Celestial Human Diagram-Chapter 138 - 124: Suppression (2)

He flexed his wrist and said calmly, "Teacher Duma, it looks like this lesson isn’t over yet."

Duma roared and lunged from where he stood.

This time, Chen Chuan was prepared for his speed and had intentionally created a bit more distance between them. The moment Duma moved, Chen Chuan dodged to the side. Duma’s body slammed into the spot he had just vacated, shattering the ground beneath. His momentum didn’t stop there; he continued to careen forward for some distance. It was clear that after his body had Mutated, his control over his strength was lacking.

Just as Chen Chuan thought he was in the clear, Duma’s hand shot out and snagged his arm, yanking him back.

Chen Chuan immediately noticed that Duma’s arm and fingers had grown longer. He had deliberately maintained his previous form before re-engaging, a successful tactical deception that caused Chen Chuan to misjudge. Chen Chuan reacted quickly, planting a kick on his opponent’s torso to keep from being pulled any closer.

After two failed attempts to drag him closer, Duma simply swung a fist down at his head. Chen Chuan calmly raised his arms to block and parry, constantly turning his head to dodge. Although the punches were powerful, he managed to deflect most of them with minimal effort. Even the few that landed didn’t cause him any real harm.

After a dozen punches failed to faze Chen Chuan, Duma’s own breathing grew more ragged. He stopped punching and instead grabbed Chen Chuan with both hands, hoisted him high, and once again slammed him into the ground.

This time, however, Chen Chuan managed to hook his leg around Duma’s head in time, bringing him down as well and forcing him to one knee. But Duma didn’t let go. He straightened his torso, lifting Chen Chuan’s entire body and smashing it into the ground again. The pavement behind Chen Chuan instantly spiderwebbed with cracks.

Duma straightened up, intending to repeat the move, but Chen Chuan loosened his leg, freeing it from around Duma’s neck. A surge from the Mutated Organization within his body drove his leg to strike out with sudden, close-range force. The tip of his foot jabbed into the side of Duma’s neck with a sharp THWACK.

Despite his greatly increased Resistance to Impact, the blow caused the strength in Duma’s hands to falter. Chen Chuan swiftly broke free from his grasp, twisted out from under him, and yanked on Duma’s arm. As Duma lost his balance, Chen Chuan clenched his other hand into a fist and smashed it viciously into his face.

Duma’s head snapped back involuntarily. Dazed and about to struggle, he was suddenly swept up by a powerful force. His vision spun as Chen Chuan executed a shoulder throw, slamming him violently into the ground. A spiderweb of cracks instantly appeared on the pavement beneath him.

But while the growth of the Mutated Organization brought him pain and consumed his Life Force, it also greatly enhanced his body’s resilience. The throw had barely affected him.

Chen Chuan had intended to use a Twisting Skill, but he realized that as the mutation progressed, Duma’s skeletal structure seemed to have changed. Normal techniques wouldn’t work on him, so he abandoned the idea. Instead, while Duma was on his back, he kicked at his head. Duma instinctively raised a hand to block, but then his five fingers twisted backward, clamping onto Chen Chuan’s calf and forcefully flinging him away!

Chen Chuan went flying, rolled several times across the ground, and pushed himself up, once again standing up completely unharmed.

He looked over at Duma, who was gasping for breath. The man looked a size smaller than before, and his skin, which had seemed so taut, was now much more slack.

This proved his strategy was effective. The fierce struggle was rapidly consuming Life Force.

Chen Chuan lowered his stance and, without waiting for Duma to attack, charged forward himself. Seeing him approach, Duma took a deep breath and charged to meet him. Duma threw a punch, but Chen Chuan dodged it with ease and slammed a fist into his abdomen. With his other hand, he delivered a palm strike, the force transferring as his hand slapped against Duma’s face.

Duma sensed something was wrong and threw his forearm up, parrying the hand. Chen Chuan drove his knee upward. Duma quickly raised his own knee to defend. When they collided, Chen Chuan held his position, but Duma was knocked back several steps.

Chen Chuan slowly lowered his foot. He could see that Duma’s strength was starting to weaken and his reactions were becoming more sluggish. This meant the surge from his body’s mutation had passed; now, as his Life Force drained away, his physical abilities were in steady decline.

He looked at the gasping Duma and said, "Teacher Duma, you can give up now."

Duma roared and charged at him again. But halfway there, Chen Chuan’s foot lashed out and connected squarely with his head, sending him staggering sideways and nearly toppling to the ground.

The surrounding Maka Students cried out in alarm, "Teacher!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Duma struggled to stand upright and took a deep breath. The purplish-red sinews all over his body deepened in color. Then, without a sound, he charged forward. The force of his rush was so immense that the pavement cracked and splintered in his wake.

But Chen Chuan ducked, avoiding the grab. He moved in, hoisted Duma onto his shoulders, and threw him violently to the ground. THUD! The ground beneath everyone’s feet trembled from the impact.

Duma struggled to rise again. He was only halfway up when Chen Chuan’s fist smashed into his face, knocking him back down. He still tried to get up, only to be immediately knocked down by another punch.

The nearby Maka Students couldn’t bear it any longer and tried to rush in to help, but they were stopped and restrained by the growing number of Wuyi Students who had just arrived.

Everyone watched in silence as Chen Chuan, punch after punch, beat Duma back down every time he tried to rise.

After one final failed attempt to rise, Duma finally lay still. At this moment, his entire body had shriveled, leaving only a layer of skin draped over a deformed skeleton. Hot steam, seemingly the moisture from within his body, wafted from him.

His voice was a hoarse rasp. "Student, did you see? The patterns moving across my body... that is the true record of Karma Vein Study. This is how Karma Vein Study is truly passed down."

Chen Chuan glanced at him. "Perhaps it would have been better to say this openly in a classroom."

Duma murmured, "Yes... but we’re out of time. The world’s echo is deepening. The Maka People must secure their place... only then will we have the strength to ride the coming wave..." His voice grew fainter and fainter, until it faded into silence.

Chen Chuan looked up at the glaring sunlight, took a breath, and walked toward the crowd of students who were waiting there in silence.

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