196 The Ultimate Power of Martial Arts (2/2)
”This blade technique was called 'Primordial Five Elements Qi Blade' It has five variations in accordance with the theory of the Five Elements. However, I have only mastered the first variation, the Azure Wood Qi Balde. Otherwise, my last attacked should be enough to do away with you.” Chen Fan lamented.
Like the invincible True Martial's Dharmic Blade, the Five Elements Immortal Sect also had a secret Balde technique and it was called the ”Five Elements Qi Blade”. The Five Elements Immortal Sect excelled at Qi Controlling; an Inner Circle Disciple of the Five Elements Immortal Sect who had gained the Five Elements Divin Body would be able to control five different kinds of Qi weapon and wield them at the same time to increase their power ten folds. However powerful Lei Qianjue was, Chen Fan was confident he could do away with him with one blow.
”What a wonderful art! I have never heard of it before. Chen Beixuan, I am very impressed by your ingenuity and your power. You are really worthy of the name 'Young Grandmaster'. ”Lei Qianjue clapped and praised Chen Beixuan with a cold voice and an even colder gaze.
”However, you should never have fought me in this rainy weather on the lake.
”I have invented the Art of Thousand Trickeries while I cultivate on the Arctic Tundra, afterward, I have spent ten years on the Icy surface of the Great Bear Lake. Therefore, fighting on the water is right up my alley.”
Everyone watched as Lei Qianjue flicked his fingers a few times like a pipa master gently striking a cord.
”The high notes wail like pelting rain,
The low notes whisper like soft confidences;
Wailing and whispering interweave
Like pearls large and small cascading on a plate of jade.”
It was as if Lu Tianfen had plucked the string that connected all the droplets in the air; the rain suddenly turned into countless steel bullets and shot out in all directions. So skillful was Lu Tianfen in using his True Qi that he could adapt and reshape his environment at will. Such ability was much more powerful than that of Lu Tianfen.
”Excellent!”
A smile broke over Chen Fan's face as the Blade Aura surged again until it lit up half of the grey sky with an azure hue.
Everyone watched as the Blade Qi flashed across space and slashed open the curtain of raindrops, creating a sliver of vacuum in the air. This vacuum quickly grew all the way to Lei Qianjue as the Blade Qi cut through the damp air.
Chen Fan suddenly flashed out of the view as his body turned into a blurry shadow that flew toward Lei Qianjue. Meanwhile, he formed Blade Auras at the tip of his fingers.
”Chen Beixuan, you fell into my trap!”
Facing Chen Fan's frontal attack, Lei Qianjue was elated. He shot out a hand and closed his fingers into a fist. Suddenly, the rain droplets converged toward Chen Fan with the same speed and ferocity of the turbulent air in a Tornado. The raindrops turned into bolts and they were let loose at Chen Fan.
”Break!”
Chen Fan swung the blade with both hands as his body was blurred behind the wash of azure colored energy. This energy shot out at the incoming projectiles and deflected them, creating a clear path in its wake.
”Lei Qianjue, you won't be able to harm me with just water. Show me your most powerful attack, the Thousand Trickeries!” Chen Fan swung the blade around and hacked vertically in the air, creating another clear path between him and Lei Qianjue. Then he crossed both blades and plunged toward Lei Qianjue.
Lei Qianjue's face darkened after seeing the development.
He had wagered that Chen Fan had reached at most the early-stage of the Transcendent State at such a young age. However, to his surprise, the young man was as strong as he was, if not stronger. His powerful True Qi coursed in the air continuously from the beginning of the fight.
The water-wall and the rain bolts all epitomized Lei Qianjue's excellent control of his powerful energies. If they were used against any normal Grandmasters, they would have already been fumbling to get to safety. However, Chen Fan didn't even flinch. With only a few simple hacks, Chen Fan had deflected rain-bolts and toppled the water-wall. So easily had Chen Fan countered Lei Qianjue's attack that the latter suddenly felt slightly disheartened.
”Fine, I will show you my coup de grace.”
Lei Qianjue flicked his fingers again as ten stringy white Qi Energy shot out from the tip of each of his finger. They looked no different than silk threads when they formed a web that came down on Chen Fan.
”Break!”
Chen Fan didn't flinch. He hacked at the web with the Blade Qi. So sharp and deadly was the Blade Qi that it had easily cut through the web that was harder than steel.
”Chen Beixuan, do you really think that is my coup de grace?”
Lei Qianjue folded his hands abruptly.
Suddenly, countless white strings shot out from his palm, and they formed a net of a few hundred square meters that hovered above the lake. A deadly frigid coldness rolled down from the wed and reached the Azure Wood Qi Blade, froze it in place.
”This Frigid Qi was harnessed from the Arctic Tundra, how do you like it?”
He laughed out loud and flicked his finger again as if he was playing an end note of a solo piano performance.
His finger controlled the countless strands and completed the creamy white web. It cast over a large portion of the lake, leaving no room for escape. This was Lei Qianjue's coup de grace that he had been perfecting over the decade.
”Qi Net of the Thousand Trickeries.”
Suddenly, Chen Fan was in grave danger.