Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 142: Insurmountable?

On the martial arts arena, a burly high-level Earth-rank warrior chuckled again...

His every gesture was filled with contempt for his opponent.

"Number 161, do you know what you're talking about? Why would I stall for time just because I'm afraid I won't be able to kill you?"

"Are you kidding me?" Warrior No. 44 said again.

Although Zhu Yu kept saying that Warrior No. 44 was stalling for time, wasn't he the same?
In other words, he was the one who wanted to delay time.

But Zhu Yu naturally didn't want this from the beginning.

At the beginning of the competition, Zhu Yu also wanted to have a good fight with the opponent.

However, things did not go as he wished. He soon discovered that he and his soft sword were no match for the burly warrior No. 44 and his heavy short sword.

Now, the only way Zhu Yu could think of to avoid being defeated by his opponent, or even to defeat him, was to delay time.

When the competition time came, he naturally ended up in a draw with Warrior No. 44.

Zhu Yu naturally wanted to win.

But his missed attack had already made Warrior No. 44 alert, leaving Zhu Yu with fewer and fewer loopholes.

In this way, he naturally could not find a suitable opportunity to attack Warrior No. 44 again, and he had no effective method.

Zhu Yu participated in the Five States Martial Arts Show this time. On the one hand, like most other warriors who participated in the show, he also took a fancy to the generous rewards of the Five States Martial Arts Show.

Of course, he didn't come here just for the rewards of the Five States Martial Arts Competition, but more to see the results of his recent training.

After all, as a self-taught soft sword practitioner, I don’t usually have the opportunity to compete with others to test the results of my practice.

As the saying goes, plans are not as good as changes. Unfortunately, as soon as Zhu Yufang came on the stage, he encountered a very powerful opponent like Warrior No. 44, a high-level earth-level warrior.

Although he was a bit short, he was indeed exceptionally strong. Whether it was a battle of strength or the strength of their weapons, Zhu Yu had no advantage at all.

Zhu Yu encountered those two Heavenly Rank Warriors blocking his way in front of the City Lord’s Mansion in Qizhou City that day and nearly lost his life.

Since that day, he thought about it for a long time at home. He felt that even if he met a warrior who was much higher in level than him in the future, he would have to have some way to deal with it.

We must never go back to that day, where we had to retreat in humiliation under the pressure of a high-level warrior.

At least, when you encounter those high-level warriors again, you must have a practical method to give yourself a chance to escape.

He trained harder, studied his opponent's attack habits, and disassembled his opponent's attack routines.

He also came up with some more reliable ways to deal with some common weapons.

However, those coping methods have not yet been fully and effectively proven, and he needs to practice them more to verify whether they are truly effective.

He kept telling himself to go faster, faster.

You must break through the Earth Rank in the shortest possible time and become a true Heaven Rank warrior!
He dreamed of becoming a warrior like Jiang Xuan, a warrior who would stand up for justice when he saw injustice.

All of this requires strength as strong as Jiang Xuan's, and requires him to become a true heavenly-level warrior.

However, although the idea was beautiful, reality gave him another blow.

At this point, Zhu Yu's idea of ​​having a good competition was about to end.

Now, he just wanted to delay the martial arts performance until the end of the competition. Using the rules of the martial arts performance, he could tie with the warrior number 44 in front of him and try to get a draw.

That way, he could at least score a point for himself.

Zhu Yu was now completely focused on dealing with the attack from Warrior No. 44. He no longer had the energy to think about the rewards from the Five States Martial Arts Show or becoming the winner.

Now, he just wanted to verify the new training results over a period of time under the heavy pressure of the opponent's attack, in order to make better adjustments.

……

As soon as Warrior No. 44 finished speaking, he took a few steps forward, tightly grasped the heavy dagger in one hand, and thrust the tip of the knife forward.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu quickly dodged.

Warrior No. 44 didn't hesitate either. He immediately raised the blade of his sword and aimed it at Zhu Yu's head, slashing it down from top to bottom with such force and power that Zhu Yu had no way to avoid it. His soft sword collided with the opponent's heavy sword.

Zhu Yu found it hard to imagine that the flexible sword in his hand could completely withstand the impact of the short knife of Warrior No. 44.

But Zhu Yu had no choice but to do so now. He gritted his teeth and tried his best to use the soft sword in his hand to block the opponent's short knife.

The short knife that had been charging at me suddenly suddenly lost more force, and most of its impact was dissipated.

But even so, the two sides are not in a stalemate.

But in just a moment, the soft sword's flexible body could not withstand the violent impact of the dagger.

There is no doubt that the soft sword was used on Zhu Yu himself.

"Bang...bang!"

Another deep crack appeared at Zhu Yu's collarbone.

"hiss……"

Seeing the battle between the two warriors in the martial arts arena, the audience couldn't help but gasp for No. 161 Zhu Yu.

"Tsk tsk! Number 44 is really ruthless!"

"How can you not be ruthless? This is a real battle, and you have to rely on your ability to get the reward. Don't you know that the rewards for this Five States Martial Arts Show are even more generous than before?"

"What's the point of a reward? I've already lost my life, so what's the point of this reward?"

"Speaking of which, how did Warrior No. 161 get to this point? Wasn't he quite quick at dodging? How did he suddenly fall behind?"

"You also know that's a quick hideaway?"

"Is it really as the warriors have heard, that there are clear levels among warriors, and each level is strictly divided, and it is really impossible to cross it?"

"How is that possible? If it's really as you said, why would all nine levels of Earth Rank warriors be grouped together? If a first-level Earth Rank warrior were to face a ninth-level Earth Rank warrior, how could we possibly win?"

"soon!"

"What's fast?"

"This warrior number one hundred and sixty-one will soon... fall."

"how do you know?"

"How should I know? Look at number 161. Does he still have any offensive potential? Can he still launch any decent attacks?"

"Indeed, he was injured in more than one place. Although it's hard to see clearly, the blood is not deceiving. Sigh..."

……

The audience at the martial arts arena were discussing...

Up to now, few people are optimistic about Zhu Yu's performance in this competition.

Most of them were praise for the powerful warrior like Warrior No. 44.

A small number of viewers felt helpless and regretful about Zhu Yu's current physical and combat status.

In the world of warriors, strength is respected, and most warriors admire the strong in their bones.

Even the audience who previously disliked No. 44's heavy-handedness often ignored his ruthless style and generally praised his strong strength.

In fact, after Zhu Yu was injured repeatedly, the audience felt that Zhu Yu's hope of winning was becoming increasingly slim.

It also made them deeply realize that among warriors, even if they are at the same level, the gap in strength between different levels is huge, and there are relatively obvious dividing lines. Sometimes, those dividing lines are often an insurmountable gap.

How can a young warrior, who is obviously weaker than his opponent, turn defeat into victory after being attacked repeatedly and injured in many places?

This was almost impossible. At least, the audience watching the performance would not consider this possibility.

(End of this chapter)