Be careful, this guy seems very powerful!" Tony Stark flew over in his Mark III armor, as if trying to warn Huang Wen and even offer help.
"Boom!" A sonic boom resounded as the Mandarin impatiently slapped in Tony Stark's direction. To the Mandarin, Tony Stark was more annoying than a fly, and the key was that Tony Stark was quite resilient.
"Bang!" This time, Tony Stark didn't completely dodge the Mandarin's attack because it came too quickly. Even with J.A.R.V.I.S.'s reaction speed, Tony Stark only managed to avoid the attack aimed at his chest, but he was still sent flying.
"Armor damaged 85%, insufficient to sustain combat. Only flight function is available. Recommend evacuation, recommend evacuation!" J.A.R.V.I.S.'s alarm blared, and Tony Stark, wincing in pain, slowly controlled the Mark III to stand up.
"Don't rush, let's observe the situation first. This is an alien spaceship…" Tony Stark's eyes gleamed as he watched Huang Wen and the Mandarin. Clearly, he didn't want to miss this opportunity to study an alien spaceship.
In the sky, after completely incapacitating Tony Stark, the Mandarin focused all his attention on Huang Wen. Especially upon seeing Huang Wen's golden, radiant appearance, the Mandarin became even more vigilant. After all, he had already witnessed the power of the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art once before.
Although the Mandarin now considered his strength to have advanced by leaps and bounds compared to before, he was still unsure of Huang Wen's true power. After all, he didn't know if Huang Wen had used his full strength last time.
This was also why the Mandarin, after obtaining some intelligence on Tony Stark, rushed over to vent his anger, as he wasn't prepared to face Huang Wen so soon.
But now the situation was different. The Mandarin's last retreat, the alien spaceship, had been taken away by Huang Wen. The Mandarin had no way out; he could only choose to fight Huang Wen!
"Rise!" The Mandarin roared, and the debris of Tony Stark's destroyed house below turned into bricks and stones, flying towards Huang Wen. The Mandarin didn't believe such a small tactic could deal with Huang Wen; he merely wanted to attract Huang Wen's attention.
"Stop!" Huang Wen's thought emerged, directly controlling all the bricks and stones in front of him to halt. For such a small quantity of bricks and stones, Huang Wen didn't even need to use other powers, but the Mandarin was waiting for this exact moment!
"I refuse to believe that your Golden Bell Shield-like martial art can withstand my Ultimate Dragon Claw!" The Mandarin roared again. He actually intended to engage in close combat with Huang Wen, because, theoretically, Huang Wen's line of sight was currently obstructed by the bricks and stones.
But unfortunately, this was only theoretical. Huang Wen's attention had always been on the Mandarin, so how could he be so easily distracted by bricks and stones? Furthermore, Huang Wen could perceive the surrounding movements with his sensory power.
"Sizzle!" The Mandarin's Dragon Claw collided with Huang Wen's fist, emitting a piercing sound. However, Huang Wen's fist showed no sign of being breached, while the Mandarin's Dragon Claw seemed to be struggling to withstand the impact.
It must be said that the Mandarin's Dragon Claw had decent strength, but its sharpness was still a bit inferior to Adamantium alloy. Since even the Adamantium alloy couldn't completely penetrate the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art, how could the Mandarin's nameless Dragon Claw achieve it?
"This is impossible! How can your body-hardening martial art be so powerful?!" The Mandarin's disbelieving voice echoed. A sense of foreboding now welled up in his heart; he vaguely felt that he might meet his end here today.
"To be honest, I'm quite disappointed. After you got this ugly arm, you're even easier to beat than before!" Due to Huang Wen's rapid increase in strength after consuming the Blood Bodhi, coupled with being in a fully activated state, the Mandarin, who might have caused Huang Wen considerable trouble after getting the dragon arm, was now completely no match for Huang Wen.
"Bang!" Huang Wen delivered a powerful punch to the Mandarin's chest, sending him flying. What Huang Wen didn't expect was that the Mandarin wasn't severely injured by this punch; at least, he still had the strength to fight. This showed that the Mandarin's pair of dragon arms had their unique advantages.
"Hmm, after fully entering the Legendary realm, some of my shortcomings have become apparent…" Huang Wen looked at the Mandarin, who had fallen to the ground, his gaze shifting slightly as a thought crossed his mind.
Indeed, after Huang Wen consumed the Blood Bodhi, although he fully achieved the Legendary realm, his lack of accumulation, or rather, his limited techniques, became apparent.
In terms of mental power, it was still alright. Although the starting point of his special abilities was low, their conceptual foundation was sound, and Huang Wen would not be weaker than mental power users of the same level.
The same was true for physical strength. Not to mention the application of his own strength through Wing Chun and Bajiquan, even the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art could perfectly unleash his physical power. And in terms of movement speed, Snow-Treading Without Trace could still keep up.
However, in terms of internal energy, which should have been Huang Wen's strongest suit, it became a weakness. Among the martial arts Huang Wen possessed, there were truly no moves that could fully utilize his powerful internal energy.
The acupoint-striking martial arts of Bai Zhantang's lineage had insufficient destructive power, focusing more on control effects. The Ice and Fire Palm was an ability-type martial art, more about controlling the power of ice and fire. As mentioned before, the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art was a close-combat martial art suitable for unleashing physical strength and lacked any subtle long-range combat techniques.
"If only I had drawn Cheng Shifei or Gu Santong in the character lottery back then, that would have been like getting a whole batch of martial arts at once…" Huang Wen muttered to himself, then unleashed the Ice and Fire Palm, with flames and ice energy intertwining as they blasted towards the Mandarin.
This was a technique Huang Wen had comprehended while forcefully tempering his body with ice and fire. The ice and fire, intertwined under Huang Wen's control, not only didn't conflict but complemented each other, further enhancing the power of the Ice and Fire Palm.
"Boom!" The Mandarin climbed out of the large crater. His dragon arm struck the ice and fire energy, creating a huge explosion. The surrounding ground began to collapse, but the dragon arm and the ice and fire energy had successfully stalemated.
"Hold on, this kid can't kill me!" A hypnotic thought flashed through the Mandarin's mind, and the internal energy within him and the power from his dragon arm surged out frantically.