Paolo grinned in response I find you disappointing
Meanwhile Kayle was studying Huang Li very closely as the winds around the stadium became more intense Even the heavy cloud cover was beginning to noticeably stir The man pursed his lips and then said Take your time I wish to fight you at your peak performance
Huang Li closed his eyes and released a deep breath I hope you are aware that I do not have full control over this image
I understand Kayle looked down at his hand and rubbed a bit of dirt off of one of his fingers Then he rolled his shoulders and settled into a martial arts stance By the same token my current weapons are blunt instruments DonÆt spend your health too cheaply against me or you will regret it
Rather than a duos tournament this is just two single fights happening next to each other Mrs Hamilton thought
As Paolo picked up speed toward him Huang Shou shook his head with an aggrieved expression on his face I admit I was the first to break the silence between us but to think that we would all waste so much time talking Close your mouth and fight
Ha ThatÆs the joy of it Paolo bellowed His face was beginning to turn red and he accelerated forward The last few meters between them melted to almost nothing in a single second This is it This conflict This expectation Being observed and struggling to emerge dominant If you are a man you must clench your fists and raise your voice in such a situation FIGHT ME
PaoloÆs large hand wrapped tightly around a knife blasted forward Huang Shou gritted his teeth and waved his cane a swirling geometric formation appeared in PaoloÆs path Bright lines of energy manifested in the formation blocking PaoloÆs path But that blow struck the formation and shattered it to smithereens
Huang Li spared a glance for his partner then faced Kayle with his sword raised The volume of wind was oppressive where Mrs Hamilton was sitting so she couldnÆt imagine the state of things in the arena below The referee was blinking rapidly struggling to keep his eyes open in the face of the strong wind
A sinuous dragon settled across Huang LiÆs shoulders Kayle just smiled and bounced lightly on the balls of his feet
Fine then LetÆs start The dragon raised its head and roared Huang LiÆs eyes blazed His sword ripped through the air Cloud Slaying Slash
Sever Kayle slashed his hand downward
The two were perhaps six meters apart when they struck Both attacks were relatively normal as far as attacks under the influence of the System went Both relied on pure images of intent rather than gratuitous special effects
Yet at the end of it Huang LiÆs eyes widened as blood spurted out of a fresh wound in his shoulder
Kayle grinned over at him and took a deliberate step forward Mrs HamiltonÆs eyes narrowed at the ominous aura that the Donnyton Classer began to release that was the smile of a man who believed he would be capable of cutting anything in his path Not that one show me your other sword The sword that can slay an entire sky
Chapter 1454
Huang LiÆs breathing was heavy as he struggled to maintain his combat readiness His bodyÆs natural recovery quickly stemmed the blood spurting out of his shoulder but he didnÆt have much confidence in being able to stop the slash that would likely follow it
KayleÆs hands were relaxed at his sides yet someone they looked more like iron spikes and meat cleavers than human appendages As much as he prodded and tested with his image Li couldnÆt even stir a strand of hair on his opponentÆs head That image of his ominously sliced away everything leaving only the inviolable man
Huang LiÆs grip on his wodao tightened He forcefully released a deep breath as Kayle took another step closer At the very least that strike from Kayle had completely disabused Huang Li of the idea of getting any cheap advantages by relying on the strange mechanism of Cloud Slaying Slash Kayle had sniffed out the trick and severed the connection between them before Li could strike casually wounding him in the process
Still the wound helped settled Huang LiÆs frayed nerves No matter what else he had made it to this round this was enough to prove the power of Zone 7 He didnÆt feel confident in winning against this opponent but something in his heart shifted now that he accomplished that goal his spirit could relax and simply meet the threat in front of him
Huang Li felt confident that the millions of practice slashes and stabs he had done with this sword werenÆt meaningless Even here at this high stage the accumulation was significant So when Kayle took his next step forward Huang Li moved forward to meet him
The wind gathered around LiÆs feet and accelerated his advance Around the arena the chaotic flows of air rushed around like a messy confluence of rivers Meanwhile that horrifically sharp smile on KayleÆs face curved upward as he adjusted his speed to meet Li
As Li and Kayle closed the distance between them the other half of the stage was filled with repeated explosions Huang Shou was throwing up carefully arranged formations in order to slow down PaoloÆs advance but the man threw knife punch after knife punch forward and shattered all of the hasty preparations without breaking a sweat Still Li couldnÆt spare much attention to helping his adoptive grandfather I hope you understand the risk you are taking grandfather Good luck
I sense we will need it on this day
Huang Li slashed his weapon diagonally upward and Kayle calmly leaned back to avoid the strike Hoping for his foeÆs balance to be off Huang Li twisted his sword midair as soon as it was clear the slash would miss and stabbed downward toward the other manÆs thigh If he could damage KayleÆs mobility
But of course Kayle spun away with his usual poise His hand flicked out almost delicately as he twisted around Li grimaced and brought his sword upward to block The invisible blade of air smashed into LiÆs defense and forced him a few steps backward Kayle lowered himself and rushed forward
You even use wind blades against me Such Huang Li wanted to accuse his opponent of arrogance as he swirled his flood dragon image even more violently around himself but he couldnÆt bring himself to do it That brief clash demonstrated that Kayle had more than enough reason to believe himself capable of challenging Li to a battle of wind
The cloud blade had pushed him back In terms of the potency of their Skills it was clear that Kayle had a decisive advantage
KayleÆs long fingered hands flicked out several more times as he threw invisible cuts toward Li For his part Li gave up on any pretense of offense and settled his stance as best he could in order to just survive His blade flowed reliably through the precise sword forms taught to him by the Huang Family but his expression stiffened as he felt the small adjustments that Kayle kept making to his attacks
More than the power what filled Huang Li with apprehension was the delicacy and deftness with which Kayle struck Li was forced to pull more and more deeply from the surrounding wind in order to keep up he couldnÆt give the wind even time to build itself up further considering KayleÆs implacable strikes
Congratulations Your Skill Great SkyÆs Embrace has grown to Level 202
If not with Skills then with image
Li was forced continually to retreat backward his grip on his wo dao trembling as he practically shoved away KayleÆs strikes As his image spread to the surrounding area Huang Li felt his limbs trembling less and less from blocking his foeÆs wind blades Li was even able to unleash a few counterattacks and achieved a reassuring rhythm in his movements But the problem was Kayle was growing stronger just as quickly if not a little bit more so
YouÆve studied me Huang Li said as the realization hit him feeling strangely honored and indignant in his heart
The only answer that Kayle provided was an impossibly sharp palm attack aimed at Huang LiÆs heart Pursing his lips Li prepared for the next stage of the fight
DragonÆs Dance
Domain Blade Halo
Just as Huang Li shot quickly backward with the sudden increase in mobility due to his Skill Kayle crossed his arms and manifested a swirling circle of blades around them Gritting his teeth Li pushing his roaring dragon through his Skill with more violence than he ever had in the past His body became slightly insubstantial As long as he remained within the halo he would need to be near perfect to survive