Chapter 29 I used to be a good fighter
After a month of living in the jungle and a nearly dismemberment-like battle with Blood Fang, Mo Cheng not only suppressed his murderous intent, but now he has complete control over this strengthened body.
The body strengthened by the dragon bloodline is quite different from Mo Cheng's physical fitness as an Earthling, or the body of the monk Panyun in the [Foreign Land].
In the past period of time, Mo Cheng seemed to be playing "Elden Ring" on an "Apple phone" with an "Android system". The feel of physical control was so poor that Mo Cheng wanted to delete the account and start over.
Now that Mo Cheng has complete control over his body, every breath transmits the power to every corner of the body, even to the tips of his hair.
His physical fitness was still the same as that of a [Young Dragon], but at this moment, Mo Cheng was able to use this body to bring out the combat experience he had used in the [Foreign Land].
The wooden sword in his hand chopped down from top to bottom, forcing Sheriff Morita to block with the back of the sword, while at the same time applying force so that he could not use the handle of the sword as a lever to fight back.
"I don't intend to let you perform the secret of the Heart Flow."
Shinkatsu-ryu has moves that use the handle of the sword instead of the blade, and even the secret is displayed using the handle. But Sheriff Morita flipped his wrist, and the blade flipped and deflected the Mo Cheng wooden sword. After dodging the edge by a hair's breadth, he fought back with the wooden sword in his hand.
The jaw, elbows, knees, lower abdomen and even the pelvis, one knife cut seven times, all cut to Mo Cheng's body. Xin Huo Liu is a living sword created by the creator with the essence of "not killing but to restrain the opponent". Although the moves are fierce, they will also leave enough life for people.
However, no matter how much the Living Sword is praised, it is still a way of attacking others with a weapon, and the central idea is to [subdue] rather than [keep intact]. So people who fight with the Shinkatsu-ryu will be alive and well, but whether they will be beaten to the point of losing their limbs or hands and feet depends on fate.
The wooden sword's attack was fierce, and if Mo Cheng wanted to, he could use the energy dragon scales and his own physique to block it, but this was not a life-and-death battle, but an exchange of skills.
If he blocked it head-on, wouldn't that mean Mo Cheng's skills were not as good as Xin Huo Liu's?
What a joke!
Holding the knife in his right hand, with the tip of the knife dragging backwards on the ground, Mo Cheng took two steps to avoid the sword of Sheriff Morita, and at the same time, the wooden sword left a knife mark on the ground.
He exerted force at close range, twisted his waist and abdomen to transmit the force to his arms, and lifted the wooden sword from bottom to top like a whip, hitting the handle right at the midline of Sheriff Morita's body.
When the tip of the knife collided with the handle, Sheriff Morita felt a huge force coming at him. His hands shook and he could no longer hold the handle. The wooden sword slipped out of his hand and spun into the ground.
Mo Cheng's blade swiftly chopped towards Sheriff Morita's throat without any pause, and there was no trace of emotion in his eyes. Sheriff Morita's hair stood on end, his whole body stiff, and he watched helplessly as the wooden sword was about to chop off his head.
However, just when the wooden sword was one centimeter away from the neck, the extreme movement turned into extreme stillness, and the wooden sword stopped steadily.
Although it was just a wooden sword used for training, Sheriff Morita felt like he was being pointed at by an extremely sharp sword and his head could fall off at any time.
“ You lose!”
“I give up!!!”
Seeing the other party admit defeat, Mo Cheng also put the wooden sword back to its original position, smiled and said: "If I hadn't known about Shinkatsu-ryu, I might have lost. I also have the advantage in intelligence."
In a competition without any malicious intent, one should at least give people some face, even if there are no spectators around.
And Mo Cheng was not lying, if he had not fought with Xinhuo Liu before, he would not have thought that the secret of Xinhuo Liu was not to use the blade or the back of the blade, but the focus of the secret was the handle, which basically no one would be on guard against.
"No need to be modest." Sheriff Morita was not someone who could not stand losing. He pulled out the wooden sword stuck in the ground and said, "Even when facing the master of the dojo, I can persist for several rounds without losing. I used to think I was very talented, but now it seems like a joke."
"Oh, this is what the mayor asked me to give you. He said it's a reward for helping to rescue the kidnapped people." Sheriff Morita suddenly thought of something and handed a heavy-looking purse to Mo Cheng. "Because you said you were going to leave with the Gilded Rose convoy today, the mayor first transferred a bonus from his personal account."
Mo Cheng took it and weighed it. It was not light. If the mayor had not mixed copper eagles into it, then the amount of money in this bag would not be small.
Mo Cheng didn't open it to count in front of him because of his face. At the same time, he saw that it was almost time, so he said, "It's almost time. Lilia and I should leave. The Gilded Rose convoy will leave at noon, and Lilia and I will go to buy things for the journey."
Sheriff Morita also had to complete his daily patrol mission, so he did not keep Mo Cheng and the other two for too long. He just waited for Mo Cheng to take Lilia away, and watched the two figures disappear from his sight, then Sheriff Morita slowly sat cross-legged on the ground.
Then, the right hand that had been hidden in the sleeve was stretched out, and the base of the thumb was blue and purple, and the whole right hand was shaking constantly.
The force from the blow that Mo Cheng chopped at the handle of the knife just now was transmitted so that Sheriff Morita couldn't hold the weapon anymore . Even his right hand was shaking, and it took him a while to recover.
"Really, this coaching match is even more stressful than sparring with a teacher."
Thinking back to the sparring match in which he had just been completely crushed, Sheriff Morita couldn't help but wonder what kind of mentality he had when he initiated the challenge.
Thinking about Mo Cheng's young face, and then thinking about the other party's skill of almost subduing him with one blow, he couldn't help but sigh: "What a... monster."
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In the town, Mo Cheng and Lilia were carrying a bunch of special foods, eating while shopping. When he arrived in Hesen Town yesterday, he had asked the head of the [Gilded Rose] team to help prepare something for the long journey, of course, the kind that would pay for it.
So until noon, Mo Cheng and Lilia were resting.
"Isn't Big Brother a clergyman? Why does he look like he's good at fighting?"
Lilia also saw Mo Cheng sparring with Sheriff Morita just now. She remembered how Mo Cheng dealt with his pursuers so neatly and efficiently when they first met.
She thought again of the figure that had saved her last night, and his superb fighting skills.
All of this made Lilia very confused. "Shouldn't the clergy pray in the church and use the blessings of God to heal God's believers?"
"Oh, didn't I tell Lilia?" Mo Cheng said vaguely while stuffing his mouth with the special dessert he just bought, "I made it into the top five in the... tournament, so of course I'm a good fighter."
