"A national player? Are you kidding me? "
Zhou Zhao's first reaction was to question this evaluation. In the cultivation world, there were six experts who had reached the realm of connecting the five spirits. In the chess world, there were only two who could be called national players: Liu Zhong of the Black Army Empire and Cui Li of the Green Peak Empire. Zhou Zhao and Quan Lie were fortunate enough to witness the two national players play. After that, they were silent for five days. From then on, they were even more in awe of the chess world and were even more shocked by the two national players.
The title of national player was even higher than the six experts in their hearts. They could see it but not reach it. Now, Quan Lie was saying that this inconspicuous youth was as good as a national player?
"You can try if you don't believe me," Quan Lie said.
The two were used to joking. Even though Quan Lie's expression was extremely serious, Zhou Zhao still didn't dare to believe it. However, when he sensed the fluctuations of soul power under Quan Lie's feet, he immediately confirmed that Quan Lie wasn't joking.
He used his trump card as soon as he started. It seemed that the opponent was really a big threat.
Zhou Zhao understood in his heart, but he still put on a look of disbelief on his face.
"Okay, then I'll try." He took over Quan Lie's words and suddenly rushed out, stepping on the surface of the lake and rushing towards Lu Ping. His attacks looked fast and fierce, but Zhou Zhao still had some thoughts of retreating in his heart. He was only feigning an attack to buy time for Quan Lie's plan.
He didn't actually rush in front of Lu Ping. When he was halfway across the lake, he waved his sleeves and the lake water was sucked up by him. The water droplets were like arrows, shooting towards Lu Ping. There were even two white stones hidden in the water as the real killing move.
Zhou Zhao wanted to probe Lu Ping's depth. From his perception, he really couldn't feel what Lu Ping had to deserve the high evaluation of a "national player".
The water droplets filled the sky, blocking the two white stones that dodged to the left and right. Zhou Zhao's attack couldn't be said to be very powerful, but it contained a lot of content. He wanted to see how Lu Ping would deal with it.
However, Lu Ping only took a step forward. It wasn't any superpower, nor did he use any Soul Power. It was just a normal step forward.
Two of the more powerful white chess pieces flew past Lu Ping's body, while the water droplets that were flying towards his face hit his body, but Lu Ping didn't even frown.
This was not the response that Zhou Zhao had imagined, but this response still allowed him to read a lot of things.
His perception was very precise, and it was only because of this that he could determine that these water droplets were not very lethal.
He was extremely confident and didn't doubt his own senses at all. That was why he didn't dodge at all.
He was a pragmatist. He didn't care about the fact that water droplets would wet him. He probably wouldn't pursue elegance or any beautiful moves in battle.
Many thoughts circled through Zhou Zhao's mind in an instant. He didn't continue forward, but he couldn't retreat just like that. Quan Lie still needed some time to lay out his plan. He needed to contend with Lu Ping a little longer.
His feet tapped down, and ripples appeared on the surface of the lake that hadn't calmed down yet. A water pillar shot into the sky, directly lifting Zhou Zhao into the air as though he had been swallowed.
Zhou Zhao was nowhere to be seen, but the water column seemed to be alive. It turned around in the air and charged toward Lu Ping, who was by the lake. Zhou Zhao, who was hiding behind the water pillar, didn't stop. His arms stretched out as he slowly pushed forward. The water pillar with astonishing momentum sucked a large amount of lake water into the air, but the lake surface in Lu Ping's direction didn't fall, but rose silently.
The water pillar with astonishing momentum wasn't a feint. It had astonishing power, but in Zhou Zhao's attack, it was just bait. The real killing move was the water that he had secretly raised.
His opponent's perception was very precise, so he needed to divert his attention.
Zhou Zhao was behind the water, but his gaze never left Lu Ping. He took in each of Lu Ping's small movements. The water pillar rose rapidly, and Lu Ping raised his head. The water pillar fell rapidly, and he moved quickly. His attention was completely on the water pillar attack.
Good!
Zhou Zhao wanted this moment. His slowly advancing arms suddenly sped up, and he abruptly pulled upwards. The slowly rising water suddenly formed a towering curtain of water that enveloped the entire lake shore.
But Zhou Zhao, who had been staring fixedly at Lu Ping, had a shocked expression on his face.
Even with his level of vision, when Lu Ping completely moved, he felt his vision blur. Behind the water pillar, there was a string of figures.
Whoosh!
The water pillar slammed down, and the stone shore shattered. The string of figures also disappeared into the water pillar. Lu Ping was already dozens of meters away, in the corridor above the lake.
What kind of speed was this?
Zhou Zhao was a little scared.
His meticulously planned attack hadn't worked, and he was mentally prepared. But the speed Lu Ping had displayed when dodging was far beyond his expectations. He quickly went through all the cultivators with astonishing speed that he knew in his mind. In the end, he discovered that probably only the Qin family's Flowing Light Dance could match it.
The Qin family's Flowing Light Dance was already the continent's number one speed enhancing ability. But Lu Ping hadn't used any ability at all. It seemed that he had only lifted his leg, taken a step, and then moved at a speed comparable to the Flowing Light Dance. If Lu Ping also used this kind of speed enhancing ability, how fast would he be?
Or maybe he had already used some ability, but I just didn't notice it?
Zhou Zhao thought about it and comforted himself like this. He had been using all of his perception, but the soul power he sensed from Lu Ping was intermittent and unstable. He actually didn't dare confirm whether or not Lu Ping had used any ability.
Seeing Lu Ping already step into the corridor, Zhou Zhao came back to his senses and quickly retreated. Having seen Lu Ping's speed, he was afraid that Lu Ping would be one step ahead of him and reach Quan Lie's side.
But Lu Ping didn't seem to be in a hurry. He let him rush back to Quan Lie's side.
"Did you see it?" Zhou Zhao said as he retreated.
"I've been watching." Quan Lie said.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Zhao asked.
"Speed isn't everything." Quan Lie said.
"It's done?" Zhou Zhao was both surprised and happy. He understood Quan Lie well enough, but he didn't think that Quan Lie could set up this plan so quickly.
"I said it before. This is an expert at the level of a national expert." Quan Lie said. At this time, Zhou Zhao finally heard that something was wrong with his tone. He turned his head and saw that Quan Lie's face was deathly pale. It was even worse than when he retreated from the lake.
"You …" Zhou Zhao was shocked again. He immediately realized how important Quan Lie was to his opponent. He actually didn't hesitate to injure himself to speed up his plan. He, who had been knocked into the water by Lu Ping, clearly had a clearer understanding of his opponent's terror. And Zhou Zhao had only seen Lu Ping's speed.
"Begin! Don't hold back. "Quan Lie said.
"Understood." Zhou Zhao said.
The entire backyard suddenly became a bit dark. The surging lake surface calmed down. The branches and leaves of the trees that swayed with the wind drooped lifelessly.
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