If he dared to let out a painful groan, he would immediately be killed by Hua Wuqing.
That move was—Immortal Patting My Head, Inch Force Cracking Skull.
Facing Hua's slander, Lucas couldn't argue back, or she would say in an icy tone, "Are you questioning me?"
And then?
He would gloriously receive his offline bento.
Now he could only endure.
A moment later...
Hua nodded in satisfaction.
She withdrew her foot, turned around, and said, "However… this master's hands are indeed a bit itchy right now.
Come on, let me see if you've neglected your martial arts recently."
After speaking, Hua kicked over, her robes fluttering beautifully.
Of course...
Hua had now suppressed her strength and speed to be similar to Lucas's.
The two relied entirely on combat skills for their sparring.
If the Crimson Phoenix Immortal didn't suppress her strength, there would be no need to fight; Lucas would just have to wait for death.
Facing the jade-like foot clad in black cloth shoes, Lucas immediately performed a lazy donkey roll to evade the attack.
Hua moved in close.
Lucas, who had just stood up, stared at the ancient beauty in front of him, carefully observing her offensive moves.
"Left fist defending, right fist hidden under the ribs.
Hua's attack direction is… my stomach?"
"No, she changed her move."
Lucas's newly adopted defensive stance was messed up by Hua.
A small, delicate fist came from below.
It was a Dragon Punch!
Dragging his tired body, Lucas executed a rabbit kicking an eagle, avoiding the Dragon Punch while using his feet to kick Hua's chest.
The idea was beautiful.
Unfortunately, Hua merely feigned the move.
The original Dragon Punch suddenly dropped, crossed with her left fist, and directly clamped his feet.
"Oh no…" Lucas's heart sank.
Hua twisted her body, like swinging a sledgehammer, and slammed Lucas to the ground.
At the critical moment, he could only quickly bend down, grab the legs of the woman in the Hua-style dress from below, and use that leverage to break free from the downward slamming force.
Like a python, Lucas directly slipped under Hua's crotch.
"Brazilian Judo…" Hua turned around, looking at the man lying on the ground.
She uncharacteristically did not pursue, "This move is good, but not good enough.
Just now, you should have used that force to attack my lower body.
Perhaps you could have made me lose my balance."
After a brief lecture, Hua attacked again.
Fists and feet collided, making crisp sounds.
Lucas defended and defended, but ultimately could not defend any longer.
With a kick to the man's chest, Hua knocked him to the ground and said, "Useless trash, this master has already suppressed her strength to your level, yet you still can't last more than five moves."
"This disciple is incompetent." Lucas quickly knelt down.
Even after ninety-nine reincarnations and learning many combat techniques from Hua, if he were to truly spar with Hua, even if both sides suppressed their strength to be identical, Lucas still couldn't defeat Hua.
What's more, his stamina was now depleted, and his physical condition was extremely poor.
It was normal not to last more than five moves.
One should know… Lucas's best performance was only lasting thirty moves with Hua before being defeated.
"Fine, it's this master's fault for not teaching you well." Hua turned her back, hands behind her.
Lucas quickly said, "Master's divine skill is peerless, invincible.
It is entirely this disciple's dullness, having failed Master's earnest teachings.
I will surely practice diligently in the future and strive not to disgrace the sect."
"Hmph, glib-tongued." Hua slightly turned her head, "In the future, when you travel outside, just don't say you're my disciple."
Each reincarnation, when Lucas disappointed Hua, this ancient, gray-haired woman would likely say this sentence.
However… no matter what happened, Hua never intended to expel Lucas from the sect; at most, she would just kill him.
Alright, the latter seemed even more cruel.
But for Lucas, "A true man dies when he dies, what is there to fear?"
"I will respectfully obey Master's teachings." Lucas naturally dared not say a single word of dissent.
The Inner World version of Hua was sharp and unforgiving, tolerating no imperfections.
If Lucas had any thought of disobeying Hua, he would immediately be killed.
"Hmm… if there's nothing else, you can leave.
It should be safe outside now." Hua lightly waved her sleeve.
It was indeed safe outside.
The Night Valkyries had quietly left at some point.
Himeko Murata only played the cat-and-mouse game once every night.
If she failed once, she wouldn't come a second time that day.
If Himeko Murata were to play countless times in one night, how could he play?
Not rushing to leave, Lucas checked his watch.
It was 3:22 AM.
About an hour had passed since he left Kiana, and there were still two hours and thirty-eight minutes until 6:00 AM.
The remaining time was quite ample.
"I wish to cultivate the Jadeite Divine Skill, and I hope Master will help protect me." Lucas bowed his head in obeisance.
It is said that a man's knees are worth gold, so why should he bow to a woman?
But if he didn't humble himself, he would die too easily in front of Hua.
One word of disrespect to his elder, and Lucas would immediately face the fate of Immortal Patting My Head, Inch Force Cracking Skull.
In the beginning, Lucas's pride made him uncomfortable kneeling, but after kneeling many times, he got used to it.
As for now, he knelt willingly.
After all, Hua had helped him a lot, imparting martial arts and providing shelter.
Aside from her harsh words and short temper, there was nothing bad about her.
He was now not only playing the role of master and disciple, but he also deeply recognized this relationship.
What's wrong with kneeling to a master who imparts knowledge and teaches skills?
Others wish to kneel but don't have the opportunity…
"Cultivating the Jadeite Divine Skill? At least you have some ambition.
Come with me." Hua's expression remained unchanged, but her tone softened by half.
Lucas immediately got up.
To be honest, Lucas also wanted to leave the Martial Arts Arena quickly and get Hyperion's Key, but to avoid Himeko Murata's pursuit, he was almost exhausted.
After arriving at the Martial Arts Arena and fighting another round with Hua, he was now in a state of willing but unable.
Speaking of which, this sparring session was actually very important.
Lucas had to display sufficiently impressive combat skills, otherwise Hua would kill him and declare, "I don't have such a useless disciple."
Satisfying Hua during the battle was a prerequisite for conquering her.
Following behind the Crimson Phoenix Immortal, Lucas surveyed the entire Martial Arts Arena.
This was a very large platform, probably several football fields in size, with spectator stands nearby.
On weekdays, the Valkyries trained in the Martial Arts Arena.
It could be said that every stone brick here was soaked with the sweat of many Valkyries.
The Martial Arts Arena at night was different from during the day.
The lights here were crimson, casting a flame-like glow that illuminated every corner clearly.
Lucas looked around.
The Martial Arts Arena was open-air, and from here, one could also see the sky full of stars.
However, due to the bright fiery red lights, the starlight was overshadowed and could not compare to the starry sky from the teaching building's rooftop or the center of the Maze Garden.
"It's a different kind of charm, I suppose," Lucas muttered to himself.
Although there weren't many people here, the Martial Arts Arena didn't feel desolate at all.
Perhaps it was an illusion caused by the lights, but the temperature of the entire Martial Arts Arena seemed to be slightly higher than outside.
After walking not far, Hua stopped.
She bent down, picked up her backpack from the ground, pulled out a yellow futon from inside, and handed it to Lucas, saying, "Use this."
"Yes, Master." Lucas respectfully took the yellow futon.
This thing was used to cushion one's backside when practicing internal cultivation.
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