376 Jin Yin’s Humble Devotion (1/2)

Isn't the adversary good at controlling beasts?

The speculation he had firmly believed in was proven wrong in an instant. Even a strong-willed man like Jin Yin couldn't help but feel somewhat addled.

The adversary's speed is so fast!

Jin Yin had no time for any retaliation and could only dodge for dear life. Besides, whenever there was the slightest slowing down of his speed, the icy coldness that followed closely behind would remind him how near he was to death.

Jin Yin had never thought he, well-known for close combat, would one day have not even a chance of fighting back. The profound sense of danger made the hairs on his body each stand on end and numbed his scalp.

If one were to look from the sky, one would realize how bizarre Jin Yin's movements were. His figure shot back in midair as though his chest was suddenly pushed by an unseen force. Before he could touch the ground, his figure sprang sideways again with no warning. If any card artisan were to witness the scene, they surely wouldn't be able to help but think, What a brilliant dodging technique!

Jin Yin was covered with snow and looking rather harassed, but it was in his present state that he applied those seemingly ordinary dodging techniques to amazing effects. Many maneuvers were but ones with exceedingly little difficulty, but the baffling combination allowed the movements to be filled with unpredictability. Additionally, the transitions between one maneuver and the next were effortlessly smooth.

In his heart, Chen Mu was secretly in awe. He had pretty much had all the advantage in the fight, but he hadn't expected the adversary to be so intractable. His perception could exert its greatest power in such battles, so darkness had no effect upon him. The adversary was obviously restrained by the darkness. Several times when he was just about to decapitate the adversary, however, the guy always managed to escape by millimeters.

The movements on both sides were quick to the extreme. In a split second, their direction changes had reached as many as dozens of times. Such frequency of attack was rare even among card artisans.

Chen Mu wasn't aware the shock in Jin Yin's heart was no less than his own. Jin Yin had always been extremely confident of his own skill at controlling the jet stream card, but the guy behind him was like maggots attached to his bones. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake him off.

He only needed a tiny bit of time. Even if it were one-tenth of a second, it would be enough for him to launch a counterattack.

However, the adversary obviously had no intention of giving him any chances, and the evasion that never failed him had unusually lost its effect that time. The adversary's movements were actually more supple and faster than his!

This is impossible!

Jin Yin's mind was still somewhat muddled. His control of jet stream cards had already reached the extent of being perfect. Within Constellation, he had only lost to Wen. Even team leader Yuchi couldn't contend against him in the control of jet stream cards. That was Jin Yin's only defeat in the jet stream card aspect in his whole life.

The Black-Line Star Listing stated Jin Yin as having first-rate control over jet stream cards and second-rate combat capability. He felt no unjustness toward that assessment and instead thought it was incredibly fitting. The control of jet stream cards had always been his proudest area. Wen had managed to subdue that proud and defiant card artisan all those years ago precisely by beating him fair and square in the control of jet stream cards.

However, he had now met an opponent who was superior in the aspect of jet stream card control. Jin Yin's competitiveness was instantly aroused. The mess of thoughts in his mind vanished promptly. At that moment, he had only one idea: He wanted to win!

Chen Mu immediately noticed the adversary's movements had become faster and harder to predict. He praised him inwardly. If it was purely regarding the control of the jet stream card, in comparison with the adversary, he still had some way to go. He hadn't even thought of many of the moves and methods before that. The adversary's usage of the jet stream card had simply reached the extent of being freakish.

It wasn't until he saw the adversary's moves that he was greatly enlightened. So, this move can also be used this way!

However, jet stream card control was not the only aspect in question in chasing and dodging. Perhaps that was the understanding of card artisans, but it wasn't how Chen Mu saw it. From Chen Mu's point of view, any technique could be used so long the same end result was achieved.

Combining the leverage technique of the cardless sect with the jet stream card, Chen Mu gradually caught up to the adversary's figure and did his best to keep him within his attack range. The cardless sect techniques he had learned from the demonic woman and Wei-ah had allowed his body to be amazingly flexible.

Jin Yin was somewhat shocked. His eyes were naturally sharp. Many of the means used by Chen Mu were cardless sect techniques. He had never seen or imagined cardless sect techniques could be so perfectly combined with the jet stream card. Aside from admiration, it also stimulated the desire for battle in his heart. Under the gloomy and cold surface, his heart, as though enkindled, began flaming fiercely!

The grimness on his face had finally faded away. At that moment, Jin Yin was both intent and humbly devoted. Those melancholic features actually seemed extraordinarily handsome.

Jin Yin's speed increased sharply. Free from distractions and filled with the desire for battle, he was performing at a level he never had before. His figure was like a bolt of lightning, incessantly reflecting and drifting with astonishing speed. So fast was the speed that one's eyes could hardly keep up.

Chen Mu detected the change immediately. With a solemn expression, he drew in a deep breath, and a popping sound akin to the frying of beans came from the joints of his body. His eyes turned cold in a split second, and a murderous aura was emanated vigorously!

Bam!

In midair, Chen Mu's right foot, which had been hovering spectrally, stepped onto a tree branch with lightning speed and produced an extremely deep and muffled sound! The whole right leg was 90 degrees bent at the knee, and his face was flushed at once. But the rounded, glaring eyes had not a hint of wavering in them and were fixated upon Jin Yin with an accuracy akin to that of an eagle's eyes.

Whoosh!