Chapter 220: Bloody Evolution
Something was very, very wrong with this duel. He had noticed it almost instantly, but couldn’t do anything to prevent the whole fight from going sideways. In fact, although it seemed as though he was holding his own and even advancing on the young swordsman, Sunny was actually scrambling to save his life every second.
It was horrifyingly reminiscent with his encounter against the Mirror Beast. But also completely different.
First of all, Yanqing had not only replicated Sunny’s dark odachi, but he was even fighting exactly like him. Their blades danced in a dark flurry of deadly attacks, and yet, neither was able to overwhelm the other.
...Until Yanqing’s weapon broke.
’Now!’
Without any hesitation, Sunny had tried to end the battle right there, his blade cleaving through the air.
Unfortunately, Serpent was blocked by another perfect replica of itself, leaving Sunny open as he rushed to defend himself from Yanqing’s counter.
The second point was the copy of Serpent in Yanqing’s hands was very fragile, and would break after a few skirmishes. This was would create an opening that Sunny would instinctively take, but would be countered when another weapon was summoned at lightning-fast speeds.
This combination of being able to copy both the skills and weapon of his opponents made Yanqing formidable. Luckily, Sunny kept improving as he learned to surpass himself with each clash...
...Which brought him to his third point.
’Damnation!’