The man in black struck Wang Yunxiao's chest with his knee, like hitting old, tough leather, giving him a deep sense of powerlessness.
This guy was just too tough to beat.
At the beginning of their fight, he managed to dominate by leveraging the stimulation of the elixir, even suppressing Wang Yunxiao for a while. However, in the subsequent dozen or so rounds, no matter how hard he tried, his opponent stood unyielding.
The physical exhaustion in actual combat far exceeded that during normal training. While one could hold back during training, facing a matched opponent in real combat meant staying tense and going all out.
Even in professional boxing matches of the future, with rounds lasting three minutes each, boxers who trained year-long could only withstand a few rounds before entering a fatigue phase, forced to clinch each other for recovery.