Chapter 502: Chapter 332 "Mutual Teaching and Learning": Heavenly Ladder Battle! 1000-Person Battle! [Vote for Monthly Ticket!]
"Hey!"
"Watch the blade!"
A middle-aged woman was seen wielding dual blades, charging fiercely at Yan Chuan—
[Code: Lady She Xiang]
[Heavenly Ladder: 0]
[Match: 0]
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’Lady She Xiang’s saber skill was incredibly fast, the dual blades in her hands slashed and chopped with the speed of lightning, so fast that Yan Chuan could hardly see them clearly and had to use "Wave Riding Micro Steps" to constantly evade.
From the very first clash, Lady She Xiang held a significant advantage.
But having experienced countless battles and spectated tens of thousands, Yan Chuan’s eye power was already unmatched by ordinary people.
After a short while of evading,
he quickly spotted a flaw in her saber skill—
Clang!
Yan Chuan’s eyes flashed and, while evading, he thrust a sword diagonally aiming straight at the woman’s chest.
But Lady She Xiang reacted quickly too, immediately changing her move as Yan Chuan attacked, switching from a dual offensive stance to one blade defending and the other attacking.
With two blades in hand!
She transitioned seamlessly between attack and defense—
When the left-hand blade attacked the enemy, the right-hand blade defended, and when the right-hand blade attacked the enemy, the left-hand blade defended!
Her double blade technique flowed continuously.
The speed of changing moves was incredibly fast, reaching the extreme.
To the point that, in Yan Chuan’s eyes, every move of Lady She Xiang seemed both like an attack and a defense simultaneously.
This saber technique!
It was something Yan Chuan had never seen in his life; in fact, even Ban Xianfu’s "Avici Saber Technique," if only judging the saber skill’s intricacy, would fall short, resembling Chen Ze’s "Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship" to some extent. However, Chen Ze utilized "Left and Right Mutual Combat," dual-tasking, being able to use different martial arts and sword techniques simultaneously with both hands, while Lady She Xiang relied on ’saber skill speed’ and ’quick change of moves,’ alternating between her left and right hand for attack and defense. It wasn’t dual-tasking, yet it achieved a similar effect, undoubtedly a result of long years of arduous practice.
Just this one set of dual hand blade techniques wielded immense power.
But if asked to switch to another saber method, she couldn’t; it would again require hard work.
On the contrary, Chen Ze—
mastering ’core technology’ like "Left and Right Mutual Combat," could leverage not only "Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship" but any martial art, performing one with the left hand and another with the right simultaneously.
If dual swords faced dual blades with equal cultivation, Chen Ze would surely win.
It was entirely on a different level.
But at this moment, the dual blades were indeed formidable, and Yan Chuan finally understood how frustrated those Heavenly Pride individuals felt when dueling with Chen Ze’s double-handed sword during Sword Discussion.
Dual swords!
Dual blades!
Impenetrable, with pressure overwhelming!
Yan Chuan thrusted several swords, witnessing Lady She Xiang holding her dual blades, defending firmly and tightly, attacking with great verve.
Adding to that, light flickered on the blades, making it more challenging for Yan Chuan to discern the moves, forcing him to retreat continuously with the "Wave Riding Micro Steps," evading.
Yet, he wasn’t merely dodging; with "Wave Riding Micro Steps" beneath his feet and "Dugu Nine Swords" in his hands, Yan Chuan’s ability to seize opportunities and spot flaws was too strong.
Before long—
"Here it comes!"
Yan Chuan’s eyes brightened, though his face remained as calm as still water. He slanted his body, thrusting out a sword, its momentum undulating, hitting right at Lady She Xiang’s left wrist.
This strike could disarm her left hand’s steel blade. Without the dual blades, handling her would be much easier.
However, upon striking, Yan Chuan’s expression changed immediately; with a sound of ’clang,’ the long sword actually bent, and Lady She Xiang’s willow leaf blade did not fall, instead it swept across horizontally.
"Where did she get the protective bracelet?"
Yan Chuan thrust his sword, knowing of course that this person wasn’t practicing to be bulletproof but that she had steel protective bracelets in her hands, blocking what would have been a decisive sword.
This wouldn’t be surprising outside the tournament.
But in the ’Heavenly Ladder Competition,’ each person could only choose one weapon. How did Lady She Xiang, with dual blades in hand, also have ’steel protective bracelets’?
"Picked up?"
Yan Chuan was startled, but there was no time to think further. His strike having been blocked, Lady She Xiang counter-attacked, posing imminent danger. However, fortunately, Yan Chuan attacking one sword counted as three swords; he had already planned contingencies for this scenario of the blade not hitting her wrist, and so he smoothly followed through with a flick of his wrist, raising the long sword, and with a piercing sound, it struck into her left shoulder ’Jianzhen acupoint.’
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"Good sword!"
Xu Yang wielding a wrought iron staff watched as the ’South Sea Crocodile God’ fiercely battled ’Lady She Xiang,’ the latter wielding dual blades ferociously, while the former’s swordsmanship was even more remarkable.
Both were experts!
Both were formidable opponents!
Initially, ’Lady She Xiang’ held a minor advantage, holding the upper hand.
But clearly, Yan Chuan now had the winning edge.
Xu Yang observed carefully, noticing that Yan Chuan had only been using "Wave Riding Micro Steps" and "Dugu Nine Swords" throughout, his movement technique elegant, advancing and retreating freely, his swordsmanship sharp, only attacking, not defending.
Straightforward!
Crisp!
The two fought intensely.
Half the street was filled with their figures.
The transition between offense and defense was extremely rapid.
’Lady She Xiang’s dual blades were indeed impressive, but Yan Chuan’s movement technique and swordsmanship complemented each other, exuding an unexplainable aesthetic.
Xu Yang observed for a while, shaking his head slightly: "The South Sea Crocodile God will surely win!"
He admitted he couldn’t break Yan Chuan’s "Dugu Nine Swords," nor could he fathom Yan Chuan’s body technique and step method. Whether he could win depended solely on his performance in the actual battle, depending only on his live adaptation.
Xu Yang kept watching.
At this moment, in the field, the outcome was about to be decided—
"Good sword!"
Lady She Xiang was pierced by a sword from Yan Chuan, her face flashing fierce but she applauded. This woman was extremely valiant; despite the severe pain in her left shoulder, her right hand still slashed out forcefully, while her left hand switched to defense.
However, at her peak, with the dual blades tightly coordinated, Yan Chuan might have found it tricky to handle.
But now—
"Slow!"
"The blade is slowed!"
Her left-hand blade was half a beat slower, revealing all flaws.
Swish!
Yan Chuan’s long sword flashed, no longer aiming at her wrist, now swirling towards her right shoulder, with a swish, piercing again into her right shoulder ’Jianzhen acupoint.’
This time, both blades were stalled.
"Kill!"