Chapter 00101: Mo Xie (Thanks to the Alliance Leader of Morning Wind and Clear Dew)
# Mo Xie (Thanks to the Alliance Leader of Morning Wind and Clear Dew)
Chapter 101
Novel: Above Destiny
Chapter 101: Mo Xie (Thanks to the Alliance Leader of Morning Wind and Clear Dew)
In ancient times, there was a sixty-nine-year-old chosen one of entropy, known for wielding an ionic whip that was unmatched throughout the world.
He once conveyed the key to struggle and slaughter in succinct, vivid words: "Come to deceive and to launch sneak attacks!"
It wasn't that Ji Jue lacked martial virtue or didn't understand the depths of heaven and earth, the respect for elders and juniors.
Quite the contrary, it was because he could sense the terrifying gap between them that he became increasingly aware of just how slim his chances of victory were.
No, let alone winning; if he could last ten rounds, it would be a testament to Professor Ye's patience, providing him with an opportunity to perform while inadvertently letting him off lightly.
Given this, he had to go all out! Grasping every opportunity, utilizing every condition, while Professor Ye was still unacquainted with the characteristics of fluid alchemy and the boosts it provided—along with the new blessings he hadn't yet revealed as his trump card…
Without any precursor or warning, the emblem of the White Deer emerged on Ji Jue's legs, accelerated by the enhancement of fluid alchemy.
Not just accelerated.
The symbol of the Ruins appeared on his chest, enhancing his physique and endurance.
At the same time, on the palms of his hands, a multitude of emblems had formed, blood light bursting forth.
He pushed the corrosion and destructive force of his spiritual essence to the limit!
Under the operation of non-aggression's spiritual essence, as long as this strike could land… No, as long as he could touch Professor Ye with even the slightest of maneuvers later, then there was still a chance!
In a sudden, fierce attack, it seemed to catch Professor Ye off guard.
Even as he closed in to just within arm's reach, she didn’t have time to react.
Ji Jue’s eyes glimmered.
There was a chance!
—Slap!
It felt like his mind went blank for an instant, unable to remember anything at all.
Ji Jue blinked.
When he regained his senses, all he could hear was a ringing in his ears, see the spinning ceiling above, and… the searing pain in his back.
He lay flat on the ground, gasping for breath.
If it weren't for the enhancement from the embers system, hardening his body, along with the shield offered by the Ruins emblem, he would likely have ended up in intensive care.
Ji Jue stared wide-eyed, at a loss for what had just happened.
The answer was a shoulder throw.
So smooth and swift that it left him no time to react, so pure that it felt as if Ji Jue had willingly offered himself up to this throwing technique!
Facing a student who was pushing the limits, in a moment where he was barely able to defend himself, Professor Ye merely tilted her body slightly.
Ji Jue's fist brushed past, not even brushing the edge of her garment.
Then, with a casual raise of her hand, she seized his wrist, turned gracefully, and with the motion of flinging away a rag, lifted him up and drew a perfect arc before slamming him down onto the ground.
She even paused for a moment to adjust his position, avoiding having the back of Ji Jue's head smash into the ground, turning into a mushy melon.
All of this was recorded by the ghostly ball in mid-air, played back at ten times slower speed, complete with energetic prompts and breakdowns of the movements.
It was utterly brutal.
“Understanding how to seize the initiative and control the situation is commendable. Your force is decent, and your mindset is praised,” Professor Ye’s face appeared in his field of vision as she looked down at him, casually commenting, “Unfortunately, you lack experience. All of non-aggression's power rests in the hands. Whether creating, destroying, or changing, it is enough to secure victory. That is why your enemy will double their defense against your hands. If you want to win with a single blow, then you need to mask your intentions well. Don't let everything be written on your face so blatantly. Doing this, even a fool would know there’s something wrong with your hands.”
Ji Jue's expression twitched.
He couldn't manage even a smile.
The experiment had failed, and his situation was dire.
Professor Ye seemed to know non-aggression's properties inside and out, but this was still within the bounds of Ji Jue’s expectations; after all, if things were that unclear, she wouldn’t have thrown him into the Rift to test him.
No, he had been too naïve.
Having fought too often with someone of Lou's caliber, his awareness and reactions had started to dull.
“Come again!”
He gasped, slapped his face firmly, got up from the ground, and after steadying himself, he carefully lowered his body, bending at the waist, lowering his center of gravity to avoid another brutal throw.
From start to finish, Professor Ye simply watched, waiting for his next attack.
Even though he never fought back, without a doubt, the initiative had always been in her hands.
Ji Jue narrowed his eyes, observing for quite a while… only to awkwardly realize that he had seen absolutely nothing.
“I suggest you speed up.”
Professor Ye glanced lazily towards the living room, “Otherwise, the tea I just brewed will get cold.”
The moment his focus shifted, Ji Jue sprang into action again.
Without hesitation, he seized the chance clearly afforded to him by Professor Ye and attacked again.
This time, he abandoned his previous punching variation and instead used his fingers together to strike towards her neck!
Even though Ji Jue's abilities weren’t enough to form a blade sharp enough to cut with a mere touch, the reinforcement and adjustments to his fingers using the embers system had already made them as formidable as iron.
However, the moment he swung down, his hand suddenly went numb.
It was blocked!
Professor Ye finally raised her right hand, not directly countering Ji Jue's fierce assault but instead moving in close and deflecting his forearm with a single motion.
She then channeled a surge of power, sending him back!
It was fluid, like flowing water.
At the same time, her left hand swept across, narrowly missing Ji Jue's eye.
The rush of air made his eyes hurt, bringing forth tears, temporarily blinding him.
Luckily, it hadn’t struck his eye directly.
No, how could that even be possible? If he couldn't even manage a short distance, he could never become a master.
This was merely her holding back.
A precise inch forward, and she could have easily gouged out his eyeball.
The ghostly ball gleefully remarked from the side: "Wing Chun, kid!"
Ji Jue couldn't spare a moment to respond.
Not even time to blink, he forced through the discomfort and pain enhanced by spiritual essence, rushing in once more, recklessly accelerating his assault.
But compared to Ji Jue’s frenzied attacks, Professor Ye looked effortlessly relaxed.
Casually waving her hands, she effortlessly deflected all of Ji Jue's assaults and even had the leeway to question, "You're still too anxious. What are you in a hurry for? Is there something you don’t want me to know? Or are you trying to hide some little actions?”
Upon finishing her question, she charged in, her left hand pressed against Ji Jue's chest.
Even with her fingers splayed wide, without using a powerful blow, the spiritual essence clad within her fingers unleashed a rumble that sent chills down Ji Jue’s spine.
Sufficient to inflict the most painful blow on an overconfident student!
Boom!!!
The dull sound erupted at the instant of contact, but it felt less like hitting a target and more like crashing against iron.
Beneath Ji Jue's shredded jacket, a dark red matte surface emerged, as tough as steel!
It was blood.
The blood that soaked through his shirt after the sleeve cut his skin.
By using about 15ml of his own blood as material blended into his shirt's front, he applied fluid alchemy, and it instantly hardened.
With this double reinforcement, the once thin short-sleeve transformed into close-fitting armor!
Not bad, very good.
Although using blood to alter external objects in a class on spiritual offensive and defensive arts seems a little cheat-like, it was very creative.
At that moment, Ji Jue's right hand seized the opportunity to strike back, swinging his arm in a horizontal punch.
He could see a hint of approval in Professor Ye’s gaze, even, as always, a hint of mockery!
Unfortunately, it was still cleverness without substance.
He was quick to respond and understood how to entice the enemy in, but he seemed to have forgotten his course syllabus.
Bang!
Pain erupted.
Ji Jue's eyes felt as if they would pop out of their sockets.
For beneath Professor Ye’s fingers, the hardened blood armor shattered into pieces.
There had been no excessive force used; she had simply implemented spiritual essence for the first time while thoroughly thrashing the student.
In comparison to Ji Jue's focus of spiritual energy in his attack, hers appeared entirely overwhelming, while her technique had long since waited for Ji Jue in the curriculum…
—The Dissolution Technique!
In the frenzy of fluid alchemy, everything beneath those five fingers turned for naught.
The spiritual energy loop completely collapsed under the instant impact, the hardening effect dissipated entirely.
Along with the Ruins emblem.
The invading five fingers pressed firmly into his chest, unleashing a surge of force that assaulted his organs, causing unbearable spasms and pain that made Ji Jue double over like a boiled shrimp.
Yet in that instant, Professor Ye saw…
The smile on Ji Jue’s face!
In the shock of the Dissolution Technique, the blood essence was blasted out like a living thing, flowing into Ji Jue's jacket, swirling about, gathering at the cuff of his right hand.
The formerly white jacket sleeves erupted, entangled and transformed under the influence of the blood strands, winding back onto Professor Ye's left hand.
Binds, shackles!
In that tense moment, the reshaping of form, enhancement of resilience, and manipulation of materials had nearly impossibly been completed in triplicate!
Fast, way too fast…
So fast that it was far beyond Professor Ye's predictive range.
So swift that the alchemical process seemed instantaneous, coupled with an astonishing precision that felt excessive even for non-aggression!
Now, even if she used the Dissolution Technique to obliterate Ji Jue’s spiritual essence, the sheer tenacity of the fabric alone would be sufficient to bind him in this key moment…
Professor Ye finally realized: so this was the true trap?
And in that fleeting moment, Ji Jue's left hand finally pressed against Professor Ye’s right wrist!
He gripped tight!
His eyes lit up, reflecting the distant dawn of victory, and the non-aggression specific manipulation set in motion!
Then, his smile became frozen on his face.
His spiritual essence remained limited to his left hand, unable to penetrate Professor Ye’s body, as if… completely isolated from it.
The wrist beneath his fingers still felt like a void.
Then he heard Professor Ye’s approving comment.
"Reality and illusion, this is good."
Professor Ye observed Ji Jue's face, which seemed to have seen a ghost, as she slowly said, “Since you've displayed non-aggression, let me show you the characteristics of Mo Xie.”
Saying this, she actively lifted her right wrist to Ji Jue's view, allowing him to observe the fruits of her labor.
Indeed, he had grasped it right.
But Ji Jue’s spiritual essence could form no contact with Professor Ye’s skin, nor could he manipulate her arm in any way!
There remained a faint invisible distance between them.
This slight difference was an unreachable distance for non-aggression!
(End of Chapter)