Chapter 403: Chapter 284: Wave Riding Micro Steps, Evading Battle Without Appearing! 【End of the month, asking for monthly tickets!】
Yan Chuan knew that Wang Zhengyi was laying the groundwork for the ’Vajra Bracelet’, but without the ’Mirage Pearl’ as a cover, the effectiveness of the ’Vajra Bracelet’ was greatly reduced.
The ’Vajra Bracelet’ has three flaws——
First, it’s lacking in lethality.
Second, its ’casting distance’, requires at least thirty feet away.
Third, it is indiscriminate, hitting randomly.
Due to these flaws, Yan Chuan is significantly limited in using the ’Vajra Bracelet’.
If the fight just started, while both sides had not yet closed in, throwing it at Ying Jifeng and his five men from over thirty feet away, although it might not be accurate, it would at least hit someone, which was acceptable.
But the ’Vajra Bracelet’ can at most knock someone down, dazing them for a moment. By the time Yan Chuan covered the thirty feet to grab the person, they’d already be up, not to mention they had four teammates guarding them.
This won’t do.
As for getting closer, he would again be limited by the ’casting distance’.
For instance, having Wang Zhengyi engage Ying Jifeng, allowing Yan Chuan to retreat and throw the ’Vajra Bracelet’ from afar, the flaw of being ’indiscriminate’ becomes too fatal, as it might hit Wang Zhengyi, revealing the ’Vajra Bracelet’s’ weakness, and the opponents would relentlessly cling to Yan Chuan, making it hard to meet the ’casting distance’.
Regarding "Wave Riding Micro Steps"——
Even if Yan Chuan’s "Wave Riding Micro Steps" had reached the Sixth Realm, in this arena, relying on the stepping technique to maintain at least a thirty feet distance from Ying Jifeng and others was still difficult due to the vast difference in cultivation!
Hard, hard, hard!
"Act according to the situation!"
Yan Chuan instructed Wang Zhengyi.
Then.
The challenge began!
...
"Yan Chuan!"
"This is pointless!"
At the Hai Character Arena, Ying Jifeng felt helpless.
He had banned Wang Zhengyi’s ’Mirage Pearl’ before the challenge, thinking he could have a fair fight with Yan Chuan to personally gauge the worth of this Heavenly Master with a lotus tongue.
But upon entering the arena, he discovered that Yan Chuan himself was more of a nuisance than the ’Mirage Pearl’!
On the nineteen-foot arena.
Yan Chuan’s movements flowed like a deity, though Ying Jifeng and his men threw punches, kicked, swung knives, and brandished swords, they couldn’t touch even a corner of his robe.
He moved with no certain pattern, seemingly on the edge of danger, yet calm, impossible to predict his advance or retreat, as if coming, as if going!
A true marvel.
So slippery indeed.
Relying on his body technique, Yan Chuan strictly avoided battle, although all present were masters, it was difficult for Yan Chuan to maintain more than thirty feet distance from Ying Jifeng and his group, but merely dodging the edge of the powerful "Hidden Dragon" ranking ninth, Ying Jifeng, was not hard.
As for directly confronting——
Ying Jifeng: Postnatal Peak! Peak of Bone Training! Grade Nine Muscle Training! Grade Eight Muscle Training! Seventh Grade Skin Training!
Yan Chuan: Postnatal Fourth Layer! Bone Training Fourth Grade!
Simply listing each of their cultivation levels, one can immediately see the disparity.
Too obvious!
Ying Jifeng in front.
Yan Chuan behind.
The gap between their cultivation levels was as vast as the sky.
As for martial arts——
Ying Jifeng mainly practiced the "Twenty-Eight Forms of Vajra Unfixed Leg", though he had not yet reached the Sixth Realm, it was at least Fifth Realm, and it’s the Absolute Skill of one of the Six Great Sects, the Eight Phases Mountain, which wouldn’t rank below Geng Wu level.
This means, Yan Chuan’s advantage only lies in having three Geng Wu skills that have reached the Sixth Realm, merely more of Geng Wu’s absolute skills at the Fifth Realm, these are not enough to make up for the absolute gap in their cultivation.
Yan Chuan is self-aware.
Therefore, he strictly avoids fighting, never facing directly.
Using the Sixth Realm "Wave Riding Micro Steps", on the limited arena, Yan Chuan could fully exploit his advantage in body techniques and steps, maneuvering flexibly, which Ying Jifeng and his five allies couldn’t match.
Play to one’s strengths and avoid weaknesses!
Yan Chuan’s thoughts were clear.
As for Wang Zhengyi and others——
Since even Yan Chuan couldn’t match Ying Jifeng, Wang Zhengyi was even further off, and there was no need to mention Chen Ze, Wang Ge, and Fu Yunzhan.
The four had already stepped down from the arena early, to avoid hindering Yan Chuan.
...
"A flying bird, swift as an immortal."
"Stand light as a crane, as if about to fly yet not risen."
Qian Lingyi had previously seen Yan Chuan’s body technique and was amazed. Even so, watching now, he couldn’t help but exclaim: "This step is exquisite! Yan Chuan’s comprehension is profound, truly refined!"
All above were Innate Grandmasters.
They could see Yan Chuan’s cultivation clearly——
"Postnatal Fourth Layer!"
"Limit-breaking Fourth Grade!"
"Eh?"
"Wrong!"
"Now it’s Postnatal Fifth Layer!"
"Strictly avoiding battle, yet can still breakthrough?"
Hui Zhenzi raised an eyebrow, squinting his eyes, seeing that Yan Chuan’s inner strength flowed more smoothly and vigorously, he knew Yan Chuan had taken another step forward, successfully advancing to Postnatal Fifth Layer by opening his fifth main meridian.
However, if it were a life-and-death struggle, with the spirit reaching its peak and breaking through in dire straits, that would be normal.
But Yan Chuan was strictly avoiding combat, relying on his extraordinary steps, leisurely at ease, and had not been pushed to the brink of life and death, and could still breakthrough like this?
Incomprehensible!
"Perhaps he was already at the threshold of breakthrough."
Everyone speculated.
Tian Jing, overlooking below, saw Yan Chuan’s breakthrough, feeling slightly pleased, but then shook his head secretly: "Hidden Dragon ninth Ying Jifeng! Hidden Dragon forty-first Xiao Ti! Hidden Dragon eightieth Chang Shuang! The others, Li Zhaotian, Liu Changli, also have strength close to reaching the "Hidden Dragon List"!"
Ying Jifeng’s team was truly strong!
The five cooperated seamlessly, even though Yan Chuan’s steps were marvelous, with time, his space for survival was gradually being compressed, getting harder and harder.
Unlike the previous Zhuge Zhen’s team.
In Zhuge Zhen’s team, only Zhuge Zhen himself was truly "Hidden Dragon" fifty-two, the other four teammates were outside of the list, slightly inferior.
Moreover, Zhuge Zhen’s strength was limited, Wang Zhengyi could barely hold him off for several dozen moves.