Another member of the Gen Family?
That person approached from afar, showing no signs of stopping. Celine did not move either. Just like that, she watched as he got closer and closer. Suddenly, Celine's pupils shrank. She tilted her head slightly to look at a large tree beside that person. The next moment, a woman appeared on the trunk of the large tree.
The woman's hair was cropped to her ears, and her eyes were sharp despite the smile on her face. A single glance from her was enough to make a person feel an invisible pressure. There was a tiger's tooth blade stuck in her leather ankle boot.
Needless to say, everyone knew that this woman wasn't easy to deal with. The sound she made when she landed on the tree was no different from a leaf falling on a tree trunk. If Libero hadn't seen her appear on the tree with his own eyes, he wouldn't have been able to detect her presence with his ears alone.
Just like that, the woman crossed her arms and stared at Silin's group with a hint of a smile on the corner of her eyes. It was obvious that she was one of the former students.
"Xingyao, no wonder you're running this way. Your younger brother is here." The woman said as she glanced at Gen Xingming who was standing behind Silin.
Gen Xingyao didn't say anything. He shot a glance at Silin who was hiding behind Silin before shifting his attention back to Gen Xingming.
Bel poked his head out from behind Silin and said to Gen Xingyao, "Hey, second brother Gen, can't you be merciful and pretend that you didn't see us?"
Gen Xingming remained silent. He knew his brother's personality all too well. There was no way he would let them go after running into them. They could only fight!
Bel looked at the woman standing on the tree with a pitiful expression after Gen Xingyao ignored him. "Sister Sula, please have mercy!"
Sula stomped her foot lightly on the ground, and the tiger's fang blade that was stuck in her short boot flew into the air. She gripped the blade tightly and looked at Bel with a smile. "I'm sorry, Your Highness Bel, but I can't break the rules either. If I do, my pay will be deducted. You know that the fixed allowance we students receive isn't even enough to buy you a car door. If I lose it again, I'll have to resort to robbery."
Bel, Gen Xingming, and Ulagacha retreated at the same time knowing that this battle was unavoidable. Gen Xingming grabbed Teita by the collar and pulled him back, leaving the battlefield to Silin, Libero, Ironhead, and Walley.
Walley glanced at Silin and the others who were still standing where they were, then turned around to look at Gen Xingming and the others who had retreated to hide behind a tree not far away. Then, he ran towards them as well.
"Aren't you going to fight?" Gen Xingming and the other two were astonished. Normally speaking, weren't the participants of the fifth-grade exam pretty enthusiastic?
Walley shook his head and squeezed Bel a little deeper into the crowd, "Please leave some space for me."
Now only Cillin, Libero and Ironhead were left on the other side.
Suddenly remembering something, Gen Xingming mustered his courage and poked Silin again. He whispered, "Don't use those two things unless it's absolutely necessary!"
Then, Gen Xingming slipped back behind the tree like his butt was on fire and watched the battle unfold with Bel and the others.
The "two things" Gen Xingming was referring to were the PURGATORY Thunder Snake K and the blade. Gen Xingming was his older brother after all, and he believed in Silin's abilities. That was why he knew very well just how destructive those two things in Silin's possession could be.
In fact, Silin wouldn't have thought of using those two things even if Gen Xingming hadn't mentioned it. He had been looking forward to fighting against a member of the Gen Family for a long time now.
Sula twirled the tiger fang blade in her hand and ran towards Libero and Ironhead in a whoosh.
Before participating in the test, Libero knew that they had no chance of winning against these former students if they kept fighting like this.
Therefore, some sharp spikes started growing out of Libero's body before Sula jumped over. Then, some dark-colored hard material quickly appeared on the surface of his body, and three rows of bone plates popped out of his back. The tips of the bone plates were as sharp as blades.
Ironhead, on the other hand, didn't have bone plates like Libero's, but his entire body glowed with a metallic luster. His entire body looked like a solidified metal.
"A mutant?" Sula twisted her body in midair when she came into contact with the bone plates on Libero's back. The tip of her foot tapped on one of the bone plates and spun around. A steel claw popped out of her wrist and covered her fingers like a glove.
Zzzt —
Sula grabbed the largest bone plate on Libero's back with the steel claw and swung her arm.
Bang!
Libero's entire body was smashed into the ground.
Sula didn't continue attacking Libero after the successful attack. Instead, she evaded Ironhead's punch and let out a screeching noise when her steel claw made contact with Ironhead's body. Sparks of metal could be seen from the friction, but the claw only left a few shallow scratches on Ironhead's body.
Sula flipped over and lay flat on the tree trunk. She glanced at her blunt steel claws and flung them away. Her claws had been damaged to a certain extent when she grabbed onto the bone plate on Libero's back, and the wear and tear on her iron head meant that she couldn't use them anymore.
It must've taken a lot of effort for these two half-mutants to make it this far.
Sula smiled and continued to charge at Ironhead.
On the other side, Silin and Gen Xingyao had also begun fighting.
The Gen Family liked to use their palms when they fought alone. This was the conclusion Silin had learned from Genya. Punching the skin, and hitting the insides with their palms. Only when palm techniques were used to a certain degree would they have the power to damage the insides.
Silin had learned a bit about the destructive power of palm strikes from Genya, but Genya's body wasn't in good shape at the time. Moreover, Genya had taught Silin some modified techniques that were used to nourish one's body.
Silin wouldn't lose to Gen Xingyao in terms of speed. That was why Gen Xingyao didn't find a suitable opportunity to attack during the first exchange. However, it wasn't to say that Gen Xingyao didn't have the speed to do so.
When Gen Xingyao increased his speed, Silin assumed a defensive stance because he knew that Gen Xingyao's counterattack was coming.
Triple Stack Palm.
The continuous palm shadows overlapped each other, and each palm was stronger than the last. It looked very imposing, but Celine knew that the Threefold Palm was not a killing move. Instead, it was part of a killing move, and its purpose was not to kill.
Genya had demonstrated the killer move before, and although it wasn't complete since he couldn't execute it in his current condition at the time, Cillin had learned a thing or two from the explanation. Therefore, he had a way to deal with Gen Xingyao's Triple Fold Palms.
The one that could counter the Triple Stack Palm was Water Severing Draw.
There was no blade, and there was no need for a blade.
Cillin shook his arms, and as his arms moved, the airflow around him also began to become unstable. Two strong convection movements caused by his arms swiftly formed a strong airflow vortex that rotated at high speed. Like a sharp blade that appeared out of nowhere, it charged upwards diagonally and forcefully cut through the three layers of hand shadows!
Water Severing Draw couldn't counter a killer move, but the Triple Stack Palm that was a part of a killer move wasn't impossible to counter.
Silin rarely used these techniques back when he was in a Hunter regiment. Back then, he was a Hunter, and all he used in battle were killer moves. They weren't complicated or flashy, but they were all killer moves that could kill in one hit.
However, Silin wanted to give it a try since he ran into someone from the Gen Family. It had been a long time since he last used Water Severing Draw, but it still felt so familiar to him now that it was almost an instinct. When the Triple Stack Palm was formed, Water Severing Draw had appeared in Silin's mind on its own.
Gen Xingyao paused for a moment after withdrawing his palm because of Water Severing Draw. He looked at Silin with a slightly strange and doubtful gaze, but he didn't pause for long before he launched the next round of attacks.
Hiding behind a tree and watching the battle, Bel nudged Gen Xingming with his elbow and whispered, "Don't you think that Silin is a little too calm? It's like he can predict what move he's going to make next. He also seems to know which ones are killer moves and which ones aren't. I don't know what kind of moves the Gen Family uses, but I have a feeling that Silin is very familiar with them. Otherwise, your brother should be able to find a way to attack even if he doesn't intend to use a killer move. "
Gen Xingming frowned and didn't answer Bel's question. His thoughts drifted back to the battle on the rooftop of the bar that day. When Silin pulled out his blade to block Goryeo's bullet, Gen Xingming had caught a brief glimpse of it. Although it was only for a brief moment, Silin's movements when he pulled out the blade were somewhat similar to Water Severing Draw. This was one of the reasons why Gen Xingming suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. Why was it one of the reasons? Because there was another sense of familiarity that Gen Xingming hadn't found yet.
"Xingming, do you think … Silin might be the illegitimate child of someone in your family?" Ulaganuo asked while rubbing his chin.
Although many nobles lived a rotten life, they valued legitimate birth very much. This was especially true for the four nobles who stood at the top of the hierarchy, the monarch and the three kings. Only those with legitimate birth would be recognized. Those with illegitimate birth would most likely be killed, and those nobles who had an illegitimate birth would be severely punished. Therefore, even if Gen Xingming liked to pick up girls, there were some things that he had to be extra careful about. If he accidentally created a child with an illegitimate birth, his old man would definitely break his leg.
Gen Xingming kicked Ulaganuo's foot when he heard what he said. "Bullshit! Everyone with legitimate birth in the Fuji Gen Family in Upper Tree has proof, and those with illegitimate birth will be killed! "
If Silin really was the illegitimate child of someone in the Gen Family, then Silin would be killed by the upper echelons of the Fuji Royal Family. This was something that Gen Xingming and the others didn't want to see, so no one brought up the topic again. However, Gen Xingming couldn't help but think that way even if they didn't bring it up.
While Gen Xingming was in a dilemma, Gen Xingyao's surroundings began to change. The distorted air currents refracted light, and Gen Xingyao's figure turned blurry for a time. Many parts of his body appeared, and it was impossible to tell where Gen Xingyao actually stood.
Blinded by a single leaf!
Silin wasn't in a hurry to act. Instead, he stood where he was and waited quietly with his hands hanging by his sides.
Suddenly, Silin made his move. The moment Silin decided to act, a palm broke through the distorted light and slapped at Silin's side. Silin had no doubt that his internal organs would be severely injured if he was hit by this palm.
It was still a reflexive movement. The disturbed arm drew an arc in the air, shook violently, and sent out a palm strike that was seventy to eighty percent similar to the one that broke through the light.
The thread in Gen Xingming's brain snapped when he saw this.
Impossible!
If he wasn't a member of the Gen Family, if he wasn't a core member of the Gen Family, there was no way he would know this move! Even if it was only seventy to eighty percent similar, but...
Bel exchanged a glance with Ulaganuo when he saw Gen Xingming's clenched fists. They sandwiched Gen Xingming in the middle to prevent him from doing something bad on impulse.
After a loud boom, Silin and Gen Xingyao both retreated. Neither side seemed to be hurt, but two seconds later, the sleeves of their arms that had clashed with each other turned to dust.
Coincidentally, Silin was using his left arm, and the glove on his hand had turned to dust because of the palm strike. A curly green pattern in the shape of a leaf stuck tightly to the knuckle of Silin's left thumb.
Gen Xingyao had lost all will to fight the moment he saw this pattern.
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