Chapter 339 Challenge Accepted
Ryan's palm strike was astonishing, akin to thunderous force. Even before his hand reached its target, a powerful surge of energy assaulted William.
Rather than retreating, William's gaze hardened as he clenched his fist and launched himself forward. His aura was no weaker than Ryan's, and with the explosive power of the Inch Punch, a fist formed from condensed energy the size of a basketball surged forth.
In the blink of an eye, their speeds collided, generating a suffocating rush of formidable energy that sent all the furniture in the room flying away.
However, neither William nor Ryan backed down. When their energies clashed, both refused to yield as their fists and palms collided.
Tremendous power erupted from their hands, causing both William and Ryan to be violently repelled. William was sent crashing into the wall, leaving a deep dent, while Ryan was thrown out of the doorway, landing outside on the ground, knocked down by the recoil force.
In the end, both were injured.
As the dissipating energy revealed the scene, everyone present was left in shock. Even Lionel couldn't find words to express his astonishment at William's formidable strength.
"The strength of this man has reached an unthinkable level. How did he train? His power at such a young age cannot merely be attributed to talent."
While Lionel was still overwhelmed, those who were brought by Ryan were equally terrified by William's terrifying strength.
"This guy is too powerful! He even defeated Ryan."
As they murmured among themselves, Ryan managed to climb up from the ground, his mouth stained with blood, his eyes also showing a hint of shock.
"If I were to fight him head-on, I might not gain any benefits, but returning empty-handed would be too embarrassing."
While Ryan pondered how to scheme against William, the latter straightened himself and stood up, his aura in disarray, yet he forced himself to appear composed as he walked towards them and loudly shouted,
"Who else dares to challenge me?"
At his words, those people instinctively took a step back, frightened. This time, no one dared to stand up and challenge William, not even Ryan. To them, who were merely beginner-level students, challenging him would be nothing short of handing themselves to him on a platter.
With just his presence, William had intimidated them all. Arianna, who had just removed her bear's paw, stared blankly at him, witnessing the full might of William's power.
Now as she stood looking at William, there was an inexplicable feeling of reverence in my heart.
Just a moment ago, she cursed him as a jerk for peeking at her while she was bathing. But in an instant, he became a hero, saving Lionel and the Ocean Guild. Compared to that, being seen naked by him was nothing.
"He's amazing, truly amazing." Arianna trembled deep down in her heart. How did William train himself? To possess such strength at such a young age, his talent was truly terrifying.
Seeing that the people he brought were all intimidated by William, Ryan couldn't accept it and shouted at him.
"You bastard, who do you think you are? Do you really think I can't deal with you?"
"You're not even worthy of knowing my background. If you don't believe it, then let's fight." William deliberately spoke so mysteriously, hoping to make Ryan wary.
Sure enough, Ryan hesitated. Being so young yet possessing such powerful strength, it was evident that his background was not simple. Otherwise, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to achieve such formidable strength at this age.
"In that case, I won't hold back!" Ryan said, still unwilling to back down, he took out a short sword. It was extremely sharp and exuded a chilling coldness.
After being infused with super energy, the short sword emitted a buzzing sound, which was quite intimidating.
Upon seeing Ryan take out the dagger, Lionel immediately realized it was not good and reminded William again.
"This short sword can integrate super energy, thus unleashing terrifying power. Be careful."
With that, Lionel unsteadily took down a sword from the wall and handed it to William.
"This is the Iceberg Sword, personally forged by me. It can release a freezing aura when infused with super energy. Take it!"
"Thank you, Master Lionel!" William didn't hesitate and directly took the Iceberg Sword in his hand.
Subconsciously infused with super energy, the Iceberg Sword immediately erupted with a blue halo, chilling the surrounding air.
The people at the scene took a step back in fear, afraid of being injured during the upcoming battle.
"Not bad!" Gripping the Iceberg Sword, William's eyes were filled with delight. This sword was much better than an ordinary one and had a sense of spirituality.
"Come and meet your end!" William pointed the Iceberg Sword straight at Ryan, whose eyes were filled with murderous intent as he charged at William with the short sword.
William, on the other hand, stood his ground and also charged forward, tightly gripping the Iceberg Sword.
The two of them clashed fiercely, the short sword and the long sword colliding intensely, unleashing awe-inspiring super energy and sword aura. Onlookers retreated to a safe distance, lest they be harmed by the flying super energy and sword aura.
The two fought evenly, with no clear winner.
It could be seen that Ryan's strength was also quite formidable; otherwise, if it were someone else...
Ryan's group was once again shocked by William's terrifying strength. The two fought for a long time, both sustaining injuries and their clothes stained with blood, but neither could overpower the other. 'Come fight if you have the courage,' William gasped, gripping the Iceberg Sword tightly and yelling at Ryan. However, his superpower was nearly depleted, and Ryan's superpower was also running low. 'You bastard, let's see how long you can hold on!' Ryan was unwilling to leave like this. Not winning meant losing to him.
Arianna saw William gasping for breath and immediately thought of something. She quickly ran over and handed him a bear's paw. 'William, this can quickly replenish your superpower. Eat it!' 'You really came in time!' William had Arianna pick the bear's paw just in case the battle became prolonged. If their superpower was completely depleted, they would be waiting for death. Moreover, in a battle that consumed superpower like this one, a bear's paw might just turn the tide.
William didn't waste any time. He took the two bear's paws that Arianna handed to him, and started devouring them greedily. Ryan's expression changed when he saw William replenishing his strength and superpower with the bear's paw. Having lived in the Ocean Guild for thirty years, he naturally knew how powerful the bear's paw was. With his superpower almost gone, if he continued to fight William, the outcome was uncertain. But once William replenished his superpower, Ryan knew he would lose. He glanced at Lionel, whose poison was already taking effect, and felt that today's trip wasn't in vain. At least he forced Lionel's inner poison to manifest. 'Bastard, we'll meet again. You won't be so lucky next time. Let's go!' Ryan angrily shouted and took the lead in leaving. The others who came with him also retreated dissatisfied.
William didn't try to stop them or have the strength to do so. After seeing them all leave, he sat down heavily on a chair, his face quickly turning pale.