Chapter 30 - Crazed Demon! (1/2)
“Li Tianming, be honored that you will be the first person to ever taste the fury of my Thunderfire Chain.” Liu Qianyang held the recently acquired chain in his hands, staring fervently at Li Tianming. He was the only one in ninth level Beast Vein here, and he took pride in that talent of his!
While the Thunderfire Chain was looped around his arm for now, it was likely that Liu Qianyang would be using it as a whip. Considering its capacity to tangle its foes, it was even more deadly than a regular whip. The grade three b.e.a.s.t.i.a.l weapon instantly attracted voices of envy and admiration from the audience, with most people suspecting it was too big an advantage for Li Tianming to overcome.
“Don’t think Li Tianming can take this one down… ”
“Forget it, his performance today is already quite impressive.”
“Other than that scandal in Ignispolis, Li Tianming was quite a good student. It’s saddening to see the kind of things young people would do for love.”
“But that one misstep was enough to destroy his future. His struggle now is all but useless.”
In fact, Li Tianming could hear a lot of the things being said about him. A useless struggle? He came back here today to show the world that it was anything but a useless struggle. He came back to tell the world that he, Li Tianming, would rise up from the ashes! He had enough with people throwing him looks of pity or ridicule!
That coldblooded man downstairs, what did he think when he saw Li Tianming fight for his honour or his own wife withering away? Li Tianming might not be able to make that man regret all his actions, but the least he could do was to make his father question his choice of picking Liu Qianyang instead. And to do that, he just needed to defeat and shame Liu Qianyang!
“Die!”
This time, him and Ying Huo would have a direct clash with Liu Qianyang and the Lightning Bolt Cheetah!
As expected, Liu Qianyang used his whip art, the Thunder Channeling Whip! The Thunderfire Chain lashed out with a swift and mighty strike, giving the impression that Li Tianming had nowhere to hide. Bam! A few snaps from the whip later, the rooftop of the Halcyon Hotel had collapsed, forcing all those still inside the building to evacuate. Moments after everyone had left the building, the Halcyon Hotel, the tallest building in the area, had collapsed into rubble and dust under the force of Liu Qianyang’s whip!
Even then, the chain br.i.m.m.i.n.g with sparks of flame and thunder was still chasing after Li Tianming mercilessly! Many spectators couldn’t help but think that Li Tianming was just another paper tiger who would not stand a chance against Liu Qianyang and his Thunderfire Chain!
“Wimp named Li Tianming, do you still dare not fight me?” Liu Qianyang snickered as the situation swayed in his favor.
“To me, one move is enough.” With his smooth sidestep, Li Tianming evaded a pounce from the Lightning Bolt Cheetah, followed by a lash from Liu Qianyang’s whip. Like a crimson shadow, he kept on dodging within the debris.
As for Ying Huo, it was even bolder. It had made its way onto the Lightning Bolt Cheetah’s back, trying to tear a hole in its body. With its small size, the cheetah was hard-pressed to catch or even attack it.
Bzzz! In defense, the Lightning Bolt Cheetah used its furs to generate electric bolts to force the little chick off its body.
“Stop struggling! Today is the day I’ll drink your blood and feast on your fles.h.!.+” Enduring the electric shocks, Ying Huo actually managed to peck a hole in the cheetah’s body and was trying to worm inside. The cheetah even tried rolling around but to no avail.
Within moments, Liu Qianyang realised that there was no point targeting the little chick, and the smarter move here was to attack Li Tianming together with his Lightning Bolt Cheetah. As he lashed his Thunderfire Chain at Li Tianming, the cheetah also swept its long tail like a whip at the fleeing young man. That forced Li Tianming to deal with both the martial art and its b.e.a.s.t.i.a.l art equivalent at the same time!
Li Tianming looked like he was on the downside, but as he said, he only needed to use one move for the entire battle. And now, he had found the perfect opportunity to strike!
The crimson shadow suddenly changed his course and dashed towards Liu Qianyang, his left arm tanking multiple hits from the Thunderfire Chain. That force would be enough to rip off anyone’s arms, but Li Tianming’s remained perfectly intact.
Liu Qianyang was stunned to see his attacks not taking effect, and even his whip became slower because of his shock. At that precise moment, Li Tianming grinned and raised up his left hand, where both Liu Qianyang and the Lightning Bolt Cheetah could see the centre of his palm.
Bewildering Eye!
In that split second, both Liu Qianyang and his Lightning Bolt Cheetah’s eyes became dull, and even their body froze momentarily on the spot.
“Sister……” Liu Qianyang muttered, his pupils hazy and his tone perplexed.
“Sc.u.mbag!” Li Tianming of course knew that the Bewildering Eye would cause its victims to see the person who they desired the most, but he never expected that person in Liu Qianyang’s case to be his very own sister! Was this how rotten these so-called ‘prestigious’ families were?
Ethics aside, the use of the Bewildering Eye had given him that one chance he needed to end the battle. Before Liu Qianyang could recover from his illusion, Li Tianming had already punched out his left fist with a Dragon-Mammoth Heavy Strike, aiming straight for Liu Qianyang’s face.
BAM!!
The sound of bones cracking echoed through the city. A month ago, Li Tianming swore to punch Liu Qianyang’s stupid face, and now when he had the chance to do it, he wasn’t going to show any mercy! It was a blow even stronger than the one Zhang Zixuan received, not only breaking Liu Qianyang’s nose but even threatening to snap his neck!