Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 239 Taking a Gamble?
"I bet you can withstand one of my sword strikes?" Zhao Youyue was quite surprised. Lin Xiufeng was always self-aware and didn't care much about saving face, so there was no reason for him to stubbornly insist on saving face.

Either he wanted to scare her, or he genuinely thought of a way to survive the sword strike.

Zhao Youyue deduced that the second possibility was more likely.

Lin Xiufeng has many clever ideas that come to mind, so there's still a chance he can survive this attack.

"That's right! You confidently said that I couldn't even block one of your swords, so let's make a bet."

Lin Xiufeng originally wanted to try out the combat effects of the flow-like state achieved through psychological suggestion during his practice with Lin Qiru.

If there's an opportunity right now, of course we can't miss it.

Even if the effect is not ideal, Zhao Youyue can't torture him or anything in this environment.

How could we miss such a great experimental opportunity?
If it works well, it can even make Zhao Youyue feel bad.

Zhao Youyue couldn't find a reason to refuse, which would make Lin Xiufeng, like Xu Niming, someone unworthy of being her equal.

Going against Heaven is just as shameful as defying Heaven, and Lin Xiufeng's personal prestige will plummet.

Zhao Youyue had no reason to miss such an opportunity that would make Lin Xiufeng uncomfortable.

"Since you're so obsessed with saving face and insist on ruining your reputation in front of so many martial artists, I'll grant your wish. How do you want to bet?"

Lin Xiufeng had already thought it through and blurted out:

“A little gambling is harmless fun. Let’s bet: if I block or dodge your sword, the rules for memorizing the code will be my rules, not yours.”

"Ridiculous." Zhao Youyue guessed that Lin Xiufeng had probably figured out a way to deal with the situation, so she said:
"If you can block or dodge my sword, everyone will have to recite a thousand fewer words of the rules. How many you can save depends on your skill."

Zhao Youyue set conditions for Lin Xiufeng's performance on the spot; Lin Xiufeng might be able to withstand one move.

But two, three, four or five moves are definitely not something that clever tricks and schemes can withstand.

Although defeating Lin Xiufeng in a few moves wasn't as shocking as defeating him in one move, it was enough to show that the two were not of equal strength.

Seeing that Lin Xiufeng did not immediately agree, Zhao Youyue guessed that her suggestion had indeed thwarted Lin Xiufeng's attempt to be clever, and mocked:
"What? Don't you dare anymore?"

"Ten moves are too murderous. We can't ruin our friendship. This isn't even a friendly spar, just a little bet for fun. I think five moves would be more appropriate, and one move would save us two thousand words."

Lin Xiufeng feigned hesitation.

"Tsk tsk... The leader of the anti-heaven forces doesn't even have the courage to take ten moves."

Zhao Youyue was unwilling to give Lin Xiufeng a chance to take advantage of the situation.

"Since you've said so, ten moves it is!"

Lin Xiufeng had been dragging this out for a while, and his silent self-suggestion was almost complete.

"That's more like it..." Zhao Youyue said, praising, but before she could finish speaking, she suddenly attacked—

A flash of red sword light, and it flew straight at Lin Xiufei's face!
Lin Xiufeng was prepared. He stepped back and swung his sword, barely blocking the sword's light, which was just a hair's breadth away from reaching Lin Xiufeng's nose.

This unannounced attack is clearly a sneak attack.

The anti-heavenly warriors booed loudly.

Zhao Youyue ignored him, her eyes showing surprise. She hadn't expected Lin Xiufeng to actually block her sword strike, not just play tricks!
'Impossible!' Zhao Youyue couldn't believe it. Her attack while in a state of flow was something Lin Xiufeng couldn't possibly withstand!

Zhao Youyue moved swiftly, her red Heavenly Martial Sword rapidly swirling, its red light striking Lin Xiufei's body.

With a larger target on her body, Zhao Youyue's second sword strike was noticeably more deliberate, aiming to secure the kill rather than pursuing a more impactful hit.

Lin Xiufeng retreated at full speed to parry.

He barely managed to block the second sword strike. Lin Xiufeng was far from relaxed, keenly aware of his own condition.

'Zhao Youyue's sword flowed even faster; the next strike would be disastrous!'

Zhao Youyue did not hesitate for a moment. Her advantage in attack speed had to be accumulated through combos. Once she interrupted the attack and resumed, the speed advantage of the first two sword strikes would be wasted.

The third sword strike was swift and deadly, aimed directly at Lin Xiufeng's left chest.

If Lin Xiufeng were to retreat and parry again, there was a very high probability that he would be stabbed before he could block the attack.

'That's enough!' Zhao Youyue was very dissatisfied, but she didn't want Lin Xiufeng to hold out until the next move.

It looked like this sword was sure to hit its mark.

Suddenly, Lin Xiufeng appeared out of thin air in front of Zhao Youyue with astonishing speed, leaving afterimages as he appeared ten meters away to her side.

Lin Xiufeng actually dodged the third sword strike!
The extraordinary deputy leader, Zhong Shu, exclaimed in surprise:

"The King of Freedom's Shadowless Step!"

Xu Niming was even more shocked and said:

"No! Faster than the Free King's Shadowless Step!"

Zhao Youyue had heard about Lin Xiufeng's hunt for Xiang Liu and the legendary Free King Wuyingbu.

However, she still couldn't have imagined that the Shadowless Step would be so miraculous!
'How can it move so fast! That's impossible!'

Zhao Youyue realized something was wrong. If Lin Xiufeng kept dodging using this method, it would be really difficult for her to catch him.

Zhao Youyue's eyes were filled with intense hatred.

Zhao Youyue entered her peak combat state, and at the same time, her senses were firmly locked onto Lin Xiufeng.

Zhao Youyue moved swiftly and drew her sword!
Lin Xiufeng clearly sensed that Zhao Youyue's movements had become even more rapid!
The moment the crimson Heavenly Martial Sword was thrust out, a ball of unusually concentrated red light flew out—

'Meteor Chasing the Moon!' Lin Xiufeng was prepared, after all, he was the one who first created the technique of using a sword to unleash Meteor Chasing the Moon.

At the same time as Zhao Youyue made her move, Lin Xiufeng immediately activated the Shadowless Step.

The meteor that flew from the red Heavenly Martial Sword passed through the afterimage left by Lin Xiufeng, flew a distance, and then, instead of being guided to explode in the void, it silently dissipated.

Zhao Youyue's sword also passed through the afterimage, but immediately changed direction by drawing a circle, chasing after Lin Xiufeng's location that she had locked onto with her mind, and pounced to stab!
Lin Xiufeng was extremely surprised!
As Zhao Youyue changed her move to pursue him, he had just flashed past her. With a speed that seemed to be invisible, she could pinpoint his location without even looking at him!
'What kind of ability is this? Flow state has something like this?'

Lin Xiufeng was shocked. He used the Shadowless Step to teleport away again, avoiding Zhao Youyue's fifth sword.

In Zhao Youyue's eyes, Lin Xiufeng's figure flashed and disappeared, leaving only a few afterimages in her vision.

But in Zhao Youyue's mind, the trajectory of Lin Xiufeng's movement, which she had locked onto, was clearer than what she could see with her eyes.

Lin Xiu flew away, and Zhao Youyue's sword immediately turned to chase after her.

In reality, Zhao Youyue's sword closely followed Lin Xiufeng's movements, but Zhao Youyue's movement speed could not keep up with the Shadowless Step.

Otherwise, Lin Xiufeng would be in a situation where he is constantly being chased by Zhao Youyue's sword.

'Flow is still amazing...' Lin Xiufeng clicked his tongue in amazement as he dodged four more swords in quick succession.

When Zhao Youyue's tenth sword thrust came, Lin Xiufeng crossed his two swords to block it.

"It seems your sword isn't as powerful as you thought!"

Zhao Youyue was furious. She never dreamed that Lin Xiufeng would improve so much so not long after their last encounter!
(End of this chapter)