NABC Chapter 10 Fierce Battle
Chapter 10 Fierce Battle
"The Liang Academy's test is over, now I'm getting serious!" A mechanical voice, seemingly emanating from metal, resounded from within the armor.
Before Dean Liang could react, the Wind Eagle Ring in Wu Heyi's hand, spinning like a top, slashed towards Dean Liang's throat like lightning.
Since Dean Liang is known as "Old Devil Liang," it proves that his teaching methods must be as terrifying as hell.
To date, no student has been able to get close to him like a ghost.
Dean Liang retreated rapidly like a whirlwind, but the Dragon-Slaying Mace remained in place along with his afterimage.
Wu Heyi's attack only hit the afterimage. When he realized he had missed, he saw Dean Liang retreating several meters like a ghost.
Wu Heyi was not angry or embarrassed by missing the target. Instead, he smiled slightly, revealing a cunning smile like a fox.
Indeed, the Soul Masters of this world should not be underestimated; this group of Soul Masters are all madmen who are like fighting machines.
All the strong rise to power in battles that are like life-or-death duels. Their cultivation, fighting skills, and combat awareness are all honed in real combat, like steel being forged.
Wu Heyi is currently only relying on his familiarity with the armor's abilities and the way those abilities compensate for the difference in combat power.
To put it bluntly, it means having a powerful weapon like a Gatling gun, but no way to use it or any bullets. You can only swing it around like a child in battle, which looks impressive but is actually ridiculous.
If one strike misses, then try a few more. It's a rare opportunity for Wu Heyi to fully unleash the power of his armor.
Wu Heyi lunged forward like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, his upward thrusts like a dragon emerging from the sea, his diagonal slashes like a tiger descending a mountain, his horizontal hacks like a whirlwind sweeping away leaves, and his throat slits like a venomous snake emerging from its hole.
Dean Liang, on the other hand, acted as if he were strolling in a garden, showing no intention of using his soul skills to defend himself. Even his martial soul remained rooted to the ground like a sculpture, motionless.
Wu He felt ashamed of himself, like a clown. He could no longer charge around like a reckless soul master; it would be a waste of the Wind Eagle Armor's bird-like mobility.
If we can't get Dean Liang to make a move, we'll be in a very passive position.
Seeing that he was less than two punches away from Dean Liang, but that distance seemed as vast as an insurmountable chasm, Wu Heyi decisively gave up the pursuit and swung out his double rings like meteors, slashing out in an X shape.
Wu Heyi, on the contrary, quickly retreated to create distance between himself and Dean Liang.
"The little guy wants to have a kite battle!"
Dean Liang is a shrewd old man. Although Teacher Huang and the other two didn't tell him specifically how long Wu Heyi's armor would last, based on his own experience, he knew that soul skills that could greatly enhance combat power wouldn't last very long.
That's why Dean Liang kept avoiding Wu Heyi's direct attacks, and because Wu Heyi had extremely poor combat experience, he couldn't hit him even once for a whole minute.
Seeing that Wu Heyi had retreated, he was not about to let Wu Heyi really create distance; he already knew that Wu Heyi had precise long-range attack methods.
Dean Liang, his hands enveloped in soul power, easily parried the double rings and flung them aside. At the same time, he condensed soul power at the tip of his right finger, and the previously motionless Kanglong Mace flew straight to Wu Heyi's back with a clang.
After reaching the Soul King level, one's control over soul power and coverage of mental power reach a very high level. Controlling the martial soul from a distance is a very simple matter, not to mention that the martial soul is equivalent to a soul master's third hand.
Upon hearing the voice, Wu Heyi immediately realized that Dean Liang was still too naive; five thousand years of Chinese military strategy was no more valuable than any combat experience.
The "stratagem of retreat" in the Thirty-Six Stratagems refers to the strategy of taking a planned and proactive retreat when the enemy's strength is far superior to one's own, in order to seek a new opportunity to fight.
By retreating in order to advance, the enemy is lured deeper into the enemy's territory through the retreat itself, and an opportunity is found to launch an attack.
When Dean Liang used his martial spirit to cut off Wu Heyi's retreat, he had already fallen into a trap. The later ones made their move, but the earlier ones arrived first.
By this time, the Wind Eagle Ring had already circled back within Dean Liang's blind spot.
The Wind Eagle Armor is characterized by its speed, but it is also associated with the eagle (yin), representing opportunism.
Wu Heyi pretended to have just discovered the sneak attack from behind, turned around and used his arms to block in front of him, taking the heavy blow squarely.
Wu Heyi naturally used the gliding function of the Wind Eagle Armor to simulate the illusion of being hit and flying backwards.
However, it took a lot of courage for Wu Heyi to take this hit, but fortunately, the armor's defense was strong enough.
To most viewers, Wu Heyi's flailing arms and legs after being hit and flying backward really did seem like he was caught off guard.
However, to those viewers with high levels of understanding, Wu Heyi's actions were too clumsy; in other words, his intentions were too obvious. His desire to get close to Dean Liang had never changed.
Of course, those involved are often blinded by their own perspective, while bystanders see things more clearly. By the time Dean Liang realized what was happening, Wu Heyi was already close in with the Wind Eagle Sword.
Meanwhile, the Wind Eagle Ring also arrived, and Wu Heyi wanted to know whether Dean Liang would choose to look ahead or consider the future.
"Little bunny!"
With a thought, Dean Liang's martial spirit returned to his hand, and he also released his second soul skill.
"Kanglong Yanzhang"
A wall of flames directly blocked the wind eagle ring flying in from behind.
When the Wind Eagle Ring struck the Flame Wall, it emitted a metallic clang, the kind of sound that comes from the violent collision of metal objects, which produces sparks.
Although the sneak attack was thwarted, it did not mean that Wu Heyi's frontal assault was over.
He bent down and lifted up.
This was the first time in three minutes that Wu Heyi had actually hit Dean Liang, although it hadn't caused any damage yet.
But it also made the audience gasp, especially those senior students who had taken the dean's class.
With a twist of the hilt of the Wind Eagle Sword, he instantly switched to the Wind Eagle Crossbow.
"Old Liang, keep dodging!"
Wu Heyi shouted wildly, while his hands kept moving, and all the crossbow bolts hit Dean Liang in the air, and the explosions made smoke and dust rise everywhere.
Wu Heyi's attack rhythm showed no intention of letting him come down.
"The first soul skill: big, big, big"
A square artifact broke through the smoke and dust and appeared in the sky.
"Oh no, Lao Liang is getting serious!"
Dean Sen immediately stood up, and a giant tree rose up outside the field, ready to provide assistance at any time.
"For so many years, you're the first person to dare call me Old Man Liang!"
As the smoke cleared, Dean Liang was protected by a shield of soul power. Although Wu Heyi's attacks were all at the Soul King level, Soul Kings also vary in strength. It seemed like he hit the target, but in reality, there was only smoke and no real damage.
The Kanglong Mace strike was powerful but slow, and Wu Heyi easily dodged it.
Before he could even feel smug, the Dragon-Slaying Mace swept across him. Wu Heyi tried to dodge and had just jumped up when...
A whip kick struck the armor, and Wu He didn't even have time to react before being sent flying.
"A feint attack in one direction, actually works quite well!"