Chapter 53: The Tricky Little Orchid
The Thousand Generations Sword was intercepted between Little Orchid and Big Willow. The tearing sound of Space Distortion was quite loud, but because of the distance, it did not cause any harm to Big Willow.
There’s a chance, Ge Bai thought happily.
“Laaah!”
Little Orchid in the distance saw this scene and shouted angrily.
Meanwhile, the other two Wind Blades heading straight for her, though tricky in angle, could not withstand her Flash.
With a snap, Little Orchid provocatively disappeared from the spot just as the Wind Blades were about to touch her leaves.
The two Wind Blades naturally missed.
Big Willow looked over there somewhat discouraged. Ge Bai also realized this little thing was tricky. It seemed this battle would take some grinding.
Thinking this, Ge Bai summoned Little Peach, placed Little Peach on her shoulder, and quietly arranged for her to prepare a Spirit Recovery Peach.
“Peach.” As soon as Little Peach came out, she saw Big Willow’s Spiritual Power surging, ready for battle, and knew the situation was serious. Without delay, she closed her eyes to regulate her breathing and slowly nurtured a Spirit Recovery Peach.
“Big Willow, pay attention to all directions, don’t rush. Her Skills proficiency is average. Normally, you can block the Thousand Generations Sword with Wind Blade without issue.”
Ge Bai planned to play it steady and see move by move, to check what other tricks Thousand Generations Spring Sword Orchid had.
Both sides went back and forth like this, clashing for several rounds.
So much so that now, Big Willow only needed one Wind Blade to steadily block Little Orchid’s Thousand Generations Sword.
But Little Orchid used Spatial Teleportation proficiently, randomly appearing at multiple distant points. Big Willow’s Wind Blades could not reach her.
Little Orchid, seeing no advantage, became somewhat anxious.
Another round: after Big Willow blocked the Thousand Generations Sword, she did not rush to change position. Instead, staying in place, she condensed another Thousand Generations Sword and flung it along the same path.
Big Willow was preparing to intercept as before, with the same number and angle of Wind Blades.
Ge Bai, highly focused on the battle, keenly noticed something off. This Little Orchid’s Spiritual Power was surging; she was preparing another Skill.
“Big Willow, double the Wind Blades, prepare Willow Whip.”
Receiving Ge Bai’s instruction, Big Willow snapped out of the mechanical battle fatigue and rallied with full spirit once more.
Sure enough, this time Little Orchid did not move her position, but Big Willow’s figure suddenly disappeared, reappearing in the blink of an eye right in the middle of the line between the Thousand Generations Sword and the Wind Blades.
It’s over. This time, Big Willow not only had to deal with the Thousand Generations Sword but also resolve her own Wind Blades.
“Willow Whip!”
Ge Bai only had time to shout these two words.
Watching Big Willow’s predicament, she unconsciously clenched her fists, nails digging into her flesh, but she was oblivious.
Big Willow, appearing in mid-air, was still adjusting posture. The free fall sensation was too unfriendly for a willow tree accustomed to rooting in soil.
In the haste, he assessed the threats and decided to deal with the Thousand Generations Sword first.
Failing to master the angle, one Willow Whip missed. Big Willow steeled himself, ignoring the Wind Blades behind, and directed the four or five previously charged Willow Whips at the Thousand Generations Sword.
He knew clearly that if the Thousand Generations Sword hit his main branches, this battle would end.
Barely, the Willow Whip intercepted the Thousand Generations Sword at the crown, where four or five Willow Threads were crushed to pieces by the exploding Space Distortion.
Meanwhile, the Wind Blades behind struck straight at Big Willow herself.
He had to use a cluster of Willow Threads to hard-block the Wind Blades. Four or five Willow Threads had clean cuts and snapped on impact. This was probably Big Willow’s first time tasting the power of her own Wind Blades—quite unpleasant.
Fortunately, during the free fall, when he contacted the two Skills, he had already avoided the main trunk core. The severely damaged parts were all Willow Threads in the crown.
She took a big loss this round but still had fight left.
Before landing, Big Willow had adjusted posture, cushioning with roots ahead, and was not greatly affected by the mid-air fall.
Little Orchid in the distance still stood motionless. She was clearly full of confidence in this scheme, thinking this round would directly take out Big Willow, but unexpectedly, the opponent barely dodged.
“La! So annoying! How is this willow tree so hard to deal with!”
Ge Bai’s Spirit Plant Communicator state had always been active. Before, Little Orchid had only made la-ah la-ah sounds, but this was the first time she was angry enough to speak since appearing.
The clear little girl’s voice sounded quite impatient.
At this point, Little Peach had condensed a Spirit Recovery Peach. Ge Bai took the peach, hid it in her hand, and did not hand it directly to Big Willow.
By her calculation, Big Willow’s Spiritual Power was just over half used and could hold on a bit longer.
“Big Willow, dealing with this situation isn’t hard. Prepare Willow Whip and Wind Blade simultaneously. Use Wind Blade on the Thousand Generations Sword, and Willow Whip to turn back on the previous Wind Blades.”
“Understood.”
Though Big Willow’s Spiritual Power was considerably consumed, the battle was exhilarating. This opponent was stronger than any he had faced before; he had momentum growing fiercer with each fight.
He would definitely defeat her! Big Willow held this belief firmly in his heart, with attention increasingly focused.
Again, after Little Orchid released the Thousand Generations Sword, she stayed in place. Big Willow methodically released Wind Blades to intercept.
Ge Bai spotted the pattern: her Spatial Teleportation Skill could only target one at a time—either teleporting herself or the opponent.
This made it easier.
“Big Willow, here it comes again!”
Ge Bai timely reminded Big Willow while quickly transmitting this discovery via voice.
“Liu Gu!”
Big Willow mobilized a large amount of Spiritual Power, circulating it rapidly throughout the body, while infusing multiple streams into the Willow Threads.
This time, Little Orchid was even more thorough than the previous round.
She teleported Big Willow above the intersection point of the two Skills, a position clearly calculated with Big Willow’s natural fall time factored in.
This way, if Big Willow could not handle both Wind Blade and Thousand Generations Sword at once, at least one Skill would hit his main branches.
Facing the same move again, Big Willow coped more calmly than before.
He did not get arrogant, quickly adjusted posture, locked tightly onto the Thousand Generations Sword’s path, and flung out four Wind Blades rapidly.
It’s steady. The moment the Wind Blades were flung, Big Willow ignored the Thousand Generations Sword, turned, and met the Wind Blades with two Willow Whips.
The Spiritual Power-infused Willow Whips were several times tougher than ordinary Willow Threads. Blocking the Wind Blades hurt, but the Willow Threads did not suffer severe damage to the point of breaking.
Little Orchid’s Thousand Generations Sword was also intercepted outside the safe range.
“Ah! Isn’t it over yet!”
Little Orchid in the distance saw Big Willow becoming more at ease and was almost infuriated.
Not over.
After taking a loss once, Big Willow grew warier. Thereafter, each time aiming Wind Blades at the Thousand Generations Sword, he used only one, while the remaining Wind Blades paid extra attention to angles, mostly aimed at Little Orchid.
The increasingly anxious Little Orchid overly relied on her Spatial Teleportation Skill and did not notice this.
She always thought that as long as she teleported Big Willow onto the path of the Wind Blades, she could block his Wind Blades.
But Big Willow was not that easy to deal with.
This time, after Ge Bai’s reminder, he deliberately delayed half a second, flinging one Wind Blade from the farthest right side.
As he handled the two Skills and descended, the last Wind Blade grazed past Big Willow’s side and struck toward Little Orchid.
“Ah!”
At this point, Little Orchid had no time to use another Skill. Hit by the Wind Blade, several leaves broke, and she tumbled backward to the ground.
Finally got her!
Big Willow and Ge Bai were both invigorated.
Though one Wind Blade certainly could not end the battle directly, constantly reacting defensively was no way either.
The time for counterattack was coming.
Something came up today, extra update tomorrow.
