Chapter 265 - Psychological Warfare
From the moment Night Spirit struck to its two rounds of fighting against Liang Qiu, then to Su Zimo’s closing in with multiple killing moves to kill Liang Qiu… while the entire process seemed slow upon narration, everything only took up two breaths of time.
The courtyard suddenly fell silent.
Meng Han looked at Liang Qiu who fell to the ground with widened eyes of disbelief.
A Golden Core had died in the hands of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!
Everything had happened too quickly.
It was so fast that Meng Han could barely accept it.
What puzzled Meng Han even more was why his flying sword did not manage to penetrate Su Zimo’s palm.
The flying sword had clearly tore through Su Zimo’s flesh but why was it stuck all of a sudden, letting out the sound of metal clashing?
Meng Han’s sleeves flapped as two flying swords shot out.
At the same time, he conjured a seal with his left hand, condensing a gigantic fiery disk that enveloped Night Spirit.
Meng Han’s attack was one versus three and he had individual strategies for them!
After witnessing Night Spirit’s speed, he knew that it would be difficult to block Night Spirit using flying swords unless his sword wielding technique was intricate enough.
Therefore, Meng Han chose to attack with a spirit art that had a wider area of effect!
The purpose of that spirit art was merely to slow Night Spirit down.
As for the other two extremely fast flying swords, one of them targeted Nian Qi while the other was aimed at Su Zimo.
Su Zimo’s eyes flickered. The moment Meng Han struck with his swords, Su Zimo’s figure shifted and moved swiftly close to the ground, arriving before the former in the blink of an eye.
Rising, Su Zimo took a deep breath and his chest puffed up. He knelt with one knee on the ground and raised both hands as if he was holding a peach in his palms while killing intent spewed from his eyes!
“You were tricked!”
Meng Han’s eyes lit up as he let out a sinister chuckle. Churning his Golden Core, his hands conjured seals and two long spears were formed, piercing viciously towards Su Zimo!
This was the moment he was waiting for!
A full-powered strike by a Golden Core as such was something that Su Zimo could not face head-on!
The moment Liang Qiu fell, Meng Han realized that even if he were to use all his might against Su Zimo, as long as the latter were to avoid at all cost, it would be difficult for him to kill the other party within three breaths.
Therefore, Meng Han chose to restrain Night Spirit first before attacking Su Zimo and Nian Qi at the same time!
The single sword posed no threat to Su Zimo.
However, it was enough to kill Nian Qi!
Not everyone had Su Zimo’s spirit perception and could dodge the flying sword of a Golden Core at Foundation Establishment realm.
Hence, if Su Zimo wanted to save Nian Qi, he would have to attack Meng Han with all his might!
This was the same scene as when Su Zimo killed Liang Qiu earlier on.
However, the difference was that Liang Qiu was unprepared.
But Meng Han was fully prepared!
Before the flying sword struck Nian Qi, it fell to the ground without Meng Han’s control.
That attack was merely a feint to lure Su Zimo forward.
Meng Han’s full attention was focused on Su Zimo right from the beginning!
Su Zimo was half-knelt on the ground while Meng Han stood upright, looking down at the former. The two of them were extremely close and it was almost face-to-face.
It seemed like Su Zimo’s ending was already decided.
Suddenly, Meng Han saw a trace of mockery in Su Zimo’s eyes.
“Kill!”
The next moment, Su Zimo opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar from deep in his throat!
A huge stream of air shot out like an arrow.
Totally unprepared, Meng Han’s body shook and he was slightly dazed. His hands paused for a moment but it was still thrusting down!
The moment Meng Han was momentarily dazed, Su Zimo had already exerted strength in both legs and fell to the ground while retreating back.
The entire process was fluid as water without any sense of sluggishness at all.
Su Zimo had rushed to the front while retreating even swifter without any delay at all!
Meng Han’s first attack was a feint.
However, Su Zimo’s Sanguine Ape Fruit Offering was also a feint!
The one that was tricked was not Su Zimo, but Meng Han.
Su Zimo realized that Meng Han would try to kill him but he could not ignore Nian Qi. That was why he made this move of advancing to retreat.
In this psychological warfare on the brink of death, Su Zimo was still the one that won in the end.