High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 43 A Respectable Opponent

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"Has the will to fight already crumbled?"

Qin Feng paced around Zhou Yu, maintaining a "camping" posture, and spoke softly, preparing to end Zhou Yu's life.

"No."

Zhou Yu replied.

Those anxious, slightly red eyes slowly closed, then suddenly opened again in the next instant.

All her anxiety, anger, and helplessness were forcibly suppressed at this moment.

Instead, there is a calm and resolute determination, like burning one's bridges.

She no longer attempted to unleash the relentless offensive of the "Ninefold Thunder Blade," but instead held the longsword horizontally in front of her, adopting a purely defensive stance.

Since we can't break through, let's defend!

Hold out until the enemy shows a weakness! Hold out until the very last moment!
The rhythm of the battle changed in an instant.

If what was previously Qin Feng's solo performance has now become a real, breathtaking battle of offense and defense.

Qin Feng's spear transformed into countless starlight points, falling from all directions toward Zhou Yu's defensive perimeter.

Zhou Yu, on the other hand, focused all his attention on defense.

Her knife was as fast as lightning; with each swing, it precisely parried the deadly spear tip.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang-"

The sound of metal clashing against metal, as dense as a storm, echoed throughout the entire hall.

All the students watching were stunned and their minds were shaken.

They could no longer even see the two men's movements; all they could see was a silver gun shadow and a black blade flashing, colliding and intertwining wildly in the center of the arena.

On the stage, both of them fought with real intensity.

Under extreme defensive pressure, Zhou Yu's understanding of the "Ninefold Thunder Blade" is deepening at an unprecedented speed.

With each parry, she skillfully neutralized the force transmitted from the tip of the spear.

Qin Feng, too, was immersed in this exhilarating battle.

'Not enough! My oppression isn't enough!'

He no longer confined himself to simply controlling the scene, but instead unleashed all the cunning and ruthless killing moves from "Thousands of Spears".

Tick, stab, chop, smash, point, sweep...

Each of his shots seemed to have been forged through countless trials, carrying an aura of iron-blooded ruthlessness originating from the battlefield.

In the midst of this extreme exchange of offense and defense, the spirits of both seemed to transcend the constraints of the body, entering a profound and mysterious state of enlightenment.

In Zhou Yu's eyes, the countless gunshots seemed to slow down and become clearer.

She could sense the intention behind each shot and predict the next point where the gun tip would land.

Her knife moved at will, providing impenetrable defense.

Zhou Yu no longer took the initiative to attack, but instead waited for Qin Feng to unleash his power before he could generate new strength.

In Qin Feng's eyes, Zhou Yu's seemingly flawless heavy armor also revealed subtle energy flow patterns.

He could see that each block caused a slight loss of energy to her armor.

He could clearly calculate the number of attacks and the amount of power required to break through this heavy armor.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang-"

The sound of metal clashing echoed in layers.

The flames surged, unleashing heroic spirit!

You attack, I defend; you defend, I attack; every move is a battle of wits, every strategy a carefully laid plan.

It was an exhilarating experience; the two of them had completely lost track of what the world was like.
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shhhhh--

Inside the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, the powerful figures from the Martial Hall suddenly stood up.

Exclamations of surprise filled the air.

"Sudden enlightenment! The two of them actually entered a state of sudden enlightenment at the same time!"

"Geniuses! These two children are true martial arts geniuses!" "Regardless of victory or defeat, this battle will be an incredible opportunity for them!"

As powerful beings who have stepped into the Star Sea, they are knowledgeable and can see through the state of Qin Feng and Zhou Yu at a glance.

Ding-ding-ding-ding——

The crowd listened quietly to the clanging of metal, their eyes glued to the battle unfolding on the field.

Zhou Yu, who had been on the defensive, seized a fleeting opportunity!

Qin Feng's cunning "returning spear" was caught in Zhou Yu's calculations, and the spear technique was outdated, with no new strength generated.

It's now!

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she stomped her feet. Like a cannonball, she held the blade against her upper arm and slammed into Qin Feng's arms!
This was her desperate counterattack, risking everything!

Faced with this sudden close-range attack, Qin Feng showed no panic whatsoever.

'coming! ’

His mind was focused to the extreme at this moment.

'Never forget! Absolutely never forget! The humiliation of being caught in close combat by the boxer in the seventh match! The helplessness of being toyed with by the assassin in the fourth match!'

The painful defeats of the past nine battles have already etched the deepest muscle memory into his body.

Qin Feng constantly reminded himself to be wary of enemies at close range.

'Always imagine yourself surrounded by countless enemies! Always be on guard against a fatal blow from any angle! Especially from enemies at close range!'

This compulsive, extreme focus has become his fighting instinct.

Just before Zhou Yu crashed into him, Qin Feng made an inexplicable movement.

Instead of retreating, he used his left foot as a pivot, his body spinning like a top at high speed, drawing an arc to the side and backward.

A thousand spears, movement technique—the Soaring Dragon!
This is a manifestation of his enlightenment, combined with the experience of his previous failures, and his understanding of the battlefield footwork inherent in "Thousand Army Spears" to a whole new level!

In that instant, a tiny, almost invisible, dark gold rivet flashed silently deep within Qin Feng's left brow bone before disappearing.

"Shh!"

Zhou Yu's seemingly determined close-quarters knife grazed Qin Feng's clothes and missed its mark.

Because she exerted too much force, she exposed an unprecedentedly huge opening.

Qin Feng had already moved to her side.

The spear in his hand was already poised to strike.

All the power, all the spirit, all the killing intent, all converged at the tip of the spear at this moment.

"A thousand troops would flee in terror!"

A low shout echoed throughout the arena.

A dazzling spear light, seemingly capable of cleaving mountains and rivers and repelling thousands of troops, swept out and precisely struck Zhou Yu's heavily armored waist.

"Crack——!"

A piercing sound, like shattering glass, rang out.

The sturdy heavy alloy armor Zhou Yu was wearing had its energy shield instantly annihilated by this shot. The physical armor cracked with spiderweb-like gaps at the point of impact and then disintegrated with a bang.

【victory! 】

The cold, impersonal system notification announced the final outcome of this thrilling battle.

Inside the Thunder Martial Hall, in front of the light screen, you could hear a pin drop.

All the trainees stared in disbelief at the ID "Qin" standing tall and holding a gun.

On the arena, Zhou Yu's figure slowly disappeared.

Just before she completely turned into specks of light, she straightened her body and solemnly gave a standard imperial military salute in Qin Feng's direction.

She accepted her defeat wholeheartedly.

Qin Feng stood still, his chest rising and falling slightly, savoring the exhilarating joy of victory.

He also raised his hand and solemnly returned an imperial military salute in the direction Zhou Yu had disappeared.

This is the purest form of respect among martial artists.

(End of this chapter)