Everyone gathers at the ring, watching Sean fight is entertaining for them as he doesn't fight like any normal martial artist.
Iron is observing him, he was already planning his course of action. 'He doesn't have any fix fighting style but from what I noticed, his attacks are mainly focus on fighting against humans rather mystique creatures.'
His observation is right, all the martial arts Sean knows came from combat sports, they are catered to fight against other human beings.
He knows this, after all, unless his knuckles became tough as steel, he can't box a mystique creature.
The only attack he knows that is surefire to hurt a mystique creature is his King Kong Punch.
He wants to create a style catered to this attack, that's why he decided to focus in boxing and his footwork.
Taking a deep breath, he can only take it one step at a time.
"Fight!" With the referee being one of the martial art disciples, the fight starts.
Both immediately charges at each other, Sean decided to start by a classic jab.
He's much more sharper than yesterday. Iron realizes why Reina was having a hard time dodging the attack.
They are quick and sharp, there's also the fact that Sean was only using his left hand, freeing his right hand to use King Kong Punch.
'Hmm? What's up with all that jumping? Is he trying to dance?' Iron is perplexed by Sean's shifting of feet.
Sean was trying to feel his rhythm while trying to keep Iron at bay with his jabs.
'His punches are sharp and heavy but not enough to stop someone like me!' After feeling the power of the punches, Iron was about to charge when a straight came flying through his way.
King Kong Punch!
BOOM! Even as a bronze ranker that punch was quite heavy.
He stops dead on his track but shockingly, Sean charges towards him.
'Is he a fool?' Iron can't help but be shocked by his decision, so was the others.
Black Ape Fist!
Since he was given such an opportunity, he would grab it and punches with all his might.
Since this was a spar, he wouldn't use his vital power actively.
Dodging the attack, he went further inside before punching his liver.
Liver blow!
Sean's expression quickly changes but before he can retreat, he was hit by a knee before having his head grabbed.
Realizing his situation, Sean sends another King Kong Punch, targeting his opponent's knee.
Iron falters slightly but he doesn't let go of the head.
Grabbing the knee that he punched, Sean lifts him and slams him to the ground.
"It takes more than this to hurt me!" Even with all this, Iron didn't let go of the head and pulls him hard.
BANG! A powerful kick in the temple.
Iron's grip was loosen.
Sean quickly escapes by kicking him and using the force to get some distance.
Mad bull charge!
BAM! He didn't expect Iron to have a charging technique, he was tackled away, fortunately, this ring doesn't have any boundaries, only a dividing line.
"Wait!" Suddenly, Sean raises his hand, causing Iron to stop.
"This ring can't hold the two of us, I don't want to accidentally hurt my fellow disciples."
Looking at the poor fellows that he crashed into, he can only bow in apology.
"You're right, I was too conceited, I shouldn't have looked down on you just because I am a rank higher than you, one must not put common sense when dealing with a genius."
Only after fighting Sean did Iron fully recognizes why everyone treats him differently.
'I had never encountered someone growing so fast.' He thought as he brought Sean to the battle stage.
The prospect guards/mercenaries follows them, clearly excited to watch their battle continue.
Some of the stages were occupied, there are only five arenas in the dojo and two are always kept free for instructors and hall masters.
Using his authority as an instructor, Iron occupied one of the arenas.
"Hey, what is happening?" One of the people watching all the battles asks..
"Sean initiated another challenge, this time he's fighting against an instructor at the middle stage of bronze muscle rank."
Everyone were excited to see Sean fights once again.
At the arena, Sean was observing Iron carefully.
'I need to devised something to counter that charge of his.' He thought.
He was jumping up and down once again, shuffling his feet.
Iron narrows his eyes, no longer seeing this set of movements as party tricks.
Mad bull charge! He charges once again but this time he hits nothing.
With one smooth weight shift and tap of his feet, he dodges the attack.
BAM! BAM! BAM! Shifting his position with every attack, Iron realizes that his charge is no longer useful, he can't even use it as he was sticking with him too closely.
"What's with all this prancing about, they should just let it all out!"
"Yes! Stop dancing!"
Seeing the battle had become a stalemate, the audience starts jeering.
"Silence." This calm voice instantly made everyone shut up.
Zack Gold! The dojo master was actually watching the battle and their words has angered him slightly.
Meanwhile, Reina was looking at the dojo disciples with a frown, she was angered by their words, fortunately for them, her father has spoken up.
"They only know how to run their mouth, why can't they see that the battle has now entered a crucial state?"
She complains before refocusing her gaze towards the two at the stage.
'Your idea is good but this wouldn't work on uncle Iron.' She thought.
Smiling slightly, she muses. 'What are you going to do now, genius?'
Just like she was thinking, Sean also realizes that his punches aren't doing anything to his opponent, the damage wasn't even piling.
The sensation of hitting a boulder appears on his mind, just like when he punched him at the liver earlier, it doesn't feel like he was punching flesh more like steel plates.
'What to do, what to do.' He was musing his options but doesn't stop his movement.
Iron continues to passively take his punches with his hand raised to block attacks to his face.
'A genius, if only I am permitted to use my vital power can I think of getting myself from this predicament.' Iron chuckles, he didn't expect to be cornered by a newbie.
Sean's patient has run out, he decided to risk it all.
'He can't harden his body when he's on offense, then I will make you attack me! I will show one of the most powerful arsenal a boxer had!'
He stops in front of him before planting his legs to the ground with an astride stance, he lowers his hips increasing his stability while raising his two fists as if saying "Let us punch it out!".
'This! This is the answer you come upon with!? This is suicide!' Reina gasps, so does those that has sharp eyes.
Iron was taken aback by his action but his eyes gleams with a ferocious light.
Black Ape Fist! He throws an all out attack.
He's confident that with such a distance, Sean wouldn't be able to dodge.
King Kong Punch!
BOOM! A dual exchange, both hit each other's face, causing a dull thud to reverberate from the stage to the audience seat.
The two pauses slightly before resuming their mad exchange.
BAM! BAM! BAM! Each dull thud represent a full punch to the face.
Everyone was gasping at such exchange, especially seeing the difference between the sizes of the two.
'As expected, he can't harden when attacking, now I just need to open my eyes and assess his attacks!' Sean still hasn't given up.
His eyes are burning with battle intent and calculation.
Iron doesn't know what he's planning but such fighting style is in favor to him.
'Genius, you are the strongest younger generation I had fought but if you think that you can outlast me, then you are too green!'
BAM! BAM! BAM! Punch after punch, the two doesn't relent.
'Assessment complete.' When Iron sends a punch, Sean dodges it by titlting his head before looking at him calmly.
"Dodging my attacks will not help you now, you dug your own grave by sticking so close to me!" Iron roars.
Just as he was about to send another attack, his momentum weakens when a blow hits him in the face exactly at the same time when he was swinging his punch.
The two hits each other again but this time, Iron feels something different.
'How!?' He wants to roar but Sean was already punching him, causing him to retaliate.
Sean halts his punch and sends another one following Iron's punch.
'Have a taste of a boxer greatest weapon!'
Counter!
Reading his opponent's breath, sensing his movement and watching his muscle's movement.
He has to endure blow after blow in order to imprint Iron's habit and fighting style in his mind.
A full right hook swing! Iron decided to no longer just rely on straight punches.
Unfortunately for him, his movement is too big.
King Kong Punch!
BOOM! A blow hits him in the liver, instantly taking half of the power of his right hook.
Sean blocks the attack and sends a jab to the face and then once again sending a liver blow.
Raising both his fist high, he sends them downward.
Double punch to the face, Iron's body tilts slightly, once again decreasing the power of his attack.
Counter jab! Counter liver blow! King Kong Punch! Counter Gut Punch!
Counters after counter kept flying.
Sean runs through Iron with his dazzling attacks, especially jabs that kept his target's attacks in check.
'I was a fool! I already knew that you weren't normal! How could you choose such a simple tactic!' Iron roars at his heart.
Reina watching everything clenches her fist tightly, like Iron, she feels like a clown, as the first person he fought, she should already expected that he wouldn't rely to such crude tactic.
"Such ingenuous way of fighting, move before the enemy can, move at that same of the enemy, stops enemy advance, counter strength with speed." Zack watching the battle exclaim.
"It seems that you were right cousin, Sean is a maverick, he doesn't conform to one fighting style and develops different styles in order to counter his opponent's fighting style." Harold was ecstatic seeing such a genius training under their family.
"Yes, by the way, after the Rising Federation Youth Competition, I am planning on letting Sean join the Hidden Dragon Tournament under our dojo." Zack suddenly said.
"I agree, with Sean's fighting style, not many would be able to devised a plan against him."
There's an unspoken rule that dojos wouldn't let their strongest fighter participate in a school competition afraid that the other martial art establishments would develop a counter style against their trump card.
Back to the stage.
Iron was being bullied by Sean, he wasn't able to fully use his power.
'Such tough muscles! No wonder he's an instructor, he can take such beating for such a long time!' Sean was surprised.
Iron had taken four King Kong Punch in the face and all of them are counters and yet he continues to stand tall.
"Instructor Iron, I no longer have any vital power! Let us finish this battle with one last attack!" He roars.
"Attack using vital power!" He leaps backwards and roars.
Hearing this, everyone's expression changes, this was just supposed to be a spar, what he's saying is basically a life and death challenge.
"I permit it!" Zack's voice descends, further shocking everyone.
Iron looks at Sean and a fire lights up in his heart.
His muscles bulges, his skin seems to harden, a black aura appears on his body.
"Aura! How can uncle Iron be capable of wielding it!?" Reina stands up, she was in disbelief, she can't help but exclaim.
Aura, the designated power those that of the silver rank wield.
"Hahaha! Fighting you was the right choice!" Sean doesn't know what an aura is but seeing the black air seeping from Iron's body fills him with trepidation.