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Chapter 288: Water has no fixed shape, but I can destroy it with a wave of my hand (Part )
The giant snake head spanned the entire venue, and the impact force it brought only slightly touched the ground, causing the venue to begin to be destroyed. It then came into contact with Fang Yi's hand.

However, there was no trace of panic on Fang Yi's face.

Liva, who was nearby, even saw a hint of regret flash across his eyes.

What is he regretting?

All the audience, including Liva, were eager to know Fang Yi's answer.

Fang Yi did not make the audience wait too long. The moment Fang Yi's palm touched the snake's head, he gave the answer that everyone wanted to know.

His fair palm slapped out lightly the moment the snake's head approached. Under the temporary blessing of [Win to the End], which was imperceptible to ordinary people, highly condensed "momentum" surged out with his palm, turning into an invisible solid wall that firmly resisted the snake's head.

Then, a dull sound like waves colliding with rocks on the shore rang out throughout the space.

Faced with this seemingly slow but extremely precise slap in the eyes of others, the snake head that was moving close to the ground stopped in front of Fang Yi as if it had hit an invisible mountain.

The audience who saw this scene were all amazed.

"Fang Yi's palm didn't even touch the water python, so he was able to stop it?"

"How did Fang Yi do it? There has never been such a record in the empire in the past thousand years. This is truly an unheard-of skill!"

Bud, who felt that he might not be able to rescue in time and was about to leave the special invitation seat and enter the venue to control the situation, showed obvious confusion.

"Is this 'momentum'? How can 'momentum' be used like this?"

The [Minister] frowned and thought to himself, "It's over. Fang Yi's odds won't be high anymore. I might lose a lot on this bet!"

Esdeath, however, brought a cup of tea to her lips and quietly enjoyed the man's performance.

[Well, that's right. A man who wants to conquer me should be this brave.]

*
Just when everyone thought that Fang Yi had resolved the attack and was about to follow the same routine to resolve the giant python falling from the sky, Fang Yi made another surprising move.

He was not satisfied at all after stopping the snake head's attack with one strike, but instead launched a "counterattack" without mercy.

First, he changed his palms into claws, and then his hands were like steel needles, embedding into the snake's head, determined to capture the snake head formed by the converging water flow.

As Fang Yi's hands reached in, the several strong streams of water that made up the snake's head seemed to lose their vitality and instantly "wilted".

The entire snake head was no longer as ferocious as before, but instead showed a rare kind of "well-behaved" behavior.

Like a cat with fate grabbing its scruff, he crawled in Fang Yi's palm.

Fang Yi, who had grasped the 'dragon tendon' of the snake's head, took a deep breath, squatted slightly with his legs, and shouted softly.

He just raised his arms and shook his upper limbs, and the snake head formed by the convergence of water turned its "gun muzzle" towards Liva, who had his eyes wide open, and "returned the original way".

It was Fang Yi who took the initiative to use [Taotie] to increase the resistance to the alien energy invading the body, and once again accomplished the same feat of returning the罡气 under the [Invasion] attached to [California Clear Light].

Before everyone present could react and make the appropriate exclamations.

Facing another huge snake head falling towards him from above, Fang Yi responded again.

It's just that this time it lacks some 'novelty'.
He changed his claws into fists and threw a mediocre punch with both hands at the same time.

As the fists were thrown out, the force followed the fists and turned into an invisible wave that hit the snake head formed by the water flow in the air.

The invisible waves collided with the snake head, followed by a deafening roar that shattered the hearts and souls of all the spectators.

The snake heads transformed from several streams of water flew into the air like an animal hit by a rising dragon punch, then exploded in the air and turned into drizzle that fell on Liva's head.

After doing all this, Fang Yi looked at Liva who was beginning to deal with his attack and explained the reason why he felt "regretful" before.

“It’s a pity that my skills are not yet up to par.

“Thus, only one of the snake heads could be ‘returned’ and the other one was smashed.

“What a waste!”
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Seeing the huge snake head returning along the same path, Fang Yi's words did not reach his ears.

Liva's pupils suddenly shrank in shock at Fang Yi's skills, and he quickly retreated with his feet moving quickly.

He began to buy himself more time to think about the attack.

[How did Fang Yi do this? ]

[I've never heard of anyone who could return my attacks purely with their 'momentum' and their bare hands!]

[Even General Esdeath can only neutralize my attack with her attacks, but she can't return my attacks!]

While marveling at this, the old general was also thinking about how to deal with his own attack.

[There was no way to make a water python with water in such a hurry, and then weave it into a snake head like that, so we could only break it apart.]

[Muddy Current Spear]

Liva forced himself to steady his breath and made a calm and quick judgment.

He shouted softly, and the [Water Dragon Possession·Black Marlin] on the middle finger of his right hand shone with a dark light, and his mental power began to flow again.

The water behind him suddenly surged up from the pool surrounding the venue, and intertwined in the air to form dozens of huge water columns as thick as three people could hug, rushing one after another towards the rebounding water python's head.

As dozens of water jets drew sharp trajectories in the air, they slammed into the giant snake's attack, making several loud noises like thunder.

The water flow that made up the giant snake head finally lost its "vitality", covering the entire venue in a mist, and then splashed in all directions.

Only then did Riva see the scene of smashing another snake head with his fists, and Fang Yi's "declaration of regret" reached his ears.

"Only one was returned. What a waste!"

*
After hearing Fang Yi's "declaration of regret", Liva looked horrified, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

But he immediately succeeded in covering up the cowardice rising in his heart with a loud roar.

"Don't be complacent! This battle isn't over yet!

“Three chances, I only used two!

"I'm betting this [Imperial Tool] and my dignity on you. I'm going to make you draw your sword!

"One more time! Watch out!"

[Secret Skill] [Water Dragon Heavenly Expedition]

Following Liva's growl, the old general continuously overloaded his right fingers, and the [Water Dragon Possession·Dark Marlin], which had already faintly appeared several cracks, began to shine again.

The endless momentum in him finally took the final step and reached the realm of "mastery".

The pools surrounding the venue, which continuously introduced fresh water, suddenly had their bottoms exposed and the flow of water stopped due to the activation of this [Imperial Tool].

The water flow in the entire venue has been completely awakened. Streams of water shot up into the sky, spinning and entwining, and finally gathered in mid-air to form countless water dragons that covered the sky.

Each water dragon hovering in the air faintly exudes an aura of devouring people and swallowing the sky, indicating the destructive power contained within.

*
Fang Yi looked up at the dragon-like water flows, his eyes narrowed slightly.

At this moment, the humidity in the air is so high that it is suffocating.

With the help of overload to activate the [Imperial Weapon], this move [Water Dragon Heaven's Summoning] has raised Liva's "momentum" to an unprecedented peak.

Fang Yi even felt that the opponent had already stepped half a foot into the "realm", and this offensive also had the prototype of the "realm".

For a moment, as the opponent's "momentum" was displayed, the entire venue seemed to have turned into a paradise for Liva to gallop freely, and every drop of water in the air was firmly controlled by him.

As Liva waved his hands vigorously, the countless water dragons circling in the air seemed to have received an order. They intertwined into a huge net in the air and rushed towards Fang Yi with roars.

The trajectory of each water dragon precisely blocked all of Fang Yi's retreat routes.

Faced with this decisive blow, Fang Yi shook his head.

The opponent's attack was indeed beyond his expectations, but the world in his eyes still did not slow down.

Since [Enemy First Strike] didn't trigger, it usually means only one thing:

【This attack is not strong.】

【I can be destroyed with just a wave of my hand! 】

Fang Yi, who had already clearly understood the gap between the enemy and himself, nonchalantly swung his fists at the water dragon that was about to drown him.

The momentum follows the fist, and the fist gains power through the momentum.

This time, the punch did not show any fancy light, nor did it emit any aura that frightened the crowd.

It just had the same plain and highly condensed "momentum" as the "Only My Sword" he had swung before.

The unstoppable, all-conquering aura of Fang Yi's omnipresence manifested for a moment, then emanated from his fists into a boundless storm, grappling with the water dragons. After battling the water dragons for a few seconds, this invisible storm shattered them, transforming them into a mist that drifted across the field.

Liva's strongest [secret] was cracked in a way that no one could understand while chatting and laughing.

After doing all this, Fang Yi just turned his head to the referee and asked calmly.

"Three moves have passed, and the winner has been decided.

"Shouldn't it be time to announce the results?"
-
Feeling that his overloaded [Secret Skill] had been completely destroyed by the opponent's fist, Liva, who was standing there dejectedly, had only one thought in his mind.

My [Secret Skill] was cracked? Just relying on boxing?

What a huge gap!

[So it wasn't him who was arrogant, but me who wanted him to draw his sword? ]

After realizing that even if he risked his [Imperial Weapon] and dignity, he still couldn't make Fang Yi draw his sword and use his full strength, the old general found it difficult to accept for a moment.

He looked at the figure standing quietly not far away, and felt that the surging fighting spirit and dignity in his chest were completely shattered by the other party, just like the [Secret Skill] he had just used.

Seeing the crack on the Imperial Tool in his hand gradually widening, Riva realized what was about to happen and felt his knees go weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
-
The people watching Fang Yi throw another punch and successfully neutralize Liva's attack no longer suppressed their cheers and applause.

"As expected, I said that Lord Fang Yi had his reasons for not drawing his sword. Don't you think he won?"

"The [Minister] has finally done a good thing and discovered a good talent for the empire."

"Next up is General Esdeath, right? I can't wait to see Lord Fang Yi fight her."

Bud looked at Liva and Fang Yi who were unharmed, and he sat back in his seat after just standing up.

[Looks like I don't need to make a move, the outcome is already decided. Fang Yi's boxing skills are even stronger than when I saw him yesterday.]

[I never thought there would be such a talented person in the world. I have never heard of such a talent before. It is really a blessing from God.]

Esdeath on the side was already getting impatient. She had already set her sights on the referee who seemed a little at a loss beside the field.

It was obvious that the female general was ready to jump into the arena and start her long-awaited final battle as soon as the referee announced Fang Yi as the winner.

*
Fang Yi, who had thrown a punch, stood there muttering to himself.

"Respond to the trend, follow the trend, and return when the trend is broken.

"Sure enough, the techniques for using 'momentum' are universal.

"Let's call this move [Square Fist: Response]."

Following Fang Yi's instructions, a prompt sound rang out in the space beside his ear.

[Reincarnator number g12781, because you have gained a new understanding of boxing, your self-created combination skill [Founder Fist] has changed.]

The maximum level of the skill [Square Fist] has been increased from [lv3] to [lv4]. The skill level has been increased to [lv4].

[As the first reincarnation to extend [Founder Fist] into a new technique, you will receive additional bonuses after the skill reaches [Level 5].]

Fang Yi nodded with satisfaction, looked at Liva who was hidden in the mist, and was about to say something as a footnote to end the battle.

But unexpectedly, a clear cracking sound came from the other party's fingers.

[The Imperial Gear is overloaded, is it going to break?]

The prompt sounds from the space that followed confirmed Fang Yi's guess.

[You won the [Imperial Weapon Battle], and based on your performance, you gain 2 points of Strength.]

[Your Strength attribute has been changed from [21] to [23].]

As the mist dissipated, Liva was seen half-kneeling on the ground with a depressed look on his face, having lost his will to fight.

The referee on the side announced that he won, and the audience was about to see Liva's embarrassed figure.

Fang Yi exerted a little force and stood in front of Liva.

This old general is a fierce general in the [Emperor's Camp] headed by [Bud].

He planned to do more to quickly increase the support level of the [Emperor's Camp] required in [Initial Napkin I].

I've already won, but I still have to say a few nice words to give the old man and General Budd some face. Otherwise, what if they get so angry that they pass out?
Looking at the strange shoe tip that appeared in front of him, Liva, who kept his head down and remained silent, felt something in his heart.

Is he going to humiliate me?

[Yes, I lost. I am the weak one and he is the strong one. As the strong one, I naturally have the right to humiliate the weak one.]

【It's just the law of the jungle, it's always been like this.】

The next moment, Fang Yi's words, which he had not expected, reached his ears.
“I am very satisfied to be able to fight against a strong man like you.

"Your unyielding and courageous fighting spirit has been fully demonstrated to me.

"It is precisely because you are so strong that you and I were able to break through ourselves again in battle, making us both stronger.

"Thus, although there are winners and losers in this battle, for the warriors and the [Empire], there are actually no losers in this battle!"

[This kind of words are only used to comfort losers and deceive children.]

Hearing Fang Yi's comforting words, Liva raised his head.

The old general wanted to confirm by Fang Yi's expression whether what he said was just a polite remark.

However, just as he raised his head and caught a glimpse of the standard smile on Fang Yi's face, he saw the other party's outstretched hand.

“Although people’s fighting abilities vary, it’s difficult to tell who is superior in their respective [Martial Arts].

"Isn't it the original purpose of holding a Martial Arts Tournament to allow different [Martial Arts] to collide?"

Anyone who believes this is a fool, but this is how it must be publicized.

If someone had spoken to Liva like this in the past, the old general would have thought that person was crazy.

He had long known that the [Martial Arts Tournament] was a one-man show from the beginning to the end to boost the Empire's confidence in resistance and bring Esdeath back into the Empire's sight.

The female general is the protagonist, she herself is the 'villain', and the sergeants and officers are the audience.

But these words came from the mouth of Fang Yi, the "strong man" in front of him who never drew his sword to fight him from beginning to end. Liva, who wanted to find a way out, felt that what the other party said made some sense.

He immediately ignored the other several reincarnations who were killed instantly, tried to convince himself to agree with Fang Yi's words, and stood up with the help of the other party's hand.

"You have a point, but I am the one who is too obsessed with winning or losing.

“But you still won.

“No, as I promised, I should say it now.

"Master Fang Yi, you win."

After saying these words of submission, Riva stopped talking and just waited for the referee to announce the winner of the fight.

Fang Yi felt a little embarrassed after saying these polite words, but he soon received the hint that he had expected.

[You have gained the recognition of the character [Liva], and his friendship towards you has increased to [87/100].]

[In the quest [The First Napkin I], the requirements for the [Emperor's Camp] have been met.]

The referee, who was quite perceptive, also announced the result in due time.

"The winner is the local army, Fang Yi!"
-
As the announcement of victory was made, the audience in the auditorium had not yet begun to shout Fang Yi's name loudly to celebrate the victory.

Everyone felt a biting chill that suddenly appeared in the air.

Along with the rising chill came the sudden appearance of a tall woman in the venue.

The visitor had a pretty face, wore a pair of military boots and held a saber in his hand.

The long blue hair that reaches her waist clearly reveals her identity as a woman.

It was Esdeath who was preparing for an extra match with Fang Yi.

Seeing the female general appear on the scene, everyone present shuddered and worried for Fang Yi.

Because from past experience, Esdeath's appearance usually means only one thing.

'Winter' is coming.

(End of this chapter)