129 Caught Up (2/2)

Why would this kid who was a mere Earth Warrior be so eager to do battle with a Sky Warrior?

Shaking his head, the bandit muttered to himself, ”So you want to seem mysterious? That is so silly. You will just die much faster!”

Having said this, the young man did not hesitate. He flashed forward with a sword in his hands.

The bandit did not have a movement technique. Instead, he had the speed of a Sky Warrior. Although he was fast, Xue Wei did not think too much of the man's speed. He had the Forbidden Rush movement technique that would allow him to flee from a Fierce Beast with the strength of the Sky Warrior rank – and maybe even a slow Heavenly Warrior beast.

His movement speed was equivalent to Hei Gou's flying speed. The Forbidden Rush movement technique truly lived up to being a superior martial art.

Xue Wei did not, however, use the Forbidden Rush movement technique to evade the bandit's attack. Instead, he took a step backward, activated his Qi, and rotated it through his body.

Arcane Fist!

Arcane Fist was a profound martial art technique. It was a step above the Shattering Mountain Palm, and even the Azure Light Finger, in grade.

This Arcane Fist was not a scouting attack. It contained his full strength, and the fist that shot forward to meet the weapon held a thousand illusions, with fake fist imprints in the air, and an overbearing atmosphere that caught the young bandit by surprise.

This young bandit did not use a martial art technique to slash down at Xue Wei, but he had coated his weapon with a layer of Qi.

Although he felt oppressed by the atmosphere of the fist art that Xue Wei had displayed, he did not think that this youngster in front of him was truly dangerous. The boy was after all only an Earth Warrior, a whole realm below him, and he continued to press on with his attack.

Only a brief instance had passed from the moment the young bandit had noticed the fist art until the sword and fist collided against one another.

A resounding boom shook the ground, dust billowed up, and shockwaves crashed against Hei Gou and the other two older bandits.

Neither of these three had started their fight yet, opting to instead observe the battle between Xue Wei and the young bandit, but the faces of the two older bandits turned severe when the dust settled.

Neither Xue Wei nor the young bandit had lost ground. Although it had been a bare fist against a sword, the fist had not sustained any damage, not even a scratch.

Although neither of the two had been pushed back, Xue Wei frowned. He knew that what he had used was a profound martial arts technique, something that was not easy to come by, but although he had used that at his full strength, he had still not managed to push back the Sky Warrior. This alone showed that the gap between the realms was in no way easily traversed.

”I know no sword skills, so although I can make an insanely sharp weapon from Inner Might, I will not be able to use it to the fullest. It is the same with every single attack I use,” Xue Wei muttered to himself.

”The Arcane Fist could do nothing to him, so how can the Azure Light Finger or the Shattering Mountain Palm do anything? They are only superior ranked martial arts.”

”I can try the Kick of Forgotten Kings, Mind Infestation, and Seed of Mirage,” Xue Wei reached a conclusion. Shortly after, all of a sudden, five beams of light surged from his body before vanishing into thin air.

These beams of light were precisely the Seed of Mirage. Xue Wei had expended quite a bit of his Qi to create five seeds.

Although it was quite an expenditure of Qi, Xue Wei did not mind it. It would be able to help him, in the long run, to confuse the opponent and hopefully help him find the weak point where he could strike and end the battle once and for all.

The two older bandits noticed that the younger one was not a guaranteed winner of their fight. Their expressions turned grave as they turned to look at Hei Gou.

Both drew their weapons and went straight for the black dog.

It was clear that these two middle-aged men had fought side by side many years prior. Their movements were fluid and their attacks able to make a pincer attack on Hei Gou, instantly taking the upperhand from him.

Xue Wei did not have time to see how Hei Gou was doing on his side. He was busy dealing with the young bandit, who was finally starting to take him seriously.

Although he had not been forced to step back, his sword hand had turned numb, and his entire arm started aching.

He gritted his teeth as he understood that he was at a disadvantage in their previous encounter, but he did not overthink it.

”I underestimated you, but that will not happen again! Windwolf Sword Slash!”

As he called out the name of his martial art technique, the wind in the area picked up, and a wolf's howl seemed to appear in the air as the sword slashed down.