Chapter 50: Fierce Battle

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan hurriedly turned his ruler to block, parrying the Wind Frost Sword, and Jia Tianyu's figure subsequently revealed itself.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan immediately injected Dou Qi into the Profound Heavy Ruler and swept it fiercely, but Jia Tianyu dodged it with ease, then killed his way in directly from another direction, slashing a sword heavily onto Xiao Yan's back.

Xiao Yan's body staggered as a result; fortunately, he had activated the Flame Emperor Armor in advance. Although Jia Tianyu's attack was fast, its power could not be considered very strong, and to break through his Flame Emperor Armor, he would likely need to use a few more moves.

However, continuing to be on the receiving end like this was definitely not acceptable. Although it was not the right time, it was still very necessary to try and improve his ability to deal with this kind of high-speed, agile opponent.

If the Jia Tianyu opposite him knew that Xiao Yan was thinking about such things, he would certainly be angered to the point of vomiting blood, but for Xiao Yan, who had never had a teacher to teach him, learning during combat had long since become a habit carved into his very marrow.

First of all, competing in speed was definitely not an option; his own strength conditions were already inferior, and he lacked movement-type Dou techniques, so competing in speed would surely put him at a disadvantage. Therefore, he should compete in soul power instead. It was not that Xiao Yan was boasting, but his soul power had always far exceeded that of experts in the same realm; even for Jia Tianyu, who was a major realm and a half higher than him, if Xiao Yan's senses were not wrong, he should also be inferior to himself.

However, that being said, it would be a huge mistake to think that one could solve this just by closing one's eyes and sensing the fluctuations in the surroundings like in a novel. Because Jia Tianyu's own speed was faster than the propagation of the disturbances he caused! He had to think of another way.

Although he was still thinking, the collision between Xiao Yan and Jia Tianyu showed no signs of stopping at all.

In the arena, Xiao Yan's cyan-red figure remained standing in place, while Jia Tianyu's cyan figure flashed rapidly around Xiao Yan from time to time—now behind, now to the side, now above. Every time Jia Tianyu's figure appeared, Xiao Yan's giant ruler would be the first to swing over and intercept his attack.

It was just that Jia Tianyu's attacks were truly too fast, and the angles were extremely tricky; even though Xiao Yan had exhausted all his strength, he could not completely block the opponent's attacks. At least a dozen swords bypassed the Profound Heavy Ruler and slashed directly onto Xiao Yan's body. Although Xiao Yan's physical body was not yet injured, the Flame Emperor Armor, having endured multiple impacts, already showed signs of collapsing!

Collapsing? A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Xiao Yan's mind, and a wild smile appeared on his face.

Jia Tianyu, who had been paying close attention to Xiao Yan's situation, naturally sensed Xiao Yan's change at the first moment, and an inexplicable chill rose from the bottom of his heart, as if he had suddenly been targeted by some wild beast.

Although he felt the threat, Jia Tianyu circled for a long time without seeing Xiao Yan make any special moves; if they kept circling like this, there would be no need to fight this battle. Secretly heightening his vigilance, Jia Tianyu launched another attack. To be safe, he specifically kept a reserve of Dou Qi in his body to dodge at any time.

However, what made him feel strange was that even as his sword blade was about to land on Xiao Yan's body, he did not see Xiao Yan swing the Profound Heavy Ruler to defend as he usually did. Jia Tianyu naturally would not think that Xiao Yan had suddenly frozen, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger.

Just at this moment, Jia Tianyu suddenly saw Xiao Yan turn his face toward him and softly shout: "Explode!"

In an instant, the Flame Emperor Armor that had been enveloping Xiao Yan for protection suddenly shone with great brilliance, and intense firelight carrying a powerful blast swept outward, directly engulfing the entire body of Jia Tianyu, who had no time to dodge.

The moment before he sensed the explosion coming, Jia Tianyu immediately shifted his target, slashing the sword in his hand straight into the blast and flames.

Although less than one-third of the power exploding outward actually landed on Jia Tianyu, the immense force still sent him flying. Fortunately, he had used the Wind Frost Sword to weaken a significant portion of the flame power, so he did not suffer heavy injuries.

However, what was fortunate was that without the Flame Emperor Armor, he only needed to maneuver and strike a few more times to secure victory. Just as Jia Tianyu was thinking this, an arm enveloped in flames suddenly reached out from the fire screen that had not yet dissipated and grabbed the Wind Frost Sword directly in its hand.

Immediately following, a massive black ruler slashed down from above, striking him heavily.

Jia Tianyu was horrified. In his desperation, he attempted to re-ignite the tornado on the Wind Frost Sword, but it was held firmly by the flame hand. Only then did Jia Tianyu realize that what was grabbing his Wind Frost Sword was none other than Xiao Yan's left hand, which was still wrapped in the Flame Emperor Armor!

Although he did not understand why the Flame Emperor Armor that had just exploded was still on Xiao Yan's hand, looking at the giant ruler about to fall and Xiao Yan's face gradually emerging from the fire screen, Jia Tianyu gritted his teeth, abandoned the Wind Frost Sword, used the Dou Qi he had just reserved, and turned rapidly, escaping by a hair's breadth.

Xiao Yan looked at the cyan longsword in his hand; although he had snatched the opponent's weapon, he had not taken the opportunity to incapacitate him, and Xiao Yan felt some regret about this. He hadn't expected him to have reserved Dou Qi for escape in advance; sure enough, humans were always much more cunning than magical beasts!

Not far away, Jia Tianyu had just escaped from under Xiao Yan's giant ruler and was currently panting heavily, calming the agitation in his heart.

For some reason, he felt that Xiao Yan's fighting style had become somewhat different from the beginning. If the previous Xiao Yan gave people the feeling of sparring with someone in a school, then the current Xiao Yan was engaged in a life-and-death struggle, with every move being lethal, trading injury for injury!

By the way, what was up with that flame arm? Jia Tianyu looked with some shock at Xiao Yan's left hand, which was clearly out of place with the rest of his body.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was thinking the same thing as Jia Tianyu; the Flame Emperor Armor on his body had disappeared due to the explosion, but a portion of it had remained on his left hand.

No way? Is that how a Dou technique can be used? Jia Tianyu stared at Xiao Yan, dumbfounded, feeling that his worldview had suffered a severe impact.

"How about it, Senior Jia, are we still fighting?" Xiao Yan casually threw the Wind Frost Sword in his hand to the side. It wasn't that he didn't want to put it back into his storage ring to prevent Jia Tianyu from getting it back, but that this sword already possessed spirituality; unless it was forcibly refined on the spot, it could not be stored.

"Hmph! Kid, you don't think you can do anything just by snatching one of my swords, do you! Let me tell you, a truly powerful Dou Zhe can still fight even without a weapon!" Jia Tianyu said toughly, though he was secretly grinding his teeth. He truly hadn't expected that a Da Dou Shi under sixteen years old could force him to this extent.

Moreover, because of Xiao Yan's previous combo, Jia Tianyu now dared not play any more close-quarters combat with Xiao Yan. Although the following method was somewhat ungentlemanly in a non-life-and-death duel, he could not accept losing just like this, not even a draw.

"Kid, to be able to force me to this extent, you have enough to be proud of!" Although he felt guilty about his ungentlemanly approach, Jia Tianyu remained tough in his words.

As he finished speaking, cyan wind-attribute Dou Qi gathered on Jia Tianyu's hand again, quickly transforming into a massive cyan giant bow. Bending the bow and pulling the string, a long arrow made entirely of cyan wind-attribute Dou Qi appeared on the bowstring, aiming at Xiao Yan's figure.

At the same time, Dou Qi also swirled on Jia Tianyu's feet again, clearly prepared to use his movement technique.

"Kid, surrender. With my movement technique and bow, unless you can catch up to me, you will only be on the receiving end of attacks. You have already lost!" Jia Tianyu said confidently, looking at Xiao Yan with anticipation.

It was just that he did not see a disappointed or unwilling expression on Xiao Yan's face; instead, he saw a look of pleasant surprise.

"Oh, Senior Jia, you should have said earlier that you knew archery! To tell you the truth, I actually know it too!" Xiao Yan said with pleasant surprise. As he spoke, Xiao Yan also quickly condensed a large flame bow in his hand just like Jia Tianyu, and the flame long arrow on it was also aimed at Jia Tianyu—it was precisely the Crimson Flame Arrow that Xiao Yan had created himself!

? Holy crap, how does he even know this kind of niche Dou technique?! And the power looks pretty good too? Jia Tianyu thought with some shock. But it doesn't matter, I still have my movement technique; as long as he can't hit me, and I can hit him, then the one who wins in the end will still be me!

Hmm? Wait! What's up with that pair of wings?

Just at this moment, as if he had guessed Jia Tianyu's thoughts, Xiao Yan summoned the Purple Cloud Wings, which he had not used since the fight began.

The wings, several feet long, flapped gently, lifting Xiao Yan's body off the ground, hovering in the air, looking down at Jia Tianyu from a high vantage point.

Holy crap, a flight-type Dou technique! Jia Tianyu thought, dumbfounded.

"Oh, to be honest, I also feel that fighting like this during a duel is indeed a bit bullying, but since you also have archery and movement techniques, then it should be fine, right?" Xiao Yan said with an embarrassed but beaming smile.

No, no, no, how can my movement technique compare to a flight-type Dou technique? A trace of despair flashed in Jia Tianyu's eyes.