Swallow's Counterattack, one of the three ultimate killer moves of the Swallow Sect. The difficulty of it can be seen from the actions Li San is currently performing.
First, he runs forward at full speed, suddenly leaping into the air without warning. Then, in the air, he controls his direction like a swallow, quickly plumting downward. Catching his opponent off guard.
However, as Li San descends, he also launches a Swallow Dart.
'Clang.' The Swallow Dart is unexpectedly deflected.
Li San's attack has already reached Xiaofan.
At this mont, Xiaofan realizes he's in a crisis. Because he has pursued too closely, there's no space to dodge. The opponent's energy has locked onto him, and blocking is unavoidable.
However, Xiaofan suddenly performs an action that astonishes everyone. Just as Li San's attack is about to hit, Xiaofan suddenly falls backward.
Yes, he falls straight back. At the mont he nears the ground, Xiaofan uses his hands to support himself and stabilize his body. Then he kicks his legs towards Li San's descending heavy strike.
'Bang'
With the help of Li San's palm force, Xiaofan reverses his posture, launching himself backward five ters when he is only five centiters from the ground, and dodges Li San's fierce attack with a dive.
Silence descends around Arena One as the audience falls into silence.
In that split second, everyone thought Xiaofan was hit by Li San's counterattack. But who could have guessed that Xiaofan would dissolve this seemingly unavoidable attack with such an unexpected move?
"Young heroes arise indeed," Granny, standing aside, said in shock.
"There are successors to the Swallow Sect. Impressive, impressive indeed. To control Swallow's Counterattack so steadily at such a young age, perhaps in a few years, another Divine Thief will erge," a white-bearded elder praised Li San's attack.
"Li San's Swallow's Counterattack was flawless, yet this Ye Xiaofan found a way to neutralize it on his first encounter. Extraordinary indeed," Granny added.
"Who would argue with that? Back when I sparred with the Swallow Sect, it took a full three months to crack Swallow's Counterattack. Three months! I was hit by that move no less than ninety tis. This Ye Xiaofan kid is ridiculously strong," the white-bearded elder laughed, acknowledging his own inferiority.
Breathing began to intensify. The clothing of the two on the arena was completely soaked with sweat.
Xiaofan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. If he hadn't reacted in ti to dodge Li San's strike by widening the distance, he would likely be injured under Li San's hand now.
"You learned this move in two months?" Xiaofan asked with a smile.
"Phew, I thought I could definitely hit you, but you avoided it," Li San's breathing was even more ragged than Xiaofan's, evidently having exerted his strongest effort just now.
"Very well, it looks like I should start taking this seriously. Li San, dodge if you can, don't take it head-on, I quite like you and don't want to hurt you."
With that, Xiaofan suddenly stepped forward. This was the strongest move he had developed over the past few days. It was originally intended for David, who managed to block him previously without preparation, prompting Xiaofan to realize he needed to enhance his abilities quickly. Thus, this move, intended for David, had to be used sooner than expected.
"What? That kid hasn't even used his full strength yet," the white-bearded elder's eyes suddenly lit up, mouth open as he watched Xiaofan on the arena in disbelief.
'Thud.'
As everyone awaited Xiaofan's counterattack with anticipation, Li San suddenly sat on the arena floor, extending his hand and gasping for air.
"To… take your… move, I've got no strength left… No more, no more. Referee, I concede, I concede," Li San's expression showed no disappointnt, rather a sense of relief.
"Arena One, Li San concedes, Ye Xiaofan wins," as the referee's words fell, discussions among the audience rose imdiately.
No one expected the match to end with a voluntary concession. However, the expectations for the young fighters seed sowhat high.
Just as the match began, the two had already engaged in a fierce battle at incredible speed, depleting massive energy. Their focus needed to be exceptionally high, especially Li San, whose endurance was already weak, knowing he would lose if the match continued. He eventually risked everything by deploying his strongest move.
Originally, he had planned to hold on for a few more minutes, hoping to intimidate Xiaofan and recover so strength for a second attempt. But unexpectedly, Ye Xiaofan had not used his full strength, scaring Li San into conceding quickly. He didn't want unnecessary injuries, and knowing he wasn't a match, he wouldn't hold out unnecessarily.
"Hey, what's up with that move of yours?" Xiaofan asked softly, handing over a bottle of water to Li San as he sat beside him, having collected two bottles from the videographer at the side.
"Ancient family technique, and you broke it, it's a disgrace to my ancestors," Li San said, grabbing the bottle and gulping down the water.
"If I hadn't t you two months ago, I'd probably have been hit by that move today," Xiaofan admitted, still slightly on edge.
"Hm? What do you an?" Li San asked puzzled.
"When you were running in the alley, there was a wall, right? Although you rebounded off the wall over my head without attacking , at that mont, I was thinking about how to respond if you did attack. Now, I'm curious — what have you been doing these past two months to change so much?"
"Don't ntion it. Our family has a rule — if you fail, you undergo the harshest training. Isn't it your fault?"
"Hey, you two, if you're going to chat, do it off the arena. This space is about to be used for the next match," a staff mber shouted towards Xiaofan and Li San who were sitting in the middle of the arena.
"Again, I've lost under your hand. I'm truly unsatisfied. Next ti, I'll make sure to beat you," Li San said with determination.
"Haha, we'll see about that. Just don't forget, while you're working hard, I won't be slacking off," Xiaofan remarked, standing up, extending a hand to Li San.
"Heh, then I'll consider you my rival for now. Next ti, I'll defeat you," Li San said firmly, grasping Xiaofan's hand and standing up swiftly. With the audience's applause, the two descended the stage together.
Perhaps neither of them expected it — though they fiercely contested today, they would, in the not-too-distant future, beco brothers united by life and death, but that's a story for another ti.
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