Chapter 209: Lost Master Technique
"Cough, cough!" Lin Tian clutched his chest and coughed violently.
That kick really hit him hard.
"Meichuan! Meichuan!" At this moment, instead of hurrying to deal with Lin Tian, Naokawa was looking at Meichuan Kuzi on the ground, hoarsely calling out.
"Damn it!"
"Damn Celestial Dragon Continent people, you actually killed my companion!" Naokawa shouted hysterically, "I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!"
"Cut the crap, your companion was just trying to kill me too, and now he’s lying there silent!" Lin Tian wiped the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth, meeting the challenge head-on.
"Heh... let’s see how you’ll kill me today!" Naokawa’s voice echoed as he finished speaking.
His body flew into the air without any warning.
It wasn’t the first time Lin Tian had seen this, but witnessing it again was still incredibly shocking.
It’s like seeing a ghost when someone just flies up out of thin air.
"Before we start fighting, can I ask you a question?" Lin Tian couldn’t resist asking how the other party flew up.
Whether this skill was powerful was beside the point.
The key was that it was so cool.
Just imagine, fighting someone, and suddenly you fly up.
Wouldn’t it scare the hell out of them?
So, Lin Tian wanted to learn this flying trick.
"Heh... since you’re about to die, I’ll tell you!" A deep voice echoed in the narrow container corridor.
"In ancient Celestial Dragon Continent, fortune-tellers would come up with all kinds of methods to deceive people, performing so-called spirit summoning to confuse the public."
"There are several methods, one of which is called ’Zafei’. To put it simply, it’s just manipulating paper figures and using the cover of night to fly them across the sky with strings. In the hands of the old fortune tellers, these paper figures moved like puppets, so to the common folk, they appeared almost real!"
"People in ancient times were superstitious; seeing things like this, they’d think they encountered ghosts, and naturally would pay the fortune tellers handsomely to exorcise them. In this way, money and valuables would be tricked out of their hands."
"This Zafei craftsmanship was passed down through generations but has mostly been lost. Now you understand?"
Naokawa’s face grew increasingly proud.
"So you’re a master of Zafei?" Lin Tian chuckled.
"I can do more than just Zafei!"
This statement made Lin Tian’s expression change; the other party still had more tricks.
"You’ve talked enough tonight. Now it’s your time to die!"
Most people would have been scared to death by now, but Lin Tian remained calm, his lips curling into a smile: "In the end, your technique still plagiarizes our ancestors’?"
This statement undoubtedly enraged Naokawa completely, and his suspended body plummeted down fiercely.
Like an eagle snatching a chick, he swooped at Lin Tian below.
Lin Tian couldn’t use the Tyrant Emperor’s Record right now, and with his body growing heavier, he couldn’t confront Naokawa directly.
So now, he could only use strategy, not force.
It being Zafei, just as mentioned, was a fortune teller’s deceptive trick, so wouldn’t this trick require some kind of tool?
Due to the pitch-black night, Lin Tian hadn’t closely observed his surroundings, and even if he had, it was too dark to see anything.
Now realizing this, Lin Tian squinted his eyes, examining everything in front of him carefully.
As Naokawa descended rapidly, a sliver of silver light flashed. If Lin Tian hadn’t been paying attention, he wouldn’t have noticed it at all.
"What is that?" Lin Tian activated his x-ray vision, and the scene left him stunned.
He saw countless silver threads wrapped around Naokawa, with countless silver threads fixed to the container around, even on the high towers above.
It seemed Naokawa was flying entirely with the help of these silver threads.
If those silver threads were gone, wouldn’t he be like a chicken without wings?
"Still daydreaming at this time!" Naokawa, falling from the sky, saw Lin Tian’s bewildered look, a mischievous smile forming on his lips.
A heavy fist struck Lin Tian’s face.
Lin Tian had been watching Naokawa’s flying method, but by the time he reacted, he had already been punched and sent flying.
"Hiss!" Lin Tian inhaled sharply.
Clutching his swollen left cheek, he spat bloody saliva onto the ground.
"Stupid Celestial Dragon Continent person? How was that punch I just threw?" Naokawa folded his arms, asking smugly.
"Heh!" Lin Tian sneered.
Let you show off for a while, just wait...
"Laugh! I want to see how long you can keep that smile! Today, I’m going to play you to death!" Naokawa’s eyes widened, eager to torture Lin Tian.
To avenge his companion and make Lin Tian taste suffering and a painful death.
Naokawa flew into the air once again without warning.
In Lin Tian’s eyes, Naokawa’s waist carried a wheel-like mechanism that spun rapidly, making use of the high-hanging silver threads to propel him skyward.
It felt just like a movie stunt using wires to fly.
So that’s the principle behind Zafei!
From the corner of his eye, Lin Tian glanced at the densely packed shurikens on the container behind him.
A fleeting mischievous smile flashed across Lin Tian’s lips.
Naokawa’s body floated in the air, looking down at Lin Tian like an ant, feeling overwhelmingly satisfied.
He loved this feeling of superiority the most, watching the ant-like figure below, as if he could easily crush him with one toe.
"This time, I’ll swell your right face too!" Naokawa said, and the shadow once again descended rapidly from the sky.
"Now!"
Lin Tian suddenly turned and ran backward.
"Trying to run? No prey has ever escaped under my watchful eyes!" Naokawa flicked a silver wire on his body with his right hand, changing his direction immediately.
Lin Tian grabbed a shuriken lodged in the container with his right hand, quickly turning his head, his eyes fixed on one silver thread.
There were too many silver threads on Naokawa, Lin Tian must find the one that mattered.
"That’s it!" Lin Tian’s gaze finally settled on a specific silver thread.
In Naokawa’s perspective, Lin Tian’s actions seemed like he was trying to flee, running too fast and losing control, pressing his hand against the container, then turning to face Naokawa’s attack.
Naokawa looked at Lin Tian below, another mischievous smile forming.
Lin Tian gazed at Naokawa plummeting swiftly, a mischievous smile also surfacing.
Both were deep in thought, quietly awaiting their clash.
"Now!"
Suddenly, Lin Tian swung his right hand forward, and the shuriken in his hand spun rapidly, shooting out.
Seeing Lin Tian suddenly swing a punch into the air, Naokawa laughed smugly, "Scared silly, huh? Striking so early!"
"Are you sure I was punching?"
Lin Tian stood with hands in pockets, watching the dark figure approach...