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Chapter 97: Tang San vs Wu Bingji—Second Challenge
Treading lightly on his toes, Tang San shot forward like an arrow, heading straight for Wu Bingji. Each of his palms held a streak of green light—a wind blade. However, this time, he didn't intend to launch the wind blades from his hands.
Wu Bingji was momentarily taken aback. With a tap of his left foot, the dense ice fog around him instantly condensed into ice spikes, thrusting outward to block Tang San's attack path. And his blockade was not just frontal; it encompassed all directions, with Wu Bingji at the center.
He vividly remembered Tang San's ghostly steps from their last fight, a technique that had troubled both him and Cheng Zicheng.
With such a defense, Tang San should have immediately resorted to a long-range wind blade attack. Breaking through his ice spikes with the wind blade wouldn't be challenging, but it would buy him enough time. It would also allow him to test the ability changes he'd discussed with Tang San earlier.
Although it had been only two days, Wu Bingji felt he had made significant progress in controlling the ice element, having found the right path.
However, to his surprise, Tang San didn't launch the wind blades in his hands. In the next instant, as the ice spikes appeared, he was already in front of them.
The wind blades in his hands struck out like lightning, and with a series of crisp clanging sounds, the ice spikes were sliced through one by one. The wind blades in his hands were now moving directly at Wu Bingji.
In today's battle, Tang San had a plan in mind, possibly influenced by his encounter with Mei Gongzi yesterday. He was determined to become stronger and earn more money. He needed more recognition from the academy and he needed every chance he could get to improve.
While Wu Bingji was startled, Tang San was already closing in. But with his extensive combat experience, he instantly transformed into his ice elemental physique, enhancing his defense and significantly increasing his perception of the ice element.
The temperature around his body plummeted. Simultaneously, the ice sphere in Wu Bingji's right hand flew out, aiming straight for Tang San's face.
But in that instant, he lost sight of Tang San.
Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!
Tang San's wind blade slashed out again, cutting through the ice spikes around Wu Bingji. At the same time, the hue of the wind blades in his hands kept deepening. He was actually compressing more and more energy into his wind blade while fighting!
Bang!
Before all the ice spikes were cut, the remaining ones around Wu Bingji exploded simultaneously, creating a wave of air that blasted outward.
But Tang San, as if anticipating this, leaped into the air the moment the ice spikes exploded.
The ice sphere that Wu Bingji had previously thrown out was also still in the air. It instantly darkened in color and exploded, the shockwave sweeping across the surroundings with a bone-chilling coldness.
Tang San felt his entire body stiffen as if he was on the verge of being frozen.
The intensity of ice elemental energy in the air right now was much higher than during their fight the other day.
A smile formed at the corner of Wu Bingji's mouth. He was clearly aware of the power he had unleashed. In his ice elemental form, all the surrounding glacial energy was within his perception.
Close combat? Hehe, Tang San, this time you've made the wrong choice! My ice elemental form is best at close-quarters combat. The closer you are to me, the lower the temperature will be, the greater the effect on you, and the better my control.
However, his smile lasted only for a moment. The next moment, he sensed something was wrong.
There was not only a bone-chilling coldness but also an incredibly sharp aura in the air. And though Tang San's body was somewhat stiff, he still swung the wind blades in his hands.
Two cyan-green lights descended from the sky, merging into one and instantly forming a gigantic wind blade that forcibly sliced through the coldness. It did not make the slightest sound, but it left a black trail in the air as it headed straight for Wu Bingji's head.
It wasn't just Wu Bingji who had improved.
Now that he had acquired a fifth bloodline imprint and fully absorbed the power of Feng Xiong's bloodline, Tang San's progress couldn't be less than Wu Bingji's, could it?
Having reached the pinnacle of the fifth tier with the Wind Wolf bloodline imprint, Tang San had further advanced in controlling the wind element, not to mention the physical strength enhancement brought by the Golden Roc Transformation, which significantly increased his resistance to ice elemental energy compared to two days ago.
Du Bai mentioned that his classmates had named the highly compressed wind blade Tang San used "Wind God's Cleaver.” These three words inspired today's strike.
The coldness brushed past him, but the burst of wind at that moment forcefully blew away the concentrated coldness.
The gigantic wind blade almost instantly reached the top of Wu Bingji's head.
Wu Bingji reacted immediately upon sensing the danger, with the icy path under his feet almost instantly shooting out. His improved understanding of the ice element allowed him to deploy it faster than before.
He flew forward along with the spread of the icy path, while an ice shield formed over his head.
Ice shield, as expected...
The ice shield shattered almost instantly, not even having time to explode, as Tang San's Wind God's Cleaver descended from above.
However, the surrounding bone-chilling coldness still affected his speed. The Wind God's Cleaver barely missed Wu Bingji, grazing past his back and striking the ground.
A fine crack appeared on the floor, and the area around it took on a dark hue immediately.
Wu Bingji grunted, and a line of blood appeared on his back. Even his ice elemental physique couldn't withstand the aftermath of the Wind God's Cleaver.
Tang San's movements didn't stop. He was well aware that considering the gap in cultivation, the longer the fight with Wu Bingji lasted, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. The continual drain from the cold would only increase.
The Wind God's Cleaver did not explode like his other wind blades. Instead, it stayed true to shape as he spun around, swinging it like a whirlwind-powered saber.
The wind blade finally left his hand, spinning rapidly as it headed straight for Wu Bingji.
While charging forward, Wu Bingji had already turned around. Ice walls rose before him, only to be cleaved apart one after the other by the terrifying wind blade, leaving him in a chaotic state.
However, each time an ice wall was split, it would instantly explode and shatter, using the explosive force to push back the attack.
But in the next instant, Wu Bingji realized something was amiss.
For the wind was howling!
The high-speed Wind God's Cleaver suddenly exploded into a fierce tornado. This tornado was not just wind power; it also carried the ice debris resulting from Wu Bingji’s own ice walls. Like innumerable sharp blades blown by the wind, the pieces of ice surrounded him.
"Wha..." Wu Bingji, shocked, could hardly believe his eyes.
In the next moment, he could only curl up into a ball and release his elemental energy to its fullest, turning himself into an ice sculpture to withstand the blizzard from all directions.
Not only were the students stunned, but so were the teachers.
Mu Enqing's mouth twitched, and he wanted to intervene several times. But he couldn't bear to interrupt such a spectacular fight.
The speed and ferocity of the battle between Tang San and Wu Bingji were so intense that it left the spectators without even a moment to breathe.
When the Wind God's Cleaver exploded into a tornado, Mu Enqing felt his scalp tingle. What kind of spiritual power does he have that he can control wind like this?
Tang San did not continue his assault, and he looked somewhat pale. Wu Bingji, amidst the ice tornado, appeared on the verge of collapse as the ice he wrapped himself in was being sliced like an onion. He kept reinforcing his ice armor, as if he was a damsel in distress facing a brute who was shredding her clothes only for her to bring out more and more layers of clothing.
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