Chapter 160 Confrontation
Su Daoshan blocked and flew back at the same time.

For a moment, two figures were seen advancing and retreating in the air, like two shooting stars. The shock waves from the bodies breaking through the air and the fists and feet clashing made a series of explosions in the air. The strong winds caused the dirt and dust along the way to fly everywhere.

boom!
Su Daoshan blocked Fan Caiyi’s punch, then his body flashed and slid to the left like a loach, escaping from Fan Caiyi’s direct attack.

“Hey, when did this kid master the loach agility?” Xie Xunbai’s surprised voice came from the side, “Why didn’t you tell me before?”

“He didn’t use it before, how would I know?” The voice of Meng Qiaofu came.

Su Daoshan turned his head and saw Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu standing by with their arms folded, watching the fun with a smile on their faces, and whispering and commenting on the matter from time to time.

“Wait a minute!” Su Daoshan was a little out of breath.

When I first came to this world and met Fan Caiyi, she was still at the middle level of the seventh rank. But now, every move she made was like the sound of firecrackers exploding with Qi, and she had already broken through to the upper level of the seventh rank.

But Fan Caiyi, who is also at the upper seventh rank and an extraordinary warrior, is obviously far superior in combat power to an ordinary warrior like Bao Shouyi from the Yunjing Sect.

She was a pretty woman, slender and graceful like a willow in the wind, but her attack was much faster and more powerful than Bao Shouyi’s. Every time Su Daoshan parried, he felt like a piece of raw iron being hit repeatedly by a big hammer.

Sparks were flying.

However, Su Daoshan’s call to stop was useless. Almost as soon as he used the loach body movement to escape, Fan Caiyi had already turned into water mist and disappeared.

The scholar’s eyes were sharp, and his unique characteristic of anticipating the enemy’s moves was instantly activated. In the perceptual world constructed by Su Daoshan’s senses, Fan Caiyi had already appeared behind him like a ghost, and his palm was like a knife, slashing at his neck.

Su Daoshan felt his hair stand on end. He subconsciously dodged and turned his head, barely avoiding Fan Caiyi’s palm.

When the slender white palm passed by Su Daoshan’s ear, there was a sound of energy explosion, and the sharp palm wind blew Su Daoshan’s cheek as if it was cut by a knife, and his ear was even more burning with pain.

Oh shit.

Seeing that it was useless to stop, Su Daoshan lost his temper and swung his fist at Fan Caiyi on the head.

Eighteen hammers of madness, bells ringing in the sea of ​​blood.

“Great Perfection Level Eighteen Crazy Hammers?” Fan Caiyi was very familiar with this set of Hangu secret skills. As soon as he saw Su Daoshan’s move, he immediately recognized it. A strange light flashed in his eyes, but he just snorted coldly, “Showing off your skills in front of an expert!”

Boom. Fan Caiyi threw a backhand palm to meet Su Daoshan’s fist. Amid the loud noise, Su Daoshan felt as if his fist had hit a turning earth dragon. Not only was the force of his fist like a drop in the ocean, but a huge force also pushed back, making it difficult for him to resist.

“Illusionary Cloud Palm!”

Su Daoshan was shocked.

He also practiced the Han Gu Palm Technique, but he found that the same Phantom Cloud Palm sounded completely different in Fan Caiyi’s hands and in his own.

Not only has Fan Caiyi cultivated this palm technique to the great perfection realm, more importantly, Su Daoshan discovered that in the series of fights just now, every punch and kick of hers gave people a feeling of being extremely difficult to deal with.

It’s like meeting a powerful businessman when negotiating a deal. No matter whether you attack directly or indirectly, she can use the most skillful method to easily block you, making your full-strength attack feel like a punch hitting cotton, weak and uncomfortable.

On the contrary, once she starts to bargain, she is very accurate and ruthless, and every blow hits you where you are most uncomfortable, leaving you no way to dodge.

If every exchange of moves is a business transaction, after a few rounds, you will find that you use 50% of your strength, while the opponent uses only 30% at most. You use 100% of your strength, while the opponent uses only 70% at most.

If you hit her, she will take the blame without leaving any flaws. If she hits you, she will always be able to take advantage of you.

“The characteristics of a warrior with Shang Linggen are to judge the situation, know when to advance and retreat, and know how to make choices. The unique characteristics of a warrior with Shang Shuidao extraordinary ability are to use the opponent’s force to defeat the opponent, to use a little force to move a large object, and to only gain advantages without suffering losses. It is really uncomfortable to fight with such a person.”

“However, this is a good opportunity to learn about the extraordinary warriors of Shangshuidao.”

The unique characteristics of scholars, in addition to being able to see through everything, are also clear-headed and quick-witted. Su Daoshan adjusted his mindset instantly, took a deep breath, suppressed his energy and blood that had been somewhat disordered by the shock during this fight, and simply used the force to flip backwards, climbed over a broken low wall, and kicked with his legs.

Bang bang bang.

Several bricks shot towards Fan Caiyi like cannonballs.

Fan Caiyi charged forward straight ahead, completely ignoring the flying bricks. His white palms slapped and struck in the air, leaving seven or eight palm prints, protecting the front of his body tightly. The flying bricks refracted at a faster speed as soon as they hit him, hitting trees, smashing against stone walls, or flying into the windows of abandoned houses, causing broken stones and wood chips to fly everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, Fan Caiyi had already arrived in front of Su Daoshan and used a move [Mists and Clouds] to attack Su Daoshan.

The front hand of the Illusionary Cloud Palm was like a rosy glow. Fan Caiyi was five meters away, and her palms had already slapped four times in a row, blocking Su Daoshan’s escape space. When it reached in front of him, the back hand was like a surging wind and clouds. The palms accelerated, transformed into eight palm prints, and struck down from the air.

Being in the middle of it, Su Daoshan only felt like he was standing on an empty mountain top. All he could see was the endless brilliant clouds in the sky, enveloping himself and the entire world.

If it was just a landscape, it would be very beautiful. But if all the clouds in the sky turned into mountains and fell towards him, Su Daoshan would only feel terrified.

At this moment, he felt like he was in a pressure cooker.

Fan Caiyi’s palm was still in the air, but she was already unable to move due to the pressure brought by the might of this move. It was as if even the thin air had become sticky and heavy, making people feel like they were sinking in deep water, and could only sink and sink.

Su Daoshan started reading immediately.

It was as if an invisible veil had been pulled back from my eyes, and the world instantly became clear. At the same time, as countless details appeared, even time seemed to slow down.

Su Daoshan “saw” the invisible Tao seed in the void above Fan Caiyi’s head, “saw” the trajectory of her flight and the direction of her palm, “saw” the dust when her energy exploded in the air, and even “saw” where her gaze fell and the trajectory of her energy and blood flowing along with her fists and feet…

It sounds slow, but it all happens in just a moment, it’s a wonderful feeling.

No need to stare, no need to distinguish, no need to observe bit by bit… As you start reading, everything appears in your mind so naturally and clearly.

At this moment, Su Daoshan suddenly felt blessed. Facing the palm prints from Fan Caiyi who were attacking from the air, he bent his knees and took a step forward. The toe of his right foot drew a half circle on the ground in front of him, and then he stepped heavily with all his strength through the instep of his foot.

At the same time, his body was like a willow tree in the wind. After a sway, he suddenly leaned forward, made a circle with his left palm, and swung a big circle in front of him. He slightly retracted his right fist to accumulate strength, and then struck out like a meteor.

The wind howled.

Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu, who were standing by, saw a strong wind blowing in front of Su Daoshan. A white mist, like smoke and dust, followed the big circle of his left hand and suddenly jumped out from the void like a white dragon and coiled into a ball.

At the same time, he threw a punch with his back hand, and it shot straight into the sky like a meteor!

“The seventh move of the Phantom Cloud Palm: Clouds Rise and Dragon Soars!”

“Ninth Style of the Eighteen Crazy Hammers, Rocks Pass Through the Air!”

The two of them suddenly opened their eyes wide in disbelief.

To be honest, Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu didn’t feel there was any suspense in the confrontation between Fan Caiyi and Su Daoshan from the very beginning.

Whether it was martial arts realm, martial arts skills, inner Qi mental method or actual combat experience, Fan Caiyi was far superior to Su Daoshan. Even though this kid had an almost monstrous talent and had mastered the Crazy Eighteen Hammers in just a few days, the path of martial arts was not just about mastering one skill.

Kungfu is dead, but people are alive. In a fight, the situation changes rapidly, and various factors that affect the fight emerge one after another.

As a disciple of the head of Hangu, Fan Caiyi has been personally taught by the head of Hangu, Wei Qikong, for many years. She was able to gain the reputation of the Snow Fairy right after leaving the mountain, not only because of her skin as white as snow and her beautiful appearance. It was all earned through life-and-death battles and the repeated practice of the unique skills of Hangu!
Another more important point is that Fan Caiyi’s extraordinary realm also crushes Su Daoshan.

You know, Fan Caiyi’s extraordinary profession is already at the upper level of the human realm, and he has reached the third level of Tiandao Mountain. At this level, not only do he comprehend more special skills and have more diverse combat methods, but more importantly, the exclusive characteristics of the merchant waterway traders are also stronger.

The unique characteristics of buyers and sellers can be summed up in one word – make money!

When attacked in the same way, others would receive 100% damage, but they would only receive 90% or even 70%. On the contrary, when attacking others in the same way, they would use less internal energy and consume less physical strength, and could inflict 110% or even 120% damage!
This is the power of the exclusive characteristics of the extraordinary business profession.

Not only that, this kind of “profit” is almost omnipresent and pervasive throughout the entire battle process. Whether it is movement or fighting, whether it is mental or physical consumption, the traders will take advantage of any detail.

The direct benefit of this is that the traders have a strong ability to sustain their battles. After all, if one gains, the other loses, and if they gain more, they can achieve a qualitative change from quantitative change. In the end, when others are unable to continue, they still have some energy left.

Among the five major professions, only the armored men of the Bingjin Dao, who possess the characteristic of perseverance, can match the lasting combat power of the merchants.

On the other hand, businessmen are used to judging the situation. They have an extremely keen sense of danger and opportunity and can make choices in a timely manner. In this respect, they are comparable to scholars who observe carefully. They know better than anyone when to advance, when to retreat, when to pursue relentlessly, and when to give up decisively.

In short, whether it is attacking or defending, for them, it is a business engraved in their bones.

You buy, they earn.

You sell, they earn!
This disgusting supernatural characteristic always allows buyers and sellers to obtain the greatest profits at the lowest cost, and always makes opponents feel frustrated whether attacking or defending.

Therefore, in the eyes of Meng Qiaofu and Xie Xunbai, this contest should be over soon. Especially when they saw Fan Caiyi suppress Su Daoshan with a series of violent storms and then use this move, although they did not think that Su Daoshan was defeated so quickly, they also felt that this guy was likely to be suppressed again.

Once you lose the initiative and are constantly suppressed, the situation becomes even more difficult.

However, what the two men never dreamed of was that when faced with this move, Su Daoshan did not use the Eighteen Crazy Hammers or the Phantom Cloud Palm, but instead combined the front and back hands of one move from each of these two techniques.

There was a loud bang, and the two figures collided like meteors.

Su Daoshan formed a circle with his left hand, and the white mist suddenly burst out like a circling dragon, meeting Fan Caiyi’s first move and dissipating the force of one of the palms that blocked the space on his side.

At the same time, Su Daoshan took a wrong step at the foot of the mountain, and his loach skills unfolded. His body moved sideways like a slippery loach, and instantly reached the open space. Then he used a move called “Rocks Piercing Through the Air” to hit out fiercely.

“Beautiful!” Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu both cheered inwardly.

When Su Daoshan started to use the Rock Piercing Through the Air move, he was still in front of Fan Caiyi, but when he struck out, he had already changed direction as his feet moved sideways and was diagonally in front of Fan Caiyi’s left side.

This was exactly the edge of the range of the eight palm prints that Fan Caiyi had struck from the air. Although he had not yet completely escaped from Fan Caiyi’s attack, the pressure had been reduced a lot.

This is equivalent to Su Daoshan dodging 70% of Fan Caiyi’s 100% attack. Not only was he not suppressed, but he was both offensive and defensive. This backhand punch was very threatening to Fan Caiyi.

A shock wave from the collision of energy exploded, and the figures were separated at the touch.

At the critical moment, Fan Caiyi flipped sideways in the air, slightly changing the direction of his palm and colliding with Su Daoshan’s fist. The huge force made both of them retreat involuntarily.

Su Daoshan took two steps back, and because Fan Caiyi was in the air, he was refracted and thrown out, and landed ten meters away.

Before Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu could react, they saw a flash before their eyes and Su Daoshan and Fan Caiyi disappeared from the spot at the same time.

And the next second, when the two figures suddenly emerged from the void, they actually switched positions. Su Daoshan teleported to the place where Fan Caiyi landed, and Fan Caiyi arrived at Su Daoshan’s original position.

“These two guys.”

Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This young boy and girl were both very cunning. Fan Caiyi’s move just now was considered to be a bit of a disadvantage. It was the first time she suffered a loss in this fight. On the other hand, Su Daoshan won half a move and got some advantages.

Under normal circumstances, such an exchange would not affect the situation. Because both sides retreated under the fierce collision, the distance between them widened. Su Daoshan could not quickly follow up with the next round of attacks, and could not take the initiative. When he attacked again, he would be back to the same starting line.

But these two people think very quickly.

Fan Caiyi was fine. After all, she had rich combat experience, and [Mist Dispersion] was an exclusive skill for businessmen. Using it in her daily life had already become an instinct. Therefore, she used Mist Dispersion to teleport to the opponent’s side as soon as she suffered a disadvantage, catching her opponent off guard. This was a routine operation.

But unexpectedly, this kid Su Daoshan actually chose to teleport and chase after his opponent as soon as they separated from each other, which was really impressive.

Many disciples who have trained in the sect for many years before leaving the sect do not have such courage and agility.

Especially since this kid had a dull look on his face and didn’t seem very smart… If Fan Caiyi didn’t know him well, if it were someone else, he would have suffered a great loss on the spot.

However, the two little foxes had the same idea, and the fog had dissipated, which meant that the two of them actually just swapped positions and neither could do anything to the other.

“Humph.” Fan Caiyi snorted coldly, kicked his feet, and shot towards Su Daoshan like an arrow from a bow, “Stolen Wu San, let’s see how far you can go!”

Without saying anything, Su Daoshan quickly retreated. His foot touched the trunk of a nearby tree, and in a strange posture, he climbed onto the roof of a half-collapsed farmhouse.

When Fan Caiyi jumped up right after her, Su Daoshan ducked and jumped up, and slid down from her palm like a loach in the nick of time. As soon as he landed on the ground, he jumped up and slid into the window of the farmhouse in the air.

When Fan Caiyi jumped down after him, he lost Su Daoshan’s trace in an instant.

“He has really mastered the loach’s body movements.” Xie Xunbai said with a sigh.

“Hangu has so many physical skills. How did you teach him this?” Meng Qiaofu asked, his eyes following Su Daoshan closely.

“This kid looks dull and honest, but he’s actually cunning and slippery,” Xie Xunbai laughed. “Originally, I was going to choose from the conventional body movements such as the Treading Snow Body Movement and the Nine-Turn Foot Movement. Later, I suddenly thought of the Loach Body Movement created by my great-grandmaster, and I thought it would suit him, so I gave it a try. Anyway, it doesn’t matter if he can’t practice it. There are a bunch of idiots in Han Valley, and few of them can practice it well. But who knew…”

Woodcutter Meng also laughed.

The Loach Body Movement was created by Yu Baichuan, a powerful man in Hangu, who obtained a fragment of an ancient body movement from a secret realm. It was created by combining his own understanding of body movement. Among the unique body movement techniques in Hangu, it is not the fastest or the most agile, but it is the most bizarre.

This body movement is named after the loach, and it is worthy of its name. When performing it, the whole person is like a loach, often allowing people to move in various strange postures and in strange and sometimes even impossible ways.

Back then, Yu Baichuan relied on this set of skills to repeatedly escape death from the desperate situation of being surrounded by heavy troops. In the end, he used this set of skills to fight back and kill his greatest enemy in his life.

However, this set of body movements requires the warrior to be sufficiently agile.

The way of body movement is to choose the right opportunity, to choose the right time, to surprise the enemy, and to change. The loach body movement is the most bizarre of all body movements. If one’s nature is not in line with it, or if one’s brain is a little slow, it will be difficult to bring out the effect of this body movement.

Looking at Su Daoshan at this moment, whether he was climbing up or down the roof, or turning around and jumping, he gave people the feeling that he was just like a loach running around in a mud pond, embodying the word “slippery” to the fullest extent.

As he spoke, Fan Caiyi also focused his attention on the ruins of the farmhouse.

And just as she turned around to look, Su Daoshan’s figure had emerged from behind her like a ghost, with his right hand gathering strength, and he silently slapped her back with a palm.

Seeing this move, Xie Xunbai and Meng Qiaofu’s faces suddenly changed.

“careful!”

(End of this chapter)