Second World

Chapter 1570 1570. Nine Yang Against Nine Yin

”Long?!” Domon called after seeing his attacker.

”Please stay back, Master Domon. I donʼt want to hurt your old bones,” Long said. His words were polite, but his tone was very condescending. 

”You, insolent punk! Iʼm going to teach you some manners!” Freddie yelled as he lunged. His fingers whipped forward using praying mantis style.

”Wait! Donʼt underestimate him!” Domon called.

Freddie had heard about Long, but he had never fought him before. He didnʼt believe this youngster was as troublesome as everyone said. Without access to skills, veteran martial artists like them should be able to teach these game-freak youngsters a thing or two.

Long also came forward. He moved his arms in a circular motion. A long eastern dragon materialized following his arm movement. The dragon swept forward with a force that shoved Freddieʼs two arms aside. Longʼs palm then pushed forward, landing squarely on Freddieʼs chest.

*PANG!*

Freddie was sent flying back as if cannonball. He crashed into his guildmates and toppled over.

”You have improved again,” Domon praised. At the same time, His glaiveʼs blade was as if multiplying into several blades that came slashing from various confusing angles. It was his Soul Pursuit Hurricane which had been modified to increase its lethality.

Despite Longʼs patronizing attitude, he didnʼt look down on Domonʼs attack. He moved back as his two arms, strengthened by the iron hand technique, blocked Domonʼs glaives.

Not all the blades from Domonʼs Soul Pursuit Hurricane were real. Some were mere illusions. This in turn increased the difficulty for Long to block. He couldnʼt differentiate between the real and fake. All the blades had Domonʼs mana signature. When he blocked the fake one, he lost momentum because he expected a resistant force but there was none. This opened him up and Domonʼs real blade managed to stab into his side.

However, the blade was stopped by an invisible wall one inch before Longʼs body.

”Iron shirt,” Domon muttered. He released one hand from his glaive. That free hand formed into a palm and struck the bladeless end of the glaive. The drive provided additional energy for the glaive to thrust forward, piercing Longʼs defensive mana.

But the brief pause provided by the Iron Shirt gave Long enough time to respond. His body swiveled and dodged the glaiveʼs thrust.

Following that swivel, Longʼs leg whipped toward Domonʼs head. Domon put one arm beside his head just as Longʼs feet arrived. Domon managed to block the lightning-fast kick, but Long had the strength of two classes. The impact sent Domon reeling back.

In a fraction of a second after Longʼs kick hit Domonʼs arm, his other leg whipped in the opposite direction. This second kick collided with Leavemealoneʼs fist. The impact sent the two tumbling back.

After Long separated Leavemealone from the others, Leavemealone was beset by many opponents. Even though he underwent a similar situation as Red Death, he fared better. This was because of several factors.

Leavemealoneʼs equipment was slightly better. He wore two legendary armor. His unique-grade weapon was also better than a normal unique weapon because his was a growth weapon like Jackʼs. Moreover, the Battle Monk class was more equipped to fight multiple opponents compared to Assassin which was mostly a hit-and-run class. Last but not least, his martial arts expertise was better.

The multiple opponents who ganged up on him were now down on the floor. More were advancing but the break allowed him to come to Domonʼs aid.

Long wasnʼt an opponent who left his back vulnerable, though. He sensed Leavemealoneʼs attack and responded appropriately.

”You modified Twin Dragon Strikes into kicks. Impressive,” Domon commented on Longʼs kicks just now. He positioned himself opposite Leavemealone so the two of them could pin Long in the middle.

”I would love to play with you two but I have a task to complete,” Long uttered.

The muscles on his body bulged unnaturally. It was his Muscle Tendon Transformation. He then punched in Leavemealoneʼs direction. Nine miniature suns appeared and revolved around his arm as he punched forward.

Despite the fierceness of Longʼs Nine Yang Scorching Fist, Leavemealone didnʼt back away. His two fingers stabbed forward as cold energy gathered at the tip of those fingers. This cold energy then expanded and rotated rapidly.

Longʼs back was exposed to Domon as he punched toward Leavemealone. Domon wasnʼt someone who enjoyed hitting his opponentʼs back, but this was a battle. He couldnʼt let his principle risk his discipleʼs safety. He stabbed using One Word Thrust.

His thrust was again stopped by Longʼs Iron Shirt. The Iron Shirt this time was even more solid because of the enhanced power from the Muscle Tendon Transformation, but Domon was prepared. He again used one palm and smashed the bladeless end of his glaive. This time, his palm smashed using the martial art Penetrating Wave Palm, his martial art that could bypass defense.

The penetrative energy from his palm was transferred to the other end of the glaive. The glaiveʼs blade vibrated as the penetrative energy passed through it. The energy made contact with Longʼs Iron Shirt. Like a piece of hot iron, the glaive pierced through, stabbing Long on his back.

The stab hit Longʼs vital part, but Long didnʼt seem to care. His fist that carried the nine suns continued onward. These nine suns collided with the giant black drill from Nine Yin Abyssal Finger. The hot and cold energies were pressed against one another. The pressure was too high. The two energies reached a critical mass and exploded.

The other players who saw the explosion were startled. Nobody had been able to use any game skill or tool. What could have caused that massive explosion?

Leavemealone and Long were thrown away by the explosion. Due to the force, Long was thrown back into Domonʼs glaive. The stab went in deeper and he suffered additional damage.

As for Leavemealone, he was thrown into the enemyʼs midst.

In the exchange just now, even though the Nine Yang Exploding Fist and Nine Yin Abyssal Finger were considered the same level of martial arts, the power of their wielders was not. Longʼs two classesʼ stats were higher than Leavemealoneʼs even with the boost from the Runestone of Combat. Therefore, Leavemealone was thrown further. Leavemealone also felt his head spinning from the impact.

When he landed, he couldnʼt immediately react. Being in the enemyʼs midst with that condition was fatal. The enemies didnʼt waste any time. They used their number and pressed against Leavemealoneʼs body while one of them used a runic rope to bind him.