The King's Avatar: The Sword Immortal Returns

Chapter 164 Targeting the Sword Saint! That's really overthinking it!!

"I'm totally freaked out!? This is ridiculous, why is it stopping here? What are they thinking? Are they really scared of me? Come on, come on!! Don't back down!"

Huang Shaotian looked at the other team's Amaterasu with disdain. It was the team captain who had called for a pause. He hadn't expected this guy, who was quite handsome, to be so utterly useless.

If they pause for five minutes, all the warm-up Huang Shaotian just did will probably be for nothing.

"Don't worry, Shaotian, don't let your mindset get the better of you. Doing so will only lead you into their trap. They're trying to ruin your momentum. You may be out of shape now, but they need to understand what kind of beast they've unleashed—"

Yu Wenzhou comforted Huang Shaotian, but his main concern was that Huang Shaotian should use his brain before acting.
Huang Shaotian's biggest weakness is that he's not very competitive, and he also always wants to take risks.
But now, the opponent has directly eliminated both of Huang Shaotian's weaknesses at the same time. Do you think Yu Wenzhou should thank that professional player on the opposing team who called "Pause"?

Shao Tian is very angry, and the consequences will be severe. Prepare to face the Sword Saint's wrath!

At this moment, Amaterasu was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation, peacefully warming up. Young Master Huang really didn't need to warm up anymore; Shao Tian's heart was already burning with excitement.
When Yu Wenzhou saw that Huang Shaotian's usual casualness had disappeared, he knew that the matter was probably settled. Given Huang Shaotian's current state, he could probably take down at least two more people!

"Timeout over! Match resumes! Please welcome the next player from the Japanese team!"

Huang Shaotian stared coldly at his opponent, who was none other than Amaterasu, the leader of the Japanese team and a battle mage with decent reaction speed.
"Haha, Lao Ye, do you think Young Master Huang can take on five people at once?"

Mo Qian looked at Huang Shaotian in this state and asked Ye Xiu, "This form of Huang Shaotian is extremely rare—it's very difficult to see Huang Shaotian so angry under normal circumstances."

"Hmm—a one-against-five situation is unlikely, because Huang Shao's weapon isn't your [One Thought God and Demon] after all, so its endurance might still be a problem. I estimate it will only last until the fourth opponent at most."

Ye Xiu was quite familiar with Huang Shaotian's explosive power, but whether it was truly true or not still needed to be seen in the match—

The match begins! Huang Shaotian VS Amaterasu!

"Sword Shadow Step! Z-Shake - Five-Hit Combo!"

Huang Shaotian attacked without holding back from the very beginning, unleashing dozens of sword shadow steps right off the bat. Against Amaterasu, Huang Shaotian didn't even bother with trash talk.

"In the sky?! No, not there. He never intended to use that technique!"

The moment Tianzhao raised his gaze, he had already lost. Huang Shaotian wasn't stupid; the "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens" technique had been completely exposed. Unless his opponent was an idiot, he would most likely look up to see if there was a swordsman in the sky.
"Rising Dragon Slash!"

The moment that kid looked up that day, he had already lost the initiative. Huang Shaotian had come at lightning speed; the five-hit zigzag combo was already the limit of Huang Shaotian's hand speed.

"Such a burst of hand speed in that instant could shorten my professional career, you bastard!" Even at the cost of some of his professional lifespan, Huang Shaotian was determined to strike his opponent's chin with that sword.
"You actually dared to scheme against your Sword Saint grandpa! I think you're really tired of living!"

Without hesitation, Huang Shaotian continued to increase his hand speed. Now that he had found his opponent's weakness, Huang Shaotian was determined to maintain his dominance to the very end.
"Looks like Young Master Huang's stats are terrifying when he's angry, Old Ye. That hand speed is probably not much different from your peak, right?"

Mo Qian watched as Huang Shaotian seized the opportunity to brutally attack his opponent. He subconsciously tested Huang Shaotian's hand speed and discovered it was incredibly fast, faster than ever before. He didn't know why.
As it turns out, anger is indeed the best way to increase strength; other methods seem to be less efficient.

"Something's wrong." Yu Wenzhou knew something was amiss just by looking at the situation. His opponent wasn't in a hurry at all, calmly watching the computer screen as his character was attacked. But Amaterasu was actually slowly calculating the time in her mind.

"Three—two, one! Now!"

It seems that the opponent's Amaterasu is also a clear "opportunist," and moreover, the opponent appears to be even more patient than Huang Shaotian in waiting for the opportunity to arise.
Amaterasu waited until Huang Shaotian was exhausted, then escaped the range of Huang Shaotian's combo, followed by a wide-angle Sky Strike, and then quickly followed up with a "Floating Four-Hit Combo".
"Want to test your speed? I'm all in!"

Huang Shaotian couldn't understand what the other person was saying, but he could tell from Amaterasu's actions that the opponent's hand speed was also starting to explode.

"Hmph! Come on then!"

Although Huang Shaotian had been using his hand speed at a high level for quite some time, now that his opponents were challenging him, he naturally couldn't let his guard down!

"What?! The two players have started a direct confrontation! Their hand speed is constantly increasing; at this point, it's a test of their perseverance and endurance!"

"But it seems to be very unfavorable for player Huang Shaotian now - after all, player Huang Shaotian has just had a burst of hand speed, and although he successfully gained an advantage in health, can player Huang Shaotian really unleash his true strength?"

The commentators are commentating on their own team's home turf, so of course they'll worry about their own players.
"Go, Sword Saint!"

"Young Master Huang!!! Take him down!"

"Sword Saint!!!! Sword Saint!!!"

Almost all the viewers, whether watching the live stream or at the venue, generously offered their encouragement, regardless of whether Huang Shaotian could hear it.
In fact, Huang Shaotian shouldn't be able to hear it, because the headphones used in competitions nowadays are noise-canceling, and all headphones undergo repeated testing before being issued to the athletes.
Even though we can't hear it, the sentiment is there, and that's enough.
"Trust Young Master Huang. After all, he's received so much extra training from Old Yu, and I've also given him so much extra physical training. Young Master Huang is incredibly resilient now—"

Mo Qian looked at the arena and thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)