Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter 133 The Dog-Beating Stick (7)

Chapter 133 The Dog-Beating Stick (Seventeen)

When his first attack failed, Lin Xiu changed his sword finger again. The long sword in the air rotated slightly and slashed down again.

Then, the long sword transformed into a streak of silver light, sealing off all of Bai Ke's life-saving points. This sword strike was truly cunning, demonstrating the exquisite skill of the swordsman.

Bai Ke knew that Lin Xiu was not as incompetent as he had thought, so he straightened his mind and focused on dealing with him.

Instead of meeting Lin Xiu's aggressive sword strike head-on as Lin Xiu expected, Bai Ke was pulled back as if by something, and then sprang up.

He then produced the Nine-Star Jade Bamboo sword again, casually flicking it towards the void behind him. With a clang, Lin Xiu's sword fell from the void.

"Heh, trying to trick me? Do you really think I'm made of clay?" Bai Ke sneered inwardly. He was far superior to others and could naturally see that the sword thrusting at him was not a physical object, but an illusion.

Because he had learned very few techniques for long-range combat, Bai Ke's battle was not easy; on the contrary, he was clumsy and somewhat disheveled.

He held the Nine-Star Jade Bamboo in his right hand and his left hand was suspended in the air. He occasionally used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms in conjunction with it, and he did not fall behind.

However, after this back and forth, Lin Xiu's newly broken-through spiritual power gradually became insufficient. Seeing that Bai Ke was still unhurried, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

This Bai Ke, whose movements were of unknown origin, was extremely skilled at close-range dodging and maneuvering, and ordinary swordsmanship posed no threat to him.

Only powerful, sweeping attacks can break through the opponent's defenses. However, at such moments, plum blossoms bloom in his hands, allowing him to dodge the attack at the last second.

After a brief entanglement, Lin Xiu sheathed his longsword. He realized that even he couldn't withstand such a sweeping attack for long, so he decided to change his attack method.

Bai Ke was now getting into the swing of things. In the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, after learning those martial arts techniques, he had no opportunity to properly integrate them.

Now, however, is an excellent opportunity to test his skills. Just look at how he combined the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Dog-Beating Stick Technique, and the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, and he was already in an invincible position.

The Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, like the Dugu Nine Swords, has no fixed moves. It was through this comparison that Bai Ke gradually figured out how to use it.

Spiritual energy circulated through the meridians in his left hand. Bai Ke formed a hand seal with one hand, and a small plum blossom appeared on his left hand.

The petals rotated counterclockwise around the center, generating an extremely strong suction force. What's even more amazing is that he could control the direction of that suction force.

This is no different from the power of a heart to move at will. With a slight twist of his left hand, Lin Xiu's thrusting sword would suddenly fall in the direction Bai Ke pointed, as if attracted by something.

Bai Ke remembered that when Xu Zhu explained the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand to him, he only said that it could disarm a sword with bare hands. He never expected that it could produce such a change after being controlled by spiritual power.

Bai Ke had previously thought it was just ordinary spiritual energy manipulation, but now he was completely impressed. Seeing Lin Xiu sheath his sword and stand there, he still seemed somewhat unsatisfied.

He licked his lips. Bai Ke looked at Lin Xiu, who was secretly adjusting his breathing, and smiled. "What's wrong, Junior Brother? You can't last long, can you...?"

Upon hearing this, a burst of laughter erupted in the arena. Lin Xiu, no longer a novice, blushed and roared angrily as he leaped into the air, sword in hand.

In mid-air, Lin Xiu mustered a burst of spiritual energy. Unwilling to expend the essence of his golden core, he slowly slashed down with his sword, instantly creating a black crease in the void.

Having just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, Lin Xiu was able to use his swordsmanship to cleave through the void. Although he only managed to make a small cut, it was still an extraordinary feat.

Bai Ke chuckled lightly. Instead of retreating, he took a step forward, holding the Nine-Star Jade Bamboo horizontally in front of him, with several golden dragons poised to strike in his left hand.

"Junior Brother Lin, has no one told you that the reason I'm here is because I triggered a void storm?"

Bai Ke's voice echoed in Lin Xiu's ears, and before he could react, Bai Ke had already taken a step around the spatial rift and appeared beside him.

If it were an ordinary person, they might actually be entangled and swallowed by the suction force in that spatial rift, but Bai Ke would not be stopped by this half-finished spatial rift and stepped across it as if it were nothing.

Lin Xiu was shocked. He didn't care about revealing anything. He shrank his body and disappeared from Bai Ke's sight. When he reappeared, he was already dozens of meters away.

"The Heart-Shattering Sword Technique?" Bai Ke frowned and whispered. He had just witnessed Lin Xiu sink into his shadow and then disappear.

This dodging technique is quite similar to the Ecstasy Sword Technique in Bai Ke's memory, but that sword technique involves hiding in the shadows to assassinate someone, while it does not have this method of shadow-escaping.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Bai does have some knowledge. He has even heard of the sword techniques in my 'Shadow Manual.' However, whether he can withstand it depends on Senior Brother."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Xiu disappeared from Bai Ke's sight again. The sound came from all directions, making it impossible to tell where he was.

“The Shadow Codex?” Ning Fengyi squinted and pondered for a while, but still couldn’t remember where she had seen this secret technique before.

Logically speaking, such a powerful assassination technique should be quite famous, but given the current situation, it seems as if it has never been revealed to the public.

Seeing Xing Jian's confident demeanor, Ning Fengyi's heart stirred, and she said with a smile, "Elder Xing, what a generous gesture! You've already bestowed supernatural powers upon your junior disciple Lin Xiu so early?"

Xing Jian was overjoyed at this moment and didn't notice Ning Fengyi's words at all. Under normal circumstances, he would have seen through her at a glance, but at this moment he waved his hand casually and said:

"Not early, not early at all. It's just a supernatural ability. My son is very intelligent, so being a little early doesn't matter. Look at how powerful it is right now! Haha!"

Ning Fengyi chuckled to himself, thinking to himself that it was indeed that old fox. After exploring the ancient cultivation ruins back then, he suspected that Xing Jian had not reported many things to the sect.

However, since he was not in charge of the Tian Ce Palace at the time, and Xing Jian's foundation was damaged by that incident, remaining at the Great Perfection of the Yuan Shen Realm, the matter was left unresolved.

Since this "Shadow Codex" was bestowed by Xing Jian and has never been shown to anyone, it is clear that he obtained it from ancient ruins. It is unknown how much more he is hiding from the sect.

While Ning Fengyi was outmaneuvering Xing Jian, Bai Ke's situation was rather precarious.

Since hiding in the shadows, Lin Xiu has been harassing Bai Ke with his voice. Although he has not yet made a move, he has already caused Bai Ke a great deal of suffering.

He slightly retracted his right hand and hooked his left hand inward, which was the fifth move of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, which is responsible for defense and counterattack: Hidden Dragon.