AST 1533 - The Battle Against the Gu Clan. (2/2)
At the moment when the old man finished speaking, he thrust out his fist towards Qing Shui.
At the instant the old man’s figure moved, the aura in the surroundings gathered up together at a really fast speed. They swiftly condensed and formed an enormous mountain figure on the old man’s fist.
Hong!
The huge fist afterimage smashed its way towards Qing Shui. Now, Qing Shui finally understood why the old man was so confident. He was strong enough to do so.
Bloodthirsty Demonic Vines!
Qing Shui immediately shot out the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vines to block the enormous fist.
Qing Shui may not know if the opponent’s Heavy Mountain Fist belonged to the earth element. He still wanted to give it a try.
Peng!
After a loud explosion, the old man disappeared. He lifted up his fist and this time, his entire fist color turned gold as he thrust it towards Qing Shui.
Qing Shui brightened up his eyes. To think that it was the combination of the earth and metal elements. Basically, this technique was no longer under the influence of the other five elements. However, it was able to counter against the rest of them.
Nine Continents Mountain!
Qing Shui summoned the Nine Continents Mountain. After that, he swung his hand and unleashed the Art of Pursuing.
The old man who felt his speed reduced was stunned. But very quickly, he calmed down. Naturally, for this young man to be so arrogant, he definitely had his own sure-kill move. Techniques which could reduce an opponent’s speed were indeed very fearsome. Speed meant everything. Without it, a warrior would simply be helpless. If a warrior failed to hurt his opponent, it would be useless no matter how much power his attack contained.
Beng!
Qing Shui smiled and released his move.
Emperor’s Qi!
He managed to reduce the opponent’s overall strength by 20%. As for his speed, it got reduced by 40%, which was very fatal. Originally, Qing Shui never expected to do it so fast. By now, he had managed to reduce almost half of the speed of his opponent. The winner had already been decided.
Qing Shui had tons of sure-kill techniques at his disposal. Hence, he wanted to fight this battle slowly. He wanted to let Gu Clan realize how stupid it was for them to organize this challenge.
As this happened, the old man was stunned. If it was the things from before, he was still able to accept a 20% reduction in speed. He thought that this would be Qing Shui’s strongest sure-kill technique. But now, his overall ability dropped down by 20% as well. Furthermore, it stacked with the previous 20% drop in his speed as well.
20% of strength and 40% of speed…
Qing Shui swung his Golden Battle Halberd while unleashing his Nine Palace Steps to make his way towards the old man.
This time, the old man had finally come to realize how it felt to be suppressed to the point he couldn’t even retaliate. It’s not that he wasn’t strong enough, it’s just that he was unable to get a grasp on where his opponent was. He was not used to the sudden drop in speed. Against the Golden Battle Halberd, he got pierced twice. Luckily, he managed to avoid the fatal areas. Though his speed was greatly reduced, he was still able to withstand the attacks.
By now, the old man’s speed was once again reduced by another 20%. This phenomenon immediately made him felt like surrendering. But he decided not to do so because he felt that he couldn’t afford to lose face in front of this man. Despite all that, he couldn’t even unleash his Sure-kill Heavenly Technique.
Pu!
The old man got careless and was struck in his shoulder. Though his shoulder wasn’t penetrated, he had still been injured and spurted out fresh blood. The old man used his momentum and retreated quickly.
Naturally, Qing Shui wouldn’t let his opponent go so easily. He immediately followed after him like a shadow.
Golden Earth Primordial Dragon Explosion!
The old man thrust out both of his fists. The yellow colored earth energy started gathering up from the surroundings like a solid substance. It was gathering up towards Qing Shui.
This ability was a lot more fearsome than those boiling metal water. As soon as Qing Shui spotted it, he already realized that his movement had been slowed down. He was already in the center of these energies. It felt just like when an ordinary person dropped down into a swamp, unable to move even a single step.
The torments brought upon by these energies were still something which Qing Shui could withstand. However, he was aware that the old man would still have more moves up his sleeves. By the time he figured it out, it would most likely be too late. Qing Shui
was left with no choice but to temporarily enter the realm.
By now, no one from the outside was able to see what was going on.
Ever since reaching its eighth grade, Qing Shui was able to enter and exit the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal within a very short time span. Though it might not be instantaneous, it took him only a few blinks to enter the realm.
Very quickly, Qing Shui saw the energies from before gathering together to form a huge sphere. The golden yellow and earthen yellow colors were twisting around each other and giving out water-like lusters. They were spinning constantly, condensing with each other and solidifying into a sphere.
Beng!
It was a huge explosion, triggered with the golden spheres at the center. The five elements disappeared. The sun, moon, and stars appeared like the pictures on the television screen from his previous incarnation. But very quickly, the place quieted down again.
At the moment when the entire area quieted down, another person appeared around the area.
Qing Shui!
Qing Shui was standing there in perfect shape. Prior to this, when Qing Shui was engulfed by the exploding spheres, almost everyone thought that Qing Shui would have been done for.
Qin Qing was right below the arena. For a few times, she felt the urge to charge forward. However, rules were rules, and she mustn’t break them. Furthermore, it’s was already useless for him to forfeit the match now. At that instant, the only thing in her thought was for him to be alive. So long as he lived, she was willing to agree to any of his requests.
At the instant when the explosion occurred, she felt as if her heart had broken into pieces. Though she might know that Qing Shui was really strong, the Golden Earth Old Demon opposite him was also not someone to be taken lightly of with his fearsome strength.
At the moment when she saw Qing Shui standing there in perfect shape, both her eyes teared up. Suddenly, she came to the realization about how much the man meant in her heart. She even began to think that if Qing Shui died, she would feel as if her heart had died as well.
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