Chương 18: Metamorphosis Dream Capsule! Body Transformation!

Body Transformation!

Without any fancy opening moves, Jiang Che pulled his right arm back fully, carrying a devastating and violent force, and threw a heavy punch at Zhu Haoxuan's chest!

Faced with this fierce attack, Zhu Haoxuan did not choose to take it head-on, but quickly slid to the side to dodge.

However, Jiang Che's attack was wide and sweeping, and when it missed, his left leg swept out like a black steel whip, bringing with it a sharp whistling sound.

Zhu Haoxuan had no choice but to raise his arms to block.

"boom!"

A dull thud suddenly rang out. Zhu Haoxuan felt an overwhelming, terrifying force surge into his body through his arms. He groaned, his entire body being thrown backward several meters by the brute force, his feet carving two deep furrows in the alleyway floor.

Jiang Che, seizing the advantage, pressed his advantage relentlessly, like a maddened beast, launching a fierce and relentless close-quarters combat attack.

Heavy punches, elbow strikes, knee strikes! Every blow is powerful and heavy, every blow is aimed straight for vital points.

Under Jiang Che's pure and overwhelming power, the initial battle was completely one-sided. Zhu Haoxuan's proud fighting skills seemed pale and powerless in the face of such an absolute numerical difference. He could only be forced to defend himself with his hands in a defensive posture, being beaten back step by step, and had no power to fight back.

The red magic robe was torn to shreds by Jiang Che's violent punches, and several deep fist marks were left on Zhu Haoxuan's breastplate.

However, despite being completely suppressed in close combat and even appearing somewhat disheveled, Zhu Haoxuan, who was retreating repeatedly, did not show any panic or worry.

Instead, after creating a safe distance, Zhu Haoxuan, who was wearing a mask, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Haoxuan steadied himself, shook his arms which were numb from the shock, and looked at Jiang Che opposite him, his tone revealing an arrogant sense of control: "As expected, the information my godfather gave me was inaccurate. Your strength is indeed very strong, even ridiculously strong, completely unlike that of a newly awakened rookie."

He stretched out his right hand, gently patted the dust off his chest, and continued, "I admit, if it were a matter of raw strength alone, I definitely couldn't beat you. But, there's something you might not know..."

Zhu Haoxuan raised his head, his ruby-like mask reflecting a cold light: "My armor is never best suited for crude close combat, but for magic!"

"Come on! It's my performance time!"

From Jiang Che's brutal killing of his two underlings just now, and the series of attacks he has launched against him now, Zhu Haoxuan has already seen through Jiang Che's fighting style.

It was pure numerical superiority, pure brute force melee, without using any ranged attack methods or displaying any special attribute abilities.

In Zhu Haoxuan's view, while such an opponent relying solely on brute force was troublesome, his weaknesses were also extremely obvious. If he stopped engaging in close combat and instead maintained distance, using magic for ranged bombardment and control, he could easily take down this brute!

Moreover, even if some unexpected changes were to occur, he still had other trump cards given to him by his godfather, Yang Chen. He believed this battle was a sure victory.

Hearing Zhu Haoxuan's confident declaration, Jiang Che stood still, his scarlet compound eyes coldly staring at the other party, completely unmoved, and not even interested in interrupting the other party's spellcasting.

Seeing Jiang Che's arrogant attitude, Zhu Haoxuan snorted and immediately began to act.

He swiftly removed three magician rings that shimmered with different colors of light from the ring mount on his waist—the yellow Earth Ring, the green Hurricane Ring, and the blue Flowing Water Ring.

Including the red flame ring he's currently using in his transformed state, all four magical elements—earth, water, fire, and wind—are ready.

Zhu Haoxuan was the first to put the green hurricane ring on his finger and quickly scanned the sensor area of the driver on his waist.

[Hurricane Ring! Touch! Howl!] A green magic circle instantly unfolded beneath Jiang Che's feet. A violent hurricane rose from the ground, transforming into more than a dozen extremely sharp cyan wind blades, slashing wildly at Jiang Che from all directions without leaving any blind spots.

That wasn't all; Zhu Haoxuan then scanned the blue flowing ring.

[Flowing water ring! Touch! Surge!] Blue magic circles lit up on the walls on both sides of the alley, and two high-pressure water jets shot out like dragons emerging from the sea, converging in mid-air and transforming into a huge water whip that lashed down on Jiang Che's head with immense force.

Next is the yellow Earth Ring.

[Earth Ring! Touch! Solidify!] The ground around Jiang Che trembled violently, and sharp, heavy rocks pierced through the soil, like a prison trying to trap Jiang Che in place.

Finally, Zhu Haoxuan once again activated the fire magic power within his body.

A massive red magic circle hovered in front of him, and dozens of huge, blazing fireballs condensed within the circle. Then, like a meteor shower, they rained down on Jiang Che's location!

Wind blades cut, water whips lash, ground spikes block, fireballs bombard!

The four types of magical attacks erupted at the same time, intertwining and overlapping, instantly turning the area where Jiang Che was located into a desolate wasteland.

The entire abandoned alleyway shook violently under the bombardment of magic, walls collapsed, rubble flew everywhere, and thick smoke and dust covered everything.

"It's over." Zhu Haoxuan lowered his arm, looked at the ruins in front of him that had been completely submerged by magic, and a smug smirk appeared on his lips.

However, just when he thought victory was in his grasp...

Amidst the thick smoke, a low and eerie mechanical hum suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a dark yellow afterimage shot out from the center of the explosion in an incredibly unbelievable way, completely defying the structure of the human skeleton!

The figure was unharmed by any magic, not even a trace of burning.

Zhu Haoxuan looked closely, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

That was Jiang Che!

However, at this moment, Jiang Che's armor form has undergone a tremendous change.

Just a second before the magic was about to engulf him, Jiang Che unhesitatingly took out the [Transformation Dream Capsule] he had won in the lottery and replaced the Impact Dream Capsule in his chest driver.

This is an extremely special derivative weapon form. Its characteristic lies not in extreme power or extreme speed, but in the ability to freely transform the body!

In this form, Jiang Che's limbs seemed to have come to life, able to stretch, bend, and twist freely regardless of the laws of physics.

As Jiang Che emerged from the smoke and dust, facing several remaining fireballs flying towards him, he folded his waist backward into an extremely strange right angle, his entire upper body pressed against the ground, narrowly avoiding the fireballs' attack.

Immediately afterwards, his legs contracted like springs, and then suddenly burst forth!