One Bamboo, More Than One Borrower

"I?"

Yu Feng was still falling, but his eyes remained fixed on the Green Jade Bamboo that was leaning out from the arena.

"Don't you know how to fly?"

"Why would someone who can fly step on your bamboo?"

Li Man pressed down with her finger, and the bamboo joint moved upwards another half a foot. "Let you spin it one more time."

Yu Feng didn't have time to ask any more questions.

Feng Xiaotian had already chased down from above, his wolf claws carrying a layer of compressed wind force, aiming straight for his shoulder and back. Yu Feng could only continue to descend and increase the distance, but this time his toes stepped right on a bamboo joint.

The moment his foot landed, he knew he had made a mistake.

Yu Feng usually relies entirely on his wings and back for changes of direction in the air. When he lands on something solid, he subconsciously applies the force of pushing off the ground as well. The Green Jade Bamboo suddenly bends downward, the array patterns at its base glowing white, and the top two sections shatter on the spot.

"Be gentle!" Li Man shouted, but it was too late.

Using that momentum, Yu Feng still managed to propel himself more than ten feet horizontally, dodging the wolf's claws, while the bamboo beneath his feet transformed into a patch of blue light. Feng Xiaotian didn't pursue his new direction; with a flap of his wings, he returned to his high position.

Yu Feng steadied himself and glanced down.

"It's too crunchy."

"You think you're stepping on Shi Mo?"

"He can't fly either."

So I didn't give it to him.

Dong Jian, standing at the center line, heard this and couldn't help but chuckle. Li Man immediately turned her head. "Is it funny?"

"No."

"Then let's look at your line."

Dong Jian looked away.

Although that last move was ugly, the result was clear. When Dragon Bamboo Borrows the Air to withstand Dong Jian's attack, he was only suitable for a light landing with the White Stance; the heavy pressure of the Black Stance would have directly crushed the temporary fulcrum. Yu Feng was lighter than Dong Jian, and the problem was that he put all the force of his flight and rotation onto the attack.

All that's needed from that bamboo is to give him a direction.

There's no need to take responsibility for his entire change of direction.

"One more time!" Yu Feng shouted from mid-air.

Li Man didn't give it to him immediately.

Godwind has already started making moves.

The two Soul Master in the back row raised their hands simultaneously, and wind blades swept down from the left and right towards the area below Yu Feng. There were no Green Jade Bamboo there yet, but it was precisely the height where the fulcrum was most easily generated.

"They learn quite quickly too," Dugu Yan said.

Her poisonous mist receded along the ground, forcing the Godwind ground members to move to the right. Yu Tianheng pressed forward, unleashing lightning along the edge of the poisonous zone, forcing the opponents to retreat two more steps.

The aerial pivot is just something that Imperial Fighting Team is testing right now.

We still need to win the game.

"Tian Heng, we can pressure the right side," Dong Jian only reported.

After judging the distance himself, Yu Tianheng did not activate his Fourth Soul Ring, but continued to pursue based solely on the lightning on his dragon arm. One of the Godwind's Power Attack System was a beat too slow to retreat, and his shoulder was grazed by a lightning claw, causing him to stumble.

Feng Xiaotian turned back from the high place.

Dong Jian looked up and didn't walk towards the place where the bamboo joint might appear.

He took three steps back.

Li Man noticed. "What are you doing?"

I won't step on it.

"Afraid of damaging it?"

"For Yu Feng."

Dong Jian looked at the trajectory in the air and spoke quickly, "Feng Xiaotian needs to save the one on the right. He'll go through Yu Feng's level first. Let Yu Feng force him to switch lines once, and I'll wait for the second time down below."

Li Man only paused for half a breath.

"OK."

The jade Soul Power did not reach Dong Jian's feet.

The second foothold appeared to the lower left of Yu Feng, lower and at a flatter angle than before. This time, Yu Feng didn't dare to step on it hard; his toes only touched the top of the bamboo joint, and he folded one side of his wings at the same time.

The bamboo provided a solid point.

It was his wings that truly completed the change of direction.

Yu Feng's body, which was originally falling to the right, suddenly cut horizontally and appeared directly to the side of Feng Xiaotian's dive line.

Feng Xiaotian raised an eyebrow.

The two attacked simultaneously.

Yu Feng didn't engage him in a direct confrontation. The wind blades only blocked his frontal attacks, and his body zigzagged a second time along the fulcrum. If Feng Xiaotian wanted to continue from the original rescue angle, he would have to force his way through Yu Feng; if he wanted to avoid it, he would have to change his exit in advance.

He chose the latter.

The right wing unfolds, and the body slides to the left.

Just as Li Man was about to give a warning, the wind blades from the back row of the Godwind had already arrived.

Snap!

The second Green Jade Bamboo was cut in half.

But this time, Yu Feng had already left the fulcrum, so whether the bamboo broke or not wouldn't affect his subsequent flight.

"That's it!" Yu Feng shouted from the air.

Li Man ignored his excitement and turned her gaze to Dong Jian.

To avoid the Yu Feng, Feng Xiaotian dove to the left of the exit, changing his position by nearly ten feet. There were no bamboo trees there, nor any Imperial Fighting Team aerial personnel.

Dong Jian is right at the border.

He did not jump.

Feng Xiaotian was too fast; actively moving upwards to meet him would only put him in the opponent's most comfortable airspace. Dong Jian White Stance half a step to the left, using only his feet to position himself on the short line that Feng Xiaotian would inevitably pass through after lowering his altitude.

Feng Xiaotian saw him.

I'd like to revise it again.

Half a beat late.

He had already used his most comfortable turning angle when dodging the Yu Feng just now. The Godwind team member he needed to save was still in front of Yu Tianheng's lightning, and if he went any further, it would be too late.

This was the first time the two had truly clashed in this match.

Feng Xiaotian's left shoulder struck Dong Jian's right palm first. The momentum of his body was short, but clear enough. Dong Jian did not grab him, nor did he try to suppress the wind attribute Soul Power. The heel of his palm simply moved with his shoulder, and his waist and hips moved aside slightly in the direction from which the impact actually occurred.

Circular Rotation.

This is the only section that can be processed.

Dong Jian landed firmly on his right foot, but before he could fully rotate, his left hand had already released his grip. Feng Xiaotian's dive was deflected by less than two feet, not much more than the previous half-step.

But his landing point changed.

Originally, they could have taken their teammates from directly behind Yu Tianheng, but now they can only brush past them from the side.

"Tian Heng."

Dong Jian only called out his name.

Yu Tianheng had already seen it.

Thunder Dragon Body suddenly pressed forward. He didn't turn around to attack Feng Xiaotian, his right arm slammed directly at the Godwind team member who hadn't been taken away in time.

The opponent managed to block it, but was pushed back several steps by the lightning.

The Shi Mo is sealed from the side.

Dugu Yan's poisonous aura narrowed at the same time.

Feng Xiaotian had already taken off again, almost unharmed, but he was unable to pull his teammate out of the direct pressure from Imperial Fighting Team.

The first aerial relay resulted in the prize landing on the ground.

Yu Feng, he flew back above the Imperial Fighting Team, clearly much more excited. "Give me two more, and I can force him down."

"There aren't two." Li Man refused outright.

"Wasn't it quite stable just now?"

The second one only lasted one try.

That's enough.

"You think my Soul Power is free?"

As Li Man spoke, she tightened the remaining formation again. Each time the Dragon Bamboo Borrows the Air, it had to temporarily extend its roots from the ground for support, and the landing point had to be calculated in advance based on the user's position. Yu Feng moved much faster than Dong Jian, and the aerial route was also more unstable, so Li Man needed to expend more mental energy.

What's more troublesome is that the Godwind has already started cutting off points ahead of time.

If the third root is in a very obvious position, it might disappear as soon as it's generated.

Dong Jian said, "Don't even think about forcing him to back down."

Yu Feng looked at him from above. "Then what am I busy with?"

"Let him turn around one more time."

Just once?

"One spot is enough for me to stand in."

Yu Feng thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "So you're hiding behind me now?"

You can fly.

"Finally admitting there are areas where you're not as good as me?"

Dong Jian looked up. "When did I not admit it?"

Yu Feng was momentarily blocked.

No, there really isn't.

From the very first encounter with Feng Xiaotian, Dong Jian never claimed that he could win in aerial combat.

Feng Xiaotian didn't give them any more time to chat either.

The ground forces of the Godwind began to retreat proactively, preventing Yu Tianheng from easily creating a rescue point. At the same time, two agile attackers cut in from different heights in the air, one suppressing Yu Feng and the other directly sweeping away Li Man's formation.

Feng Xiaotian, however, stopped at an even higher point.

He's watching.

Let's see where Li Man will send the next bamboo shoot.

"He's not coming down," Yu Feng said.

"He'll be out," Yu Tianheng's voice came from the front. "I'll push him in, then he'll have to leave."

This time he didn't rush in immediately.

Shi Mo first secured the left line, and Dugu Yan's poison zone slowly squeezed towards Godwind's right side. Ye Lingling moved a step closer to the center to ensure that the frontline healing distance was not easily cut off by the aerial wind blades.

Li Man only retained five main array points.

Dong Jian stood even further back than before.

They were all waiting for Yu Tianheng to choose his next breakthrough point.

Second from the right.

The captain spoke.

The Imperial Fighting Team commenced simultaneously.

Shi Mo pressed forward, Dugu Yan used her poison belt to seal the side, and Yu Tianheng suddenly changed direction from the middle to the right. The Godwind Power Attack System was forced to squeeze onto the same retreat path as another team member.

Feng Xiaotian did indeed come down.

Yu Feng, they arrived ahead of time.

This time, Li Man didn't give him the bamboo right away.

Just as Yu Feng Xiaotian, and his body was about to enter the most difficult angle to turn back, a short Green Jade Bamboo with only two sections suddenly emerged from below.

With a flick of his Yu Feng, he controlled the wind.

No heavy stomp.

The moment he gained a foothold, he swiftly pulled back on his left wing, turning directly from his retreat to Feng Xiaotian's right.

For the first time, Feng Xiaotian was forced to change direction twice during the ongoing rescue operation.

Dong Jian below for the second time.

This time, however, Feng Xiaotian didn't go to Dong Jian's side.

He suddenly rose higher, abandoning the shortest rescue route.

The team members who were suppressed by Yu Tianheng were struck by lightning an extra time, but this also allowed Feng Xiaotian himself to avoid the boundary between ground and air.

Yu Feng chased after it for a while, but still couldn't catch up.

Feng Xiaotian pulled himself up to a higher position and looked down at Imperial Fighting Team.

Then, his gaze fell on the spot where the bamboo joints had disappeared beneath Yu Feng's feet.

There was a two-breath pause.

Dong Jian also looked up at him.

Before today, Feng Xiaotian was truly guarding against himself.

Now there's an additional ability: Yu Feng.

And that bamboo stalk that existed for only a fleeting moment.

It's already very clear what Godwind needs to change in the next round.