Chapter 276 - 168: Sensation
Du Wushuang was seething.
He had, with great difficulty, finally gotten the chance to train in the Trial Ground, only for Chu Lingguang to steal it. He hadn’t run all this way to take the spot back; he just wanted to prove to everyone that he was no worse than Chu Lingguang.
Chu Lingguang had no idea how he had offended Du Wushuang.
’Why does this guy look like he wants to eat me alive?’ As the large saber chopped down at him, Chu Lingguang didn’t hesitate, thrusting his spear out in a flash.
It was the Thrust from the Flying Leaf Lotus Spear.
A wave of enveloping Potential Energy surrounded the saber. Du Wushuang felt as if a dozen long spears were stabbing at once, pinning his saber in place.
He was about to snort coldly, planning to use the advantage of his Qi Power Dragon Elephant to bat Chu Lingguang’s Long Spear away. Suddenly, a stabbing pain shot through his veins, centering on his heart.
It was as if a spear had pierced his very heart.
It caused his overwhelming saber strike to go limp at the critical moment, falling uselessly.
His expression changed drastically as he quickly gripped his saber with both hands.
He wanted to switch his Saber Technique, using Shift Form and Shadow to dash in from Chu Lingguang’s other side. However, Chu Lingguang, seeing his ferocious charge, had already blocked it with a single Thrust. Having gained the upper hand, he wasn’t about to give Du Wushuang another chance to attack.
He immediately swept his Long Spear down.
"ROAR!"
His Blood Dragon Elephant and Bloodline Dragon Elephant erupted at that moment.
Double Potential Energy Superposition.
An extremely strong Wind and Wave Power, accompanied by the phantom of a Dragon Elephant, swept out from Chu Lingguang’s Long Spear.
CLANG!
The Long Spear swept against Du Wushuang’s large saber.
If not for the pain in his heart that had briefly weakened him, Du Wushuang could have withstood it with his Qi Power.
Unfortunately, he faltered. He couldn’t muster his Qi Power at the critical moment.
"BANG!"
Faced with Chu Lingguang’s near full-power spear strike, he was sent flying backward. He crashed through the inn’s door and windows, tumbling from the backyard lawn into an ornamental pond inside the inn.
"This..."
Du Juan covered her mouth in shock.
Zhuoyi, at the side, also stared wide-eyed. He was now certain that Chu Lingguang had grasped the True Meaning of Spear Technique, allowing him to ignore defenses and even injure an opponent’s internal organs from a distance.
But he hadn’t expected Chu Lingguang’s unconscious control over this power to have reached such a level. Still, from Chu Lingguang’s expression, Zhuoyi got the feeling that Chu Lingguang himself didn’t know he had grasped the True Meaning of Spear Technique.
"Cough, cough!"
Du Wushuang sat in the ornamental pond, looking toward Chu Lingguang in disbelief. He never expected to lose to Chu Lingguang, let alone be defeated in two exchanges.
It was almost a one-shot kill.
He stood up, walked out from inside the inn back to the backyard, and clutched his chest. "What was that spear strike just now? What Spear Technique was that?"
"Flying Leaf Lotus Spear."
Chu Lingguang said.
"Flying Leaf Lotus Spear?"
Du Wushuang frowned. He’d heard of this Spear Technique; it was recorded in the Court’s armory. But since when did it have such strong Penetration Power? He couldn’t understand it. When Chu Lingguang’s Long Spear had pinned his saber, he’d felt as if a spear had stabbed him in the heart.
The sudden pain had shattered his defense, leaving him completely unable to block Chu Lingguang’s follow-up strike. ’Perhaps if I’d retreated quickly and put some distance between us, I could have fought a few more rounds.’
But if every one of Chu Lingguang’s spear strikes possessed that kind of Penetration Power, Du Wushuang knew he could never win.
Not unless he could find a way to block that penetrating force.
"You won. Juan and my adoptive father’s decision was correct. You are indeed more qualified than I am to train in the Trial Ground."
Du Wushuang just assumed it was some unknown layer of power within the Flying Leaf Lotus Spear. ’I’ll go back and study it carefully,’ he thought. ’Once I figure out how to deal with it, I’ll come back and challenge Chu Lingguang again.’
"You flatter me."
Chu Lingguang was taken aback, understanding immediately. So, Du Wushuang was originally supposed to enter the Trial Ground to train, but Mr. Du had given the spot to him instead. ’No wonder he was so furious when he saw me,’ he thought. ’He flew off the handle and attacked without a second word.’
"Chu Lingguang, do you know why your spear strike just now caused Wushuang to become exhausted?"
Zhuoyi asked.
Chu Lingguang didn’t answer right away. The scene of his thrust toward Du Wushuang replayed in his mind. He had used the Thrust from his Flying Leaf Lotus Spear to block Du Wushuang’s aggressive strike, fully expecting a tough fight. Unexpectedly, after that one thrust, Du Wushuang’s expression had changed abruptly. He had even recoiled instinctively, as if the spear had struck him square in the heart.
That was what led to his state of exhaustion.
He himself found that strange scene baffling.
He couldn’t help but look at the Lightning Spear in his hand.
"WHOOSH!"
Then, unable to control himself, he thrust his spear forward.
"WHOOSH!
One thrust after another.
A rapid series of thrusts.
Chu Lingguang saw the spear’s afterimages ripple, locking down a small area of space. Suddenly, its range of influence expanded greatly.
It was as if a single thrust could now knock off all the petals of a lotus flower at once.
His sensory systems evolved.
With his quick eyes and fast hands, as he continued to thrust the spear, he felt a special power seeping out from his Long Spear.
He saw a Small Rong Tree nearby.
He instinctively moved closer to the Small Rong Tree.
Standing a meter away from the Small Rong Tree, he continuously thrust his spear, one strike after another.
"What is he..."
Du Juan looked on, confused.
Du Wushuang, standing to the side, also frowned.
"Don’t disturb him."
Zhuoyi reminded them in a low voice.
"WHOOSH!"
Chu Lingguang thrust out relentlessly.
Finally, the scene in his vision began to change.