Chapter 128 – Peerless Finesse
Jing Feng had already established an upper hand, and so, he decided to use his opportunity, and unleashed a wave of ferocious attacks.
The Hegemon Pike’s movements started becoming so urgent, that the sounds it made, as it pierced through the air, were ear-piercing.
Even though Bi Fan was constantly dodging, he still couldn’t avoid his clothes from being scratched and torn.
Jing Feng continued to launch one wave of attacks after another, and kept increasing the force of his attacks.
Bi Fan was somehow able to parry the majority of the attacks, but knew well, that if it wasn’t for his armor, he’d have sustained a few injuries by now.
Bi Fan was constantly looking for opportunities to get closer to Jing Feng, since he wanted to fight back, which he wasn’t able to, at the moment.
However, Jing Feng was very smart and skilled, and wasn’t giving Bi Fan any chances at all. Bi Fan had tried to move in a few times, but had been driven back by Jing Feng’s Hegemon Pike.
“It seems that Jing Feng is more experienced than Bi Fan, and will defeat Bi Fan sooner or later.”
“Imagine Brother Jing Feng’s strength, even Bi Fan isn’t capable of finding a way to beat him, ah.”
“Bi Fan just became a disciple after the last year’s Selection Tournament, and he’s already capable of matching blades against Jing Feng for so long! He’s the real genius here.”
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The spectators had already started discussing the fight openly, and most were expecting Jing Feng to win the contest.
Jing Feng was the strongest Disciple in the tournament, and was also the prevailing champion, so naturally, most were expecting him to win again. On top of that, at the moment, he was practically dictating the fight, which is why his most were expecting him to win this contest as well.
“It seems that Bi Fan is having a tough time in this one.” Ling Xin Ya sighed.
Yan Yu Si was in a very cheerful mood, as she said in an undertone: “Bi Fan has just been practicing for a year, and is already able to stand up to Jing Feng; he’s truly amazing!”
Yu Qing Yang wasn’t disappointed to see Bi Fan falling under the wind, and on the contrary, was starting to attach even more value to Bi Fan.
“Bi Fan has been in a disadvantaged position so far, but still hasn’t showed any signs of panicking. This is a very good thing.”
On the other hand, Bi Fan was being forced to defend to no extent, which is why he was a bit depressed.
“I cannot go like this for long now, Brother Jing Feng has made numerous changes to his Hegemon Pike moves, which have made his attacks a lot stronger now. I need to find a way to turn the tide.”
Bi Fan continued to side step the attacks, while thinking of ways to fight back, and win the game.
Hegemon Pike – Rushing Thunder!
Jing Feng increased the ferocity of his attacks, and countless, ferocious and violent, thunderbolts attacked Bi Fan.
Bi Fan was almost caught in the cold several times, and his whole body was already covered in sweat. If it wasn’t for his marvelous ‘Dance of Mist’ footwork, then he wouldn’t have been able to dodge the attacks each time, in the nick of time.
“Bi Fan’s agility seems to have made more progress; his footwork wasn’t as nimble yesterday. In fact, it seems like he’s using a different technique altogether today.” Yan Yu Si exclaimed: “Bi Fan has been keeping a lot of secrets, it seems like he’s using a footwork technique which isn’t low grade at all, and isn’t much inferior to the ones used by the Jiu Yu Da Sect Disciples.”
Jing Feng was equally surprised to see the unusually agile footwork which Bi Fan was displaying.
“Bi Fan, I will not give you any chances to fight back.” Jing Feng thought to himself.
‘A snap of the Fingers!’
Bi Fan, left with no other choice, popped two stones in quick succession.
The two stone bullets charged urgently, and made straight for Jing Feng’s eyes.
“Oh s.h.i.t! That’s too fast!” Jing Feng thought.
The stones were coming in so fast, and so strongly, that Jing Feng didn’t have any other option but to use his spear to deflect them.
“There’s my chance!” Bi Fan immediately stepped forward, and managed to close Jing Feng down.
‘Fufeng double-edged Sword!’ ‘Prancing Tiger!’….
Bi Fan seized his opportunity, and launched his wave of onslaughts.
He had finally gotten close to Jing Feng, and so, he wasn’t just going to let go of his proximity very easily.
“Bang!…..” Jing Feng continued to use his spear to defend against Bi Fan’s attacks, and the purple-feathered sword and the Hegemon Pike started to collide in quick succession.
Bi Fan’s control, mastery, and strength were exceptional. Each time, he’d touch Jing Feng’s weapon lightly, and then would suddenly change the direction of the attack, as he continued to attack Jing Feng in a rather strange fashion.
Bi Fan’s attacks were getting so tricky, that Jing Feng’s Hegemon Pike was beginning to become a burden for him.
Post his fight with Ji Ying Lan, Bi Fan had made a lot changes to his ‘Fufeng double-edged Sword’ sword-play. Even though some of these changes seemed rather weird, the power output was experiencing an improvement.
Bi Fan attacks were becoming very hard to detect and obstruct.
“Ah!” Jing Feng started howling as he started swinging his spear wildly.
The Hegemon Pike was extremely thick and long, and weighed at least a hundred pounds. If someone was to take a hit, of such a powerful weapon, being swept around like that, then the effect would be quite devastating.
Bi Fan, however, didn’t rush backwards, and continued to dodge it sideways.
Hegemon Pike – Murder the Dragon!
Jing Feng cast out his strongest move, and the tip of his spear actually started to condense.
Then, his pike started to rotate; the rotation of the spear was so quick, that it may even be able to pierce through a Dragon’s scales.
Bi Fan saw the manner in which the Hegemon Pike was rotating, and his vision started to get blurred and dizzy.
Bi Fan quickly snapped out of it, and the moment he sobered up, he realized that Jing Feng’s spear was almost upon his face.
At this point, it was too late for Bi Fan to dodge the attack, and Jing Feng wouldn’t allow him the time to pop a few more stones either.
“The Immortal Finger!” Bi Fan was out of options, and was forced to point his finger at Jing Feng’s Hegemon Pike, as he unleashed a finger bomb at it.
Bi Fan hadn’t used ‘The Immortal Finger’ for a long time now, and with the increase in his strength, the effect was so devastating, that it hit Jing Feng’s pike, and not only deflected the weapon, but also made it vibrate in Jing Feng’s hands.
Jing Feng felt his weapon vibrate, and was unable to control it, as it went to one side.
Bi Fan managed to escape unharmed, and he quickly, attacked his opponent back with his sword, and charged straight for Jing Feng’s waist.
Jing Feng under the inertia of his own forward momentum, which was deflected to one side by Bi Fan’s attack, continued to rush straight into Bi Fan’s sword.
This was a very critical moment, and Jing Feng somehow managed to flick the sword with his pike, as he opened his body up to avoid Bi Fan’s sword.
Bi Fan attacks was somehow sidelined by Jing Feng’s quick reflex, however, Bi Fan’s sword managed to pierce through Jing Feng’s clothing; but still, Jing Feng managed to avoid an injury.
“Wonderful!” Yu Qing Yang praised. “Jing Feng is extremely overbearing, while Bi Fan is very tricky; they are both very good. Both are very aggressive, and their contest is very thrilling, but even then, they are both able to defend themselves very capably. It’s obvious that they both have a very rich combat experience to back their skill set.”
“It seems that sending Bi Fan to the Devil’s Abyss was a very good decision after all. He seems to have learnt a lot of things, which he’ll cherish for a very long time to come.”
Ling Xin Ya was very pleased, as he had been questioning his decision of sending Bi Fan into the Devil’s Abyss for a long time now; but not anymore.
Exceptional talents must be trained using extreme approaches, as the usual methods are unlikely to match up to their needs.
“This is amazing! Jing Feng and Bi Fan’s practical experience is far superior to mine. It seems that I need to hone my skills a little more.” Yan Yu Si was so surprised, and impressed at the same time, that she made a decision to get some more practical experience herself.
When the strength of two people is at the same level, then the practical experience tends to play a huge role, and becomes the deciding factor in the final outcome.
Yan Yu Si was very strong, far stronger than Jing Feng and Bi Fan, but still lacked such kind of practical experience, as she had never experienced such ‘real’ killer fights. Lack of practical combat experience had always been her weakness.
Bi Fan and Jing Feng were still entangled with each other, and their thrilling fight was keeping the entire arena hooked to their every movement.
In this case, in this round, no one was able to tell which of the two fighters, Jing Feng and Bi Fan, would finally emerge victorious in the end.
Bi Fan and Jing Feng’s contest had become the talk of the tournament at this point, and their engaging contest was attracting all the eye b.a.l.l.s in the arena.
“Jing Feng! Jing Feng! ……..Beat that Bi Fan, win the Championship!”
“Bi Fan! Come on, beat Jing Feng!”
Bi Fan’s fan base was becoming even bigger, as all the male disciples had started cheering him to victory.
Bi Fan finally understood Mo Nan’s predicament. It was not Mo Nan’s charm that incited the cheers, but Jing Feng’s. Since all the girls liked Jing Feng, and cheered him on relentlessly, the boys would start cheering for any man who they thought had a chance of beating Jing Feng.
Since all the girls were busy cheering for Jing Feng, Bi Fan couldn’t help but feel a little unhappy.