Chapter 199 - Arrogant Rascal
“That man is very scary,” said Ling Yichen softly.
Ling Chuxi nodded in agreement with Ling Yichen. In that young man’s eyes, there lay an indifference towards all things, but at the same time, there was a kind of concentration. It was the kind of concentration that only people who had an immense fervency for the martial arts path possessed.
“Chu Jianyi.” The baby-faced young man was silent for a moment before spitting out these words. Reporting his name was a sign of respect toward his opponent.
“Shao Nansong.” Shao Nansong also did the same.
“I will allow you three moves,” announced Chu Jianyi as he drew his sword without any fanciful moves. Just like himself, there was not the least bit of light upon the blade. With a closer look, one would see that it was actually a blunt sword without edges.
Chu Jianyi’s words were so ordinary and yet they made the atmosphere around the fighting ring light right up.
Cheh, how arrogant. To actually say such big words…
… A wave of muttered scoldings surged forth from the crowd.
“All right, sure. Thank you.” Although the same reserved smile still lingered on Shao Nansong’s face, a thread of ruthlessness could now be seen in his eyes. Obviously, he had been provoked into anger by Chu Jianyi’s sentence. Such a sentence was practically blatant humiliation to him, Wind Cloud Academy’s number one expert.
Ling Chuxi and Ling Yichen exchanged glances after they saw that Chu Jianyi’s face still remained as calm as it was. They both knew that his words were not said with an intention to humiliate at all, nor were they uttered as a display of shameless boasting. Rather, Chu Jianyi had spoken those words because he was absolutely confident in his own abilities.
Shao Nansong had just barely finished speaking when his body had moved forward as swiftly as the wind and a dazzling and chilling light began to emit from the sword in his hand. So quick were his movements that his figure practically became an illusion.
“Martial Shadow Three Illusions!” gasped the crowd surrounding the ring as they called out the name of the move Shao Nansong was executing with a wave of praising sighs. Indeed, this was the Martial Shadow Three Illusions move which was only taught at the peak of Battle Qi training.
In what made for a dazzling sight, the gleam of Shao Nansong’s sword had already surrounded Chu Jianyi.
However, Chu Jianyi did not even blink despite him being surrounded as such. There was not even the slightest change in his gaze as he just continued staring indifferently at his opponent.
At present, he resembled an unmovable rock. So calm, so steady.
“Clang!” a crisp sound rang out. Chu Jianyi had moved his blunt sword. The motion was just a simple wave. It did not look fast, nor did it look powerful, yet in no time at all, it was able to block Shao Nansong’s quick sword which had moved as rapidly as the wind.
Ling Chuxi let out a light gasp. Although other people were not necessarily able to detect the subtle brilliance that lay within Chu Jianyi’s deflection, Ling Chuxi could. She could tell with this move alone how strong he was in terms of grasping battle opportunities and in controlling his Battle Qi. His speed was perfectly controlled—not a second faster, nor a second slower. His strength too was perfectly balanced—no more, nor less than was required.
At this moment, Shao Nansong himself also realized just how fearful his opponent was. With a battle cry, he instantly rushed forward at Chu Jianyi once again.
Martial Shadow Five Illusions and Five Shadows Seven Illusions. Shao Nansong’s two consecutive moves made seven illusory swords appear around Chu Jianyi. Shao Nansong’s sword whooshed through the air, generating a sound that was like the crashing of waves. It was as though the air itself was being ripped apart by the motion of his sword as a twisted light appeared. And in the light, Shao Nansong’s slender figure appeared even cooler and suaver than before.
Around them, all the lovestruck idiots started shrieking in excitement. Battle Qi Level 8. So, this was what Wind Cloud Academy’s number one expert’s skills with Battle Qi Level 8 abilities looked like in action.
However, despite being surrounded by such an overwhelming illusory attack, at this moment, Chu Jianyi’s disposition remained as stoic as an unmoving thousand-year rock. A rock that stood firm no matter how mightily the waves crashed and how unceasing the gales of wind that ravaged against it.
“Clang, clang!” Another two crisp metallic sounds of swords exchanging blows rang out. Just as before, Chu Jianyi remained calm without being nervous, nor slow, nor did he react with a disproportionate amount of strength as he made two deflective moves. Both were timed and executed just right to block Shao Nansong’s quick sword.
“Your three moves are up. You have lost,” announced Chu Jianyi indifferently. Immediately after he spoke, a strong and mighty energy emitted from his body and his plain figure suddenly appeared to be extraordinarily big, tall and sturdy.