Chapter 115 (1/2)

Chapter 115: Rationale

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

Facing the concurrent attacks from the three longspears that were akin to three shots of stinger missiles, Fang Xingjian creased a series of cold light everywhere with the longsword in his hand, as if it was a counter-missile system, pointing respectively on each of the three longspears at the very last moment.

The longspears rushed in his direction, their speed comparable to that of stinger missiles; the circulation of force from the tip of the spear was akin to flower buds, trembling unceasingly and causing the enemies to mistake where they would be landing.

The whole process tore through the air and brought about a tremendous sound wave attack, as if they would overthrow an ordinary man with a strong build just from the trembling.

It was as if these three spears had transformed the moves into dishes, bringing both the appearance and taste to their limits.

It was as the saying went, ruling a big country was like cooking a small fish—the control over every step in the process was very important. And now, these three had brought their level of cultivation in their spear arts to the stage where every single detail was carefully controlled. Such prowess and achievements were truly astonishing.

Lilia, Ferdinand, and the others stood at the side as they gazed upon the scene, each of them feeling that it was an extremely dangerous scene. If they were in Fang Xingjian’s shoes, they would not even be able to dodge any attacks, let alone fend them off. It was because these three spears were too dangerous and violent.

These three spear attacks seemed to be demonstrated with great mastery and were fast as the blink of an eye. They trembling unceasingly and even confused their opponent with sound waves. However, Fang Xingjian could, in the blink of an eye, pinpoint the three longspears with extreme precision, scattering the forces circulated by the spears. It was done with great precision and speed.

Almost at the same moment, Fang Xingjian pointed his sword thrice and the three longspears became like tremendous dragons that had been stripped of their tendons and skin, dropping to the ground as if they had lost all their energy.

The three of them let out an astonished cry and quickly retreated, looking at Fang Xingjian as if they were looking at a freak.

One of them, a man with a beard, said, “You’re good. You’ve learnt our Welkin Spear Arts before?”

Fang Xingjian shook his head, saying, “I haven’t.”

Another Knight with a handlebar moustache said, “Then how could you instantly see through the flaw in our spear technique?”

Fang Xingjian thought about it and said, “It was just right there, and I saw it.”

The three nights turned silent and exchanged a glance. In the next moment, the tip of the spears moved again and the three of them attacked from where they stood once more, creating a myriad of cold stars with the tip of the spears that encompassed Fang Xingjian like the milky way.

Facing such a majestic and overwhelming attack, any ordinary person would panic, not knowing where to defend against. Even Lilia, Ferdinand and the others who were standing at the side could only think of retreating first and not getting involved.

However, Fang Xingjian’s expression did not change. Looking into the sky that was filled with stars, he once again tapped his sword three times. With that, all but three stars disappeared, leaving the three stars to fall like shooting stars, unable to move.

The leader with the beard looked at Fang Xingjian in astonishment and said, “You’re even able to identify the flaw for this attack?” With that, not waiting for Fang Xingjian to react, he shook his head, “Your sword is not only fast, but also firm, and it seems as if you don’t have a single flaw with your muscles, bones, vital energy, blood, and internal organs at all. With such great stamina and strength, you must have quite a few sets of basic sword techniques which have been brought to the maximum level?

“While the primary effect of Nurturing and Training techniques is to temper the attributes, they also encompass the most basic methods of force circulation required in all martial techniques.

“And in a battle between Knights, the focus is on the Killing techniques which has two parts. First, a clash of extraordinary powers, and secondly, a close range combat. But to be strong in close combat and have firm foundations, one must fully comprehend Nurturing and Training techniques, to be able to move the muscles and bones, fine tune the activation of vital energy, blood, and internal organs, and to apply these into the close combat with Killing techniques. Only this would be truly terrifying.”

With that, he shook his head, “But it’s a pity that we’ve only understood this rationale a year ago, while you’ve already gone so far ahead of us. It’s a joke that everyone thought the reason you’re able to throw your weight around is because of the unparalleled speed that comes with the Windstorm Sword Hero.

“But only when you slow down would we then be able to understand how terrifying your sword arts is.”