"It seems you've run out of tricks..."
A hint of disappointment flashed through Lu Li's eyes. "I thought someone from a big city would have more tricks up his sleeve than country folk. Looks like aside from that advanced mystic art and standardized power-control techniques, you have nothing else worth showing."
"Kid... what do you mean?"
Anger showed on the Gatekeeper's face. He could not accept Lu Li's assessment. He had clearly held every advantage, and Lu Li had been getting beaten back by him all along.
Moreover, his mystic art and power techniques truly surpassed Lu Li's, at least at the beginning.
"Nothing much. I'm just saying that your attacks lack too much variation."
Lu Li sheathed Prison Demon inside Scarlett. "If our positions were reversed, I could kill myself with your build in three moves."
As he spoke, he bared a mouthful of stark white teeth. His smile carried provocation and mockery. "You keep calling me kid, but to me, you're like a student fresh out of the classroom. In the social arena of battle, you're still a fledgling."
Before the Gatekeeper's rage could rise, Lu Li moved.
His Shunpo instantly crossed the distance between them. As he closed in, Lu Li planted his feet and used the power of the Galaxy Shuttlers to glide across the "ground." Just as he reached the Gatekeeper, Prison Demon left its sheath.
With Scarlett's extreme lubrication, the speed of this slash entered an entirely new realm. It was so fast that time could not capture it, so fast that causality seemed ready to reverse, so fast that even the Gatekeeper's defense could not keep up.
Divine Speed Iai!
The 100% speed boost and 50% independent damage increase erupted at once. Amid a crisp sound came a rapid succession of flesh-slicing and