Chapter 93

Seeing Yi Yun quickly adjust his mindset, his gaze became focused like a bolt of lightning. Lin Xintong nodded in satisfaction and then struck again!

Her speed was as fast as lightning!

This time, Yi Yun saw it. He saw the rocks under Lin Xintong's feet explode as she extended her white palm toward his abdomen. He even recognized the move as "Fierce Tiger Shatters Jade" from the "Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist."

However, seeing it didn't mean he could dodge it.

Yi Yun couldn't dodge at all, and he didn't even have time to block. All he could do was instinctively arch his body at the moment of impact to cushion the blow, while tightening his abdominal muscles to withstand the hit!

Tightening his abdominal muscles greatly increased his resistance to the blow, but even so, Yi Yun was once again sent flying. This time, he landed on a large rock, and a sweet, metallic taste rose in his throat. He spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Too fast, too fast!"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the serious Lin Xintong was almost unrecognizable from the Lin Xintong from a few days ago, even though she had suppressed her strength to the Fourth Layer of Mortal Blood.

She is at the Fourth Layer of Mortal Blood, and I am at the Fifth Layer. How can there be such a big gap?

Lin Xintong seemed to understand Yi Yun's confusion and explained, "The division of the Fifth Layer of Mortal Blood is actually based on superficial characteristics, not specific realms. The Thunder Sound Realm means that the bones can produce thunder sounds. So... if two different martial artists can both produce thunder sounds with their bones, will their strength be the same?"

Lin Xintong's rhetorical question clarified Yi Yun's confusion. Yes, everyone's Fifth Layer of Mortal Blood is different. Lin Xintong suppressing her strength to the Fourth Layer is not the same as his Fourth Layer.

"I understand, come on."

Yi Yun knew his strength was inferior to Lin Xintong's, but that was fine. Before a master learns how to hit others, they must first learn how to take a hit.

Without being hit, how can one accumulate combat experience?

But even if he was being beaten, Yi Yun didn't want to lose completely. He had to find a way to regain some ground!

"Bang!"

Yi Yun had no idea how many times Lin Xintong had sent him flying. He crashed into a thicket, breaking countless branches and leaves.

Lin Xintong and Yi Yun each had their own thoughts. Lin Xintong wanted to find the reason for the abnormality in her meridians, while Yi Yun wanted to become stronger.

"I can't dodge, I still can't dodge!"

Her speed is too fast. I can barely keep up with her movements, seeing only blurry afterimages. The moment my body tries to react, I'm already hit!

Lin Xintong's strikes were measured. Although they caused Yi Yun pain all over, the hidden force she used was evenly distributed across his bones and muscles.

This kind of attack not only didn't harm Yi Yun but also toughened his muscles and bones, making his body more refined.

This was intentional on Lin Xintong's part. She didn't want to owe anyone a favor. She came to practice with Yi Yun for her own sake, to deal with her innate yin meridian.

But beating up Yi Yun for her own benefit made her feel guilty, so she helped him improve his strength and combat experience as a form of compensation.

"Huff, huff"

Yi Yun squatted on the ground, hands supporting a rock, breathing heavily. His posture was somewhat reminiscent of Ouyang Feng's Toad Technique.

Yi Yun adopted this posture out of necessity.

The benefit of a half-squat was quick movement. Without needing to bend his legs, he could charge forward directly. At the same time, his lower profile reduced the area exposed to attacks, meaning he had fewer places to defend when Lin Xintong attacked.

"I can barely see her movements, but I can't dodge. My body is too slow to keep up with her. How can I overcome this?"

Being slow in body movements seemed impossible to overcome.

But suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Yi Yun!

Right! When I tried to dodge her before, I moved my entire body, which naturally made me slow!

When Lin Xintong struck, Yi Yun thought about jumping to the side to completely avoid the blow, but he couldn't do it.

The human body needs time to accelerate from a stationary position.

What if, instead of jumping with his whole body, he just changed his posture slightly, using the smallest possible movement to dodge the blow?

This way, Yi Yun's center of gravity wouldn't change much, only his posture would, making his evasion much faster!

The moment this realization hit him, Yi Yun felt his mind become exceptionally clear, and his body seemed to be filled with energy again.

Seeing Lin Xintong's slight ankle movement, Yi Yun knew she was about to attack!

Before attacking, Lin Xintong always made some small movements. She could avoid this, but she did it intentionally to give Yi Yun a warning.

Yi Yun's mind was clearer than ever. His eyes locked onto Lin Xintong's every move, and even the gentle night breeze carried information about her.

He knew Lin Xintong's heartbeat and breathing rate like the back of his hand.

"Come on!"

Yi Yun shouted in his mind, and at that moment, Lin Xintong moved!

Her speed was still as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, she was in front of Yi Yun from ten paces away!

But in that instant, Yi Yun felt time slow down.

This feeling was like a few months ago when Zhao Tiezhu burst into Yi Yun's home and grabbed at him. Yi Yun could easily see Zhao Tiezhu's every move and was confident he could kill him instantly.

Now, Yi Yun had the same illusion.

Lin Xintong's movements slowed down. Before, he could only see blurry afterimages of her movements, but now he could see every subtle action. He even noticed that her palm wasn't fully extended but slightly bent, forming a small space in her palm, as if capturing an insect, pressing toward his right chest.

"Dodge!"

Yi Yun gritted his teeth. His legs pushed off, his waist twisted sharply, and his spine bent like a spring, causing his body to fall backward as if losing balance!

Yi Yun's right chest, the point of Lin Xintong's attack, retreated quickly, while his left arm extended forward, forming a fist.

In this nearly unbalanced posture, Yi Yun managed to dodge Lin Xintong's palm!

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind tore through Yi Yun's chest, causing a burning pain!

Even dodging Lin Xintong's direct attack was this painful!?

This girl, she really hits hard!

Yi Yun complained in his mind, and he deeply understood what Lin Xintong meant when she said, "She didn't take the first fight seriously."

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. After being hit all night, Yi Yun couldn't let this opportunity for a counterattack pass.

Before his body completely lost balance, he suddenly punched with his left fist, aiming for Lin Xintong's abdomen!

At this moment, Yi Yun and Lin Xintong were very close, so close that Yi Yun could almost smell the subtle fragrance from her body. This punch was delivered right next to her, at an extremely tricky angle!

"Snap!"

A light sound came from inside Yi Yun's body, the sound of his tendons tightening. After practicing the Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist to this level, incorporating the power of his tendons into a punch had become instinctive for him!

He was about to hit, he was about to hit!

Yi Yun shouted in his mind, and at this moment, in contrast to his highly focused state, Lin Xintong fell into a brief moment of distraction.

The moment her palm grazed Yi Yun's chest, Lin Xintong felt a slight chill. This chill seeped into her meridians, like a drop of water in a dry well, though it disappeared instantly, it made her heart tremble.

This feeling again!?

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