Chapter 147 - 115: Mysterious Feather, Phantom Butterfly
But in the next moment, he saw the young woman across from him simply give a gentle wave of her hand.
TING-A-LING...
A crisp, pleasant sound, like the chiming of a wind chime, rang out.
Nine curved, feather-like blades, each as thin as a cicada’s wing and about a foot long, materialized out of thin air.
Like a flock of dancing butterflies, they hovered and drifted slowly around her body.
Each blade was a deep, dark purple, its surface engraved with intricate, ancient cloud patterns.
These patterns weren’t just for decoration; they likely also served to make the blades more aerodynamic.
Under the cold light cast by the lunar base’s dome, the edges of the blades reflected the galaxy, refracting a magnificent, sharp glint.
’Is this...’
’Hidden weapons?’
In the Martial Arts Realm, there were thousands of schools and styles.
But the school of hidden weapons was an outlier among outliers.
Most Martial Artists of this type lacked confidence in close-quarters combat or had some innate deficiency, causing them to instead pursue the ultimate form of ranged attacks.
Every Martial Artist who used hidden weapons sought precision and stealth.
They were the phantoms of the battlefield, the assassins who walked in the shadows.
A top-tier master of hidden weapons could even take a person’s head from a kilometer away.
What made Lin Ye’s heart sink was that these blades could actually hover in mid-air.
’Could it be that her Martial Arts Spirituality is the legendary, one-in-ten-thousand ability of Telekinesis?’
Just as Lin Ye was pondering this, Dong Dongchen had already begun his professional commentary in his livestream.
"That’s Qingxuan’s signature weapon, the Profound Bird Feathers!"
"It’s not Telekinesis. She’s controlling those Profound Bird Feathers with magnetic filaments!"
"It’s just that on a special map like the Moon Palace Battlefield, where gravity is only one-sixth of Earth’s, the effect of control via magnetic filaments is amplified immensely. In practice, there’s really not much difference from Telekinesis!"
"This map is an epic-level buff for Ye Qingxuan!"
The moment Dong Dongchen’s voice fell, killing intent flooded the battlefield!
Ye Qingxuan’s fingertips twitched slightly.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
The nine Profound Bird Feathers instantly transformed into nine streaks of purple light.
They tore through the thin air of the lunar battlefield, creating a rapid series of heart-stopping sonic booms!
Their speed was extreme!
It was completely incomparable to the clumsy shield-blade Cheng Shanhe had used before!
The nine streaks of light carved nine strange, unpredictable arcs through the air.
They came from all directions, sealing off every one of Lin Ye’s escape routes.
The sight was as beautiful as a goddess scattering flowers, yet it concealed a deadly killing intent!
Lin Ye’s pupils contracted sharply.
The spear in his hands blurred, forming an impenetrable black barrier in an instant.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
A rapid, crisp succession of metallic clashes rang out one after another!
Lin Ye stood his ground, his feet not moving an inch.
The spear in Lin Ye’s hand was like a viper striking.
It seemed to have a life of its own, each parry precisely meeting one of the elusive purple streaks of light.
Nine attacks and defenses, all within a single second!
This scene left the more than one million viewers across the two livestreams completely stunned.
"Holy shit! He can even block that?!"
"Is that even human reaction speed? I can’t even see the trajectory of the feathers, and he’s already blocked them all!"
However, Lin Ye, at the center of the battlefield, didn’t feel the slightest bit of ease.
Just defending against the attacks of these nine Profound Bird Feathers forced him to focus his Spirit to the absolute limit.
He was so completely absorbed that he had no opening to even think about how to counterattack.
"Don’t think that just because the Goblin blocked it, it was easy. There are clips online of battle footage of Ye Qingxuan’s mother, Ye Hongjin, from back in the day."
"This kind of top-tier hidden-weapon master has a fighting style that is both elegant and lethal. They may look like they’re just taking a leisurely stroll, but they kill without a trace."
"Their power might not be immense, but their combat endurance is among the absolute best of all Martial Artists."
"Cheng Shanhe’s stamina was depleted because he had to brace against enormous impact force with every block."
"But Qingxuan’s Profound Bird Feathers are controlled by magnetic filaments. She herself is expending almost no energy!"
"The most terrifying part is..."
"As I recall, the number of Profound Bird Feathers Ye Qingxuan can control at once is far more than the nine we’re seeing now!"
As if to confirm his words.
On the battlefield, Ye Qingxuan, who had been handling the fight with ease and even a faint smile on her lips, waved her slender hand once more.
Another nine streaks of purple light, shimmering with a deadly brilliance, emerged from behind her and instantly joined the fray!
Eighteen Profound Bird Feathers!
The sound of tearing air abruptly grew ten times denser!
It was as if a torrential downpour of blades had begun inside the lunar base!
In that instant, Lin Ye’s expression sank.
’Pure defense without any offense is a dead end!’
’I only have one spear; I’m not some god with three heads and six arms.’
The eighteen Profound Bird Feathers were assailing him at a terrifying speed from all sorts of inconceivable angles.
It was no longer possible for him to defend as perfectly as before.
’If this keeps up, I’ll be worn down and kited to death!’
’I have to get close!’
In a flash, Lin Ye made his decision.
He abandoned his defense, unleashing the Qi and Blood in his body without reservation!
BAM!
The metal floor beneath his feet dented slightly from the immense force.
Like a cannonball fired from its barrel, he ignored the purple blades about to strike him and charged straight toward Ye Qingxuan!
However, he had ultimately underestimated the effect this map had on him.
The low gravity of the lunar surface made him several times faster than he was on Earth.
But in exchange, his control over his body faltered for a brief moment.
And in the instant he charged forward, it was as if Ye Qingxuan had predicted his trajectory in advance.