Wuying summoned back the Silverline Cat and before Xue Fang knew it, he had rushed towards him with an unbelievable speed.
Wuying had manifested his aura which was golden, and suddenly, he was like a shooting star, launching up his fist at Xue Fang's chin.
"Huh?"
Xue Fang was surprised he could dodge that strike, he was sure he had been hit, but suddenly, he wasn't.
Even Wuying appeared just as shocked as him, both of them looking at each other like some confused students in class.
"Good grief, I managed to dodge the golden boy's punch, did my speed increase, or his legs' speed is only faster than that of his punch?
By how Wuying rushed toward him like a burning golden meteor, Xue Fang had thought the fight would end since the speed was just too astounding, however, it seemed otherwise.
But that shouldn't have been the case, Wuying's speed seemed to launch his body forward, his legs weren't running but made a swooping movement, that punch should have been able to strike Xue Fang given that Wuying had readied his fist before shooting himself forward with the unbelievable speed.
"Does that mean I dodged faster than his shooting speed?
Or am I thinking it wrong?"
Another moment of that swooping movement, Wuying launched another blow at Xue Fang.
"WHOOSSH!!"
Air current whooshed past Xue Fang's body, his clothes billowing in its wake.
The air force almost blew Xue Fang's body away such that he wondered how many bones he would have broken if he had taken the punch, that was how powerful Wuying's strike was, nevertheless, Xue Fang's body kept moving through the attacks, making Xue Fang think that there was some force controlling his body, a force more powerful than Wuying's strike.
"It seemed I have turned into a puppet controlled by a powerful puppet master"
Wuying was getting frustrated, was his training not that good? Was he not trying enough? With the powerful and potent techniques he was exposed to as an elite kid, he was still unable to land a single strike on someone who hadn't gone hunting in the HighRealms.
After a while, Xue Fang's movement became unpredictable even for him, appearing and disappearing between the attacks.
Moments passed by, and the two decided to stop.
"Xue Fang, I'm really ashamed of myself, however, I should be proud, it just shows how powerful the cosmic body arts you are practicing or the level you practiced it to"
'What is he talking about? I only practiced the Perching Phoenix twice for some seconds. I could remember the hell I passed through, I'm never practicing it again'
Wuying showed no bitter expression, instead, he looked a lot more jovial than before, like he had found peace within himself.
"That technique resembled Presence Shedding Cicada also called Lingering Shadows, it is a profound martial technique that combines presence and footwork skill, unlike presence concealing skills and stealthlike skills based on footwork, this technique made the opponent have an impression of the lingering presence of the user.
Like when I struck a particular point in space and you weren't there anymore, you had moved whereas I could still feel your presence there, it was impressive! Although presence shedding cicada is an incomplete cosmic body art, my father is one of the many nobles investing in its development, it is a promising technique that incorporates skills like cloning, stealthlike skills, and presence confusion among others"
Xue Fang could feel an air of vibrancy around Wuying, he couldn't help but thought maybe he had unlocked some sort of charisma skill.
There was one thing he wanted to ask.
"That movement technique you used, if I told you I couldn't follow your movement, would you believe?"
"No, I would never"
Wuying was absolutely convinced of Xue Fang's battle prowess.
"That time, you were untouchable, I was the one who couldn't follow your movement in space"
"Anyway, my movement technique is called Crane feather step, care to tell me yours?"
Crane feather step, when in use, it seemed the legs of the user didn't touch the floor, and as they moved, it was like a swooping movement, a very fast one, fast enough to blur the body such that the person appeared like a shooting star when they manifest their aura.
Xue Fang thought about this, he was somehow intrigued by how he was able to dodge such speed.
"Well, it is just some technique my family hone to the peak, it is nothing special" Xue Fang grinned at Wuying.
"Try to hone yours and you will become untouchable"
'Let me try to get acquainted with Guo Wuying so that I can be safe from Guo Zhenyu' he thought inwardly.
"As promised, here is the battle pet"
Wuying summoned the Silverline Cat and relinquished it to Xue Fang.
Xue Fang willed it to be summoned back and forth, and then he heard a notification and a flash of information appeared in his mind.
"Are you attending Royal Bird Military Academy? Since you passed the exam and got a license"
"Sure"
Xue Fang was quite excited inwardly, it wasn't a bad idea to get acquainted with a member of a powerful clan, and just now, Xue Fang had gained a battle pet without hunting, he realized there would still be more benefit in this relationship in the future.
"Xue Fang, I'm amazed you managed to avoid getting scared by the stone monster, they are an inferior race of quartz devils who are King-Levels, I'm sure you are some genius with a bright future and I will need you to save my ass later on"
Wuying eyes were full of admiration.
"Did you know Rong Xia was scared that time?"
Wuying peered back to see if Rong Xia wasn't close, Xue Fang felt this was Wuying true nature, a very lively guy, but because of the pressure from families, he was trying to put all that behind him and meet their expectations.
"Rong Xia managed to compose herself due to her bloodline nature which also controls mental attributes. Perhaps she got her mental resilience from it, and my Omni-armor as its name implies also protects me from every attack including mental attacks, although to the level of my body enhancement"
'So that was how he was able to counter my appraisal skill'
Xue Fang tried again but no information was displayed, Wuying looked at him back but Xue Fang turned his gaze away.
'As expected, even though he was immune to my appraisal skill, he could still sense that I was trying to penetrate his mental faculty.
Well, It is understandable since appraisal skill is related to perceiving faculty'