C84 Part2

Translated by An Edited by An

If XiaoCi’s ‘Silver Dragon’ stunned everyone present, then Xu’s ‘Praise of Water’ appeared bleak.

The clear and shallow stream of water flowing out from behind her gathered in front of her body. The bubbling sound of the water made everyone wonder whether they were in the wilderness by the edge of the forest, where the clear water of a spring in the canyon trickled down and converged into a lake.

XiaoCi’s ‘water’ was violent and fierce; the surging momentum full of indomitable vigor.

Xu’s ‘water’ looked sluggish and powerless, but it was clear, gorgeous, and flexible.

“Nothing in the world is more delicate than water. Anyone who intends to assault a fortified position and attempts to make it more dominant will never attain victory. This is its virtue of fluidity; hence, in the case of water, flexibility overcomes rigidity and frailty overcomes vitality.” Seeing Female Warrior Xu’s ‘Praise of Water’, Yang QiQi couldn’t help but recall the description of the aspects of water she had read in an ancient book that she had seen in the Yang family’s library.

“What do you mean by ‘nothing is more delicate’? And what is assaulting a fortified position?” Tu Jin leaned over and asked with a question mark on his face.

“That’s an old saying in my hometown. It suggests that in the whole world, there is nothing more fragile than water. But, at the same time, nothing can surpass water when it comes to subduing things more powerful than it.” Yang QiQi replied. “It’s the same as the saying 'constant dripping water can wear a hole in the stone' .”

Tu Jin let out an ‘oh’ sound and withdrew his head, expressing his understanding. In reality, however, he had only partly understood it. He was never someone who liked to get to the bottom of things.

Xu’s eyes flickered slightly: “Does QiQi’s words mean that you don’t think highly of Female Warrior XiaoCi? You should know that her ‘Silver Dragon’ has already entered the realm of precise form control, which is an attributal technique that can only be mastered by those of the yellow rank. However, Female Warrior Xu’s ‘Praise of Water’ has not yet broken away from the framework of the green rank.”

Yang QiQi snorted, glancing at him from the side of her eyes: “Could it be… You really think in your heart that Female Warrior XiaoCi has a better chance of winning this match?”

“Isn’t that so?” Once again, Tu Jin leaned forward and blinked his eyes: “Just take a look at Female Warrior XiaoCi’s ‘Silver Dragon’. It’s so majestic and grand ah! And then look at Female Warrior Xu’s half-dead stream of water… Except for the bit more quantity of water, I can’t see how she is stronger than the other Female Warriors of the same rank ah!”

Not only Tu Jin, but even Ling Yue turned to look at her with the same doubtful eyes. On the contrary, Xiang BuChen’s gaze was still as clear as before, not at all surprised by her judgment.

“Water has no consciousness or awareness, yet it flows freely, following the actual intentions of the heart. It stops at the right time and results in the convergence of rivers.” Yang QiQi pointed to Xu on the distant crystal screen, “Look at Female Warrior Xu’s ‘Praise of Water’. Doesn’t it express the true essence of water? By contrast, Female Warrior XiaoCi disregards the inherent quality of water. Her move looks powerful, but it will eventually be absorbed and assimilated by the other side. No matter how wild a high mountain waterfall is when it rushes down, doesn’t it still return to the serene lake and disappear silently?”

“Indeed so. QiQi’s words make sense.” Tu Jin made a fist with one hand and smashed it into the palm of the other.

Yang QiQi hummed (ˉ(∞)ˉ): ‘This Sister has always been a very reasonable and meaningful person. She doesn’t reveal it usually because she is too low-profile, You aren’t to be blamed…’

Ling Yue looked at her with adoration on his face. Even Xu nodded approvingly, but Xiang BuChen, who was sitting on her left, put his arm around her shoulders and rubbed her head with the other very casually.

“QiQi’s hometown is really an incredible place.”

Xiang BuChen’s short sentence stunned Yang QiQi.

‘Aima! It turns out that those gazes of “respect” and “approval” are all aimed at “hometown” ah. This sister actually just imagined she was showered with praises.’

“Don’t get fresh with me, just watch the match properly.” In a bad mood, Yang QiQi waved Xiang BuChen’s hand away. She pursed her cherry lips, wrinkled her nose, and straightened her back to sit beautifully.

Xiang BuChen looked at the little female who unwittingly exposed a rare bit of childishness. A slight smile appeared on his lips: ‘QiQi’s hometown is really an amazing place ah. Such a beautiful and adorable little female beast was actually born there!’

Speaking of this, Xiang BuChen, can’t you finish the sentence? His expression made Yang QiQi depressed. But of course, she was only depressed for a few seconds before her attention was immediately attracted by the fighting in the arena. Her previous little depression was long hurled aside.

A confrontation of water attribute ah, the scene was gorgeous and damp at the same time~

One side’s momentum was tumultuous; the silver serpent turned over and roared, almost about to break through the opponent’s barrier line. However, the other side was not impatient. Her stream of water swirled slowly, forming a small vortex with the silver serpent in the center, reducing the impact of its attacks while gradually engulfing its body.

‘Good one, Female Warrior Xu. You’re intelligent.’ This move was similar to the ‘detach’ of TaiJi Pushing hands. Had Xu already inferred this skill or was she inspired by Yang QiQi’s combat methods and developed it on the spot? However, no matter what it was, she had to admit that Xu’s aptitude was indeed extremely high.

As XiaoCi became more and more impatient, the silver serpent began to jump up and down even more violently. Nevertheless, from the start till the end, it couldn’t move an inch forward. Later, she suddenly noticed the serpent’s body getting smaller, and only then did she realize that Xu had been swallowing the water element she had condensed. Her complexion changed. With her arms wide open, she was about to direct the silver serpent out of the water pool. But, how could Xu let such a good opportunity slip by so easily? The speed of the vortex quickened, wringing out water from the serpent into the large pool of water.

When it appeared, the silver serpent was bright and mighty but when it left, it was in a panic… and fled with its tail severed, cutting a really sorry figure.

XiaoCi looked at Xu with a complicated gaze while the latter looked back indifferently.

Her eyes shifted a little, falling on her Guardian Beasts who were still fighting hard. She… would never give up!

XiaoCi simply quit forming the serpentine beast again. After all, it was a skill that only the Female Warriors at the yellow rank could control. Although she succeeded in making it at this time, it was difficult to condense and maintain, consuming a large part of her physical and mental strength.

“Great Waves Washing the Sand~”

The tail-less silver serpent dispersed in the air, giving rise to a set of gigantic waves. It was really a case of the front waves leading the back waves, while the waves behind drive on those before and splashing snow-white foam against Xu’s pool of water.

There was no great fluctuation from Xu’s side. She merely speeded up the swirling of the vortex in the pool.

After that, no matter how XiaoCi changed her moves or re-condensed her attributal power, it was always absorbed by Xu calmly.

Everyone had somewhat predicted XiaoCi’s defeat after the silver serpent’s tail was cut off. Regardless, her exquisite precision and control technique over form gained everyone’s respect. Despite being eliminated in the second round of the competition, she achieved the position of one of the top ten seeded players in everyone’s mind.

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