I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 217 - 32: Combat Form · Rapid Body Thunderbolt Spell (2/3)

"Instead, it's you who have followed Wuzhiqi for such a long time..."

"The sharpest weapons are still just your innate dual swords."

The gaze lingered on the flowing proverbs on the surface of the gauntlets. It was hard to tell whether Flower Mantis's eyes were filled with envy or resignation.

In the end, he gave up on trying to verbally coerce Er Tu into abandoning his equipment.

Because, as Er Tu mentioned, that set of equipment was specially crafted by Li Boyang to compensate for Er Tu's shortcomings.

No matter how arrogant someone is, they wouldn't be foolish enough to abandon their greatest advantage due to a provocation from their opponent.

Moreover, from these two encounters, it was evident.

When it comes to provocation, Er Tu, with a thick face and a dark heart, perhaps understands the art of "psychological warfare" better than Flower Mantis.

"You are an excellent opponent, in every aspect."

Taking a deep breath, when Flower Mantis looked at Er Tu again, his eyes were filled with nothing but murderous intent.

"But if it's only like this, you still can't defeat me."

The mantis blades on both arms crossed and rubbed against each other, and a faint stream of Life Essence Qi surged out of Flower Mantis's body.

It was no longer the Body-Protecting Gang Qi.

But rather the attempt to turn the entire body into a blade with Sword Evil and Saber Gang.

— At the cost of weakening the body's protective effects, significantly enhancing one's lethality.

This Sword Evil and Saber Gang is somewhat similar to Li Boyang's Body-Protecting Sword Qi, yet it is purer and more extreme.

Just like those assassins in games who specialize in Assassination Techniques.

Now, beyond the aggressiveness and lethality of the dual swords, Flower Mantis's body strength was no different from that of an ordinary animal.

In such a situation, even one more punch from Er Tu would suffice.

The mere counterforce from the collision would be enough to shatter Flower Mantis's insides.

"Is it really this extreme?"

Seeing Flower Mantis's transformation at a glance, Er Tu immediately heightened his vigilance.

After all, even though Flower Mantis couldn't withstand a punch from Er Tu, how could Er Tu withstand a strike from the other party's blade?

"But do you think you're the only one who can use this move?"

Under Flower Mantis's astonished gaze, Er Tu once again clashed his fists together.

In the next second, he also poured all the Life Essence Qi from his body into his gauntlets without reservation.

Crackle...

In an instant, arcs of electricity appeared in Er Tu's palms and quickly spread all over his body.

Compared to the previous simple shield,

this current Thunder Shield was the full form of the equipment set.

However, what shocked Flower Mantis even more was that this was not the end.

"Besides Soaring Clouds and Mist, I'm not really skilled in any Thunder Skills..."

"But the Prophet told me that the applications of Thunder Skills are far greater than I imagined, and they aren't as difficult as I thought."

"At the very least, compared to those proverb talismans that make my head ache, Thunder Skills are quite simple."

"Yet, even so, I can't independently cast a complete Thunder Skill on my own..."

As Er Tu spoke, he took out a pill flashing with electrical light from who knows where.

"Gulp!"

With Er Tu swallowing the pill,

his body immediately emitted thunder and lightning, greatly enhancing his muscle strength and nerve reflex speed.

"How is this possible!?"

Seeing Er Tu's entire body transformed into a thunderous form, Flower Mantis could no longer control his expression from drastically changing.

The earlier gauntlets, elbow guards, knee guards, and foot blades were one thing.

Flower Mantis could barely understand it as an enhancement from equipment, as in the conventional sense of "weapons."

But this method of fighting, which involved merely swallowing a pill to perform Thunder Skills, was somewhat beyond the recognition and knowledge of this era.

"If I could develop the 'power-generating organs' the Prophet mentioned, I wouldn't need to consume a 'Thunder Pill'."

"Unfortunately, due to my limited talent, I can only activate my Thunder Skills in this way."

Though his words were modest,

Er Tu's expression clearly showed he was showing off to Flower Mantis.

Even if it required consuming the 'Thunder Pill' Li Boyang prepared in advance,

the feeling of being able to perform Thunder Skills without any transformation was no different than having gained an additional Divine Power.

Thump!

Upon clashing once more, Er Tu and Flower Mantis,

fully demonstrated the lethality brought by extreme speed.

Er Tu sprinted like a thunderbolt, splashing water and arcs in his wake.

Stimulated by the arcs, Er Tu's strength had been significantly enhanced, and his nerve reflex speed far exceeded that of a Spirit Monster like Flower Mantis.

In Er Tu's current perspective, everything around seemed to enter bullet time.

Although Flower Mantis's swift blades were still fast, they couldn't keep up with Er Tu's reactions.

Clang!

With just a slight brush past each other,

the enormous recoil force turned Flower Mantis's skin from pink to crimson, and the blood vessels throughout his body burst one by one.

Since then, after just a few rounds of combat,

Flower Mantis's speed suddenly slowed down.

The cracks on the mantis blades on his arms were clear, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

In contrast, Er Tu, charging like lightning, effortlessly neutralized all the impact forces. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The thunderous light from his swinging fists and kicking legs was enough to char any carbon-based life into ash.

— In Combat: Rapid Body Thunderbolt Spell!

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

If the battle between Er Tu and Flower Mantis was an ultimate clash of speed and technique,

then on another battlefield, Huo Ji and Celestial Erosion Monarch's fight was a sheer collision of power.

The gigantic figure of Huo Ji manipulated stormy water, together with the Flood Dragon form of the Third Prince, projecting a grand, overwhelming momentum.

Though Celestial Erosion Monarch might lack in size and presence compared to the other side,

the eerie power presented by Yin Yang Reversal was far more terrifying than Huo Ji and the Third Prince combined.

Overcoming strength with softness, leveraging power with precision, four ounces moving a thousand pounds...

Even if Celestial Erosion Monarch's strength wasn't weak in its own right,

who was softer or stronger, who was lighter or heavier was yet uncertain.

This bizarre fighting style alone gave Huo Ji and the Third Prince a feeling of frustration.

— Attack follows attack, only to be subtly neutralized by the soft moves of Celestial Erosion Monarch.

— When attempting a relentless assault, they found their previous force had been returned twice over.

Huo Ji managed better, being naturally powerful and battle-hardened,

often dodging Celestial Erosion Monarch's attacks unexpectedly, avoiding a completely passive position.

The Third Prince was in a more troubling situation.

Transformed into a Flood Dragon, aside from sheer brute force, he found himself thoroughly toyed with by Celestial Erosion Monarch.

So, after a few rounds of back and forth,

the Third Prince, no matter how arrogant, realized he might have been used by Huo Ji as a pawn.

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