759: Chapter 755: The Last Stratagem!
759: Chapter 755: The Last Stratagem!
Although his mind was already in chaos, Sima Feng, being an extraordinary fighter, launched a frenzied attack, which Ye Tian certainly could not take lightly.
At this moment, it was even more crucial to focus, remain calm, and use the enemy’s force against him.
Ye Tian needed to find the flaws in Sima Feng’s chaotic techniques!
“Clang!”
The wooden sword and the jade flute tangled together.
During the earlier exchange, Ye Tian had been at a significant disadvantage in terms of strength, so he had no choice but to rely on agile techniques to win.
But now, after absorbing the power of the puppet, Ye Tian’s strength had greatly increased, so he could contend with Sima Feng in terms of power!
When the wooden sword and jade flute collided, Ye Tian was not at all at a disadvantage, and the two Life Weapons even sparked dazzlingly.
“Bastard!
Bastard!”
Seeing that he couldn’t gain the upper hand with his strength, Sima Feng kept cursing loudly.
Meanwhile, Ye Tian remained calm and collected.
Although he now matched in strength, he was not eager to attack.
At this time, Ye Tian was quietly waiting for an opportunity.
As soon as it came, he could use his advantage in techniques to severely injure Sima Feng!
Ye Tian didn’t have to wait long, for the opportunity soon arrived!
Sima Feng’s jade flute stabbed fiercely towards Ye Tian, the thrust full of force and extraordinarily swift.
But because of this, Ye Tian quickly realized that Sima Feng had overexerted his force.
So, as he gracefully dodged Sima Feng’s attack, he struck out with a palm towards Sima Feng’s side.
Sima Feng instinctively dodged Ye Tian’s palm, but it was just a feint.
As Sima Feng dodged, Ye Tian swiftly withdrew his hand.
Meanwhile, Ye Tian focused all his energy into the wooden sword and swung it fiercely down, chopping towards Sima Feng’s right arm.
Sima Feng had previously used too much force and, in dodging Ye Tian’s palm, had lost his balance, making it impossible to retract his arm in time…
“Swoosh!”
With a swift move, Ye Tian’s wooden sword struck, severing Sima Feng’s right arm.
“You!
You…”
In a single move, his arm had been slashed off.
Sima Feng, grinding his teeth in hatred, quickly grabbed his severed limb and held it in his hand.
“Bastard!
How dare you chop off my hand!
King of the Night, today I declare irreconcilable differences with you!”
As he spoke, Sima Feng reattached his severed limb back at its joint, taking merely two seconds, and his right arm was as good as new…
Ye Tian was quite shocked by this scene!
Sima Feng truly had an immortal body; even having his arm chopped off, he could quickly reattach it…
But even so, Ye Tian wasn’t afraid of Sima Feng, because even though Sima Feng couldn’t be killed, with his current strength, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage in facing him!
“How interesting!
Sima Feng, your arm is just like a lizard’s tail!” Ye Tian said, laughing, his words naturally laden with irony.
“King of the Night, what does it matter if you have grown stronger or have a better technique?
You still can’t defeat me.
Sooner or later, one of us will die, but it definitely won’t be me!” Sima Feng coldly said, his body truly without any defect that would make him vulnerable.
Just with this, Sima Feng could remain invincible!
Sima Feng didn’t believe that Ye Tian, of all people, could defeat him!
“Who lives and who dies, only testing it out will tell!”
Ye Tian also declared proudly, then once again swung his wooden sword, resuming his battle with Sima Feng.
“Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish~~~~~~~~~”
After obtaining the power of the puppet, the “Overspeed Blade” had also increased in power, with dense shadows of the blade accompanied by bursts of lightning attacking Sima Feng.
Sima Feng raised his jade flute high, parrying each of Ye Tian’s attacks.
Yet even so, numerous cuts appeared on his body.
However, these wounds were trivial to Sima Feng.
With his strong recovery ability, the wounds quickly healed…
“…”
Ye Tian’s heart sank; indeed, this was his first time encountering a foe like Sima Feng.
Sima Feng was such that ordinary wounds simply couldn’t cause him pain.
This high-level puppet, just what method was needed to defeat him?
Even though Ye Tian’s power now rivaled Sima Feng’s, he still could not defeat him with a single strike…
Perhaps even martial artists stronger than Sima Feng would need to brainstorm to defeat him.
“Shu Xin, how are we supposed to beat this guy who simply ignores our attacks?”
At this critical moment, Ye Tian began to seek advice from the millennium ancient tree Shu Xin within the wooden sword.
After all, the opponent had lived for over ten thousand years, a period in which countless experiences must have been accrued.
Hence, Shu Xin might be able to provide some answers.
“Boy, have you forgotten the saying ‘It takes ten years to nurture a tree, a hundred years to nurture a person, a thousand years to nurture a god, a millennium to nurture a heart’?”
In the wooden sword, an old and robust voice resounded, which directly entered Ye Tian’s ears.
Ye Tian had naturally heard the saying, “It takes ten years to nurture a tree, a hundred years to nurture a person, a thousand years to nurture a god, a millennium to nurture a heart”—wasn’t this about the formation of a Life Weapon?
A Life Weapon must undergo a millennium of sedimentation; only after it develops a heart can it become a Life Weapon!
“I know!
But how does this saying relate to defeating Sima Feng?”
Ye Tian asked curiously, and the heart of the millennium ancient tree patiently replied, “Boy, for a Martial Artist, the heart is the strongest part!
If the heart is as solid as a rock, no attack can defeat the Martial Artist!
On the other hand, if the mind is weak, even without attacking him, that person will self-destruct!
Therefore, to defeat someone, you must conquer his heart.
If his heart dies, no matter how strong his body is, he will be powerless to resist!”
The words spoken by the heart of the millennium ancient tree were like a revelation!
Upon hearing this, Ye Tian suddenly had a lightbulb moment!
“Thank you, Shu Xin!”
Ye Tian expressed his gratitude; by then, he had finally found a way to defeat Sima Feng!
Previously, Ye Tian had fought against the puppet-transformed Deng Xi and was initially on the losing side.
However, mysteriously, Ye Tian used the Cultivation Technique of Xuan Yun, and the battle situation took a drastic turn.
In the end, Ye Tian won!
It was not because he turned the puppet-transformed Deng Xi into a pulp, but because Ye Tian infused his formidable strength into Deng Xi’s body, making the puppet progressively give up resisting.
This was exactly the “death of the heart” as mentioned by Shu Xin!
Sima Feng, although formidable, was at best just another puppet…
Since he was a puppet, he would have the same weaknesses!
Therefore, Ye Tian’s priority was to make this puppet of Sima Feng feel despair, to make Sima Feng’s heart die; in doing so, he could win the battle without a fight!
“Then, let’s go for it!”
Ye Tian’s hands were tightly clutching the wooden sword carved from the heart of the millennium ancient tree, and the old voice within the wooden sword also actively responded to Ye Tian!
“Boy, this time, you must eliminate the enemy in front of you!”
“No problem!”
Ye Tian shouted loudly, then, holding the wooden sword, he lunged at Sima Feng.
This was Ye Tian’s final attack; although he felt no pain due to his puppet transformation, overall, his body had reached its limit!
After enduring several heavy hits from Sima Feng, his internal organs had long been damaged, and combined with injuries all over his body, it nearly tore Ye Tian apart.
In such a condition, an ordinary person would have been immobilized, but Ye Tian, relying on his will and puppet power, struggled to keep going.
Yet even so, if he couldn’t defeat Sima Feng immediately, his body wouldn’t hold up.
Then it would no longer be about whether his body hurt, but whether his body would stop obeying or lose its function, then Ye Tian would become disabled!
“Die, Sima Feng!”
Ye Tian swung his wooden sword fiercely at Sima Feng.
At this point, Ye Tian’s attack had no particular technique to speak of, because any technique was useless in front of the undying Sima Feng.
Thus, Ye Tian used the simplest “slash” to attack Sima Feng, and within this slash, he channeled all the strength in his body.
“It is you who should die, you brat!”
Sima Feng also shouted loudly, not believing that he would be defeated by Ye Tian.
The battle had now finally come to a point of using bayonets…
“Clang!”
The wooden sword collided with the jade flute, and instead of separating upon impact, the two Life Weapons engaged in a struggle.
A contest of life powers!
A contest between the mixed and impure power within Ye Tian and the pure wind power within Sima Feng!
Two powerful Martial Artists, two powerful weapons, two powerful forces…
For a moment, each was equally matched and it was difficult to determine a winner!
“Hehehe~~~~ King of the Night, you cannot defeat me!”
Sima Feng sneered, even facing an unprecedented predicament, it was still extremely difficult for Ye Tian to defeat him!
“Hehe~~~ That is not necessarily true!
Sima Feng, I have already found a way to defeat you!”
Ye Tian coldly replied, and at the same time, a look of astonishment appeared on Sima Feng’s face!