Chương 33: War God — Chapter 33 - You're This Damn Good — Are You a Roundworm Living in My Sister's Stomach?

Old Tong's spear thrust forward in a feint. His real specialty wasn't the spear—it was the sword. But for certain reasons, he'd mastered a martial art that combined spear and staff techniques. As the saying goes: a spear strikes along a line, a staff sweeps an arc. This martial art had the staff's group-attack power and the spear's concentrated offense. In short, it dominated whether facing one opponent or many. A martial art combining spear and staff advantages, an exceptionally formidable foundational technique.

At the same time.

"Lifting the Mountain, Cradling the Moon... first form of Thousand Army Spear." The moment Wang Xian saw the opening move, he understood. A brief flicker of memory... But his speed didn't slow by even a fraction. Unfortunately, the opponent's proficiency was barely at small success. If it had reached peak mastery, maybe they could have exchanged a few blows. Otherwise, the only way to beat him would be breaking through the life force ceiling and violating the match rules. In a blink, Wang Xian closed to five steps.

An ideal distance. Old Tong's eyes went wide, a smirk tugging at his mouth. Everything according to plan. This distance put him right in the attack range of the first form, "Lifting the Mountain, Cradling the Moon." The next second, the spear tip seemed to hoist an entire mountain, carrying ten thousand tons of force, tracing a sweeping arc through the air before crashing down like a blade of cold light! Wang Xian smiled. His movement didn't pause.

He casually deflected with the back of his blade, and the instant the spear tip descended, as though he'd anticipated it long ago, he released the hilt. The blade immediately followed the descending spear tip, traced an arc, and began winding around it, spinning upward! Old Tong froze. The spear in his hand started trembling rapidly.

After a few rotations, the moment the broadsword was sent flying, his opponent leapt up, caught the spinning hilt, and unleashed a full set of Flowing Clouds and Water bladework like a sudden storm. Before it even reached the second form, Storm and Darkness, Old Tong was instantly swallowed by that Flowing Clouds and Water technique. The entire process took only seconds. Instant defeat! [Holy shit, so cool!] [That was Lifting the Mountain, Cradling the Moon from Thousand Army Spear, right? First time I've seen someone break it with a blade like that.] [Old Tong, they've seen right through you.] [This is getting ridiculous. Very few people even know Thousand Army Spear. Even if he's familiar with it, knowing the openings in real combat isn't something you get just from theory...] [And the way he broke that move so casually gives me the illusion that even I could do it...] [Better than last time. Last time he used a ranked spear technique, Center-Line Thrust... at least this time you pulled out an actual martial art move!] [Trash dog!]...... The bullet comments were there for entertainment. Old Tong fell silent, momentarily lost. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. Am I really that bad? I spent half a year just grasping Thousand Army Spear, two years reaching small success. At school, aside from a few freaks, almost no one could withstand the first form.

Let alone that this wasn't even a direct block. It was a complete counter. What does breaking a move mean? Using mastery far exceeding yours to directly nullify or ignore your technique. Especially breaking it with a blade. Using reach against a shorter weapon, stillness against movement. This completely exploited one of Thousand Army Spear's own advantages. Having your advantage broken, simply outrageous!

"Hurry up, next round," Wang Xian said. After that exchange, he felt he'd gained considerable insight into Tyrant Blade Intent. Unfortunately, these opponents were all too weak to let him fully execute a complete set of flowing bladework. He couldn't achieve true fusion with Tyrant Blade Intent. No help for it, perfected mastery flowing bladework was unreasonable in its demands. He craved a real expert. Wrap this up quickly. Bring someone with quality.

"Wait." Old Tong coughed, his gaze shifting toward the black-clad spectator in the viewing area, then glanced at his messages. [Player 'Silhouette Like a Crane' has sent you a voice request] Relief washed over Old Tong. The moment he accepted. A voice cold as celestial music rang out:"Useless." [Yes!] [Sis is scolding me!] [Been lurking two months, finally get to hear Sister Tong's voice again!] [Say one more thing, I'm almost there!] [You people are really something. Huh? Where's my tissue...] [I can already picture the shocked expression on the other side...] [Honestly, this is a bit shameless, calling in outside coaching?] [Just messing around. From what I know of Old Tong, even if he loses, he'll still fulfill the request.]...... Old Tong looked at the screen full of floating bullet comments, coughed once, and said quietly:"Sis, how do I play next round?" He'd completely lost confidence. He even suspected the kid wasn't actually a high schooler.

High schoolers these days, aside from a few exceptions, who still trains with spears? Let alone someone who understands them this well. You're a blade user. Why aren't you sticking to your blade and studying spears instead?

"He does know spears—has some skill. Your move was broken because your spear technique is only first stage. Too weak." That cold voice continued.

"Your fundamentals are too poor. The spear martial art you execute is full of openings."

"Next round, as soon as he closes in... directly execute the last form of Thousand Army Spear, Sweeping Away a Thousand Armies. That's it."

"No other moves."

"If he closes in for direct assault, immediately execute the second form, Reversing Heaven and Earth. This form guarantees a hit at close range with no possible counter."

"But after Sweeping Away a Thousand Armies, if he doesn't press the attack and I can't chain into the next one, what if he catches me in the gap?"

"I know." The cold voice frowned.

"Let me finish. After Sweeping Away a Thousand Armies, if he's not stupid, he'll inevitably look for the opening at your back and attack from behind. At that point, don't hesitate—directly execute the foundational spear technique's set form, Returning Horse Thrust."

"A waste like you only knows how to use martial art moves that look powerful."

"You don't realize ranked spear techniques are the foundation of everything and can be combined with any spear martial art." Old Tong froze, then broke into delight:"Sis still has the best ideas—the way you chain one into another, truly devious!" The moment the words left his mouth, he turned to the bullet comments:"Brothers, learned another trick!"

"Guaranteed win this time!" He immediately confirmed ready. Next round, starting now! Wang Xian had no hesitation. The instant it began, he charged forward. To fully execute his bladework, offense was fastest. He had no interest waiting for someone else to attack. Besides. Most blade martial arts focused solely on offense. And this time...

"Sweeping Away a Thousand Armies... opening with the ultimate move?" As Wang Xian closed in, he saw his opponent swing the spear into an impenetrable wall of motion.

"Trying to force me into close-range assault... to eat a hit of Reversing Heaven and Earth?" Wang Xian shook his head. Reversing Heaven and Earth from Thousand Army Spear was exceptionally powerful. Once someone closed in, there was absolutely no counter. The principle was transforming spear into staff. As the saying goes, a staff sweeps an arc. Borrowing the momentum of Sweeping Away a Thousand Armies, reversing grip to use it as a staff could send everyone in close range flying.

This was what made Thousand Army Spear so formidable. No one would press a direct assault.

"If I don't press the assault, the only option is finding the opening at his back, but at that moment, if he follows with Returning Horse Thrust..." Wang Xian raised an eyebrow. Does this streamer really have that level and brains? Let's see. Wang Xian leapt to his opponent's rear, waiting for a gap in the spear's momentum, then swung his blade. Sure enough, the moment he landed, the opponent's spear seemed to grow eyes, wrapping around the shoulder and thrusting toward his back.

The person hadn't turned, yet the spear tip had already arrived. A textbook Returning Horse Thrust. Wang Xian smiled. Someone's coaching, huh? Too bad. The level isn't much. Just some small tricks for real combat. He showed no panic, simply tilted his body casually, still as though he'd foreseen it, grazing past the spear tip. Everything perfectly timed. As if rehearsed countless times. Then one strike of Storm and Darkness came down. A sky full of blade shadows instantly swallowed his opponent.

[You have died]"Impossible!" Old Tong cried out.

"You knew exactly how I was going to move?" What the hell, you're this good, are you a roundworm in my sister's stomach?! He instinctively glanced at the black-clad figure in the viewing area.

"Is it over?" Wang Xian yawned.

"These kinds of small tricks aren't interesting... where's the expert you mentioned?" S-small tricks? Old Tong shuddered. Even though this was in-game, he felt a chill travel through the network cable and spread across his body.

"Sis seems angry!" Old Tong posted a bullet comment. His proud and haughty sister had never suffered this kind of setback... and now it had been called small tricks. Not looking good... At that moment. The black-clad figure in the spectator area jumped directly down:"Then let me fight you." Wang Xian looked at the message: [Player 'Silhouette Like a Crane' has sent you a duel invitation] ➤ Next: I Want to See Big Sister's Big Thunder!