Chapter 195 Acknowledging the Master Ceremony (Part 2)
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"Ding."
The sound of the sword being sheathed reached Bailuo's ears.
At the same time, Yellow Spring, holding the sword, and Old Luwei, who was catching his breath, both had a touch of relieved smile on their faces.
"What's going on?"
"You're not killing us, you showed mercy?"
The expected slash from Asura and Yellow Spring did not fall; the siblings turned their gaze forward, only to see Bailuo holding the sword and slowly turning around.
There, Rakshasa was posing for a quick draw slash.
Unbeknownst to them, he had already positioned himself behind Bailuo—a blind spot in his vision.
[Blessing: Risk Monitoring]
[Blessing: Protective Barrier]
[Grace: Arrow's Descent]
[Passive: Vajra Body]
.....
"You..."
Bailuo's brow furrowed slightly; he had intended to casually strike the siblings a couple of times, to discourage their infighting and unite them against a common enemy.
However, as Bailuo was about to swing his sword, a large amount of Miracle Power flared up and became stimulated.
Bailuo had to stop, then quickly work to shut them off before they could take effect, suppressing them before they could become active.
"A quick draw slash, huh?"
Bailuo stared at Rakshasa while raising his own sword.
"Don't ignore me, Evil King!"
"Pow!"
Yaksha fell from the sky, and Bailuo easily blocked her twin blades.
"You!"
Her attack blocked, and Bailuo didn't even lift his head, clearly not taking Yaksha seriously.
"You're too arrogant, girl."
Despite the surprise attack, she still shouted loudly, clearly wary of Bailuo's status and not daring to deal a lethal blow.
But this way, Bailuo feared he couldn't even get the Lu Wei Family to fight with all their might.
If this continued, even half an hour's fight would just be a waste of time.
"Pow!"
With a casual flick of his hand, Bailuo not only pushed Yaksha away but also followed up with a swift slice in that instant.
"Swoosh!"
'So fast!'
To Yaksha, Bailuo's casual strike seemed to seal off all her escape routes, a lethal technique.
'I can't dodge it!'
With no way to evade, Yaksha could only block with her twin swords and hope to withstand Bailuo's slice.
"Pow!"
"Hisss!"
Although she managed to block it, the terrifying strength still made Yaksha's hands tremble violently, as if her palms had split open: "That hurts!"
"This time, I'll leave you with a single slash as a lesson,"
Bailuo said as he took a step forward, aiming for Rakshasa who was in a 'blown away' state, and swung his sword at a startling speed: "Next time, I'll cut you down!"
"Huh?!!"
However, Bailuo's slash did not come down after all.
[Blessing: Fire Resistance]
[Grace: Severing Severance]
[Passive: Anti-Bleed Resistance]
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"I, I've been cut?"
Yaksha, thrown off balance by Bailuo, managed to escape but collapsed inelegantly onto the sandy beach.
Cold sweat soaked her back as she frantically checked herself: "No, I'm not cut, I haven't been cut!"
"Tsk."
On the other hand, Bailuo paid no attention to Yaksha, but once again turned his gaze to Rakshasa: "Kid, you're quite a nuisance."
Another set of Miracle Powers causing mischief.
There Rakshasa stood, like a lurking Evil Wolf—he hadn't drawn his sword, but his presence was more annoying than the drawn weapons of Asura and Yellow Spring.
"Did you see it coming?"
With a smile, Rakshasa spoke with unwavering confidence: "It's an honor to be a nuisance to you. After all, that's the annoying role I play in the team."
"Brother? What's going on?"
"My iaido worked," Rakshasa smiled, "Our Majesty really is very powerful, but it's because of this power that he seems to be struggling."
It was because he had too many passives, and Bailuo said he wouldn't use the Miracle Power.
As soon as Rakshasa changed his moves, even without releasing them, Bailuo's passives would immediately react to them.
The reaction was incredibly fast, like instinct, so fast that Bailuo himself had to distract his mind to shield it in time.
What was more troublesome, Bailuo couldn't be touched by the Lu Wei Family, not even ordinary punches or kicks, or even the slightest scratch.
As mentioned before, resistances to abilities that could cause 'harm' to Bailuo could not be turned off by Bailuo alone.
This also meant that once the Lu Wei Family caused harm to Bailuo, Miracle Power would automatically protect him.
If so, the task from the Black Leather Book would be considered a failure.
'This miracle is really difficult.'
Bailuo: 'Ordinary people can't possibly win against the Lu Wei Family, and the Master of Miracles has to suppress his own power, too many restrictions.'
Bailuo had never heard of a miracle of such difficulty.
Of course, no matter how shocked and speechless he was inside, Bailuo still maintained the King's arrogance and indifference on the surface.
Bailuo: Although I'm in pain, I still have to pretend that I look cool.
"He's so strong! Isn't he a bit too powerful?!"
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Yaksha was fooled by Bailuo. She had never encountered such a formidable opponent; just one strike nearly killed her: "Did he really not use Miracle Power? For real?"
"He didn't."
Old Luwei said, "Not only did he not use it, but he was also restraining his Miracle Power."
"Although it's hard to admit, he's not actually fighting with us."
He wasn't fighting with them, but with his own Miracle Power.
The Lu Wei Family didn't know about the task from the Black Leather Book; they just thought Bailuo really wanted to spar with them, continuously suppressing his Miracle Power, and under such circumstances, challenging his limits.
"This is too frightening!!"
"Is he still human?"
Yaksha was the youngest and had the least experience.
But even Old Luwei, an experienced fighter, had to admit, "I've lived my whole life and this is the first time I've encountered such an opponent."
To suppress oneself and engage the enemy, if he released even a bit of Miracle Power, it would count as a loss.
"That's why I said, he doesn't take us seriously at all."
Asura was at a loss for words, but it made perfect sense for Bailuo to do so.
He was just battling wits with Miracle Power; the Lu Wei Family was merely an incidental sideshow.
"What humiliation."
Yellow Spring recalled Bailuo's previous slash; he had switched to his left hand, which had a broader reach than his right.
Even though his left hand was weaker than his right, without the agitation of Super Monstrous Strength, Bailuo's power increased manifold in an instant, nearly chopping them both down.
"One-on-one."
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"His left hand holding the knife," Asura: "Same for me."
"I ..."
Yaksha was so aggrieved she almost cried: "1 round."
"All of you together, this is the last time," Bailuo: "I can tell you that with the next slash, I will kill one of you."
"!!!"
Asura, Yellow Spring, and Yaksha all showed looks of astonishment at the same time.
"Attack!"
With the lives of their family threatened, the three siblings could no longer care about Bailuo's identity and status.
They struck at the same time; Yaksha's hidden weapons, Asura's close combat, and Yellow Spring's mid-range Long Spear almost instantly blocked Bailuo's avenues of advance and retreat.
One-on-one, they indeed were no match for Bailuo.
But Bailuo's enemy was not the Lu Wei Family, but the Miracle Power; even with countless passive restrictions, even a single hidden weapon from Yaksha could pose a great threat to him.
Now, Bailuo was like a true Mortal, afraid of 'poison' as well as 'injury'.
"Bang!"
However, Bailuo didn't just wait there.
"What?!"
"Not good!"
Bailuo's speed exceeded the siblings' expectations, and his target was none other than the most troubling Rakshasa.
"It's really me after all..."
Rakshasa wanted to draw his sword but his Secret Technique was not ready at all, and even if he faced the attack head-on, it would only bring him disgrace.
"Life."
Rakshasa gave up on a desperate strike, released his hand from the hilt, then closed his eyes with a smile: "How short it is..."