Chapter 46: Chap 46

“Yun An, however, has a condition. Please stop the fight in ten minutes. At that time, Yun An will concede.”

“Yun An.” Senior master Xu Feng seemed confused. “Are you confident you can defeat Lian Hua in ten minutes?”

“Yun An has no such contemptuous belief. Yun An’s wounds have yet to fully heal. After the ten-minute mark, Yun An should have no further strength to carry on.”

“Yun An. You do know that this trial is for performance marking, right? Even if you don’t win, it’s ok. You can request for us to stop the match in ten minutes. We will evaluate your performance up to that point.”

“Senior.” My master interrupted. “How can we be sure that would be enough to fully judge her? We might make a biassed decision based on that.”

“It is as senior Zhao Ren has said, senior Xu Feng. Yun An doesn’t want any other complication. If Yun An fails this attempt, there is always the next like senior Zhao Ren had said.”

“Yun An. This is not just a tanking trial. You are willing to throw away your chance to Gudu?” Senior master Xu Feng asked.

“Yun An has approached the tournament to improve herself. Going to Gudu or creating results had never been my intention. The notion of coming to Gudu is only interesting to Yun An, because I could fight with disciples of other schools of martial art. However, Yun An wouldn’t be able to learn much with an injured body. My master and senior Tian Zhong has already advised Yun An to not overextend for the sake of my recovery, and Yun An finds wisdom in their counsel. Furthermore, going to Gudu is a significant matter to the reputation of the sect. Yun An should not be selfish about this.”

With no other comment, I and Yun An prepare for our showdown. Standing in front of me, her face is the same as when she met other disciples, no expression other than a full focus on this fight. I had met barely one among those her age with the same spirit of improvement.

She is so genuine, brave, and strong. 

Despite her capability, she had never struck me as short-tempered, unsociable, or arrogant. She is mature enough to manage her social circle. This weird band of Shi Xin, Li Gao, and Fang Xin is the testament. Li Gao and Shi Xin may be tolerable to each other, but they don’t mix with Fang Xin. If there is something that attracts Fang Xin, it won’t attract the other two and vice versa. I believe they sought her for her guidance rather than friendship. The junior master is really the junior master. She is patient. She won’t just pay good to good and evil to evil mechanically. She will assess and act in necessary. Rather than a young genius, she has the wisdom and temperance of a sage. In comparison to her, my master and even other masters have a lot to learn.

When my master told me of his plan, I was saddened. I don’t want to get on her bad side, but I need this opportunity. Thank heaven, she isn’t attached to the upcoming tournament. After today, I will come and apologise to her immediately. Having someone like her as a friend is nice, but she is not just a girl who doesn’t have a caring family like me. She gives you the feelings that you can lean on, like a great tree. I hope I can be welcomed under her branches too.

“The one grand palm!”

I started the fight with a grand move. A move so grand that I needed to yell out to pull off perfectly. This Soundless palm is the greatest in term of overall power, but I put even more qi in it than usual. The resulted strike was a giant palm about as high as the ceiling. I know she is perceptive. A normal range attack would be dodged. The only solution is to increase the speed or the affected area. Of the two, I can only do the latter.

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She won’t be able to rush to either side in time to avoid. Hence, I predicted she would stay and endure. I was half correct.

She stands her ground but not to weather it. She punches directly at the palm, digging a hole in my grand palm. It’s the same kind of fist movement as when she destroyed those images. No one told me what those moves were, but the impression on their faces revealed to me that it must be an astounding technique. She is so strong even with such weak cultivation. I can not imagine how she will be when she ascends.

I need to up my game. This trial is evaluation-based. The better she performs, the more she scores. If I quickly defeat her, she won’t be able to display much of her skills. 

As my barrage of techniques flow, she calmly intercepts them with sword on one hand and fist on the other. Now I understand why she asked to limit the match to only ten minutes. In these ten minutes, she is almost untouchable.

I fly toward her for melee.

The more we exchange our moves, the more contrast they are. My techniques are like a stream, they are gentle, fluid, and they never stop. Meanwhile, her moves are rigid and decisive.

Normally, her hardness should be broken by my softness. The delay between her rigid moves should have allowed room for my techniques to leak through. However, that is not the case. Each punch she produced generated a disturbance. It disrupts me from making the next move. If I stubbornly stay within its range, my form would be wavered and my attacks would miss. Instead of softness breaking hardness, her power sent my stream into disarray.

I can’t let this go on. I know she exerted a great deal of stamina on the other floors, but she can continue like this till the end unless I make something unexpected.

In response to me sweeping her feet, she jumps to the air. Anticipating that, I deliver a back kick which is blocked by her guard. Even if I know I need to do something to make her expend more stamina, I have no idea what could work.

I chase after her and unleash two inferior Grand palms. They meet her fist and partially overwhelm her. She is slammed onto the wall as the result. This much is too slow. She won’t be exhausted like this. I have one choice, but it is dangerous to her.

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