Chapter 31 Ma Sun's Ultimate Move?

"Ma Sun's ultimate move?" When Shiva heard those words, he instantly thought, "Could it be the legendary 'Super Death Ma Sun Golden Double Fist Hammer'?"

He could say that name not because he was knowledgeable in all kinds of ACG information, but because he had investigated Brother Jue's skills and equipment. Since "Ma Sun" was a relatively distinctive summon, it wasn't difficult to find relevant information (in short, just catch up on Shaman King).

However, the so-called "ultimate move" in Feng Bujue's mouth was not this...

Everyone might have forgotten that Brother Jue had received a "character quest" a long time ago, namely [Use all summoning skills a cumulative total of one thousand times]; this quest was a follow-up to [Use summoning skills and successfully summon a summon fifty times], but its completion was much more difficult and time-consuming than the previous one.

Because Brother Jue only had two summons (Blood Corpse God doesn't count; he wasn't summoned by the summoning specialization), and Musashi Kojiro didn't have any active skills. Therefore, all one thousand skills had to be completed by Ma Sun. And Ma Sun didn't have the opportunity to appear in every scenario; even if he did appear, in that limited six-plus minutes (the original existence time was five minutes, extended due to item bonuses), he could generally only use a skill three to five times.

In summary, Brother Jue took forever to complete this character quest, and the reward he received was...

"Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, the leader of all weapons..." In the next second, Feng Bujue recited the incantation quickly. Before he finished speaking, a golden Great Guan Dao (a type of Chinese pole weapon) had already condensed in Ma Sun's hand. "The Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period, the ultimate mastery of the blade!"

"Nani?" At this moment, the words that popped into Shiva's mind were these two.

His surprise was also reasonable... If Feng Bujue had summoned Guan Erye (關二爺, a deified historical figure), it would have been normal for him to shout the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period, but how could Ma Sun possibly know this?

"Heh... your expression seems very surprised..." Feng Bujue said with a smile, controlling Ma Sun to raise his blade and slash.

This was the first style of the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period—[Mount Tai Pressing Down].

"Hmph... I hope you're not just putting on an act!" Shiva also used a long weapon, and as a Fighting Specialization S-level player, his own fighting ability could not be weaker than a summon, so without thinking, he raised [Rotting Mist Remnant Sky] to block.

Duang~

In the blink of an eye, weapons clashed, and a ringing sound pierced the air.

Not blocking wouldn't have mattered, but blocking almost made Shiva spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"Unreasonable..." Although Shiva blocked this attack and his stance didn't change, his whole body was shaken by the powerful force, and he lost 12% of his Survival Value. "Clearly just a D-level summon, how can its destructive power be increased to this extent..."

"You weren't shaken off..." On the other side, Feng Bujue laughed. "Heh... impressive!"

Although he praised the other party, he showed no mercy. In an instant, Ma Sun twisted his blade, taking advantage of the momentum to slash diagonally downward, aiming straight for the enemy's wrist.

This was the second style of the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period—[Flowers Before the Moon].

"Not good..." Shiva's combat intuition was exceptionally keen. Before the opponent's move even arrived, he knew... if he chose to resist this strike head-on again, his weapon would be shaken out of his hand. However, this crisis also contained an opportunity for a counterattack.

"Ha!" Shiva roared, twisting his body and turning his hand so that his body was parallel to the opponent's blade, and using the momentum to unleash a [Tyrant's Rage Strike].

"Well done!" Feng Bujue had already anticipated Shiva's response, and he also commanded Ma Sun to change his move accordingly at this time.

In a flash, the Great Guan Dao was quickly swung back and retracted, the blade facing the enemy, precisely resisting the Tyrant's Rage Strike's shockwave, causing it to deflect and dissipate.

This was the third style of the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period—[Guiding Yao to the West].

"You really have a lot of tricks..." Shiva also admired Brother Jue's ability to quickly dismantle moves. He understood... the key to the previous round of offense and defense was whether the special effect of [Rotting Mist Remnant Sky] was triggered. In such a fast-paced battle, Feng Bujue was able to resist the attack and keep himself from being affected by the poison, which was truly a superb battle tactic.

"That's right~ There are still five styles left!" Feng Bujue said, shifting his position, and Ma Sun's giant shadow moved with him.

Before he finished speaking, the blade flashed again, and the blade in Ma Sun's hand drew a sharp arc, aiming straight for the blind spot under Shiva's ribs.

This was the fourth style of the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period—[Autumn Wind Beyond the Border].

"Hmph... don't get too cocky..." Shiva sneered, raising his blade to slash.

This time, he used a slash against a slash, without blocking.

Half a second later, the two blades clashed, and Ma Sun's huge blade was actually blocked back.

"As expected of a legendary weapon..." Feng Bujue's tone still seemed very relaxed. "Your Survival Value is clearly still above 60%, and the damage bonus is already so high... if I beat you down to low health, wouldn't you be able to split mountains and seas with a casual swing?"

"First..." Shiva stepped forward, and the long scroll appeared again. "You have to beat me down to low health first."

"No problem." Feng Bujue replied, suddenly accelerating, and unleashing three styles in a row—[Solemn Splendor], [The Galaxy Wants to Turn], and [Besieged on All Sides].

In an instant, the dense Dou Qi (fighting energy) rose like smoke, and the vast shadows of the blades rose like a glow.

The Great Guan Dao in Ma Sun's hand danced so wildly that the world changed color, and his swordsmanship was fast, dense, powerful, and dangerous... In terms of moves alone, it could be called impeccable.

However... Shiva was not an easy opponent either. The power of [Rotting Mist Remnant Sky] lay in becoming braver and braver as the battle progressed. As the battle went on, the attack power and attack range of this weapon could reach an astonishing level.

Chi chi chi...

Blade energies clashed, and the sound of blades echoed continuously.

In a few seconds, Shiva had used his fastest speed to unleash more than a dozen consecutive slashes, forcefully resisting the fifth, sixth, and seventh styles of the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period.

After paying 30% of his Survival Value, he had completely broken Ma Sun's blade dance and launched a continuous attack on Feng Bujue's main body without stopping.

"Now!" At this moment, the same thought flashed through the minds of both Shiva and Feng Bujue.

For Shiva, the duration of [Sky Control] was about to end. This blade was the last chance to determine the victory in aerial combat. If he missed it, he would likely fall into a passive position in the subsequent battle.

For Feng Bujue, his Survival Value had been pushed to the limit, and there was no retreat. He also knew very well that this blade was imbued with Shiva's determination to decide the victory. If he wanted to find a flaw in an opponent of this level and break through it in one fell swoop, he could only take advantage of this moment...

In the blink of an eye!

Shiva quickly climbed several zhang (丈, a unit of length), reversing his position to take the upper hand, flicking and pressing his wrist, and slashing down with an invisible poisonous slash with a huge blade energy.

This was not an ordinary slash. Shiva had also attached the skill [Spirit Breaking Expansion Strike] to the poisonous slash. This skill was extremely weak against purely physical targets (such as mechanical creations), but it was very effective against targets with spiritual power or souls, which meant... against the Spirit General Ma Sun in front of him, this move could exert its greatest effect.

"My blade strength and timing are now surpassing him, and the skill also restrains summons... plus, I've come to a high place in a backlight position, and I can rely on the sunlight to interfere with the opponent..." Shiva thought to himself as he unleashed his blade. "No matter what the remaining 'Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period' is, it can't fully offset my strike... I've won!"

Looking at Feng Bujue's side... he didn't care about being at a disadvantage. On the contrary, he was waiting for the moment when the opponent flew to the top!

"Heh... I was still wondering how to lure you up, but I didn't expect you to choose an upper-level attack yourself..." At this moment, Brother Jue revealed an incomparably evil smile.

Shiva felt a chill when he saw this, but his ultimate move had already been unleashed, and it was like a horse entering a narrow alley, with no turning back.

"Today, I'll let you know what it means to..." Feng Bujue took a step with one leg, carrying Ma Sun behind him as he ascended. "... all martial arts under heaven originate from the Rising Dragon!"

Roar—

A dragon's roar came with a bang.

The Guan Dao was raised, and the ghosts and gods wailed.

Two figures passed each other, and a cloud of blood mist burst out.

Two seconds later, a black shadow fell from the sky in a spinning motion, and that... was one of Shiva's arms that had been chopped off.

And Ma Sun stood with his blade, dashingly wiping away the blood from the tip of the blade.

This was the final style of the Eight Methods of the Spring and Autumn Period—[Azure Dragon Crescent Blade].