61 Battling Lu Xun 2 (1/2)
Throughout his entire life, Lu Xun had never experienced any pain or humiliation, hidden behind his father's umbrella of protection. Although he had come out from the umbrella to explore the world on his own, trying to make his own name, he still had never been humiliated before.
And yet his first true meeting with the Elite Student of the academy resulted in not only forcing him to expend some of his stronger moves against the opponent, but also to be pummelled into ground despite already performing his strongest defensive measure. If this wasn't humiliation, what was?
Pushing himself off the floor, Lu Xun wiped away the blood before looking towards Lu Fengyi, a mixture of hate and fear within his eyes. For one to break through his Coiling Dragon Hands, their power would have to come close or equal to a Tongxuan realm expert, and yet, Lu Fengyi had achieved it so casually, as if there was no challenge at all.
Slightly pleased with himself for being able to pull off the kick, Lu Fengyi glanced towards Lu Xun once more. Although he did not have any available martial techniques to help him, it seemed that his fighting experience was enough to aid him in fighting Lu Xun. One of the biggest advantages that he had over the cultivators of this world was not his endless understanding of cultivation concepts, but the understanding of physics that he possessed. While others may not know Newton's three laws of motion, Lu Fengyi was able to manipulate them at will, causing his battle prowess to soar.
”Lu laoshi!” Lu Fengyi clasped his hands together before stepping into a ready position, ”Please go all out!”
Seething with frustration and pent up anger, Lu Xun stood up before gathering and condensing his energy into a serious battle stance, ”Then I shall. Lu Fengyi, face my strike!”
With a roar, Lu Xun charged over with a sword within his hands and a faint glow around his body. Reacting instantly to the aggression, Lu Fengyi unleashed all the might that he had not sealed off, allowing his muscles, viscerals and meridians free reign. If he were to defeat an experienced fighter like Lu Xun, he would have to go all out!
Just like the previous exchange, Lu Fengyi did not back away and instead, pushed forwards with a twisting kick towards Lu Xun's chest. Dodging barely in time from the sword strike sent towards him, Lu Fengyi could only abandon his attack before spinning back and engaging once more. When fighting against a swordsman, the most important point was not to dodge the sword, but to deny the opponent the opportunity to make use of it. Similar to spears, swords would be more effective at mid range, however if Lu Fengyi was able to pressure Lu Xun the entire time, the offensive capabilities from Lu Xun would decrease several fold.
While Lu Xun was caught off-guard by the sudden attacks, his reaction speed did not pale much in comparison to Lu Fengyi. With a twist of his hand, the sword swung in a deadly arc towards Lu Fengyi's body. Under normal conditions, Lu Xun would control the sword strike so that he would be able to stop it right before impact, however if he were to even come close to winning the duel, he could not hold back in the slightest.
Trusting his instincts, Lu Fengyi ducked underneath the blade, sliding along the floor beneath Lu Xun before grasping his legs and knocking the teacher off balance. Sweeping his legs in a semicircle, Lu Fengyi managed to trip Lu Xun before leaping to his feet and rushing towards the prone opponent.
”Illusory Shadow Steps”
Lu Xun muttered the words before streaking back several metres, gaining him the precious time to get to his feet and enter a defensive position. If Lu Fengyi were to try and engage once more, it would be much more difficult than before, when he was still at close quarters.
At that, the two opponents panted slightly as they stared at each other for the slightest movements, muscles tense with adrenaline. Even though the exchange of attacks had been fearsome and intense, in reality, only several seconds had passed since the first attack. Seeing the attacks halt for the time being, whispers from the audience began to spread around the hall.