Chapter 1883: Severed Fingers!

"Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage Xiang Wenyuan is actually falling into the disadvantage?"

A young genius from some family widened his eyes, his tone filled with deep shock. He was only a Heavenly Realm Peak genius, and he really couldn’t understand something like this.

These young geniuses who hadn’t even reached Half-step Holy Rank, when facing Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage geniuses like Xiang Wenyuan, basically had no power to resist at all.

But now, a white-clothed youth who was only Half-step Holy Rank was actually suppressing Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage Xiang Wenyuan in close combat. How unbelievable was this?

At this moment, no one still believed that the white-clothed youth called Yun Xing would only have that Ancient Divine Artifact Wood Sword as his sole trump card. Just his terrifying Physical Strength alone was enough to make no one present dare claim they were stronger.

Because every time Yun Xiao threw punches and kicks, Xiang Wenyuan would make blocking movements, but in this clash of Physical Strength, this genius from Mixed Element Valley didn’t gain the upper hand even once.

Especially when Yun Xiao’s right leg chopped down, Xiang Wenyuan would often be blasted back several steps. With such an outcome, the winner was obvious; whose Physical Strength was stronger, the many watching geniuses all had their own scales in their hearts.

"It can’t go on like this!"

Feeling the opponent’s aura becoming more and more oppressive, Xiang Wenyuan’s face showed anger, but a trace of unease rose in his heart. He knew that if he kept fighting like this, he might really be defeated at some unknown moment.

However, at this time Yun Xiao was like a maggot gnawing on bones, no matter from which direction Xiang Wenyuan wanted to pull away, he would appear there in time, as if he had long since seen through all the movements of this Mixed Element Valley genius.

In fact, although Yun Xiao didn’t understand this Mixed Element Valley’s Xiang Wenyuan as well as he did Lu Zhanbai, in his previous life the Long Xiao Battle God had ultimately dealt with the Master of Mixed Element Valley, and could even be said to be that Master of Mixed Element Valley’s savior.

By analogy, Xiang Wenyuan was, after all, from Mixed Element Valley; many of his movements were not unfamiliar to Yun Xiao. Adding his own understanding, he could instantly guess Xiang Wenyuan’s movements with eight or nine parts accuracy.

It was precisely because of this ability to anticipate the enemy that Yun Xiao could gain the upper hand while being half a Realm lower. This was not just because his Physical Strength was comparable to a Holy Demon’s, but also because of the knowledge and insight belonging to the Long Xiao Battle God from his previous life.

Outsiders only saw that Yun Xiao’s Physical Strength was powerful, but they didn’t know that to achieve such results, he didn’t rely solely on this single Physical Strength. These things were something others couldn’t learn even if they wanted to.

"Back of the heart!"

Just when Xiang Wenyuan was being forced by Yun Xiao to the point of being scorched and battered, a low shout suddenly came from behind, startling him. He subconsciously sidestepped, and then saw a fist sweep past his side.

"Is that guy really so kind that he’d actually call out to warn Xiang Wenyuan?"

Beside Lu Zhanbai, when Jiang Jingyu saw that Xiang Wenyuan actually did avoid that strike, his face couldn’t help showing astonishment, with a trace of disbelief, because this really didn’t fit common sense.

At this moment, Lu Zhanbai clearly couldn’t give an answer either. He could clearly see that just now Yun Xiao had indeed punched toward Xiang Wenyuan’s back, and it was precisely because of that shout that the latter avoided this powerful blow.

Yet the two were obviously in an antagonistic relationship. Lu Zhanbai could easily imagine that because of that guy called "Ling Wan," Yun Xing absolutely couldn’t possibly show any mercy to Xiang Wenyuan.

Since the two had already gone all out, it was impossible to end things easily; one side had to lose for this battle to conclude. If that was the case, how could Yun Xing possibly be so kind as to warn Xiang Wenyuan?

"There’s definitely some scheme!"

Hearing Jiang Jingyu say this again, Lu Zhanbai couldn’t help but agree deeply. Among those present, he was the one who had dealt with Yun Xiao the earliest. Toward that white-clothed kid, he had always harbored fear.

"Right shoulder!"

Up in the sky, Yun Xiao once again let out a shout, and this shout was heard clearly by everyone. Next they saw that white-clothed youth really chop a palm toward Xiang Wenyuan’s right shoulder.

"What the hell is he trying to do?"

Hearing Yun Xiao’s shout again, Xiang Wenyuan was practically about to go insane. After roaring inwardly, he still couldn’t help but, upon sensing the palm wind chopping toward his right shoulder, dodge to the left.

It was obvious this was another extremely precise dodge, leaving the many watching geniuses below thoroughly puzzled, because they all felt that if that white-clothed youth hadn’t called it out beforehand, it would have made Xiang Wenyuan even more embarrassed.

"Left ribs!"

"Side waist!"

"Back of the neck!"

"..."

Yun Xiao couldn’t care less about what those onlooking geniuses were thinking. As they listened to him shout out names of various parts of the body one after another, it disturbed their minds, especially that of the directly involved Xiang Wenyuan.

Yet this string of shouted targets was not entirely where Yun Xiao was actually attacking. It was as if he was randomly calling out spots offhand, mixing truth and falsehood so no one could tell what was real.

Fortunately Xiang Wenyuan had been guarding against Yun Xiao all along. When he heard the words "back of the neck," yet discovered that the other’s clawed hand was actually seizing toward the vital point of his throat, he couldn’t help letting out a cold snort.

"Petty trickery like that, and you think you can fool this young master?"

Believing he had seen through Yun Xiao’s ploy, Xiang Wenyuan let out a cold snort the very next instant. His right hand’s index and middle fingers, long since prepared, came together and stabbed upward toward Yun Xiao’s right wrist.

This change came so suddenly that before the crowd had time to react, Xiang Wenyuan’s right hand, those two fingers, were already less than an inch away from Yun Xiao’s right wrist.

Only, what Xiang Wenyuan did not see was that the instant he made this move, a glint flashed through the eyes of that white-robed youth, vanishing in a blink, as if he had long been waiting for this very moment.

Just now, the mixture of truth and falsehood in Yun Xiao’s shouts was indeed meant to confuse Xiang Wenyuan, but secondly, it was to build up this Mixed Element Valley genius’s confidence.

Truth laced with lies—Yun Xiao knew this Mixed Element Valley genius was no easy character. He would never completely follow the called-out directions to defend, and would certainly make his own judgments.

Xiang Wenyuan truly lived up to being a Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage genius. Several times, Yun Xiao deliberately called out the wrong direction, yet every time Xiang Wenyuan noticed and dodged, causing Yun Xiao’s efforts to come to nothing.

As a result, the confidence in Xiang Wenyuan’s heart was strengthened tenfold. It was under such circumstances that, using the confidence buried deep within him, Yun Xiao launched this strike.

For Yun Xiao believed that with Xiang Wenyuan’s extreme self-confidence, he would certainly not dodge this blow, but would seize the chance to counterattack. That was the best opportunity for him to turn defense into offense.

You could say that all those earlier shouts, real and fake, were Yun Xiao laying the groundwork for this very strike. Xiang Wenyuan believed he had seen through his tricks, but wasn’t Yun Xiao also turning his scheme back on him, lying in wait right here?

"Ah!"

Seeing Xiang Wenyuan’s two fingers about to stab onto Yun Xiao’s wrist, nobody expected a sudden reversal. The many geniuses watching below couldn’t help but let out a cry of shock.

Because at this moment, Xiang Wenyuan’s right hand index and middle fingers did not pierce that white-robed youth Yun Xing’s right wrist. Instead, with the slightest shift from the latter, Yun Xiao used his own index and middle fingers to clamp down on Xiang Wenyuan’s two fingers.

No one noticed that in the few breaths while Yun Xiao was pinching Xiang Wenyuan’s two fingers, a wisp of obscure light instantly surged into the latter’s body and disappeared without a trace.

"Not good!"

The instant he failed to stab the other’s wrist, Xiang Wenyuan knew he had still fallen for this brat’s trick. Cursing inwardly that things were bad, he tried to pull his fingers back and retreat.

Crack!

Right then, a faint snapping sound rang in Xiang Wenyuan’s ears. Immediately after, he saw his own two fingers bend backward, actually being forcibly snapped off by that fellow called Yun Xing.

They say the ten fingers are linked to the heart. Even though Xiang Wenyuan was already a Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage genius expert, having two fingers abruptly broken was still more than he could bear, and he let out a miserable scream.

When everyone heard that scream, they all stared in disbelief. Was that really the Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage genius from Mixed Element Valley? How had his end turned out so wretched?

Even though it was only two broken fingers, which didn’t really affect Xiang Wenyuan’s combat strength, this outcome was something no one had anticipated.

Even if Xiang Wenyuan had just been completely suppressed by Yun Xiao’s Physical Strength, it still shouldn’t have been easy for that white-robed youth to defeat him. He might even have been seized upon by Xiang Wenyuan to turn the tables.

The instant Xiang Wenyuan thrust out those two fingers, most people thought this Mixed Element Valley genius’s chance had come. Who would have thought that in a flash, the result would be completely different from what they imagined?

It had to be said that Xiang Wenyuan’s temperament was indeed tenacious. After a miserable scream, bean-sized drops of sweat rolled down his forehead, yet at this moment a violent surge of Meridian Qi burst forth, and he finally wrenched his two fingers free.

The pain of broken fingers was, in Xiang Wenyuan’s eyes, simply a humiliation beyond compare. Although it didn’t affect his battle power much, this was under the countless gazes at the Xuanyuan Platform. To suffer such a huge loss here—this was a humiliation he could never swallow.

Unfortunately, in his rage Xiang Wenyuan completely failed to see the white-robed youth who, having withdrawn his hand, was now standing there. On that face was a faint, almost nonexistent smile, and from Yun Xiao’s eyes it was clear he had already achieved what he wanted.

Certain obscure things, Xiang Wenyuan could not sense at all right now. He only knew that if he didn’t make up for this humiliation, even Mixed Element Valley itself might be looked down upon.

For a brief moment, the open ground beneath the Xuanyuan Cliff fell silent. When the crowd saw Xiang Wenyuan already setting his broken fingers back into place, they knew that what followed would surely be another fierce, bitter battle.