Kai was lying next to a cracked tree. He was in a slight state of confusion....
'As soon as I appeared behind him... Without even looking at me, he had already hit the right spot with his staff. At that, his movements were barely noticeable...' - Analysed Kai.
- How did you do that? - Asked Kai, slowly standing up.
- I didn't do anything amazing. It's just that you are very weak. - Answered Lone Buddha.
This guy was at a high stage of the Attraction Sphere. There was a huge gap between each stage. Trying to fight him originally was a stupid idea.
- Alright... 10 Reputation Points are yours. Hehe. - Kai replied with a laugh.
- You regenerate quickly. - Looking at Kai's body, the Lonely Buddha said, 'I misspoke a bit. You are weak, but for me. I'm already on the Sphere of Attraction. And so, basically, you're very strong. - He said emotionlessly.
- Well, thanks for that. Ugh! - Kai smilingly replied, spitting the rest of the blood out of his mouth.
- Let's do it again. I'll suppress my cultivation. I guess another 10 Reputation Points, it's not a problem for you? - Lone Buddha asked calmly.
At this moment, Kai slowly raised his gaze and looked at his opponent. This offer interested him greatly. He would be able to fight Lone Buddha when he used a power of an identical stage to Kai's!
- Of course! Thank you for offering it! Hahah. - Laughing merrily, Kai replied.
- Don't relax. It's still not a fair fight. I have a lot more experience than you. Also, my skill level I won't be able to suppress.'' - Lone Buddha said frankly.
- Even so, it's already good! Let's get started! - Issued Kai and went to the centre of the arena again.
In fact, Kai was very satisfied. Analysing his skills, he realised that he was stronger than his peers. It was all due to techniques that were not available to others. It could be said that Kai was very well suited to the skills he had learnt. Hardly anyone could withstand the Invisible Kings Torture Technique. That said, without it, Kai wouldn't be that strong either.
Realising this, he was eager to fight a new opponent. Perhaps Lone Buddha's skills would make up for this difference in heritage.
- Let's begin. - Calmly said Lone Buddha.
Without replying, Kai instantly rushed forward to attack!
He once again released his energy and Astral Sacrifice Fire to its fullest! But this time, he didn't use the Shadow Mark.
Kai realised that Lone Buddha was probably too familiar with this move. After all, this was a technique of the Shadow Sect.
- Qin! Qin! Qin! - The ringing sound of metal strikes rang out!
Cai made lightning-fast attacks that were filled with his energy and fire. But Lone Buddha also wielded his staff with ease. He parried Kai's every attack. Sparks were flying in all directions.
He purposely kept Kai at a distance, keeping him away from him. He seemed to understand the best way to fight those wielding fire.
'Damn... We need to increase the range!' - Exclaimed Kai in his head.
At the same moment, the Astral Sacrifice Fire erupted! It dispersed over a large area, instantly consuming the enemy!
Except, the wider the target area, the less concentrated the fire was. In this case, it's many times easier to resist.
- Strong fire. - Lone Buddha dryly said and a golden light began to shine in his eyes.
- Dum! - With the sound of a gong striking, golden energy exploded all around.
At this moment, all the fire around the bald guy was instantly pushed back. A spherical cocoon of golden light seemed to form around the Lone Buddha.
'What a strong defence...' - Kai marvelled,' 'Eyes of Essence!' - He exclaimed in his head.
As soon as Kai activated his ability, he immediately began to see the world a little differently. He was now clearly aware of the trajectory of the energy in the Lone Buddha's cocoon.
'That's it... We can try it...' - Realising something, Kai immediately decided to test his assumption.
Seeing the movement of energies in the opponent's technique, it was possible to notice places where it was under less control. Or points where all the balance was concentrated. If one were to hit such a point, one could disrupt the technique.
Just looking at the golden cocoon, Kai saw a dozen such centres. They were spread out in a grid across the entire area of the golden barrier. It was too difficult to break such a thing...
But Kai decided to try!
In the next moment, the Astral Sacrifice Fire once again returned close to Kai. It was useless to disperse its power over a large area. He had already realised that he wouldn't harm the Lone Buddha in this way, but would only use up his energy faster.
- Fsssst! - There was the sound of air splitting!
Kai instantly rushed forwards! A new series of attacks and flying sparks immediately followed.
A fierce exchange of blows began! Kai didn't stop for a second, and the Lonely Buddha systematically parried each blow. Occasionally, he would lunge in when Kai made a mistake in his punching system.
Except... Lone Buddha, didn't immediately notice the catch.....
Every time Kai made a 'mistake', he struck the golden barrier. To be precise, he hit one of the balance centres. His opponent didn't immediately notice it.... Since even with his experience, he had never fought people who could instantly read your technique.
The fight continued and Kai was getting a little exhausted. But the Lone Buddha kept his word honestly and limited his level. Because of this, drops of sweat also began to appear on his forehead.
Looking at that bald guy's eyes. One could see that he was beginning to enjoy the fight. For martial artists, a skilful opponent was very valuable. But for now, Lone Buddha didn't realise that he had underestimated his opponent.
Kai rushed forward to attack again! And once again, he made a 'mistake' in his move!
'Now!' - Shouted Kai in his mind.
- Jin! - There was a sound of the golden barrier hitting and it started to rattle slightly!
- What? - The bald guy looked surprised.
It was unusual to see any emotion on his face. But now, it was actually showing a slight disbelief.
- Don't yawn! - Smiling, Kai shouted and delivered another lightning strike!
- Groin! - There was a resounding pop and the golden cocoon instantly shattered into small pieces.
At this moment, Lone Buddha was so surprised that he forgot to react!
'Chance!' - Shouted Kai in his mind and struck at his opponents chest.
Kai's attack finally succeeded! He saw his dagger begin to enter his opponent's flesh! Just a little more and his opponent's heart would be destroyed! The killer instincts had long since been deposited in Kai's subconscious mind. Each of his strokes was trying to take a life!
But he didn't worry about his opponent. After all, Lone Buddha, a high stage master of the Attraction Sphere. Kai simply didn't believe that he could kill him with such a move.
Watching the dagger enter his chest, Lone Buddha lightning fast shifted his body in space. He did so in such a way that the dagger travelled across his chest, sliding along his ribs before slamming into his shoulder. Although he was unable to dodge Kai's attack, but more importantly, he skilfully avoided the fatal blow to his heart!
Further actions happened in the blink of an eye! He grabbed Kai's arm and delivered a powerful punch to his chest!
- Krakh! - The sound of bones breaking was heard!
From such a strong blow to his chest, Kai literally flew into the air two metres high and flew out of the arena! This blow was as ruthless as Kai's own punch!
A hard landing and a few seconds of regaining consciousness awaited him again..... Spitting up blood and holding his chest, Kai began to slowly stand up. Half of his ribs were broken....
- Agh... Your blow was merciless... - Kai said through gritted teeth, writhing in pain.
- Yours, I would call deadly. - Holding his bloody shoulder, the Lonely Buddha calmly replied.