Kaori Karasawa held her scabbard in a reverse grip, infusing her Qi into it and retracting her wrist. Dragging a trail of dazzling light behind her, she struck her enemy in a half-stabbing, half-head-on fashion.
Before the advent of the information age, countless warriors and swordsmen had lost their lives to the Double Dragon Takedown of the Xinzhai Sect. But now, as long as it wasn't a hasty encounter and one was mentally prepared, the opponent would more or less be prepared for such changes.
As expected, Lou Cheng retracted his left arm and punched across his chest. His fist landed awkwardly on the scabbard with purple flames.
Bam! Bam! Two consecutive bangs and dazzling light scattered. Both of Kaori Karasawa's attacks were firmly blocked.
However, her heart was as calm as an ancient well. She didn't show the slightest sign of depression, as though she had already expected this.
Clang!
She bent her right elbow and swung it away. Her long saber slashed out at lightning speed. Its sharpness was bone-piercing. Wherever it passed, droplets of water formed in the air and vaguely formed clouds.
This was the Flying Bird Takedown, a weakened version of the Xinzhai Sect's Flying Dragon Takedown. But when used by the current Kaori Karasawa, its speed was almost on par with the Flying Dragon Takedown Lou Cheng had used when they first met.
Boom!
Lou Cheng straightened his arm and punched upwards with his heavy fist. It landed on the saber and covered it in a layer of crimson red.
That was then, and this was now. The current Lou Cheng was even more different from the past!
Boom!
Kaori Karasawa's scabbard followed closely behind. Her Swallow Return was tight and swift. It presented a ferocious momentum that was a stark contrast to her quiet, pretty image.
"Kaboom!" "Kaboom!" "Kaboom!" Kaori Karasawa's Qi pierced through the rainbow. Her Blowfish Ball and scabbard alternated Swallow Return, unleashing wave after wave of slashes. Yan Xiaoling and the rest in front of the screen subconsciously held their breaths as their hearts raced.
Three Swallow Return, Four Swallow Return, Five Swallow Return! Kaori Karasawa had exceeded her previous limits effortlessly. The gleam of her blade overlapped with each other, and it was hard to distinguish the two from the afterimages. The "ball of light" grew bigger and bigger.
Lou Cheng raised both of his arms. His fists were covered in purple flames. Like a machine with precise settings, he blocked continuously without missing a beat. He also borrowed the core technique of the "ancestor" of Physical Invulnerability of the "24 Blizzard Strikes". The more he blocked, the faster he moved. The more he hit, the fiercer he became. The temperature around him rose rapidly.
Back then, he had been defeated by "Four Return of Swallows". Now, even "Five Return of Swallows", "Six Return of Swallows", and "Seven Return of Swallows" could not shake him in the slightest.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Tang Ze's saber light continued to flow, and the "Swallow Return" seemed to be endless until his opponent collapsed.
"Seven Return Swallows", "Eight Return Swallows", "Nine Return Swallows". Kaori Karasawa's tenth slash suddenly changed direction, her scabbard slashing vertically towards the space between her and Lou Cheng.
Bang! The airflow spread out instantly, forming a vacuum in the area. With the help of the pressure created by the imbalance, everything in the surroundings was thrown into the vacuum. Lou Cheng also started to lean forward.
Xinzhai Sect, "Vacuum Extraction"!
Snap! Kaori Karasawa's right hand paused for a moment, followed by an almost inaudible compressing sound.
"Vacuum Extraction" followed by "Flying Dragon Extraction" was the sure-kill combo of the Xinzhai Sect!
A ray of white light suddenly appeared, streaking across the horizon, leaving behind a cone-shaped cloud behind it. With an unavoidable speed, it slashed at Lou Cheng's body.
Lou Cheng's silhouette was instantly distorted, shattering like a mirage. Kaori Karasawa's gaze froze.
He had already dodged when "Vacuum Extraction" took effect, leaving behind only an illusion?
How did he fool my "Mind Eye"?
Rumble!
It was only then that the sound of the saber light slicing through the air could be heard. The sonic boom created huge waves that slammed ferociously in a direction other than the attacker.
As the drone's camera shook violently, the faint purple flames were like a wall, sticking close to the ground and burning towards Kaori Karasawa.
Kaori Karasawa suddenly realized that the temperature around her was extremely high. Everything around her was distorted, like a mirage. Just breathing would burn her airway and cause injuries!
A thought flashed through her mind, and she instantly understood why she was fooled.
Unknowingly, Lou Cheng had already used his home ground environment to complete the setup of the eighth move of the Fire Sect, "Mirage, Suffocating Hell". Through the dual influence of reality and mind, he prevented himself from seeing through the illusion.
With a sidestep, Kaori Karasawa shrank and dodged to the side, avoiding the burning of the faint purple flames.
Just as she steadied herself, the hot air around her changed shape, outlining a navy-blue silhouette. Lou Cheng pulled back his shoulder, and his fist shot forward, rubbing against the air at high speed. It ignited the faint purple flames and landed heavily on his opponent's right shoulder.
Kaori Karasawa didn't panic. The scabbard in her left hand shot out diagonally, "swallowing" the katana. She then let go of her right hand, allowing the hilt to take advantage of the momentum to crash into Lou Cheng's left fist.
Clang!
The tachi retracted back into the scabbard, perfectly fitting. Lou Cheng's "fist" exploded with flames and bounced off.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kaori Karasawa twisted her back, her right hand once again gripping the hilt of her katana.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
She unsheathed her katana, changed her footwork, and slashed a few times at high speed. Eight bright and clear rays of light slashed at Lou Cheng from left, right, front, and back. It was like a giant snake with eight heads attacking, biting, and frenzied.
Xinzhai Sect's Profound Move, "Chaos of Yamata"!
At this moment, Lou Cheng seemed to be in the middle of a blooming lotus of light, with layers of petals rapidly closing in. Kaori Karasawa's attack wasn't over yet. After executing "Chaos of Yamata", she jumped up, locked the hilt of her scabbard, held her katana with both hands, and slashed down against the wind. Her inner Qi released a dazzling arc of light, sealing off the last possibility of her opponent's evasion. It was as though she could slice everything in her path in half.
This was the most basic, most basic, and most unadorned move in Japanese Kendo, "Downwind Single Slash". It was used at the right time, flawlessly!
Lou Cheng's face was as calm as an ancient well. Instead, his eyes shone with interest and eagerness. His palms, burning with faint purple flames, suddenly clasped together when "Chaos of Yamata" struck, compressing all the flames into a tiny point.
Bam!
As he separated his palms, the flames exploded. The purple flames spread in all directions like a prairie fire, wearing down the eight rays of light with terrifying heat and its own shockwaves.
The first move of the Fire Sect, "Prairie Fire"!
Clang! Lou Cheng took advantage of the momentum to raise his arms and clasped his palms together again, sandwiching Kaori Karasawa's tachi in the middle. It was so precise that it was as though he had rehearsed it dozens or hundreds of times.
Poof, poof, poof! The remaining eight rays of light landed on Lou Cheng's body, but they were already spent. They barely managed to cut through his clothes, but were easily neutralized by the swelling of his muscles and skin.
Buzz, buzz, buzz! Caught in the middle, Kaori Karasawa's wrist vibrated rapidly, causing the blade to vibrate incessantly like a chainsaw!
At the same time, she exerted strength in her back and pulled out a razor-like glow from her feet, kicking Lou Cheng's chest consecutively.
However, as soon as Lou Cheng caught the fugu ball, he sent it outwards, causing Kaori Karasawa to fly backwards in midair. Her High Frequency Vibrating Blade could only cut through the air current, causing the razors she pulled out from her feet to hit empty air.
He didn't chase after her. Instead, he strode forward at a moderate pace, gradually forming scarlet, faint purple, and finally blazing white around him.
Afraid of being ambushed, Kaori Karasawa did a graceful somersault in midair, forcefully changing her direction and drifting a dozen meters away.
Just as her feet touched the ground, Lou Cheng suddenly took a step forward and stomped down heavily.
The Mind's Eye sensed something and Kaori Karasawa rolled sideways.
Bam!
Where she originally stood, the earth split apart, magma erupting. Scarlet red liquid shot out like a fountain, scattering in all directions.
This was the combination of a Physical Invulnerability expert's ability to communicate with the heavens and earth and have the advantage of home ground!
Seeing that Kaori Karasawa hadn't gotten up from her roll, Lou Cheng tensed his feet and extended his left leg again, communicating with the magma underground.
Kaori Karasawa was at the end of her rope and couldn't dodge anymore. She thrust her tachi in front of her and infused it with her own Qi.
Radiance flashed and the ground trembled for a while before calming down. There was no volcanic eruption.
Xinzhai Sect, Ksitigarbha Takedown!
At this moment, Lou Cheng was already in front of Kaori Karasawa. Light blue and gold coalesced around him. The Five Flames were ready.
He clenched his fist and punched downwards. Five balls of fire of different colors gathered in a spiral.
Kaori Karasawa's pupils shrank. She didn't dare to take it head-on. She did a backflip and pulled out her katana, sending the Qi Ray towards Lou Cheng from below.
Lou Cheng straightened his back and straightened his body. Using the explosion of the Flame Force in his body, he took two steps back and dodged the crescent-shaped blade accurately.
The Five Flames that attempted to converge into one was just a feint. Scarlet, gold, and light blue flew out and blasted towards Kaori Karasawa, who was doing a backflip.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Kaori Karasawa gave it her all and continuously cast "Shrink" to barely avoid the continuous bombardment. However, her senses were affected by the smoke and her respiratory tract was burned by the high temperature. She almost coughed out loud.
At this moment, she heard a dignified ancient Chinese voice.
"Formation!"
The air around her froze. Kaori Karasawa, who had dodged to the limit, was trapped in an invisible cage. She saw the blazing white and light purple balls flying towards her from behind and above Lou Cheng.
She clenched her teeth and tightened her grip on the handle of her katana.
Snap! After a soft sound, a white glow broke through the cage and split the blazing white and light purple balls of fire into two, causing them to fall to the sides.
Rumble!
The katana didn't hit Lou Cheng, who had dodged in advance. It left a visible crack in the ground, followed by a sonic boom.
Kaori Karasawa, who had escaped danger, immediately changed directions. However, just as the sonic boom and shockwave subsided, she realized that Lou Cheng was following her like a shadow. She heard another mysterious ancient voice.
"Confrontation!"
With her fighting spirit gone, Kaori Karasawa felt as though she had returned to the Xinzhai Sect dojo. She felt as though she was arranging flowers and making tea. She felt as though she was looking at a Buddha statue and calming her heart.
She stopped in her tracks and sheathed her katana, not wanting to draw it.
However, such a state of mind was compatible with her usual training. Mind's Eye was maximized and her enemy appeared clearly.
This is an opportunity … Without killing intent, his premonition will be slower … Kaori Karasawa maintained her meditative state, slowly and discreetly compressing her Qi, muscles, and tendons.
She was going to use the Flying Dragon Takedown on her ambushing opponent to determine victory!
After the Confrontation Formula, Lou Cheng's hand seals changed slightly. He changed the ancient word and shouted in a low voice,
"Attainment!"
Following which, light blue flames spewed out from his back and feet. He appeared in front of Kaori Karasawa in a flash as though he was teleporting. He was so fast that it was jaw-dropping.
Attainment Formula plus Jet Counterattack!
Bam! Lou Cheng extended his right hand and grabbed the handle of Kaori Karasawa's katana, stopping her Flying Dragon Takedown before it could be released!
Bam!
Under Kaori Karasawa's stunned gaze, Lou Cheng threw a punch with his left hand, landing on the arm that his opponent had hurriedly let go of her katana and raised to block.
After using Flame Force for so long, the Cold Tide, which was close to losing its balance, gushed out wildly and sealed Kaori Karasawa in ice within the transparent wall.
Although it was quickly melted by the surrounding high temperature, it did slow Kaori Karasawa down for a moment.
In a battle of Physical Invulnerability, victory was decided in a matter of moments. Lou Cheng swung his left elbow and his fist bounced up, landing right in front of her forehead.
Kaori Karasawa was momentarily stunned. She couldn't understand what was going on, but that name sounded familiar.
"Lou Cheng wins!"
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