Ryuseki VS Slumber

Slumber stood there, bored out of his mind, seemingly letting a cold wind blow past him, looking completely at ease. However, judging by his appearance, he seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Slowly, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated Slumber from behind, making it difficult to discern the expression on his face.

Ryuseki's gaze coldly appraised Slumber from head to toe. Slumber looked up at the group and asked, "What? Did you bring backup?"

"No, I just wanted them to witness the moment I defeat you," Ryuseki said, a confident smile blooming on his lips.

After hearing this, Slumber let out a cold laugh and asked, "Alright, I'm wondering what I did to make you hate me this much. You know you're no match for me, yet you still challenge me."

Ryuseki grew somewhat angry. "Shut up. I just hate how you are right now. There's no need for more talk. I never want to see you again. Don't worry, I'll give you a quick end."

With that, Ryuseki's right arm began to generate airflow. Immediately, this airflow started to spin around his right arm. "It won't be the same result as last time. I won't lose to you again."

Then, his right arm, entwined with airflow, powerfully swung towards Slumber. The fist rapidly approached Slumber, but Slumber calmly watched Ryuseki's attack, as if he had predicted its trajectory. He easily dodged Ryuseki's attack, and in the process, grabbed Ryuseki's left arm and gave a gentle pull, causing him to lose his balance and fall towards the ground.

However, Ryuseki's reaction was not slow. He didn't fall despite losing his balance. Instead, he used his attacking right hand to support himself on the ground, then kicked towards Slumber with both feet. The moment his feet kicked out, they were enveloped by generated airflow, forming an almost perfect arc like an inverted compass.

"Ugh~" Slumber frowned, then dodged backward.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you using that 'Soul Annihilation' anymore?" Ryuseki asked provocatively.

"Do you want to try that move? I think you should just forget it!" Slumber replied.

This answer made Ryuseki feel insulted. He shouted angrily, "Don't play dumb. Do you think I'm not your opponent?" Then he launched his second wave of attacks.

"It seems you're still not giving up!"

Ryuseki maintained the same attack pattern as before, swinging his right arm, entwined with airflow, towards Slumber. However, this time, Ryuseki's fist didn't directly attack Slumber, but rather the airflow itself. The airflow wrapped around his right hand, like an arm with a will of its own, extending to attack Slumber.

A sly smile appeared on Ryuseki's lips.

However, Slumber was not shocked by this move. Calmly, he looked at the attacking airflow arm from under his hood. Then, as if catching a fish, he firmly grasped it with both hands. "Tch, cheap trick!"

Ryuseki waved his right hand, and the airflow arm instantly disappeared. But Ryuseki was not satisfied and swung his right hand again. This time, Slumber didn't get the chance to grab it. It was too fast; Slumber didn't have time to react. He could only block the attack with his left arm. However, he still couldn't block Ryuseki's offensive.

"Is that all you've got?" Slumber taunted.

"Don't underestimate me! I'm not that simple!" Ryuseki said with a smile, twisting his right hand. Then, the airflow arm that Slumber had blocked coiled around Slumber's left arm like a snake.

"No more moves, right!" Ryuseki laughed. Then, Ryuseki slowly reduced the airflow, and he himself rapidly dashed towards Slumber. The airflow wrapped around Slumber's arm, and Ryuseki, like a kite on a string, quickly moved to Slumber's side. Then, like a yo-yo, his right hand and Slumber's left hand were bound by the same stream of airflow.

Ryuseki then circled around Slumber. When he circled behind Slumber, he suddenly kicked Slumber's back.

"Just watch!" Ryuseki thought he was about to defeat Slumber.

"Tch! I told you, that's all you've got!" Slumber's left arm suddenly exerted force, and he flicked his left hand. The entire Ryuseki was then flung away and smashed onto the ground.

"Oof! That hurts!" Ryuseki lay on the ground, clutching his waist with his hand, and swung his right hand, trying to sever the connection between his right arm and Slumber's left hand. But, to his surprise, no matter how he swung his hand, the airflow connecting them wouldn't disappear. Ryuseki panicked, he kept shaking his hand and shouted, "What's going on?"

"Don't think you're the only one who can control airflow! I've strengthened the airflow connecting us. Now we're like grasshoppers on the same rope. You can't escape, and neither can I!" As soon as he finished speaking, Slumber exerted force again and flicked his left arm. Then, Ryuseki was smashed back and forth by Slumber like a yo-yo in his hand.

"Ugh… ah… ugh… ooh…" Ryuseki, smashed onto the ground, cried out in pain.

Meisha, watching from the side, couldn't bear it any longer and shouted at Slumber, "Stop! Please, stop!" Meisha tightly clenched her hands to her chest.

Lin Yingbin and Ryuu Mufei looked at Meisha with surprise, their expressions heavy. According to the rules, they couldn't help Ryuseki, even though they wanted to. However, Ryuseki had strictly forbidden them from intervening.

Slumber heard Meisha's cry and stopped his attack. At that moment, Ryuseki seized the opportunity. He forcefully swung his right hand, and the airflow connecting the two disappeared. Ryuseki was free again!

However, Ryuseki didn't relax. He increased the airflow around his body, wrapping both his arms with it. Then he charged towards Slumber. "Ah, ya, ya, ya!" Ryuseki instantly appeared in front of Slumber. What was most astonishing was his speed; it was easily twice as fast as before.

Meisha had actually been very opposed to Ryuseki's duel, but she had followed him because she was afraid something might happen to Ryuseki.

Seeing Ryuseki's speed suddenly increase, Ryuu Mufei exclaimed in surprise, "How did Ryuseki get so fast!"

"Yeah! It's already difficult to even track Ryuseki with our eyes now!" Lin Yingbin said in surprise. "How much strength has this anger given him!"

Facing the charging Ryuseki, Slumber didn't show much panic. He quickly clenched his fist, and his blood-red pupils scanned Ryuseki like a scanner. Then, he threw a punch at the rushing Ryuseki.

"Ruaaah~! Hah~!" Ryuseki was hit by Slumber's punch. The force of this punch was immense. After taking the hit, Ryuseki retreated several meters before the impact lessened. The ground was marked with a long scratch from Ryuseki's feet. Ryuseki looked at the scratch and rubbed his hit right cheek. Ryuseki's entire right cheek looked swollen and red.

"Ptoo~!" Ryuseki spat out the blood in his mouth. Then his entire body began to turn red, his skin becoming bright red, then dark red. Ryuseki's body also began to emit a large amount of smoke, and his voice started to tremble.

The surrounding air seemed to congeal, the atmosphere becoming uncontrollable, giving off an ominous feeling.

"How can this be?!" Slumber stared at Ryuseki with wide, blood-red pupils, then showed an extremely shocked expression and said, "You… you… you reckless fool!"

Ryuu Mufei and Lin Yingbin stared at Ryuseki in shock, sweat beading in their palms. The Ryuseki before them looked like a demon. This feeling…

"Heh… heh… heh… As long as I can take your life!"