Stuck in a Chinese novel

Without a moment's hesitation, Wei Jun discharged some Qi once again but this to push himself away from the lizard. With that one small exchange, Wei Jun was now aware of one simple thing. The lizard was a lot stronger than him. At least in physical terms, the lizard was better. However, in terms of magic or sorcery, or whatever it was, he wasn't so sure.

He had none of it in the first place but so far, he had only seen two abilities of the lizard. One was when it procured its weapon and then damage return.

All in all, the battle wouldn't be in his favor the longer it was prolonged. For one, he didn't know the limit of the formation and he didn't have the time to ask the system. And second, he had a feeling in a battle of endurance, the lizard would still be better than him so a battle of stamina was out of the question.

If there was one plus point to all of this battle then it was only one. The massive attack he had managed to deliver at the beginning but he knew that normal lizards, not so sure about this one, could regenerate their wounds at a slow pace. If it was the same for this one, then it was all the more reason to avoid a prolonged battle.

Wei Jun created Death Qi spears and threw them at the lizard. The lizard managed to avoid both of them and headed in his direction. Seeing that the spears weren't the right approach for this, Wei Jun improvised.

He straightened his plan and executed a slashing movement, creating a slash of Death Qi that covered more area vertically and then did the same horizontally to create an improvised cross or plus, making it harder for the lizard to avoid it this time.

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As expected, the strike wasn't something the lizard could avoid so easily and while it moved to the right to avoid the vertical one, the horizontal one managed to cut it from the end, making the lizard bleed.

"Argh!" There was a grunt but it wasn't as loud as before. However, Wei Jun was now glad to see he had created a move that could work in his favor. He had simply thought of it on the spot so he wasn't sure it would work but he was glad to see it delivered the intended effect.

The lizard was damaged and it also obstructed its swift movements. However, it wasn't his arm he wanted to damage but the legs so Wei Jun created more distance and did the same thing again.

However, this time, there weren't just two of them. At random, there were eight slashes. It brought his Qi almost down to zero but that was the least of Wei Jun's concern when the lizard crossed its arms in front of its face and let out a loud noise.

The area around the lizard, as if it was distorting, trembled a little and as it did, the slashes in that distorted area disappeared, leaving no damage on the lizard.

'What the…' Wei Jun was flabbergasted at the scene when the system came to assist…

[Spatial magic]

[Very, very rare]

[But it takes a high toll on the user so you should keep it up]

While it was good news that there was a limit, there was also a limit to Wei Jun's Qi and stamina. Ever since he attained damage to his soul, he'd get tried twice as fast as before. He didn't regret doing so because had he not done so, he wouldn't have been able to clear the quest in time but he couldn't help but sense its disadvantages.

"Haha…ha," As the system said, the lizard did seem a little out of breath but Wei Jun didn't move in to attack.

There was no telling if the lizard couldn't use that strange power again and if Wei Jun was caught up in it, he might break like those slashes as well. Half and half. He'd rather not try and only decided to observe for a moment.

"Quite a strong warrior you are, oh disciple of the dark side. I was not aware they could produce such talents." The lizard said as it stood up straight. Wei Jun kept looking at it, his eyes locked on it, and no reply left his lips. The lizard looked at him back, a strange gaze in its eyes as it asked, "You have no idea what I am talking about, do you? How much time has passed on the outside? Is the Ashguard Empire still at war with the central plains?"

'Central plains?' He didn't know about the empire or whatever but it was the second time he was hearing about the central plains. The system hadn't divulged any information about it, saying that it would be a calamity if someone was ever to find the central plains.

Wei Jun's skills were dispelled once his Death Qi ran out. As much as he would have liked to consume a pill to restore his Death Qi, he didn't want to waste his yang Qi either. The consumption of the pill restored both types of his Qi, not just one so it would be a waste. Besides, he didn't have to worry about running out of it with a few attacks as well.

"You are not aware of those giants either? Have time come so far that even those two have been forgotten?" The lizard couldn't help but have a nostalgic gaze in its eyes. Then as if something clicked, it asked, "The lizard race, my race, it has also ceased to exist, has it not?" Continue reading on My Virtual Library Empire

Wei Jun once again remained silent. However, like the last time, the lizard learned all it needed to from that silence. "So I no longer have a home to return to?"

"Then what will you do? Rampage on the outside? You will be killed the moment you step out of here. There are stronger people outside." Wei Jun said, trying to buy as much time as he could.

"That you do not have to worry about, human warrior. Once out of this prison, I will return to my original might. Then, I shall wreak havoc upon the world, your world." The lizard said. It said 'Your world' not 'mine' which already showed how the brewing hatred was catching fire.

Wei Jun knew arguing here would be useless. With that reply, the lizard wasn't interested in talking anymore as well. The anger in its eyes could clearly be seen. Wei Jun could tell it was a creature with emotions. Yet, Wei Jun wasn't interested in those emotions. He didn't have a shred of sympathy for the creature.

Only one thing mattered to him. Which of the two was going to survive?

Wei Jun prepared himself for defense. An offensive battle wasn't a good idea. Wei Jun needed openings and the only way to create those openings was to wound the creature. He couldn't do that if he was split in half hence the defensive stance.

Once again, he used Qi construct to make slashes but this time, there were ten of them which he threw at the lizard without giving it a chance to get ready. But, the lizard didn't need a chance in the first place. With the Yang Qi n fold, the miasma barrier around the lizard acted as it was supposed to and blocked the attacks from Wei Jun.

Granted, it wasn't completely unscathed either as impact from the slashes was still delivered but compared to actual pain, it was close to nothing. The lizard looked at Wei Jun and without a word, jumped at him again.

Wei Jun once again moved out of the way but the lizard changed its movements mid-thrust, easily changing its charge on Wei Jun. Wei Jun's stats were lower now since Death Qi was no longer in the fold but Wei Jun wasn't worried. All he needed to do was to buy some time.

Once the lizard had used a certain amount of Miasma, he'd consume the Qi replenishment pill and use Death Qi to deal with it. Besides, he was practically immortal with the green dragon's power and the health pills. He wouldn't be able to regenerate his limbs with Death Qi anymore but the alternative, the phoenix's tears, were still available.

However, maybe Wei Jun had underestimated the lizard's capabilities or overestimated his, because the next moment, the lizard disappeared from its spot, and before his instincts could even warm him, his left arm was separated from his body, leaving nothing but pain and a bloody trail.

But Wei Jun had no time to wallow in pain. He hurriedly discharged Qi as much as he could to throw the lizard who had appeared behind him off balance and ran away while trying to block the flowing blood from his body.

The green power acted fast and stopped the bleeding, forming a stub at his severed arm in an instant but the lizard wasn't intent on giving him any time to breathe.

It once again disappeared but this time, Wei Jun was ready. Wei Jun formed a Qi spear and turned to his left, maximizing his senses to the limit, and just as it appeared…