Chapter 177 – The Spotted Leopard
“Wu Ji Xuan vs Jing Feng! This one match is worth the money I paid for the ticket!”
“Who do you think will win this match?”
“Well, Wu Ji Xuan will obviously win this match. Wu Ji Xuan is already almost as strong as the ‘Emerging from the Womb’ layer, and no one here is capable of beating him.”
“Yes, I also think that Wu Ji Xuan will win this match.”
The spectators had already started talking about the match, but it seemed that a very few people were supporting Jing Feng in this match. Even the females, who were usually cheering after Jing Feng didn’t seem very optimistic about his chances, and it seemed from the look on their faces that they were a bit worried about his safety.
Jing Feng could hear the buzz around the stadium, but he still looking very calm and composed.
At this point, Jing Feng had already engrossed his mind in the battle that lay ahead, and was completely oblivious to his surroundings.
As the two men slowly embarked onto the stage, their respective supporters started cheering for them; waves after waves!
Wu Ji Xuan was tall, and his lofty, chiseled body reeked of masculinity, but he wasn’t exactly very good looking.
His momentum was quite calm, but was still towering above Jing Feng like a mountain.
Bi Fan was eagerly waiting for the contest to start since he would finally get a chance to see Wu Ji Xuan’s strength to some extent.
During Wu Ji Xuan’s previous contests, his opponents had either directly conceded the fight, or hadn’t been able to extract much out of him, which is why Bi Fan didn’t know anything about Wu Ji Xuan’s fighting style.
Bi Fan was confident that Jing Feng would at least be able to force Wu Ji Xuan to use his real strength, and so he really didn’t mind the wait.
As two men finally came face to face, Jing Feng started exposing his momentum, which started to shoot up very sharply, while Wu Ji Xuan’s momentum was still as placid and calm as before.
The contrast was obvious; Jing Feng’s constantly rising momentum was clearly expressing his nervousness.
Wu Ji Xuan, on the other hand, was still calm and hadn’t made any movements yet, which clearly demonstrated him confidence in his own ability.
Jing Feng charged violently as soon as the referee announced the start of the fight, waving and sweeping his hegemon pike in an attempt to strike Wu Ji Xuan.
Wu Ji Xuan, on the other hand, had quickly come up with his weapon, and his two hands were now wielding a sharp and cold-edged sword; a two-handed sword, which was almost two meters in length.
“That’s Wu Ji Sect’s ‘Jing Hong’ sword!” Ling Xin Ya seemed quite shocked.
Mo Nan asked: “Is the ‘Jing Hong’ sword very powerful?”
“Of course, the ‘Jing Hong’ sword is almost a top grade magical weapon. I hadn’t antic.i.p.ated that they would give it to Wu Ji Xuan so early.” Ling Xin Ya exclaimed.
Mo Nan said: “Then Brother Jing Feng’s chances of winning are going to get even small now.”
Wu Ji Xuan was easily coping up with Jing Feng’s attacks, and his sword was easily able to ward of Jing Feng’s spear.
Wu Ji Xuan’s swordplay was very strange, even though it seemed a little like ‘The Tai Chi Sword’ and the ‘Yin Yang Sword’, it was still very different from the two style in many ways.
“It was reported that Wu Ji Xuan had managed to blend in the ‘Tai Chi Sword’ and the ‘Yin Yang Sword’ to create a new law called the ‘Wu Ji Sword’….. it seems that the rumor is true!” Ling Xin Ya’s mouth had fell open in surprise.
Ji Ying Lan muttered: “Wu Ji Xuan is so powerful that he even owns his own martial law… he’s just an outer disciple right now…”
“This cannot be considered a unique martial skill yet, but he was still able to blend a few martial skills to create a new set, which is very rare.” Yan Yu Si sighed.
She paused for a moment and then continued: “Fortunately, he hasn’t been able to perfect his moves yet, otherwise it would have been very difficult to beat him.”
Yan Yu Si had intended to address Bi Fan, but Bi Fan’s attention was already glued to the match, and he was oblivious to this discussion.
The ‘Wu Ji Sword’ was very subtle law and Bi Fan was quite fascinated by it.
Wu Ji Xuan’s sword play was defensive and offensive at the same time, and he was able to deal with Jing Feng quite easily.
Even though Jing Feng’s Hegemon Pike was very powerful and heavy, he still hadn’t been able to get past Wu Ji Xuan’s defense yet.
Jing Feng knew that he was no match for Wu Ji Xuan, but he hadn’t antic.i.p.ated the gap to be this huge.
Even though Jing Feng was quite frustrated, he still wasn’t ready to concede the fight just yet.
“I must force Wu Ji Xuan to reveal more of his strength and skills…. it will help prepare Brother Bi Fan.”
Jing Feng continued to attack Wu Ji Xuan, wave after wave. He knew that he had already lost the fight but wasn’t intending on saving up his energy.
Even though Jing Feng was already at the peak of the ‘transformation’ layer, Wu Ji Xuan wasn’t having much difficulty in facing him.
Wu Ji Xuan was constantly changing his moves, and hadn’t even repeated a single move yet.
It would appear that Wu Ji Xuan’s sword play was quite complicated and it wouldn’t be easy to force him to reveal its true potential.
“Come on my Partner, time to for you to play!” Jing Feng couldn’t help it anymore and called out his Beast Pet.
A huge spotted leopard appeared on the stage. The spotted leopard was almost three meters in length, and was already reached the peak of the ‘transformation’ layer.
Even though Jing Feng had a Beast Pet, he had never summoned it before, in fact, this was the first that even Bi Fan was seeing it.
Wu Ji Xuan saw the huge leopard appear, but didn’t show any signs of panicking.
“Jing Feng, you’re stronger than I thought, but you’re still no match for me.” Wu Ji Xuan smiled.
“Yes, well, I’d like to try anyway.” Jing Feng replied lightly.
“Brother Leopard, let’s go!” Jing Feng commanded the leopard, and the two of them started to attack in unison.
The leopard was complimenting Jing Feng very well, and their combined power was quite formidable.
Now, faced with two peak of the ‘transformation’ layer opponents, even Wu Ji Xuan was having a tough time.
Wu Ji Xuan’s swordplay started becoming more and more fierce.
It was evident that Wu Ji Xuan was being forced to come up with his real strength now, and even though he was still using the same style, his moves had become a lot sharper now.
“Even though Wu Ji Xuan is very strong, Jing Feng is finally being able to extract his real strength now. I think that Wu Ji Xuan also has a beast pet, but I don’t think that Jing Feng will be able to force him to summon it.” Yan Yu Si stated.
“Wu Ji Xuan is far above his peers, and I’m afraid that he’ll turn into a very powerful backbone for the Wu Ji Sect.” Ling Xin Ya’s face seemed quite worried.
If the Wu Ji Sect became more powerful, then it wouldn’t be very good for the Quinyang Sect.
Even though Jing Feng and his leopard had a very good understanding between them, they were still unable to break past Wu Ji Xuan’s defense.
The ‘Wu Ji Sword’ had inherited its defensive abilities from the ‘Tai Chi sword’, but seemed even stronger, and was still capable of being used offensively since it comprised of moves from the ‘Yin Yang Sword’ as well.
It was obvious that Wu Ji Xuan was no ordinary talent.
The spotted leopard was awfully fast and extremely powerful, and would advance and retreat in a jolts, bringing a gale of winds along with it.
Being faced with the leopard’s attack, Wu Ji Xuan would use his ma.s.sive sword to push the leopard back.
Wu Ji Xuan’s speed was increasing constantly, but his sword didn’t seem to be having any negative effect on his movements.
His sword was very sharp and very heavy, and Jing Feng had been having a very hard time in dealing with it.
If it weren’t for his spotted leopard’s a.s.sistance, then Jing Feng would have lost a long time ago.
However, even with his leopard’s help, it was evident that Jing Feng wouldn’t be able to last very long now since Wu Ji Xuan’s attacks were becoming more and more violent, and he was beginning to dominate the fight.