Chapter 12: The end of childhood conflict.
"I have to ask first, is this a weapon match or bare-handed match?"
Yao Fan is the grandson of the elder who controls the security; of course, he knows about procedures and rules.
"hand"
"Yeah, hand…"
Ning Yue quickly answers, but Liao Liwei has some doubts in his voice.
"Then, the rules are simple: no killing, no eye poke, everything goes, ends when someone is on the ground for 10 seconds or surrenders. And most importantly, NO WEAPON!"
Yao Fan declares the rule for both contestants before standing in as a referee.
It may seem biased, but the title grandson of the sixth elder outweighs their brotherhood, so everyone accepts.
"Starting 3 2 1 Fight!!"
Blazing Wildfire
Immediately after the fight begins, Ning Yue flies across the arena and delivers a heavy punch right into Liao Liwei's stomach.
"!!"
Liwei leaps off the ground a few centimeters by a punch; the pain seeps through his body and makes him almost want to cry; good thing he held back by rage and threw back a counter!
Azure style: Moon rising
His kick flung out of the ground aiming at Ning Yue's chin, but the giant stepped back a few and dodged it.
"Nice try."
Ning Yue smiles while planning his next move.
'Must plan before strike! Do as master told, do as master told.'
Ning Yue tries his absolute hardest not to go berserk and destroy Liwei as he used to.
It is the training match, not an act of revenge; he is even willing to forgive Liao Liwei and befriend him during this match if Liwei admits his part of the fault.
Sadly, it didn't happen, and this is still a revenge match, at least in Liao Liwei's mind.
'This guy!'
Liwei feels scared. Ning Yue has changed in such a short time.
The last time they fight, he remembers it feeling like fighting a feral beast.
But now, it is different, a BIG difference!
'It would be harder to execute the plan than I thought.'
He still can see an opening from Ning Yue's stance, showing that he still lacks proper training, but his movement skill and precision of attack show that he still has some to work with.
And that is enough to make Liwei start to regret his decision.
But still, rage is the best stimulant known to humankind.
"Come on. You hate me, aren't you? Why not come and punch me like you used to!"
Ning Yue still hasn't started the fight.
This is a learning match for him, so he wants to use all the knowledge his master taught him.
"You asked for it!"
Movement skill: Stepping bamboo leaf
Liao Liwei starts to zigzag with both real and fake intentions.
'There it is! Another movement skill.'
Ning Yue is waiting patiently to see what Liwei has for show.
Azure style: moon rising
Liwei's punch grows light blue and accelerates instantly, Aiming directly at Ning Yue's throat!
'Here it comes!'
Ning Yue step back to dodge once again, but sadly
This one was fake.
Azure style: the crescent moon!
Liwei uses force from the moon rising to spin his entire body and deliver a roundhouse kick to Ning Yue's face!
*BAM*
Ning Yue wavers by the force of his kick and almost blacked out.
The attack from someone in a higher stage is nothing short of painful.
'Man! That hurt.'
At least Ning Yue is a cultivator now; if he gets hit by that back then, his head would surely fly off.
But Liwei doesn't care; after successfully landing his attack, he quickly rushes in and unleashes his martial art.
The barrage of powerful punches flowing in like a stream of water, combined with a movement skill focusing on bait and switch, make Ning Yue stay on his back foot.
*Block* *Bam* *Block* *Block*
After knowing how dangerous dodging is without proper movement skills, Ning Yue changed his defense to blocking the attack.
"That guy is crazy!"
The spectators shouted.
Dodge is the most popular form of defense in the cultivation world because no one likes to get hurt or injured, so dodging is the best option. Seeing someone rely on defense is hard to be seen, and it is rightfully so.
Blocking means you receive less damage, but less damage is still damage.
The wound on his arm started to ache; good thing his wound had already closed.
'Shit, it's starting to hurt now. I might have to go in, but it's too dangerous!'
This time, Liwei fights for real; he no longer underestimates Ning Yue.
His move and stance are full of defense, ameture like Ning Yue can't see any openings!
But Ning Yue is still smart enough to know that if he foolishly rushes in this time, he will get destroyed by the complex movement of Liwei.
The good thing is that he has already completed one of his master's teachings.
Always in control of your breath.
"Huff… Huff…"
After so many punches failed to land directly, Liao Liwei decided to step back to recover some stamina; he learned that keeping attacking Ning Yue was a very bad decision.
But by doing this, he unknowingly creates a distance between them.
'Fatigue creates an opening; no need to rush. I already dealt some damage to his arm; it's about time his guard was dropped.'
Liao Liwei judges the situation with his experience when fighting someone in the awakening inner power stage and concludes that Ning Yue must also start to get tired.
The fight normally lasts around 1-3 minutes in this stage because using martial arts takes much power, and their recovery rate isn't high as in the core-forming stage or upper realm.
But he forgets one thing, or to be precious, he overlooks.
In this battle, Ning Yue only shows his movement skill, NOT a single martial art.
Liao Liwei assumes Ning Yue is using his martial power to block his attack, but in truth, he is using his pure muscle that hardens from thousand days of punching a tree!
Not a single drop of his martial power!
"My turn!"
Ning Yue smiles, flies in again with a blazing wildfire, and destroys Liwei!
*BOOM*
He uppercut Liwei and sent him flying off the ground, and this time he followed!
Blazing wildfire! Blazing wildfire!
After using it for some time, Ning Yue finally learned why it got this name.
It can be used multiple times, spreading the damage like a blazing wildfire!
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
Normally, when a blazing wildfire is used, it is to the close distance between two opponents, but with a size difference, the impact against someone without solid defense can easily push them off the ground and keep creating space, which means he can use it repeatedly.
Liao Liwei suddenly got rag dolls around like a kite without a string.
When Ning Yue delivers a punch, he will stop to let the force push Liwei away and go for another punch, repeating.
"What is that martial art!? I've never seen it before!"
Many spectators are in awe of this show's sight of pure power and dominance.
They think Ning Yue's attack pattern is some form of secret martial art.
'F**k! I can't move!'
Liao Liwei tries to defend himself, but the attack from Ning Yue is so heavy that he can feel his arm begging for mercy. And it never stops!
The moment he got hit is the moment he lost!
He tries to start using a stepping bamboo leaf but quickly gets punished by Ning Yue's punch!
How can someone expect to use movement skills when they can't even stay on the ground?
"This is so embarrassing! Quit it out, Liwei!"
Yao Fan couldn't stand watching any longer; this hurt his public image immensely.
For his right-hand man to get absolutely destroyed is such a horrendous sight!
"OK! I surrender!"
The shout from Liwei made Ning Yue pull back his punch and almost fall to the ground by his force.
"Finally!"
Ning Yue releases a long sigh and quickly takes a very deep breath, repeating blazing wildfire using so much energy, it is unreal!
He now felt like an empty balloon, floating more than standing up.
"So, we cool?"
Ning Yue smiles and asks Liwei.
"You can't beat me; that is a fact. There's no point holding that much hatred toward each other."
It is clear as day that Ning Yue is much stronger than Liao Liwei, both skillfully and physically.
"If you want to, we can even start to train together! I really want to learn that movement skill of yours. As you can see, I only learned a rush technique, haha! You almost got me there if you held on a little longer."
Ning Yue complimented Liwei with pure intention; if Liwei could hold on a little longer, he may have to make a risky move.
"So, what do you say? Truce?"
Ning Yue brightly smiles and gives his hand forward.
"…."
"…."
"…."
The spectators, Yao Fan and Liao Liwei himself can't believe what they see!
Normally it should be a disrespect, insult, or punishment for a loser, but this guy held up his word.
Ning Yue said he would settle their conflict in a fight, and after it ended, he no longer had any ill intentions toward Liwei.
He is doing exactly that!
"I-I…"
Liwei starts shaking and moves his hand to his back.
His face turns pale and sweaty, like he is making an important decision.
"Are you injured in your back? I got a lovely senior doctor; maybe she can help you."
Ning Yue lowers his hand and moves in, but suddenly.
"Don't come near me!"
*Shink*
Liao Liwei draws out a knife and starts to break down.
His entire body is furiously shaking, and his eyes look at Ning Yue with mixed emotions.
"What!"
Ning Yue was shocked.
"LIWEI! WHAT THE FUCK YOU THINK YOU DOING!?"
Yao Fan slaps his brother's face and grabs his neck.
"I will teach him a lesson myself. Please forgive his actions."
Yao Fan politely talks to Ning Yue.
"Y-Yeah… I guess I could."
Ning Yue feels so shocked; why does Liwei seem so pitiful even though he is holding the knife.
He looks like an injured animal, not a threat anymore.
"And for everyone, remember the test~! And you, I change my mind. You can come too!"
Yao Fan speaks with everyone with a big smile, including Ning Yue.
He waves his hands to the crowd while quickly pulling Liwei back to their place.
And after the two leaves, the crowd erupted!
"WOW! I never thought 1-start could be this strong; how did you train?!"
"Yeah, man! how do you get those gains!"
"And the move too, isn't that Blazing Wildfire? Why is it so powerful!"
"What is your name? Why have I never seen you before!"
"Umm~ Can I take a bite at your arm, please~"
Guy and girl flocked in like a wolf after a copse. A wave of people almost drowned Ning Yue.
"Please, stop. STOP!! Everyone, one step back, NOW!"
Ning Yue shouted and demanded with a powerful voice.
!!
The weak always listen to the strong, so the crowd leaves his space to breathe freely.
"Pew…"
Ning Yue left out a sign while the crowd stood nervously.
"Do you want to leave?"
One of the disciples decides to ask.
He is a young boy aged around 12, looking up to Ning Yue with admiration.
But he knew that all strong disciples love their privacy; they will try to leave after every fight or keep their secret.
Even the most public, such as Yao Fan, still have some distance.
If Ning Yue wants to keep his life a secret, then there is nothing they can do about it.
"Oh no, no. Don't worry, little guy. You want to know how I trained, isn't it? Let's start with that!"
But counter all anticipation, Ning Yue is actually willing to stay and have a chat with them!
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