96 Lightning fast trick. (2/2)
The moment the man arrived in front of him, Li Yang burst into action. He had lightning flood into his brain, forcing it to operate far faster than normal, nearly pushing it to the point of overloading. The sole purpose of this action was to push his reaction speed to the peak, the world slowing down in front of his eyes as the man's fist became clear.
Li Yang then activated both the Burning Hope technique taught to him but Jing Yimu as well as his own lightning based strengthening technique to push his speed and power to the peak, lightning and fire dancing around his body like golden dragons and crimson crows. He didn't dare use his golden flames in front of the elders, so he had to settle for using his normal crimson flames.
Li Yang sent out a sideways slash with his left arm, his hand stretched out and shaped like a sword. There was no way he would be faster than the man in front of him, meaning that there was no point in approaching him or trying to run from him, having him come to Li Yang was the best option available.
The man saw Li Yang's sideways slash and decided that it was best to not risk anything, taking half a step back to avoid the brunt of the attack. Li Yang's fingers slid past the chest of the man, barely grazing it thanks to the man taking half a step back. The man's punch, however, was still perfectly on track, crashing into Li Yang's now raised right arm.
A thick layer of ice coated Li Yang's right arm, absorbing some of the force contained in the man's punch. But the ice was still shattered into dust, the man's fist hitting Li Yang's elbow and forcing Li Yang's arm back so much that it crashed into his chest, pushing Li Yang back several steps with an aching chest and arm. The man was just about to chase after Li Yang when the voice of Elder Su rang out.
”Three wounds have been inflicted, Li Yang has cleared the trial.”
The crimson-haired man couldn't help but stop and tilt his head slightly, looking at Elder Su with a somewhat confused gaze. Elder Su didn't give him a verbal response, pointing at the man's chest. The man quickly checked his own chest, his eyes narrowing slightly when he saw that there were three small cuts on his chest, a few drops of blood running down his chest.
The man cast a somewhat shocked gaze onto Li Yang, not able to understand how he had been cut. But the result was undeniable, so the man cupped his fists and admitted his defeat.
”It seems like your reputation is not exaggerated, I don't even know how you managed to wound me. It's almost hard to believe that you are only at the early stage of the Ascending Heaven realm, I look forward to seeing how much stronger you become in the future. I am Teng Shentu, you can come look for me once you become an inner disciple, I would love to spar with you a few more times.”
Li Yang cupped his hands in return, nodding his head with a light smile. Teng Shentu was far stronger than Li Yang, so sparring with him was a good way for Li Yang to become more accustomed to his various laws. Teng Shentu was also someone who had fused several laws into one, so Li Yang could learn a lot about that from him as well.
Li Yang undid his strengthening techniques and stepped down from the stone stage and joined up with the other disciples, who were looking at him with the same confused gazes as the one Teng shentu had used to look at Elder Su. Just how had he managed to wound Teng Shentu three times in that short moment?
Li Yang didn't pay attention to their gazes, not intending on telling them how he had done it. They couldn't see it, but how could Elder Su and the hidden white-robed elder not see what Li Yang had done?
To harm Teng Shentu, Li Yang had used his law of fire and his law of ice, using both in rather clever ways. In the short second where his fingers had grazed Teng Shentu's chest, Li Yang had channeled as much fire as he could into his fingers, doing his best to send as much heat into Teng Shentu's body as he could. He would be unable to wound the far stronger Teng Shentu using his fire, but his intention had never been to wound him using the fire.
The heat caused a small portion of Teng Shentu's blood to boil and evaporate, creating a small amount of steam. Li Yang had then used his law of ice to instantly freeze this steam before Teng Shentu's Qi could come into contact with it, turning the steam into tiny blades of ice. He then called the blades of ice back to him, causing them to cut through Teng Shentu's veins and chest, leaving three tiny cuts as they left his chest.
The veins had been located right beneath Teng Shentu's skin, which was the only reason Li Yang managed to have the blades of ice actually leave wounds. Had the veins been deeper in his flesh, it would have been impossible for Li Yang to give the blades enough strength to cut through Teng Shentu's flesh.
Some would consider this a trick, but a wound was a wound, so Li Yang was considered to have passed the first trial. And since he was the last one to attempt this first trial, it was now time to move on to the second trial, the team trial. Elder Su looked at the 18 people who were going to take on the second trial, speaking to them in a stern voice.
”The second trial will start immediately, it will follow the same order of challengers as the first one. You will receive the details of the mission you have to clear an hour before the start of the mission, so you must come up with a plan quickly. And don't forget, even though this is a trial, you are still representing the Yuan clan during these missions, do not tarnish our reputation!”
After speaking, Elder Su took out a scroll from her interspatial ring and tossed it to the girl who was the first one to clear the first trial, allowing her to read through the details of the mission. The white-robed elder appeared next to Elder Su, Li Yang guessing that he would bring them to the locations of the missions. After casting a glance at the white-robed elder, Li Yang cast his eyes onto the brown-haired girl that was hastily reading the scroll, waiting for the orders she would give.