Qing Xue fought Xie Chi, but it could only be said that Xie Chi was stifled. The abilities of the woman before him were too restraining. His moves were completely ineffective. He could replicate her moves exactly, and the power difference between them was not much. How could he possibly fight back?
If it were any other opponent, Xie Chi would not have been like this. It was clear that Qing Xue's ability was too suppressive against Xie Chi. If it were another member of the Xie Ling clan, this battle might have already ended.
One thing was obvious: this woman had no close-quarters combat ability whatsoever. She hadn't shown any so far. Was it that she didn't have it, or was she hiding it? However, if she had combat ability, she wouldn't choose this fighting style.
"What's wrong? Not going to attack anymore?"
She taunted him, the vortex behind her constantly copying his moves. Knowing her ability, he dared to attack again. Wasn't that just purely annoying him?
He stood there, thinking about how to resolve this battle. It was too difficult. Upon careful consideration, it seemed he had no other good options. After all, his abilities limited his potential. He was different from other Xie generals; if he didn't use moves to fight, it wouldn't work.
"Can I switch opponents with you?"
A figure walked over from the side. Turning to look at Xie Chi, Xie Chi said faintly, "Xie Liu, why are you here? Is your fight over?"
The person who arrived was also a Xie general, but it seemed he wasn't in a fight.
Xie Liu said helplessly, "My opponent restrains me too much. I can't use my full strength at all, and no one else wants to switch opponents."
"I see you're also being suppressed here. How about we switch opponents?"
Upon careful thought, this seemed acceptable. He readily agreed. Rather than being stifled in battle, it was better to fight to his heart's content. That was the idea.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you."
They were both forced to switch opponents because they were completely countered. As Xie Chi left, the vortex behind the girl slowly disappeared. Xie Liu let out a sigh of relief, "Come on, let me see what you've got. Your replication ability is useless against me."
He had observed this battlefield long ago and was very clear about the woman's abilities. Her abilities were not move-based but combat-based. It could be said that the woman's abilities were useless against him.
Xie Ling's claws clenched, and silver light covered them, increasing their strength and power by a hundredfold. This was his ability: hundredfold reinforcement. It could strengthen his claws by a hundredfold in all aspects, including power, sharpness, and defense.
To think that such a terrifying ability had a countermeasure. It could be seen that neither side's opponent was easy to deal with!
Ignoring it, his figure stood firm, like an angel. He made the first move, clenching his Xie Ling claws into a fist and throwing a punch, aiming for Qing Xue's cheek.
As the punch approached him, she slowly raised her hands, and her slender, snow-white palms effortlessly caught the fist.
He couldn't believe it. This woman before him had such formidable close-quarters combat ability. She hadn't shown it before.
"Did you think I only fought using my abilities? That would be a big mistake. I don't fear close-quarters combat either."
Her palms opened, and a wave of energy erupted. The figure retreated, falling back more than a dozen steps.
Qing Xue's close-quarters combat ability wasn't outstanding, but it was more than enough to deal with Xie generals. What did switching opponents matter? The Xie generals would all perish here today.
Her figure moved out with the speed of a light breeze. The two figures collided, her palms and his Xie Ling claws clashing. Her arms were ethereal. Perhaps because she was a woman, her combat style leaned towards entanglement. She easily diffused all his attacks.
Using the technique of yielding to overcome the strong, combined with appropriate counter-attacks, Xie Liu couldn't defeat her for the time being. They were both testing each other and hadn't used their full strength. If they unleashed their full power, the aftermath would be far greater than this.
Facing his dual-fist attacks, her arms shifted, creating trajectories left and right. Her arms blocked his fists, and his fists struck her arms with faint sounds, as if they had no power at all.
Her arms slowly lowered, flicking his fists away. With her other hand, she swung out her palm. As her palm approached, she changed her fist into a palm, and her palm collided with his. Waves of energy surged.
When the figures separated and retreated, this collision was actually a draw.
"Hahaha, good, good! Finally, I can have a satisfying fight!"
He laughed hysterically. The previous stifling battle made this fight all the more exhilarating. This was the kind of fight he wanted.
She remained unmoved. Power flowed through her snow-white palms. This was a peculiar energy, a power that Qing Xue had conceived from her understanding of her own strength. With the power boost, her palm struck out, and a colossal palm phantom flew towards Xie Liu's figure.
Xie Liu watched the palm approach him. He gathered strength in his Xie Ling fist and made a punching motion. With a punch, space seemed to ripple and break.
This punch and this palm, evenly matched, shattered in an explosion.
Their figures, bathed in light, shot towards each other, staging a brilliant battle in the sky.
Her arms met his fists, crisscrossing to resist the attacks. Her arms parted, flicking his fists away. Her palms struck out repeatedly, leaving afterimages, followed closely by his fists, their shadows constantly appearing. The intensity of their battle grew.
Seeing that the battle was evenly matched, she knew very well that her combat experience was inferior to his.
Qing Xue rarely engaged in close-quarters combat, and her experience was somewhat lacking. This initial parity was because he was holding back and testing her. Once he unleashed his full power, if she couldn't keep up with the rhythm, her life would be in danger.
She was aware of her shortcomings and was thinking of ways to bridge the gap. She had to find a solution before he got serious, or she would die.
The evenly matched battle began. As for Xie Chi, he arrived at Xie Liu's battlefield and saw a young man standing there, waiting, even motionless.
Wang Feng said indifferently, "You're here. I hope you don't run away halfway through like the last guy."
It had been a long time since he had encountered such a gaze that showed no respect for anyone. This guy looked down on him.
How dare he? If you were me, would you still look down on me?
If he knew his thoughts, he would definitely say, "I'm sorry, I really do."
In Wang Feng's eyes, switching opponents was just that. No matter who he fought, the outcome would be the same; it was just a matter of time.
Xie Chi gathered his strength and unleashed a barrage of moves. This time, he launched thousands of attacks at once. All the frustration he had experienced before would be vented here.
When he sent out his attacks, he was stunned. His opponent stood motionless, like a wooden dummy. What was going on?
"Are you going to tank the attacks? You're seeking death!"
He said with disdain. As the attacks approached, he opened his eyes, and his entire body was covered by a silver barrier. Thousands of attacks hit the barrier, creating a cacophony of sounds and explosions.
When everything subsided, the silver barrier, which enveloped his body, left him completely unharmed.
"So that's how it is. No wonder you're so effective against Xie Liu. This barrier indeed makes him helpless."
He saw through the essence of the barrier at a glance. This barrier could block attacks and even reduce damage. The barrier also had another effect: it nullified any amplification.
No wonder he was so stifled. The guy's ability was to reinforce his Xie Ling claws. When they met the barrier, his ability was nullified. How could he fight?
This barrier was inherently difficult to deal with.
"But do you think a barrier can stop me?"
The barrier's ability was irrelevant to him. By continuously attacking without using skills, it would eventually collapse.
The opponent in this state clearly wouldn't attack. There were limitations.
This was an opportunity. He wouldn't hold back; all his attacks, all the moves he could unleash, he released them.
It was like bullets were free, a rain of attacks filling the sky.