Chapter 30: Next Time, I'll Defeat You Fair and Square
"Looks like if I don't fight today, he won't let this go!"
With a helpless sigh, Li Jie xuan took out a bottle of stamina potion and tilted his head back, gulping it down. Against an opponent like Orochimaru, if he didn't go all out, Li Jie xuan suspected he might not even get another chance to drink a stamina potion.
Although Orochimaru couldn't see the stamina potion, he could clearly feel that Li Jie xuan's condition had already returned to its peak!
"What a terrifying ability…"
Orochimaru narrowed his snake-like pupils, his hands slowly reaching toward the pouch at his waist. At the same time, Li Jie xuan's right hand trembled slightly, and the space-time kunai silently slid from his sleeve into his palm.
Almost simultaneously, two streaks of black light tore through the air and collided violently! "Clang!"
An exquisitely crafted shuriken fell to the ground. Orochimaru reached out again, flicking another shuriken toward Li Jie xuan. At the same time, he kicked off the ground, chasing after the shuriken as he closed in on Li Jie xuan.
Whether it was the speed or the power of the shuriken, the pressure Orochimaru gave Li Jie xuan was on a completely different level from those nameless weaklings! "Come back!"
The space-time kunai returned to Li Jie xuan's hand, but Orochimaru's shuriken was simply too fast. Li Jie xuan had no time to throw a second kunai and could only barely deflect Orochimaru's shuriken with his weapon.
Yet almost at the same moment, Orochimaru had already closed the distance and appeared right in front of Li Jie xuan.
"Snake–Goat–Monkey–Boar–Horse–Tiger!"
Orochimaru's young hands formed seals at lightning speed. He suddenly opened his mouth wide, and scorching flames surged out from his throat.
"Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique!"
"Damn it!"
Orange-red flames rushed straight toward him, and Li Jie xuan's eyes widened instinctively.
Even though he dodged with all his strength, he was still caught by the blazing heat of the Great Fireball…
"Sss—"
A faint smell of roasted meat drifted through the air. One of Li Jie xuan's arms had been badly burned.
As expected of Orochimaru—although the technique wasn't perfectly refined, being able to use such an exaggerated ninjutsu at only Four years old truly made him a peerless genius of this era.
However, after releasing this C-rank ninjutsu, even Orochimaru couldn't help but gasp slightly. Seeing this, Li Jie xuan immediately opened another treasure chest and downed another stamina potion.
At that sight, Orochimaru couldn't help frowning slightly.
But he didn't say anything. The battle had only just begun…
From then on, Li Jie xuan was almost completely suppressed by Orochimaru. In both strength and speed, Orochimaru was a cut above him. Combined with the occasional D-rank ninjutsu, Li Jie xuan had to open ten treasure chests in a row just to barely hold on.
"Huff… huff… huff…"
After fighting to this extent, even Orochimaru was utterly exhausted.
"As expected, Orochimaru is still too strong."
Li Jie xuan shook his head helplessly. In just this short time, he had already used a full ten bottles of stamina potion.
If this continued, he would only suffer greater losses.
Should he concede?
For a moment, Li Jie xuan hesitated.
But just then, Orochimaru suddenly shook his head and sighed. "I've lost!"
"Huh?"
Li Jie xuan stared in disbelief. Throughout the entire fight, he had been completely on the defensive—yet Orochimaru was conceding at this point?
"I'm out of chakra and strength!"
Orochimaru shook his head, looking somewhat dejected. "After fighting for so long, I still couldn't tell what kind of secret technique you're using to recover your stamina. It's really frustrating…"
Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru collapsed straight onto the ground…
He was completely drained!
Seeing this, Li Jie xuan froze for a moment, then shook his head with a low voice.
"Next time, I'll defeat you fair and square!"
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