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Chapter 145 Battle of Samo

Samo was clearly caught off guard by Lu Yunshi's sudden outburst, but his combat experience was unmatched by anyone else.

He laughed loudly, quickly approached, took a step forward, the surface of his foot trembled slightly, spiritual energy surged out, and then he decisively flipped his palm.

"Demon Transformation Palm!"

A cold and domineering power surged from his palm. Wherever the palm wind went, the broken stones on the platform flew up. It directly broke through the entanglement of the cloth formed by Lu Yunshi's talisman. As the palm power dissipated, he took another step forward and changed his fist into an elbow.

At this moment, Lu Yunshi's vanished figure reappeared before him, and a tiger-shaped fist slammed down, colliding with his elbow and producing a booming sound.

"Even by human standards, your behavior is utterly shameless."

Lu Yunshi smiled nonchalantly. "Sorry, I thought that for those who fight, the result was more important than the process."

As they spoke, the two fell silent for a moment, then slowly separated, and then Samo suddenly grinned.

"That's right, but even in terms of strength, you're far from good enough!"

Having said that, Samo moved his body, mobilizing all his strength, and spiritual energy surged out of his body like a river, gushing out from his hands.

Seeing this, Lu Yunshi remained calm and summoned his longsword to block in front of him. He used the surging spiritual energy to quickly retreat, then turned around and moved five steps to the side.

Just as Lu Yunshi moved, Samo leaped over and stomped down, instantly creating a ten-meter-wide crater, demonstrating the terrifying power of Samo.

If Lu Yunshi hadn't moved five steps without hesitation, he probably would have been affected by this force as well.

So, if you ask who the best person to use a strategy guide is, the answer is undoubtedly the person who created the strategy guide.

"Interesting!" Seeing Lu Yunshi dodge his attack so easily, Samo was slightly taken aback and began to take the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm seriously.

"Of all the early-stage Naraka I've defeated, you're the most interesting."

"Perhaps he's also the only one who defeated you at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm." Lu Yunshi smiled and said without any politeness.

"Hmph, I have confidence, but... it's not enough!"

As soon as Samo finished speaking, he disappeared from Lu Yunshi's sight. His figure was as light and agile as the wind, which was completely inconsistent with his strong physique. However, despite being as light as the wind, when he arrived in front of Lu Yunshi, his attack was still heavy and terrifying. In the blink of an eye, he had already struck Lu Yunshi countless times.

To the onlookers, it seemed that Lu Yunshi had been beaten so badly that he couldn't even defend or dodge, and that the battle was over.

But at this moment, Samo suddenly stopped, quickly turned around and crossed his arms. A layer of spiritual energy suddenly appeared between his arms, and then a sword shadow suddenly appeared in the air and stabbed down, but was blocked by the spiritual energy.

At the same time, Lu Yunshi, whom Samo had just attacked, suddenly broke apart, turning into shattered talismans that scattered all over the ground.

"I've long heard that you're adept at using various talismans in battle to compensate for your own shortcomings. Do you think I would be completely unprepared?" Samo said with a smirk.

Although he underestimated Lu Yunshi, Lu Yunshi had been through so many battles; there was no way he would be completely brainless.

"As expected, none of the top twenty are easy to defeat." Lu Yunshi sheathed his sword and retreated, his expression unreadable.

"It won't be easy, there's more to come." Samo suppressed his smile, his spiritual energy condensing into several runes, which eventually transformed into three dark blades that hovered behind him and slowly rotated.

"Come again!"

With high fighting spirit, Samo strode forward, punching and stomping his feet. The hidden blades behind him also continuously supplemented the attack during the intervals of Samo's attacks, making Lu Yunshi dare not meet the attack and only dare to retreat.

Even so, Lu Yunshi remained calm, silently reciting numbers.

"Twenty, nineteen, eighteen...ten...five...two..."

Samo swung his fist with a shout, his powerful aura crushing everything around him, while the dark blade behind him was also poised to strike a fatal blow.

At this moment, Lu Yunshi changed his usual behavior. Instead of dodging, he took a half step back, then condensed his spiritual energy into the sword and let the fist smash down.

Boom!

Lu Yunshi felt a sudden tightness all over his body. The table beneath his feet was actually cracked and dented by Samo's fist. However, this time, the Dark Blade, which should have followed Samo's attack, scattered midway.

As if he had been prepared, Lu Yunshi nimbly broke free from Samo's fist and quickly appeared behind him. Then, he thrust out a simple and unadorned sword, but the sword brought not only a sharp blade, but also a tearing gale.

Samo was startled and immediately began to defend himself, instantly crushing the sword shadows and whirlwinds that Lu Yunshi had sent. Just as he was about to attack Lu Yunshi, Lu Yunshi spun his longsword, and the wind that had been carrying a fierce aura suddenly changed its attitude, forcing Samo back dozens of meters away.

Taking this opportunity, Lu Yunshi quickly retreated, muttering a light rebuke.

"fry!"

As Lu Yunshi's voice rang out, Samo was suddenly bombarded violently, and Samo, who had not yet regained his balance, was blasted more than ten meters away.

When the dust settled and the covered-up Samoyed got up from the ground, everyone realized that it was Samoyed who had been injured first in the competition.

"Hey! That guy isn't as weak as we thought. He actually managed to injure Samoyed."

"What are you talking about? We never thought this guy was weak, we just thought he was shameless."

"That's right. In fact, regardless of his winning methods, which early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the academy can compare to him in terms of strength? Moreover, even those winning methods that we despise are just helpless measures to make up for their own lack of strength."

"I remember he was a cultivator at the Extreme Realm, right? Are cultivators at the Extreme Realm really this powerful?"

"I knew he was definitely strong. If he were strong enough, who would want to fight like this?"

"Dude, you're saying this now? I remember you were the one who criticized me the most last time."

"Good, good, that's how we should fight. What materials could I possibly gather from yesterday's battle?"

"Shut up, don't disturb my eldest son's fight."

At this moment, Samo's face turned ugly. He tore off the useless talismans on his body, then looked at the blood flowing from his hands. His eyes turned incredulous as he looked at Lu Yunshi, but he still said something seriously.

"Impressive. If it weren't for the talisman buying me some time to circulate my spiritual energy and protect myself, I probably would have already lost. But this is too strange. It's like... you already knew how I would make my move, and you already knew what kind of combat technique I would use, so you were able to prepare a countermeasure early on."

Samo twisted his neck, his gaze becoming calm and cold.

“With your skills, you can’t lose. Rather, although you are the one who is injured, I am actually in greater danger.” Lu Yunshi shook his head slightly, his gaze becoming more serious and earnest.

Samo smiled slightly. "On that point, you're absolutely right."