Xiao Yi struck first. His legs drove hard against the ground, launching him high into the air. His body stretched out in midair, and he pressed the fingers of his right hand together into a vicious knife-hand.
His knife-hand whistled through the air as it chopped down toward the top of Xiao Yan's head! The strike was fast and heavy; clearly, he had started to get a little serious.
Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened. Rather than meet the descending attack head-on, he swiftly raised his right arm. Pale yellow Dou Qi gathered around his elbow, which he placed precisely in the path of Xiao Yi's falling knife-hand.
With a muffled thud, elbow and knife-hand collided, stirring up a small ring of air.
Using the recoil from the block, Xiao Yan pivoted with the momentum. His left fist, already poised to strike, shot straight toward Xiao Yi's face like a venomous snake darting out of its hole! The punch was fast and vicious, carrying all his anger from having his ear bitten, his shin kicked, his pride mocked, and his trousers torn!
Still airborne, Xiao Yi had exhausted his momentum and had no footing to generate more. Faced with that ferocious punch, he could only twist his body as hard as he could. His reactions were lightning-fast, and he kept leaning his head back, narrowly avoiding the fist's direct impact.
Yet Xiao Yan's punch still cut fiercely through the air. The edge of his fist grazed Xiao Yi's cheek, leaving a thin streak of blood. A burning sting spread across his face.
The sting in his cheek brought a fierce glint to Xiao Yi's eyes, and his devil-may-care smile immediately faded a little. He'd grazed me? It was only a flesh wound, but it undoubtedly kindled his temper. He steadied himself and