Chapter 661: Narrow Miss
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Chapter 661: Narrow Miss
The crowd gasped. The Jinxi Patriarch had been doing such a good job building an image of his overwhelming might that they were suddenly taken aback to see him nearly skewered by a surprise attack. They saw him avoid the root lance even as a pink gas was spreading rapidly from it, catching his arm. The Jinxi Patriarchs arm started to move oddly, making slow and loose movements like hed lost control over it. There were many gasps of concern, but then they saw the look of confidence on the patriarchs eyes and felt reassured.
Of course, what they had no idea of was that while the Jinxi Patriarch still looked confident, he was inwardly quite nervous. Hed spread his Spiritual Sense and felt that attack approaching from underground, but hed wanted to put on a better show by narrowly avoiding the attack. What he didnt realize was that the root carried poison. He knew this new branch head used poison, so hed been very careful to keep his distance, but hed not expected that the roots of the trees could be poisoned as well. Now, his arm had already gone mostly numb. It was completely unharmed, but without the sense of touch it became very difficult to properly control the body.
Across from the Jinxi Patriarch, Sage was smiling widely now. There was still sweat on his brow, blood on his lips, and his clothing was still a mess so he still looked in a far worse state. Even so, he was actually in excellent shape, as hed only been injured because he let an attack strike him. Now that the crowd and the patriarch had been convinced of their superiority, everything he did would seem like a desperate move. It wasnt that he wanted to show off his poisons, but if he didnt start using his Law energy, then the Patriarch would never feel threatened. Sage aimed to draw out the old mans attacks and then strike once he showed a weakness. The fight so far was basically just probing attacks. The reveal of his Killer Garden poison was intended to make the old man get serious.
It was no surprise to Sage what the old man had done, hed acted like he was using some mysterious technique, but Sage saw him use his own Law energy to force out the Law of Corruption that was present in the poison. Then, he used a simple technique to force the poison out. Killer Garden was not all that difficult to remove. It was valuable because of its ease of use. It reminded him of a virus, once a plant was infected the plant used its own energy to create the poison and even then it didnt require much. It didnt really kill or cause many injuries on its own, but a sudden numbness could greatly hamper an enemys fighting capacity. By combining it with the Sacred Banyan he could build an impromptu battlefield filled with traps. Especially when the Paradise Nightmare was added to the equation to hide the movement of the trees roots.
Of course, combatants at their level all used their Spiritual Sense to greatly reduce the chances of a surprise attack, but the wider they spread it, the less concentrated it was. If they spread themselves too thin, they would become vulnerable to having their Spirit Sense targeted. Sage moved the roots under the ground towards the old man spreading them from every direction beneath the Dueling arena to test the range of the old mans Spirit Sense. Once he knew that range he could set up attacks from just outside it. The further the distance the more time the Jinxi Patriarch would have to react, but for Sage that meant he would just need to act more root lances. He just had to make an inescapable wall of spears, right? If he knew how fast the old man could move and how much time he had to move, then he could figure out just how large an area this wall of spears needed to cover.
While he was calculating for his attack, the Jinxi Patriarch finally made his. The giant golden cricket above him stretched its legs and then opened its wings. It lifted its butt up into the air, tilting its back towards Sage. Then it pressed the edges of its two large front wings together and a chirp like no other was released. The thick mist that covered the arena rippled and was blown backwards by the sound. The trees swayed and creaked from the noise and Sage was blasted into the air, thrown backwards to slam into the trunk of one of the trees.
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Chapter 661: Narrow Miss
The crowd gasped. The Jinxi Patriarch had been doing such a good job building an image of his overwhelming might that they were suddenly taken aback to see him nearly skewered by a surprise attack. They saw him avoid the root lance even as a pink gas was spreading rapidly from it, catching his arm. The Jinxi Patriarchs arm started to move oddly, making slow and loose movements like hed lost control over it. There were many gasps of concern, but then they saw the look of confidence on the patriarchs eyes and felt reassured.
Of course, what they had no idea of was that while the Jinxi Patriarch still looked confident, he was inwardly quite nervous. Hed spread his Spiritual Sense and felt that attack approaching from underground, but hed wanted to put on a better show by narrowly avoiding the attack. What he didnt realize was that the root carried poison. He knew this new branch head used poison, so hed been very careful to keep his distance, but hed not expected that the roots of the trees could be poisoned as well. Now, his arm had already gone mostly numb. It was completely unharmed, but without the sense of touch it became very difficult to properly control the body.
Across from the Jinxi Patriarch, Sage was smiling widely now. There was still sweat on his brow, blood on his lips, and his clothing was still a mess so he still looked in a far worse state. Even so, he was actually in excellent shape, as hed only been injured because he let an attack strike him. Now that the crowd and the patriarch had been convinced of their superiority, everything he did would seem like a desperate move. It wasnt that he wanted to show off his poisons, but if he didnt start using his Law energy, then the Patriarch would never feel threatened. Sage aimed to draw out the old mans attacks and then strike once he showed a weakness. The fight so far was basically just probing attacks. The reveal of his Killer Garden poison was intended to make the old man get serious.
It was no surprise to Sage what the old man had done, hed acted like he was using some mysterious technique, but Sage saw him use his own Law energy to force out the Law of Corruption that was present in the poison. Then, he used a simple technique to force the poison out. Killer Garden was not all that difficult to remove. It was valuable because of its ease of use. It reminded him of a virus, once a plant was infected the plant used its own energy to create the poison and even then it didnt require much. It didnt really kill or cause many injuries on its own, but a sudden numbness could greatly hamper an enemys fighting capacity. By combining it with the Sacred Banyan he could build an impromptu battlefield filled with traps. Especially when the Paradise Nightmare was added to the equation to hide the movement of the trees roots.
Of course, combatants at their level all used their Spiritual Sense to greatly reduce the chances of a surprise attack, but the wider they spread it, the less concentrated it was. If they spread themselves too thin, they would become vulnerable to having their Spirit Sense targeted. Sage moved the roots under the ground towards the old man spreading them from every direction beneath the Dueling arena to test the range of the old mans Spirit Sense. Once he knew that range he could set up attacks from just outside it. The further the distance the more time the Jinxi Patriarch would have to react, but for Sage that meant he would just need to act more root lances. He just had to make an inescapable wall of spears, right? If he knew how fast the old man could move and how much time he had to move, then he could figure out just how large an area this wall of spears needed to cover.
While he was calculating for his attack, the Jinxi Patriarch finally made his. The giant golden cricket above him stretched its legs and then opened its wings. It lifted its butt up into the air, tilting its back towards Sage. Then it pressed the edges of its two large front wings together and a chirp like no other was released. The thick mist that covered the arena rippled and was blown backwards by the sound. The trees swayed and creaked from the noise and Sage was blasted into the air, thrown backwards to slam into the trunk of one of the trees.
Chapter 661: Narrow MissThe crowd gasped. The Jinxi Patriarch had been doing such a good job building an image of his overwhelming might that they were suddenly taken aback to see him nearly skewered by a surprise attack. They saw him avoid the root lance even as a pink gas was spreading rapidly from it, catching his arm. The Jinxi Patriarchs arm started to move oddly, making slow and loose movements like hed lost control over it. There were many gasps of concern, but then they saw the look of confidence on the patriarchs eyes and felt reassured.Of course, what they had no idea of was that while the Jinxi Patriarch still looked confident, he was inwardly quite nervous. Hed spread his Spiritual Sense and felt that attack approaching from underground, but hed wanted to put on a better show by narrowly avoiding the attack. What he didnt realize was that the root carried poison. He knew this new branch head used poison, so hed been very careful to keep his distance, but hed not expected that the roots of the trees could be poisoned as well. Now, his arm had already gone mostly numb. It was completely unharmed, but without the sense of touch it became very difficult to properly control the body. Across from the Jinxi Patriarch, Sage was smiling widely now. There was still sweat on his brow, blood on his lips, and his clothing was still a mess so he still looked in a far worse state. Even so, he was actually in excellent shape, as hed only been injured because he let an attack strike him. Now that the crowd and the patriarch had been convinced of their superiority, everything he did would seem like a desperate move. It wasnt that he wanted to show off his poisons, but if he didnt start using his Law energy, then the Patriarch would never feel threatened. Sage aimed to draw out the old mans attacks and then strike once he showed a weakness. The fight so far was basically just probing attacks. The reveal of his Killer Garden poison was intended to make the old man get serious. It was no surprise to Sage what the old man had done, hed acted like he was using some mysterious technique, but Sage saw him use his own Law energy to force out the Law of Corruption that was present in the poison. Then, he used a simple technique to force the poison out. Killer Garden was not all that difficult to remove. It was valuable because of its ease of use. It reminded him of a virus, once a plant was infected the plant used its own energy to create the poison and even then it didnt require much. It didnt really kill or cause many injuries on its own, but a sudden numbness could greatly hamper an enemys fighting capacity. By combining it with the Sacred Banyan he could build an impromptu battlefield filled with traps. Especially when the Paradise Nightmare was added to the equation to hide the movement of the trees roots. Of course, combatants at their level all used their Spiritual Sense to greatly reduce the chances of a surprise attack, but the wider they spread it, the less concentrated it was. If they spread themselves too thin, they would become vulnerable to having their Spirit Sense targeted. Sage moved the roots under the ground towards the old man spreading them from every direction beneath the Dueling arena to test the range of the old mans Spirit Sense. Once he knew that range he could set up attacks from just outside it. The further the distance the more time the Jinxi Patriarch would have to react, but for Sage that meant he would just need to act more root lances. He just had to make an inescapable wall of spears, right? If he knew how fast the old man could move and how much time he had to move, then he could figure out just how large an area this wall of spears needed to cover. While he was calculating for his attack, the Jinxi Patriarch finally made his. The giant golden cricket above him stretched its legs and then opened its wings. It lifted its butt up into the air, tilting its back towards Sage. Then it pressed the edges of its two large front wings together and a chirp like no other was released. The thick mist that covered the arena rippled and was blown backwards by the sound. The trees swayed and creaked from the noise and Sage was blasted into the air, thrown backwards to slam into the trunk of one of the trees.
