My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 43 - 37: Always Striving for Strength

Wu You forced him to be tired.

Chen Lusi looked at Xia Panqiu and finally realized what was happening.

It’s not that he doesn’t understand how to read the room... This is a skill he’s been proficient in since childhood.

He just needed a moment to catch up.

"I’m not really tired, but Xia Panqiu is injured... Brother Wu You, why don’t you take over?"

But the words were already out.

Chen Lusi, indeed not tired, could only accept the turn of events.

"Me?"

Wu You was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, "Sure, it’s a chance to earn some face. If you become the Celestial Strategy in the future, I can boast that I fought a future Celestial Strategy."

"Isn’t Celestial Strategy a group name?"

"Our full name is Celestial Strategy Mansion; Celestial Strategy is just a shortened term. Strictly speaking, it actually refers to the leaders of several squads in Celestial Strategy Mansion, like our direct superior Ah Yue."

"I see..."

"Well then, shall we start? How do you want to do this?"

Wu You released Chen Lusi’s neck, eagerly asking.

Even though he was amused as a spectator, there’s no denying he wanted to try after watching the battles for so long.

Chen Lusi pondered, then suggested, "You said you’re not good at close combat, so how about I go on the offensive this time?"

"Alright."

Wu You agreed straightforwardly.

It was just as he wanted since he’s not good at attacking either.

On the other side.

Xia Panqiu watched Wu You, who was eager to give it a try. She wanted to say something, but remembering how entertained he looked, she swallowed her words.

"Then it’s decided... but before that."

Chen Lusi suddenly turned to Xia Panqiu, asking, "When you charged at me, your speed was so fast because of the Acceleration Technique, right? Can you teach that Acceleration Technique to others?"

"It’s possible."

Xia Panqiu met Chen Lusi’s gaze, softly replying, "But the technique I use is quite hard to master..."

Saying this.

She suddenly thought of Chen Lusi’s talent for transforming techniques... and stopped.

Instead, Wu You chimed in, "The Acceleration Technique she uses comes from Ah Yue. It’s representative of the ’Miracle of Force’ category, and its principle is simple: wrap your body with a Spirit, then launch yourself like a cannonball to gain immense speed.

This technique isn’t hard to execute, but making it practical in combat is extremely difficult.

Because after the Miracle of Force, figuring out how to stop, how to control your body, is a troublesome issue; after all, you’ve shot out like a cannonball... If you can’t control it, no matter how fast, you’ll just end up hitting nothing.

To learn this technique, you need an almost intuitive ability to control the Spirit.

Panqiu only barely manages with the enhancement of Cloud Ascension Authority, so it’s not advisable for ordinary Empowerers to learn it."

"The principle being to launch yourself like a cannonball... That’s cool, right?"

Chen Lusi looked at Xia Panqiu, curiously asking, "What’s the name of this technique?"

"..."

Upon hearing the question, Xia Panqiu lowered her head slightly and whispered, "Chong." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Huh?"

Xia Panqiu’s voice was even softer, "The technique is called ’Chong’, but I didn’t name it."

"Hmm... it’s nice."

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, then reluctantly praised her, opting not to press the obviously uneasy Xia Panqiu further, instead recalling her state when using the Acceleration Technique.

"Are we still fighting?" Wu You was a bit impatient.

"Let’s do it."

Chen Lusi returned to his senses, turned around, and walked into the distance, stopping thirty meters away, just like Xia Panqiu, then asked, "Do you want to use your eyes?"

Wu You shouted back, "Since you didn’t use yours just now, I won’t use mine either."

"Alright."

Chen Lusi agreed, then stood still, staring into space.

...He looked like he was daydreaming.

Wu You waited for a while, realizing Chen Lusi wasn’t moving, and figured something out, laughing, "You wouldn’t be trying to use..."

But before Wu You could finish his sentence.

Black mist rose from Chen Lusi’s feet.

He leaned forward and suddenly shot out like a cannonball.

Charging straight at Wu You.

In an instant.

Chen Lusi reached Wu You, suddenly halting.

Although he staggered, unlike the grace of Xia Panqiu, he did manage to stop.

"???"

Wu You slowly typed out a question mark.

Seriously, a brute-force technique like this is that easy to grasp???

But just as Wu You was processing this, Chen Lusi had already stabilized himself, raising a fist and aiming an uppercut at Wu You’s chin.

Wu You instantly snapped back to reality, using ’Armor’ to protect his chin, choosing to take Chen Lusi’s hit head-on, then grabbing his wrist in an attempt to grapple him.

Chen Lusi moved along, preventing him from closing in, while kicking at his abdomen.

...It seems that I’ve learned a lot just now.

Wu You looked at Chen Lusi, who seemed quite competent, and a thought flashed through his mind. Suddenly, he let go of his wrist, sidestepped to avoid a kick, and quickly advanced forward, aiming a palm thrust at his nose.

Chen Lusi’s head leaned back slightly but he didn’t retreat. Instead, he immediately returned with a hook punch.

Armor, huh...

But armor can’t protect the entire body.

Wu You easily dodged Chen Lusi’s hook punch and chuckled, ready to punch Chen Lusi’s biceps, then continue the grapple.

And he did succeed, just without causing real harm.

Chen Lusi’s arm merely shook a bit.

Armor, huh... Wait, how come it’s armor again???

Wu You initially didn’t react, pausing for half a second, then remembered that Chen Lusi had just released ’Armor.’

He doesn’t need time to switch?!

Wu You was a bit baffled, but Chen Lusi attacked again.

And the more they fought, the more confused Wu You became.

He had previously watched Chen Lusi fight Xia Panqiu and saw Xia Panqiu almost being overwhelmed at one point, thinking... The act was too good! It’s practically a textbook example of throwing the fight.

And later, when Xia Panqiu willingly took punches, it confirmed his conclusion...

But in the actual fight,

Wu You realized there was no holding back at all!

What is up with this guy?

Why doesn’t switching techniques take time?

What is happening!

Wu You, after all, wasn’t Xia Panqiu, and Chen Lusi had just gathered quite a bit of experience.

Very soon... Facing Chen Lusi’s offensive, Wu You was being pressured.

Although Wu You had more experience in this area and had the help of ’Heart Sound Reflection,’ the advantage brought by quick technique switching was too large... Chen Lusi could use ’Armor’ to block more attacks while also using ’Partial Enhancement’ to create more threatening attacks.

Wu You wasn’t particularly skilled in combat, and his technique switching was inherently slow... without the help of the ’Eye.’

It was understandably chaotic.

Narrowly dodging another powerful punch.

Cold sweat dripped from Wu You’s forehead.

He watched Chen Lusi, who was constantly using ’Partial Enhancement,’ fighting more smoothly.

Unknowingly... a pair of pupils turned azure blue.

Because of the presence of the ’Eye,’ Wu You became composed once again.

Then.

Wu You suddenly asked, "Who are you thinking of?"

His voice seemed to have a magical power.

Chen Lusi’s movements immediately paused, and Lin Ying’s image appeared in his mind as he dazed out.

Wu You seized the opportunity, moved in close, and his right fist lightly touched Chen Lusi’s chest.

Chen Lusi snapped back to reality, looking at Wu You’s azure eyes, hesitating to speak.

"I’m really not cut out for fighting."

Wu You said mischievously, "You should practice with Panqiu."

From afar.

Xia Panqiu rolled his eyes.

And Chen Lusi, looking at Wu You’s mischievous smile, saw through his facade and clearly noticed his determination...

So, he lowered his fists and nodded in a worldly manner, "Alright."

But truth be told.

Wu You was quite impressive with Heart Sound Reflection and the Eye.

He was out for at least five seconds.

If this was a real battle...

It clearly needed to be even faster.

Chen Lusi fell into contemplation.

And Wu You, seeing Chen Lusi in deep thought, couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

Not only possessing Ah Yue’s aggressive traits but also having control nearly intuitive...

Except for the tier and authority difference, completely another Ah Yue...

Lu Hao is quite the genius from Kiel!

Wu You sighed inwardly, then looked up and noticed Xia Panqiu watching from not far away.

He chuckled and suddenly asked teasingly, "Lu Si, who were you thinking of just now?"

Chen Lusi replied instinctively, "Lin Ying."

"Lin Ying?"

Wu You was a bit surprised it wasn’t Xia Panqiu, "Why? Are you two close?"

"Yeah."

Chen Lusi looked up and replied, "When we were young, my parents and her parents went out together and something happened, two orphans grew up together supporting each other, our relationship is naturally good."

Wu You: "..."

Xia Panqiu: "..."