What are you still standing there for?
"Um, I have to protect you?" Flara stammered as Lissandra suddenly pointed at her. Her mouth was indeed frozen by Lissandra, but she could still make a sound.
"Protect me?" Lissandra looked at Flara with a hint of helplessness, then coldly said, "Get lost."
"Yes," Flara said, somewhat annoyed.
No, when asked that, what else could she say besides that she stayed to protect Lissandra?
Could it be that she also wanted to stay and watch Li Ke fight? But she had just angered Lissandra, and if she couldn't say it, it wouldn't just be that her mouth would be frozen for a week; she'd probably be turned into a human ice sculpture in front of the Frostguard Citadel for the tribespeople to admire.
Ha. Flara has her pride too, you know? She's an ancient Iceborn's lived for hundreds of years, after all.
Thinking of this, Flara had no choice but to leave, but before she did, she heard Lady Lissandra's voice.
"Such skill, ah, I must say, as expected of an Icathia, Saijax."
"But what's wrong with this swordsman? The sword energy he unleashes clearly resonates with the power of the Material Realm, yet it can still harm the soul? Can he sever the Spirit Realm with his sword?"
Lissandra watched with great interest, occasionally muttering to herself and expressing her own opinions.
Meanwhile, inside the ice tomb created by Lissandra, a tall, muscular purple-skinned figure was battling a slightly greenish figure. Another figure was seen wandering around nearby, trying several times to join in, but unable to find an opportunity to enter. He stood there scratching his head, his face full of anxiety and embarrassment, like a jumping monkey.
"Puff--"
Outside, Lissandra chuckled upon seeing this.
She floated back to her throne, sat down, bent slightly, and leaned forward to observe the situation inside.
Li Ke's current behavior reminded Lissandra of something Li Ke once said, "You Freljord people, that's enough! With this attitude, you can't even seize the opportunity to enter the factory!"
At the time, Lissandra didn't understand what Li Ke was saying and misheard Li Ke as saying "entering the field" instead of "entering the factory." But now, it's clear that it's still useful.
You'd better time your entry well, Li Ke!
"Bang!"
"Not bad, Yi, you really are the kind of opponent I want most!"
Yi Kuai's sword danced swiftly, creating countless beautiful sword flowers that forced Jax back, but Jax only stumbled back a few steps.
He and Yi did not use their source power; they were fighting solely using martial arts techniques.
Seeing Jax leap over, Yi smiled, flicked his wrist slightly, and then his longsword conjured countless sword shadows, shimmering with iridescent light, and struck towards Jax's face.
It's hard to tell what's real and what's fake.
Upon seeing this, Jax laughed loudly, then suddenly raised his left leg and kicked the Eternal Flame, which had broken free of the cloth seal and revealed its true form. Jax then used three fingers of his right hand to grip the tail of the Eternal Flame, his arms wide open, his left hand holding the front of the Eternal Flame. At first glance, Jax's movements looked like he was wielding a spear.
But then, the sword shadow struck, and Jax loosened his grip on his left hand, while his thick fingers snapped upwards, and his right hand followed suit, grasping the center of the Eternal Flame.
Jax held the Eternal Flame in his right hand and, using the force from his earlier strike to the front of the Eternal Flame, spun it around.
The flames were swirled into a circle as Jax blocked all of Yi's attacks. At the same time, he pressed forward, waving his hands in front of him, making the Eternal Flame an impenetrable barrier.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to retreat. In terms of strength, he was far inferior to Jax, and in terms of weaponry, the weapon in Jax's hand was clearly not an ordinary item.
Therefore, Yi leaped back lightly, his eyes intently fixed on Jax's shoulder, searching for an opportunity to counterattack.
"Starting with the fancy moves?" Li Ke stood to the side, feeling restless. When he saw Jax reveal this move, his eyes lit up even more.
Then, he tried to learn, lifting Aatrox up.
"Li Ke, what are you trying to do? You want to copy him? Try it, try kicking me!"
Ignoring Aatrox's call, Li Ke lifted his foot and tried to imitate Jax's movements.
Incidentally, he also suppressed his power, but to Li Ke's dismay, he couldn't achieve the perfect defense like Jax.
It's not that Aatrox was causing trouble, but rather that Li Ke himself simply couldn't do it. Even though he used about the same amount of strength and speed Jax, Li Ke would occasionally feel a sense of powerlessness and slippage when wielding Aatrox.
Is it because swords and staffs have different shapes?
No. If Jax were carrying Aatrox, he could definitely keep Aatrox completely out of his sight.
Don't forget, Jax is a weapon master. He wields the Eternal Flame and carries a weapon that resembles a lamppost, not because the Eternal Flame is particularly useful, but because it is the last symbol left behind by Icathia Eternal Flame, Jax must carry it with him at all times.
Therefore, Li Ke watched with great interest, afraid of missing even the slightest detail.
While Yi and Jax were engaged in a fierce battle, they were actually keeping a close eye on Li Ke.
Seeing that after Li Ke tried several times without success, he actually chose to watch the two fight from the sidelines and then began to imitate their movements, both Yi and Jax were somewhat surprised.
Li Ke, to put it bluntly, is stealing techniques—something neither Jax nor Yi would do.
Because they were "masters," yet Li Ke, whom they considered one of their own, did this.
Moreover, he learned it secretly, and he did so openly and honestly.
Inevitably, Jax and Yi were somewhat distracted watching Li Ke's imitation, because they were very curious: didn't Li Ke have the pride of a strong person?
How did he finally decide to secretly learn other people's martial arts?
Seeing Li Ke mimicking his sword swing again, Yi couldn't help but speak up while parrying Jax's attack, "When you exert force, pay attention to rotating your hips, Li Ke. Watch my movements carefully; this is how I generate force for this sword strike."
With that, Yi flicked his wrist, and the longsword, spinning with power, pierced towards Jax's face.
Li Ke Kexue thrust out his sword, and Yi watched, frowning. "No, you need to make the sword have a rotating force, so you need to learn the correct way to exert force. Just swinging your arm and shaking your wrist is not enough."
"Your sword strikes are straightforward; they may be powerful, but they lack finesse."
"Shoulders, feet, waist—pay attention to every part. Don't just think about stabbing at the target in front of you; imagine you're using a whip, and you're lashing it at the target."
Yi then gave another demonstration.
Seeing this, Jax snorted coldly, "Why should Li Ke only learn your moves?"
You even started lecturing me in front of my face?
I admit you're very strong, Yi, but when it comes to martial arts knowledge, Jax considers himself second, then who dares to claim first?
As the Eternal Flame was swung down heavily again, Jax shouted, "Watch closely, Li Ke! The move you just stole from me is quite similar to the sword techniques Yi mentioned!"
Li Ke looked at Jax again and began to imitate him.
He hadn't systematically practiced these techniques, but his Deity- like Soul Strength gave Li Ke an extremely strong learning ability. Although the moves he imitated were still lacking, they did have a certain flavor of them.
This was enough to make Yi and Jax look at him with new respect. So, without Li Ke's knowledge, Yi and Jax exchanged a glance.
"How so?"
"Give it a try?"
"Okay, let's give him a try."
They exchanged glances, and after exchanging a blow, Jax and Yi simultaneously rushed towards Li Ke.
The Eternal Flame and the Wuju Blade were launched at Li Ke simultaneously. Upon seeing this, Li Ke was initially stunned, but then immediately understood Jax and Yi's intentions.
Against Yi, Li Ke used the swordsmanship Yi had just taught him to defend; against Jax, Li Ke used the moves Jax had taught him.
"Damn! That really hurts!" With a cry of pain, Li Ke's wrist, which was gripping Aatrox, was slapped horizontally by the Easy Sword.
"No, it's too slow!" Yi moved closer to Li Ke, flipped his hand to grip the sword, and pressed the hilt against Li Ke's waist. He said, "Lower your waist a little more. You need to remember the feeling when you exert force in this area, and feel the tension that comes from the rotation of your waist muscles."
With Yi's help, Li Ke instinctively thrust out his sword.
The Darkin Greatsword, which should have been incredibly heavy, was now as light as a falling leaf.
In Li Ke's eyes, Aatrox's lunge was slow, but the next second, the tip of his sword was already in front of Jax.
Jax leaned back to dodge the greatsword, and at the same time raised Eternal Flame, striking Aatrox with his staff. Jax then closed in on Li Ke like Yi, raising his leg and kicking Li Ke's right leg with a light kick that changed Li Ke's stance.
"Sink down, feel the power the earth gives to your legs, and use your wrists to flick the hilt of the sword. Pay attention to the angle when you rotate." Another finger struck Li Ke's right forearm. Li Ke felt pain, but at the same time, he felt a force enter his body, causing Aatrox, who was being lifted up by the Eternal Flame, to begin to rotate.
Then
Aatrox was truly moved by Li Ke's dance.
He was suppressing his power at this moment. Aatrox was very important to him, which was why Li Ke's imitation was always off. If he really used his full power, Li Ke could definitely imitate it to an 80-90% degree.
But that kind of imitation only used Li Ke's powerful strength to create the techniques of Jax and Yi; he himself did not know how to use those techniques.
But now, with Yi and Jax providing close guidance, Li Ke quickly grasped something.
With the personal guidance of two of humanity's strongest warriors, and the fact that Li Ke was no fool and had exceptional adaptability, he quickly found his rhythm with the help of Yi and Jax.
"Again!"
Somewhat excited, Li Ke looked loudly at Yi and Jax and spoke up.
Yi and Jax exchanged a glance and laughed simultaneously.
"I see now. You said you wanted to spar together, but now it seems you're just here to steal our moves."
"It's not like I stole it; I promised Li Ke I would teach him the Wuju Blade," Yi said, shaking his head.
Seeing this, Jax was somewhat surprised and tentatively asked, "Can I learn your swordsmanship?"
"Of course, as long as they are genuinely willing to learn and are willing to work hard, I am willing to teach them," Yi said with a smile.
Seeing this, Jax snorted and said, "I won't learn your swordsmanship for nothing. Yi, I will also teach you my unique Grandmaster-level power generation technique."
Yi nodded. "Okay."
Li Ke remained silent.
His only skill is the Wind Technique, but while it might have some value to Yi, what about Jax?
Isn't that just a toy?
Fortunately, Yi and Jax never intended to learn anything from Li Ke.
Judging solely by skill, Li Ke is truly a novice.
Lissandra watched silently for a while, then yawned, feeling a little bored.
Because Li Ke initially suffered beatings from two powerful human opponents, but gradually, he gained the strength to fight back.
Although she was still being beaten, Lissandra could see that if given enough time, Li Ke would change everything.
Li Ke is a human possessing the power of laws, a power that even Jax doesn't possess. And after mastering the power of laws, he will become very adept at understanding the power source of Runeterra.
In other words, Li Ke will soon be able to master the skills that the two people are teaching him.
Ha, that's no fun. Lissandra would rather see Li Ke beaten up than watch him master martial arts skills.
Seeing that there was no more fun to be had, Lissandra smacked her lips, reinforced the ice layer once more, then closed her eyes and entered Dreamwalking state.
I've lost count of how much time has passed—half a day? A day? Or two?
Li Ke wasn't sure, but he knew that Yi and Jax, along with himself, were extremely excited.
Yi and Jax were excited because they discovered that Li Ke was really strong. When they first met, Li Ke was looked down upon by Jax because he had great power but didn't know how to use it.
But now, Jax wouldn't say that, because Li Ke has mastered certain techniques for generating power.
Yi was excited because he discovered that Li Ke had already grasped some of the secrets of the Wuju Blade Technique!
But Li Ke has never meditated!
This... Yi dared not even think about it. Li Ke had never even entered a meditative state, yet possessed the sword in his heart, just how powerful was his soul?
And what about Li Ke?
He was excited because
Damn, this fight is awesome!
That was awesome!
At this moment, Li Ke felt like he was playing a leveling-up game, because the system's real-time feedback gave Li Ke a strong positive response!
[Special external force is entering; learning and recording in progress; progress 52%]
[Special sword intent sensed, analyzing, progress 41%]
That's not the point. The point is, these two skills that aren't fully progressed yet are both orange-red!
Orange represents legendary-level spirits, and after some estimation, Li Ke concluded that it was roughly equivalent to LeBlanc, Xin Zhao, Zed, and Shen.
And what about red?
The skills that Ahri and Kindred bestowed upon Li Ke were both red, which corresponds to Mythic- level spirit, or Demigod.
Now, Jax and Yi's own players are at least legendary level, and some are even vaguely touching the threshold of Demigod!
Li Ke even wondered if the reason they hadn't reached the threshold of Demigod status was because Jax and Yi, while possessing Demigod combat power, didn't have divine status.
So that's why it's orange-red?!
In short, the prospect of mastering a new skill, and such a powerful one at that, filled Li Ke with satisfaction.
This also confirms that Li Ke's guess was correct: becoming stronger doesn't have to rely on the system; it can be achieved through one's own efforts!
Thinking of this, after being hit by Jax's club again and staggering back several steps, Li Ke excitedly picked up Aatrox and charged forward.
"Come on, keep fighting!"
Hmm... wait, am I forgetting something?