Liu Shi viciously lunged towards Qin Yan, clenched his fist, and aimed to smash it into Qin Yan's face. Despite his bulky figure, Liu Shi's footwork and punching speed were astonishingly fast, not inferior to that of a professional combat athlete. In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Qin Yan, his fist whistling through the air with formidable force, heading towards Qin Yan's head.

"So fast!" Qin Yan was surprised, although Liu Shi had a lot of excess fat on his body, his agility didn't match his appearance. For an ordinary person, it would be impossible to dodge Liu Shi's lightning-fast punch. However, Qin Yan was not an ordinary person. He was much more agile than the average person. He raised his arm and successfully blocked Liu Shi's powerful punch.

Liu Shi grunted, seemingly surprised that Qin Yan could block his forceful punch. But he thought it might have been a fluke and tried to punch Qin Yan's abdomen again.

To Liu Shi's astonishment, this punch was also dodged by Qin Yan. With a light push of his foot on the ground, Qin Yan instantly retreated a meter, evading Liu Shi's attack.

"Damn, this is strange!" Liu Shi refused to believe it was real. He charged forward once more, throwing a series of punches towards Qin Yan's face and body. However, for some reason, his punches were either dodged by Qin Yan or blocked, making it difficult to land a direct hit and cause harm to Qin Yan.

"You've got some skills. Have you practiced before?" Liu Shi sensed that something was off. The young man in front of him was just a junior esper. In theory, junior espers couldn't use their abilities freely and were not much different from ordinary people. Moreover, junior espers often had various physical issues and weaker constitutions compared to regular people, making it impossible for them to withstand his powerful attacks.

Qin Yan didn't respond, instead, he threw a punch towards Liu Shi's face. Liu Shi quickly dodged it, but Qin Yan's punching speed was surprisingly fast. In a split second, his fist had reached Liu Shi's left face, causing Liu Shi to stagger back a few steps but not knocking him down.

While the punch landed, Liu Shi was shocked. He rubbed his sore left cheek and pointed at Qin Yan, exclaiming, "You're not a junior esper?! With that speed and explosive power, are you a second-level physical training esper?!"

"Believe what you want." Qin Yan didn't bother explaining the concept of different levels of abilities to Liu Shi. He charged forward and continued to throw punches at Liu Shi. In his panic, Liu Shi took several more hits to his face and body before scrambling away in a disheveled state.

"Want more?" Qin Yan stopped his assault and looked at the disheveled Liu Shi. In reality, if Liu Shi hadn't provoked him, he wouldn't have engaged in a life-or-death struggle. Feeling that he had the upper hand, Qin Yan decided to end it there.

"It seems I underestimated you." Liu Shi said coldly, changing his arrogant demeanor. He retrieved a pair of thin fingerless boxing gloves from his pocket, put them on, and then said to Qin Yan, "Don't get too cocky. I'm also a second-level physical training esper. When I get serious, taking down an amateur like you will be a piece of cake."

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After uttering these words, Liu Shi roared and charged towards Qin Yan, unleashing a fierce and relentless barrage of punches. This time, he was using his full strength, and his punching speed and power were on a completely different level from before.

Qin Yan felt immense pressure. He was over ten years younger than Liu Shi and lacked significant fighting experience. He was relying solely on the powerful explosive strength provided by his second-level physical training abilities to combat Liu Shi. On the other hand, Liu Shi was the bully of the esper academy, who took pleasure in bullying others and engaging in fights. With his vast experience, when Liu Shi got serious, Qin Yan found it difficult to defend himself.

Qin Yan took a series of punches to his face and body, causing him to feel dizzy and unsteady on his feet. In a moment of carelessness, he was hit by Liu Shi on the chin, causing him to black out and fall to the ground, unable to get up.

Clapping his hands, Liu Shi looked down at the fallen Qin Yan with a smug smile. "Now you know how powerful I am. But I'll show mercy today. I have two conditions for you to agree to!" Qin Yan remained silent, lying on the ground, glaring at Liu Shi.

Shaking his head with a smirk, Liu Shi chuckled, "First, you're not allowed to see my sister Lin anymore. She's the woman I want, and if you dare to compete with me for her, you're on a dead-end path! Second, you must follow me as my underling. As long as you obediently follow my orders, I'll make sure you live comfortably here, and no one will dare to bully you. How about it? Haha!!"

"Go to hell!" Qin Yan spat out, refusing to yield to Liu Shi's demands. He had a strong character and wouldn't easily submit to anyone, even when he was sick in the past. He wouldn't listen to Liu Shi now.

"Heh, quite the rebel." Liu Shi chuckled, seemingly enjoying the thrill of bullying others. Stepping a few paces aside, he bent down and picked up a large stone about the size of a soccer ball from the ground. He gestured towards Qin Yan's body with the stone, saying, "I wonder if your body is tougher or your mouth is tougher." It seemed like he wanted to use the stone to strike Qin Yan.

Qin Yan trembled, feeling as though death was imminent. He looked around, hoping to find someone to help, but the onlookers, although witnessing his defeat, showed no intention of coming to his aid.

"After so many years of bad luck, it seems like my luck is finally turning around. But it's just the same as before. Oh well, it looks like this is how my life will end." Thinking these thoughts, Qin Yan shouted angrily at Liu Shi, "If you're going to make a move, do it quickly. I'll never listen to the likes of you!"

"You're still talking tough even at death's door!" Liu Shi sneered, lifting his foot to stomp on Qin Yan's chest. Fueled by anger, he used all his strength in the kick, intending to break Qin Yan's ribs and inflict severe injuries. In a critical moment, Qin Yan instinctively absorbed a large amount of energy from his surroundings and compressed it in his chest.

With a muffled thud, Liu Shi's foot landed heavily on Qin Yan's chest, making a dull sound. However, contrary to Liu Shi's expectations, the kick did not break any ribs, and Qin Yan didn't scream in pain. It was as if the kick had not caused any substantial harm to Qin Yan.

"What's going on? It shouldn't be like this!" Liu Shi observed Qin Yan's composed expression and was taken aback, as if he had encountered something incredibly perplexing.

"This kid is lucky. My foot slipped just now," Liu Shi said, lifting his foot once again to stomp on Qin Yan's chest. However, just like before, there was no reaction from Qin Yan after the kick landed.

"How could this be?" Liu Shi began to ponder. He recalled the recent events and sensed that there was a strange barrier within Qin Yan's chest. In the instant his foot landed on Qin Yan, this barrier immediately bounced back and absorbed his stomping force.