r18novel Chapter 30 Lu Jin and Li Muxuan
Chapter 30 Lu Jin and Li Muxuan
When Li Cunzhen arrived at the training ground, Zuo Ruotong, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan had been waiting for a long time.
He glanced around and saw Lu Jin standing on the sidelines, her white hair fluttering in the wind, her eyes full of energy, clearly having put in a lot of effort these past few days.
Li Muxuan stood on the other side, his hands tucked into his sleeves, a slight smile on his lips, looking quite confident.
He withdrew his gaze, strode to Zuo Ruotong, cupped his hands and said, "Master, I was so engrossed in my cultivation that I was late and kept you waiting."
Zuo Ruotong waved her hand: "It's alright, as long as everyone is here."
Upon hearing this, both Li Muxuan and Lu Jin had somewhat subtle expressions.
It's worth noting that both of them had been preparing diligently for this competition for half a month.
Lu Jin sparred with Shui Yun Changqing every day, while Li Muxuan stopped going to the academy and instead lived in the clinic, training hard with Ghost Hand King.
It's easy to see how much importance the two of them placed on this competition.
But now Li Cunzhen actually said, "I've become so engrossed in my cultivation that I've forgotten the time."
Whether this is true or false, it exudes a sense of nonchalance.
It seemed that this competition was not worth mentioning at all in his eyes.
Lu Jin lowered her eyes, feeling somewhat uneasy.
He admitted that Li Cunzhen was highly talented, but even with talent, one shouldn't be so arrogant.
Li Muxuan snorted, lowered his hands from his chest, and twitched his fingertips slightly.
Fine, since you, Li Cunzhen, don't care, then let me show you that no matter how talented you are, you can never ignore others.
As the two were making their own plans, Zuo Ruotong's voice came: "Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, you two go first."
Lu Jin and Li Muxuan exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat unwilling.
After preparing for half a month, everyone wanted to fight Li Cunzhen directly, but now they have to fight him first, which is a bit boring.
But since Zuo Ruotong had already spoken, the two couldn't refuse, so they nodded and headed towards the training ground.
The training ground was an open space enclosed by blue bricks, about ten zhang square, with a thick layer of yellow earth on the ground that sank slightly when stepped on.
Lu Jin stood on the south side, and Li Muxuan stood on the north side.
The two bowed with their hands clasped in greeting.
"please."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jin's feet flashed with light, and he transformed into a white shadow, heading straight for Li Muxuan's right side.
He didn't know what Li Muxuan's methods were, but he was absolutely confident in his speed.
After practicing for half a month, his speed of escape was nearly 30% faster than when he first learned it. Among his peers, he didn't believe anyone could keep up.
Li Muxuan did not move.
He stood still, his feet neither too far apart nor too far apart, his eyes following Lu Jin's figure as he moved, but he was in no hurry to make a move.
Reversing the direction doesn't increase speed. Against a speed-type opponent like Lu Jin, the best approach is to remain unchanged and adapt to any situation.
As their thoughts raced.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Jin had already moved to Li Muxuan's side and threw a powerful punch from the side.
Li Muxuan reacted quickly, and with a thought, a force field surged out, accurately striking Lu Jin's fist.
boom.
The fist collided with the force field, producing a muffled thud.
The two men each took a half step back, and their strength was evenly matched.
Lu Jin felt a chill run down her spine and was about to change her move when she suddenly felt a force coming from beneath her feet.
There's another force field!
Li Muxuan blocked Lu Jin's attack with one punch, but another force field was already launched from below at an extremely tricky angle, heading straight for Lu Jin's ankle.
For an ordinary person, this attack would likely have resulted in immediate defeat.
However, Lu Jin was extremely sensitive to Qi, and he sensed the force field as soon as it approached.
Immediately afterward, he activated his escape light, his feet suddenly left the ground, and with a backward movement, he exited the range of the force field.
Li Muxuan's force field struck empty air, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The two distanced themselves and looked at each other again.
Li Muxuan narrowed his eyes, muttering to himself.
My brother is amazing, but why is Lu Jin so difficult to deal with?
Old Wang, I hope your methods will work.
Lu Jin sighed inwardly.
These Li brothers are all incredibly talented; in terms of success rate, they are even higher than the Lu family, one of the four great families.
And that strange force field, it seems to be a method of the Machine Cloud Society, but it is much more flexible.
He frowned, staring at Li Muxuan's hand, somewhat puzzled.
However, now is not the time to think about these things.
Let's win first.
Lu Jin took a deep breath, and the light beneath his feet lit up again.
This time, he didn't approach directly, but instead circled around Li Muxuan.
The white figure left trails of afterimages on the yellow earth, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes in front, sometimes behind, dazzling the eye.
Li Muxuan stood still, his gaze following the white figure, his expression somewhat puzzled.
Why is Lu Jin circling around without making a move?
However, such high-speed movement would inevitably consume a great deal of energy for Lu Jin, and continuing to exhaust himself in this way would undoubtedly be advantageous to him.
Thinking it over, Li Muxuan remained standing in the same spot.
One lap, two laps, three laps.
suddenly!
Lu Jin pounced from the side, his fist wrapped in a white light of escape, heading straight for Li Muxuan's shoulder.
Li Muxuan raised his hand, gathering a force field in preparation to block the attack.
However, just as the force field was about to make contact with his fist, Lu Jin suddenly pulled back his fist and bounced back like a spring.
Oh no, a feint!
Li Muxuan's pupils contracted, and he realized something was wrong.
He tried to create another force field to defend, but because he had been fooled by the feint earlier, he was a step too slow.
Lu Jin, however, had already taken advantage of his speed to approach from another direction and landed a solid punch on Li Muxuan's waist.
boom!
Li Muxuan was sent flying sideways, his feet leaving the ground as he tumbled in the air.
it is good!
Lu Jin was overjoyed.
As everyone knows, one cannot gain leverage in the air. As long as one takes advantage of the situation and pursues the enemy, one can completely suppress Li Muxuan.
A burst of light rose beneath his feet, and he shot out, arriving at Li Muxuan's landing point ahead of time, and unleashed a palm strike.
However, just a moment before his palm was about to strike Li Muxuan.
Li Muxuan's body suddenly twisted strangely in mid-air, as if it had been pushed by an invisible hand, and he deviated from his original trajectory, landing steadily in another location.
Lu Jin's palm struck empty air, and his expression changed slightly.
He quickly realized what had happened. Li Muxuan used a force field to push himself, forcibly changing his landing point.
It turns out that the force field can not only hit others, but also hit itself!
Lu Jin felt frustrated, but she could only give up the pursuit and widen the distance again, her eyes fixed on Li Muxuan.
Okay, if I can't suppress it all at once, then I'll do it several more times!
As long as I maintain the state where you can't hit me, but I can hit you, I am already invincible!
Thinking it over, Lu Jin decided to continue with the same tactics as before.
He continued to move at high speed, blurring the lines between truth and falsehood, reality and illusion.
Sometimes it's a feint, sometimes it's a real attack, sometimes it's two consecutive feints, and sometimes it's a feint followed by a change of direction.
Under such tactics, Li Muxuan could hardly predict which of Lu Jin's attacks were real and which were feints, and he couldn't even defend, almost always being on the defensive.
It can be said that Lu Jin has completely suppressed Li Muxuan.
Outside the training ground, Li Cunzhen and Zuo Ruotong stood side by side, watching the battle unfold.
Li Cunzhen noticed the methods Li Muxuan used. He frowned slightly and turned to look at Zuo Ruotong:
"Master, won't Mu Xuan's actions affect the San Yi Sect?"
Using someone else's methods without their consent and letting it get out will damage the reputation of the Sanyi Sect.
But Zuo Ruotong shook his head: "It's alright. He wasn't a disciple of my Sanyi Sect when he learned to reverse the eight directions. The Sanyi Sect has a precedent of accepting disciples who already have skills. According to the rules, I have no reason to interfere in this matter."
Seeing that Zuo Ruotong had said this, Li Cunzhen said no more.
At this moment, Shuiyun, having received the news from somewhere, also arrived at the training ground.
He first bowed to Zuo Ruotong, then leaned over to watch for a while, nodding occasionally.
They seemed quite satisfied with Lu Jin's performance.
Shuiyun pointed to the arena and said, "Master, it looks like Junior Brother Lu Jin is going to win this match."
Indeed, Lu Jin was in control on the field, and Li Muxuan was being suppressed to the point of having almost no chance to fight back.
But Zuo Ruotong didn't reply. Instead, she looked at Li Cunzhen and asked, "Cunzhen, what do you think?"
Li Cunzhen thought for a moment and replied, "Junior Brother Lu Jin's methods are indeed effective, fully utilizing his speed advantage."
"However... this method is too simplistic. Mu Xuan isn't the type to keep falling in the same place. In my opinion, the outcome of this match is still uncertain."
Upon hearing this, Shuiyun glanced at the field.
Li Muxuan was being beaten so badly by Lu Jin that he was barely able to stay upright and had taken several blows, but he couldn't even touch the hem of Lu Jin's clothes.
He curled his lip dismissively, assuming that Li Cunzhen was simply trying to save face for his younger brother.