Chapter 221 - Hei vs. Hu Jie - 2 (1/2)

”Then make me!”

It was Hei's response to Hu Jie's provocation. The latter didn't get angry but replied in a joyful tone, ”All right. Then get ready.”

”Tiger Breathing.”

Instead of going on the attack as he had done up to now, Hu Jie stopped where he was. He began to exhale and inhale rapidly as his muscular c.h.e.s.t moved up and down, following his breathing rhythm.

'Whatever you have in mind, I won't give you time to do it.' thought Hei. Even though he didn't know the technique Hu Jie was using, he knew it wasn't good. It was stupid to give Hu Jie the time to charge this technique.

”Intent of the Spear, Snake Sting!”

Even if he had to attack, it wasn't as if Hei had to expose himself. After all, just as it was true that he couldn't allow Hu Jie to finish his technique, at the same time, it was true that attacking at that moment could leave him exposed to that unknown technique. So, attacking with his hair from a distance was the best method he came up with.

Peng!

The tip of the spear hit Hu Jie this time, but he remained motionless as if nothing had happened. He was continuing to circulate his breath. The spear rose again and fell once more. But Hu Jie showed no signs of being affected. Finally, however, when the spear was about to strike a third time…

Whoosh!

Hu Jie suddenly took off and found himself in front of Hei in an instant. Hei was amazed by Hu Jie's explosiveness and acceleration and found himself completely unguarded.

Bam!

Hei was hit hard in the face by Hu Jie's punch and backed away slightly. His mind was spinning at full speed to regain control of the situation. Of course, however, Hu Jie wouldn't give him that opportunity.

”Tiger Assault, Jeet Kune Do Style!”

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Faced with this assault, the only thing Hei was able to do was to place his arms in front of him to decrease the damage and the affected area. However, the power behind each hit was enough to cause pain even though his defensive layer of spirit power still held up.

'The damage and speed of execution are impressive, but that's not what makes this move so suffocating. No, what's really scary is his lung capacity. His breathing can sustain a similar rhythm, and with each breath, he takes, the amount of oxygen incorporated increases. If that continues, it will come to a point where he could perform an entire combo with a single breath ... if that happens, I'd be in even more trouble.'

After thinking carefully, Hei decided to go on the counterattack. Of course, doing so would leave him more exposed, but it wasn't as if he could devote himself to defense and hope that Hu Jie would get tired. At least not with the breathing technique Hu Jie was performing.

”Darkness Law + Chameleon Tongue, Ink Saliva.”

Spit!

A pitch-black liquid was ejected from Hei's mouth. This black ink-like liquid precisely hit Hu Jie's eyes, catching him off guard. The young man with the diamond body wasn't expecting such a move and his punch missed the target.

'Now!' Hei began gathering his spirit power in his left arm to execute Spider Lance.

'I can feel the chills again. This flow of spirit power ... is he going to use Spider Lance?!'

Even without seeing, Hu Jie could still use his Spirit Sense to keep track of Hei's location. Thanks to it, he realized that the latter was beginning to condense his spirit power in the arm.

”As if I'm letting you do it!”

Though deprived of sight, Hu Jie had been training to reach the pinnacle of hand-to-hand combat. So, by using his Spirit Sense, he could still fight without sight. But of course, he wouldn't reach such a mastery level as Hei since the latter used special techniques to compensate for the lack of sight. Either way, he was at a level he wouldn't panic even in a situation like this.

”Tiger Suplex!”

Hu Jie sprinted forward and then circled Hei with quick steps. The pressure from moving so quickly weighed on his feet and ankles, but this was no time to stop due to the pain.

With a sharp movement, he put both hands around Hei's waist and pulled with all the strength he had: his purpose was to crash Hei back into the floor and thus interrupt the charge of Spider Lance. Unfortunately, however, things didn't go as he wanted.

Sizzle!

'He doesn't move?!' Hu Jie exclaimed in amazement. Despite his strength, he couldn't bring Hei's body up, as if something was still holding him to the ground. And he soon understood what this object was.

”Shit!” cursed Hu Jie when he noticed that Hei's legs had unexpectedly tangled around his ankles. It was as if Hei's leg bones had suddenly disappeared, making them absurdly flexible.

Stab!

Suddenly, as Hei's legs trapped Hu Jie, the dark purple spear that had been on the sidelines during the Tiger Assault sank into Hu Jie's right flank. And to everyone's astonishment, the diamond layer covering Hu Jie's body shattered, and blood leaked out, staining the spear blade.

BAM!

Hu Jie slammed both fists violently against Hei, but by now, the young man had released his grip on Hu Jie and, retrieving the spear, had stepped back just in time to dodge the attack.

Peng!

With blood still leaking from his hip, Hu Jie put his left hand to his face forcefully and tore the sticky, pitch-black substance that obscured his vision. His eyes were now glowing with a wild light, like a mad beast after suffering a wound. However, it only lasted a moment, and the next instant, Hu Jie had resumed his usual playful aspect.

But if Hu Jie had managed to regain his calm in the blink of an eye, that couldn't be said of the wide-eyed audience. Hu Jie was the Hu Family's future head; he possessed the strongest Metal Law Bloodline of the entire Sun Empire. He also managed to absorb the strongest material in nature - the diamond. So it was no exaggeration to say that he possessed the highest defense of all the participants. Yet now he had been injured, and it hadn't even been that long since the fight began.

”How did he do?! Did he really manage to pierce through Hu Jie's body?!”

”Am I dreaming or what? Is the impenetrable defense about to be defeated?”

Voices of astonishment emerged from the audience. In particular, the Academy's students and other members of the younger generation from outside were the most amazed. They had seen how hard Hu Jie's body was, and inside them, the conviction had formed that his body was indeed an impenetrable defense. Yet, the reality before their eyes at this moment was quite different.

But if they were lost in amazement and couldn't understand how Hei had managed to break through Hu Jie's defenses, the latter already had a clear understanding of the dynamics behind the incident.

”Your knowledge of the Poison Law is very high. All this time, you have been aiming to hit me with quick attacks to spread your poison and reduce the diamond layer on my body. Not to mention that you used a delayed poison to lure me into a false sense of security and strike at the right moment. Even though I had foreseen such a tactic, I admit that I got too caught up in the heat. But don't think that you are the only one who has thought of such a tactic.”