An Unusual Battle
Lulu raised her hand and kept poking the Mantou's cheek with her fingers.
"No, I wouldn't dare, it was just a slip of the tongue."
"A slip of the tongue? I think you're deliberately trying to embarrass me, lower my popularity, and then steal my position as the main host, right? Don't think I don't know, your popularity has been rising rapidly lately. A lot of middle-aged women have been sending letters to the radio station praising you, saying things like 'I like this kind of clumsy but very hardworking man,' 'It's cute when you often make slips of the tongue and mispronounce your lines,' and 'Take good care of honest and simple people,' so you continue to play this silly and clumsy character, deliberately getting nervous and mispronouncing your lines, right?"
"I... I absolutely wouldn't dare! Sister Lulu, you've misunderstood!"
"Misunderstanding? I've seen right through you. You're trying to spread rumors about who gets the seat, aren't you? You look honest and kind, but you're rotten to the core. Let me tell you, someone as stupid as you can't be a proper host. Just be a good assistant and don't have any more ideas, or you'll taste the Life-Taking Scissor Kick!"
After saying that Lulu punched Mantou in the stomach with a powerful, penetrating blow that made him curl up like a shrimp in pain.
"Help, help me..."
When Mantou looked up, he saw that all the staff, including the leaders, were continuing to work as if they were ignoring everything, and he suddenly felt that the future was incredibly dark.
While the audience was making a ruckus, the atmosphere on stage was equally lively.
After Liang Fan and Song Caishuang went on stage and saw their opponent, they both focused their attention on Chen Shimi. After all, according to the information they had gathered before, this was a hidden master who had never really made a move in the previous matches and often defeated his opponents with ease.
The two quickly agreed on their strategy: first, they would deal with the seemingly dim-witted new substitute, and then concentrate all their efforts on defeating Chen Shimi. If necessary, they would use a suicidal tactic, having one of them fall off the field with Chen Shimi. As long as the other survived, they would win.
At the instant the gong sounded, the two drew their swords simultaneously, unleashing ninety percent of their power, unleashing the Raging River Saber Art and the Fierce Ice Sword Art at the same time.
"Raging River Storm!"
"Hundred-Li Frost!"
The surging Sword Qi and blade aura rose up like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami, accompanied by a shrill cry, sweeping across the entire God-Sealing Platform. The space within a radius of several dozen feet was instantly filled with a chilling atmosphere, the temperature plummeted, and the ground froze into ice.
Chen Shimi, and he was unable to save his teammate in time, watching helplessly Hongdou was swallowed up by the extremely cold sword Sword Qi.
Chapter 463 An Unusual Battle
When they saw Hongdou being swallowed up by the Sword Qi and blade aura imbued with frost, the referees on the side all showed extremely tense expressions, fearing that someone might die. Although, logically speaking, someone who dares to face the impact of a powerful move without dodging or dodging must have something to rely on, Hongdou's blank look, as if she were fighting for the first time, was really deceptive.
Fortunately, even if a martial artist cannot see, they can still sense the aura. Hongdou's aura did not weaken much from beginning to end, which was enough to reassure the referee. It also made Song Caishuang and Liang Fan's expressions change. They immediately drew their swords and slashed at the figure covered by frost.
But just as the swords were about to strike, the ice sculpture cracked first, followed by a loud boom as a violent gust of air roared out from within, and shattered ice fragments scattered in all directions like bullets.
Song Caishuang and Liang Fan's expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly brandished their swords to form a net to block the incoming ice shards. At the same time, they were blown away by the airflow and were unable to control themselves, flying backward uncontrollably. They tapped the ground with their toes to cushion the impact.
Chen Shimi was also affected, but fortunately, three flying swords shielded him, forming a shield in front of him and intercepting the ice blocks. Occasionally, one or two ice blocks would slip through and hit him on the forehead, but he didn't change his expression and endured the pain. Since no one's attention was on him at the moment, he simply pretended that nothing had happened.
"It's so cold..."
The Hongdou that broke through the ice was unharmed, but it still had some freshly melted water droplets clinging to it, and it was emitting white steam as it kept rubbing its hands together.
She quickly channeled her energy and drew a flame pattern on the ground. Then, she infused it with her True Qi, and soon a pillar of fire rose up, burning fiercely to keep her warm.
"The Painting School Martial Arts."
Song Caishuang and Liang Fan exchanged bewildered glances. Why did this Second Martial Arts Club always seem to use such uncommon techniques? While the archery and Divine Arts used in the last match were rarely seen in martial arts competitions, they were still considered conventional methods. No one used them in one-on-one matches, but in two-on-two matches, you could often see a combination of ranged and melee tactics. However, the Painting School Martial Arts were the most obscure of all. Not to mention ring matches, very few people used the Painting School Martial Arts in actual combat; they were mostly used for artistic performances.
The Painting School Martial Arts requires the user to have a high level of skill in painting, at least to grasp the corresponding artistic conception. Then, the artistic conception is injected into the pattern, and then activated with True Qi, which can turn the illusory into the real. In this respect, it is no different from the ordinary "Flame Palm" that strikes out flames, except that one operates inside the body and the other outside the body.
In theory, Painting School Martial Arts have nothing to do with the patterns they paint. Even if you paint High Mountains and Flowing Water and flowing water, as long as you infuse it with the artistic conception of fire, you can create a burning landscape pattern. However, in actual application, you need to take into account the Painting School's own habitual thinking. It will be smoother to use the artistic conception of flowing water when you see a flowing water pattern.
The Painting School Martial Arts seem cumbersome, inefficient, and not very powerful, and should have been eliminated long ago. However, the fact that it has survived to this day must mean that it has its own unique skills. That is, it can prepare the painting in advance, and in actual combat, it only needs to inject True Qi to activate it. As long as the True Qi is sufficient, it can be used infinitely, which is somewhat similar to the magic scrolls of the Western Luo Continent.
However, in the arena, contestants are not allowed to bring pre-prepared drawings, thus negating the Painting School Martial Arts and leaving only disadvantages.
This was the first time Song Caishuang and Liang Fan had encountered someone using Painting School Martial Arts on the arena, and they were a little confused for a moment. However, they quickly came to their senses and realized that the opponent only knew Painting School Martial Arts, which did not mean that she only knew Painting School Martial Arts. If it was the latter, there was no need to worry, as it would at least be more advantageous to their side.
The two launched another attack, their swords flashing as they slashed at Hongdou. At the same time, Liang Fan also diverted some of his attention to guard against Chen Shimi's reinforcements.
Seeing the flashing swords rushing towards her, Hongdou panicked slightly. Remembering Si Ming's instructions to her before the match, she channeled her inner energy, pushed her hands forward, closed her eyes, and uttered, "Hey!"
Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded from the ground, a gale arose, like the roar of a dragon, and an incomparably violent airflow surged out. Song Caishuang and Liang Fan felt as if they had crashed into a real tornado, no, they had crashed into a flood that had just been released from the dam, and their minds went blank for a moment.
An irresistible force surged in from all directions, and the two of them completely lost control of their bodies. They were swept backward by the airflow, unable to use any techniques or skills to deflect or neutralize the force. Even their True Qi was firmly suppressed in their Dantian and could not be used at all.
Finally, the two rolled around on the ground like gourds several times until the airflow weakened, allowing them to regain their mobility. They then flipped over and plunged their weapons into the ground to stop their retreat. At this point, they were less than a meter away from the edge of the arena.
The audience fell silent. Everyone's minds went blank, seemingly unable to comprehend what had just happened. Although the process seemed very simple— Hongdou pushed out a gust of air, sending the two Glacier Martial Arts School fighters flying—their minds refused to find a reasonable explanation for the situation.
It's like someone slapping an elephant away like swatting a fly; although the events are simple and uncomplicated, it's clearly beyond the realm of common sense.
What... just happened?
"N-I don't know. I feel like I saw it clearly, but then again, I feel like I didn't. Anyway... it's hard to say."
"Perhaps we've all fallen under an illusion?"
"Where could an illusion be so widespread? But your guess reminds me of another possibility: perhaps the girl used some kind of illusion Divine Arts, and the two from the Glacier Martial Arts School were affected, thinking they had been caught in an avalanche or hit by a train."
Although the explanation for the illusion Divine Arts was very far-fetched, it was the most reasonable judgment that could be made under normal thinking, and it quickly spread. Even the commentators adopted this explanation. As for the truth... it wasn't that no one had thought of it, but as soon as the thought surfaced, they rejected it with reason, telling themselves, "How could that be?"
Having experienced it firsthand, Song Caishuang and Liang Fan naturally didn't think they were under an illusion, but they couldn't figure out what had just happened. After all, those involved are often blinded by their own perspective, and they were even more confused than the audience. So they stared at Hongdou with extreme vigilance, while Hongdou had no intention of pressing her advantage and simply stayed where she was.
"... It's not right to just stand there like this, let's do it again," Song Caishuang suggested.
Liang Fan had no better idea and could only agree. So the two of them focused their energy and carefully approached, as if they were in a minefield that could explode at any moment.
Having learned from her previous success, Hongdou calmed down and stopped panicking. Once the two were within her attack range, she repeated her tactic, pushing with both hands once more.
"Hey!"