My crazy Cultivation Path

CHAPTER 144- hard fight

All expressions vanished from Tony’s face.

Only his murderous gaze and his tense features remained.

The next second, he lunged toward Liara, who was waiting for him.

Standing before her, Tony threw a sweeping roundhouse kick,

catching Liara off guard, as she had expected a sword fight.

But reacting instantly, her saber was already near Tony’s leg,

when her head was snapped backward by a vertical kick from Tony,

who had jumped to save his leg while delivering an attack on Liara.

He followed up by bringing his leg down on her.

Liara raised her saber to parry,

but midair, Tony shifted his position and slammed his elbow into Liara’s face.

In response, Liara moved as if to clap her hands,

only for Tony’s leg to stop her arm.

Liara then struck diagonally.

Using Liara’s leg as support, Tony spun on himself

and delivered a spinning back kick to her.

— Do you really think I need to clap my hands?

I only do it because it exhausts me less, Liara declared,

mimicking a punch toward Tony.

Boom.

As before, a massive aether blast repelled Tony.

Suddenly, she began to praise him:

— You’ve reached rank seven.

Your speed is clearly greater, as is your power…

but it’s still not enough.

Flames began to coil around Tony’s arms and legs.

He also made flames circulate directly through his muscles.

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— Hooo… go on, do whatever comes to your mind, Liara said.

Suddenly, Tony was right in front of her.

His speed had doubled once again.

He threw a simple punch,

yet Liara felt she had to block it.

Boom.

At the impact, the heat released by Tony’s fist exploded,

making Liara’s blade vibrate violently.

Tony grabbed the blade and closed in on her,

forming a claw with his hand.

He struck straight at her throat.

Once again, the heat burst out—

not enough to break Liara’s skin,

but enough to blacken it.

Suddenly, Tony blocked a front kick from Liara aimed at his abdomen.

Pushed back, he showed no reaction.

— Is that all you have to show me? Liara asked.

But Tony only stared at her.

— Fine. Then I’ll put an end to this pitiful recital, Liara exclaimed,

lunging toward Tony.

At close range, she used:

The Ten Invisible Blades.

Suddenly, from Tony’s hand, a bolt of lightning appeared as if summoned

and tore through Liara’s left flank.

— You know what I like about the Human Realm…

Even if you’re rank nine, you still have a human body.

Certainly reinforced—but still ordinary, Tony said in an analytical tone.

Liara continued her offensive despite her wounds.

Tony was struck by five blades,

leaving cuts across his arms.

Yet a smile appeared on his face.

— It’s annoying, but when the fight gets tough,

I can’t help but smile, Tony said.

He thrust his palm toward Liara,

which she stopped with her blade.

But from Tony’s palm burst a hand-shaped flame

that exploded upon contact with Liara’s body.

Incredible… he’s truly evolving in the middle of the fight.

If I were in Liara’s place, I would’ve killed him with Invisible Thread,

Hikiri thought.

The upper part of Liara’s robe was burned away,

and her abdomen was scorched, exposing pieces of flesh.

As the smoke from the explosion dispersed,

Liara saw Tony kick toward her.

Retreating, she was surprised to feel another sharp pain in her left flank.

Tony’s leg kept driving in relentlessly.

He launched Liara into the air,

before she received Tony’s right knee square in the face—

which, like all his other blows, exploded with heat upon impact.

She had noticed it: his speed kept increasing,

to the point where he could chain together countless combos.

Suddenly, Liara looked at Tony,

feeling as though something even more insane stood before her.

— You… how can you still be alive? she asked.

Raising his hand in confusion, Tony replied:

— What are you getting at?

— Don’t try to lie.

At the start of the fight, you were rank seven.

I only wanted to observe what you had to show.

But now I’m certain—you’ve reached rank eight.

What I don’t understand is how you survived

without stabilizing your body, Liara declared.

Because I circulate fire and lightning through my muscles.

It allowed me to adapt without you noticing…

and without exploding, Tony thought inwardly.

He had no intention of answering her.

— Well then, I see you’re developing extremely fast.

So try to deal with this.

Invisible Thread.

Tony saw her bring her sword down.

Yet he felt nothing.

In a single second, thousands of scenarios burst forth from his thoughts.

But one had the highest chance of becoming reality.

He activated his aether sight.

Nothing.

Then, at the very last moment—only two centimeters from his skin—

he caught sight of an incredibly thin thread.

He snapped his fingers.

An explosion erupted.

Leaping backward, he managed to destroy half the thread,

but it still carved a scar across his upper body.

— The Ten Invisible Blades.

To his right, Liara attacked.

Having understood that she was attacking with aether itself,

Tony kept his eyes locked on the flow.

He was astonished.

He hadn’t known aether could be used this way.

His concentration was so intense

that he was cultivating and fighting at the same time.

He avoided six blades,

deflected three with his bare hands.

Only one blade pierced him—

and even then, it was only his arm.

Suddenly, from his mad thoughts, a new technique was born.

A black sword appeared in Tony’s hand.

What followed was a movement of remarkable mastery.

Tony whispered:

Osi Style: Crescent Moon.

Following the motion of his blade,

a slash of fire and lightning appeared so fast

that the surrounding temperature surged violently,

only to drop again an instant later.

The next moment, the blade was already behind Liara,

who had just lost her left arm

and part of her left abdomen.

— To think I’ll have to use my affinity card…

Liara sneered louder and louder,

continuing the battle without pause.