Chapter 51 - Limit Codex (Part 2/2) (1/2)

“You’re most familiar with the Dragon Guard, right?” The man smiled as he adopted the same rising stance of the Shaolin Arhat Fist. “Then, I’ll strike you with the fist forms you’re most familiar with. Let’s see if you can dodge.”

Bam!

The man’s legs moved like lightning, and his shadow was already before Qin Fen. His shocking speed was suffocating!

Four-star! The man’s completely ignored the fact that Qin Fen was at the three-star level. The Tiger Lunge seized the position of Qin Fen’s heart in his chest.

The strike was a hair’s breadth away. Qin Fen didn’t have the time to block. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Art was raised to the peak as he retreated half a step, turned his wrist, and pushed off from the man’s head. Qin Fen’s waist twisted sharply, bringing his body to flicker to the side.

He used his palm and legs together with the Dragon Guard, a series of moves Qin Fen had researched from aerial combat. This was the first time he truly put it to full use.

Surprised flashed in the mans eyes. Qin Fen had moved outside his calculations. The aura of the man’s Tiger Lunge suddenly exploded, and the unwavering power of his fist vibrated apart Qin Fen’s series of moves, the man’s fist advancing at maximal speed, but then Qin Fen borrowed the power of this vibration to increase the speed of his own dodge.

Both sides were seizing the upper hand in speed, but Qin Fen’s three-star level speed was clearly a bit slower than the man’s four-star level speed. Were it not for the understanding he gained from researching aerial combat, Qin Fen would have long since been defeated.

The move struck nothing but air, and the man’s eyes revealed a bit of admiration. Qin Fen felt quick socked as well. His martial senses were growing stronger and stronger these days. In a situation where a three-star would steadily lose to a four-star, Qin Fen was merely at a disadvantage after the first exchange of moves instead of being defeated.

Another Tiger Lunge was unleashed, exactly the same as the last one save for the increase in speed and fierceness of strength.

Qin Fen’s eyes immediately glowed. He treaded forward half a step, planting himself with the Horse Stance. He generated strength from his heel, and that strength conducted to his waist. The strength of his waist and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art soared to his shoulders as he suddenly swung out with his entire arm. It was the Flowing Whipstrike!

The fierce tiger versus the steel whip. In the instant their arms clashed, the most ear-splitting sound that Qin Fen ever heard in battle rang out. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Art gathered in his arm instantly crumbled apart, and Qin Fen retreated a dozen steps back before he could stand firm again. He had a hint of displeasure on his face at best.

The strike from an apex four-star level had merely shattered the three-star defensive aura surrounding Qin Fen’s arm. The strike had been unable to channel true energy into the victim’s body. But this was already quite inconceivable from the persepctive of a warrior of three-star strength.

Praise blossomed in the eyes of the man. Even if the fist had been avoided, he completely lost in terms of momentum and decisive opportunity. Though Qin Fen always dodged each time he used his Dragon Guard, he still created gaps to attack the opponent.

To be unable to create a gap meant that one would remain at a disadvantage with the Dragon Guard, making it pointless, but perhaps using the gap to meet force with force could create unexpected results.

“I’m very surprised.” The man continued to attack, “You’ve focused all your power onto your arm, forming a state of four-star strength. There’s quite the likelyhood of success if you launch a surprise attack using this against a four-star opponent.”

Qin Fen pulled his lips intoo a bitter smile. He had to thank Squad Leader Hao for all of this. Qin Fen had been depressed all night from the spar he had with Squad Leader Hao on the deck of the ship that night.

These days, aside from going all out in increasing his strength, Qin Fen was doing research. He researched how to compress his power to a single point and explosively unleash it.