Martial Master Lei instantly appeared in front of him and executed his spear technique, Phantom Spear. Han Sen was outmatched in terms of speed now that Martial Master Lei had shown off his full physical prowess, but now that he knew what the former Sect Master was capable of he devised a way to deal with it.
He summoned a talisman and secretly used it on himself before quickly tracing out an array diagram that worked on the principles of equivalent exchange. Martial Master Lei seeing this loudly said, "Oh no you don't!"
He then pushed off the ground, instantly appearing behind Han Sen having cut through his neck. Martial Master Lei's eyes widened as he recalled how his spear had gone through Han Sen as if it had passed through the air. Looking back he saw a talisman that was placed on Han Sen's back glowing with a ghastly blue light.
'A talisman of Intangability?! Where on earth did he get that from?!!!'
Thinking about the properties of the talisman he concluded that it was the type that only supported a certain number of uses or one that sustained for a short period of time. Either way, all he had to do was keep attacking till the effects wore off.
*ZWOSH*
He dashed toward Han Sen slashing with his spear, but upon contact, it merely passed through like he had run it through the open air. Han Sen hurriedly traced the diagram but by the time he was done, he had already escaped countless devastating attacks! The talisman was now much dimmer than before and looked like it was on the precipice of collapse. It pulsated slightly, indicating it would disappear any moment now.
Martial Master Lei smiled as he saw the talisman almost burnt out. He readied his spear and waited for the moment the talisman collapsed, ready to dish out a devastating attack. An instant after that last line was written, the talisman burnt up disappearing into the flames like a magician's assistant.
Martial Master Lei arrived in front of Han Sen at that same moment and delivered a slashing attack at his head. Mind you, if he were to somehow destroy the Demonic Lotus it would only take one more attack to kill Han Sen but considering its powerful abilities, he didn't want to let it go.
Easily slicing through his head, Han Sen collapsed to the floor, his head falling a few meters away. As he waited for that damned bastard to get back up again, Martial Master Lei was caught off guard when the array diagram started blazing with a golden light. That same golden light bathed Han Sen's body making his clothes flutter even though there was no wind.
'Wait, where did his arm go?!' Martial Master Lei questioned with a stern expression. Blood flowed out of the severed arm profusely making him question what was happening; it was too bizarre and he didn't like it.
In a timely manner, black sand-like matter rose from Han Sen's body, reattaching his severed head and reconstrucing a whole new appendage, bringing him back to his peak for the thirtieth time. Han Sen let out a crooked smile as he bent his knees before shooting off toward Martial Master Lei, instantly appearing in front of him.
Martial Master Lei widened his eyes, obviously shocked by Han Sen's speed, 'He's almost as fast as me now!!!' He thought as he defended against the incoming attack. But once the two clashed he was even more shocked as he thought, 'What the fuck is happening right now??? How come his bare strike is so much heavier now???? A whole ton I suspect!! I can attribute the speed boost to the array diagram but, how the fuck is this bastard getting stronger as well!!'
The two clashed hundreds of times, this time both parties suffering slight injuries. The only difference was that after every few injuries, Han Sen would heal with the help of the Demonic Lotus causing Martial Master Lei to be infuriated! Looking down at his body, he was even more infuriated as he saw multiple nicks and bruises.
'FUCKING HELL!!! TO THINK I'D BE LOOKED DOWN UPON JUST BECAUSE I HELD BACK MY MARTIAL PROWESS!!! FUCK THIS I'M PISSED NOW!!!'
Demon's Stride, Rippling Lake Footwork, Dimond Blade, Phantom Spear!
At that moment, Martial Master Lei had executed four different martial techniques, increasing his prowess by an inconceivable amount. His speed was fast and his footwork was unpredictable, it gave off the sense that instead of the ground, he was walking on a body of water, creating ripples wherever he went. He circled around Han Sen and slashed at his neck, but was disgruntled when his attack was blocked by Han Sen's blade; throwing him quite a distance.
Although his footwork made predicting his movements difficult, it could still be seen through by discerning the laboriously hidden bloodlust. Once that was uncovered, it only took a matter of following the trail back to its source to find the culprit. Han Sen laughed out loud as he said, "COME ON, GIVE ME EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!!!"
Martial Master Lei bolted toward Han Sen, moving in accordance with his footwork technique, Han Sen also dashed toward his opponent whilst executing his movement technique, making him seem like a romantic poet. The two clashed again and again, and each time Han Sen got slightly injured and pushed back. But each time he shot back again with renewed vigor; one might even say his attacks were getting stronger each time they clashed.
That was certain as Martial Master Lei was getting more and more resentful.
'500 jin ***A.K.A, 250KG***, every time he gets pushed back his attacks get 500 jin heavier!! How is this bastard doing this!!! THINK GODDAMMIT, THINK!!!' The slight injuries Han Sen had inflicted upon him had made him a bit crazy as his thoughts were in now turmoil.
Thinking back to all the times Han Sen's attacks had gotten heavier, Martial Master Lei found a couple of common denominators. The first was that Han Sen was pushed back; the second was that he was injured; and the last was that he was healed. One of these had to be the reason for the steady increment in strength!
'Now that I think about it, the second and third can be lumped in as one, leaving me with only two choices; both equally probable... He may have comprehended some sort of Heavenly Law, which would be a reasonable explanation for the first option; on the other hand, he might have some sort of technique that strengthens his body every time he sustains an injury...'
With their next clash, Martial Master Lei focused only on pushing Han Sen back and not injuring him in hopes that he would unravel the mystery of his increasing strength. When Han Sen was pushed off he immediately rushed back delivering a devastating blow to Martial Master Lei's vitals, executing his Surge technique as well as an additional Reverb technique, which caused the blade to hold within it an absurd vibration. Raising his spear in defense, Martial Master Lei tanked the attack with an underlying thought of, 'No increment?! Then I guess I'll have to destroy the Demonic Lotus for hi-' His thoughts were interrupted by the sudden sound of cracking.
His already pale face went even paler as he saw cracks forming along the body of the spear. The former Sect Master looked up in horror as he saw Han Sen with a deranged smile! The shadowy afterimages left by the saber surged back into the blade, causing the force applied to become even heavier!
*CLING*
The spear was instantly broken through and the blade of the saber descended onto Martial Master Lei's shoulder. Due to the blade being dull and out of shape, it couldn't slice through his shoulder but the force it exerted was still persistent! *CRACK* With that one attack, Martial Master Lei's collarbone was shattered causing him immense pain. But unfortunately for him that was only the beginning! Suddenly, wild vibrations were sent into his body disrupting his qi flow, and blood flow, as well as damaging his internal organs.
Blood trickled down his nose as an irresistible urge to vomit welled up inside his throat. His face went paler as h-*BLARGGG*, as he spat out large quantities of blood caused by all of the internal damage he had suffered.
'FUCK!'
Han Sen looked at him with crazy eyes as he hacked again and again landing more blows on Martial Brother Lei, who was now moderately slower due to all the internal damage he had sustained.
'FUCKKK!!!!'
He thought as countless more injuries appeared on his body slowly chipping away at his martial prowess. Now in a much haggard state, he tried his best to get out of this situation alive; as he was cooking up all the possible ways he may escape a large explosion appeared on the floating island to the left of them. A blinding light spread from the center of the explosion causing the two to look away... but that was just a habitual reaction. The light might have been bright but it wasn't blinding. It was like that of a god figure when descending into the mortal plane, emanating with divinity and holy light.
'Could this be my salvation?' Martial Brother Lei thought, but that was content left for the next episode of, TOTAG!!!!