Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 321: Strike the Void

A circle of dust billowed outwards from the broken walls, followed by continuous clashing sounds that quickly shifted elsewhere, only to jump to the other side in the blink of an eye.

Student Guo and Student Liang tried hard to discern what was happening. Even without the large clouds of dust in front of them, they couldn't clearly see the two people's movements. They could only barely distinguish the intensity of the battle through the sounds. A sense of shock involuntarily arose in their hearts. Was that Classmate Chen really the same kind of student as them?

For a moment, they wondered if they had missed a class.

Through the earlier exchanges, Chen Chuan knew that he couldn't let Teacher Jiang unleash his attacks, because the latter's speed seemed to increase with the offensive.

He had barely managed to interrupt him once by using the stone wall as a barrier, and he wouldn't give him that chance again. He needed to suppress Teacher Jiang from the front, or at least keep him occupied, to limit his ability to utilize his advantages.

This time, when he charged up, he directly released the restraints on the Mutated Tissue. With the sudden increase in speed and strength, he instantly withstood Teacher Jiang's slashing and stabbing from the front, and launched a counterattack.

It was like two opposing huge waves crashing into each other, stirring up layers of dust. Blown-out craters and flying debris were everywhere. Because the two were moving too fast, one could vaguely make out streaks of slash marks remaining on the billowing dust clouds.

Teacher Jiang noticed the change in Chen Chuan and understood that he must have used some kind of explosive technique to more efficiently utilize the medicinal effects.

He also noticed that Chen Chuan's attacks were no longer as cautious and restrained as before, but were becoming increasingly aggressive, and the rhythm was getting faster and faster, as if he wanted to suppress his attack momentum.

Oh? He noticed so quickly?

No wonder his combat strategy evaluation was top-notch...

With his senses gradually approaching the Third Limit, Chen Chuan discovered from Teacher Jiang's breathing pattern and movement pattern that each of his attacks and shifts weren't just to make it hard for his opponent to pinpoint his position, but also his way of generating power.

He needed a certain rhythmic movement to drive his internal energy so that the strength on his sword could be maximized.

That strike he took before the formal fight even started wasn't without purpose. It was to make him think that his casual strikes had great strength, but in reality, that strike had also gone through a brief movement and power gathering process, only this was concealed in his seemingly leisurely and relaxed gait.

This was a tactical deception to force him to adopt a defensive strategy, which was what the other party wanted to see.

Teacher Zheng often told him that in battle, one should guide and control the opponent, not be controlled by the opponent. And Teacher Jiang had been trying to guide and control him from the start.

After realizing this, what he needed to do was to prevent Teacher Jiang from fully accumulating strength during his movements. So this time, he seized the opportunity, and after stepping forward, he used offense as defense, clinging tightly to his opponent and disrupting his rhythm. This limited the strength that Teacher Jiang could channel.

Of course, this wasn't to say that this strength wasn't lethal, but it was relatively weakened. And with this ebb and flow, he could accumulate advantages through continuous attacks, thereby releasing more strength and speed.

The assistant teacher stared intently at the field. He was very surprised at this moment. He didn't expect Chen Chuan to actually be able to fight Teacher Jiang head-on. Not only that, he had found a way to deal with it so quickly. But that was it, because drugs had a time limit. Maybe three minutes? Or five minutes?

If the time was longer, the Second Limit body wouldn't be able to hold on, and he was destined to not be able to win this battle. He was just afraid that Chen Chuan would refuse to admit defeat and stubbornly persevere, which wouldn't be good.

So he was prepared to step in and rescue him at any time if things went wrong.

Teacher Jiang wielded his thin sword, calmly blocking Chen Chuan's attacks. Chen Chuan had indeed found the right approach, constantly interrupting and disrupting his direction of movement, preventing him from increasing sword power.

But this was probably not enough.

He wasn't only capable of accumulating strength during movement. The wielding of the weapon itself could also achieve this. Although the internal energy changes on Chen Chuan's saber had given him some trouble, preventing him from accumulating strength continuously and quickly, this only prolonged the time a little, and didn't change the result.

Under continuous attacks, Chen Chuan's state was also rising, and his increasingly keen senses allowed him to perceive that Teacher Jiang's aura was sinking again. His strength became restrained and stable, seemingly tightening bit by bit like a bowstring.

This showed that even in such a high-rhythm battle, it was still difficult to completely suppress his power accumulation. However, his strategy didn't just stop there.

Without waiting for Teacher Jiang to continue, the Mutated Tissue on his body, which had always retained a portion of Remaining energy, suddenly mobilized. With a sudden eruption, the blade flashed, a head-on strike.

This was very different from the previous rhythm. Teacher Jiang was very clear about the two sets of Mutated Tissue being switched, but this time he really didn't expect it.

With his excellent coordination, he turned his thin sword to parry it in time. However, this turn was not in his rhythm, and the previous power gathering naturally dissipated at once.

He couldn't help but give Chen Chuan's move a high score in his heart. Especially after Chen Chuan's speed increased this time, the subsequent continuous attacks still maintained this rhythm. Now he couldn't let Chen Chuan continue to perform. So after adjusting himself, he seized the opportunity to point his sword out, aiming straight at Chen Chuan's shoulder, wanting to suppress his offensive.

However, Chen Chuan completely ignored this stab. The slash towards Teacher Jiang didn't change at all. This slash seemed very unreasonable. He was clearly gaining the upper hand in momentum, and even if he took a sword, it wouldn't hinder him too much. On the contrary, letting the opponent stab him might result in a lose-lose situation, wasting a great opportunity.

Chen Chuan didn't think so, because Teacher Jiang's strength hadn't accumulated yet. If he didn't use Second Self , he might be injured in a mutual strike, but the other party would only be injured more severely.

Admittedly, the vitality of a Third Limit Martial Artist was strong, and perhaps nothing would happen in the end, but being slashed by a student , or even ending in a lose-lose situation, was something that the other party could not accept no matter what.

Teacher Jiang certainly wouldn't let this scene happen. What a joke, he was the Examiner. Being injured by the student he was examining, would he still have any face left?

And even if he was fine, just the fact that he was forced to injure the Examination student would be laughed at by other teachers . Therefore, he had no choice but to take back his momentum and parry again.

This change not only interrupted his original smooth power gathering process, but also further compressed the range of weapon operation.

Teacher Jiang was now forced to adopt a completely defensive posture. Although Chen Chuan seemed to have taken advantage of some of his psychology just now, he not only didn't feel annoyed, but admired him even more in his heart.

Because a Martial Artist should make good use of all the factors that are beneficial to him. Since he noticed that the opponent was restrained by something, then of course he had to stare at this point and attack fiercely, repeatedly targeting it.

He would do the same if he were in his place.

But admiration aside, if this continued, there would be no fight left.

It wasn't that he didn't have explosive methods, but doing so against a student would be too embarrassing. Of course, he could also wait until Chen Chuan's own drug effects were exhausted, but that wouldn't sound right either. Would people say that he would have lost if the student's drug effects hadn't worn off?

That wouldn't do.

He began to move around constantly, changing positions, and using the stone pillars to interfere with Chen Chuan's attack, but Chen Chuan seemed to be stuck to him, following him from beginning to end.

As the two passed, one huge stone pillar after another collapsed. The entire stone pillar forest was like a boiling steamer, with dust billowing and sounds of upheaval everywhere.

After turning for about ten breaths, the two came to a broken pillar that had been destroyed and was leaning there. Teacher Jiang swept his hand lightly as he moved away from underneath it.

Chen Chuan was about to follow when the already fragmented part above suddenly scattered and fell.

This was what Teacher Jiang had planned in advance. He didn't expect to stop Chen Chuan with this, but as long as it hindered him a little, that would be enough, because he would have a chance to counterattack as soon as he broke free from the entanglement. Then he could logically announce the end of the battle, so that he would have face and the teacher's dignity would be maintained.

Chen Chuan also realized this. He didn't want to give up. He stared at the broken pillar that was about to become an obstacle. With a thought, Second Self instantly merged with him. With a bang, he crashed out of the rubble, and at the same time, an extremely swift Blade flash directly stabbed towards Teacher Jiang's chest!

Seeing his speed increase again, Teacher Jiang was shocked. At this moment, his skin seemed to flush red for a moment, and the speed of his retreat suddenly accelerated. At the same time, his wrist shook slightly, and the thin sword flicked out, like a snake, circling and wrapping around the blade of the Snow Emperor Blade. After retreating tens of meters, the two stopped there.

He chuckled and said, "Student Chen , the Examination is over. Not bad, teacher will give you a high score."

Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "Thank you, teacher ." He slowly withdrew his strength, and the thin sword wrapped around the Snow Emperor Blade also sprang open section by section, returning to its original straight shape.

The assistant teacher's hanging heart finally relaxed. To be honest, the last moment looked really dangerous. He couldn't help but want to go up and stop them. Fortunately, both of them knew how to restrain themselves. He looked at Teacher Jiang with dissatisfaction. As a teacher , he had no sense of propriety. If the students were ignorant, didn't he know better?

Teacher Jiang then said, "Simulation over."

The surrounding scenery immediately disappeared. Whether it was the collapsed stone pillar or the dust all over the ground, everything disappeared. In front of them was still the empty stadium. The special floor was as clean as new, seeming to reflect people's shadows.

Chen Chuan walked over, picked up the scabbard, sheathed the Snow Emperor Blade, and then said to the two teachers , "Well teacher , I'll be leaving first." After saying hello, he nodded to Classmates Liang and Guo and left.

Watching him leave, Teacher Jiang reached out and touched the clothes on his chest, where there was a tiny, almost invisible puncture wound, the size of a needle prick. The tip of the knife had touched his skin. If it were a real battle, and Internal energy had been released, the outcome would have been hard to say.

But he still had the last move of severing energy, which was more than just disarming. When unleashed, it was enough to shatter the opponent's weapon, or at the very least, cut off the energy transmission. But doing so would definitely make him the object of ridicule by other teachers .

He sighed in his heart, "Students nowadays are getting more and more powerful..." At this moment, the assistant teacher's voice sounded, "What are you two still standing there for? Student Liang , come over and take the test again."

He thought for a while, um, take back what he just said...