novelraw Chapter 1303 - 657: If You're Bad, Practice More
Chapter 1303 - 657: If You're Bad, Practice More
All I can say is, the gap is not just a little bit.
The essence of the Dissociation Technique lies in breaking down, while the nature of Jing Zhen lies in violence. The combination of the two is the superposition of skill and power.
The current clash of Jing Zhen is about breaking down to counter breaking down, and violence to counter violence.
Experience, skill, ability... quality and quantity, all are indispensable. It's like the crude connection between two supercomputers, using massive computing power to clash with each other.
At this moment, between the ten fingers of both hands, thunder roars!
Not taking any advantage over Ji Jue, the applied Spiritual Change uses the same Pan Ying, Chun Jun, and Zhanlu, but the subtlety of movement and stillness has surpassed Ji Jue by who knows how many times!
First, it's thirty percent strength—
A crack erupted on the back of Ye Xian's hand, and in an instant, her pupils slightly constricted, as if in admiration—suppressed at the level of operation?
Then, fifty percent!
Along the bridge of ten fingers, the surging Jing Zhen rushing violently towards Ye Xian came to an abrupt halt, unable to advance further, and even was overpowered in return!
In a split second, the countless meticulous operations of Isis, which had been invincible on Tao Chen, were rendered ineffective under Ye Xian's well-honed application of Jing Zhen!
It was as though one could detect any change in the opponent and make the most appropriate reaction in time. Meanwhile, harassment, infiltration, interference, distortion... all were futile!
No matter how many feints come, they can't deceive Ye Xian's perception, no matter how many changes come, they will ultimately settle at the moment of confrontation.
No matter how much interference and infiltration are attempted, they cannot affect Ye Xian's spiritual quality. Clearly, it's an impact like an explosion, but in her hands, it's as stable as a mountain, unmoving.
It's clearly a skill of ever-changing techniques, yet now in her hands, it's using the unchanged to respond to ten thousand changes!
She has already found the optimal solution, decisively cutting through the confusion. Under the same exertion scenario, she crisply and brutally resolves all changes with pure formulas.
Conversely, she effortlessly crushed Ji Jue's five fingers into powder.
The sound of shattering was continuous.
The five fingers, palm, wrist, elbow... the iron arm within that line of spiritual flow cracked like thin paper at the slightest touch.
"Not bad operation," Ye Xian commented, "but unfortunately, you're still lacking in experience."
She said, "You need more practice."
Before finishing her words, the other clenched palm already punched towards Ji Jue's startled face, the sound of breaking through the air like thunder, the same Jing Zhen variations.
Punching your dog's head in!
Ji Jue only managed to raise his elbow in front of him before he flew backward.
The elevated arm bent, imprinted with an impeccably clear fist mark.
"Why so secretive, Ji Jue?"
Ye Xian did not pursue, standing in place, allowing Ji Jue to repair his arms, wearing a mocking smile: "Is it that, as a craftsman, you're starting to hide things from your teacher?"
"Yes."
Ji Jue nodded without a trace of shame.
With a decisive serious look, it's not so much the jealously guarding nature of a craftsman as... like a child who just created some treasure.
Carefully tucking it away, hiding it in the heart, unwilling to show it to anyone.
Not willing to be critiqued, nor willing to hear disapproval.
Thus, Ye Xian laughed.
"Very well."
She nodded with satisfaction, then once again raised her fist: "Then as a teacher, I will help you gain more ability."
It's good when a student makes progress.
But this doesn't relate to the teacher having to hit you.
Since you've assumed the role of a craftsman, bring out the attitude of a craftsman to match it.
On the basis of equal exertion, bring out the nine no's, and seven parts of effort.
Show a little real skill...
Therefore, Ye Xian raised her hand and pointed in the air.
Ji Jue's vision went black, hair standing on end, in the perception of a wolf, the crisis suddenly exploded, whistling toward him, instinctively leaping away, amidst the eruption of Flame Light, rising from the ground.
Yet right there, nothing happened at all.
The invisible power hadn't exploded before dissipating, from beginning to end, never revealing its true form, leaving only a stream of spiritual quality in the perception that sent shivers down the spine.
One couldn't even clearly identify what the force making the hair stand on end was!
And...
"I haven't learned this move, Teacher!"
"That's right if you haven't learned it, I'm hiding things too,"
Ye Xian's teasing voice came: "Move faster, Ji Jue, faster, or else... I wouldn't want to clean the house either."
The sound of breaking through the air constantly echoed in his ears, Ji Jue felt a wave of chilling sensations one after another, never stopping, despite nothing being there, with hair bristling, impending doom, almost to the point of vomiting blood.
Then he did.
Just as the foreboding of storm clouds overhead once more appeared, Ji Jue no longer dodged, diving down!
Ye Xian flicked her fingers once again.
Thus, Ji Jue felt the blood mist he emitted silently being lost in control inch by inch in a very short amount of time, as if the effect of Non-Attack's hand-made was erased inch by inch!
This is...
—Mo Ye?!
Upon this sudden realization, the invisible sword was already rushing toward him.
Piercing through the body!
In the instant of crossing, an invisible crack silently appeared on Ji Jue's face, from face to neck, extending to the chest, flesh and blood silently cut open, cracks appearing on the bones.
A spray of crimson.
The hideous appearance had already descended from the sky, right before the eyes!
Ye Xian's smile grew more and more delighted.
Indeed, a good talent and beautiful jade, you perceive everything with just a point, comprehending it immediately. You truly managed to dodge it...
Did you really dodge it?
Perhaps.
Ji Jue chose to take it directly.
At the crucial moment, he reverted from the rebirth form back to his original form, strengthened his flesh and blood, and took the sword head-on, suffering a heavy wound. But if he had stayed in the rebirth form, that sword would have completely ruined him!
This was not some hidden move; it was purely a matrix application that Ji Jue had been taught but could not master, the effect of Mo Ye.
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye!
He hadn't forgotten Ye Xian's past introduction that Gan Jiang's effect was to attract materiality, allowing them to merge; whereas Mo Ye's effect was to repel materiality, making them incompatible.
In the past, she used such skill to render Ji Jue's Spiritual Erosion ineffective, forcibly isolating his spiritual erosion, and that was merely an insignificant side effect.
Now, this was the true art of confrontation!
The Invisible 'sword,' in its true essence, forcibly makes all materiality within its range repel each other, making it difficult to merge, even antagonizing, unable to coexist.
Truly a deadly technique specifically targeting Ji Jue's rebirth form!
The more complex the system, the more exaggerated the damage caused by this effect.
And within the entire space, the most complex system... is probably Ji Jue's rebirth form!
Even with Ji Jue's integration, he had no confidence in completely exempting himself from Ye Xian's attack.
It's merely a matter of more or less effect, but even the slightest effect, under Ye Xian's control, would cause irreparable damage—at best, a spiritual short circuit, at worst, a direct engine explosion!
Even taking it with the physical body, Ji Jue still felt his blood boiling, and his skeletal functions appeared stiff and stagnant. The repelling effect had already penetrated through Non-Attack, directly acting inside his body.
No more delay!
Forcing the integration of flesh and blood, Ji Jue's speed surged. The plunder of the Forest Wolves had added quite the numbers recently, and after the Mechanical Descent devoured so many creations, the Superior Essence's enhancement had transformed Ji Jue's physical fitness remarkably.
Not to mention, there's still Isis...
Ji Jue said: [No need to hesitate, quick battle and quick decisions.]
Then, with nerves taking full control, followed by his organs, arteries, veins, skeleton, and even muscles.
In an instant, Ji Jue was burning a scorching red, the rebirth form flickering away, the transition between flesh and machine constantly cycling, switching to a mechanical body, forcibly overloading to increase power, then switching back to flesh to close the distance for an intense close assault.
Database loaded, calculations begin.
The pouring rainwater reversed, Ji Jue's figure was entirely blurred and his speed increased, Jing Zhen attacked fiercely. In contrast, Ye Xian remained standing in place the entire time, leisurely responding to the increasingly terrifying speed and strength.
Truly using Mo Ye.
Boiling a frog in warm water.
Under the consummate application, the effect of materiality repelling was omnipresent within a radius of dozens of meters, yet there was no sign of any anomaly.
Only when necessary, occasionally, briefly revealing, effortlessly adding obstacles and variables to Non-Attack's hand-made tactics, thoroughly dismantling Ji Jue's meticulous aggressive attempts.
Even having time to instruct Ji Jue.
"Do you see?"
Ye Xian flicked her fingers, interrupting Non-Attack's erosion: "Hand-made is convenient, but alchemy is excessively complex, so complex that sometimes a little interference causes everything to fall short... For those who don't understand, there's certainly no problem, but encountering a craftsman who can keep up with the speed, the result is significantly discounted.
For example—"
Pa!
Ye Xian raised her palm, fingers spread, casually grasping Ji Jue's fully exerted punch. The impact of shattering mountains and rocks was layer by layer resolved under materiality's repulsion, and Non-Attack's enhancement vanished under the Dissociation Technique.
Then, with a twist of the wrist, easily redirected the force, twisted aside, brushing past...
But simultaneously, she suddenly felt a lightness in hand.
The gripped fist, severed at the wrist!
The transformation between flesh and machinery instantly switched, voluntarily dismantled by Ji Jue...
While Ji Jue's other hand, during a stagger, lifted and pressed towards Ye Xian's face, accelerating! Accelerating even more!
Close at hand, the speed surged once again!
Unfortunately, the skeletal muscle change had already been read by Ye Xian, and this moment, with just a step aside, slightly turning her body, she already dodged it.
Not only dodged.
Before Ji Jue had time to stabilize, he felt Ye Xian's shoulder press into his body, unexpected violent force erupted.
Iron Mountain Lean!
Ji Jue flew backward, but the hand that just missed, at this opportunity, suddenly withdrew, grabbing Ye Xian's hand, pulling, stabilizing.
Still the duel between Dissociation Technique·Jing Zhen.
Simultaneously, Ji Jue's other hand already lifted, an empty wrist, but unexpectedly for Ye Xian—from the beginning to now, the third Spiritual Hand, always hidden, appeared in the empty spot.
Not using this opportunity for a sneak attack, nor attempting to distract Ye Xian's concentration with it.
Openly and honestly displayed in front of Ye Xian.
"Sorry, teacher."
Ji Jue grinned, even having deeply experienced the gap between this master and apprentice, still not giving up and even wanting to use a bit of a cheap trick.
In the instant of change, the soul mirrored appeared.
The sticky black Chaos Flame from the Spiritual Hand emerged, with a qualitative change entirely different from Ji Jue's, smashing towards Ye Xian's face!
Corrosion, assimilation, dissolution.
Making all materiality completely lose control, returning to chaos, the Flame Hand pierced through!
Then, Ji Jue's vision turned black.
The last thing he heard was Ye Xian's soft sigh.
So joyful.