Although the warrior's blood within Scáthach boiled and burned because of Fu Yuan, her offensive showed no signs of disorder.
Scáthach was the legendary Queen of the Land of Shadows. Even if her blood ran hot and her alluring body trembled with excitement, the attacks she unleashed would never become chaotic. Every move, every strike, was aimed straight at Fu Yuan.
If Scáthach's earlier assault had been like a venomous serpent, then now... it was like a frenzied nine-headed Hydra.
The second unlimited bounty, and "Honkai baiting"!
The second unlimited bounty had begun!
The book was going up for a trial recommendation, so there should be more people reading Apple's new book, right?!
Then...
One thousand recommendation votes, one extra chapter.
One hundred monthly votes, one extra chapter.
One hundred blades, one extra chapter.
Ten thousand in donations, one extra chapter.
Each extra chapter was two thousand words~
The bounty would run from now until six in the evening on May 3rd~
Let the bounty war begin!
As for the "baiting" in the title, that was just a joke~
It was merely a playful jab at Honkai's newly released game mode~
Apple was on Rita's side!
Apple's heart belonged wholly to his wife Rita!
So, who was Durandal? Report in!
So, who was the white-haired fluffball? Report in!
Then come out and take a beating!
Not a beating... Sob, QAQ, don't hit my Great Huang Empire. My Great Huang Empire was about to be finished again... Let's form an alliance!
Inch Force: Heaven Splitter!
Scáthach's assault abruptly grew fiercer, and Fu Yuan changed his approach accordingly. Crackling with arcs of electricity, he became an orange afterimage. On the battlefield now, there were only scarlet spear shadows filling the skies and elusive lightning-colored afterimages.
As he fought Scáthach, Fu Yuan glanced at the ground beside them. Just now, Scáthach's spear had pierced through that patch of earth, leaving behind a bottomless crater.
It was hard to imagine that such a crater had been created by a single thrust of a spear.
If Fu Yuan were struck by Scáthach's spear technique, his body would probably end up like that patch of ground.
No, probably not. Fu Yuan's body had been tempered by the "Sword Heart," and he had once crazily tested his physical strength with a cutting machine!
The final result was... the cutting machine's saw blade had been ground smooth by Fu Yuan's arm.
With his true qi protecting his body, even the teeth of the saw blade had been worn flat against Fu Yuan's arm. That showed just how terrifyingly tough his body was.
And back then, Fu Yuan had not yet equipped the "Monet" stigmata.
Now that Fu Yuan had equipped a full set of five-star stigmata, even he did not know how strong his body had become. Naturally, he was not foolish enough to test it with Scáthach's spear.
After all, the Queen of the Land of Shadows was a God Slayer famed for the saying, "When spear strikes reach perfection, even slaying gods is no more difficult than turning one's hand."
By now, Fu Yuan had become familiar with Scáthach's offensive. His heart as still as water, he began to counterattack. After all, as a man, being beaten down by a woman was rather embarrassing.
Though Scáthach was such a seductive and enchanting woman, radiating a peculiar beauty that bewitched men from head to toe.
Facing Scáthach's storm-like assault, Fu Yuan adjusted his breathing and focused his mind. After deflecting her attack, he suddenly shifted his footwork and charged at Scáthach like a bolt of lightning.
Fu Yuan had been blocking and defending the entire time, yet he suddenly moved in close. This startled the hot-blooded Scáthach slightly. She knew what Fu Yuan intended to do.
Fu Yuan wanted to get close to Scáthach, then knock the Queen of the Land of Shadows to the ground!
A spear was strong because of its length, but once someone got close, that advantage became a burden.
The instant Fu Yuan closed in, Scáthach rapidly retreated, attempting to widen the distance and regroup.
But Fu Yuan would not let Scáthach escape his attack range so easily. Like a shadow, he followed closely behind her retreating figure.
Fu Yuan advanced, Scáthach retreated, and just like that... the tide of battle reversed!
"You've been hitting me for so long. It's time for me to attack. Just one punch. One punch will do." As he pursued Scáthach, he spoke these words, then assumed one of the opening stances of the six forms of the Inch-Heart Fist Style.
It was the opening stance of Inch Force: Heaven Splitter!
For some reason, the moment Fu Yuan assumed that stance, an ominous premonition surged within Scáthach. A chill crawled up her delicate back, and every hair on her body stood on end.
Because what Scáthach was about to face was a technique known as Inch Force: Heaven Splitter.
If I can't avoid it, I'll die!
That thought surfaced in Scáthach's mind. From Fu Yuan, she felt a long-forgotten sense of danger and death.
This feeling... she had never experienced it again after slaying a god with a spear technique that had entered the Divine Realm.
Now, she felt that lethal sensation from Fu Yuan once more.
Fu Yuan closed in. He poured the endlessly circulating true qi within his body into both hands, then threw a punch at Scáthach's heart in her chest.
Soft force formed the fist, its power like a gentle breeze.
Inch force burst from his palm, its power like raging thunder!
"Inch Force: Heaven Splitter!"
Along with Fu Yuan's furious roar, his punch compressed space itself, twisting and warping it. If Scáthach were struck by that punch, it would probably pierce straight through her heart.
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