Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 72: It's Clearly Bullying You
Tang Zheng smiled and said, "No problem, but you have to tell me the passing criteria in advance. Otherwise, if I clearly passed and you, instructor, insist that I didn't, then I would be wronged."
Li Xiaoren sneered, "I will suppress my star power level to the same as yours, and I won't use any martial arts. If you can make me use martial arts, or use star power beyond the peak level of two stars to defend, or if you can hurt me a little bit, even if it's just losing a hair, you will pass the test."
Li Xiaoren has fair skin and elegant clothes, but he carries a huge black axe on his back, which looks very strange. When he speaks, his words are as domineering and confident as the axe on his back.
The assessment conditions he proposed seemed to be very favorable to Tang Zheng.
But no matter what, a two-star versus four-star battle is a battle without suspense. It is not an easy task to hurt Li Xiaoren, even if it is just to make him lose a hair.
Jiang Wuyan was already frowning and thinking hard about how he could meet Li Xiaoren's assessment requirements when he went on stage later.
Tang Xiaotang and Meng Fenghua both began to worry about Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng himself, on the other hand, still looked nonchalant. He nodded and said with a smile, "You are at a disadvantage with this condition, instructor. Let me give you some scientific knowledge. A normal person loses an average of 30 to 50 hairs a day. As for you, instructor, you appear to be in menopause, so the amount of hair loss should be even greater..."
Li Xiaoren shouted angrily: "Slippery!"
He pulled out a giant axe from behind and attacked Tang Zheng directly.
However, Tang Zheng's move was even faster. His previous joke was simply to attract Li Xiaoren's attention. He had only said half of his words when he lowered his waist and shook his wrist. The sharp blade of the folding fan popped out and stabbed towards Li Xiaoren's left side.
When Jiang Wuyan saw Tang Zheng's move, he couldn't help but secretly praised in his heart: "Amazing..."
Tang Zheng started by teasing with words from the very beginning, then launched a surprise attack, and finally chose the part of his body to attack which happened to be the part that Li Xiaoren was least comfortable defending with his axe. This one move, which took only a split second , was enough to demonstrate his amazing combat experience.
Although these techniques are a bit shameless, we have to admit that they are very direct and effective.
In just a blink of an eye, the blade of Tang Zheng's fan dagger was just a millimeter away from Li Xiaoren and was about to hit him. However, Li Xiaoren remained calm, turned around and swung his axe, and unexpectedly arrived first. A huge black axe blade just blocked the attack path of Tang Zheng's fan dagger.
Judging from the size of this huge black axe, you can tell that it weighs at least one hundred kilograms.
A giant axe weighing 87 pounds, when wielded by Li Xiaoren, seemed as light as a feather and extremely fast.
Moreover, this axe seemed to be just swinging easily and being countered, but with Tang Zheng's eyesight and experience, he could naturally see that this swing of the axe actually contained six or seven changes. No matter how Tang Zheng changed his moves, he could defend in time, and even if Tang Zheng made a reckless move, he would most likely counterattack.
Li Xiaoren actually wielded a huge mountain-splitting axe as flexibly as a dagger. His movements were silent and there was not even a sound of the axe blade breaking through the air.
"Sure enough, there are so many masters in this alien world!" Tang Zheng said secretly. When the fan dagger was about to collide with the axe blade, he suddenly withdrew the move in a very awkward manner, and leaned to the right, as if he had lost all his strength and was about to fall into Li Xiaoren's arms.
Seeing Tang Zheng's seemingly indecent move, Tang Xiaotang and Meng Fenghua's eyes lit up: "Is there a chance?!"
Sure enough, even Li Xiaoren was somewhat surprised by Tang Zheng's seemingly disorganized and even somewhat rogue "bumping into porcelain" style of play.
Tang Zheng successfully approached Li Xiaoren's chest, but at this moment, Tang Zheng's right hand, which had been hanging down, suddenly pulled out Han Jiangxue from the scabbard, and stabbed Li Xiaoren's chest from bottom to top.
As the saying goes, an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous.
At this moment, Tang Zheng used the danger of the dagger to the extreme.
Once again, he used his unique skills and the visual deception created by Han Jiangxue's scabbard to successfully create an excellent opportunity for a surprise attack.
The other three people who were watching the fight all widened their eyes as they watched Tang Zheng get close and launch a surprise attack, like a streak of blue lightning in front of Li Xiaoren's chest and abdomen.
Everyone felt that if they were fighting Tang Zheng on the field, facing this almost fatal blow, there would be no chance of recovery and they could only watch Han Jiangxue stab into their hearts.
Li Xiaoren would definitely not be seriously injured by Tang Zheng's sword. As long as he exerted all his strength to mobilize his star power, with his four-star quality star power, even if Tang Zheng's sword stabbed him, it would not be able to hurt his skin.
But in this way, according to the rules he set, he will definitely win if he uses more than Tang Zheng!
Facing this blow, even Li Xiaoren showed a solemn look. The moment Tang Zheng stabbed out with the knife, he judged that he would definitely not have enough time to swing his axe to defend against this blow.
Winning or losing is just a matter of a second. Li Xiaoren remained calm. He paused while holding the axe, chose the fastest and most tricky trajectory, and spun the axe around.
"The chest has been lost, we have to attack Wei to save Zhao!" Tang Zheng sighed. If he insisted on slashing out with this knife, Li Xiaoren's axe blade would probably have cut off half of his body earlier and turned it into meat paste.
Faced with Li Xiaoren's strategy of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", Tang Zheng had to give up the stab and retreated backwards, avoiding Li Xiaoren's spinning axe. The chance of a fatal blow that he had painstakingly created was once again successfully resolved by Li Xiaoren.
As Tang Zheng just retreated, Li Xiaoren's huge axe came after him and chopped him down with ease.
Tang Zheng had already lost the upper hand, and Li Xiaoren was chasing the enemy fiercely.
Facing Li Xiaoren's seemingly silent axe, Tang Zheng's pupils shrank sharply, his star power was fully activated, the purple-gold constellation behind him became brighter, the star power gathered on his right wrist, he turned his feet lightly and stabbed Han Jiangxue into the air. With a "hiss" sound, the sharp blade broke through the air, just like a powerful crossbow being fired from a box.
Tang Zheng's Han Jiang Xue was not heavy, just clasped his hands together, but when he used it in his hand, it seemed to weigh more than a hundred pounds. The moves he used were fierce and sharp. At this moment, the dagger actually felt like a giant axe, hitting head-on.
"choke--"
With a loud, teeth-grinding sound, Tang Zheng took five steps back, his wrist numb.
But he didn't even have time to shake his hands, as Li Xiaoren's giant axe came down again, leaving him no chance to breathe.
Although Li Xiaoren suppressed the quality of his star power to around the peak of two stars, his body had already been tempered by four-star star power. Whether in terms of speed, strength or reaction, he was no match for Tang Zheng.
Even without using martial arts, Tang Zheng was forced into a tight spot and fell into an extremely passive position. He didn't even have the opportunity to release martial arts and was completely suppressed by Li Xiaoren.
In the blink of an eye, both of them had already made more than ten moves.
Li Xiaoren attacked and Tang Zheng blocked. Fortunately, Han Jiangxue's magical characteristics emitted an ice-blue mist that had a slight effect on Li Xiaoren's vision and speed. Every time the two sides countered each other, a hint of chill could be transmitted to disturb Li Xiaoren, making his speed and attack slower than at the beginning, allowing Tang Zheng to barely cope with it.
Li Xiaoren failed to defeat Tang Zheng after several attacks, and he also discovered the magical power of Han Jiangxue. However, he had no choice but to suppress his star power at the peak of two stars. It would take some time to get rid of Han Jiangxue's cold invasion. If Tang Zheng continued to accumulate coldness like this, he might really have a chance to turn the tables in the end.
"The instructor has changed his tactics." Jiang Wuyan said suddenly as he watched Li Xiaoren's movements.
Li Xiaoren's moves did change, suddenly becoming more fierce and powerful. Every time he swung an axe, it was done with extraordinary momentum, and the sound of breaking through the air was shrill, as if every axe was indestructible and nothing could stop it.
The room was suddenly filled with endless axe sounds, which hurt the eardrums of others.
Tang Xiaotang asked worriedly, "Could it be that the instructor was testing Master's actual combat ability just now, and is only now really using his real skills?"
Meng Fenghua shook his head slightly and said, "But Tang Zheng also used his real kung fu."
Jiang Wuyan nodded and said, "Indeed, the instructor's iron axe moves are extremely sharp. If it were us, we would have been forced into a corner and had no way to retreat or defend. But Tang Zheng is still able to cope with it and wait for the right opportunity to make a comeback."
Tang Zheng could indeed still manage to cope with it. It was as if he had changed from being visible to being invisible, as if he could be twisted and changed at will, as if he had turned into a gust of wind. No matter how hard Li Xiaoren's axe pressed on, he could always dodge at the critical moment.
"I'm afraid that Tang Zheng had already thought of it long ago. He used Han Jiangxue's characteristics to slow down the instructor's movement and attack speed as much as possible before the instructor's moves became so fierce. After the instructor discovered the problem and changed his moves, Tang Zheng temporarily avoided the sharp edge and tried to move around instead of confronting him head-on. It was indeed a well-calculated plan. If it was a warrior of the same level, I'm afraid Tang Zheng would be able to win easily soon. Unfortunately..." Jiang Wuyan looked at the scene on the field and sighed slightly. He felt that his own assessment would be even more difficult.
"What do you mean? If it's a warrior of the same level, he would win easily. But now the instructor has suppressed the star power to two stars. Shouldn't Master still have a chance to win?" Tang Xiaotang frowned.
Meng Fenghua shook his head. "If it's a fighter of the same level, the subtlety of Tang Zheng's fighting method lies in successfully forcing his opponent to use the most powerful and tough moves. Hardness will break easily, and strength will not last long. His strength will definitely be consumed much faster than Tang Zheng's. So with Tang Zheng's extraordinary footwork and body movements, plus Han Jiangxue's influence, it won't take long for him to win this battle."
"It's a pity... Although the instructor has suppressed his star power to two stars, his overall physical quality is still much stronger than Tang Zheng's. So, he can't outlast the instructor. If this continues, Tang Zheng will definitely be the first to lose strength."
After listening to Meng Fenghua's analysis, Xiaotang's face became a little anxious: "Ah, isn't this bullying?!"
Hearing Xiaotang's words, Jiang Wuyan showed a bitter smile.
Meng Fenghua sighed and nodded: "Yes, the instructor is clearly bullying Tang Zheng."
