Chapter 825: Chapter 825

825: Chapter 811 Trial by Sword 825: Chapter 811 Trial by Sword Meow is mine.

When Lu Ping’an caught sight of Lei Huoren, for some reason, this thought surged into his mind.

While he seemed to mock and infuriate Lei Huoren, he was actually surprised by his own emotions…

hardly anyone knew that Lu Ping’an was essentially a laid-back creature with little emotional fluctuation.

He rarely felt angry, excited, affectionate, or disgusted; most of the time, he went with the flow and slacked off.

The fact that he felt such a strong desire to possess a toy simply upon seeing someone, most surprised of all was Lu Ping’an himself.

“Eh, it looks like I really do see him as a useful tool man…”

Savoring this unprecedented feeling and experiencing the anxiety and irritation bubbling up within, Lu Ping’an found it increasingly peculiar.

“…Perhaps, it’s like I finally tamed a cat, able to play with and sleep holding it, but then the original owner turns up, not only with legal ownership but calls out, and the cat might just run away…”

A sense of unexplained annoyance filled Lu Ping’an’s heart.

“Your sister is really smooth…”

Naturally, words that would anger most big brothers slipped out; Lu Ping’an smiled as he launched provocations and taunts.

All along, Lu Ping’an had appeared rather rational, merely because he didn’t really crave anything.

But when he truly wanted something…

when had he ever been reasonable?

“…Thank you for bringing her over, and for letting me teach her the rules of adulthood…”

Even though he knew Lu Ping’an was full of nonsense and malicious wordplay, Lei Huoren was still irritated.

But even with a contorted face from anger, Lei Huoren strived to remain calm; he had come all the way here specifically to meet Lu Ping’an, not to fight with him.

To be precise, he had long wanted to beat up this bastard who lured away his sister, but his sister was indeed in Lu Ping’an’s hands now, and it wouldn’t be wise to offend this bastard.

He also knew that nothing good came out of this man’s mouth, but given that his sister seemed very happy, cheerful all the time, he had to admit that his words might not be completely true…

“…Seriously, your sister has a nice touch; I pet her at least three times a week!”

Alright then, let’s just fight first and talk later.

In the next instant, Ice Blade collided with Flame Fist, Phantom clashed with Giant.

Without further words, they pulled out their weapons in a perfect understanding and engaged in a manly communication.

Who’s afraid of whom!

The ground rapidly disintegrated as the collision of two Rule-level weapons created a massive amount of steam from fire and ice.

The storm of the impact swept up everything around it, with ice on one side and purgatory on the other; the Death Ice Flame Tornado fundamentally altered the natural environment of the area.

The silver Knight ferociously pounded the ground, rings of flames blossoming throughout the world.

And within the boundless space, the chilly “white line” bounced at high speeds, seemingly unbound by anything.

Another strike, and once again, nothing; but this time, the unfortunate one was the already avalanching ground.

The silver Giant and the Ice Mirror’s jumper fought in every area, in the air, on the ground, underground; they rampantly tore everything around them apart, trying to leave marks on their opponent.

The searing flames and the solid defense dissolved the “Rest Day’s Long-sleep Water Wings'” glacial slashes, while the furious flames and heavy fists could only ever shatter the afterimages left by high-speed movement.

“Whew, this is a bit tricky…”

For the first time, Lu Ping’an felt like he was completely at a tactical disadvantage.

Always before, his sturdy and complete Heavy-armor defense and tactical platform allowed him to handle most battlefield environments, giving him a clear advantage against almost all opponents.

But this time, he felt that his armor had become a constraint, and he seemed to have met an opponent who entirely countered him.

Lei Huoren was a specialized warrior of pure high speed and high attack, obviously one-sided in his combat skills, and under normal circumstances, the heavy-armed Lu Ping’an was his natural counter.

But once the gap in their speed widened to a certain extent, Lu Ping’an confirmed that he could no longer keep up with Lei Huoren’s speed and reflexes.

The gap was not merely in the physical concept of speed, but in nerve response and perception…

Lu Ping’an had managed to burst forth and catch up to Lei Huoren a few times, but as soon as Lei Huoren instantly adjusted his trajectory, he became untouchable.

Reflexes were always Lu Ping’an’s biggest weakness, but the problem also lay in his heavy armor…

“Rest Day’s Long-sleep Water-wings…

ugh, what a disgusting weapon.”

The breath that Lu Ping’an exhaled was filled with coldness, as his incredibly solid defense encountered for the first time an opener that completely countered it.

The defensive layers of flame were moot before this rule-level ice, and the forcibly lowered “thermal energy” caused Lu Ping’an to lose even more “kinetic energy,” and even Zhi Xi’s unreasonably hard armor could not stop the penetration of the Rule-level Ice Blade.

In front of this absurd weapon, his defenses were like paper paste.

For the first time, Lu Ping’an felt the taste of being completely at a disadvantage.

His attacks were easily dodged, and every counterattack from his opponent wielding Rule-level weapons brought pain.

Lu Ping’an shook his “body,” and flames burst forth, with the golden blaze beginning to purge the creeping white frost.

This scene was quite shocking to Lei Huoren.

Both sides did not gain any advantage in their brief exchange, and it was rare for Lu Ping’an to be at a disadvantage.

Lu Ping’an sighed, feeling more and more displeased.

Just because there was a disadvantage in the early stages and his attributes were countered didn’t mean the fight was unwinnable.

If it turned into a “play for keeps” situation, that would be a different story…

Not to mention, if he were to casually unleash “withering” or “beheading,” he could likely end it all in an instant.

But, could they really play this way?

“It seems that unless we are prepared to kill each other, we won’t be able to determine a winner…”

The understanding was mutual, but it was Lei Huoren who first spoke these somewhat conceding words of truth.

The remaining half-sentence was “…since we can’t harbor the intention to kill, continuing this fight is meaningless.”

“…Your progress has been shockingly fast,” Lei Huoren lamented.

He truly hadn’t expected that in less than half a year, this guy had almost caught up to or even matched him.

Keep in mind, when he left half a year ago, this guy had just reached 2-tier, while he himself was substantially at 5-tier…

What was more outrageous was that for the past six months, anyone who faced Lei Huoren and his Rule-level weapon had perished, yet today he met the first monster who could take several hits and remain unscathed.

On one side was the absurd defensive power, and on the other was a fully invested dodge ability.

Truly intending to kill each other was not something that could be resolved quickly.

Both parties had wrapped up their probing, and continuing the fight was meaningless.

Trading blows for real and engaging in a life-and-death struggle, it was hard to say who would lose and who would win, as neither had certainty of victory; even if one came out on top, it could result in a forced one-for-one exchange.

After all, with Rule-level weapons in everyone’s hands, life and death, as well as victory and defeat, hung by a thread.

Such a level of confrontation could not determine a winner and continuing would mean revealing their true capabilities.

But neither party was truly enemies, and especially because of the presence of a certain someone, they couldn’t possibly fight to the death…

Lu Ping’an, frustrated and uncomfortable from being frozen, almost drew his sword to behead his opponent several times, but each time before he acted, he remembered the pitiable kitten-face and could only helplessly let go.

“Tsk, boring, it’s just too boring, this kind of dull fight,” grumbled Lu Ping’an, unhappy about the lack of decisiveness in the fight.

“Then, let’s talk about the real issue,” he said.

Lei Huoren, rubbing his head, looked equally uncomfortable…

He had come to discuss serious matters, and you just mocked and dragged me into a fight right after meeting.

“Your sister is really slick,” Lu Ping’an shot back, refusing to be outdone even in defeat.

Alright, enough is enough, shall we have another round?!

Lei Huoren flushed with anger.

And so, Lu Ping’an was amused.

So you do care after all.

“By the way, she came to me last time wanting to mate and talked about wanting a new member for the family.

She even called me ‘Big Brother who provides food’…

Don’t doubt it, Xia Qin was there, you can go ask her.” Since fighting is no good, then let’s continue with words.

Instantly, Lei Huoren’s face was pulsing with veins as he drew his sword.

He, as a big brother, was really prepared to fight to the death!