276 I Will Seek To Avenge! (1/2)

”Even if you do have a helper — what do I have to fear?” Solitary Eagle laughed mischievously. He snorted as his hands turned into bright claws like those of a falcon, ”Lei Wu Bei, your Xuan cultivation is indeed slightly better than mine. And I admit this. However, winning a battle doesn't solely depend on the level of Xuan Qi. But it's your lucky day today because I'll teach you an important lesson. This old man has come up with an exceptional move. My move will make the Fifth Great Master 'eat dirt'! Ha Ha…”

Solitary Eagle's body accelerated and became very erratic as he burst into laughter. His body had suddenly taken the shape of a demonic and ghostly bird. The entire realm under the firmaments seemed to be screeching as his claws came together in a crisscross shape; this move had given rise to a strong gale. His claws formed a large network of airtight angle which could seemingly penetrate through any angle.

If this bird was 'supposedly' a Falcon — then it appeared as if the Ghost of a Falcon had launched an attack.

The Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon!

”An excellent Falcon-Claw!” Lei Wu Bei suddenly shouted in praise. He had never seen anything like this before. This move had attracted all his attention. His brain even forgot to counter-attack.

Chi Chi Chi…

Lei Wu Bei had never seen such a fantastic martial arts move before. This move had left him at a complete loss. Solitary Eagle's claws inflicted three cuts on Lei Wu Bei's body. However, Lei Wu Bei didn't get frightened… even though he wasn't prepared to face this attack. He calmly retreated a few steps. Solitary Eagle howled as he gained the upper hand. Then, he unleashed the second move.

The Supreme Master Solitary Eagle had only been able to learn the first two steps of the 'Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon'. His confidence increased when the first step showed results. Hence, he decided to strike with the second move while the iron was still hot.

”Bang! Bang! Bang!” the sounds of explosion emanated from Lei Wu Bei's body. He then let out a fierce roar and started to accumulate an exceeding amount of Xuan Qi in his body; the Xuan Qi started to surge like a tsunami. Lei Wu Bei was the Fifth Great Master. He couldn't allow himself to get pushed to such a state while fighting the Solitary Eagle. He made no attempts to hold back as he unleashed his Cold-Blooded Finger.

There was a loud explosion and the two men stumbled back in recoil.

Lei Wu Bei was extremely shocked when he looked at his chest and saw five bloody palm prints. Then, he looked up, ”What is the name of this remarkable Falcon-Claw technique? How many steps are there?”

Solitary Eagle's face was flushed, and his chest was heaving rapidly. He answered coldly, ”How did my new technique taste, huh?! It's called the Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon! As the name implies — it has nine steps. How did you like your lesson, huh?”

”Nine steps? So this wonderful move has nine steps? The Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon?! It is worthy of the name 'Ghostly Falcon'!” Lei Wu Bei groaned in a depressed manner. He then added, ”Solitary Eagle, you're different from before! This Old Man has no interest in dawdling with you today. So I am dropping this matter for the time being. Humph! But I'll find you whenever I want!”

Solitary Eagle laughed heartily, ”You can seek-out your senior whenever you wish to taste his new and unique skills!”

”Solitary Eagle, we're both called the 'Eight Great Masters'. So I shall give you a warning. Stay away from the Jun Family.” Lei Bu Wei snorted, ”The Jun Family has provoked two powerful entities. And now they've added this Old Man to that list as well. It seems that it will be necessary to take action against them! This Old Man doesn't wish to see you there when he annihilates their entire family! Otherwise I doubt I will let you off either!”

”Annihilate the Jun Family? How?” Solitary Eagle snorted coldly, ”Why should the Solitary Eagle listen to this nonsense when he can sort Lei Wu Bei out easily? And you wouldn't be delaying this matter if you could contend against my 'Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon'!”

”You don't know how to regret! You always act so recklessly!”

Lei Wu Bei snorted as he hung his head. Then, his body rose-up and suddenly vanished. Lei Wu Bei had decided to act when he saw the peculiarity of the situation. The Solitary Eagle's 'Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon' was a very strange and unpredictable move. Moreover, each step was more powerful than the previous one. He felt extremely threatened by this move. He didn't have the confidence of emerging victorious like he previously did. Moreover, the lowest ranked Great Master was known for his speed. Therefore, it would've been very hard for Lei Wu Bei to escape if the Solitary Eagle had a powerful aide in support.”

Therefore, Lei Wu Bei made a prompt decision and escaped.

The Solitary Eagle was silent for a while. He then sighed, ”Well, that was a close call!”

His opponent was ranked fifth amongst the Great Eight Masters for a reason.

It would seem that both the fighters had done equally-well in this battle. However, the Solitary Eagle was aware that he would've lost.

His 'Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon' had admittedly been very fruitful. However, he would've undoubtedly been in a difficult situation once the opponent increased his power output as the fight progressed. He was already scraping the bottom of his trunk of tricks, and had nearly exhausted them. However, his opponent had just begun to unleash his Cold Blooded Finger. The second step of his unique 'Nine Claws of the Ghostly Falcon' had dominated for a short while; nothing more. Further, there had been a mysterious occurrence. The two men had searched throughout the periphery, but hadn't been able to find any trace of this 'spectator's' presence. The two men had lost the zeal to fight after that incident.

They feared that a fisherman would catch both the fighting fish. And the fisherman had a great advantage in this situation; this fact could not be guarded against! In case the two men were to sustain serious injuries during the battle… the third party could swoop-in and clinch the victory.

He could attack and kill both the Great Masters! How could he possibly attempt something that crazy? Who was this extremely mysterious person?

Therefore, the two men thought of the same thing, and gave-up on the fight.

[I'm afraid I would've been humiliated if I hadn't practiced this Ghostly Falcon's Claw move. My recent comprehension of the second step was especially pivotal… Lei Wu Bei is far stronger than me!]

[He is truly worthy of being called the most 'cold-blooded' master!]

[I am thankful to the man who made that noise; regardless of the intentions he may have harbored!]