Chapter 169 Small Fights

A large amount of knife skill techniques flooded into Jiang Xiao's mind. This feeling of fullness was simply amazing.

Jiang Xiao even discovered that this originally expansive Xia Family Knife Technique, after being promoted to the Gold Quality rank, provided Jiang Xiao with more of what could only be described as "small fights."

This was almost a completely new combat concept. To wield a giant blade with the lightness and agility of a dagger, attacking in close quarters?

Whether it was the matching footwork or movement techniques, or the Gold Quality Xia Family Knife Technique itself, the small range of motion and the simplicity of the knife techniques were simply outrageous.

So… we're now playing at the level of great complexity to simplicity, wielding great weight as if it were light?

While Jiang Xiao was slightly stunned, the simple action he instinctively made had incredibly astonishing consequences.

Song Chunxi leaned to the side and rotated, using the momentum to aim at Jiang Xiao's lower jaw with a long leg sweep. That leg was directly cut off!

What kind of power did Song Chunxi possess?

If she kicked an ordinary person in the jaw with that kind of force, wouldn't their chin be shattered?

One of Song Chunxi's legs was actually severed!

The cross-section was incredibly clean, and a shower of blood splattered on Jiang Xiao's face.

This wasn't the most terrifying thing. What was even more horrifying was that Song Chunxi truly treated pain as a constant. Even after suffering such a serious injury, she didn't react in the slightest!

After the leg swept past, her upper body also turned to face Jiang Xiao in an instant.

In the next moment, Jiang Xiao's body was directly lifted up.

Song Chunxi stood alone on one leg, holding Jiang Xiao's face in both hands and lifting him up.

Everyone anticipated her next move: twisting Jiang Xiao's head.

Since her fist couldn't shatter Jiang Xiao's throat, could twisting his neck this time inflict damage on Jiang Xiao?

The result was… Song Chunxi didn't move.

"Gulp." Jiang Xiao swallowed. In front of him, blood was still gushing from the severed leg of Song Chunxi.

Song Chunxi slowly lowered her hands and placed them on Jiang Xiao's shoulders to maintain her balance.

Her body slowly leaned forward. Jiang Xiao hurriedly wrapped his arms around her. Her blood-soaked lips slowly approached Jiang Xiao's ear and whispered, "The answer… is… what?"

Jiang Xiao was silent. He didn't know what the answer was, and he didn't know where the limit of endurance lay.

He didn't know what the outcome would be after Song Chunxi twisted his neck with a "short power" strike.

He only knew that Song Chunxi had put herself in this state not for the answer, but for victory.

"Oh my god, oh my god…" He Xu hurriedly ran over, picked up Song Chunxi's leg that had fallen to the ground, stepped through a pool of bright red blood, and slid to their side almost on his knees.

He Xu hurriedly connected the leg to the cross-section in the middle of Song Chunxi's thigh, and a stream of clear water flowed from his hands, binding the thigh together.

Jiang Xiao smoothed Song Chunxi's back and said softly, "You won, you won."

"Little Pi." Han Jiangxue's voice came from afar. Jiang Xiao reached out and grabbed a star bead.

Jiang Xiao understood Han Jiangxue's meaning. He absorbed the star bead to replenish his Star Power, and handed the hilt of the giant blade to Song Chunxi to use as a crutch.

Jiang Xiao slowly retreated two steps, looking at her leg that was being nourished and bound together by the water flow, and asked, "Zhong Ling?" (Bell)

He Xu: "Wait 20 seconds."

As he spoke, the swirling water seeped into Song Chunxi's bloodied leg.

These twenty seconds were excruciatingly long.

Jiang Xiao could feel Song Chunxi's questioning gaze.

He Xu: "Now, go."

Ding ding ding…

A jumping bell sound shuttled back and forth between Jiang Xiao and Song Chunxi. Jiang Xiao finally looked up at Song Chunxi.

Unsurprisingly, he saw her burning gaze.

Jiang Xiao couldn't help but sigh. The first time they met, she was tending to a small pot of succulents on a sun-drenched balcony.

Jiang Xiao thought she was as warm and gentle as the sunlight.

Now it seemed that she, like most outstanding Star Warriors, possessed the same qualities.

Even more so.

If Jiang Xiao saw Xia Yan's unyielding spirit and stubbornness during the National League, then Song Chunxi at this moment was more like a fanatical madwoman.

Beneath this beautiful shell lay a fanatical heart.

If you were given such a World Cup captain, would you be willing to follow her?

Under He Xu's care, Song Chunxi tried to touch the ground with her leg, but her eyes were fixed on Jiang Xiao. She said, "Xia Family Knife Technique, not bad. I seem to foresee your figure dominating the international stage in three years."

"Three years for what? I think he can do it this year!" Beside them, the handsome Wu Yao walked over, looking at Jiang Xiao with admiration.

He Xu was still kneeling, swirling water around in his hands and constantly massaging Song Chunxi's leg. He smiled and said, "I thought this kid was good during the National Finals, but the opponents in the Nebula stage were ultimately a bit lower in level. Today, I finally saw his true strength."

Wu Yao nodded in agreement, saying, "You are different from those fragile support-type Star Warriors."

He Xu: ???

Jiang Xiao turned to look at Wu Yao, who had always been one step ahead of him, and shook his head, saying, "No, I am different from all Star Warriors."

This time, it was Wu Yao's turn to be stunned…

She thought she was giving Jiang Xiao a good compliment, standing from the perspective of a support and pointing at the noses of all supports: "You're all trash!"

But she didn't expect Jiang Xiao to stand from the perspective of a Star Warrior, pointing at the noses of Star Warriors of all professions: "Don't misunderstand, I'm not just referring to supports, I'm referring to everyone here, you're all trash!"

Was he really that arrogant?

Wu Yao put her arm around Jiang Xiao's shoulders, viciously夹将that short buzz cut under her armpit, and even reached out to tug at Jiang Xiao's hair, scolding with a smile, "You little brat, you're getting cocky, aren't you? Fight or drink? Take your pick! I'll let you feel the power of the bear!"

Jiang Xiao's advantage was revealed!

His hair was too short to grab…

Jiang Xiao hurriedly broke free from Wu Yao's arm, complaining in his heart: I just finished fighting your captain, and you have the nerve to ask me to fight you again?

You wanna bet I'll spit blood all over you?

What power of the bear…

I'm a descendant of the dragon too!

Uh… wait, she seems to be a descendant of the dragon too?

Jiang Xiao then remembered that the Wu Yao in front of him was somewhat different from his high school classmate Ilena. Ilena was of mixed race and a Chinese citizen. Wu Yao, on the other hand, was not of mixed race. She might be of East Slavic descent, but she was a genuine Chinese ethnic minority.

Wu Yao had been sitting all along, but now that she came over and started to physically harass Jiang Xiao, he finally felt the immense pressure.

The name fit the person: flaunting power and showing off strength.

She didn't have any weapons in her hands, but she herself seemed to be the most powerful weapon. She was over 1.9 meters tall, with a long body, wide shoulders, and a narrow waist, her large frame comparable to Gu Shian.

This Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy truly lived up to its reputation as a top school, recruiting all sorts of monsters…

"I can fight your agility-type captain to this extent, do you still have the confidence to challenge me?" Jiang Xiao said as he retreated.

He looked around, searching for the flip-flops that he didn't know where they had flown off to.

"The dueling ability of the shield-warrior/strength-warrior class is not weak. Without the need to protect teammates, their combat power will be fully unleashed." Song Chunxi tried to touch the ground with her foot, still looking pained, but still carefully explaining to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao finally found his flip-flops, but unfortunately, they were all coming apart… Oh well, he'd just go home barefoot.

"No more fighting, no more fighting, let's go eat, I'm hungry," Jiang Xiao said casually as he picked up his flip-flops.

Wu Yao didn't say much more. After all, Jiang Xiao had just gone through a fierce battle, and forcing him into a duel would indeed be bullying.

They wouldn't fight, but they could drink!

Wu Yao seemed to be a person of her word. She took two quick steps and pushed Jiang Xiao towards the door of the training hall, saying, "Let's go, let's go, let's go drink."

Jiang Xiao was dumbfounded. Was she a big drunkard?

Under the power of the bear, Jiang Xiao was quickly pushed out. Wu Yao walked out the door and didn't forget to turn around and shout inside, "The usual place."

Jiang Xiao was pushed forward by her and came to the empty corridor. Wu Yao finally revealed her true purpose. She put her arm around Jiang Xiao's shoulders and walked forward, saying, "Don't you plan to participate in the World Cup with your sister?"

Jiang Xiao was slightly stunned. She wasn't joking, she was serious?

Jiang Xiao pondered for a long time and said, "The level difference is too great. Song Chunxi was always letting me win. If she treated me like an opponent of the same level, I wouldn't have any room to perform."

Wu Yao took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and a lighter from her jeans pocket, flicked the cigarette box, and put one in her mouth.

She held the cigarette box with her ring and little fingers, and skillfully played with a metal lighter with her thumb and middle finger. With a flick of her index finger, the flame jumped out with a light click of the wheel.

While tilting her head to light her cigarette, she said vaguely, "You are a support, don't demand yourself to have the strength of a one-on-one fighter. Team competitions require your control and healing. How about it? I'll introduce you to a team?"

As she spoke, Wu Yao exhaled a puff of smoke and held the cigarette box in front of Jiang Xiao, gesturing for him to take one.

Jiang Xiao shook his head. So she was a pimp. I thought she meant that participating with Han Jiangxue meant being on the same team. So you want me to go to another team? What's the point of that?

If you really need someone, if you want me to protect Little Jiangxue for a while, I can certainly try my best. But to protect another team?

I'd rather steadily advance to the Star River stage first. With my small body, I'm going to fight with you savage beasts?

Speaking of which, the possibility of joining Han Jiangxue's team is also very slim.

The support He Xu is a senior student, and also the Minister of the Support Department of the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy. There's no doubt that he has great strength.

Besides, He Xu has been working with this team for more than 3 years, and he should have equipped a considerable number of functional support star techniques according to the combat styles of Song Chunxi, Wu Yao, and others.

From this point alone, Jiang Xiao would never dare to boast that he could contribute more to the team than He Xu. Everyone has their own style, and being suitable for the team is the most important thing.

Jiang Xiao carried his flip-flops and muttered, "I'm not participating, I'm a newbie, I want to sit in the audience and watch the show, I want to eat popcorn quietly."

"Cough… cough…" Wu Yao choked on her smoke at his words.

The contrast of the poisonous milk king was too great. Just now, he was a majestic and fearless hero, but now he had become such a salted fish.

Wu Yao said disdainfully, "You're so cowardly."

"I'm cowardly?" Jiang Xiao turned around and looked up at Wu Yao, looking at her blue eyes, and said loudly, "Let's go! Let's go drink!"

Wu Yao smoked her cigarette and said indifferently, "I'll keep you company."

Jiang Xiao snorted, "I'll show you what real cowardice is!"

Wu Yao smiled provocatively and said, "Drinking, hehe, I've never been cowardly!"

"Did I say you?" Jiang Xiao retorted, "I'm talking about me!"

"Cough cough… cough cough…" Wu Yao choked on her smoke again. She had been smoking for 4 or 5 years, and this was the most suffocating cigarette she had ever smoked.

She once thought that Star Warriors were people who valued their faces more than their lives, until one day, she met Jiang Xiao.