I Have a Golden Crow

Chapter 977 - 629: Ancient Spirit Skill (II)

A week later, in the Red Bamboo Courtyard.Amid the clanging of bamboo-and-wood weapons and bursts of battle cries, Du Yu was fighting Little Tai Sui in full swing.

Du Yu gripped the Fire Age Axe in his hand, swinging it with a fierce, howling wind.

Tai Sui held a bamboo stick, his chubby body moving with astonishing agility.

The man and the bear were fighting with great relish, while Teacher Tutuan watched quietly from the side, noting their shortcomings.

Hongye, meanwhile, had Xiaoyan slung over her shoulder, and was by a bamboo table in the distance brewing Bamboo Leaf Tea for Du Yu.

The whole scene was quite harmonious.

At first, Du Yu had been sparring with Teacher Tutuan.

But it felt very awkward when they fought; after all, they weren’t even in the same weight class.

Du Yu was Human Race, only 1.8 meters tall, while Tutuan was a good 5 meters plus!

What’s the concept of 5 meters?

Du Yu had to jump just to hack at that round belly of his...

So humiliating~

In the spirit of not wasting the teacher, Du Yu started training together with Little Tai Sui instead, both of them receiving Teacher Tutuan’s guidance.

"Powerful Split Chi Bear!" Du Yu shouted, holding the Fire Age Axe in one hand, swinging it from back to front and drawing a dark-red arc.

The Fire Age Axe came down with tremendous weight and force, cleaving straight for Tai Sui’s head, as if he were about to split the adorable Chi Bear in two.

"Ying!" The Tai Sui God was clearly a nimble little fatty.

He stamped his foot and easily dodged the downward cleave of the giant axe.

"Chopping Melons and Cutting Bears!" Du Yu twisted his wrist, yanked the axe out of the ground, and hacked sideways with a fierce swing.

These past few days, Teacher Tutuan had taught Du Yu the "Seven Axe Techniques," all of them Basic Skills.

Tutuan’s wording was very precise, just like his personality.

First Skill· Slash was a downward chop from top to bottom.

Second Skill· Chop was a horizontal or diagonal swing.

"Ying!" Tai Sui let out a cry, holding the bamboo stick upright at his side, blocking the incoming axe blade.

The Tai Sui God naturally wouldn’t miss such a chance. The bamboo stick he was holding upright suddenly propped against the ground as he kicked both feet toward Du Yu.

Du Yu immediately retreated, one hand on the axe shaft, the other bracing the side of the blade, forming a blocking posture.

Seventh Skill· Cut.

Whether it was the axe head or the shaft, both could be used to block an enemy’s attack.

Teacher Tutuan had specifically reminded him to choose different "Cuts" depending on the opponent’s Power.

Cut was divided into Force Dissipation Section and Thrust Section.

Du Yu was Great Demon Tamer· Peak Stage, and Little Tai Sui was Spirit Level·Peak Stage.

Judging by Level, the two were on par. But in terms of the Human Race’s Strength Attribute, how could he possibly match a Beast Race Chi Bear?

Naturally, Du Yu chose the Force Dissipation Section.

As Tai Sui’s foot slammed onto the axe shaft, Du Yu only felt his tiger’s mouth go numb!

He retreated while trying to shed the force of the blow.

"Ying~" Tai Sui pressed the advantage, and the instant he landed, he suddenly darted off to the right front.

That round, rolling body tumbled once along the ground, and the bamboo stick in his hand suddenly swept out in a horizontal strike, targeting Du Yu’s lower body.

Du Yu hurriedly jumped up, hauling the axe as he leapt backward.

"Whoo~" The red bamboo leaves all over the courtyard were whipped into swirling flurries by the gusts, full of aesthetic mood.

The silly voice of the Tai Sui God sounded in Du Yu’s mind: "Master, your lower body’s not very stable, huh?"

Du Yu: "..."

This kid’s gone bad, he even knows how to talk trash now!

Of course, Tai Sui might not mean anything else by it; he could just be kindly pointing it out.

At the same time, the Tai Sui God displayed an unimaginable burst of Speed!

This nimble little fatty took advantage of Du Yu still being in midair and shot straight to Du Yu’s right rear.

Tai Sui’s black-and-white body looked exactly like a soccer ball; after one roll, he smoothly sprang up and swung his stick backward, smashing it toward the back of Du Yu’s head.

Although Du Yu’s feet hadn’t landed yet, he clenched the axe shaft in his hands and swept it back with all his strength.

Sixth Skill· Sweep!

The war axe swept around Du Yu’s body, tracing a dark-red arc with the momentum of sweeping aside a thousand troops!

The giant axe was not like other fast weapons; its path was one of heavy, powerful swings, wide open and unrestrained.

"Ying." Tutuan let out a soft sound and nodded.

Du Yu had only turned halfway, yet the axe sweeping behind him had already caught the incoming bamboo stick.

Since Du Yu had already completed most of the circular sweep and came with full momentum, the axe actually knocked the descending bamboo stick aside!

Without another word, Du Yu pushed off with his foot and slammed his side into Tai Sui.

He couldn’t bring the axe blade back around for the moment, but the shaft was also a lethal weapon!

Tutuan had said that if you wanted to develop a heavy axe to its fullest, then both ends of the shaft had to be brought into play.

Fifth Skill· Stab!

Du Yu lunged forward in a bow stance, the butt of the shaft thrusting straight at the Tai Sui God.

Tai Sui met the move with a counter, his thin bamboo stick precisely blocking the stabbing axe shaft.

Taking advantage of the opening, Du Yu switched to a two-handed grip and brought the axe blade from behind sweeping forward.

Crescent,

Once again, a dark-red crescent!

After switching to the axe, Du Yu’s personal style had also changed completely; he went from a sinister, scheming type to a fearless mad brute!

But... can a person’s true nature really change?

Third Skill - Chop!

Unlike Slash and Chop (the second), "Chop" here was not about channeling unstoppable force, but about making the Power controllable, retractable at will.

Its focus was on short, rapid strikes!

"Ying~" The Beautiful Demon Fox squatted on Hongye’s broad shoulders, the tip of one fox tail lightly touching her own lips.

Those golden-brown fox eyes watched Du Yu gripping the axe with both hands, frantically chopping away at Tai Sui.

A bit conflicted, and a bit deranged.

Using a heavy, broad war axe in such short, rapid bursts made for a particularly contradictory style.

And within this contradictory scene, Du Yu became a madman.