Immortal Ascension Tower - Book 1: Reborn! [CH 1 - 75]

Chapter 16 - The Blue Robed Night Challenger

It had been three days ever since Cheng Hao had entered secluded meditation. Xiao Wu had been diligently training the Purple Qi from the East every day at dawn, practiced Split Cultivation in the afternoon and also kept challenging other disciples with her identity as the blue-robed challenger.

Right at that moment, the sun had just gone down and there were still a few bright colors in the sky. Seeing that, Xiao Wu removed her sect robes and put on the azure robes as well as the mask. As soon as the bright light in the sky disappeared and it became dark, she ran out of the house at the quickest speed she could muster and went to challenge her first target for the night.

She ran for twenty minutes at full speed until she reached a solitary hut. The number was hut #182645. She had left a challenge letter here a few night ago and tonight it was time to keep true to her word.

She stopped a few meters from the door and waited. As soon as the first few stars came up, a young man walked out from the house. He was in his late teens, had a muscular body and carried an heavy battle-axe, his cultivation was not that good being at Mid level Inferior stage but he was the perfect opponent for Xiao Wu.

Seeing that the figure in the blue robe was wearing a hood and the mask covered his face the man couldn't make any guesses on his identity.

"I apologize in advance for any trouble I might cause to you" the figure in the blue robe bowed and the man also saluted. He was polite and had already decided to accept the challenge, even if only to give his own judgement this 'night challenger' that everybody was speaking about.

"I also do. I wish you luck in our fight" the man then removed the battle-axe from his shoulder and firmly grasped the handle as he breathed in and out regularly from his mouth. Seeing this, Xiao Wu smiled kindly beneath her mask. Since he was going to comply with her terms she couldn't be more happy and seeing such a polite teen she also decided to give it her all in this fight, so as not to dishonor him.

She did not have any weapon and, seeing that, the boy was stunned for a bit and was about to put the battle-axe away as well when... *Clang* something hit the edge of his weapon's blade. The blue figure had charged with extreme speed towards him. Floating behind her were one shield and one blade: one white and one black, they charged together towards the youth with the battle-axe and he had to use the weapon to protect himself.

The girl mover her right hand an, following the movement the black dragon blade pierced towards the youth. The boy was able to lift his weapon barely enough to block the blow but he lost his balance at the same time.

'Does he control these things just by moving his hands?' The man was astonished: although the blue robed night challenger had a cultivation base similar to his own there was still this much of a difference!

Xiao Wu wasn't concerned that the youth had parried her first blow and she jumped over him, throwing a punch with her left towards his back. Seeing that, the youth turned to parry the blow and was already ready to counterattack when horror filled his face: the white shield had appeared shielding the girl from the blow also not allowing him to block her own strike.

He also saw her right hand moving and guessed that the hovering black dragon blade at that moment was behind him and about to pierce his flesh.

At that he closed his eyes and waited for the blows to connect. He stayed like that for two breaths before realizing that the strikes were stopped. The hand was about to hit his abdomen and the black blade had also made a small cut on his neck but the blows had both stopped. The blade moved back behind Xiao Wu and she also retracted her left arm.