The spear grazed past Karn’s face as he twisted aside at the last possible instant. The shoulder of the old man unfortunately had been sliced open and more blood had been drawn.
Karn backed up while analyzing how the current situation occurred. Zhao Long had been standing many feet away and had just completed shooting his Qi lance at Karn. Now the man stood right in front of him.
"You have learned another martial technique." Karn said inquisitively.
Zhao Long smiled in reply.
"It’s not just senior who can learn more than one martial technique." Zhao Long said as he activated his second martial technique. White Dragon Steps Martial Technique.
In response Karn also employed the Heavenly Thief Martial Technique matching Zhao Long’s speed. The spear and the Sabre shot out consecutively between the two. Sparks flew but the difference in strength led to Karn being on the backfoot.
Every time Karn should have died or lost an arm he had been saved by the illusionary ability of the Heavenly Thief Technique or the Stone Skin Martial Technique.
"Your movement technique is impressive... but at this distance, it won’t save you." Zhao Long said in frustration.
Karn was analyzing his opponent during this time. The habits of Zhao Long and the patterns he displayed were all being analyzed by Karn and his God’s Eye.
Every time Zhao Long moved his Qi into his legs to activate White Dragon Steps Technique and every time his Qi moved from his arms to the spear and the distribution of it.
’His strongest attacks require commitment.’ Karn thought.
While the Sabre and the spear met again and again the cracks in the Sabre started to show.
’With one more thrust the Sabre will break and the old man behind it would be left defenseless.’ Zhao Long noticed and prepared his strength for a thrust that would prove to be fatal to Karn. The Qi gathered in Zhao Long’s rear foot. The Qi underwent a change once again inside the spear. A heartbeat later, the thrust of the spear brought with it a draconic roar.
Crack
The Sabre broke and the spear pushed on towards the man holding the Sabre but the spear had met air not the old man’s head.
Karn had seen this coming due to God’s Eye and gave up the Sabre as soon as Zhao Long attacked.
Karn had simply stepped inside the spear’s reach. A spear was king at range but a prisoner in close quarters, and the thrust earlier had caused Zhao Long to be too committed to react in time.
For the first time since the battle began, Karn abandoned every movement technique. His Qi rushed away from his legs. It gathered into his fists.
Crimson flames coiled around his fists.
"A fourth martial techniq-?!?" Zhao Long said in surprise before getting blown back from the fist in response.
Zhao Long’s body ragdolled in the air before getting caught by the surviving assassin in the air. Blood escaped his mouth as he got lowered on the ground.
His chest had almost caved in and slight burn marks could be seen on the surface.
Seeing the blood on the ground Zhao Long moved his hand and a pill appeared out of thin air. Consuming the pill, Zhao Long looked at the old figure in front of him.
Karn’s arms were trembling and his Qi was in a disarray. He had used three martial techniques at once causing his stamina to reach a new low. If he wasn’t in the middle of a fight he would have taken his grandpa nap that he needed as soon as possible.
"I have lost this fight today. Senior has bested me fairly." Zhao Long stood up weakly. His pride knew he was bested at that moment and he did not have the moral character to team up to fight an elderly man.
Zhao Long planted the butt of his spear into the ground and bowed.
"May I know Senior’s name?"
"Karn." Karn said in response with a smile.
"Senior Karn, I will remember today’s lesson." Zhao Long said; the remaining assassin also repeated Karn’s name.
"The next time we meet... bring a better spear." Karn jested in response.
"Let’s go!" Zhao Long looked towards the surviving assassin as he made his way towards the Meteor Dragon Sect.
The assassin was at a loss.
"What about killing the fourth young master?!" The assassin questioned.
"Fool, kill him yourself then." Zhao Long didn’t even look back.
"I have already lost." Zhao Long scoffed in arrogance.
The assassin hesitated slightly before following Zhao Long back to the Sect still flying in the air slightly above ground while watching Karn attentively and cautiously.
Karn smiled and sat down. A long sigh escaped his mouth.
"That was really close..." Karn said in an exasperated voice but internally he was happy. His second rewarding fight today had scratched that itch once again. His grin arose once again but his hand was able to squeeze his cheek before it blossomed.
"...What a dangerous fellow." Karn looked at the blood on his sleeve.
Karn recovered a little and made his way back to Xiao Cheng’s carriage.
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"Master!" "Old man!" Shin and Rei said in unison as they saw their old master come back while holding two bodies. His body was badly battered with a few wounds that were incurred in the fight against Zhao Long having mostly closed.
Their master had suddenly disappeared as soon as Karn praised the two of them for recognizing the assassins.
Now he had come back with the bodies of the assassins as if it was nothing. The wounds on their master not only surprised them but also made them realize their master was not omnipotent.
"Koko, this old man just met someone who resembled me back in the day." Karn laughed, noticing his disciples’ expressions. These disciples of his really reminded him of his grandkids.
The carriage door opened and Xiao Cheng appeared as well in a worry.
"Congratulations on your victory Senior." Xiao Cheng said in a bow, noticing the somewhat battered but healthy Karn standing with the two bodies that he had dragged back here.
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