Chapter 283: Ulterior Motive

There were no wonderful opening remarks, nor were there any enchanting declaration. Xia Fei and Butchers match started very normally, which caused the audience on the stands to rain out boos. In the past history of these spectators, warriors would always brag and make promises before they got to fighting, claiming that they would make a bench out of the enemys head and so on.

Though the match started without any preamble, Xia Feis and Butchers performance was still sufficiently exciting, and that very quickly led to everyone watching to spectate intently.

Xia Feis Bloodthirsty Screech clashed with Butchers Cold Steel Greataxe, creating loud crashing sounds whenever the two men passed each other, their weapons in hands still reverberating through.

Butcher never thought that the slim built Xia Fei would actually possess so much strength to cause his wrist to feel sore as that over three hundred catty heavy axe continued to give a low hum.

Thats some strength youve got. Again!

Butcher yelled at the top of his lungs even as he leaped over three meters high and swung his greataxe overhead.

The wind howled as that heavy axe came crashing down to Xia Fei from above.

Xia Feis foot shifted diagonally as his body shunted to the side. Exerting strength from his waist, not only did he evade the attack, he retaliated with his longsword in hand like a blade in a blender, slashing in an arc aimed at Butchers legs.

Moving astonishingly fast, there was no way anyone could clearly make out what Xia Fei was doing in that instant without the aid of HD slow-motion playback.

Butcher abruptly retracted both his legs, nimbly doing a back-flip evasion maneuver as that greataxe adjusted and went swinging for Xia Fei again.

It must be mentioned that Butcher was almost two meters tall, weighing no less than three hundred catties himself. While it could still be understood just how quick Xia Fei was able to move, seeing someone of Butchers size move as agilely as a hawk was proof of how strong his martial arts foundation was.

This time, Xia Fei did not attempt to return the favor. Instead, he sternly swiveled his body outward, using his greater dynamic range of motion to turn himself into an oblique spring.

With a forceful push of his legs, Xia Fei sent his whole body bounding outward.

The greataxe smashed into the thick metal flooring, creating a deep depression and causing plenty of glaring sparks to fly out as the metal met metal.

What strength!

Youre the best, Butcher!

The audience up in the stands were all cheering for Butcher. The man looked to be really giving it his all today. In all the hundreds of battles before, Butcher had never shown such great strength until today. To be able to create such a depression on the metal flooring was evidence that he was giving two hundred percent of his effort in this match.

The crowd went wild, cheering with glee. Hook was also very satisfied, assuming that the opponents Butcher had faced before were too weak to stir him so much unlike today. It looked as if he ought to find some more warriors with higher cultivation or those with strange abilities for the man to fight. This way, the fights would be exhilarating, attracting even more viewers, which would naturally increase his revenue as well.

The black-robed girl anxiously covered her eyes in that second, and as if a cold war was being waged in her body, she kept shuddering. The older woman beside her saw how she acted and coldly harrumphed, evidently very dissatisfied with her reaction. Xiao Yu nervously let go and forced herself to endure the worry she felt inside her as she continued to watch the match.

The fight carried on, and it gradually intensified.

Xia Fei and Butcher pulled themselves together and focused hard on the fight, showing their top form as they kept trying to kill each other.

The metal flooring began to look more and more unsightly. Butchers greataxe and Xia Feis Bloodthirsty Screech were both heavy and large weapons, and with how they were exerting great strength every time they struck, each blow ended up causing plenty of collateral damage to their surroundings.

Furthermore, their fight was concentrated. Technically speaking, with an arena tens of thousands of square meters, there should be more than enough space for the two men to maneuver about, yet Xia Fei and Butcher kept clashing within a small space, taking turns to slash and cleave with their weapons respectively. It was almost as if backing down from the fight was a sort of insult to either man.

The commentator was excitedly describing every action of either Xia Fei or Butcher.

Xia Fei contorted his body and successfully evaded Butchers attack, and now the former is taking the opportunity before the latter can recover his footing to go straight for his exposed back!

Im sorry; Ive already forgotten how many times I used the words contort and tilt to describe Xia Feis dexterous motions, but I truly cant think of any other words to describe what Im witnessing. His form is simply just too strange, always tilting and slipping right past his opponents attacks. I dont even have a clue on how hes able to make such unorthodox motions, not to mention doing so in the middle of actual combat.

The commentator kept apologizing for his limited vocabulary, since it was truly difficult for anyone to describe Xia Feis motion when his Sly Thrust technique was in full play. This was all due to the fact that his figures movements were just too weird. He was clearly heading to the left, yet Xia Fei would somehow twist and bend in the middle, such that he ended up on the right, instead, giving off this illusion that those watching had gotten distracted in the process.

Xia Feis Bloodthirsty Screech split a palm-length wound on the flooring, then the two combatants parted to the left and right once more.

Im grateful that Im able to enjoy myself going up against an opponent like yourself! Butcher loudly called to him.

Xia Fei pulled out several Snake Eye Berries f