Returning to the Mysterious Era

Chapter 45 - Wait Here

There was no reason for Cassius to refuse to fight. In fact, he was planning on using his full strength to completely overturn Instructor Lisa\'s view of Li Wei. He wasn\'t doing it just because he wanted to extend his stay in the time-travel era; he was doing it because he wanted to.

During his previous time-travel which lasted six months, Cassius and Lisa\'s relationship wasn\'t simply just master and disciple. They had been friends, and he wanted that kind of relationship in this timeline as well.

Cassius jumped to his feet.

A faint smile played on her lips as she faced him. She took a few steps to the side and raised her fists in a salute. Cassius did the same in a show of respect.

"Watch out!"

Lisa\'s eyes flashed, and she lunged like a cheetah. She closed the distance between themselves in an instant and was within a meter of Li Wei.

Whoosh!

She swung her fist like a whip, aiming straight at his chest. She had no intention of holding back.

Luckily, Cassius was already mentally bracing himself. He didn’t dare to relax even a little against an expert like Lisa. He took a quick step back and raised his right hand to block her punch with a bang.

Oh?

Not only did Li Wei’s reflexes exceed her expectations, the way he intercepted her attack was decisive. Not a move was wasted.

Very impressive, Lisa thought, her eyes lighting up.

"Once more!" she exclaimed sharply and rushed forward again. Despite her small frame and weight, her footsteps produced a dull thud every time it hit the ground. Her movements faintly resembled an elephant charging wildly with its trunk. Her Swinging Fist cut through the air like a swift shadow.

Cassius\'s pupils constricted. Every inch of his muscles tensed, and a surge of strength flowed into his arm. He snapped his arm forward. It was so fast, all it left in its wake was a blurry afterimage and a gust of wind. In that instant, he simultaneously used two Explosive Techniques.

Speed Explosive Technique and Power Explosive Technique, combined!

Bam!

A distinct muffled sound echoed in the room. Air exploded outward, causing the sleeves of Lisa and Li Wei’s combat attire to flap violently before ripping off.

"Good!"

Although her attack had been blocked, Lisa was absolutely delighted. Such a solid mastery of the Wind Elephant Sect’s Basic Combat Arts! One needed to be proficient in their fundamentals in order to combine both Speed Explosive Technique and Power Explosive Technique!

"Continue!" Lisa deflected Li Wei’s arm and went all out. Her combat suit inflated all of a sudden, as if a layer of air was rapidly flowing between her skin and the fabric. As her body temperature rose so did the temperature in the air around her.

Bam, bam, bam...

A series of punches came at Li Wei at lightning speed, tirelessly pursuing him. It was almost like he was fighting against a thousand fists.

Cassius frantically blocked and countered, his body twisting and turning. He switched rapidly between Speed Explosive Technique and Power Explosive Technique, sometimes using the former in conjunction with the latter during critical moments.

A relentless assault ensued and soon, Cassius was panting and drenched in sweat. He was giving it his all but the punches seemed endless, with fists coming from all directions and sometimes from extremely tricky angles. Though he managed to block a couple, he couldn\'t block all of them.

Punches continued to rain down on Cassius, weakening his stance. A stinging sensation spread from the areas he was hit, draining his stamina until he could no longer keep up with Lisa\'s movements.

Whoosh!

Cassius caught a glimpse of a hand chop and saw his chance. He backed up to make some room before taking a few quick steps forward and striking fiercely. A fist and a palm met, colliding with each other. Cassius’s right hand went numb immediately.

He sensed a flash of a shadow on his left. In the next breath, a sharp pain flared in his shoulder.

His face turned stark white and he gritted his teeth. He stumbled several steps back, gasping heavily, struggling to steady himself. He glanced briefly at his right hand. His fingers were trembling uncontrollably. The force of the collision left his hand red, numb, and painful. He looked up and saw Lisa clenching her fists tightly.

Shock and joy filled her heart.

Such quick reflexes! Lisa hadn\'t held back in the least during their intense fight just now, nor did she try to match her disciple\'s strength by deliberately suppressing her own. That was the only way she could move so fast and completely overpower him.

However, despite being outclassed, not only had Li Wei kept up with her, he even managed to block at least half of the attack. He had even tried to launch a counterattack, albeit an unsuccessful one. Given Li Wei’s current physical ability and level, his reflexes were above average.

Unlike constitution, which pointed to a natural aptitude to learn martial arts, reflexes was a combat talent. It was an extremely important skill that was relatively hard to improve.

Lisa was pleasantly surprised that Li Wei\'s overall potential was even higher than she originally expected. He was definitely going to go far in martial arts!

But, compared to Li Wei\'s reflexes, she was even more impressed and amazed by his incredibly solid foundation of the Wind Elephant Sect’s Basic Combat Arts.

The evidence lay in his frequent use of Explosive Techniques.

In that short exchange, Cassius had used Explosive Techniques dozens of times. He could quickly switch between two Explosive Techniques and even use them simultaneously!

Even Lisa wasn\'t at that level of proficiency in the Wind Elephant Sect’s Basic Combat Arts. Only seasoned martial artists in the sect, who had lost hope of ever advancing their skills and consequently spent all day honing the basics could achieve this level.

"Li Wei..." Lisa exhaled heavily. "Your performance today really exceeded my expectations! I’m not going to put on a dignified front right now; I just want to tell you, my first disciple, I’m very happy... No, I\'m extremely happy right now!"

She stood in the sunlight, beaming joyfully. He wasn’t sure why, but she reminded him of honeysuckle growing on a rocky cliffside.

Cassius, on the other hand, could barely manage a smile. He was happy too, but his whole body ached too much for him to properly feel it. He hadn\'t felt much of the pain due to the adrenaline thrumming inside him as they fought, but once the adrenaline died down, Cassius felt stinging pain all over.

His joints also felt intensely sore and numb. His mastery of the Wind Elephant Sect’s Basic Combat Arts may have reached the peak of the third stage, but there were still some significant side effects from frequently using Explosive Techniques.

"I’m glad you\'re happy, Instructor..." Cassius\'s smile ended up being a grimace.

"Hahaha, your whole body must hurt, right? I might have went a bit too hard earlier. Wait here. I\'ll go get some medicine." Lisa pushed open the door and strolled out.