alarm went off in the base. Everyone immediately went outside to check.

"Hey! I'm An Qi from the Hyperdimensional Fortress. I want to see Ye Cang."

The girl named An Qi looked only a few years older than Xier. She was about 1.63 meters tall, wearing a short jacket over just a bra, and mismatched pants, with the shorter leg only reaching her calf.

Just looking at An Qi's exposed half-leg, it wasn't hard to see that beneath her frame with not much muscle, her body's muscle density was particularly tight and solid, and the proud twin peaks in front of her chest were even more enormous than Xier's.

Everyone at the Golden Light Mercenary Base was nervous, afraid that this Peerless-level powerhouse from the Hyperdimensional Fortress was here to cause trouble.

An Qi changed her usual playful and flirtatious demeanor and said seriously, "I'm just here to find Ye Cang, everyone doesn't need to be nervous."

At this moment, Ye Cang came out. "You're An Qi? What do you want from me?"

An Qi narrowed her eyes and said with a grin, "What do I want from you... of course, to fight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, before anyone could react, An Qi flashed forward and punched Ye Cang in the face.

Bang!

Ye Cang was hit by this unsuspecting punch, and just as he was about to fall, An Qi seemed unwilling to give him the chance.

She grabbed Ye Cang's head with her left hand and rained a barrage of punches on his abdomen with her right hand.

Puff, puff, puff, puff...

The series of frenzied blows made Ye Cang, at this moment, seem to see countless gods and Buddhas. "Damn... why are there gods in the sky... could it be... did An Qi beat me into hallucinations?"

That's right, Ye Cang was indeed given a brief hallucination by An Qi's unannounced offensive.

Just as An Qi was about to finish her combo, she gave Ye Cang a headbutt to the face as a parting gift.

With a thud, Ye Cang fell to the ground.

An Qi teased with a smile, "Aiyah... it seems K overestimated you. You're not as strong as K said."

Ye Cang didn't get up, but instead propped himself up with one foot, rested one hand on his knee, and said calmly, "What? You came to find me, not... just to have a fight, right?"

"Yeah... I came to find you to have a good fight. But... there's no need now, you're too weak."

"You can't even beat me, you can't climb the mountain that is K. And Rao, there's even less chance you can beat him."

When Ye Cang heard the name Rao, his fighting spirit soared. He stood up, dusted himself off, and said, "I said... you, K, Guan Xin, and that whatever Buddha..."

"I, Ye Cang, will definitely surpass you and then defeat you!"

"So... Miss An Qi, can I take up five minutes of your time?"

An Qi still said with a grin, "I don't care, since I'm already here, I might as well spend a few minutes with you."

As soon as she finished speaking, An Qi, without any sense of martial ethics, once again tried to control the rhythm of the fight with a preemptive strike.

She leaped up, pulling her right hand back diagonally to gather momentum.

Ye Cang didn't dare to be careless, grabbed An Qi's incoming punch, and retaliated with a headbutt to An Qi's face.

An Qi didn't show any weakness either, countering with a straight punch, meeting Ye Cang head-on.

Ye Cang's fighting spirit was ignited by An Qi, and he refused to back down. Using inertia, he leaned back, his feet firmly planted on the ground, and then unleashed a Void Flash followed by an uppercut with his right hand.

Bang!

An Qi was hit in the cheek by Ye Cang and staggered back two steps due to the force.

"Heh... this is how it gets interesting."

In the blink of an eye, An Qi's right fist had already penetrated Ye Cang's inner guard.

As the saying goes, in the world of martial arts, speed is invincible.

However, this lightning-fast punch was locked by Ye Cang's hands.

Ye Cang's mouth curled into a sneer. "You are indeed fast! But the wind and thunder are even faster than you!"

When An Qi heard that she was being provoked, her body suddenly erupted with even greater power.

She perfectly kicked Ye Cang in the head with a spinning heel kick.

Bang! Ye Cang fell to the ground.

Ye Cang was still full of fighting spirit at this moment. "Not bad! A Peerless-level Awakener is indeed strong!"

Ye Cang stood up and continued, "Let's continue!"