215 Tiger Triplets (1/2)
Xue Wei was incredibly calm. He could feel the vibrations in his body when his inner Qi dragons roared, ready to be unleashed at any moment.
Looking at the opponent, Xue Wei behaved casually and even gave a little smile to him. But that smile was short-lived. Xue Wei's blood started boiling when the sensation of a life-and-death battle set in on him, which caused his smile to turn slightly malicious.
”Well, let this daddy show you all the might of the youngest of the Tiger Triplets!” the challenger called out. The corner of Xue Wei's lips twitched slightly. Tiger Triplets? What kind of name was that?
This daddy guy was very self-assured, but Xue Wei had the impression that he was pretending to be a sheep when he was in fact a wolf.
Xue Wei waited patiently. He had already decided to not use his transformation unless he was brought to the brink of destruction. He would only use it as a last resort. Even if his opponent beat him black and blue, he would not allow the transformation to come out.
This was his personal decision. His decisiveness was so extreme that, despite allowing himself to use it as a last resort, he was likely to hold himself back even if it killed him.
Standing opposite of him was the man who called himself daddy all the time. He was extravagantly dressed and his face had a small smile hung on the corner of his lips. The man waved his hand, withdrawing a machete from his storage ring.
Xue Wei had not brought Bai Tianyi with him. Even if he had, he would not be able to use the sword spirit as his sword anymore because Bai Tianyi had gained a soul body that had completely transformed him. He no longer looked like a sword but a person, so having him enter the cage with Xue Wei would probably be deemed cheating.
Since he could not use Bai Tianyi, his only option was to rely on Inner Might and transform his Qi into a sword or some other kind of weapon.
Xue Wei was actually at a disadvantage. He had decided to not use his transformation, and Bai Tianyi was not there to support him either.
It had been a long time since he had fought on his own, all by himself, with so many restrictions, but he felt that he had to challenge himself if he wanted to improve his strength.
Right now, he had a physical body stronger than the fifth layer of the Heavenly Warrior realm, and his Qi was also much purer than most experts at his level.
He had superior and profound grade martial arts techniques. These were the cream of the crop back in the backwater kingdoms, and even here they were quite extraordinary. The experts that came to the cave cage battles were usually those without any special background hoping to earn money or resources.
These experts might have had some lucky chances or used some of their wealth to purchase profound martial arts, but it was not likely that they had as much diversity in skills as Xue Wei had.
Xue Wei was aware of this. His skills, his physical strength, and the purity of his Qi were all above average. When taking all of this into account, he should be capable of easily defeating anyone at his own rank, but he still felt a faint sense of danger coming from the Tiger Triplet Daddy guy in front of him.
”Begin!” While Xue Wei was thinking, the voice of the clerk sounded out and then his focus was back on the Tiger Triplet Daddy in front of him. Contrary to the last match between Lu Yuping and Jia Lu, where they began fighting at the moment the fight began, neither Xue Wei nor the Tiger Triplet Daddy moved. Both of them were extremely tense as they observed one another.
Eyes narrowed, the first to move was Xue Wei, who stretched out his hand and created a sword of Qi.
Tiger Triplet Daddy's machete gleamed in the dim light that illuminated the cage. No rust could be seen on the weapon; it was clear that it had been properly maintained.
Tiger Triplet Daddy had finally stopped talking. He looked at Xue Wei solemnly. He was clearly aware that Xue Wei had not fallen for his trick of trying to lure him into quickly attacking him so that he could quickly end it with a harsh counter.
Xue Wei had never been in a battle like this before. So far he had been in battles where he was up against a large number of people each time, often where they were much weaker than him. The one time Xue Wei had fought stronger experts, he had not been alone but been supported by Bai Tianyi and Hei Gou.
These experts in the cage battles might not be the ones with the purest Qi. They might not even be the ones with the strongest bodies, but their survival instinct was much more profound than someone like Xue Wei.
Xue Wei had fought many battles, but never had he actually experienced a fight of equals. This was also why Xue Wei had signed up for this. He wanted to test his own abilities.
So far he had always been looked down upon by his opponents, or he had been against desperate people. Here, he was the underdog. This time, he was the one who had to prove himself.
Taking a deep breath, Xue Wei activated Forbidden Rush. With a series of afterimages, Xue Wei advanced like a line of light towards Tiger Triplet Daddy.
He lifted the Qi sword in his hands and got ready to slash down. However, Tiger Triplet Daddy withdrew slightly, causing the attack to narrowly pass by him.
The moment Xue Wei moved past him, the machete came slicing down towards his head. Qi poured out of Xue Wei, solidifying into a transparent shield of Qi he had created with Inner Might above his head.
A massive boom resounded and both Xue Wei and Daddy were thrown backward. However, because of Xue Wei's awkward position, he was thrown further back than Tiger Triplet Daddy.