546: Chapter 190 Era 546: Chapter 190 Era The Yin-Yang Axes of the Subsidiary Meridian ricocheted off the wall, pulled by the connecting line behind them; they traced a beautiful arc in mid-air, rolling towards the tip of the Sonicon Blade.

This move, too, was beyond Xiang Shan’s expectations.

Maneuvers like this were extremely rare.

Without a second thought, Xiang Shan swung his sword behind him, trying to escape the attack of the Yin-Yang Axes, while simultaneously attempting to cut the line attached to their end.

Almost at the same time, the “Mirror of Iron Dust” shattered into an even mist.

A martial artist had smashed the mirror and stepped out.

Zhili Jiliu manipulated the Yin-Yang Axes with his wrist and fingers, altering their trajectory.

The “Crescent” of the Yin-Yang Axes aimed for the Sonicon Blade.

—No use, I can cut through…

Huh?

Xiang Shan had intended to slice through the Yin-Yang Axes directly.

The way they had bounced off the wall revealed their approximate modulus of elasticity.

He could also use his Prosthetic Eye to measure their oscillation frequency and determine the likely crystal structure of their material based on empirical formulas.

For the Sonicon Blade, such a vague range was sufficient.

He had planned to cut through the Yin-Yang Axes.

However, when his sword neared the tip of the Yin-Yang Axes, they changed direction following his sword’s motion, as if they were evading the blade edge – defying Newtonian mechanics.

This was definitely not something you could achieve with “a line attached to the back”!

But Xiang Shan was not facing just one enemy.

The Banner Leader’s attack also arrived at the same time, in synchronization.

A sword edge burst out of the Banner Leader’s Sword Box from behind.

With a one-handed wave, the hilt in the Banner Leader’s grasp met the scabbard in mid-air.

Electromagnetic Draw Sword, a hundred and seventy-three moves.

If the Six Dragons Sect had spare Sonicon Blades to bribe the Green Forest, then naturally they had ones to arm their own Banner Leaders.

Xiang Shan wanted to retrieve his sword for defense.

But Guardian Zhi rapidly turned his upper body halfway and then pulled the rope in his hand with all his might.

Xiang Shan’s movement was unexpectedly impeded.

In that instant, Xiang Shan understood the principle of the Yin-Yang Axes.

These Yin-Yang Axes were not designed as weapons for killing the enemy; they were specifically intended to counter the Sonicon Blade.

The “Crescent” tips of this pair of Yin-Yang Axes each housed a magnetic field generator, and their intensity was slightly greater than that of the Sonicon Blade’s hilt.

If timed properly, they could act as a “Magnetic Trap” to capture the Sonicon Blade’s blade.

Once the blade passes between the ends of the Crescent, its relative position to the Yin-Yang Axes is essentially fixed.

This weapon could disrupt vibrations, preventing the Sonicon Blade from inflicting damage, or possibly “yank” out the blade directly.

Its scope of application was terrifyingly narrow.

In this era, it probably could only be used against Iron Dust or the Sonicon Blade.

But Xiang Shan knew this too late.

Guardian Zhi shouted loudly, and the magnetic field of the Yin-Yang Axes pulled the Sonicon Blade out of the handle.

And as Guardian Zhi’s figure made brief contact with Xiang Shan, he appeared behind Xiang Shan, his feet sparking with two long trails of sparks.

Xiang Shan’s side and thigh had developed a small wound.

This small wound slowly grew, expanding to several centimeters long, and piercing through the external armor.

After striking Xiang Shan with a punch that had recoiled him backwards, the Banner Leader had gathered the necessary data from the sensors in his wrist and learned the alloy material used in Xiang Shan’s external armor.

The Yin-Yang Axes, with the Sonicon Blade attached, drew a circle in mid-air and were then flung out.

They plunged into the metal outer wall only after falling hundreds of meters.

—Success!

We…

The Banner Leader wanted to turn around and face Xiang Shan in a ready stance again.

But as he was halfway through turning, Xiang Shan had already appeared behind him.

After suddenly losing the hilt of his sword, Xiang Shan exerted force with his legs, leaping away from the wall and hurtling towards the Banner Leader.

His body curled up mid-air, and he unfolded abruptly just before coming into contact with the Banner Leader.

The Banner Leader was already in a state of “sprinting,” his footing unstable.

Within a single move, Xiang Shan unleashed several tons of mass along with his full strength, sending the Banner Leader flying away.

The Banner Leader’s thoughts froze in that instant.

Then, a scream tore through the sky.

Xiang Shan used the reaction force to spring up a few inches and steadied himself again.

If that move had been off by even a hair’s breadth, the Martial Ancestor would have plummeted down as well, and might even have died from the fall.

The members of the Six Dragons Sect hadn’t anticipated this move.

But Xiang Shan was even more taken aback by the opponent’s techniques.

He looked at the empty hilt in his hand and then at the damaged external armor on his body, and laughed, “A few third-rate warriors actually managed to injure me…

when our prosthetic bodies are essentially on par.”

Up until then, Xiang Shan had very little experience in dealing with “soft weapons.”

The reason was the same as “not being quite familiar with the Yin-Yang Axes.” When the Martial Ancestor created cyber martial arts, “whips” were one of the first things to be eliminated.

Let’s start with the whip.

In the age of cold weapons, it was hardly considered a weapon at all, used more often for “torture” than for “armed combat.”

The reason?

The thing had no real practical offensive power for inflicting injury or death.

Against a natural person, it was very weak indeed.

Indeed, it could lash a person’s skin open and cause incessant bleeding, but that was about it.

The whip hardly ever had the capability to break bones.

And when the adrenaline surges in a stressful situation, it can effectively reduce the sensation of pain.

As long as one endures it for a moment, even a small dagger will allow for close combat.

Moreover, soft weapons have other major disadvantages.

After hitting the enemy, it must be swung again to accelerate and regain its attacking power.

And the reasons why they were officially present in various martial arts factions across the Central Plains…

was mostly because the predefined application scenario for most martial arts in the Central Plains was “street fighting,” assuming both sides wore no armor and carried only portable weapons, often engaging in skirmishes.

Only under these assumptions do soft weapons have certain advantages — such a weapon coiled around the waist is a belt, and the weighted end of a whip can also be disguised as a buckle, making it much more concealed than swords.

Besides, these street fights don’t deliberately aim to kill.

Moreover, on this basis, the advantage of “attack distance” of soft weapons can stand out.

But in the context of cyber martial arts, it’s a joke.

All cyber martial artists are assumed to be armored units.

The slight killing power of a soft weapon isn’t even enough to scrape the surface, and at most could polish the external armor.

Speaking of attack distance, any rifle has a far greater range than a Meteor Hammer, and not to mention an automatic rifle can reload faster than a soft weapon can be swung for acceleration.

And if you’re talking about “control” or “capture,” shooting a net is faster than that.

Basic whips or Meteor Hammers are rarely seen in cyber martial arts.

As for the “long whip” seen in the Meiyimei Building, made of synthetic muscle fibers — it looks more like a “bionic tentacle” than a traditional whip.

Thus, Xiang Shan found it quite interesting: “The times are indeed moving forward.

Quite good, indeed.”