Chapter 157 Misty Winter 4
The tiger's claws clashed with the longsword, producing a teeth-grinding noise and sparks flying everywhere. Lin Xia felt a sharp pain in his mental energy.
At this point, the drawbacks of using mental energy as a weapon become apparent. In battles of equal strength, mental energy suffers far more pain and is more difficult to endure than physical damage.
The blade of mental energy swiftly pierced towards the claws that were trying to disembowel Lin Xia. When they collided, the tiger roared and retreated rapidly. Although the tiger claws were braced on the ground, they trembled slightly.
Lin Xia caught a glimpse of the fear in its eyes, and alarm bells went off in her mind. This was no ordinary animal; it was clearly intelligent!
Having broken free from the mental blades, the gorilla and snake attacked Lin Xia. She dodged the snake that bounced back and kicked the gorilla in the chest, as if she had kicked a rock. Although the gorilla was sent flying, Lin Xia's foot was in a lot of pain.
With her tail broken off, the snake had a terrible sense of direction. Lin Xia grabbed the snake by the tail and slammed it hard at the tiger that was pouncing on her. The snake hissed as Lin Xia swung it around and smashed it repeatedly. It has to be said that this attack power was stronger than her own mental energy longsword, and the key was that it didn't hurt her!
The tiger, hesitant to act for fear of harming the snake, dared not extend its sharp claws. It roared angrily, babbling something at the snake.
But Lin Xia swung the snake so fast that it couldn't make any effective movements, and the charging gorilla screamed as it was hit.
Lin Xia was always quite skilled with her whip. This time, she used it so well that the snake in her hand foamed at the mouth. With a disdainful jerk, she threw the snake back into the mist.
The long sword in her hand dissipated, and Lin Xia swung her fist to attack the tiger that was pouncing on her. Since mental injury would cause double the pain, she would try her physical abilities instead, something she had never done before.
Lin Xia dodged the tiger's claws, punched the tiger in the face, and with a sweep of his long leg, kicked the roaring gorilla that was running towards him and jumped onto the tiger's back.
The tiger stood upright, trying to throw Lin Xia off. Its long tail swept fiercely at Lin Xia, but Lin Xia stomped down hard with her foot, stepping on the tiger's spine. The tiger roared in pain and lashed out with its long tail even faster.
Realizing the snake had flown back into the mist and hadn't come out again, Lin Xia spun around and slammed into the gorilla standing to the side, unsure how to help. The two of them were thrown backward together.
The mental blade flew out simultaneously, piercing directly through the back of the gorilla's head, stirring it up, and then kicked the gorilla's corpse towards the tiger. The tiger dodged, let out a roar, and its entire body sprang up, slamming hard into Lin Xia.
The mental blade appeared and disappeared unpredictably, able to enter and exit Lin Xia's mental energy at any time. Lin Xia spread out his mental energy and firmly locked onto the tiger's figure.
Just as the tiger pounced, he dodged and turned around, throwing a punch at the tiger. But the tiger got up, leaped into the mist, and disappeared.
Lin Xia, who wanted to experience the visceral feeling of punches again, was stunned for a moment before realizing that the tiger... had actually run away?!
Looking at the swirling mist around us, it seemed as if many things wanted to rush out, but were all blocked by the mist.
Congratulations! You have won the first Mist Beast Invasion. Your reward is a set of [Dragon's Stride and Tiger's Leap].
Lin Xia retreated into the courtyard, repaired the courtyard wall, and then stood in the courtyard.
She recalled the battle just now and realized that she really only had brute force and no strategy whatsoever. She had no fist techniques, leg techniques, footwork, or anything like that. She relied purely on her intuition and brute strength.
Even the tiger has a very methodical way of jumping, attacking, and moving. If it encounters a master, it has no chance of winning.
She looked at the [Dragon's Steps and Tiger's Stride] in her hand, opened it to take a look, and found that it was actually a set of footwork. However, after Lin Xia picked it up, she found that there was no system prompt.
Lin Xia flipped through the book in her hand. It described a set of footwork techniques. She read it from beginning to end, but did not hear any system prompts asking if she wanted to learn it. Only then did she give up.
In other words, this is like giving yourself a secret manual; you can't learn it with one click, you can only learn it through practice.
That would be such a waste of time. It's already difficult for one person to fully understand this footwork, let alone learn it.
Lin Xia memorized the information and stood in the courtyard, using her mental energy to analyze and guide the footwork.
Before long, Lin Xia took a step with her left foot and moved with her right, and began to glide rapidly across the yard. She was incredibly fast, and her power was quite similar to that of the tiger from before.
Recalling the way the tiger exerted its strength, Lin Xia went faster and faster, and many of her figures appeared in the yard. After a while, the afterimages she left behind slowly disappeared.
With just this footwork, Lin Xia's speed increased by nearly a third, despite having the same physical attributes. This surprised and delighted her. She had the strength but didn't know how to use it. This was truly a case of achieving twice the result with half the effort.
After practicing for a while, Lin Xia returned indoors, checked the time, and found that 10 hours had passed, with 14 hours left until dawn.
There really are 48 hours in a day here. Lin Xia felt that the day was going to be very long, and she needed to eat more.
Lin Xia looked at the [Dragon's Stride and Tiger's Steps] set and decided to take a closer look. At the same time, she posted a message in the trading channel—to exchange food for [Martial Arts Manual].
Lin Xia, who was already famous, quickly attracted inquiries after this news broke.
"What martial arts manual? I don't have one."
"I obtained it by defeating the Mist Beasts."
"Wow, Lin Xia, this martial arts manual is really achievable! Can you turn into a superhero if you practice it?"
"What do you need martial arts manuals for? It would take decades for anyone to master them. Does Master Lin Xia have a shortcut to cultivation?"
"Yes, let's share it with everyone."
"I have knife skills but want to switch to sword skills. Those interested, please message me privately."
......
Yun Ya quickly noticed Lin Xia. The things Lin Xia wanted to collect must be good things, so Yun Ya immediately started collecting them in the chat channel as well.
Unfortunately, those who could defeat the Mist Beasts certainly knew the value of these items, and none of them wanted to sell them. Many others wanted to wait for them to appreciate in value and then sell them at a higher price. Lin Xia spent half a day collecting them, but didn't even manage to get one.
Sitting in the rocking chair, Lin Xia felt extremely out of place and strange. What was this world doing? This martial arts manual was amazing, but how many people could actually master it?
Here, Lin Xia could train his skills, and he was less interested in finding the truth about this apocalypse. There were sparring partners, accommodation, and food, and he could continuously improve his strength. It was truly a good place.
Lin Xia was stunned when she thought of this. How could she have such an idea? If she wanted to find sparring partners, she could just go into the mist and challenge as many as she wanted.
If you want the secret manual, you should collect it in the next few days. Why would you want to stay here?
As she looked at the world, her sense of unease intensified. This world was indeed problematic. Who would like a world that imprisoned them?
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