Chapter 51.1: Unexpected Accident During the Duel (Part One)
(TLN: 3 Extra Chapters again! Chapter 51 is the length of 2 chapters, so I count it as 2 as originally planned. (Don"t worry, this chapter is worth more in terms of excitement since we see the main antagonist in action <>
Taking advantage of Long Aotian"s delay, Zhan Yan thrust toward him at extremely fast speeds. In the blink of an eye, he reached Long Aotian, yet no one could see when he did. But Long Aotian wasn"t someone who was easy to deal with; he effortlessly moved sideways to dodge Zhan Yan"s a.s.sault.
Zhan Yan"s strike failed, so he rapidly switched directions. Douqi poured into his pike as he suddenly rotated around to pierce his weapon into Long Aotian"s shoulder.
Long Aotian was slightly astonished and urgently escaped from the offensive.
Zhan Yan did not give him time to react and continued to attack. His technique reached perfection as it hid his killing intent. If it wasn"t for his quick instincts, Long Aotian didn"t know how many holes would be opened in his body.
Long Aotian inwardly frowned. Although it seemed to be an ordinary technique, he didn"t expect the technique to be so complicated. It seemed that he had underestimated this bulls.h.i.t knight"s ability.
This human of a different world truly wasn"t weak!
“Hey!”
Despite attacking for a long time, Zhan Yan"s attacks were unsuccessful. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and then initiated another exchange of earth-shattering blows. His figure flickered as he incessantly continued his jabs.
Currently, Zhan Yan had the upper hand, causing the audience to cheer excitedly. Furthermore, Edgar"s commentary was also very impressive. “Zhan Yan"s technique is called the Torrential Rain technique, which is one of the mult.i.tudes of consummate skills he created. I heard that even eighth-level fighters can hardly escape his intensive rapid-fire attacks.”
Chris stated, “However, Cla.s.smate Long Aotian was able to completely escape from such a terrible attack. It is obvious that he"s also powerful!”
During this high-level battle, those who were low-leveled didn"t know what was happening. So with new-found understanding from his commentary, the audience became even rowdier.
“You, young fellow, why do you keep on avoiding my attacks?” Even after quite a while pa.s.sed, Zhan Yan"s blows never reached Long Aotian, so he became a little anxious. Instantly, he felt that this situation was baffling as he soon became speechless.
“You"re the stupid one, should I just stand there and let you hit me? I"m not that stupid.” Long Aotian rolled his eyes. He then did a backflip and successfully distanced himself away from Zhan Yan.
Zhan Yan obviously did not expect that Long Aotian would say such brazen words. Fortunately, the shouts of the audience drowned Long Aotian"s voice out, otherwise, he would lose face. Zhan Yan stood his ground. He ruthlessly inserted his pike into the floor as the Douqi within his whole body began to surge.
The audience encircling them suddenly calmed down.
The commentator, Brands, smiled and stated, “Hey! Ox-head, is this one of Cla.s.smate Zhan Yan"s three famous consummate skills?”
“Yes, that is correct.” Ox-headed Chris nodded and replied, “To further explain the effects of this move, I think it is best if Linglong comments. During last year"s martial arts battle between geniuses, Linglong lost precisely because of this move. "
Zi Linglong replied, “This move is really powerful. It gives people a feeling of pressure. At first, it may seem like it has a lot of weaknesses. But as long as you face this attack head-on, you will understand that this move is, in truth, very powerful. At that time, I did not comprehend that fact and suffered a devastating defeat.”
“Then, are you saying that Long Aotian will also be defeated?” asked Edgar.
“I don"t know about that, but Long Aotian appears to have something up his sleeve.” As soon as those words sounded, Long Aotian pointed a three-foot sword forward as he released his milky-white internal force.
“Hua!”
The crowd suddenly exploded.
Milky-white Douqi internal force. That was the unique Douqi color of Saints! Did Long Aotian already reach the Saint-level?
The crowd discussed this topic spiritedly.
Long Shiyan had already expected this. In addition to his strength as a seventh-level magician, Long Aotian also had internal force, which could be said to be Jin Yong"s style of martial arts. According to the original work, he knew how to use Jin Yong"s martial arts.
Moreover, it was extremely difficult to deal with.
His "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" could hold out against a Sword Saint. His "Ride the Waves; Walk over Ripples" technique could make the enemy completely unable to fight. Its unparalleled existence allowed him to easily run away whenever he pleases. For example, Long Aotian was able to avoid Zhan Yan"s a.s.saults without any injuries solely because of this move.
(TLN: The author is listing out common moves in Jin Yong"s novels.)
In the original work, it was a fact that the author fully exaggerated Chinese martial arts. Although Chinese martial arts was 5,000 years old, could the martial arts of this world, with its a hundred million years of history and techniques, not compare to the wisdom of 5,000 years? Truly, how could the people of this world have less wisdom than the other?
Clearly, the humans of this world weren"t foolish.
Moreover, their powers were different. In the original work, Sword Saints could fly and could use a single blade to split a small mountain. Saint Magicians could destroy a city as their existence was equivalent to a living nuclear bomb.
Long Shiyan decided to stop pondering about how illogical the original work was. Instead, she wanted to see if Long Aotian would use any of the unreasonable skills from the original work. Just a moment ago, she saw him use the "Ride the Waves; Walk over Ripples" technique. Supposing he used that move against her, she could still easily crack that technique. After all, it was not as heaven-defying as in the original work.
Zhan Yan seemed to have found a method to defeat that technique, which was reasonable considering how much time had pa.s.sed.
At the same level, it was relatively simple for one to break each other"s moves.
After processing this slight variation, Long Shiyan was able to judge that Long Aotian was no longer the same as the one in the original book. Although his powers were still somewhat heaven-defying, it was already within a range that could be suppressed.
At this moment, she felt relieved.
“Milky-white Douqi!” the commenter exclaimed with a startled tone.
"Is he really a Sword Saint?"
“No! That"s not the Douqi of a Sword Saint; it"s just a special kind of Douqi, nothing more.”
“That is no more than an insignificant skill!” Zhan Yan"s expression grew pale and solemn, but he quickly recovered. He had to admit that was shocked by the sudden white-colored Douqi, which almost made him completely lose his ability to judge properly.
“Piercing Magical Disorder Dance!” Zhan Yan roared as if he were a dragon while his strike was like a tiger"s. He leaped forth and grimly hacked at Long Aotian.
“It"s nothing much!” Long Aotian remained still like a mountain as his sword resisted against the attack. Although it seemed as if his movements were ordinary and without any attack power, he was able to defend against Zhan Yan"s terrifying attack power. It was truly inconceivable.
“Don"t talk so arrogantly!” Zhan Yan was becoming a bit frantic as his Douqi poured into his pike. The violent Douqi swept across the entire battlefield. Immediately after the bout of Douqi, the duo engaged in a close combat showdown.
“Boom!”
Under Long Aotian"s feet, the ground blew up, creating a large hole. His legs sunk deeply into the earth. He held a long sword against Zhan Yan"s pike as his internal force wildly pressed against his foe. However, his defenses would soon break along with his internal force shield.
A large enchantment was spread across the field, which completely kept the duo"s Douqi from leaking out of the stage during their fight. The audience clamored with excitement.
“Terribly! Amazing!”
A young man next to Long Shiyan sighed.
“Yes! I didn"t expect him to be able to match with Zhan Yan. I"m really not sure who will win. It is difficult to see who will Nikaela ends up with,” another one of the women"s protectors replied.
“Zhan Yan won"t easily lose! He most definitely won"t lose against a pervert! Hateful!” said Sharon.
“It looks like it. Long Aotian stands no chance against him.” Ling Qingwu displayed a complex expression. She didn"t think that her fiancé, whom she had never been concerned about, had such skills. Besides, his strength had completely exceeded hers.
“Are you worried about him?” Nangong Lingli was dumbfounded.
“I am not worried about him at all.”
“If Long Aotian only has this level of ability, then he will undoubtedly lose.” Long Shiyan interrupted several people"s side-talk. “Zhan Yan has yet to fully reveal his true strength, you all should keep watching!”
“Gravity Spell!”
Sure enough, as Long Shiyan voice sounded, the battlefield had undergone a great change. Zhan Yan suddenly lost balance, falling to one knee. Long Aotian stabbed at him using his sword, but Zhan Yan swiftly avoided it. Afterward, he instantaneously widened the distance between them.
“My G.o.d! Linglong, did you see it? Just a moment ago, Long Aotian was using gravity! It was an advanced gravity spell! Not only is he an earth magician, but his level also isn"t low.” As a commentator, Brands was awfully impressive at shouting out commentary.
“It was indeed a gravity spell!” Zi Linglong frowned.
“He"s a magician!”
“Magic and martial arts dual cultivation!”
After these words were stated, the audience was boiling in excitement.
Long Shiyan understood that while Long Aotian exposed his strength, he most likely did not want to become famous and have a difficult time. He not only had the extremely rare magic and martial arts dual cultivation but also cultivated to the advanced realms. This will definitely attract the unwanted attention of all parties.
Since the audience was shouting around them, the two on-stage could barely hear anything coherent. Long Aotian finally felt pressured. However, he simply laughed and said, “You actually do have some good abilities, but you are still too weak. Under the restriction of my gravity spell, can you still properly display your fighting strength?”
Under the influence of gravity, it was not easy to move a step, but he was not in a hurry. He suddenly whipped out a small ball from his sleeves, and the ball quickly turned into a white tiger.
“Roar!”
The white tiger charged toward Long Aotian and roared.
Zhan Yan leaped into the air and landed on the tiger"s back.
“That"s an eighth-level radiant tiger!” Long Aotian frowned. Although bringing a pet to combat seemed unfair, the opponent was a knight. Without a mount, a knight"s combat power would be weakened by a lot. So even if it was a duel, he was allowed to use his mount. On the other hand, if Long Aotian used a mount, it would be unfair.
Of course, he could care less about fairness right now.
However, against the enemy in front of him, he did not need to make his dragon appear.
Also, he wanted to test out his true strength. He didn"t know how powerful his internal strength and seventh-level magic currently was.
“You still have yet to experience my strength first-hand!” Zhan Yan sneered and commanded his tiger to charge at Long Aotian.
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