owlsbooks Chapter 763 You're too naive, Mei!
Chapter 763 You're too naive, Mei!
Li Ming stood casually, while Mei also stood up from the ground, holding the hilt of a sword in both hands, the wooden sword pointing directly at Li Ming, her gentle gaze suddenly turning fierce.
Mei didn't rush in when facing Li Ming, after all, Li Ming was not like those so-called seniors in Senba Academy who hadn't even mastered the basics.
He's just gotten older, but his swordsmanship hasn't improved at all; he's only fighting because of his physical advantages.
To even dream of seizing the Jade Dragon Flag is utterly foolish!
A look of disdain unconsciously appeared in Mei's eyes. Her head was held high, covered by a mask, but her gaze pierced through it.
"Huh?" Li Ming was completely confused. What was he doing standing here?
Why is Mei looking at me like I'm an ant? I'm really not a braided idiot!
However, Li Ming also understood why those seniors who had fought against Mei had such awe of her.
Perhaps they were never even a good fit for Mei, and even the president of the kendo club was only chosen because Mei needed someone to manage the club.
"How arrogant you are, Mei!"
Seeing that Mei was not attacking for a long time, Li Ming stopped waiting. Mei's Hokushin Ittō-ryū was an ancient swordsmanship style, so it was not as flashy in battle.
However, when Li Ming thrust out the wooden sword, Mei, despite not being taller than others, even though she had grown much taller, was still able to withstand the attack.
He flicked the wooden sword in his hand and pointed it at Li Ming's hand that was gripping the hilt of the knife.
It looked light and airy, but the force behind it was considerable, and it also intercepted Li Ming's path of attack.
If Li Ming were to continue his attack, his hand would be directly stabbed, and his wooden sword would be parried by Mei's wooden sword.
The basic move of the Hokushin Itto-ryu style is called "Slash".
The core objective is to disrupt the opponent's attack path with the smallest possible movements in order to intercept the opponent's attack and launch a counterattack.
"How naive, Mei!"
Although Mei has already reached the level of Hokushin Ittō-ryū, it can be said that apart from the disadvantage of insufficient physical development, even the currently untrained Raiden Ryōma is no match for Mei.
But Li Ming was no ordinary man. Although he had never practiced swordsmanship, the Taixu Sword was still a sword!
Even though his sword heart cultivation was terrible, he dealt with those little guys every day and had a thorough understanding of many sword techniques.
Therefore, Li Ming made a bold decision and released the wooden sword in his hand. Mei's movements were more subtle, so the force was focused on stabilizing her own sword rather than taking the initiative to attack.
Li Ming's wooden sword grazed Mei's wooden sword as it flew upwards. After the wooden hilt caught on the sword hilt, it circled once before the blade of the wooden sword struck Mei.
If it were a real samurai sword, it would be the hard blade that would be slashing at Mei right now.
"Humph!"
Mei let out a cold snort. Without someone holding the wooden sword, it was now a hidden weapon. With a slight exertion of her arm, she knocked Li Ming's wooden sword away.
Even so, Mei's vision was momentarily obstructed, and Li Ming disappeared from her sight the next moment.
Squat down, roll to the side, and strike with a horizontal slash.
Similarly, Li Ming was familiar with Mei's attack methods, and Mei was equally familiar with Li Ming's attack patterns.
After all, when Li Ming first transmigrated, he had just inherited the original body and the Inch Heart Fist technique he learned from Paradise.
Therefore, using the Vermilion Bird's Cloud Step to entangle and fight is the most basic instinct.
The wooden sword, slashing horizontally, had a very high initial speed, bursting into sound in the air. If this blow had hit someone without protective gear, it would have left them covered in bruises.
However, after learning the techniques of neutralizing internal energy and internal techniques, Li Ming was no longer like before, where he would exhaust his strength after using the Vermilion Bird Stepping on Clouds technique and could only barely parry.
"What should we look at next, Mei?"
When Li Ming circled behind Mei, he twisted his waist. Since it was a swordsmanship contest, Li Ming naturally did not use his fists to eliminate Mei.
With a push of his palm against the ground, wind swirled around Li Ming's body as he leaped into the air and caught the wooden sword that had been knocked away.
He casually flicked his sword and thrust it towards Mei, who hadn't even had a chance to react.
At this point, Mei should have been attacking with her katana, and simply parrying with her side katana.
However, the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style has a different way of parrying.
Using the momentum of the swinging blade, Mei pushed off with her feet, twisted around, and quickly positioned the blade in front of her. She didn't care about her disheveled appearance; in fact, the whole sequence of movements was quite graceful.
However, Mei's eyes were less disdainful and more serious. If the light were dim, one could see a faint glint in Mei's eyes.
"Brother Li Ming, talking too much during a battle can easily distract you."
Mei's voice was somewhat cold, but Li Ming didn't care. After his wooden sword was parried, he withdrew and retreated.
Lowering his body, Li Ming lightly touched the ground and approached Mei. Mei remained as immovable as Fudo Myoo, only occasionally adjusting the position of her fingers holding the wooden sword.
"Tactically underestimate your opponent, but strategically respect them, Mei."
Although he hadn't mastered the sword's essence, Li Ming still managed to unleash a move called "Sword Transformation: Swallow" with his wooden sword!
This is the basic and most common move of the Taixu Sword Technique. The longsword sweeps out with undiminished momentum. While the sword tassel strikes the opponent, the sword path changes, thrusting out in a three-point triangular shape, just like a swift swooping down.
However, its attack power is relatively weak, and its footwork is easily caught, so in the past, the little ones used this move in conjunction with their movement techniques.
Furthermore, after using this move, you must quickly create distance to avoid being quickly counterattacked.
Even without the sword tassel's support, Mei still managed to barely parry this attack.
The wooden swords clashed constantly, and occasionally there would be a dull thud as the swords struck the protective gear.
The two sparred repeatedly in the training field, while Raiden Ryoma, acting as the referee, played the role of the AI.
There was nothing he could do; he had no idea that Mei had become such a formidable fighter. After all, she hadn't had many competitions when she was younger, and Mei didn't want to be in the public eye.
Raiden Ryoma only now realizes that Mei is no longer afraid of anyone.
If there is no threat of collapse, then there is even less to worry about.
This made Raiden Ryoma begin to doubt whether his old father was truly useless.
Li Ming, relying on his physical advantages, launched a fierce and relentless offensive as the main attacker.
Mei, however, is like a reef in the sea, standing firm and unmoved, undeterred by wind and rain, without ever retreating.
Apart from the area about one meter around Thunder Dragon Horse, the rest of the area became the battle zone between the two.
Thunder Dragon Horse even occasionally heard the sound of the wooden sword cutting through the wind, which made Thunder Dragon Horse even more determined to set aside an hour, no, two hours for training in the future!