Chapter 00174: A Peerless Master
# A Peerless Master
Chapter 174
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 174: A Peerless Master
The sect master of such a minor sect was actually this skilled.
To be able to fight one against three and still force two back was truly beyond Li Chengxi's expectations.
Back in Peach Blossom Valley, without a proper reference point, it was hard to determine just how capable Yang Yiyi was.
Later, when they were pursued by the Plum Blossom Guard, Yang Yiyi seemed to deal with the common soldiers as easily as slicing melons and chopping vegetables, which seemed quite formidable.
As for Sun Wei?
He was a Qianhu, so it was perfectly normal that she couldn't beat him.
Adding to that, Li Chengxi later saw Yang Yiyi fighting the water bandits like she was in god mode.
He felt that with the enhancement to her bones and sinews from the Sky-Upholding Stone and the blood within it, Yang Yiyi could at least be considered a third-rate fighter.
But judging by the scale of the Green Robe Sect, it was probably inferior to even the third-rate sects in many wuxia novels.
So, when he entered and saw that Tian Jing had an internal injury debuff, Li Chengxi thought this was in the bag.
However, the reality was not at all what Li Chengxi had imagined.
If a technique like the Five Tigers Soul-Severing Saber, which is marginalized in novels and typically used by side characters, giving off the feeling of cannon fodder, was considered third-rate, then the Green Robe Sect would be considered unrated.
The sect master of a sect at this level, even with an internal injury debuff, was this strong.
What level was Yang Yiyi at now?
It felt like she was stronger than the common soldiers and cannon fodder, but still just a small fry.
While Li Chengxi was surprised, Yang Yiyi was also surprised, or rather, shocked.
Although Li Chengxi had told her to be careful of a cornered dog lashing out, Yang Yiyi had never imagined that her master would truly have the intent to kill.
After ten years together, even if you raised a dog, you would develop feelings for it, right?
When Yang Yiyi learned that she had been sold by her master, her first feeling was disbelief, followed by confusion and endless crying, but it hadn't yet turned to resentment.
She had returned this time to let her senior and junior martial sisters know what kind of person their master was, and perhaps she also held a sliver of hope to hear her master's explanation.
Judging others by her own standards, Yang Yiyi felt that her master must surely feel some guilt, and perhaps she had some unavoidable difficulties.
Who would have thought that the woman would attack just like that, with every move aimed at her vitals?
But if one were to speak of shock, the most shocked person should have been Yang Yiyi's master, Tian Jing.
This girl Yang Yiyi's aptitude was too poor.
From the very beginning, Tian Jing had intended to give her to the Liu Family, which was why she hadn't taught her any of the sect's martial arts.
She had thought that taking down a little girl who didn't know martial arts with a surprise attack would be a certainty.
But how long had it been, and she could actually exchange a few moves with her?
Especially the style of her techniques; it was completely unfamiliar, not like the martial arts of any famous sect.
Tian Jing immediately realized that during the time Yang Yiyi was missing, she might have had some fortuitous encounter and must have a master guiding her from behind the scenes.
The Green Robe Sect was a small and humble sect; it certainly dared not make any enemies.
To be able to train a little girl, whom she herself had deemed trash, to her current state in such a short time, this master could not be underestimated.
Perhaps he was some reclusive, peerless expert.
Logically speaking, provoking such a person was extremely unwise, but now the arrow was on the bowstring and had to be fired.
If she let Yang Yiyi run around talking, she, Tian Jing, would have no face left in the jianghu.
Perhaps even the Green Robe Sect, passed down to her by her ancestors, would have to disband.
Besides, that Liu Family was not to be trifled with either.
They had just sent someone to 'give a small punishment as a great warning'.
If they learned that Yang Yiyi was alive and spreading rumors everywhere, the tiny Green Robe Sect could not bear the Liu Family's retaliation.
So, even knowing she might be inviting trouble, she had to bite the bullet and eliminate Yang Yiyi, this witness, first.
Her moves became faster and stronger, each one aimed to kill.
Yang Yiyi, on the other hand, had been caught off guard and was unarmed.
It looked like she was fighting on even ground, moving further and further away, but in reality, she was already giving it her all just to respond.
After just a few exchanges, she was already in a pathetic state, having to roll and crawl to dodge the attacks.
Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping wanted to help, but if they did, the fate of the Green Robe Sect's disciples would be uncertain.
It was possible all three of them would perish here.
Therefore, though they were extremely anxious, they had to keep an eye on the Green Robe Sect's disciples.
The two fought back and forth across the martial arts training ground.
After more than ten moves, Yang Yiyi's decline was obvious.
Perhaps facing her master had made her heart panic; she was mostly dodging, completely unsure of how to fight back.
Tian Jing wasn't having an easy time either.
After all, her meridians were damaged, and she had to be much more careful when mobilizing her true qi and internal energy.
Otherwise, suffering from Qi Deviation would be no joke.
In the end, Tian Jing was an old hand in the jianghu and used a very clever trick.
Her moves were sharp, but she didn't mobilize true qi for every strike.
Many of her sword techniques were flashy but empty moves that looked fierce.
Only when she was making a killing blow would she mobilize her true qi.
Simply put, she used feints to conceal the fact that her meridians were damaged, forcing Yang Yiyi to jump around frantically and expose an opening herself.
This was the huge gap in combat experience.
But then again, Yang Yiyi had only been practicing martial arts for a short time.
She couldn't see it, but someone else could.
"Step Forward Parry and Knee Strike!"
Li Chengxi's sudden words startled Tian Jing.
She wondered why Yang Yiyi had produced a man's voice.
At this moment, she was using a feint to force Yang Yiyi to turn and evade.
The sword move looked fierce but was actually soft and powerless.
But upon hearing Li Chengxi's voice, Yang Yiyi, who had almost formed a conditioned reflex, immediately stopped and thrust her hands towards the chest gate in front of Tian Jing.
If Tian Jing didn't change her move, the worst that could happen was a one-for-one exchange.
Yang Yiyi had the Tiger Fur Vest, which was impervious to blades and spears.
Taking a feint sword strike would at most be a little painful.
But with Yang Yiyi's strength, if she unleashed a combo of the Mantis Secret Elbow on Tian Jing, combined with her internal injuries, Tian Jing would probably ascend to the heavens on the spot.
As expected, Tian Jing didn't dare to take the hit.
She immediately changed her move to cover the opening in front of her, forcing Yang Yiyi to retract her hands.
But at that moment, Li Chengxi spoke again:
"Retracting Hand Primordial Chaos Finger!"
The Primordial Chaos Finger was also a move from the Eagle Claw Technique.
Without a second thought, Yang Yiyi's body moved as Li Chengxi instructed.
She immediately retracted her hands, then formed a three-fingered claw and went for Tian Jing's pulse gate.
No matter the weapon, the wrist must exert force.
The Primordial Chaos Finger used an inch of force and could crush a walnut with three fingers.
If she grabbed the pulse gate, Tian Jing wouldn't be able to escape.
The same principle applied to the Wudang Sect's ultimate technique, the Divine Gate Thirteen Swords, in wuxia novels.
The hand is a part of the human body; its movements and changes are faster than a sword's.
Seeing that Yang Yiyi was about to pinch Tian Jing's wrist, the latter had no choice but to use her true qi to push Yang Yiyi away.
There was really no helping it.
Yang Yiyi's current internal skill cultivation could only be considered to have just solved the problem of having it or not.
She was truly no match for an old veteran who had practiced internal skills for decades.
However, we can create miracles with great strength.
Yang Yiyi, who was pushed back half a step, immediately heard Li Chengxi say:
"Fierce Eagle Locks Throat!"
Yang Yiyi instantly planted her foot to stabilize her body and reached out to grab Tian Jing's neck.
The latter, of course, couldn't let her grab it and brandished her sword to force Yang Yiyi back again.
Immediately after, she heard Li Chengxi say:
"Flipping Hand Wipes Throat!"
"Vicious Eagle Pounces on Lamb!"
"Two Fingers Take the Pearl!"
Each move was more ruthless than the last, either grabbing the neck or gouging out the eyes.
Under Li Chengxi's command, Yang Yiyi suddenly turned the tables, seizing the weakness of Tian Jing's discontinuous internal energy due to her injury and relentlessly pursuing her.
If the Eagle Claw Technique was not intended to kill, it would grab wrists and ankles.
Otherwise, it would definitely be grabbing the neck, tearing the throat, and gouging out the eyes.
The Eagle Claw Technique was not some fancy-looking fist technique; it was all about striking vital points with every move.
It felt very sinister, but if you thought about it carefully, the only vital point on a person's body that could be grabbed with one hand and result in an instant kill was the neck.
During these few exchanges, Tian Jing also realized that Yang Yiyi's strength was astonishing.
She clearly didn't have such great strength before.
But now was not the time to ponder how Yang Yiyi had suddenly undergone a complete transformation.
The voice that had been guiding Yang Yiyi from the beginning was even more terrifying.
(End of this chapter)