Decaying World

Chapter 81, Encounter 081
The sky was dim, and snowflakes were scattered.

On the raging plain, Lin Hui silently watched Wang Yueheng standing opposite him.

This person clearly demonstrated the abnormal mental state of the inner city warriors and summoners; he was calm one moment and suddenly had a look of wanting to eat people the next.

'However, the Summoner is a new opponent; this is our first encounter. I hope to gather as much information as possible.'

He squinted, gently drew the Qinghe Sword, and tossed it aside from its scabbard.

"Brother Wang, please go first."

Lin Hui spoke calmly.

Having never witnessed the Summoner's fighting style before, he decided to let the opponent make the first move, using his speed to dodge and observe before making a response.

Otherwise, who knows what the opponent will be like after you draw your sword? What if they have the strange ability to bounce your attacks back the way they came at certain times?
“Alright.” Wang Yueheng smiled, the coldness on her face quickly dissipating. “The fighting styles in the inner and outer cities are actually quite different, especially for us Summoners. Because of our extremely strong physiques, we often prefer to choose a more rough and straightforward approach to offense and defense. If you feel you can’t hold on any longer, remember to call for a stop.”

He stretched out his hands and moved his ten fingers.

I will go easy on you.

"Then I thank you in advance, Brother Wang," Lin Hui said calmly.

"You're welcome." Wang Yueheng smiled and took a step forward.

laugh!
In an instant, he vanished from his spot and suddenly appeared beside Lin Hui, punching him in the chin.

A strong wind howled, and the air exploded with a crisp sound.

The immense, oppressive pressure caused the skin on Lin Hui's chin to compress inwards.

Swish.

The fist missed its target, only piercing through the afterimage left behind by Lin Hui.

Wang Yueheng was not surprised. She turned around quickly and elbowed Lin Hui, who had appeared behind her.

clang!
The two clashed in a lightning-fast exchange.

An explosion of air erupted from the elbow and the blade.

Wang Yueheng was unharmed and still smiled as she lunged forward with lightning speed.

He made a grabbing motion with both hands and put them on Lin Hui's shoulders.

Swish swish! !

The two exchanged lightning-fast blows, each leaving behind afterimages that slowly dissipated.

But it was clear that Lin Hui was faster than Wang Yueheng; no matter what attack the opponent made, he could dodge it a fraction of a second in advance.

This resulted in Wang Yueheng launching a frantic attack over a hundred times, yet failing to even touch a hair on the ground.

"Weren't you going to fight? Why are you dodging?" Wang Yueheng sneered.

"Brother Wang, you should think about how to catch up with me first. If you can't even touch the hem of my clothes, then this so-called sparring is nothing but a joke," Lin Hui retorted.

The two fought while talking, their afterimages constantly being pierced, disappearing, and then reappearing.

Seemingly provoked by these words, the metallic silver on Wang Yueheng's skin intensified.

Its speed also increases and becomes faster as the explosive force increases.

Rather than saying he's fast, it's more accurate to say he's strong, using bursts of power for brief acceleration.

With a series of loud thuds, large craters, the size of washbasins, appeared in the surrounding ground as he slammed the soil with tremendous force.

Only by constantly unleashing tremendous force could he keep up with Lin Hui's terrifying speed at this moment.

clang!
After another collision, the two men retreated rapidly, creating a distance of more than ten meters before standing still.

Lin Hui stared at his opponent, his breathing remaining unchanged. This speed was only at the lowest level for him, but it didn't seem so easy for his opponent.

Of course, the series of clashes just now, and the immense internal force transmitted from the other party, also made him realize that this Wang Yueheng was definitely a powerful person whose internal force had reached its peak.

The defensive hardness of having internal energy covering the entire body is enough to give anyone a headache just thinking about it.

'Another turtle shell. The Invoker is also made of steel and iron, even more difficult to hurt.' He finally understood the trouble with the Invoker.

This defense is maxed out. To injure the opponent, one must first break through the internal energy barrier, and then break through the strength of the summoner's own body.

Even if he's incredibly fast and has special effects enabled, he probably won't be able to break through the opponent's defenses.

"Brother Wang, since you can't catch me and I can't defeat you, how about we settle this with a draw?"

Lin Hui spoke up.

"Hehe." Wang Yueheng laughed. "I am indeed not as fast as you. But to say that I can't catch up is really not true."

A hint of pure irony flashed across his face.

“Indeed, internal energy martial artists cannot catch up with your speed, which far exceeds the norm. This speed naturally puts them in an invincible position. But since internal energy martial artists are no match, then don’t blame me for actually using the methods of a summoner.”

"Could it be that Brother Wang hasn't used it at all?" Lin Hui's heart skipped a beat.

"What do you think?" Wang Yueheng slowly extended her right hand, palm facing up. "Speaking of which, if they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, most people in the outer city might never have the chance to see the biggest difference between those at the higher levels and all those below them in their entire lives."

As if to allow Lin Hui to see more clearly, Wang Yueheng moved very slowly.

His hands were slightly clenched.

hum.

A few centimeters above the palm of my hand, the light seemed to distort out of thin air.

A transparent, swirling vortex, roughly the size of a basketball, suddenly appeared above his hand.

“You should be proud of yourself.” Wang Yueheng’s face showed arrogance. “Being able to force me to use the unique illusory power of a superior means that you are invincible below the level of internal energy circulation.”

"...Illusory power!" Faced with the unknown, Lin Hui's vigilance instantly rose to its peak.

What kind of power is this, and how is it activated? What is its speed? What is its coverage area? What is its attack method? What is its strength?
He knew nothing about any of this. And this power—this is practically a superpower, isn't it?!

It even shares the same art style as martial arts films?!

At this moment, he was completely tense, ready to leave at any moment.

"Is it only those who have been inspired by superiors who possess such power?" he asked again.

"You're trying to stall for time?" Wang Yueheng laughed. "That's impressive, I can see you've exhausted a lot of your energy. But it doesn't matter. The outcome can be decided in a split second."

The voice just fell.

He suddenly flipped his hand and struck Lin Hui from more than ten meters away.

Even though the two were still more than ten meters apart, his current movements made it seem as if they were face to face, within arm's reach!

With this palm strike, at the same time, the invisible, illusory force underwent a sudden and drastic change.

Unable to see or touch, Lin Hui could only judge the speed, method, and shape of the activation of the illusory force through the subtle distortion of light.

But because the speed was too fast, even though he was fully focused, he still couldn't see the trajectory of the virtual force.

Instinctively, he retreated rapidly, and special effects were activated.

*Swoosh!* *Bang!*
In an instant, Lin Hui retreated more than ten meters and disappeared from his original spot. The ground where he had been standing suddenly appeared as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, creating a square crater more than a meter deep.

The soil disappeared, the stones disappeared, as if they had vanished into thin air.

A cube-shaped crater was gnawed out of the ground!

"Huh!?" Wang Yueheng exclaimed softly after missing her attack. "It actually has hidden speed?!" His expression turned grim.

This Lin Hui was even more troublesome than he had imagined; his speed far exceeded the range of any internal force martial artist he had ever seen.

Very abnormal!
What's wrong with this guy?!
His mind raced, but his hands moved swiftly; once the illusory power was activated, the consumption was enormous.

His current level is far inferior to that of You Ying, who is at the pinnacle of power. If he cannot defeat this person within ten minutes, he will definitely be exhausted first.

Immediately, he waved his hands repeatedly.

Bang bang bang! !

One after another, deep, cube-shaped pits appeared around Lin Hui.

This relentless barrage of attacks forced Lin Hui to frantically dodge and weave, not daring to linger for even a moment.

After all, waving his hand is much faster than moving at full speed.

In addition, Wang Yueheng's speed was not bad either. With continuous swings, even he felt a bit of strain.

'Is this the power of a superior summoner?!' Lin Hui could feel his body being severely depleted. This wasn't due to special effects, but rather the intense judgment and anticipation of danger that kept him in a state of high tension at all times, a state that consumed a great deal of energy.

Bang!
After dodging the cube's illusory force once again, he had the idea of ​​moving away from the truce.

The summoner's power has been felt enough. With his current strength, it is difficult to break through his defenses unless he uses the Gale Sword Technique. But this is just a test; there is no need to use his trump card directly.

Therefore, he intends to call a truce and admit defeat.

The opponent is from a prominent family in the inner city. Even if I could win by unleashing my full power, I couldn't possibly kill anyone, let alone injure them; it would only bring trouble. Therefore, after the sparring session and the demonstration of each other's strength, everyone would have a clear understanding of each other's level, and that would be enough.

"Brother Wang, your strength is truly formidable. I humbly submit." Lin Hui dodged with lightning speed, but before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Wang Yueheng's fair and delicate lips curl slightly, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.

retreat!

He retreated at lightning speed.

In this special effect feathered state, one can instantly travel more than forty meters, enough to instantly move away from the opponent's illusory power coverage area.

He had just tested it; the area that the opponent's illusory power could cover was only about twenty meters around.

Therefore, at this time...
Lin Hui suddenly retreated, his feet touching the ground as he leaned back, about to strike backward.

But at that very moment, the invisible force that had previously been an ordinary cube, resembling a seal, suddenly underwent a tremendous change.

Its cube shape melted in the blink of an eye, turning into an invisible vortex that was spinning at an extremely high speed.

The vortex released a huge, invisible pulling force, instantly enveloping a radius of fifty meters around it.

Strangely, within this fifty-meter radius, everything else was unaffected except for Lin Hui.

He was like an insect fixed in amber, completely motionless and frozen.

"This is the Azure Heron Divine Technique!" Wang Yueheng laughed loudly, pointing one hand at Lin Hui from afar.

"It wasn't easy. I never expected that dealing with you would force me to use the Floating Light Three Forms of my Azure Heron Skill. Originally, only those who are also high-level summoners are qualified to force me to use this move. I never expected that you, a mere internal energy martial artist who hasn't even reached the Zhou Tian stage, would actually..."

He held Lin Hui down with one hand and took out a pale gold pill from a leather pouch at his lower back with the other.

This pill contains a mind-controlling worm. Once released, it can burrow into the opponent's nostrils and easily control their life and death, leaving them with no way to resist.

Although devouring the opponent's brain might damage their potential, a mere internal energy martial artist, especially one with no future in switching from external to internal energy, will have their potential capped at the sixth level of perfection. Whether it's damaged or not is irrelevant.

However, if you can control that speed, it will be very useful for getting things done.

Looking at Lin Hui, who was unable to move, Wang Yueheng smiled contemptuously and was about to crush the pill.

puff!

Suddenly, a soft sound.

Lin Hui, who was frozen in the distance, actually trembled slightly.

An inexplicable force began to tear apart and disperse the illusory power.

This power came out of nowhere, not from Lin Hui's body, but seemingly emanating naturally from the air beside him.

(End of this chapter)