Jing Xue Ying Hong Zhu
Chapter 23 Only Against the Wind Can Light Shine on Your Face
A girl appeared on the roof of a building, thirty-some stories high, silently looking down at Luke.
This girl was slightly taller than average, but not as tall as Feng Lei.
She had a slender figure and skin as white as snow. Her beauty made even the celestial maidens from the Nine Heavens seem slightly inferior.
She wore retro, pure white overalls, a short, fitted vest, and her abs were faintly visible in the sunlight.
Beneath her simple, casual appearance, she possessed an inner fire.
This unique charm revealed a chic, rogue-like aura.
In an instant, the wind scattered fallen red leaves.
The wind… passed through the blade in the girl's hand, carrying the tassels on the blade, creating ripples in the wind like a lament.
Under the bright sun, her figure was like a snow flame slowly falling from the sky, desolate yet intensely hot.
Suddenly, the blade in the girl's hand emitted a buzzing sound, as if reminding its master that danger was approaching!
"Wulei! Be quiet! We're not here to fight today."
It turned out that the girl's blade was named Wulei. The form of this blade originated from a country with a 5000-year civilization history in the Milky Way Nebula. This blade was the pinnacle of the cold weapon era, called: Tang Hengdao.
And the Wulei in the girl's hand was precisely the physical form of the Tang Hengdao.
The blade itself was narrow, straight, and firm yet flexible. The handle was embroidered with images of angry Asura and serene depictions of the sun and moon, suggesting that its movements could be as calm as the light of the sun and moon or as turbulent as the waves of purgatory!
Luke faced off for a long time, his brain working rapidly to think of a way to fight.
His body was also quickly adjusting his breathing pattern, which would not only relax his whole body but also make his reaction speed more sensitive.
Luke looked at the Phantasm Beast, and only then did he realize that this Phantasm Beast had a ram's horns, a ram's face, and a ram's beard.
Its entire body was round and hard with muscle, shining like an indestructible white diamond in the sunlight.
Suddenly! Luke attacked first, a Haoge Bombardment Fist igniting the sky, heading straight for the Phantasm Beast!
The Phantasm Beast didn't move. Just as Luke's tentative long-range Bombardment Fist was about to hit, the ram-headed Phantasm Beast tilted its neck, turning the two ram's horns on its head clockwise.
With a *poof*, it deflected Luke's Bombardment Fist.
Just as the ram-horned Phantasm Beast turned its horns and hadn't had time to pull back into a fighting stance…
*Whoosh!* Luke flashed forward, a close-range Haoge Bombardment Fist · Roar.
It perfectly hit the side of the ram-headed Phantasm Beast's face.
*Bang!*
The ram-headed Phantasm Beast's body leaned back, its feet lifting off the ground, and its right foot tilted upwards. Its body, which was even taller and tougher than Luke, uncontrollably flew backward.
With this punch, Luke actually sent a Disaster-level Phantasm Beast, a national-level threat, flying backward five or six meters.
The girl on the roof muttered to herself, "Heh… I didn't expect him to have some fighting talent. When facing a slightly stronger opponent, he didn't choose to retreat or run away."
"Instead, he adjusted his breathing to relax his body. The long-range attack was a feint, and the heavy punch was the main objective."
"I can't believe it… he's a very interesting person."
At the same time, the ram-headed Phantasm Beast lowered its left foot to the ground, its sole firmly connected to the ground.
After a series of *zzzzz* sounds from its foot, the ram-headed Phantasm Beast finally stabilized its body.
The ram-headed Phantasm Beast looked at Luke and said angrily, "You humans killed my wife and cut her open for your own selfish purposes, taking my child from my wife's womb. Did you ever think this day would come?"
"Humans? When you slaughtered our kind and my wife and child, did you ever think this day would come!"
Luke was silent for a moment, struggling internally before answering, "My mother died right in front of me. Unlike you, my mother committed suicide because she couldn't bear the humiliation."
"If it were me… I would definitely avenge my mother and kill those hateful warlords!"
Hearing Luke's words, the ram-headed Phantasm Beast's emotions eased a bit. "Jumper… since you and I have the same enemy, why can't we join forces?"
Luke smiled noncommittally and said, "Inhumane humans deserve to die because they don't deserve to live in this world. Similarly, hateful Phantasm Beasts deserve to die too! Because you kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
*Whoosh!*
Luke flashed and glided again, moving to the right side of the ram-headed Phantasm Beast. He twisted his waist, pushed his hips, and thrust his body forward.
A super-wide swing punch slammed into the Phantasm Beast's ribs.
Instantly, the ram-headed Phantasm Beast's eyes sharpened, and a front kick struck straight at Luke's face.
*Poof!* The Phantasm Beast kicked out.
Luke fell to the ground with a thud, landing on his butt.
With a *plop*, Luke cursed inwardly, "Damn it! My butt is now in eight pieces."
Just a fraction of a second after Luke's butt hit the ground, the ram-headed Phantasm Beast raised its foot again.
A running shooting kick wanted to blow Luke's head off!
Seeing this, Luke quickly rolled to the side, dodging urgently.
*Swish!* The ram-headed Phantasm Beast's kick missed.
Luke had been through countless battles, and he knew that this running shooting kick was enough to blow the head off a Jumper, killing them on the spot!
Although its power was terrifying, after the attack missed, there would definitely be a pre-action stiffness from the follow-through motion.
Luke seized the opportunity, "Haoge Bombardment Fist · Soul Scour."
*Bang bang bang bang*… In the blink of an eye, Luke threw four punches, hitting the Phantasm Beast's vital nerves.
The first punch landed on the philtrum point.
The second punch aimed at the jaw, which could cause a brief stun. The third punch struck the heart. The fourth punch cut off the abdomen, which supplied Chronos Quantum energy.
Just as Luke retracted his stance, he thought, "Damn it! This Soul Scour four-hit combo is flawless!"
Suddenly! Luke heard the wind rustling in his ears!
*Smack!* A crisp, loud slap resounded through the sky.
Luke was sent flying and spinning like a windmill.
The girl on the roof was instantly embarrassed. Her eyes twitched slightly as she thought, "Damn it… this Jumper has some fighting talent, but his brain seems a bit… off… He could have dodged that slap."
"What was he thinking at the time? Did he hit his head on a door handle?"
With a *plop*, Luke flew out more than ten meters and landed on his back. Using the force of the impact, he flipped over and crawled onto the ground.
Suddenly! Luke felt a strong Phantasm Beast aura above his head.
Without thinking, he used his evasion skill again, rolling urgently.
*Boom!*
A loud explosion, like a powerful bomb, shook the area. Luke rolled to dodge, creating a distance of five or six meters. He thought, "Damn it! This ram-headed beast is not simple. It even knows how to use the long-lost divine skill, 'Falling from the Sky'!"
"Damn it… this is bad… this is bad."
The ram-headed Phantasm Beast's two heavy blows failed to land, and it said angrily, "Jumper, you are too cunning! You want to use your Jumper's exclusive evasion skill to stall me, right?"
"Do you know that I am a beast transformed from an antelope! In terms of speed, I am no less than you Jumpers!"
As soon as the words fell, *whoosh!*
The Phantasm Beast disappeared from Luke's sight in an instant.
*Smack!* Another loud slap!
Luke's vision went completely black! His whole body felt as if he had fallen into a vacuum, unable to control himself.