Chapter 39 Bitter Battle with Ding Li
Chapter 39 Bitter Battle with Ding Li
True Qi leaving the body?!
Since practicing the Reverse Yuan Electricity Technique, Chu Wuji's true energy could only be transmitted through attacks at most. He could not possibly transform his true energy into a tangible giant hand like the person in front of him.
This person's cultivation level is above mine!
Ultimately, it was his lack of practical experience that prevented him from breaking through, even if he had risked taking a punch or two to break through. In that moment of distraction, Ding Li's ten fists formed from true qi had completely blocked all of Chu Wuji's escape routes.
There's nowhere left to retreat, what should we do?
Chu Wuji devised a countermeasure in an instant—to take the hit head-on!
The martial arts of the Purple Lightning Reverse Yuan Sect are all about going forward without hesitation. Chu Wuji immediately pulled his arms out and launched a series of punches at the descending fist.
The defining characteristic of the Purple Lightning Reverse Yuan Fist is speed—extreme speed.
The burst of true energy surged repeatedly from his dantian into his arms, transforming into raging oil and fuel, propelling his already powerful fists into a sky full of fist shadows, colliding with Ding Li's giant hand of true energy.
"Boom boom boom boom boom!!!!"
A moment of silence followed, then it was as if a series of explosives had detonated on the spot. Terrifying shockwaves, mixed with a trace of true energy, spread out like a whirlwind, and the trees that had been growing wildly all fell down.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Chu Wuji took a few steps back, and the shattered armor on his arms was reassembled and covered with nanomaterials.
On the other side, Ding Li, unable to gain leverage in mid-air, was also sent flying backward by Chu Wuji's continuous attacks. He frantically tapped the ground to stop himself and looked up at Chu Wuji.
"You haven't transformed into a dragon yet?!"
In the exchange just now, Ding Li clearly sensed that Chu Wuji's true energy was completely locked inside his body.
This is a characteristic of those who have not yet practiced the Dragon Transformation Technique. Before the body is regulated by the Dragon Transformation Technique, the true qi cannot leave the body at all.
But the person before him, not to mention his terrifying physical attributes, Ding Li sensed, in the instant their fists clashed, a raging true qi lurking within that body, as violent as a vast ocean.
How could someone who hasn't practiced the Dragon Transformation Technique possess such profound skill?
The opponent's total true energy is almost catching up with that of someone who is about to undergo a second dragon transformation.
This doesn't make sense!
Chu Wuji didn't understand what Ding Li was saying, but he ignored it and simply vanished from his spot.
Ding Li's pupils suddenly dilated, and he threw a punch behind him. The terrifying force of the punch kicked up a large amount of dirt, but it didn't even touch the hem of Chu Wuji's clothes.
"He's gotten faster again, what's going on? Wasn't that his limit just now?"
Chu Wuji's speed when exchanging punches with him was already astonishing, but now his opponent's speed has increased by an unknown amount. Even Ding Li could only see a fleeting afterimage.
A sudden chill ran down his back, and Ding Li immediately used all his strength to turn his body to the side.
"Rip—"
Blood mixed with rags flew up, and a scratch mark burst open on Ding Li's back.
Suddenly, Chu Wuji reappeared behind Ding Li. Had Ding Li dodged even a fraction of a second later, he would have been ripped apart from behind by Chu Wuji.
He released his grip, and blood mixed with fragments of Ding Li's clothing was flung out. Chu Wuji's face, covered by armor, showed no expression; he simply beckoned to Ding Li with a light touch.
However, only Chu Wuji himself knew what had just happened beneath Skadi's armor.
In fact, Chu Wuji realized something the moment he exchanged blows with Ding Li.
Whether it's the Purple Lightning Reverse Yuan Fist or the Thunder Chasing Step, they are both martial arts essences derived from countless years of powerful computing.
However, their users are still humans, so some of their techniques naturally have to be applied within the human framework.
But Chu Wuji isn't human.
He can completely disregard some human limits and use martial arts at an off-clock speed. Even if he suffers backlash and injury due to the demon's terrifying self-healing speed, it doesn't matter.
Once his mind was clear, Chu Wuji was completely uninhibited. Whether it was using the Thunder Chasing Step or the grab just now, the backlash caused Chu Wuji's muscles to tear and his bones to shatter.
To be honest, Ding Li's appearance surprised him, because so far he was the first punching bag that Chu Wuji could attack at will without dying easily.
However, Ding Li thought differently.
After being scratched on the back by Chu Wuji, Ding Li felt a sense of retreat.
The person before him was too strange; everything he showed did not conform to the common sense he had gained from decades of martial arts training.
If we keep fighting, we'll only end up dying.
Although he was very unwilling, Ding Li still decided to run away.
Taking a deep breath and pushing off with his feet, Ding Li's entire burly body shot towards Chu Wuji like a cannonball, suddenly raising his knee to strike upwards.
Just as Chu Wuji was about to press down the knee strike with his palm, Ding Li's knee-pressing action suddenly changed. He stomped down hard with his raised foot, and his true energy burst out, exploding into a cloud of dust.
Under this enormous reaction force, Ding Li bypassed Chu Wuji at an even faster speed than when he arrived, rushing towards the distance and disappearing into the forest in the blink of an eye.
"Tsk, who said you could leave?"
Beneath the mask, Chu Wuji's pupils turned a deep crimson.
The next moment, Ding Li, who had already run for who knows how many miles, suddenly stopped in mid-air. Then, like a video rewinding, he instantly returned to the opposite side of Chu Wuji and made a knee strike.
Chu Wuji raised his hand and delivered an elbow strike directly into Ding Li's chest.
A tremendous force burst forth, creating a shockwave in Ding Li's back.
"Pfft—how...could this be?"
Crimson blood gushed from his mouth and nose, splattering onto Chu Wuji's mask.
Without hesitation, Chu Wuji's forearm, which had been thrust out with his elbow, spun upwards and struck Ding Li's cheek.
At extreme speed, it was as if both attacks had landed on Ding Li simultaneously, causing him to spin and twist like a top before crashing to the ground.
"Hoo—" Chu Wuji exhaled a breath of turbid air as his right arm, which had been twisted by the true energy during the attack, slowly recovered.
"As a warm-up opponent, I acknowledge you."
Ding Li's head had already turned a full circle after that punch, so he obviously couldn't hear Chu Wuji's words.
To prevent Ding Li from being a super yoga practitioner who wouldn't die from turning his head around, Chu Wuji let his left hand hang down, and a metal folding fan slid from his arm guard into his palm.
Open the fan and wave it gently.
Ding Li's body instantly turned into a lump of ice.
After finishing all this, Chu Wuji turned around and looked at Mai Xiaonuo, who was hiding behind a tree trunk in the distance, trembling with her head in her hands: "It's over, let's go."
"Okay, okay." Mai Xiaonuo poked her head out, looked at the ice block on the ground, and then breathed a sigh of relief before jogging over.
"That's amazing, sis! I... I'll make you an extra chicken leg when we get back!"
Chu Wuji was taken aback, only then remembering that he was still wearing Skadi's suit.
"Are all your university assignments this dangerous?"
Even doing a quest in the Abyss can lead to encountering such a madman. Chu Wuji was a little worried that Chu Tong might encounter danger in the future.
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