Chapter1238:SilverandBlack
Likeathunderclapfromaflatland,YunXi’scounterattackeruptedlikeavolcano,kickingtheredgiant’sbodyouthundredsofmeters.
ButYunXiknewthatthiskickdidn’thaveanyeffect,itwascompletelyinsignificant.
Hisstrength,hedidn’tfeelanypowerinhiskick.
Insteadofsayingthathekickedtheenemyout,it’sbettertosaythattheenemyusedhiskick’sforcetoretreat.
Likeadancerdancingontheedgeofaknife,thoseredhighheelshaveanincredibleagility,gentlyflippingintheairandlandingontheground.
Thespinewhipthatwasshakenawaybythefacelessgodisfloatingagainbesidetheredgiant.
Amazing,afterYunXiobtainedtheSeedoftheBattleGodandstartedpracticingtheBattleGodGenre,apartfromhisunbeatablechildhoodfriendHuaHuo,thisisthefirsttimeheencounteredanopponentwhocompletelysuppressedhiminfightingskills.
Istherereallysuchexceptionalwhipskillsinthisworld?
TheattackfromthemultiplewhiphoopsjustnowdirectlybrokethroughSoftBody’sdefense.
EventhoughitsforceoutputmaynotbehigherthantheBlackOverlordjustnow,andmaybeevenabitlower,theBlackOverlordwasjustantirelessandcrazybeast,whiletheredgiantisthestrongestwhipuserthatYunXihasencountered.
Slimbody.
Redhigh-heeledshoesthatseeminconvenienttowalkin.
Ahoveringandtremblingwhip-likespine.
InYunXi’seyes,theredgiantinfrontofhimposedathreatthatwasmorethantentimesgreaterthanthepreviousblacktyrant.
"Whoosh!"Thewhip-likespineraisedagain.
Isitthesamemoveagain?YunXistruckadefensiveposture,readytocounterthepreviousmethodofthewhip’sloop.
"Smack!"
Thewhip-likespinetransformedintomultiplelayersofloops,sweepingtowardsYunXilayerbylayer.
"Ha!"Thefacelessgod’sbodyemittedalargeamountofwhitesteam,sacrificingapartofPafu’soverheatedbody,andunleashedamulti-layeredspiralpunchthatwasdefinitelynotinferiortotheopponent.
Theeight-layeredhoopwasbrokenbyYunXifromthecenter,butjustasYunXi’sstrengthreacheditspeak,thehoopsuddenlyscattered,causingYunXi’sburstofpowertoloseitstarget.
Theflexiblelongwhipthatscatteredthehoopswayedlikeagracefuldragon,thrownbytheredgiantinawonderfultrajectory,andfiercelylashedontoYunXi’sback.
Withaloud"crack!"sound,thebodyofthefacelessgodrolledover,completelylosingbalance.
Ohno!YunXiquicklyadjustedhisposture,supportinghimselfwithhishands,attemptingtocounterattack.
Morehoopsfellfromthesky,envelopingthefacelessgod’sentirebody,followedbyasuddenburstofsoundthatspreadout.
"Boom!"
Theshockwaveproducedbythemultiplelayersofhoopsexplodingwithforceslammedthefacelessgodintotheground,revealingAda’smasterfulcontrolofthelongwhip.
Thegroundwasblastedopen,formingacolossalholenearlyahundredmeterswide.Thesilver-whitebodyofthefacelessgodcollapsedinthecenterofthehole,gaspingheavily.
"Swoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Thelongwhipofthespinezigzaggedinthesky,asifithadamindofitsownandlockedontoYunXi.
"Cough!"YunXipressedhismouthwithinthecoreofthefacelessgod.
Thewhipstrikeexploded,piercingthroughthebodyofthefacelessgodandmiraculouslyinjuringYunXihimself.
Asaresult,thePafusub-bodylocatedinsidethefacelessgodalsosufferedapproximatelytenpercentdamage.
It’stoopowerful,eventhesolidbodycan’twithstandit.YunXiwipedthebloodfromthecornerofhismouthandgazedattheintertwiningwhipsabovehishead.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袦)
Softnessovercomessoftness.
Softnessovercomeshardness.
Inthislifetime,hehadneverencounteredsuchformidablewhipskills,evenintheBattleGod闁炽儲鐛℅randMartialArtsTournament,itwouldbeconsideredatechniqueclosetogod-like.
Therearenoflawsinthis,theopponentisusingthelongwhipasifitwereanaturalpartoftheirbody.
Thefacelessgodwithoutweaponssufferedagreatlossagainstthelongwhip.
Towin,theyhadtogetcloseandusetheirspecialskill.YunXiandthefacelessgodstooduptogether,lookingattheslenderfigureahundredmetersaway.
Theblackoverlordcouldonlyunleash50%oftheirfightingpower,despiteusing300%oftheirstrength.
Theredgiantonlyneededtouse50%oftheirstrengthtounleash200%oftheirfightingpower.
Thedifferencebetweenthemisreallyhuge.
Despitebeingatadisadvantageintermsofdistanceandcontrol,YunXi’sthinkingbecameclearer.Thisistheadvantagegiventohimbythehero-rankedbakerprofession.
Althoughthebakerprofessiondoesn’thavemuchcombatpower,ithasuniqueabilitiesinenergyusagethatotherprofessionscan’timagine.That’swhyhecouldhaveabreadstorageevenatthefourthrank,whichisanunreasonablespecialability.
Charge!
Theskilllevelisunbeatable,butthistimetheadvantageisonmyside!
ThisiswhatYunXirealizedafterobservingtheopponent’stactics.
Intermsofskills,theredgiant’swhiptechniquesarefarsuperiortoYunXi’s.Ithasreachedalevelclosetogod-like.Itdoesn’tseemlikeatechniquethathumanscanpractice.
Todefeatsuchanopponent,youhavetobetoughandhavetherealizationtobreakcommonsense.
Inotherwords,youhavetobetoughandtakeaction,regardlessofwhotheopponentis,youmusthavethecouragetochargeforward.
Tacticsandsuch,theydon’texist.
Inthisdesperatesituation,onlybyshowingthedeterminationtoriskeverything,canwefindaglimmerofhope.
"Whoosh!"Thesoftwhipringrippledagain,blockinginfrontofYunXi.
Theredhighheelssteppedbackgracefullyandsystematically.
Thisistheskillofusingawhipasaweapon-control.Thewhip,asoftweapon,doesn’trelyonbruteforcetodefeatopponents.
Control,whipstrikes,restraint,tormentingopponentsbothmentallyandphysically,causingthemtolosetheirwilltofightandgiveup.Thisisthepreferredmethodforwhipusers.
Itisbecauseofthispreferencethattheychoosesuchauniqueweapon.Forwhipusers,everyswingofthewhipisawaytoquestiontheiropponents,wearingdowntheirwillpoweruntiltheyfinallysucceed.
Asanancientgodoftheabyss,Ada’sskillinwieldingthewhipistrulylegendary.
Evenifit’sjustanovicepractitioner,manytechniquesthatrequirepowerfulabyssalforcescannotbeexecuted.Ada’swhipmasteryisunmatchedbyYunXi,whoisstillabeginnerintheBattleGodGenre.
Thewhip’sflexiblecircleisfirstcompressedalongYunXi’scharge,andthenspringsbacklikeacoil,reachingitslimitbeforesuddenlyrebounding.
Usebruteforce?
Chargeaheadwithbrutestrength?
Ifwinningwerethatsimple,berserkerswouldn’thavedied.
YunXifeltdizzyandhisbodyspunintheair.Hisfiercesprintwasinterrupted,andheawkwardlyfelltothegroundafterspinningseveraltimes.
Thebodyofthefacelessgodkneltdownandmadeadeafeningcrashasithittheground.
Inthesky,layersofwhipcirclesformedagain.