novelraw Chapter 1357 - 1357
Chapter 1357 - 1357
During this process, Su Fan became increasingly familiar with Xu Wenkang's spear techniques.
As time passed, not only did Xu Wenkang notice, but even the spectators outside the arena could see that Su Fan's swordsmanship grew more composed and relaxed.
This was because he had gained sufficient understanding of Xu Wenkang.
This realization startled Xu Wenkang. Not long ago, when he adopted a defensive stance, he couldn't achieve what Su Fan had managed.
Clearly, there was a gap not only in skill but also in battlefield strategies between him and Su Fan!
He was already in his late seventies or eighties, while Su Fan was only in his early twenties.
Su Fan was destined to achieve accomplishments far exceeding everyone's imagination in the future!
"Swish!"
After a long bout, Su Fan gradually shifted from a defensive stance.
From initially using defense as offense, he transitioned to an all-out attack.
Although Xu Wenkang's spear techniques were formidable, his Taiji Thirteen Swords were clearly superior!
"Clang!"
Once Su Fan went all out, with just the first sword, he forced Xu Wenkang to take a step back.
"Swish! Swish!"
After the first sword, Su Fan unleashed five consecutive strikes like a torrential storm.
"Ding ding dang dang!"
Xu Wenkang dared not slack off, and he exhibited his entire life's mastery of the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear to its fullest.
Su Fan's Taiji Thirteen Swords were forcibly countered by Xu Wenkang's brute strength.
But this was not sustainable. By the time Su Fan executed the ninth sword, Xu Wenkang was already showing signs of struggle.
"Swish!"
When Su Fan's tenth sword fell, Xu Wenkang was first pressured to retreat.
Having learned from previous experience, this time Xu Wenkang was determined not to yield an inch!
But this time, he was forced to retreat; he could only move back.
Su Fan's previous strike had already pushed Xu Wenkang back.
Before the eleventh sword, Xu Wenkang had nowhere to retreat.
Not because there wasn't enough space, but because Su Fan's sword was simply too fast.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Su Fan's sword tip had already arrived!
In a single blink, there are sixty moments, and in each moment, there are eight hundred cycles of life and death.
By honing martial arts to the extreme, one can seize eight hundred sure-kill opportunities at an instant.
The sword Su Fan was striking with was exactly that.
"Buzz—"
Previously, Su Fan had successfully forced Xu Wenkang the Grandmaster back, and this time, he forced Xu Wenkang the Grandmaster to unleash a defensive aura.
"Clang!"
The Cold Spring Sword struck the protective aura, producing a metallic clash.
Although Xu Wenkang the Grandmaster blocked Su Fan's eleventh sword with his protective aura, he was nonetheless pushed back by Su Fan.
"Swish!"
Not allowing Xu Wenkang the Grandmaster to steady himself, Su Fan delivered the twelfth sword.
Taking advantage when he's vulnerable, Su Fan fully understood this principle.
"Crack-crack!"
An extremely shocking scene occurred; with a single strike, Su Fan shattered Xu Wenkang's protective aura.
Xu Wenkang dared not remain on stage any longer; there was no way he could block Su Fan's next sword!
"I concede!" Helplessly, Xu Wenkang could only grudgingly utter these three words once again.
He looked at Su Fan with an incredibly complicated expression.
Strictly speaking, the difference in strength between him and Su Fan was very small.
Unfortunately, Su Fan's battlefield performance was a realm higher than his.
Su Fan's dismantling of his moves, and the subsequent counterattacks, everything was done naturally, with ease and grace.
This wasn't a skill one could acquire through practice, but rather an instinct, a talent.
It was this talent of Su Fan's that continuously widened the originally insignificant gap between them.
This was why, in both of these bouts, after a period, the tide turned abruptly and he rapidly faced defeat.
The bout between Su Fan and Xu Wenkang, although not as sensational as the life-and-death battle with Hashimoto Otsuka,
was nevertheless exceptionally exciting.