bookbashuk Chapter 386 Master-Disciple Battle: Martial Arts Bear Master VS Onion Wanderer!
Chapter 386 Master-Disciple Battle: Martial Arts Bear Master VS Onion Wanderer!
Chapter 386 Master-Disciple Battle: Martial Arts Bear Master VS Onion Wanderer!
There are only two days left until the year 226 of the Alliance calendar.
The arrival of the legendary warrior Mastad was undoubtedly met with a warm welcome from everyone on the island.
Okay, actually there weren't many people on the island to begin with...
Even so, Qiming Island, which was not exactly deserted to begin with, became more lively than ever before.
And if we're talking about what's bound to happen when a group of trainers get together, without a doubt, it's battling.
After dinner, Ma Shide picked his teeth and strolled over to Xia Chi's side.
"Little Ikechi..."
The old man spoke, his voice languid with the aftertaste of a hearty meal: "Let your master test the results of your training over this period, shall we?"
Xia Chi was taken aback, looked the old man up and down at his somewhat hunched figure, and asked hesitantly, "You mean... it's to test me, or the elves?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a light but not heavy blow to the back of the head.
Mastedt puffed out his beard and glared, "You brat, of course you're an elf! You think you can bully this old man?"
Although Ma Shide had immersed himself in martial arts for decades and was already a grandmaster with unfathomable depths of skill.
But as the saying goes, youth has its advantages.
Having passed the age of fifty, Ma Shide's physical strength and vitality are no longer at their peak. If he were to actually fight Xia Chi, a young man who is in his prime and possesses both the power of wave guidance and superpowers, he would most likely not come out on top.
Xia Chi chuckled and said, "I thought so too..."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Since it's a test of cultivation results, let Martial Arts Master Xiong make his appearance. What do you think?"
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Bear's apprentice hails from the Isle of Armor and was entrusted to him by Mash.
Masdee knew best its foundation and potential when it left.
Now, the evolved form of the Martial Arts Bear Master, nurtured and trained by Xia Chi for a long time, is being used in the battle. The growth and changes during this period best reflect Xia Chi's training of the bear.
Ma Shide, of course, readily accepted the offer. Upon hearing this, he laughed heartily and said, "Great, just what I wanted! Watching your matches on TV has been making this old man itchy to try it myself. Today is the perfect opportunity to experience it firsthand!"
News of the duel between master and disciple spread quickly.
The group of people and elves, who had originally planned to do their own things after the meal, almost immediately put down what they were doing and gathered around.
Even Cattleya, who always felt dizzy after dinner and went back to her room to rest, was no exception.
She appeared silently at the edge of the field, her calm purple eyes revealing a rare focus and anticipation.
Even she wouldn't want to miss witnessing the legendary Mastedt's impressive combat skills.
Qiming Island has no shortage of fully-equipped training facilities, including standard battlegrounds.
There is a brand new, unused open-air battleground right next to the main residential area.
The group and the elves found good spots at the edge of the arena.
Ye Ci crossed his arms, looking serious.
Qishu had already taken out her Rotom phone. Although she hadn't started the live stream, her instinct to record made her habitually find the right angle.
At either end of the venue, Xia Chi and Ma Shide stand facing each other.
The sea breeze ruffled the hems of their clothes, and the atmosphere gradually tensed up from the relaxed state.
Before the battle officially began, Xia Chi turned to look at Reshiram not far away, "Reshiram, could you please maintain the energy barrier of the arena and protect the surrounding area?"
After all, both are powerful Pokémon, and the aftershocks of their attacks are no small matter.
Using the legendary Pokémon Reshiram to construct the defenses is undoubtedly the safest choice.
Reshiram had little interest in this level of Pokémon battles and originally didn't want to join in the fun.
But since Xia Chi had already said that, she had no choice but to come and act as a protective shield.
With a slight thought, a semi-circular barrier, faintly transparent yet containing stable energy, quietly rose, enveloping the entire battlefield and nearby onlookers, isolating them from the outside world.
"Master, who would you like to send?"
Before the battle, Xia Chi asked this question.
He was genuinely afraid that the old man would disregard martial ethics and send out Bear Dad and Bear Mom directly.
Although their own Master Xiong is no longer what he used to be, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.
However, compared to Ma Shide's two absolute ace martial arts bear masters, they are probably still lacking in experience and foundation.
He still remembers the terrifying, explosive aura of Masted's One-Strike Style Martial Arts Bear Master when he first arrived on Armor Island and fought against Lan.
The two sides were able to fight back and forth.
However, Penglan has grown a lot since then.
Ma Shide seemed to see through Xia Chi's thoughts, and stroked his beard with a smile: "Don't worry, brat, testing is testing, but your master would never do anything like bullying the weak."
He turned away from the light to the other side.
There, a robust scallion soldier with a strangely honest look in its eyes was seriously picking its teeth with its long, sword-like scallion stem, behaving like an old cadre after a meal.
"Onion Soldier, come over here and stretch your legs to aid digestion."
Upon hearing that he had something to do, Cong Youbing's eyes, which had been slightly narrowed in contentment beneath his thick "V"-shaped eyebrows, instantly turned sharp.
"Hiss?"
Without hesitation, it removed the scallion stem from its mouth, skillfully picked up the shield shaped like a giant scallion leaf from the ground with its other wing, and then pushed off the ground with its webbed feet.
The seemingly clumsy flippers burst forth with astonishing speed, the body slicing through the air, covering a distance of more than ten meters in the blink of an eye, and landing steadily in the fighting position in front of Mastedt.
Its feet were slightly apart, its left wing holding the shield was raised slightly forward, and its right wing held the gleaming scallion-stem sword upright in front of it, with the tip pointing diagonally at the martial arts bear master who was already in full battle array opposite it.
"Hiss!"
[Little bear, let me see how much you've grown in the past six months of traveling!]
Farfetch'd, as Mastedt's main Pokémon, is also an elder of Mastedt's Martial Arts Gym on the Isle of Armor. It can be said that he watched his apprentice Kuma hatch from his Pokémon egg.
It even taught its apprentice for quite some time because of its similar size to the unevolved bear apprentice at the time.
In a sense, this battle perfectly mirrors the duel between Xia Chi and Ma Shide.
It was also a battle between master and disciple filled with a strong sense of destiny.
Master Xiong, a martial arts master, dared not be the slightest bit negligent in the face of this senior who was both his teacher and friend.
He respectfully clasped his hands in a salute, then assumed the starting stance of a one-hit-kill style, his aura instantly becoming deep and heavy.
It growled softly, "Roar!"
Master Duck, please enlighten me!
No referee or commands are needed.
When the two elves' eyes met in mid-air, sparking invisible flames, the duel was about to begin.
"Onion Soldier, deliver a head-on blow!"
As soon as Ma Shide's powerful voice fell, the Onion Soldiers moved.
There was no lengthy build-up, no fancy prelude.
Onion Soldiers' rounded bodies were like a fully drawn bow, exploding instantly, sending up a cloud of dust beneath their feet.
The pale green energy, symbolizing the insect element, instantly enveloped its entire body, especially concentrating at the tip of its slender scallion stem.
A scream broke through the air.
The Onion Soldier kicked with his webbed feet, his movements so fast they almost left afterimages!
Xia Chi immediately responded: "Combo Style, Water Flow Counterattack!"
The aura around Martial Arts Master Xiong suddenly changed. The dark red evil energy that was originally as solid as a mountain was transformed into a misty, rising blue water wave in an instant.
Its posture also changed accordingly, from the low waist and power-gathering of the single-strike style to the agile and graceful movement of the combo style.
Clear water flowed around his fists, faintly emitting the sound of surging tides.
The seamless transitions between forms demonstrate Master Xiong's mastery of both forms, a level of complete control he has achieved.
However, the [Head-on Strike] of the Onion Warrior, which contains the essence of one-hit-kill style, was too fast.
Before Martial Arts Master Xiong's [Water Flow Combo] could even get going, the scallion stalk had already reached right in front of him!
Thud—
A dull thud resounded.
Limited by the height difference, Cong Youbing's slash came from below, but its power was not diminished in the slightest.
The tip of the scallion-stem sword, imbued with a sharp insect-type aura, struck the Martial Arts Bear Master precisely in the chest and abdomen.
Fortunately, after switching to the combo style, the water-type Urshifu gained resistance to Bug-type moves, and this [Head-on Strike] did not cause terrifying damage.
Master Xiong grunted and slid back half a step, plowing shallow marks into the ground.
Taking advantage of the momentum of retreating, it slightly reduced its strength, then twisted its waist, and its fists, which were wrapped in water, were like cannonballs, counterattacking the Onion Soldier who had just completed the thrust!
The wind howled as the fists struck, and the water surged!
But at this seemingly perfect opportunity to counterattack, Onion Shallot displayed its amazing combat skills as a mainstay of Mastad.
Having just completed the stabbing, his body, which had been leaning slightly forward due to inertia, suddenly stopped with an unnatural and uncoordinated motion.
Immediately, the large scallion leaf shield, which had been poised to strike, appeared in front of him.
A fist, enveloped in rushing water, slammed solidly into the flexible surface of the onion leaf shield, producing a series of muffled thuds as the water struck.
Onion Warrior's left wing, holding the shield, remained as steady as a rock; his body swayed only slightly, and his feet didn't move an inch.
Master Xiong of martial arts never stopped; the essence of the continuous water flow lies in its unbroken flow.
The second and third punches followed in quick succession!
The fists flashed like waves, layer upon layer, bombarding Cong Youbing from different angles.
However, Onion Soldiers' response can be described as an art of combat.
Its footsteps were swift and precise, each subtle movement perfectly adjusting the angle of the shield.
After a series of [Water Flow Strike], the Onion Soldier didn't exactly remain motionless, but he didn't lose much health either.
"You little rascal, you're too slow!"
On the other side of the battlefield, Ma Shide shouted in a deep voice, "Onion Riders, Meteor Assault!"
Meteor Strike, Farfetch'd's signature fighting move.
Concentrating all power into a single sword strike results in astonishing power, but it is usually accompanied by a noticeable pre-charge animation and a stiffness after release, making it a double-edged sword with extreme advantages and disadvantages.
However, this green onion soldier in front of us has once again defied common sense!
The moment Ma Shide uttered the words "Meteor Assault," the Onion Soldiers moved.
It didn't strike any exaggerated charging pose; it simply pulled its left hand, holding the shield, back slightly, and the dark red fighting energy on the scallion-stem longsword burst into flames with a bang.
The light was not dazzling, but it was as solid as a blood-red crystal, wrapped around the sword, and a terrifying aura that seemed to be able to pierce through everything soared into the sky!
There is no pre-animation.
Or rather, its pre-attack animation was already integrated into the exquisite defensive stance transition it had just made.
This is the result of honing skills to the point of instinct!
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A sharp, piercing sound, as if it were about to tear eardrums, suddenly exploded.
The dark red sword light condensed into a line, pointing directly at Martial Arts Master Xiong, who had just finished his Water Flow Combo!
Xia Chi's heartstrings tightened instantly.
Don't try to take it head-on!
In the blink of an eye, almost at the same moment the sound of air being torn apart rang out, his command was transmitted directly to the consciousness of Martial Arts Master Xiong through the waveguide.
"Master Xiong, you've seen through it!"
This was a variation of a move that could completely evade an attack, and Xia Chi used it without hesitation in such a critical moment.
He was betting on the theoretically existing stun period after using [Meteor Assault].
As long as you can dodge this earth-shattering sword strike, the opportunity to counterattack will arise.
Fortunately, the speed of transmitting information using waveguides is extremely fast.
The martial arts master Xiong's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
At the critical moment, its body contracted and twisted along the forward leaning trend, and its entire upper body fell to the side as if it had broken, completing an extreme rotation that was almost touching the ground!
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The dark red meteor sword light grazed the outer edge of the Martial Arts Bear Master's body, and the aura of fighting-type energy even scorched a scorch mark on its fur.
But in the end, they managed to avoid it!
Watching the Cong Youbing rush forward due to inertia, Xia Chi felt certain.
Next comes the counterattack!
"One-hit kill style, close-quarters combat!"
The martial arts master, who had just completed his dodge, hadn't even fully regained his footing when the energy around him suddenly shifted again.
The babbling water evaporated instantly, replaced by a dark, aggressive, and violent airflow.
Taking advantage of the momentum of its spinning motion, it slammed its feet into the ground, creating a shockwave that carried a terrifying amount of Fighting-type energy, and rushed straight at the defenseless back exposed by the missed [Meteor Strike]!
In close combat, use powerful Fighting-type moves, abandoning defense and going all out on offense.
With the support of the One-Hit Kill style, if this attack lands squarely, even with the defensive durability of the Onion Shallot, it will definitely suffer severe damage.
A fierce wind swept in, and even before the fist arrived, the violent pressure made the air freeze.
The brief stun effect following the release of [Meteor Strike] finally manifests itself now.
The immense inertia made it seem as if the Onion Warrior had no chance of dodging this close-quarters attack.
But at the same time, a glint flashed in Ma Shide's eyes: "Onion Soldier, Swallow Return!"
Xia Chi's mind went blank for a moment, and his brain even briefly froze due to the completely unexpected instruction.
No, can Onion Wanderer also use [Swallow Return]?
Master, you've opened one too?
To Xia Chi's utter astonishment, Cong Youbing, who was clearly in a state of paralysis, suddenly began to spin and twist in a manner that almost defied the laws of physics.
The longsword, which had just unleashed [Meteor Assault] and whose dark red energy had not yet completely dissipated, drew a perfect silver-white arc as flight-type energy instantly covered the blade!
This [Swallow Return] lacks the overwhelming ferocity of the [Meteor Assault], but possesses a more agile and elusive quality, like a gazelle leaping over a cliff.
Cong Youbing seized the absolute opportunity when Martial Arts Bear Master was pouncing with all his might and had no chance to change direction.
They started later, but arrived first!
boom-
A deafening explosion resounded in the center of the battlefield.
The dark red close-combat energy and the silver-white flying-type Swallow Return Sword light collided and suddenly exploded.
The violent energy turbulence raged wildly in all directions in a ring shape, crashing against the pale white energy barrier set up by Reshiram, emitting a teeth-grinding buzzing vibration.
The ground was filled with flying sand and stones, and the aftershocks of the energy created deep ravines!
At the center of the energy explosion, the two figures separated instantly upon contact.
Martial Arts Master Xiong grunted and staggered backward, each step leaving deep footprints on the hard ground. He barely managed to regain his balance after retreating seven or eight steps.
On the other side, Cong Youbing also slid back a few steps, leaving several marks on his body from the blasts of Fighting-type energy, and his aura fluctuated noticeably.
Xia Chi looked at the panting martial arts master Xiong Shi in the arena, and then at Cong Youbing, who was also injured but was subtly dominating the wind, and felt a chill in his heart.
In close combat... he couldn't even suppress the Swallow Return of the Higanbana?!