Chapter: 543
“Tatum! He’s Dustin Rhys! Slay him!” Brody suddenly yelled at the platform.
“What? Dustin Rhys?” There was an audible gasp from the audience, who had initially taken Dustin to be a show-off, only to realize that he was the martial art genius who had gained fame recently.
“How could that be? He’s Dustin Rhys!” Abby froze up and found it hard to believe that the dark horse she had been talking about was by her side all this time.
“Good gracious! I almost missed the hidden gem!” Ralph was similarly stupefied. If Dustin was capable of defeating Joshua Hummer and confident enough to go for a battle with Tatum Thunders, he must at least be a martial artist who had achieved divinity. Ralph, upon realizing that Dustin must be way more advanced than him in the practice, felt rather embarrassed for offering to take Dustin under his wing.
“Had I known he was Dustin Rhys, I would have gotten on his good side just now!”
“Damn right! We missed our shot!” Ralph’s martial art colleagues were full of regrets upon learning the truth. It was common knowledge that the existence of a martial arts genius would give any guild a major boost, and this was especially true for the relatively small guilds. They’d enter a golden age if they produced a martial arts genius.
“Oh, kid, you’re Dustin Rhys?” Tatum snickered.
“You are digging your own grave! As payback for. killing Joshua, you will not be spared today!”
Joshua Hummer said something along those lines as well. But he’s dead now,” Dustin commented without flinching.
“Hah! You’re a bold one! Tatum scrutinized him.
“But you’re gravely wrong to compare Joshua with me! People like you have no idea how scary an individual from The Heavenly Immortals could be!”
“Scary?” Dustin merely scoffed.
“More like ludicrous. You thought you were something, but you’re just a frog in the well.”
“What did you just say?” Tatum’s expression hardened. He had never been looked down upon ever since he gained fame.
“I was being kind, describing you as a frog in the well. Turns out you’re just a worm in the apple- rotten and foul!” Dustin didn’t hold back at all, and his insult evoked a collective exclamation from the audience, who didn’t expect him to be so rude and fearless from the start. Everyone shuddered at the thought of provoking Tatum Thunders, as that would be inviting death.
“Oh, great! Look at you, the stubborn one, not knowing you’re close to death. You’ll pee your pants when you’re staring at death!” Tatum, now enraged, hurled a punch in the air that morphed into a translucent shadow.
The impact of the punch barreled toward Dustin with the weight of a mountain. A martial artist who achieved divinity could easily decapitate the opponent ten feet away by releasing his or her internal energy.
“He’s indeed one of The Heavenly Immortals! That punch could easily crush a car!”
“That rash young man shouldn’t have provoked Tatum Thunders. Now, he’s cornered.” The martial artists watching from the crowd shuddered when they saw the shadows of Tatum’s punch. In their opinion, the punch was indefensible.
“Hah…” Dustin smiled and tapped his feet on the floor. He disappeared into thin air and dodged the punch with ease.
“You’re quick! But let’s see how many times you could dodge my punches!” Scoffing, Tatum launched three punches, each quicker and stronger than the previous ones. Dustin skipped around speedily but calmly and dodged all the attacks with his freakish skills.
“Fuck! He’s like a slippery eel!” Brody was quite frustrated at the sight. He badly wanted to witness Dustin crushed to death, but Dustin was too agile and swerved out of the way of Tatum’s punches.
Meanwhile, Ralph was clicking his tongue, amazed at the sight.
“I did not expect him to show off such talent at his young age.
“So what? He’s just pulling off tricks. If he’s really talented, he wouldn’t have dodged the attacks. At the end of the day, he could not beat Tatum!” Abby pouted unhappily. Even after learning about Dustin’s identity, she still looked down on him. In her opinion, a true man should face the fight. instead of hiding.