A circle of Vibration Spirit Rune exploded at the contact point, and a large piece of the shield surface was dented on the spot.
But the puppet had obviously been specially strengthened. The dent only existed for a moment. The aura on the surface circulated and it quickly returned to its original state. Its ability to withstand hits was much stronger than that of ordinary puppets.
The attacking puppet took advantage of the gap when he was retracting his staff and rushed in from the right.
The two knives intertwined, drawing two sharp arcs, and cut directly under Qin Tiexin's ribs, which was the most difficult blind spot under the broken shoulder.
Qin Tiexin reacted very quickly, took a step back suddenly, and turned back to the staff to block. The blade of the blade scraped against the body of the staff, bringing out a string of dazzling sparks.
He swung the staff at the attacking puppet with his backhand, but the opponent retreated very quickly. The tail of the staff only hit his shoulder, and he used the force to slide backwards, plowing two shallow marks on the ground. He did not suffer any fatal damage.
After several rounds of confrontation, Qin Tiexin frowned more and more.
Something is wrong.
Ling Shuyao could clearly see every gap in his exertion.
The gap in the right rib, the moment when the staff was not retracted smoothly enough, and the pause before accumulating power, were all caught by her.
Every time he wanted to charge a heavy blow, the puppet would dodge in advance, either trying to escape with minor injuries, or retreating to a safe distance. As a result, his power was never able to hit the target, like clenching his fist and smashing it into a pile of cotton.
Ling Shuyao stood in the corner of the ring in the blind spot. He didn't move a step from beginning to end. He only used his ten fingers to pull the three puppets to keep him in place.
Bright Eyes Break Techniques.
After spending half a month with Secret Realm Trial day and night, she had already seen through Qin Tiexin's tactics.
Through his movements, the position of his muscles, and the way his spiritual power operates, Ling Shuyao can guess what he will do next in advance.
The accuracy rate is over 80%.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and a light flashed in her eyes.
So Senior Brother Ming, what are you going to do next?
Qin Tiexin There is indeed a feeling of suffocation that cannot be overcome with all the strength in the body.
In fact, he is not helpless. To be precise, he has at least two ways to break the situation.
The first is to slowly consume it. Ling Shuyao's cultivation is not as good as his, and Puppet Master's control of the puppet also consumes spiritual power. In the end, she will be the one who cannot hold on.
The second is to explode Earth Wheel with all his strength and crush them with absolute power. So what if her eyes can see through? In the face of overwhelming power, prediction is meaningless. He can completely push over and smash those puppets to pieces one by one.
But he didn't choose either.
He suddenly put away his Zen staff and pulled out a short knife from his waist.
The blade was black and silver and was three feet five inches long. For his tall and burly figure, it was indeed a short sword.
It is his newly forged [Star Scar].
This was the first time he used a dagger in a public arena.
Someone in the stands immediately said, "Did the monk change his sword?"
"Why does a warrior monk use a short sword?"
Ling Shuyao also saw it, and her eyes narrowed slightly. She had never seen Senior Brother Ming use this weapon, or even see him take it out.
At this moment, Qin Tiexin moved.
Inch Step·Blood Vortex Thrust.
Five-Direction Inch Steps stepped away, his figure suddenly dwarfed, and he wandered in and out of the gaps between the puppets.
No longer the wide opening and closing of the Zen staff, the whole person moved quickly close to the ground, holding the short knife backwards, like a fish sliding into the water, making no sound.
Ling Shuyao's brows wrinkled for the first time.
This is completely different from the Mingjue in her memory.
What she mastered was the monk using the Zen staff. Every move he made and every move he made were clearly identifiable.
But the person in front of her had completely changed her footwork, Movement Method, and knife-drawing method. Her Bright Eyes Break Techniques was still running, but the basis for prediction was gone, and the accuracy dropped to less than 30%.
There was no time to re-analyse, even the puppet's reaction was half a beat too slow.
Qin Tiexin rushed left and right, so fast that only a few afterimages were left in place.
The first knife was handed out, and the tip of the knife accurately penetrated the knee joint of the scout puppet. There was a crisp "click" sound, and the aura was extinguished, and the leg was completely useless. The scout puppet staggered and fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
With the second knife, he shrunk and passed under the heavy shield. The blade slid silently against the shield and went straight to the control core behind the shield that was connected to the control thread.
With a "Puff" sound, the short knife penetrated hard through the seam. There was only a "crack" sound, the core cracked, and the threads broke. The defensive puppet froze in place, and the right arm holding the giant shield fell powerlessly, and it could no longer move.
Ling Shuyao's face changed slightly, his fingers moved quickly, and he manipulated the attack puppet to pounce forward.
The two swords strangled, the swords were as bright as wheels, trying to entangle Qin Tiexin.
As long as she is given a little more time, she will be able to reanalyze the rules of this set of steps. There are also several useful puppets in the ring.
But Qin Tiexin will not give her time to learn slowly.
He turned sideways to let go of the twisted blade, and instead of retreating, he advanced directly into the arms of the attacking puppet.
Star Scar The dagger was sent out, like a poisonous snake spitting out a message, directly piercing the core formation eye of the puppet's chest.
The tip of the knife sank in, and the spiritual light exploded.
The attack puppet seemed to have had its muscles and bones removed. After standing frozen for a moment, it suddenly fell to the ground.
Three puppets, two rounds of breathing, all fell down.
The stands were silent for a moment, and then it exploded like cold water poured into boiling oil.
"Why is this monk so fast?"
"The dagger is so thin, it doesn't look like a monk! Is he taking the speed route?"
"The next few scenes will be interesting."
Ling Shuyao retreated to the edge of the ring, his fingers still maintaining the control posture, but there were no puppets available at the other end of the line.
She looked at the black and silver short knife in Qin Tiexin's hand and smiled bitterly.
"When did the master learn to practice the short sword?"
"It didn't take long." Qin Tiexin put away the knife and spoke calmly.
Ling Shuyao shook his head, raised his hand, and gestured in the direction of the deacon.
"I admit defeat." After a pause, he said to Qin Tiexin, "All the puppets have been defeated. I can't go up and fight with you by myself."
The deacon nodded and announced loudly, "The winner--Mingjue!"
Ling Shuyao walked down the ring with brisk steps and no trace of frustration on his face.
In the darkness below the stage, someone opened the gambling book and crossed out a few strokes.
Mingjue's odds of entering the quarterfinals have dropped all the way from the high odds at the opening.
The original bets that he only finished in the top 64 turned into a joke. Someone re-allocated the bets and raised his final ranking from around 30 to around 12.
Qin Tiexin didn't know this. When he walked off the ring, Ling Shuyao was already waiting below.
"That short sword, Senior Brother Ming made it by himself?"
"Hmm."
"Supreme-Grade Law Artifact." Ling Shuyao looked at him with a little more smile in his eyes, "Master, with your level of weapon refining, you can hide it deeply enough."
"Good luck." Qin Tiexin said.
Ling Shuyao shook his head, chuckled, turned around and walked away, and the dark green figure quickly disappeared into the crowd.