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Chapter 342: Victory in Battle Without Weapons
Chapter 342: Victory in Battle Without Weapons
Inside the shuttle bus, Teacher Bai's expression was solemn. He noticed Wei Wusheng intentionally moving towards him, prompting him to loosen his collar.
Although apprehending Wei Wusheng wasn't his responsibility, and he had no interest in interfering, Wei Wusheng's approach seemed to disregard him entirely. At this moment, he suddenly sensed something and looked outside, spotting a man with his hands in his pockets standing above a streetlight. The man exuded a menacing aura, but after a glance, Teacher Bai smiled and then disappeared from view.
Teacher Bai's eyes narrowed, clearly recognizing him as another Tier Three expert. However, his identity was uncertain, but it was highly likely he was an associate of Wei Wusheng.
Under these circumstances, he couldn't act recklessly. He immediately instructed the students inside the bus, "This bus has been modified. Everyone stay inside and remain within my line of sight."
Just as the rolling vehicle approached, causing gradual damage and getting closer, about ten meters away, a loud boom sounded. Accompanying the blast was the spreading of smoke and dust, along with the clashing sound of a blade and hammer. Surprisingly, this momentum was abruptly halted.
As the smoke and dust gradually dispersed and settled, the figures of the two individuals became clearly visible. Chen Chuan and Wei Wusheng stood face-to-face, their weapons, the Snow Lady Sword and a hammer, locked in a stalemate like a wrestling match.
A moment later, the point of contact between the hammer and the blade emitted a metallic friction sound and exhibited slight tremors. With the force of the impact, both parties pushed against each other, stepping back and then moving further apart, propelled by the remaining momentum.
Although it was just a routine separation, the excessive force and speed caused both individuals to retreat about seventeen or eighteen meters.
At that moment, from where they had just passed, a squeaking friction sound emanated. The upper half of a box truck slowly slid down, landing on the ground with a loud bang, revealing a clean, flat cut surface.
Further behind, a bus with two punctured tires slowly tilted to one side and collapsed with a boom. As it hit the ground, a cloud of dust rose, and countless shattered fragments and debris scattered across the area.
Chen Chuan and Wei Wusheng stared at each other, simultaneously regulating their breathing.
The brief twenty-second confrontation seemed to have involved rapid movements, clashing forces, and the dissipation and redirection of energy, all of which had intensely mobilized their altered tissues. It was as if a tightly stretched string had been adjusted, allowing them to seize the opportunity to make adjustments.
The students in the bus watched with dry mouths and accelerated heartbeats. They were aware that they weren't too far from the two individuals, but as mature combatants, they could maintain relative calmness even at this moment, observing the two figures just over ten meters away.
Thanks to the information they had gathered from the academy's platform, every student was familiar with Wei Wusheng's reputation. However, the other person, Chen Chuan, was a student who rarely spoke on the platform. In their minds, this student seemed unremarkable, except for his appearance; there didn't seem to be anything particularly special about him.
No one could have imagined that this low-profile student was also a Tier Three combatant!
Tan Zhi was astonished, but suddenly his head felt swollen, prompting him to cover his eyes with his hand. Subsequently, fragments of memories from the cruise ship flashed through his mind.
He suddenly realized something... Could it be that time on the ship...
Chen Chuan held the sword with both hands, positioning the blade along the centerline. In terms of sheer strength, he seemed incapable of overpowering his opponent in this state, and might even be at a significant disadvantage. The previous attacks primarily relied on the enhanced power generated by high-speed movement; a simple slash wouldn't have yielded such formidable results.
Regarding speed, although it was initially comparable, Chen Chuan noticed that Wei Wusheng's velocity seemed to increase with each attack.
No, that was the manifestation of his true power, which gradually adapted and revived under pressure.
This was understandable. Typically, practitioners of broadforce energy entered the state slowly, but their endurance and adaptability were remarkable.
In his current state, Chen Chuan's physical condition was inadequate to counter his opponent, and he might even be suppressed in the ensuing battle.
If this were the case, then...
A glimmer flashed in his eyes, and under the guidance of his will, he released the restrictions on his state.
In that instant, everything around him became vividly clear. Every flicker of light and shadow, every speck of dust floating in the air, and all sounds and changes in the surroundings were distinctly perceivable. As his consciousness focused, the world's pace seemed to slow down.
He twirled the sword, effortlessly raising it to his head.
As he executed this move, the surrounding objects appeared frozen in place. He stared at Wei Wusheng's position, took a step forward, and simultaneously flicked the sword upward in a diagonal motion!
Teacher Bai, who had been observing the confrontation, was suddenly startled by a blur in his vision and what sounded like rapid collisions in his ears. When he refocused, the scene before him caused his eyes to widen in shock.
Chen Chuan stood with his body angled, the sword handle held at his waist, and the blade protruding from Wei Wusheng's abdomen, with a portion of the blade visible through his back!
"What?!"
Teacher Bai watched in disbelief, his heart pounding. What had just transpired in that fleeting moment?
Chen Chuan didn't manage to capture any of Chen Chuan's movements!
The trainees behind him were all breathing heavily and exclaiming in surprise.
Chen Chuan slightly tilted his body, focusing on Wei Wusheng's tall figure ahead. Blood flowed down from the latter's neck, and there was a long diagonal slash across his chest, slicing through the skin and flesh.
In that instant, he had unleashed six strikes, intending to use his sudden burst of speed to behead Wei Wusheng directly.
This way, even the strongest Iron Body Technique couldn't be fully utilized.
However, just as he was about to sever Wei Wusheng's head, Wei Wusheng reacted with a speed and agility far surpassing his previous movements. He used the hammer to block the slashing strike of the blade and then consecutively deflected the remaining attacks, only failing to dodge the last one.
Or perhaps... it was intentional.
He could feel the blade restrained within Wei Wusheng's body, entangled by a resilient and viscous force, as if completely locked in by the muscles and altered tissues inside.
At that moment, Wei Wusheng suddenly raised both hands high, a move that appeared calm and powerful. Even the second-tier trainees behind him could clearly see the entire process, but in fact, in just an instant, he had raised the hammer above his head.
In that moment, his towering figure completely blocked the sunlight from behind, and the hammer seemed to absorb all the power.
After a brief pause, the hammer smashed down!
Chen Chuan watched the descending hammerhead above him, knowing that if he didn't abandon his blade and dodge at that moment, the hammer would crush his head and body, a scene reminiscent of the cruise ship incident.
But just as the hammer was halfway down, before it could fully unleash its power, Chen Chuan twisted his waist and used the back of his palm to support the hammerhead, unleashing a resilient force that surprisingly held the hammerhead in place, preventing it from falling.
As he withstood the blow, he inevitably endured the overwhelming downward force, but the altered tissues in his body continuously pulled and transformed, dissipating and neutralizing the force.
It was evident that Wei Wusheng had gathered all his strength for this strike, while Chen Chuan, with his smaller frame, perfectly dissipated the power, a result of his technical cultivation over the past few months.
Next, he only needed to take advantage of the moment when Wei Wusheng's strength left him vulnerable, mobilizing the altered tissues within his body that hadn't been used yet for a counterattack. Whether it was drawing his blade for another strike or widening the wound, he could do it.
But before he could act, another resilient force emanated from the hammer! These two forces connected unexpectedly, with the next force arriving almost before the previous one had subsided.
Under the sudden pressure of this force, Chen Chuan immediately mobilized another set of altered tissues that he had originally intended for offense to dissipate the power.
Although his body didn't sustain any injuries, his posture lowered, and his feet kept sinking into the ground.
He realized something was amiss; Wei Wusheng was trying to pin him down. If he didn't resolve this issue, he would be embedded in the ground, facing a predicament similar to what he had experienced as a Shadow Walker.
His gaze remained calm, but the hand holding the Snow Lady Sword trembled slightly. Simultaneously, the sword itself began to vibrate.
Wei Wusheng instantly felt as if the sword had come to life in an instant. The altered tissues within his body almost couldn't contain it, as if a moment of relaxation would allow it to break free.
His eyes darkened, and at that moment, he abandoned the weapon, spreading his arms to grab Chen Chuan's shoulders.
Chen Chuan's eyes flashed, and a sense of alarm rose within him. He didn't forcefully grab the Snow Lady Sword but instead released his hands, leaning back, and with a swift movement, he also grabbed Wei Wusheng's hammer, his figure seemingly only slightly swaying before teleporting ten meters away.
He glanced at Wei Wusheng, who hadn't pursued him, and then at the hammer in his hand.
Meanwhile, Wei Wusheng's abdominal wound rapidly closed, and the injuries on his neck and forehead, except for some bloodstains, showed no signs of being slashed open.
Chen Chuan also noticed that compared to the previous encounter, Wei Wusheng's strength had not only increased but seemed to possess an additional force within his body, completely opposite to what he had before.
It didn't resemble a fighter skillfully separating and utilizing altered tissues in different parts of the body but rather possessing an entirely separate set of tissues. The power within them was no less than his own, as if his body harbored two individuals.
However, these two forces seemed to be separate most of the time, only merging completely when his life was threatened, as if they were two distinct entities.
Wei Wusheng removed his hat and placed it on the car's hood, then unbuttoned his shirt. Since the weapons were temporarily unusable, he decided to settle it with his fists and feet.
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(End of Chapter)
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