章節 18: Bullying the Bully
Yan Rui has yet to realize Liu Fang presence there, as she chooses to watch from some distance. He sure is hoping. The corner of his eyes sweeping through the crowd looking, while he tries to gather more and more people attention.
Lu Yan just let him doing what he wants. He just concentrates for the match and try to replenish his energy. In this kind of duel using a potion certainly forbidden. There is no rule that actually stated that, but the crowd certainly will judge that action as cheating.
Yan Rui eventually found Liu Fang and give her a cocky smile. That is the moment Liu Fang actually wish Lu Yan to win this fight. She will never put money on him winning though.
Yan Rui draw his sword, signaling the duel is going to start. Lu Yan follow up fast and discard his spear. Their main fighting style revolve around sword technique, so it is inconvenient to use a spear in this one on one duel. Beside that spear is poorly made from a common branch.
"Lu Yan, you truly are do not know your own limit. This time I will show you the difference between us. And why you are never worthy to even become Liu Fang's servant. Only I Yan Rui deserved her, as we are both are gifted. A true match from heaven. Try as you like, I will never give her to you." Yan Rui start the attack with his words.
"How can you give something you never have." That is the only sentence he can counter. Before his hand start to counter Yan Rui's sword.
That answer moved Liu Fang a little bit. At least she felt valued as a human in Lu Yan's eyes. Not a trophy like what Yan Rui thinks of her.
The long-awaited duel finally started. This match is surprisingly very exciting as both of them are seemingly equal. Both roughly play the same style as they come from the same sect. Sure there are few style Lu Yan learn by his own and Yan Rui have his own family sword style. In the end most of their style are the basic style of Divine Wing swordplay.
This similarity makes it look like more of a sparring rather than a deadly duel. Yet the truth is both of them struggling to even stay alive in this match. Each of their attack means to kill or at least incapacitate their opponents.
Most spectators are not even realized that Lu Yan is actually superior physically. Both are at the 5th level of Body Refining technique, yet Lu Yan breathing technique is far better than those of Yan Rui. Only reason he struggling in this match is experience.
Aside for their fight in the Hollow Jade Mountain, Lu Yan never actually have a real fight against anyone. In his hometown he mostly just got bullied. While in the sect a friendly spar is as far as he got.
Yan Rui on the other hand is troublemaker that used to challenge anyone he didn't like. Though even then, perhaps this is the first time he actually fights someone that unexpectedly are stronger than himself.
He is not going to admit it though. Tired. That is the best reason he can come up with.
This experience difference is having a bigger impact than what Lu Yan thought before. He however still holds another card in his sleeve. The Divine Wing technique has flaws and each of those flaws has been written down by the God he met before.
Down to every detail of it. This mistake surely be made by Yan Rui and every outer disciple in the Wing Sect, except of Lu Yan of course.
The one thing he need to do now is to adapt. Capitalize every mistake made by Yan Rui and cope up his own inexperience. Surely this fight is different than any he ever did before. However, this time Lu Yan realize what it meant about his talent.
The God has praised him before. His talent is better than most human here, at that time Lu Yan did not realize it. At this intense fighting it all showed up, just like their fight before as well. Some people cower in when it really matters, while other shine upon it. Lu Yan clearly is belonged to the second category.
It is not long before Lu Yan able to get used with the tempo of the duel. He immediately got the upper hand and it showed. Better technique and physical strength. Now he also able to see clearly every mistake made by Yan Rui.
Not only simply seen it, but also predicted it. The fight that look like a sparring before turns to be like a master teaching a disciple now. Lu Yan looks like he is playing around with his opponent. Every time Yan Rui attack Lu Yan is there to intercept and counter. While every attacks Lu Yan made is making Yan Rui's defense fall apart.
The only reason Yan Rui still alive by now, is that Lu Yan still have this little barrier in his heart to make a kill. Taking someone live is never that easy, it is far different than to kill a beast or any other animal. His mind tells him to do it, yet his heart prevented him to make the killing blow.
Those are the only concern he has right now, winning is already set in stone. Yan Rui simply can't do anything about it by now. He may try as hard as he can but nothing is work against Lu Yan. He himself already bruised and bleed all over. Fall to the ground because of he is being hit or by throwing himself to avoid an attack is happen more than he actually had a chance to launch a proper offense.
Spectators reaction cannot be described anymore. All of them are shocked. Most are just gaping their mouth open, unable to find a word of what they just saw. While others start to murmuring with others, making reasons about it as imaginative as they can. Completely doesn't care whether it make sense or not.
The most popular speculation in those very short moment is that this fight is all scripted. Both of them are acted to gain audiences. All the drama built before this fight and how it ended as unpredictable it can be. The reason for this is another story.
The next is about how Lu Yan is poisoning or blackmailing Yan Rui beforehand. Or that Yan Rui is actually really a bad fighter. All those bullies he has done is only be let on by others because he is coming from Yan family.
Liu Fang is one person that know all of those speculation is not true. Yan Rui despite not a match for her is definitely not a pushover like Lu Yan supposed to be. He is not weak and definitely not going to let himself getting poisoned or blackmailed.
Despite all of those, one thing he is certainly no capable of. Creating a complicated script, especially with him losing at the end. This narcissistic guy can only have one thought. It is for him getting all the praises. His performance today also exactly what Liu Fang has expected.
The only reason this match is not ended up like everyone prediction is Lu Yan. He has made this duel take her attention. She has been staring closely at the match all this time. Lu Yan's speed, strength and agility are not below her own. Yet how come a country bum like him able to break through the 6th Body Refining Technique.
She can do it so fast not only because he is exceptionally talented, but also because of the resources provided by her family. Who actually can provide Lu Yan with such resources. Even if there is, he will need to have the same talent as her if not more.
And that is not all that. His fighting skill is beyond extraordinary. His technique, his perception and the executions. All that combined has make everything that Yan Rui trying to do turn obsolete. He clearly dominated this fight and a scary thought insert Liu Fang's mind.
What if she had to fight him. Is this Lu Yan actually being a better fighter than her? Impossible isn't it.
This thought has made her heart racing. Curiosity combined with admiration and challenge. She once had this feeling for Guo Feng. Yet his arrogant demeanor has made her mad to the point she doesn't care anymore. Lu Yan as of now has make her feeling weird like never before.
Yan Rui is already at his wits end. He never lost before. This time he not only just loses either, he has been humiliated and played around all this time. There is only one way if he wants to win. He has to use his triumph card that he hid all this time.
Yan Rui cannot afford to make a mistake this time. His left hand gone inside his sleeves, while his right hand plays a sword style to distract Lu Yan. A swishing sound heard after and some sort of nail shot out from Yan Rui's sleeve.
This is a deadly weapon given to Yan Rui by the Yan family elder. It only has one shot but it meant to kill for every shot. The nail coated with poison and the device make sure it flies extremely fast. Fast enough to be able to kill even a cultivator with Qi Absorption Technique.
Lu Yan certainly have no chance against this weapon. Yan Rui has made sure he points it right into his chest. The nail fly faster than his eyes can follow but he can see Lu Yan's face getting pale.
It hit Lu Yan's chest and should easily penetrate into his heart. Instantly killed him. The fact his indecisiveness let this happen to him has make him pale. He is so close to death, even when he dominating the match.
Surely it never really pierced into his heart, the "normal cloth" provided by the God before has protected him. No blade on this earth can penetrate it, surely Lu Yan has tested this before. This is his backup plan from long ago. Yet this sneak attack has him realize he cannot drag this any longer. He has to finish the fight now, it has to be done.
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