Chapter 98

Taking the initiative, Luo Feng moved, his feet stepping in a W-shaped arrow step, using the Spirit Gathering Core to amplify his power. In a ghostly manner, he changed direction and almost instantly appeared in front of Westin.

Luo Feng had fought Joanna many times and had a slight understanding of the characteristics of the Air-type. At the initial stage of demonic energy, it was advantageous to engage in close combat with the Air-type. Although their close-range defense was strong, their attacks were not as easy to execute at close range. Therefore, Luo Feng had decided on a strategy from the start of the battle.

He unleashed the Six Thunder Techniques, a powerful kick charged with fighting spirit sweeping towards Westin's waist like a broom. The subsequent moves were prepared to follow up seamlessly.

Unexpectedly, Luo Feng's first move went surprisingly smoothly. Westin's movement seemed sluggish, a beat late, and he allowed Luo Feng's kick to sweep past, seemingly unable to dodge.

"Whoosh!"

With a strange sound, the scene before him blurred, and Westin had instantly shifted slightly from his previous position. This small distance made Luo Feng's certain-to-hit kick miss!

What... is going on?

Luo Feng was greatly surprised. According to his combat experience, that kick was definitely going to hit.

But he didn't have time to investigate the reason, as a misjudgment leading to a missed move could easily result in a counterattack from the opponent.

Sure enough, the next moment, Westin's counterattack came. A cubic spatial pillar rushed towards Luo Feng's face. Luo Feng's left leg delivered a knee strike, causing the spatial pillar to pause momentarily. Seizing this split-second opportunity, Luo Feng, with the help of the Spirit Gathering Core, rapidly retreated, escaping the predicament.

Hmph, this kid's speed and ability to recover are also so fast. Otherwise, that first hit would have made him suffer!

When Luo Feng approached Westin for the second time and launched an attack, the strange thing happened again. A move that was certain to hit Westin missed by just a little bit, and he faced Westin's counterattack once more.

This time, he dared not rashly engage in close combat again. Instead, he continuously unleashed streams of energy, aiming to engage in mid-to-long-range combat with Westin. This was Luo Feng's usual attrition tactic, as his fighting spirit was truly astonishing. Any opponent of the same rank who tried to outlast him would eventually be worn down.

However, Westin saw through Luo Feng's intentions and knew about his advantage in fighting spirit.

"Do you want to play a war of attrition? Not so easy!"

Moving like a ghost, Westin's several consecutive movements caused all of Luo Feng's energy streams to miss again.

Luo Feng's brows furrowed. The previous mid-to-long-range attack was very dense and the angles were extremely tricky. Even a highly skilled Wind-type warrior would not have been able to dodge all of them, but Westin managed to do so.

This put Luo Feng at a disadvantage, as the opponent was not spending any fighting spirit to counter his moves, while he kept missing. Even if his fighting spirit was much stronger than Westin's, it would eventually run out.

He dared not use his ultimate moves either, as missing Westin again would result in even greater consumption.

"Your attacks are completely useless against me!" Westin laughed triumphantly, advancing towards Luo Feng, who could only retreat. Before figuring out Westin's secret, he had no choice but to do so.

Luo Feng's speed was very fast, and Westin couldn't do anything to him for the moment.

While moving at high speed, Luo Feng also pondered.

Twice, just before hitting Westin, his figure had instantly moved to other positions. Although the distance moved was very short, like a micro-teleport, it indeed happened in an instant. Luo Feng did not detect any ordinary movement trajectory.

However, with his current abilities, he definitely could not have learned teleportation, even a short-distance micro-teleport. This was a high-level Air-type skill that required a much higher level of fighting spirit, and Westin was far from that.

How did he manage those two micro-teleports?

In Westin's previous battles, he had not used this ability, as his previous opponents were not strong enough to force him to use stronger powers. Therefore, Luo Feng was at a loss.

A thought struck Luo Feng, and he came up with a possibility.

He tested by launching a stream of energy, and the result was the same as before. Westin "teleported," causing the energy stream to pass by him, missing again.

However, Luo Feng noticed that the energy stream, after missing and continuing to fly backward, had a slight deviation in its trajectory, rather than a straight line.

Luo Feng suddenly understood. It was indeed like that.

Westin had not mastered teleportation; he was using a pseudo-teleport, a deception technique.

When encountering an attack, Westin used his Air-type ability to forcibly twist the spatial structure, causing the attack to deflect within the twisted space, similar to how light refracts in an uneven atmosphere. His position and the relative position of the attack changed, making it appear as if he had teleported.

This was Westin's ability, his secret!

Thinking of this, Luo Feng tentatively said, "Refraction?"

Westin was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Hehe, you figured out my spatial refraction? So what? Can you do anything about it?"

Indeed, even knowing Westin's ability, it was a headache to counter.

However, this was relative to others. Luo Feng's knowledge was extremely diverse, and he quickly came up with a good idea.

A large air bullet, like a meteor, struck towards Westin.

Westin used the same trick, trying to twist the space to cause refraction. At this moment, Luo Feng calmly uttered a single word: "Explode!"

Boom!

With a dull sound, the air bullet exploded, causing the arena's ground to tremble. Westin was jolted as if hit by a heavy hammer.

A ripple spread through the surrounding space, like water waves, as Westin transferred the explosion's force into the space. This technique, called spatial transfer, was similar to the Earth-type's ground conduction, both capable of absorbing impact.

Hehe, it worked! Luo Feng's face showed a smile.

The air bullet he launched was not an ordinary one but an explosive bullet!

Although Luo Feng's fighting spirit had no attribute, the Ancient Heaven-Defying Technique had a special use, allowing him to simulate some attribute fighting spirit techniques, such as the Water-type's multiple strikes, which he used in the first battle.

Explosion was an attribute technique of the Fire-type.

Controlling the explosion distance, making the explosive bullet detonate within Westin's spatial range, would allow him to strike Westin. The refraction would be useless, as the explosion force was widespread and irregular.

Damn, how many tricks does this kid know? Even the Fire-type's explosion technique!

Westin couldn't help but curse inwardly. With Luo Feng knowing this move, he couldn't continue to use refraction to conserve energy. Although spatial transfer could absorb impact, it consumed a significant amount of fighting spirit and couldn't be used every time.

Therefore, he had to strike Luo Feng's explosive bullet, leading to a war of attrition, which was exactly what Luo Feng wanted to see.

No longer using refraction, the battle became intense, a series of explosive sounds echoing, thrilling and heart-stopping.

Westin's attacks were also very sharp, but Luo Feng fought more bravely, showing no signs of weakening. Although he had consumed some fighting spirit in uncovering Westin's secret, his remaining fighting spirit was still abundant. He patiently used his advantage to wear down Westin.

Westin, on the other hand, began to grow anxious. He hadn't expected Luo Feng's endurance to be so strong, almost terrifying. Even at the lower stages of the Spirit Energy Rank, it might not be much different.

If this continues, I might be worn down by this kid!

It seems I have to use that move, my strongest move!

When Luo Feng's explosive bullet struck again, Westin roared, forming a bubble with his fighting spirit. The seemingly thin bubble, when hit by the explosive bullet, did not shatter, and the explosive bullet did not explode violently but disappeared silently.

Moreover, this bubble was not a spatial defense technique. It suddenly expanded, becoming a massive bubble that enveloped Luo Feng.

Uh, this is...

Luo Feng, trapped in the bubble, suddenly felt his body become much heavier, due to the pressure from the space.

"Space Collapse!"

Scarlett, who had been calmly watching the battle, suddenly lost her composure and blurted out.

This was one of the Air-type's skills, with immense power. If she had known Westin had learned this move, she would never have deliberately provoked him.

But it was too late now.