"Good mental strength…"

Gu Shen sensed something was wrong the moment Chi Huo entered his opponent's forehead.

Shen Li's mental defenses were incredibly solid, not even comparable to someone like Chu Jue... He stared intently, seeing a small bell-shaped phantom shrouded around the forehead of the stone-forged iron man.

A sealed item!

And a mental defense sealed item at that!

It was this sealed item that blocked Chi Huo's infiltration. Otherwise, Shen Li would have been dragged into his dream with this attack, and the battle would likely have been over already.

Indeed.

The greatest advantages of the Devourer of Iron lay in their physical body and martial arts.

And their greatest weaknesses were their spirit and soul!

A genius extraordinary like Shen Li, who came from under the wing of the Fourth Tribunal Judge, lacked neither resources nor sealed items... With the help of his master's sect, he could protect his greatest weakness.

"Kakaka…"

The iron man's tightly closed eyes slowly opened as the bell-shaped phantom vibrated.

Shen Li stared coldly at Gu Shen and said, "An S-rank… is nothing more than this!"

The iron wind surrounding the two suddenly became biting!

Gu Shen's expression also became grave. He sensed that the extraordinary aura around Shen Li was beginning to rise… like a long-dammed stream finally breaking through its bottleneck!

Was this… a breakthrough?

The embryonic form of the Devourer of Iron's domain began to coalesce and shrink!

This was a sign that he was comprehending his domain!

"Chi Huo… withdraw!"

Gu Shen decisively recalled the flame. In this duel, Shen Li had gathered the right timing, the right place, and the right people. He had a sealed item protecting his mental world, and an opportunity to break through.

Under these circumstances, it was no longer possible to succeed with hypnotic entry into a dream.

The next moment.

A gust of iron wind whistled past his ears. Gu Shen raised his arm to block, and with a "boom," it felt like he had been hit by a road roller, sending him flying!

The Devourer of Iron's strength was astonishing!

Gu Shen's stance remained stable, but under the impact of that immense force, he was forced to lift his feet off the ground and skid back more than ten meters before barely stopping.

After being struck so heavily, the Iron Throne within Gu Shen's brow conveyed an angry will!

Both being Iron-type abilities, the Iron Throne was actually ranked higher than the Devourer of Iron in the extraordinary spectrum. This could be seen from the way Iron Five and Shen Li wielded the power of iron... The former possessed a group-killing power that the latter lacked, thanks to the Iron Throne's subtle control over the element of iron!

An extraordinary source of higher standing could not tolerate the usurpation of a lower power!

"It wants to fight alongside me…"

Gu Shen shook his numb shoulders and muttered softly.

The anger within the Iron Throne was transmitted to his spirit through Chi Huo.

He was still suppressing the Iron Throne because he was still evaluating his opponent… and also assessing the environment of today's duel.

There were hundreds of eyes in the dojo watching him…

This was actually the real reason why Gu Shen had been suppressing the Iron Throne!

Too many people were watching.

If Gu Shen directly revealed the power of the Iron Throne in the duel, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble. Of course, this could be explained by a sealed item and the privacy of an S-rank.

But after Shen Li's ability appeared in this battle, Gu Shen's concerns diminished by a third.

The Devourer of Iron and the Iron Throne were related abilities!

This meant that as long as he used it cautiously… the negative impact could be minimized!

There was no time to think any further—

The next moment!

Shen Li's attacks poured down like a torrential storm.

The iron man was extremely fast and fierce, almost crushing the ground with every step, unleashing his fists and feet in wide-open, all-encompassing moves, completely enveloping Gu Shen.

"Bang!"

Gu Shen blocked again, his arm going numb, his head buzzing.

"Such violent energy! Does he want to beat me to death?"

Gu Shen's gaze towards Shen Li became cold… Relying on his mental sealed item and the momentum of his breakthrough, this guy's attacks were becoming more and more ferocious, almost every move aimed at his vital points!

No wonder this guy was ordered to be monitored by the Federal Security Committee!

"Since that's the case… then don't blame me!"

A surge of anger rose in Gu Shen's heart.

The shackles sealing the Iron Throne were instantly unlocked.

He no longer suppressed his fists and feet, but instead directly collided head-on!

With a crisp "thump!"

A heavy, iron-striking sound reverberated heavily in the dojo, and the surrounding iron wind instantly shattered!

Layers of iron mist swirled, vaguely revealing Gu Shen throwing a punch with unparalleled force, colliding with Shen Li!

"Gu Shen is… crazy?!"

Someone in the dojo exclaimed.

The ability of this new S-rank from the Tribunal was clearly written in the publicly available files… it was a mental power!

A mental-type extraordinary wanting to go toe-to-toe with a Devourer of Iron?!

"No… that's not right!"

The moment Gu Shen threw his punch, Fatty Luo's pupils constricted. A flash of lightning streaked through his mind, and the way he looked at Gu Shen became strange. At this moment, Gu Shen's aura seemed to have suddenly changed!

It wasn't just him.

Bai Chen, Gu Nanfeng, and many of the important figures from the Three Institutes who had come to the dojo today narrowed their eyes.

None of them could see… what had changed about Gu Shen, but it was true that this S-rank's power had become stronger!

The next moment.

Thousands of dazzling sparks of light and fire burst out between their fists!

Then, an unexpected scene occurred!

The arm that Shen Li used to punch, the arm that had been fused with thousands of pounds of iron, instantly collapsed, as if it had been shattered by an irresistible force. His expression changed drastically, and he wanted to retract his fist, but it was too late!

Countless fragments of iron were blasted out.

He felt an irresistible force descending, wanting to disassemble his entire body!

He was caught completely off guard.

And there was no way to defend against it.

This force seemed to be an edict, directly issuing an order to collapse the "ironware" he had fused with, starting from the spiritual level!

"Whirr…"

Shen Li flew backwards, and along with him, hundreds of crackling iron components fell to the ground. He stared at Gu Shen with a shocked expression and a pale face.

Gu Shen, who had only used the power of the Iron Throne for a split second when he threw his punch, slowly retracted his fist.

He smiled softly.

He extended his middle finger, aimed it at Shen Li, and slowly beckoned.

Gu Shen slowly calmed his breathing, looking down from above, and said calmly, "Continue."

Shen Li's expression went from pale to livid, then to an angry red.

He roared, and the iron wind of the Devourer of Iron blazed again. The fallen ironware rumbled as it crashed back into his body. This time, his body suddenly grew taller, turning into a giant nearly three meters tall.

"Gu Shen… I'm going to kill you!"

This voice made many people in the dojo realize that something was wrong… Several important figures exchanged glances, seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

From the beginning… Shen Li's violent energy had been a bit too strong.

Some of the "important figures" in the prison, who were close to the Fourth Tribunal Judge, had vaguely heard the news that this genius extraordinary had been warned by the Federal Security Committee, but out of friendship and other considerations, they did not stop the fight.

On the one hand, they also wanted to see how capable the so-called "S-rank" really was.

On the other hand, they didn't really care about Shen Li's mental state, and the important figures in the prison actually hoped that Shen Li could win the duel in their hearts.

If the Tribunal's S-rank couldn't even beat the prison's A-rank… wouldn't that indirectly prove that the Tribunal was inferior to the prison?

But now, the situation was not good.

This kid was really going crazy when he fought!

"Shen Li is losing control…" Luo Yu said with a grim expression, "He's letting the power of the Devourer of Iron run wild!"

The ironware in the dojo was trembling.

The "extraordinary source" of energy was visibly surging, triggered by the Devourer of Iron's rage!

Countless pieces of ironware were swaying, and the iron safety rack suspended above the dojo crashed down with a boom. It didn't crash heavily on the ground and cause casualties, but was instead dragged by an invisible force in mid-air, crashing into the giant monster's body at an extremely fast speed, causing Shen Li's height to continue to increase… Soon, this figure was as towering as a small mountain, with two huge iron blocks protruding from his back, and his whole body exuded boiling steam.

This was… the true face of the Devourer of Iron.

"Young Master… this fight can't go on any longer. The guys from the prison don't seem to be planning to intervene." Fatty Luo said in a deep voice, "Let me step in and stop all this!"

Gu Nanfeng just narrowed his eyes.

Before he could open his mouth or say a word.

The next moment, a scene that stunned everyone in the dojo appeared—

Shen Li's roar hadn't finished.

Gu Shen jumped up, borrowing strength from the arena, and raised his elbow expressionlessly, delivering a clean elbow strike to Shen Li's rust-covered face.

The gale shattered.

Rust flew everywhere.

"Ugh…" Shen Li was knocked backwards, his words forced back down his throat. And before he could crash to the ground, another figure appeared at lightning speed behind him. Gu Shen's hands shot out like lightning, tightly gripping the giant finger of the Devourer of Iron, and his ten fingers hooked deeply into the rust of that finger!

Gu Shen, with Chi Huo burning in his brow, roared in a low voice.

The veins on his forehead bulged!

Shen Li, who had fully unleashed the power of the Devourer of Iron, weighed over a ton.

The Ruler of Truth on Gu Shen's cuff burned with a dazzling glow at this moment. This glow instantly exploded in the position of Gu Shen's arms, transforming into a layer of invisible giant arms!

"...Lift!"

Gu Shen's low roar directly tore through the iron wind.

"Give me… a slam!"

Power to uproot mountains.

Shen Li looked in horror, unable to believe that he was being lifted high.

Why?

Why… could this ant move him?!

Before he could finish thinking, that irresistible force appeared again—

With a "boom!"

A towering, thousand-pound Devourer of Iron turned into a heavy but foolish sandbag, held by one finger by Gu Shen, and slammed from left to right, then slammed to the left again, without waiting a second before slamming to the right… The speed became faster and faster, and the ground on both sides was smashed, sending earth and rocks flying, and the smoke and dust were swept away by the wind and rust!

So that everyone could see this extremely shocking picture!

Each slam was like a celestial blacksmith hammering iron, and the furious sound of the Devourer of Iron now sounded more like a whimper and lament. Countless iron filings were smashed and scattered, and silver-bright fire filled the dojo.

The Devourer of Iron, after wildly fusing ironware, was like a towering mountain, even more like a hammer of immeasurable weight.

And that insignificant youth.

Gu Shen.

Was like a god high above, with infinite strength, able to wield the iron hammer.

All the onlookers silently and solemnly stared at this scene… They didn't know that this was the result of the Iron Throne and the Ruler of Truth working together.

Slam!

Slamming, scattering silver light throughout the room!

Slam!

Slamming, sending iron rust flying and iron filings flying!

The Devourer of Iron's gluttony was originally a kind of overload operation. This situation could greatly increase combat power, but it also caused immense damage to Shen Li's body… In the mission to contain the out-of-control individuals, he killed four mission targets, using this state.

Greatly enhanced combat power after frenzy!

The surrounding stray "iron elements" could be sensed and absorbed!

And the price to pay… was that his consciousness gradually drifted away, no longer under the control of reason!

"Kill… kill!"

Shen Li, being swung around like an iron hammer, had completely bloodshot eyes. He was completely enraged. At the moment of being slammed to the ground, he suddenly stretched out his hands, his thick arms composed of ironware, instantly lengthening, like iron hooks, trying to hook onto something to gain leverage.

These hands slammed towards the spectators outside the arena, preparing to use them as "leverage."

If they were grabbed like this, what would happen?

On the spectator stand.

Gu Nanfeng and Bai Chen moved at the same time.

With two "clang" sounds, almost at the same time, the two arrived at the landing point of the iron hands.

The next moment!

Shen Li's arms were severed by invisible blades, exploding into a sky of falling iron powder.

He roared even more painfully, completely losing his mind. The Devourer of Iron once again increased the melting power, trying to further absorb the iron elements wandering outside!

Crazy!

Completely crazy!

Gu Shen remained calm… No matter how crazy Shen Li became, he would not have the slightest fear. In fact, if this battle had taken place in the wild, without spectators, the outcome would have been decided long ago!

The Devourer of Iron would not have had the chance to be gluttonous!

His Iron Throne could peel off Shen Li's iron armor piece by piece.

How much Shen Li ate, he would have to spit out!

And today's battle in the dojo, the more chaotic the iron element, the more beneficial it was to Gu Shen… This battle was nearing its end.

Gu Shen decided to give Shen Li the final blow.

He threw Shen Li out heavily, instantly retracting the Iron Throne and the Ruler of Truth, while summoning his own Chi Huo… Under Chi Huo's vision, it could be seen very clearly that the bell-shaped phantom in Shen Li's brow was trembling violently.

In a gluttonous state, his mental state would fall into a frenzy.

It turned out that the greatest effect of this bell… was not to guard against the attacks of mental-type extraordinaries, but to prevent Shen Li's own mental power from losing control!

Under these circumstances, with his own mental power already chaotic… Chi Huo could freely invade Shen Li's mental world!

"The victory has been decided!"

Gu Shen took a light breath.

He pointed out with two fingers, and Chi Huo instantly shot out, heading towards Shen Li.

But the next moment.

Above the dojo, above the ceiling, an arc of light flashed past.

Countless pieces of glass shattered.

A large robe fell down, and the person landed in a crouch, extending a hand and grasping the wisp of Chi Huo that was about to crash into Shen Li's brow.