Free Web NovelChapter 329: Chapter 168: Clash of Immortals, Learning Sword Control
Even for a wound as minor and negligible as this.
However, when Lin Ye looked up, he saw Zhang Daoxuan’s face darken.
He had landed a blow, yet he didn’t press his advantage. His body shot backward, instantly putting dozens of meters between them.
At the same time, the three Flowing Firefly Sub-Swords transformed into three afterimages, striking at his eyes from an even more treacherous angle.
No one knew that a storm was raging in Zhang Daoxuan’s heart.
’A strike with my full power... My Swordsmanship, honed for over a decade... An edge that could split a boulder in two... and it only left a single bloody line on his neck!’
’What kind of physical durability was that?’
On the sidelines, Nie Cang was also stunned.
’That Defense Power...’
’It’s monstrous!’
Lin Ye’s primary Cultivation Technique followed a balanced path; it didn’t specialize in defense.
’I never thought it would be this hard just to injure him slightly!’
In the spectators’ section, Yin Liulan’s brow remained furrowed.
’So even Zhang Daoxuan can’t make you get serious?’
She could tell that Lin Ye hadn’t used even a tenth of his true strength from the very beginning.
He was like a child with a new toy, wanting to test out his new abilities in a real battle.
If that was his goal, he naturally wouldn’t want the fight to end too quickly.
In truth, Yin Liulan had correctly guessed part of what Lin Ye was thinking.
But more importantly, he had just discovered something far more interesting.
Zhang Daoxuan’s method of using his "metal control" spirituality for Sword Control... seemed to have something worth learning.
The next moment, to everyone’s astonishment, Lin Ye actually slung the Star-Piercing Spear onto his back and put it away.
’What was he doing?’
Then, with a single thought from Lin Ye.
Three clusters of purple crystal materialized out of thin air in front of him. Under the molding of an invisible force, they rapidly extended and transformed.
In the blink of an eye, three blades forged entirely from purple crystal were hovering in front of him.
The form of these three crystal blades was a seventy-to-eighty-percent match for Zhang Daoxuan’s three Flowing Firefly Sub-Swords!
"Is he... using his Martial Arts Spirituality to imitate Zhang Daoxuan’s Sword Control Technique?" Su Yunjin asked, stunned.
Nie Cang stared at the three hovering purple crystal blades on the stage and said in a grim voice, "When he used this Martial Arts Spirituality before, I remember these crystal creations had to be fired off or used for defense the moment they appeared."
"But now, it seems he can truly create things from nothing."
"Not only can he modify their details at will, but the crystalline objects he creates can also hover in the air, completely under his control..."
"His Martial Arts Spirituality has advanced!"
Yin Liulan watched the scene and calmly added, "He probably just discovered this change in his ability himself and decided on the spur of the moment to try and learn from Zhang Daoxuan, using telekinesis to attack."
As the two spoke, the number of purple crystal blades hovering in front of Lin Ye on the stage had grown to more than just three.
Ten blades, twenty, fifty...
The deep purple crystals continued to materialize and take shape in the air. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred crystal blades of various forms had assembled into a menacing Crystal Blade Array, hovering silently with their tips aimed directly at Zhang Daoxuan.
Lin Ye himself was a little surprised.
After absorbing a large number of Source Crystals, his Crystalization ability had indeed undergone a change that even he hadn’t fully understood yet.
Zhang Daoxuan’s brow furrowed even more deeply.
He couldn’t sense any fluctuations of spiritual control from Lin Ye. The crystal blades just hung there, as if they were always meant to be.
’What an exquisite level of control!’
Of course, he had no way of knowing that Lin Ye wasn’t using a true Martial Arts Spirituality at all.
It was a temporary skill obtained through a system.
Suppressing the shock and doubt in his heart, Zhang Daoxuan changed his Sword Formulas once more.
"Go!"
With a low shout, the three Flowing Firefly Sub-Swords no longer executed a pincer attack. Instead, they transformed into three silver, coiling dragons linked head-to-tail, carving an arcane path through the air as they flew toward Lin Ye’s Crystal Blade Array.
Instead of retreating, Lin Ye advanced. With a single thought, the nearly one hundred crystal blades hummed and shot forward to meet the attack.
For a moment, silver and purple light crisscrossed above the stage. The air filled with an endless, ear-piercing metallic screech as sparks flew in every direction.
However, the battle was completely one-sided.
Lin Ye had created many crystal blades, but his control over them was incredibly clumsy and rigid.
They only moved in straight lines, completely without strategy, like a group of burly men flailing their arms about wildly.
In contrast, Zhang Daoxuan’s three sub-swords were as nimble as snakes, their movements erratic and unpredictable.
They always managed to strike the crystal blades’ most vulnerable points from the most difficult angles, all with minimal effort.
More importantly, Lin Ye was splitting his focus by simultaneously controlling nearly a hundred blades. His Spiritual Power was spread too thin, leaving each individual blade pitifully weak.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The three sub-swords weaved through the Crystal Blade Array as if dancing, their momentum unstoppable.
Lin Ye’s crystal blades were easily parried, knocked aside, or even shattered on impact.
SHHNK!
In the chaos, one of the silver sub-swords found a gap in Lin Ye’s defenses. It bypassed the numerous obstacles and sliced open a moderately deep gash on his right forearm, drawing a spray of blood beads.
Lin Ye glanced at the wound on his arm, then up at the three nimble and elegant Flying Swords in the air, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He seemed to have understood something.
’If I can fully master this kind of ranged telekinetic attack, it will undoubtedly become a whole new way for me to fight my enemies.’
