"The true meaning of Martial Arts lies in challenging infinite possibilities with a finite physical body. This process itself is cultivation."
Lin Mo's gaze sharpened, as if he could pierce Gouket's massive body and look directly into his soul, which was once human.
Accompanying his words was the increasingly heavy "Emperor Engine."
"You encountered a bottleneck, and instead of using your own will and effort to break through it, you resorted to external forces, abandoning your fundamental nature as a 'human'."
Every word from Lin Mo was like a heavy hammer, striking hard at his spirit.
"What you gained is not evolution, but merely a distorted expansion of power. You evaded the most difficult challenge, so you will never truly understand what 'Martial Arts' is, or what 'Pinnacle' is."
"Shut up!!!"
Gouket was completely enraged!
Every word Lin Mo spoke accurately pierced the deepest scars in his heart!
His proudest evolution, the transformation he regarded as the sublimation of life, the power he gained by abandoning his human identity—in the other's mouth, it had become cowardly evasion!
This filled him with humiliation and anger!
"A mere human... a mere ant trapped in a human shell, dares to judge my choice!"
Gouket roared, and the earth beneath his feet exploded.
His colossal body, with astonishing speed completely unsuited to his size, instantly covered a hundred meters, and his massive shadow completely enveloped Lin Mo.
A gigantic fist, carrying an aura of destruction, slammed directly towards Lin Mo's face!
"Let me smash your arrogant face, along with your ridiculous theories, to smithereens!"
With this punch, he didn't even use any martial arts techniques; it was purely the absolute power he gained after becoming a monster!
He wanted to use the most direct method to show this "strongest man on earth" how insignificant humans were in the face of true power!
Facing a punch capable of leveling a building, Lin Mo's expression remained unchanged.
He simply raised his right hand and spread his five fingers.
"Too naive!" Gouket roared in his heart, adding more power to his fist.
He seemed to have already seen the scene of the opponent and half the city turning to ash under his punch.
However, the next second, the ferocious grin on his face froze.
His fist was steadily caught by that seemingly ordinary palm.
"Boom—!!!"
A visible white circular shockwave erupted from their center, instantly shattering the glass of all buildings within a hundred-meter radius!
Dust soared into the sky, forming a small mushroom cloud.
But in the center of this violent impact, Lin Mo was unharmed.
He didn't even take a single step back.
"What..." Gouket's four eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
His fist, capable of flattening a small mountain, was steadily caught by a hand that appeared incredibly slender compared to his own.
"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible..." Gouket muttered to himself.
How could a human, with only his physical body, withstand his attack?
"Is this the power you gained by abandoning everything?"
Lin Mo's voice was still calm, but to Gouket's ears, it was like a thunderclap, "Too light."
Before his words finished, Lin Mo's five fingers suddenly tightened.
"Crack!!!"
A sound of bones cracking echoed; Gouket's finger bones, which were incredibly hard, were actually crushed inch by inch by Lin Mo!
"Ah ah ah!"
The intense pain made Gouket let out a roar, and his other arm swept across, the wind pressure it generated even leaving a white streak in the air!
Lin Mo released his grip, leaning his body back slightly, avoiding the sweep at an incredible angle.
Immediately, he tapped his foot on the ground, and his entire body, as if teleporting, closed in on Gouket's chest.
This was the distance most dreaded by martial artists!
"Too close!"
An alarm bell rang in Gouket's heart; his massive body became a hindrance, making it difficult to mount effective defense and counterattack at such close range.
And Lin Mo's attack had already begun like a torrential storm!
Inch punch, elbow strike, knee strike, whip kick... Every one of Lin Mo's attacks was minimalistic to the extreme, yet contained immense destructive power.
His attacks had not a single superfluous movement; all power was precisely channeled into the point of impact.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang—!!!"
A series of dull, rapid impact sounds rang out!
Gouket's massive body was forced to retreat step by step under this stormy assault!
His proudly tough skin was repeatedly dented by Lin Mo's fists and feet.
He tried to counterattack, but Lin Mo's movements were like a phantom, always anticipating his every action, interrupting his moves with greater speed and more cunning angles before his power could even coalesce.
"This... impossible..."
Gouket's consciousness was already blurring, and countless bones in his body were broken.
His proudly boasted strength, speed, and defense seemed like a joke in front of the opponent.
The opponent's strength was greater than his! The opponent's body was tougher than his!
And the opponent was a human!
"This is impossible!" Gouket's four eyes glowed brightly with red light.
He used all his remaining strength to forcibly twist his body, combining the martial arts techniques he had used for decades with the brute force of a monster, unleashing a powerful, heavy punch directly at Lin Mo's chest.
This was his final counterattack!
"Martial Arts?" Lin Mo's lips curled into an almost imperceptible arc, then he shook his head.
"It seems that while abandoning your human body, you've forgotten even the most basic essence of martial arts."
"This seemingly fierce punch is actually full of flaws."
He tilted his body slightly, avoiding Gouket's heavy punch at an incredible angle.
At the same time, his right leg struck first, precisely kicking Gouket's waist and abdomen.
"Martial Arts · Pinnacle," this Dragon-level ultimate fighting technique, displayed its power at this moment.
This kick, seemingly light, contained extreme penetrating power.
"Pfft—!"
Gouket's massive body suddenly arched, and dark purple blood mixed with organ fragments spewed from his mouth.
He flew backward, crashing through three buildings, before finally coming to a stop in a pile of rubble.
The swirling dust slowly dissipated.
Gouket struggled to climb out of the rubble; one of his arms was completely deformed, and there was a huge indentation in his chest.
Three of his four eyes had burst due to the violent impact, leaving only one eye, staring intently at the figure slowly approaching.
Fear.
Unprecedented fear and powerlessness.
He was utterly helpless!
"Wh-why..."
He spoke with difficulty, and with every word, a large amount of bloody foam gushed from his mouth.
His voice was hoarse, trembling, filled with confusion and despair.
"Why... can humans... possess this kind of power? This shouldn't be a realm that humans can touch!"