Chapter 19 (1/2)

Chapter 19: Countering Every Encountered Move

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

Kaunitz furrowed his brows. He had never thought that a dirty-looking commoner would actually refuse him.

He could not be bothered to say anything else, and merely brandished the wooden sword in his hands. Imbued with a mighty force, the wooden sword was akin to the swipe of a bear’s paws.

Fang Xingjian furrowed his brows, turned his body around landed his sword directly on the edge of his opponent’s, and felt an intense vibration coming from his opponent’s sword. The strength of its force was similar to a gigantic elephant ramming into him, almost making the sword fly out of his hands, which in turn made him involuntarily take three steps back one after the other, before the force of that counterstrike finally dissipated.

Through this collision only, Fang Xingjian understood that Kaunitz was very close to comprehending the essence of the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique. His reputation as a genius was well deserved, indeed.

In reality, Kaunitz’s strength and speed had already passed the 30 point mark, and had most definitely surpassed Fang Xingjian’s. Were it not for the fact that his skill in the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique was not as good as Fang Xingjian’s, the latter would have surely been defeated by this single strike.

Kaunitz did not stop there. After forcing his opponent into a retreat with one strike only, he continued his movements and took another step forward. With the longsword he held in his hands, Kaunitz, like a ferocious grizzly bear, slashed down with a mighty pressure, actually splitting the void open. Sounds resembling wind and thunder resounded, as if a huge steel hammer had frenziedly slammed downwards.

Both of Kaunitz’s strikes had been executed through the Grizzly Bear Technique’s method of strength exertion. Different from ordinary sword techniques, which generally focused on swiftness and weightlessness, this particular technique was akin to a real grizzly bear tearing apart everything around it with its barbaric strength.

Under Kaunitz’s continuous attacks, Fang Xingjian, who had experienced a huge change in his life and did not have such a nice character anymore, pierced forward in retaliation with a slight wave of his sword, creating tens of black sword shadows.

When Fang Xingjian displayed his level 30 Grizzly Sword Technique this time around, its inherent power was equivalent to that of a sleeping bear rudely awakened from its hibernation. Widely opening its bloody maw, the attack madly bit towards Kaunitz. This was no longer a simple body tempering technique, but a technique created with the sole purpose of extermination.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The two individuals’ swords continually clashed against each other, thunderous sounds of collision ringing out and turning into a cacophony of sounds, as if an explosion had lit up midair.

Kaunitz could clearly feel that his speed was above his opponents’, but every time he pierced out with his sword, his opponent was able to instantly break the variations in his technique. And regardless of any moves he executed, Fang Xingjian seemed to be able to counter the technique, making Kaunitz feel extremely depressed. He had the strength, but was unable to fully utilize it.

The next moment, Fang Xingjian’s sword shadows transformed again, as his sword strikes turned increasingly ferocious. And just when Kaunitz wanted to execute his move, his opponent had already countered it, before he had even started! This meant that Fang Xingjian’s understanding of the Grizzly Bear technique far surpassed his.

On the other hand, Fang Xingjian seemed to be extremely relaxed. Although his opponent’s speed was a tier higher than his, simply based on the movements of Kaunitz’s shoulders, hands and fingers, Fang Xingjian could already tell which strike Kaunitz was going to unleash. He was simply too familiar with the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, and could easily counter his opponent’s strikes with the slightest lift of his finger, even adding a swift attack inside his counter, as an extra.

Each and every time their swords collided, Kaunitz could feel his opponent’s superb control. This was the reason why he wanted to exchange blows with Fang Xingjian, in order to gain experience and to learn methods of exerting strength through experiencing others’ control over the technique.

Fang Xingjian could also feel that, although they had barely exchanged a few strikes, Kaunitz was already improving. It was no wonder he was called a sword genius.

As slashing sounds rang out, the longsword in Fang Xingjian’s hand was like a tank, smashing straight ahead. It rendered Kaunitz’s sword strikes useless, deflecting his sword, and pierced towards Kaunitz’s chest.

‘I’ve won.’

And just as this thought flashed through Fang Xingjian’s mind, embers of rage started flickering in the depths of Kaunitz’s eyes. His fingers continually flicked out, each of his muscles and bones emitting sounds like metallic screeches. His palms, initially void of strength, suddenly managed to take control over his sword hilt once more.

As the sound of an explosive blast rang out, this time around, Kaunitz blocked Fang Xingjian straight on. A moment later, loud booming sounds of moving muscles and bones started coming from his body, the entirety of his muscles swelling up by a size as he slashed out in Fang Xingjian’s direction with no reservations.

Kaunitz seemed to be a towering mountain with this attack, his sword slashes resembling a river’s reverse flow fueled by the mountain’s power. Upon blocking with his sword, Fang Xingjian discovered that the overwhelming force condensed into his opponent’s strike was similar to the pressure caused by a mountain crashing down. He gave a stuffy groan and swiftly retreated.

Kaunitz had switched to another sword technique, one which he was proficient in. This went to show that he was not willing to lose.

The sword technique which he was executing now was precisely Tresia Knight Academy’s nurturing sword technique, Chaotic Strike. This set of sword techniques emphasized training the power and explosive strength of one’s muscles and bones.