Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 516 - 151. Losing is not fun, which is why I never lose.

Chapter 516: 151. Losing is not fun, which is why I never lose.

He mustered his courage and walked into the arena; in the vast expanse of white sand, there stood a man with golden-brown hair and purple eyes.

Jiaren Lu became serious, carefully checking his equipment before stepping onto the field. Then he glanced at the publicly displayed information of his opponent:

"Alpha Stage, Level 30 pure ’Martial Artist,’ and also from the Dragon Faction, which is not good at close combat—perfect, I am from the Crane School. Just get in close, and one set will take him down."

Although he had been startled before, a look now assured him that it was all normal. ’Dexterity’ at only 17 points—mine is 19 in ’Dexterity,’ which means his turning speed, evasion, and precision of movement must all be inferior to mine.

Moreover, the other party wore no equipment—heh, truly arrogant.

Once caught by me, with the explosive power of the Crane School, the Dragon Faction simply can’t withstand it, and Dragon Faction Martial Artists don’t possess ’Dominator Body’ in the early stages.

All things considered, be it margin of error or paper strength, I hold the advantage.

Having looked at the data, Jiaren Lu immediately felt confident. This was his debut battle as a newcomer, and he had to prove himself in front of the guild’s seniors.

He evaluated his opponent, the corner of his mouth curling up:

"So, you’re that cheater, ’Truly’? You don’t look that impressive."

Li Aozi took a sip of his lemon soda and glanced at the other party:

"A newcomer?"

Jiaren Lu’s face turned stern:

"So what if I am? Facing a Crane School Martial Artist without wearing armor, your luck ends here."

"No matter, play however you like, you can’t win anyway."

Li Aozi drained his soda and politely tossed the can into the trash bin beneath the arena:

"Hey ho! The ball’s in!"

He turned back to Jiaren Lu: "The match has started, go ahead."

To so underestimate me...

"Hmph!"

With a grim face, Jiaren Lu drew a pair of curved blades and exploded into action.

[Burst of Qi]

[Crane School: Iron Wire Rush]

His speed was fast, deftly controlling his body, not foolishly charging forward. Should his opponent use a ’Qigong Cannon’ blast, he would merely need a light tap of the toes to instantly change direction.

To his surprise, he had already crossed the midpoint, and Li Aozi still appeared nonchalant, with drooping eyelids, as if completely unresponsive.

"Too slow, too slow! Is this the level of someone with a 49-win streak?!"

In an instant, Jiaren Lu charged up to Li Aozi, his crossed blades chopping down, the Qi-powered curved blades bursting with a piercing cold light.

This position—he’s struck!

Just as the blades were about to fall, Li Aozi raised his hand and waved it in front of him.

[Dragon School: Energetic Transformation]

The Qi was like a dragon—mighty and domineering. Jiaren Lu’s twin blades seemed to be caught in a violent torrent, nearly unbalancing him, and his arms were skewed by the direction of the Qi. Had it not been for the cloths wrapped around his hands securing the weapons, this Energetic Transformation would have knocked them right out of his grasp.

The Energetic Transformation was successful.

And not only that—it was a highly skilled Energetic Transformation!

"It’s actually a perfect Energetic Transformation!"

Jiaren Lu shifted his position hastily, leaping back several steps while scattering a slew of firecracker bombs, simultaneously increasing the gap between them, utterly shocked in his heart.

What a joke... Martial Artists from the Dragon Faction were notoriously difficult to block against, their sole defensive skill being ’Energetic Transformation,’ which required precise timing and the right measure of Qi to deflect an opponent’s attack techniques.

Even a regular successful Energetic Transformation would be difficult enough, worthy of being featured in highlight videos, and pulling off a perfect Energetic Transformation would certainly go viral.

However, when Jiaren Lu glanced at the audience in the arena from the corner of his eye, he was stunned:

These people... they were utterly indifferent to the perfect Energetic Transformation that had just occurred.

No, rather than being indifferent, his face bore an expression of numbness,

the kind of numbness that says "I’ve appraised so much, I’m utterly bored of it!"

Doesn’t that mean—

Before Jiaren Lu could steady himself, amidst the firecrackers and fireworks, a calm declaration came through:

"Oh, you did well to last until the second round."

—had this guy performed a perfect Energetic Transformation in every single round before this?!

Jiaren Lu’s pupils constricted; he quickly threw a bundle of cluster bombs, retreating while switching to his 12.7mm machine gun, and raked the exploding smoke with gunfire.

"Did it work...?"

The next moment, as the explosion’s smoke cleared, a bright, blood-red Gang Qi Shield instantly lit up.

Li Aozi was completely unscathed, not even his Qi shield had shattered. He raised his hand, with the menacing blood-colored Qi Energy beginning to congeal in his palm, and blood-colored flames burst from the corners of his eyes as well.

Damn, what kind of shield is so thick?

With such a thick defense, I can’t do anything to him, I can only watch him charging up his Qigong Cannon.

Although Jiaren Lu had used all his methods, giving up here would be too embarrassing.

He gritted his teeth, dropped the machine gun, switched back to his familiar dual blades, and charged straight at Li Aozi. His thumb rapidly pressed against his chest, activating acupoints.

"Hmph! Yi! Ha! Di!"

With four acupoints opened, his breathing readjusted, Qi Energy took over his body’s system like another set of nerves.

[Crane School - Unyielding Stance]

To activate the Dominator Body and fight him!

Seeing this, Li Aozi nodded slightly; the energy in his palm ceased to gather.

As expected, no matter how tough one is, when facing a Crane School practitioner who had activated Dominator Body, a Dragon Faction Martial Artist had no choice but to stop charging energy.

Jiaren Lu reached Li Aozi, and his dual blades flurried, raising waves of fury. The sharp blades tore through the air, weaving a hissing sound through space, sharp and piercing like a whistle.

Li Aozi, calm and unhurried, strolled leisurely, one hand holding the half-charged energy orb, the other behind his back, minimizing his surface area, always keeping just the right distance to give Jiaren Lu the illusion of "just missing" with each strike, enticing him to keep making rash moves.

The more actions one makes, the easier it is to make mistakes.

And once a mistake is made.

Pop!

Li Aozi seized the moment, sidestepping to avoid the frenzy of blades, raised a foot, precise as a scalpel, striking right into the inside of his opponent’s right knee.

"—Hiss ahh!"

The kick was so severe, the bones in the knee caved and shattered instantly. The excruciating pain made Jiaren Lu scream, but thanks to the Dominator Body status, he was unaffected by the fracture and immediately turned off his pain system, swiftly turning around, his dual blades hacking towards Li Aozi’s head.

Li Aozi tilted his head slightly to dodge the attack, then swiftly smashed the high-speed spinning Qigong Orb straight into the opponent’s jaw.

This was the only spot on the opponent’s body that had no armor.

The rapidly spinning Qigong Orb instantly turned into a meat grinder, catching the flesh of the jaw and in the blink of an eye tore apart the skin, along with the cartilage of the nose and the eyeballs. In just a moment, Li Aozi gave a gentle squeeze and picked off the opponent’s jaw.

Pop!

Jiaren Lu knelt on both knees, entering a Near-Death State, his vision pitch black from his eyeballs being torn apart.

Li Aozi advised,

"Next time, remember to install a metal jaw."

With that, he turned around, spread his arms, a wicked smile on his face:

"Is there anyone else accusing me of cheating? Feel free to come and witness."

"Anyway, I’m invincible; it’s all the same to me, and if you really can’t handle it, there’s no harm in using a cheat code."