9.

9.
A particular gang in the club noticed Murphy as he walked in and they began to make silly comments about him as they were pushing him to make him fight. Murphy, who got frustrated, decided to face the leader of the gang with the help of his system, not knowing that the gang leader had something up his sleeves.

The two boys stood opposite each other on the raised platform as they awaited for who would attack first.

Murphy  charged towards Jeremy  who was also charging towards him. Before Murphy  could get close, Jeremy  sent out round red flames that headed towards Murphy  at tremendous speed.

The flame traveled through the air and headed towards Murphy  who still dashed forward. When the flame was only inches away from him, Murphy  swerved his body sideways and dodged the flame completely.

After successfully dodging the fire ball, Jacob Murphy resumed in his steps and closed in on Jeremy . With his right fist clenched, he punched it out towards Jeremy 's face.

Jeremy  managed to lift up both arms in an x-like shape to block the punch in the last second.

BAM!

Murphy 's fist slammed heavily on Jeremy 's arms causing a loud banging sound to reverberate throughout the dojo as Jeremy  got pushed several meters backwards and almost fell off the raised platform.

"Did he just use a single punch to push Jeremy  several feet backwards?"

"I could sense the immense power behind that punch! Even if Jeremy  managed to block it, it steals a lot of damage!"

"I think Jeremy is only toying with him!"

The spectators muttered amongst themselves after witnessing the scene that played out right in front of them.

Jeremy regained composure and put on the same confident and mocking expression from earlier.

"Really, man? That punch won't even hurt a fly, haha!" Jeremy  mocked, but internally he was in pain.

'My two wrists shattered instantly the moment his fist collided with them. Just how hard does he hit? ' Jeremy  pondered internally with his teeth gritted in pain and agony.

Murphy  stood there for a few more minutes before charging towards Jeremy . Catching a glimpse of Murphy  heading towards him, Jeremy  pulled his arms backwards and threw it forward, releasing a large fireball from the palms of his hands and it headed straight to Murphy . 

'My two wrists shattered instantly the moment his fist collided with them. Just how hard does he hit? ' Jeremy  pondered internally with his teeth gritted in pain and agony.

Murphy  stood there for a few more minutes before charging towards Jeremy . Catching a glimpse of Murphy  heading towards him, Jeremy  pulled his arms backwards and threw it forward, releasing a large fireball from the palms of his hands and it headed straight to Murphy . 

The huge fire ball charged through the air at tremendous speed as it headed towards Murphy  who was also dashing forward.

"Hun.. there's no way a trash like you will dodge tha..." Jeremy  paused in his words as he saw Murphy  run through the fire ball and was now in striking distance. Murphy  sent out his clenched fist towards Jeremy 's head.

The first moved at insane speed, and in the last second, Jeremy  moved his head slightly and dodged the punch. The power behind the punch had caused his mohawk hair to move slightly.

'He's fast to the extent that he ran through the fire without getting burnt.' Jeremy  pondered internally as he leapt a few meters backwards to create a gap between himself and Murphy .

Murphy  swiftly closed in on him and sent out another punch towards his chest area. When the punch was on the verge of making an impact, Jeremy  formed a small fire shield on his chest and blocked the attack.

Murphy  didn't relent, images of when Jeremy  bullied him in the past kept appearing as he sent out another punch towards Jeremy 's face. 

Before the punch could make impact, Jeremy  sent out a fire beam that sent Murphy  flying backwards. Murphy 's body slid across the raised platform until he finally stopped at the edge of the platform.

The whole crowd began to cheer joyfully and chanted Jeremy 's name as he knocked Murphy a few meters backwards.

"I knew Jeremy  was only toying with the trash that's why he has been holding back his full potential!"

"Just when I was starting to think that trash had hit him!"

"He is only trash after all!"

Hearing the words of the crowd, a grin appeared on Jeremy 's face as they praised him nonstop. When Murphy  sent him a few steps backwards a few minutes ago he had thought he had lost face, but with that just happened he knew his reputation was still intact.

"You seriously think you can defeat a grade 3 elemental user like me with your mere fist?!" Jeremy  mocked as he watched Murphy  rise up from where he laid down before.

"Yeah. I am going to beat the crap out of you with my mere fist!" Murphy  responded in a menacing tone as he rose back up. He unbuttoned his shirt and took it off, revealing his muscular body and abs.

Catching a glimpse of how muscular Jacob Murphy was, the whole female in the crowd began to blush and had red cheeks, while the male were jealous as they saw their girl simping on Murphy .

'Since when is he this muscular?' Jeremy  pondered internally in awe. He has always known Murphy  as a skinny weakling, and he couldn't help but think something is different about him.

It's almost like he became Op overnight.

"Very well." Jeremy  smirked as he also took off his shirt, revealing the huge red flame tattoo that was drawn behind him. But even if he was now shirtless, the female still had their attention on Murphy  Murphy .

Murphy 's body was a sight to behold.

Murphy  clenched his fists and squatted a bit like a professional runner who is about to begin a race. He remained in the same position for a few minutes before shooting out like a rocket.

'Such speed.' Jeremy  exclaimed internally as Murphy  was now directly in front of him in a blink of an eye. With his right fist clenched tightly, Murphy  swung it out towards Jeremy 's right ribs.