Chapter 493 - The Serpent Powerhouse Of The Black Dragon Gang
"You are quite capable, but I have never seen you around here before and have no idea who you are. How about you join the gang under me, and I will reward you greatly with anything you could ever want?" offered the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang as he walked over to Adam.
Adam laughed and didn\'t even bother to respond, making it clear that he didn\'t even see the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang as someone worthy of speaking to him.
"Hmph. You will come to regret your arrogance, and whoever you are, I will make you bow before me and beg me to join the mighty Black Dragon Gang," he scoffed as he suddenly stopped approaching Adam.
He placed his left arm behind his back, and his right arm was held forward, shaped like a snake, with the tips of his fingers aimed towards Adam. It was an unusual stance and Adam had never seen anything like it and was interested to take it on himself, always seeking to learn new methods of combat.
Adam had experienced, battled and learnt from most martial arts and with them has managed to come up with his own unique style of fighting that uses the best of all of the combat styles he had come across. However, one thing that Adam was best at was quickly learning from and adapting to the way his opponent fought, then mimicking it or adopting a fighting style that can overcome it.
The Serpent Style that the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang was famed for emphasised speed, explosive power and the use of the fingers as if they were the bite of a snack.
Rapid palm and finger strikes were what Adam was expecting, and exactly what he received as the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang suddenly rushed towards him.
His movements were unusual and after mastering the Ghost Steps Skill he had gotten from the Silent Ghost, Adam had become very skilled in movement skills. Using the Ghost Steps Skill, he used identical speed and strength to his opponent and clashed with him directly.
It felt as though the man Adam was facing was almost slithering like a snake, and his feet remained close to the ground and he moved quickly, but very swiftly and smoothly, almost as if he was skating on ice.
The Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang went straight in with an attack to Adam\'s eyes, wanting to make him completely defenceless, since he seemed totally against the idea of joining the Black Dragon Gang.
However, just as his fingers were about to strike Adam\'s eyes, he suddenly disappeared and he did so without the use of the Step Skip Skill or using his full speed, which would be overkill against the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang.
"I know that movement. It\'s the Ghost Steps Skill. How did you get your hands on that?!" he bellowed.
The Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang was a big fan of the Silent Ghost who was not only famed for his assassination capabilities but also for producing all of his own skills that were sought after by many.
He was one of the cultivators on the Top Cultivator Ranking that he related to and adored his movement skill to the point that he created his own to attempt to mimic it, and even produce one that was greater.
The Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang grew up in a small reptile zoo and from a young age had been infatuated with all serpents that amazed and fascinated him. Most were scared of such creatures, including Adam at one point, but he adored them and even played with those that were poisonous.
Then after being abused and watching his parents being slaughtered by debt collectors from the Black Dragon Gang, he vowed to grow stronger and eliminate those that killed his parents.
Sensing his killing intent and seeing the fire in his eyes, the head of the Black Dragon Gang tested his talent and found that he was very perceptive, and also had a unique talent for martial arts.
He was 12 at the time, and it had been 18 years since then, in which the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang had been training and studying all kinds of different serpents to perfect his Serpent fighting style.
Within 8 years, he had already climbed the ranks and become quite a capable and valued cultivator for the Black Dragon Gang, while he had also managed to get revenge on those that killed his parents.
However, in the process, he became what he hated the most, and excused his actions that were even worse than the killers of his parents, obsessed by the pursuit of wealth, power and influence.
His unique martial arts were quite well known, but he was yet to pass them onto anyone, while they were also very difficult to learn and master. They required a tough and very flexible body to be able to pull off and was a soft battle style, which was rarely used in martial arts.
From a young age, he had been pushing his body\'s flexibility and explosive capability to its limits and was someone that trained madly all the time, seeking power.
Rather than using brute force and speed through blunt kicks and punches, he would channel strength through his body and unleash it through rapid palm strikes, finger strikes and toe strikes, aiming to stab and slash the opponent with his body.
His Serpent Skills were impressive, however, they still weren\'t on par with the Ghost Steps Skill, especially after Adam improved and perfected them even more. Seeing that, the Serpent Powerhouse of the Black Dragon Gang couldn\'t help but want to get his hands on it and wanted to defeat Adam even more.
He suddenly took their battle much more seriously and wasn\'t planning on holding anything back, but that merely amused Adam who wasn\'t intimidated by the small power boost he experienced in the slightest.
"Come at me snake boy, show me what you got," taunted Adam with his hands behind his back.
"I will make kill you asshole," he roared as he burst towards Adam.