The Iron Body technique, created by the legendary martial arts grandmaster Bodhi, is a supreme martial art that combines internal and external skills with twelve stages, each more challenging than the last. Achieving perfection in all twelve stages grants one invulnerability, immunity to the elements and toxins, tireless energy, and the ability to rebound an enemy’s attack using internal energy.
This martial art is challenging to master; fewer than ten people have reached the tenth stage, only one a monk named Merciful Cloud, has reached the eleventh, and only Bodhi himself has fully mastered the twelfth.
Croc, a disciple of Mandarin, has exceptional martial arts talent but has only reached the seventh stage of Iron Body, which is merely a primary mastery, far from full proficiency.
His Iron Body’s external training is complete, and he has begun integrating internal energy, making even a seemingly insubstantial reed lethal in his hands.
Broly’s Turtle School martial arts have recently advanced during his confrontations with the Ten Rings.
Turtle School Martial Arts lv10: Ki Sensing – This skill allows one to sense the energy of others to ascertain their location and strength. True masters can sense energy across galaxies and even from the underworld.
Ki Sensing might seem simple, but Goku only mastered it after training with the celestial beings, and when Raditz attacked Earth, Krillin and others still lacked the skill to use energy to gauge an enemy’s strength.
(Refer to Dragon Ball Episode 196)
Broly could sense that Croc’s energy was not very strong, similar to that of Daimon, but his energy felt as heavy as a mountain and as resilient as steel, qualitatively much more robust.
Facing Croc’s charge, Broly instantly unleashed his energy, throwing a Batarang at supersonic speeds, leaving visible traces in the air due to the blast wave.
Croc simply crossed his arms in front of him.
“Clang!”
A bell-like sound, reminiscent of morning and evening bells, was heard as a shimmering aura of Iron Body protected Croc. The Batarang, hitting the energy, was instantly repelled and shattered by the force.
The powerful throw of the Batarang made Croc stagger, but Broly instantly moved, covering over twenty meters in a leap, his knee slamming into Croc’s chest.
The rebound force of the Iron Body made Broly pause, but he quickly overcame it and landed a powerful punch on Croc’s face.
This punch, full of force, sent Croc crashing to the ground, embedding him deep into the surface.
Broly released his fist; the rebound force numbed his right hand, and his energy failed to penetrate Croc’s body, blocked by his Iron Body.
“You’re courting death!”
Enraged, Croc leapt up from the ground, distancing himself from Broly. Even though the Iron Body absorbed most of the impact, he was still in severe pain from the blow. Although it was just superficial pain, it was enough to unsettle him.
Since mastering the seventh stage of Iron Body, Croc had never been so cluttered.
“How interesting, very interesting!”
Broly shouted excitedly. Given Croc’s energy level, he should have been wholly incapacitated by Broly’s strikes, with broken bones and no ability to resist. However, Croc looked as lively as ever, seemingly unaffected by his combat abilities.
Broly considered that it might be helpful for Goku to learn the Iron Body technique so they could spar without holding back.
“Die!”
Croc’s fist released a golden energy, blasting towards Broly through the air. He had focused all his efforts on mastering the Iron Body, while his other martial arts skills were rudimentary, only learning the Devil’s Iron Thread Fist for defensive purposes. Usually, this was enough to overcome opponents with a few strikes due to the defensive power of Iron Body, but it was proving insufficient against Broly.
Broly caught the energy of the punch in his bare hands, and with a squeeze, it exploded, leaving his hands unharmed. Croc’s eyes widened, having never seen anyone handle his punches this way. The speed of the energy was so fast that catching it was already challenging, let alone playing with it like this.
Croc’s heart skipped a beat, realising this strange armoured figure might outmatch him.
In an instant, Broly was in front of him.
“Boom!”
A sound as loud as a giant gong rang out, and Croc felt a sharp pain in his chest. The blow nearly shattered his solid energy. His body was propelled by the punch, crashing into the armour of an infantry fighting vehicle.
“Bang!”
With a cringe-inducing sound of metal crumpling, the weaker side armour of the vehicle deformed under the impact, and the heavy vehicle shifted three meters before stopping.
“What’s happening? Where am I?”
Croc’s body was stuck in the vehicle’s armour, dazed and nearly broken by the raw force of the punch. Even martial arts masters targeting specific weak points couldn’t break the Iron Body like this with sheer brute force.
He channelled the seventh level of the Iron Body’s internal energy to heal himself.
“Spit!”
A mouthful of clotted blood sprayed out; though the energy had been blocked, the sheer force of the punch had damaged his internal organs.
“Amazing, truly amazing. You’re still not dead and only lightly injured.”
Broly grabbed Croc’s head, pulling him out of the vehicle’s armour. He was intrigued by Croc’s mastery of the Iron Body.
Learning to take hits is crucial in learning to deliver them. With the Iron Body technique, even if weaker than Frieza in twenty years, Broly would still stand a chance and not be instantly defeated.
The legendary Super Saiyan’s power is unlimited, constantly rising with anger and battle. He would ultimately be defeated if Frieza could completely subdue, severely injure, or kill Broly.
“Can you teach me this body-shielding technique? I might spare you if you do,” Broly said.
“I’ll teach you nothing!”
Croc punched at Broly’s head, but Broly blocked it.
“No choice then. I’ll have to practice my moves on you.”
With his formidable defence, Croc was like the most rigid punching bag.
Broly’s left hand suddenly burst with an electric arc of energy, grabbing Croc’s shoulder. The powerful energy even infiltrated the Iron Body energy, sealing off some of Croc’s internal energy flow.
Wolf Fang Wind Wind Fist!
His right hand delivered the Wolf Fang Wind Wind Fist, a barrage of punches and palms that lifted Croc into the air.
Croc was horrified, having never encountered a situation where his Iron Body energy was constrained. He desperately tried to channel his remaining internal energy to withstand the overwhelming assault. The clash between the barrage of punches and the Iron Body energy created a continuous ringing sound.
Suddenly, a wave of Iron Body energy dispersed, and he was defeated, his powers wholly broken.
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