13 The Snow Ape (1/2)

She could not allow the ape to attack again and moved ahead of it before finding a suitable area to ambush from. The snow ape was walking closer and closer to Ming Yue as she prepared to attack it, aiming for the leg. The moment it was within 2 feet of her, Ming Yue attacked.

”Descent of the Twilight”

A dark blade slashed at its leg, leaving a large gash there. After attacking she hid once more. The ape was surprised, he did not think that someone would attack him and he became enraged, beating his chest and roaring loudly. The ape could not see where or who attacked and it began scanning its surroundings.

As for Ming Yue, she had used Descent of the Twilight on it and was surprised that she did not hack off its leg. Throughout her time training with Elder Fei, she became skilled in using Descent of the Twilight and was beginning to understand Eclipse from the Shadow Blade Arts. It was a shame that these were the only techniques that were compatible with her sword. Knowing that she had learned all she could from it, She decided to look at the Falling Blade Manual.

In it, were three parts, The first part was how to use momentum to your advantage. Things like timing, stance, grip, etc were already explained allowing Ming Yue to only need practice before she had successfully strengthened her strikes. As for the second part, this dealt with adding inner force in order to push it up another level. This part was much harder for her as she never really used inner force for anything other than cultivation. Furthermore there was the final part, it was to combine the two parts together. It was extremely complicated as she could not control her inner force too well. Even with all of the practice, she could only bring out 30% of its strength.

However, this was plenty enough when it cam to dealing with the snow ape. She hid behind a tree, preparing for her next strike. This time she started infusing it with inner force. The ape was still looking around, and the moment his back was in front of her, she attacked.

”Cut!”

She was extremely quick, however, the ape noticed and turned around, managing to block the attack with its arms. Unfortunately, his arms suffered damage and could not fully mitigate the force. The bones had already started cracking as blood dripped down from the large slashes. Then, the snow ape immediately attacked Ming Yue before she could escape, swatting her with his right hand. The force had thrown her against a tree causing an impact. It was strong enough to create cracks on the trunk and she starting tasting blood in her mouth.

The Snow Ape sneered as he approached her but it did not dare to drop its guard. It had already suffered several injuries and wanted to finish this fight quickly. However, Ming Yue was not as injured as she looked and stood up, taking her stance. She pushed forward and struck the ape.

”Eclipse”

Using the strongest move that she had, she attacked, aiming for the left arm.