MY HIDDEN TALENT IS FORBIDDEN BY THE HEAVENS-Chapter 210: FIRST CLASH

Chapter 211 — FIRST CLASH

For several seconds after the sky split, nobody spoke.

Not the Eight.

Not the civilians watching from the streets below.

Not even the Jade Dragon.

The battlefield had shifted so suddenly that everyone present needed a moment to understand what had just happened.

Moments earlier, a city had been seconds away from annihilation.

A dragon’s beam had been aimed at thousands of helpless civilians.

And then—

Someone had punched through it.

Not deflected it.

Not blocked it.

Split it.

Now that same man hovered in the sky between the Jade Dragon and the hospital district, as calm as if he had simply stepped outside for fresh air.

Wind moved gently through his dark hair.

Black-and-gold energy curled faintly around his body like drifting smoke.

His eyes remained fixed on the dragon.

The Jade Dragon studied him just as carefully.

Its massive wings slowed their rhythm.

Emerald light pulsed faintly beneath its scales as the creature observed the newcomer.

Then it spoke again.

"Sovereign fragment."

The voice rolled across the sky like distant thunder.

The man tilted his head slightly.

"You keep calling me that."

His tone was almost bored.

"Sounds important."

Below them, General Han Dae-Woo blinked slowly.

"...Okay."

He looked at the others.

"Either I hit my head harder than I thought..."

"Or that guy just punched through the dragon’s beam."

Commander Rafael Ibarra scratched the back of his neck.

"No."

He exhaled slowly.

"That definitely happened."

Above them, Dean Xu Canglong watched the newcomer with narrowed eyes.

There was something familiar in the energy surrounding the man.

Not the same techniques.

Not the same structure.

But the pressure.

The weight of it.

It reminded him of something ancient.

Something that had existed long before the current age of martial systems.

Before he could speak—

The dragon moved.

Its massive body surged forward through the sky.

The creature’s claw cut downward toward the newcomer with a speed far greater than before.

The hospital district trembled beneath the rush of wind.

The man did not dodge.

He simply raised his arm.

Void energy gathered around his fist like gravity collapsing inward.

The claw slammed down.

The punch met it head-on.

The collision detonated across the sky.

A thunderous shockwave rippled outward through the clouds and across the city skyline.

Helicopters spun wildly in the turbulence.

Streetlights shattered across several blocks.

But when the dust cleared—

Neither opponent had moved.

The dragon’s claw remained locked against the man’s fist.

The Jade Dragon leaned forward slightly.

"You grow stronger."

The man pushed the claw back just a fraction.

"Practice."

The dragon’s eyes narrowed.

Then its tail moved.

The strike came from the side with terrifying speed.

The man vanished.

Not with teleportation.

Not with dimensional folding.

He simply stepped out of the way.

The dragon’s tail crashed through the empty space he had occupied and continued into a nearby building.

The structure collapsed instantly.

Concrete dust erupted across the district.

The man reappeared several meters away in mid-air.

The dragon turned its head slowly.

"You move differently."

"Yeah."

The man cracked his knuckles.

"I’ve had time to think about it."

Below them, Nyx stared.

"He didn’t use spatial distortion."

Kovács’ drones spun frantically around the battlefield.

Her voice echoed through the comm channel.

"His movement didn’t register on any system."

Han raised an eyebrow.

"So he’s fast."

"No," Kovács said quietly.

"He’s... absent."

The dragon lunged again.

This time its jaws opened wide.

Emerald light gathered inside its throat.

The man moved first.

He shot upward through the sky like a black comet.

His fist slammed directly into the dragon’s jaw before the beam could fire.

"Void Impact."

The strike detonated.

The Jade Dragon’s head snapped sideways.

For the first time since the battle began—

The creature was pushed backward.

The Eight stared.

Han whistled.

"Well."

"That’s new."

The dragon recovered instantly.

Its wings flared wide as it stabilized itself in the air.

Emerald energy surged across its body.

"You interfere."

The man floated calmly across from it.

"You were being rude."

The dragon’s aura expanded.

The clouds around them spiraled outward as the creature’s power surged.

The man’s expression didn’t change.

But the void energy around him grew denser.

The two forces pressed against each other across the sky like opposing storms.

Below them, the Eight regrouped.

Han wiped blood from his chin.

"So..."

"Do we help him?"

Nyx watched the two figures carefully.

"He doesn’t seem to need it."

Canglong shook his head slowly.

"That’s not the question."

The dragon roared.

The sound rolled across the entire city like an earthquake.

Its wings beat once.

The creature lunged forward again.

This time—

Faster.

The Jade Dragon’s claw descended toward the man with the force of a falling mountain.

The man met it with another strike.

"Void Breaker."

The collision exploded across the sky.

The two forces clashed again and again in rapid succession.

Claw.

Punch.

Tail.

Kick. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Each impact produced shockwaves that rattled buildings across multiple districts.

The Eight could barely follow the movements now.

The speed of the exchange had doubled.

Then tripled.

The dragon’s tail struck.

The man ducked.

The dragon’s jaws snapped shut.

The man kicked off its horn and spun backward through the air.

Another punch landed across the dragon’s shoulder.

Cracks spread across several emerald scales.

The dragon retaliated with a sweeping wing strike.

The man blocked.

The impact launched him across the sky.

He stabilized himself instantly.

Void energy surged again.

Then the man rushed forward.

"Eclipse Strike."

His fist crashed into the dragon’s chest wound.

The impact shattered several fractured scales.

Emerald crystal fragments rained across the city below.

The Jade Dragon roared.

Not in anger.

In recognition.

"You remember."

The man paused.

For the first time since the fight began—

His expression shifted slightly.

"You talk too much."

The dragon lunged again.

But this time—

The Eight moved.

Phoenix flames erupted.

Solar light followed.

Water spiraled upward.

Dimensional blades carved through the air.

The Eight attacked the dragon from every direction.

The creature roared as multiple strikes landed across its body.

But the man had already moved again.

He shot upward through the sky.

Then descended like a falling star.

His fist slammed into the dragon’s back.

The impact drove the creature downward several meters.

The dragon’s wings flared violently as it fought to regain altitude.

The man hovered above it.

Void energy swirling around his body.

The Jade Dragon looked up at him.

Its emerald eyes glowed brighter.

"This world will burn."

The man shrugged.

"You first."

The dragon’s aura surged again.

The sky trembled.

And the battle between Sovereigns truly began.

[Chapter ENDS]