You Ditched an R-Rank, Now That I’m an SSR, You Wanna Cry?-Chapter 47: Who's Next!

[Level 85, SR Rank, Crimson Demon]
Lin Junhao stared at the guy who was even more arrogant and conceited than himself, sneering coldly.
He refused to believe it!
How could his level 85 SR lose to a mere level 54 SSR?
Lin Junhao had participated in two major tournaments and fought numerous SR opponents, winning most of his matches.
His Crimson Demon was an exceptionally powerful gacha character among all contracted spirits!
"Kill him!"
Lin Junhao gave the command.
The Crimson Demon immediately sprang into action, all three heads opening their mouths simultaneously to fire three different elemental energy waves at Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan casually raised his hand, blocking them with his Limitless Technique, then loosened his suit collar. "Guess I'll warm up before dinner. Hope you prove to be a worthy opponent!"
He happened to want to test his new skill, curious to see how strong his martial arts would become with the first few gates of the Eight Gates Released Formation activated.
The Gate of Death couldn't be opened recklessly.
But the other gates were fair game.
"Eight Gates Released Formation, First Gate, Gate of Opening."
Xia Yuan swung his arms, his entire aura vibrating as he felt his body lighten.
Opening the first gate removed brain restrictions, allowing him to utilize 100% of his physical capabilities.
It overloaded his body's energy consumption to boost attack and speed!
Mo Shiyu watched in astonishment, her eyes filled with pleasant surprise!
This was Xia Yuan's new skill - the Eight Gates Released Formation.
Though she didn't know its exact strength, all of Xia Yuan's skills tended to be overpowered!
"Roar!"
During this time, the Crimson Demon's second assault arrived, charging toward Xia Yuan while suppressing him with long-range attacks.
But its attacks naturally couldn't reach Xia Yuan, all being deflected by the Limitless Technique, failing to exert any pressure whatsoever.
Seeing his opponent charging forward, Xia Yuan grinned:
"Perfect timing!"
He directly advanced to meet the attack.
Lin Junhao laughed out loud at the sight. "You actually want to fight the Crimson Demon in close combat? Are you insane!"
A creature with three heads and eight arms naturally had six more limbs than humanoid contracted spirits, making its close combat prowess extremely powerful!
Neither side retreated, directly and brutally colliding with each other.
The Crimson Demon's eight arms struck almost simultaneously, its punches creating countless afterimages that descended upon Xia Yuan like a storm.
Even the spectators felt a sense of suffocation!
Yet Xia Yuan's punching speed exceeded all their expectations!
Fists imbued with cursed energy met the assault like a violent storm.
After opening the first gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation, his martial arts ability greatly improved, his dual fists moving at unimaginable speeds. However, the power of the first gate alone still couldn't match eight arms.
The punches he couldn't catch were all blocked by his Limitless Technique.
If one gate wasn't enough!
Then he'd just open more!
Xia Yuan continued punching while successively opening more gates:
"Gate of Healing, open!"
This gate removed physical fatigue restrictions, overloading and extracting his body's capabilities to continuously restore stamina.
Xia Yuan's punching speed and power grew even stronger!
He gradually caught up with the Crimson Demon's strikes, the two sides becoming almost evenly matched.
Xia Yuan fought with exhilarating freedom, shouting "Ora ora ora...!" with each punch.
The Crimson Demon seemed equally excited, rhythmically roaring "Roooaarr roooaarr roooaarr...!" in response.
Simple, brutal fist exchanges created massive momentum, thunderous impacts, and surging fist winds!
As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.
Yet here was Xia Yuan evenly matching eight hands with just two fists!
"Wait, since when was the Northern Chuan God of Slaughter this strong in martial arts? Shouldn't his power come from his overpowered skills?!"
"Holy crap, his punches hit like cannons! My contracted spirit probably couldn't take even one punch!"
"This SSR's strength is really broken! Besides having overpowered skills, his martial arts reach this level too!"
"Now this is how real men fight - fist to flesh, it's getting my blood pumping!"
"Who will win? Who will win? If two fists beat eight, that would be absolutely insane!"
"......"
Lin Junhao was bewildered. The Crimson Demon's punches had never been matched before - other contracted spirits always had to avoid its sharp edge. None had ever confronted it directly like Xia Yuan without being defeated!
"Crimson, what are you doing?!"
Mo Shiyu was also stunned. She knew Xia Yuan had decent martial arts skills, but never imagined they could reach this level!
Suddenly understanding, her eyes shone with light. "Could the Eight Gates Released Formation be a skill that enhances martial arts?"
If so, then Xia Yuan was practically maxing out all his stats!
As the punches continued, Xia Yuan's condition kept improving.
With each strike, the probability of triggering Black Flash gradually increased!
The power continuously intensified!
Gradually, the Crimson Demon actually began showing signs of decline!
Xia Yuan's lips curved into a manic grin. "Strike while the iron is hot!"
Eight Gates Released Formation, Third Gate, Gate of Life open!
Instantly, Xia Yuan's muscles engorged with blood, green energy radiating from his entire body as his punching power skyrocketed again!
Under the crowd's utterly stunned gaze, Xia Yuan's fist wind directly overwhelmed the Crimson Demon, Black Flash power mixed with dense fist shadows pounding against the demon's massive frame.
It lacked Xia Yuan's Limitless Technique to block the punches.
Thud thud thud thud...!
The Crimson Demon's body became covered with dents, green blood splattering everywhere as it lost all ability to resist.
"Ora ora ora ora...!"
Xia Yuan was completely in the zone. "What's wrong? I thought you liked rapid-fire punches? Give me more entertainment!"
The entire arena fell silent.
Only the "thump thump..." sounds of Xia Yuan's fists landing on the Crimson Demon remained!
It didn't wait for death passively - under such dense fist winds, its three heads opened wide, beginning to gather elemental energy waves.
The charging attack was interrupted!
The Crimson Demon nearly entered a stiffened state.
He then leaped again, appearing above the Crimson Demon. Using the arena's square ceiling, he performed four consecutive kicks off the corners, building ultimate charge power before finally stomping down hard on its body!
He looked like black lightning quadruple-jumping, creating an astonishing scene!
Boom!
A massive sound echoed from the arena center.
The Crimson Demon crashed to the ground, unable to rise again!
Xia Yuan stood with one foot planted on its body, his overwhelmingly domineering eyes sweeping across the crowd below. He tugged at his collar, flashing a bright, triumphant grin:
The next second.
The Crimson Demon shattered into fragments, dissipating from the arena!