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Chapter 10: Swordsmanship
The Humanoid Locust seemed to be digesting, its swollen belly slowly contracting until it once again revealed eight armored abdominal muscles, turning to face Lian Yun and the others.
"Your energy levels are low, yet your strength is not weak. Why is that?"
The communication was mental, devoid of emotion or special tone, leaving a sense of blandness. However, for Lian Yun and the others, there was something distinctly unsettling about it.
It implied that while their strength was not weak, it was also not strong.
Moreover, although the creature did not exude any malice, Lian Yun and the others dared not let their guard down in the slightest. They were well aware that this being had previously annihilated Ten Thousand People and now Several Thousand People without displaying any murderous intent.
It simply did not regard living beings as life.
In an effort to buy time, Lian Yun thought for a moment before speaking in a deep voice. "This is our human Kung Fu."
"Although power can often determine victory or defeat, in battles among humans, it is often the level of Kung Fu that matters!"
"Kung Fu?"
"You can understand it as the application of power techniques!"
"Application of Power?" The Humanoid Locust muttered to itself, raising its hand to examine its three fingers and six claws.
Suddenly, it clenched its fist tightly, releasing an overwhelming aura that seemed to sink the ground slightly. In the next moment, it appeared directly in front of Lian Yun.
Its speed was three times faster than before. Lian Yun barely had time to position Wu Tai across his chest before he was struck by a fierce attack, sending him flying backward several dozen meters.
However, the opponent did not stop; instead, they pressed the attack, closing in on Lian Yun once more, their twelve sharp claws coming together.
This time, Lian Yun instinctively felt a tremendous threat. Even if he could block the attack and his battle attire remained intact, his body would still be torn into pieces by the twelve powerful blades of wind.
Not daring to take it head-on, Lian Yun activated the Cloud Emperor's Order, forcibly increasing his speed by two points just enough to evade the opponent's strike. However, even so, he still felt a sharp pain on both sides of his waist from the impact of the wind blades.
At that moment, for reasons unknown, Lian Yun suddenly had a rather unconventional thought: if Eastern Sword were an enemy, he would definitely consider the current Humanoid Locust as someone worth understanding. After all, Eastern Sword lacked spiritual power yet possessed such formidable strength.
Unfortunately, for both emotional and rational reasons, Lian Yun could never betray Eastern Sword.
Just then, Eastern Sword arrived behind Lian Yun and said in a low voice, "Distract it for a minute and lead it in front of me."
Lian Yun immediately understood; he knew that Eastern Sword was about to unleash his self-created strong Greatsword technique. Suddenly struck by inspiration, he turned to the Humanoid Locust and said, "My friend is going to release a powerful Greatsword technique. That sword technique represents a very high level of martial arts. Are you interested in receiving it?"
"Powerful Greatsword technique? Very high level?"
"If you don't understand, then don't move. You'll find out after my friend strikes."
Eastern Sword, who had been gathering strength, felt deflated upon hearing Lian Yun's words and shot him an annoyed glance.
It seemed that Lian Yun's words were quite nonsensical.
However, after a moment of silence, the Humanoid Locust nodded in agreement, which nearly made Eastern Sword's jaw drop to the ground.
Lian Yun paid no mind to this reaction and turned to warn Eastern Sword with a glance before moving closer to him.
Eastern Sword felt somewhat bewildered but didn’t dwell on it. He brought his hands together at his waist, gripping an invisible sword as he prepared himself.
The tension surrounding Eastern Sword was not particularly heavy at first, but as time passed, a sense of foreboding began to permeate the air.
The Sword Drawing Technique, a swordsmanship style created by Eastern Sword in his youth, had once defeated Lian Yun with a single strike, leaving him utterly defenseless.
Years had gone by, and Eastern Sword had refined his Sword Drawing Technique to a higher level. However, Lian Yun felt no joy in this achievement. If it weren't for the current situation, he would have cursed aloud, "Cypress Head."
For now, he could only remain on high alert, guarding Eastern Sword against the possibility of the Humanoid Locust being untrustworthy.
The Humanoid Locust seemed indifferent at first, but as the minute drew near, it slightly retracted its hands, clearly sensing a threat.
Suddenly, without warning, an explosion erupted before the Humanoid Locust, the sound surpassing that of thunder and sending countless clouds of dust into the air.
Although Lian Yun was taken aback, he quickly scolded, "Can't you rein it in a bit? If it learns this technique completely, how are we going to defend ourselves?"
"Uh... I was just trying to figure out what your gaze meant; I thought you were holding back," came the reply.
"That was at least ninety-five percent!" Lian Yun retorted with irritation.
The Sword Drawing Technique required intense concentration of spirit and energy. Coupled with Eastern Sword's composure, Lian Yun did not believe his gaze had much impact on him.
To be honest, Lian Yun was unsure whether it was better for Eastern Sword to be naive or ignorant. Ultimately, he attributed it to Eastern Sword's lack of life experience.
As the dust settled, the Humanoid Locust was nowhere to be seen. However, two long scratches marred the ground, disappearing into the horizon—evidence of the power behind Eastern Sword's technique.
Yet with the Humanoid Locust gone, both Lian Yun and Eastern Sword felt no sense of relief; instead, they became even more vigilant.
Because previously, the Humanoid Locust had not shown any malice, it gave off a more ferocious vibe. However, now a sense of danger emanating from the Fengdu Center created a life-threatening crisis that neither Lian Yun nor Eastern Sword could escape from.
"Go ahead, every one who can escape should," Lian Yun said somewhat calmly.
Although Eastern Sword had formidable attacking abilities, he was unable to cultivate spiritual energy, leaving his physical capabilities quite ordinary. He simply could not withstand a strike from the Humanoid Locust; even if he managed to block it, the impact would shatter his body.
To put it bluntly, Eastern Sword was like a piece of glass—extremely strong yet easily breakable.
Despite his limited life experience, Eastern Sword understood that staying any longer would only drag Lian Yun down. Moreover, after one more attack, he would have no strength left to fight. He also sensed that Lian Yun was not without the ability to escape; he was merely trying to buy some time for those behind him.
Thus, Eastern Sword nodded and turned to leave immediately. He needed to warn the others to run quickly and not waste Lian Yun's goodwill.
Meanwhile, Lian Yun remained in place, gathering his strength.
Though he had not practiced sword-drawing techniques, he understood some of the principles and had a grasp of swordsmanship. He had also gleaned some essence from Eastern Sword's earlier moves.
So Lian Yun mimicked Eastern Sword's previous stance, placing both hands on his waist while gripping the Wutai Sword, slowly channeling his energy and spirit.
(End of Chapter)
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