Martial Arts Worlds

"What did you do…"

Zeus asked as he looked at the destroyed ceiling.

"I showed them their place."

Kiernan said.

"…They will disqualify you for this."

Zeus said with a dark expression.

"They won't. I just embarrassed Animal Kingdom. If they try to get me disqualified, it will show that they are weak."

Kiernan said.

In that moment, from the destroyed ceiling, Percival and Zacred jumped down with rageful expressions.

Their faces were as red as tomatoes.

"You're dead!"

They jumped at Kiernan, throwing attacks as if it were their only purpose in life. Kiernan responded with Rendering Edge.

His hands came in contact with flesh. The attacks got parried, redirected, and blocked. In that moment, the mighty black fortress rose behind Kiernan.

For the first time, the Animal Kingdom came in contact with Kiernan's defense—the black fortress—that had become stronger than ever before.

Its walls were mighty. The fortress was unbreakable. And it was tall enough for the top to pierce through the dark clouds above.

Percival's four tails rose behind him. They turned stiff like poles. In the tips of the tails, bright balls of light began to form.

"Ancient Fox Style, Destruction Beam!"

The tails whipped forward. The four balls of light shot forward. They sucked the air around them like a vacuum.

When the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox once threw a Destruction Beam in one of the rebellious cities, one ball was enough to eradicate the city in a split second.

While Percival's Destruction Beams weren't nearly as strong, they had still been able to eradicate several people just by a touch.

In that moment, Kiernan smacked the Destruction Beams out of the air. They flew back, smashed into walls, and exploded in a shower of sparks.

The walls were no more than a burned pile of rubble.

"How!"

Percival cried out in shock.

"ROAR!"

Zacred turned tall. The direwolf fur sprouted from under his skin. And he towered over Kiernan like a giant.

He whacked his fist across Kiernan's face. It pushed his head to the side. That was all that his punch did.

"Iron Style, Iron Smash!"

Kiernan punched Zacred in the chest. It dented his chest. The air from his lungs wheezed out in a painful gasp.

"Argh!"

With the speed of a bullet, Zacred flew through several rock walls. It had a devastating impact!

They might be of the same rank, High Stage Martial Grandmasters, but the strength difference between them was vast.

While they were only in the early stages of High Stage, Kiernan was already making his push to Martial King.

The door of the Martial King was only ajar slightly for him. Thus, he could borrow some of the strength from the Martial King realm.

The sound of the fighting was loud. It didn't take long for more people to come to look. The sight shocked them all.

"Kiernan is fighting Percival and Zacred!"

"Why is he doing that? Isn't he worried that he might get disqualified?"

"Wait, isn't he doing really fucking good? I don't see him being injured while both Percival and Zacred are bleeding!"

At that moment, through the door, Antigone, Karmea, and Wilhelm came to look just in time to see Zacred walk back, bleeding from the mouth.

"Haha, something interesting is happening here, huh?"

Alistark, Shafira, and Singlar also came to check. First, they were pretty amused. Then, they saw the condition of Percival and Zacred.

"What the hell happened to you two…?"

They asked, but they didn't respond, as the two were just hatefully glaring at Kiernan, and they realized what had happened.

This one human was responsible for beating two of them in a two-versus-one fight. It was extremely humiliating!

They were a superior race, and despite their huge advantage, they were losing?

"What are you two idiots doing? It's just one human!"

Shafira screamed.

"Then you try, bitch, and let's see how well you do!"

Zacred screamed angrily.

"Fine, I will!"

Shafira sped up towards Kiernan, but in that moment, a dark-skinned person appeared before her and threw a punch.

She quickly stopped, weaved past the punch, and jumped backwards.

"Three-versus-one now? You beasts sure have no honor, hahaha!"

Karmea grinned, cracked his boxing fists.

"…Hmm~"

Shafira narrowed her cheetah eyes.

In that moment, a loud shout came.

"Stop fighting immediately! The fighting is supposed to only happen inside the ring, and not in the fucking infirmary!"

It came from one of the organizers of the tournament.

"…Ptui!"

Zacred spat the blood to the ground and returned back to his ordinary self, with the direwolf fur shrinking back to his body.

He then slid his hands inside his pockets and approached Kiernan with a cold look.

"We'll settle this in a ring, bastard. You will accept my challenge, won't you?"

"…You're not on my level."

Kiernan said coldly.

That really pissed Zacred off. It was like his pride got hit by a hammer.

At that moment, a tyrannical aura swept across the infirmary. It made everyone tremble and quiet down.

Through the door, Beast Prince Arazimir walked in. A cold look in his eyes. In that moment, he snapped his fingers.

The wind pressure caused by snapping his fingers pushed Antigone, Wilhelm, and Karmea against the wall.

"…With just a snap of his fingers he can do that?"

Wilhelm's expression turned dark, but he brushed it all off and started walking straight back, while it took a moment longer for Antigone and Karmea to stand back up.

The snap was only aimed at humans. And there was only one young man who didn't get blown away. That was Kiernan.

"…"

Kiernan turned around and stared coldly at Beast Prince Arazimir, and he responded with a slap to his cheek.

SMACK!

The sound of the smack was horrendous to listen to, and Kiernan got smashed into the ground with his head crashing through the rock.

Everyone thought that his skull got shattered!

"No, please stop!"

The organizer screamed with a horrendous look. It would be horrible if Beast Prince Arazimir accidentally killed Kiernan.

It might be enough for the tournament to be called off, and a war would ensue that would bathe the land in fire and blood!

"Hmph…"

In that moment, to most of their shock, Kiernan stood back up and lifted his gaze to look directly into Beast Prince Arazimir's eyes.

He was much taller than Kiernan, but he didn't cower down, and instead, matched the intensity of his gaze with his own.

"…You think you can challenge me, ant?"

Beast Prince Arazimir asked.

"…Soon."

Kiernan said with a smirk.

Beast Prince Arazimir's eyes narrowed.