Pigeon Island: Countdown to Departure / Pigeon Island: Farewell to the Past

Ye Qiu Luo immediately dodged. Kaku's Tempest Kick struck the stone wall less than thirty meters behind him with a bang, leaving a gash over three meters long and five meters deep.

The Tempest Kick Ye Qiu Luo had launched earlier had left a mark in the ground only two meters long and a little over one meter deep.

If they traded Tempest Kicks alone, Ye Qiu Luo would lose in seconds.

Even knowing the gap between them, Ye Qiu Luo showed no fear or hesitation. Facing someone so powerful only excited him.

"That's three moves." A faint smile tugged at Ye Qiu Luo's lips. "You'll fight me seriously with your sword now, won't you?"

Kaku said helplessly, "The truth is, I don't want to fight you."

Woni added, "Only one of you will survive today's fight. If either of you backs down or tries to slip away, I'll kill you myself before you leave the training ground."

Kaku: "..."

Was he serious?

Had something happened to Instructor Wo in the years they hadn't seen each other? Had he changed the way he did things?

Before Kaku could think any further, Ye Qiu Luo attacked again.

Kaku had no interest in wasting more time. He drew the Demon Spirit Short Sword without even advancing it to its second stage. As Ye Qiu Luo closed in, Kaku struck faster and harder, knocking the longsword from his hand with a swift, precise blow.

Even without his weapon, Ye Qiu Luo did not pause. He was about to attack Kaku with the Six Powers when—

Kaku kicked him away. Ye Qiu Luo hit a nearby stone wall with a bang.

He fell from the wall and scrambled to his feet, covered in dust. Kaku's kick had not been especially hard—certainly nothing like Lin