Chapter 576 - You Can Open Your Eyes (1/2)
”Haaa!”
Bang!
The ground shook as Li Jinxi struck the ground with her greatsword, creating a large crack in the earth, but she immediately pulled it back out to defend against Yuan's attack.
Dong!
Li Jinxi was sent flying for a few meters before stabilizing herself.
Once she stabilized herself, she immediately rushed at Yuan again.
”How long are they going to keep this up? It's already been three hours since they started fighting.” Wang Ming suddenly muttered.
”I think the better question is how much stamina do they have to continuously go at each other in such an aggressive fashion for so long without any breaks. I would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.” Wang Bingbing said.
”Ridiculous strength requires a ridiculous amount of stamina to back up that strength, so it's not unnatural for them to have so much stamina.” Senior Li said.
”It's no wonder why she wasn't satisfied after the competition when their match only lasted for a couple of minutes.” Wang Ming said.
After fighting for another two hours, Yuan dropped his sword and said, ”S-Stop! I-I give up! I am too exhausted to continue!”
He then collapsed onto the ground in a similar manner and began gasping for air.
Li Jinxi stopped moving and stood there with her entire body covered in sweat, looking like someone had poured a few buckets of water on her body recently.
She then stabbed her sword into the ground before falling onto her buttocks.
”Wow… Yuan actually lost to Li Jinxi?” Wang Ming mumbled in a dazed voice.
Besides Meixiu and Chu Liuxiang, nobody there was aware that Yuan had only started moving his body recently after spending many years on the bed as a cripple who couldn't move even a finger. It was already a miracle that he lasted this long.
Meanwhile, Li Jinxi has been training her body ever since she was young, and coupled with her unique physique, it was only natural for her to beat Yuan when it came to endurance.
However, neither of them cared about the result of their rematch, as they were already more than satisfied from the fight itself.
As for Li Jinxi, she only wanted the rematch because she wanted to fight with Yuan, not because she wanted to win.
”Are you both okay?” Senior Li approached them a few moments later.
”Yes… Just… give me… a few… minutes…” Yuan struggled to speak due to exhaustion.
”Take all the time you need, Daoist Yuan.” Senior Li chuckled.
In the end, it took Yuan almost half an hour to recover enough energy to stand up again. As for Li Jinxi, it only took her half the time.
”I have never been this exhausted before. You're really a good opponent.” Yuan said to Li Jinxi afterward.
”Likewise, you're the only one who can push me this far.” Li Jinxi said.
”If you don't mind me asking, do you temper your body for training?” Yuan suddenly asked her.
”Yes, I do.”
”Does that involve bathing in treasures with spiritual energy?”
”It does, but we mostly use herbs and medicine since actual treasures are too rare.”
”So treasures really exist in this world…” Yuan mumbled in a low voice.
”Haha… Of course, they exist, Daoist Yuan. If you'd like, I can show you a few later.” Senior Li said to him.