Speechless lowered his head slightly as his expression seemed somewhat melancholic.
The blond youth remained expressionless after hearing his words. However, there was an undetectable cold glint that flashed in his eyes.
"I have a rough understanding of your designation, but I do not know how you managed to obtain information from my world. However, I do not like how you call me as 'that man'."
The blond youth was still using an emotionless tone to speak, "To be precise, I hate it greatly, so I hate you."
I hate you.
The words that seemed like what a girl would say in a fit of anger did not have the coquettishness of a young girl when it was said from the blond youth's mouth. His tone was even colder than a snowstorm in the dead of winter. It contained killing intent that seemed like it could even freeze air.
Speechless shook his head as he could not control his laughter. "Perfect, I happen to hate you very much as well. So, only one of the two of us can exist."
"Alright, then die."
The blond youth used modal particles to enhance his toneless tone.
Then he raised his hand and slashed out.
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Chapter424 No More Escaping
The blond youth slashed out, and like a mirror, Speechless would produce an identical action.
When the identical sword beams clashed again, the outcome was still a tie.
"Three Thousand Waters Sword."
Speechless reported the name of the sword strike.
The blond youth immediately slashed out once again. The crowd could not see the so-called sword that didn't exist, but they could clearly see the sword beam that appeared. What was even more brilliant was the lightning bolts that were mixed with the sword beam's billowing flames.
"Wind Fire Thunder Divine Sword."
Speechless reproduced the same action once again. Be it speed or size, the Wind Fire Thunder Divine Sword was identical to the blond youth's, as though it was a mirror image.
This clash of attacks obviously ended in a tie once again.
The audience was appalled. They found the Celestial King way too enthralling. He could immediately use an identical attack to meet his opponent's attack. This could not be explained as 'instant-learning'. It was as though it was replicated in a second. It was completely unheard of.
Shi Xiaobai, who had previously fought with Speechless previously, knew of Speechless's superpower. However, he could not help but reflect that such a superpower did seem somewhat unresolvable. To anyone, facing an opponent that could immediately replicate one's move was a headache. It left one powerless because it was as though one was fighting with oneself.
Shi Xiaobai was feeling curious. As the imitation of the Hero King, how would the blond youth deal with the situation.
The blond youth's reaction exceeded Shi Xiaobai's expectations.
He did not stop slashing. Furthermore, every strike was a different sword technique. Even though every strike was met with an identical obstacle, resulting in an identical outcome, he did not seem to show any impatience. He adamantly continued producing a myriad of sword techniques.
It was as if he was showcasing his sword moves.
It was also as if he was testing if Speechless could replicate every move.
The conclusion seemed for granted. Speechless very perfectly reproduced the blond youth's sword moves.
A rather boring mirror-like battle seemed to become a demonstration of sword moves.
But it had to be said that the sword moves were all very powerful. From a distance, one could sense the surging sword intent in each sword move. The audience was astounded, but somewhat disappointed. After all, such a battle could not be considered interesting.
Above the basin, Feng Yuanlin said with a deprecating laugh, "This battle seems somewhat strange?"
Pulp Farmer said with a frown, "For some baffling reason, it's a bit boring."
Liu Yu said with a sigh, "Speechless is facing the young Hero King. Even if it's a fake Hero King, it gives one great anticipation. It should have been an exhilarating battle, but who knew that Speechless would constantly replicate the moves like a mirror. And who knew that the Hero King would go along and keep switching moves. What is the reason for this?"
Mu Yuesheng stared at Speechless in the distance as she muttered, "Speechless is acting in a fit of pique. He only wants to prove that his imitation is perfect..."
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The battle continued on for ten minutes.
The blond youth constantly switched sword moves. The number of sword moves he grasped was astounding. Furthermore, from what Speechless said, these sword moves were apparently created by the Hero King in his youth. It was completely unimaginable.
Speechless continued to use his mirror-like replication, making the scales of balance for the battle remain completely level.
No one could gain an advantage against the other. This was the boring conclusion after a battle that lasted for ten minutes.
"Demon Slaying Holy Sword."
Speechless once again reported the blond youth's sword technique's name. But this time, he finally lost his patience.
A mocking smile suffused across his lips. "Is this your response? If you think that you will be able to luckily produce a sword technique I cannot imitate by demonstrating all your sword techniques once, then the naive you have disappointed me."
When Speechless said that, his eyes could not help but glance at the distant Shi Xiaobai.
Speechless had encountered many, many opponents. There were numerous geniuses who wanted to vie for the title of being the "number one youth in China", but against his "Mirror Replication", most young geniuses would eventually suffer a mental breakdown.
To have one's own move perfectly imitated regardless of the move, a portion of people would blame everything on the opponent. They would use mocking words like 'only knowing how to imitate' to cover up for their inability to defeat their own selves. There was a portion of people that would not be discouraged, determined that it was impossible for the opponent to replicate all of their moves. There would always be one move the other party could not imitate.
And Shi Xiaobai was one of the rare youths that did not belong to any of the two categories.
Speechless remembered that during his battle with Shi Xiaobai on the Silent Desolate Lands, when Shi Xiaobai realized that his attacks would be imitated, Shi Xiaobai did not attempt using different moves to challenge his Imitation superpower, nor did he react negatively by using mockery to conceal the difficult situation of him unable to defeat the mirror imitation.
Shi Xiaobai chose to surpass himself. He wanted to exceed the same move to exceed his mirror image.
Since he was imitated, he would surpass the one that imitated him. That was Shi Xiaobai's choice at that time.
From that moment onwards, Speechless treated Shi Xiaobai as a special opponent, an opponent that was worth looking forward to.
And at that moment, the fake Hero King had made a choice that disappointed Speechless. The fake Hero King was constantly using different moves in an attempt to challenge his replication ability and not attempt to challenge his imitated self.
This only sounded like two different options, but they were in fact very different.
The former was a doubt of his opponent, while the latter was to trust in oneself.
Speechless acknowledged the former.
"Indeed, a counterfeit is after all a counterfeit?"
Speechless' eyes flashed a look of disappointment. For him to meet the Hero King, even if it was an imitation was something that made his blood stir. He was filled with anticipation with regards to this battle.
He had used his Mirror Replication to make the battle enter a tie, but he wanted to see what method the Hero King would choose to crack his Mirror Replication.
That was because unless there was absolute strength that could cr
ack his Mirror Replication, there had been no peer or opponent at the same level as him that could crack it.
Speechless wanted to prove that his imitation was perfect, but he also looked forward to the fake Hero King's ability to give him some pressure.
But if the fake Hero King continued attempting to challenge his 'Mirror Replication', then the battle would end in a boring conclusion.
That was because his Mirror Replication was without flaw.
"Found the flaw."
Suddenly, the blond youth said with a deadpan expression. His voice was gentle like a breeze.
But when it landed in Speechless's ears, it was like a typhoon had stirred in his mind.
Speechless' pupils dilated as he said in disbelief, "Impossible! My replication is perfect!"
The blond youth's eyes were calm as he said, "Your so-called perfection is only relative."
"Relative?"
Speechless' eyebrows slightly knitted together.
The blond youth continued, "Whether the jade in your eyes has perfectly replicated another jade stone or not depends on if you can discover the flaws in the jade. Your eyes can only see perfection, not flaws. So you are only imitating perfection."
"Relative to one's eyes?"
A light smile suffused across Speechless's mouth as he said, "So what you mean is that you have seen a flaw that I cannot see?"
The blond youth nodded in a deadpan manner. He looked as though he was in a daze, but the coldness and calmness in his eyes made him appear extraordinarily aloof.
"Your imitation possesses flaws, and they have been discovered by my eyes."
The blond youth said in such a manner.
The blond youth and Sunless were both people who did not show any emotion. Their eyes were dull and calm which gave them a seemingly aloof feeling. However, the blond youth was different from Sunless. The blond youth was good at speaking, nor did he resist conversing with others. He would even take the initiative to say things that he did not need to say.
And it was because of that, the battle suddenly came to a strange halt, which made it an exchange of words.
However, when the blond youth conversed, the emotions of his ice-cold expression in his eyes appeared to be sealed in another world. Instead of calling it a conversation, it was more like him speaking to himself.
Who he was conversing with, or what sort of existence it was, or what answer he would give.
It was meaningless to the blond youth.
He spoke only because he wanted to say something.
"One in ten thousand. Your imitation has a one in ten thousand loophole."
The blond youth did not wait for Speechless to respond. He did not even look at Speechless. He only continued finishing what he wanted to say, "Of course, a one in ten thousand loophole is relative as well. My eyes can see a one in ten thousand loophole, so to me, within your perfection exists a one in ten thousand flaw. But in fact, it might be one-hundredth or one-tenth or even worse. It might only be because I haven't discovered it. Got it? What you claim as perfection actually has a one in ten thousand loophole that you can't see."
Speechless gaped slightly before chuckling, "Are you discussing philosophy with me? Indeed, perfection is relative. If you can see a one in ten thousand flaw, then my so-called perfection is relatively imperfect to you. But so what? How do you prove that you have discovered a one in ten thousand flaw? Even if it's as you say and within my Mirror Replication exists a one in ten thousand flaw, what changes can that tiny amount cause? When the flaws are so small that it can be neglected, that would be perfection."
"Naive."
The blond youth once again said something emotionless when it should have been filled with a mocking tone to it. He said in a deadpan manner, "If I continuously expand that one in ten thousand flaw, can you still neglect it?"
Speechless' pupils constricted slightly as he exclaimed, "What do you mean!?"
The blond youth did not respond. Suddenly, he lifted his hand and slashed out!
When Speechless saw the blond youth raise his hand, Mirror Replication had instinctively already reacted.
Speechless did a similar action as he slashed out the same sword strike!
"Three Thousand Li Sword!?"
After Speechless slashed out, he shouted, "You are doing some foolish attempt again? It's just a waste of energy. My imitation is perfect. The outcome has been decided from the very beginning. Do not attempt to challenge my Mirror Replication, if not..."
Speechless' voice suddenly came to a halt!
His pupils dilated when the sword beams clashed. An unbelievable look filled his pair of bright eyes!
Shi Xiaobai, who had been watching every detail from the distance, gaped slightly as well.
"The balance has been broken."
Shi Xiaobai muttered to himself.
Yes, the balance had been broken.
In fact, it was a tiny crack. What should have been a collision midway before the two sword beams were dissipated finally has its first unforeseen outcome—the blond youth's sword beam had progressed a few centimeters ahead of Speechless's sword beam!
A few centimeters at a distance of ten kilometers seemed like a trivial number. However, the few centimeters confirmed the blond youth's words. Speechless's Mirror Replication was not perfect. It had a hard to discover flaw that was mistaken as not existing!
"But so what? A few centimeters cannot stir my perfection!"
Speechless' lips were quivering slightly.
The blond youth remained expressionless as he silently slashed out once again!
This strike was the most normal Three Thousand Li Sword to the blond youth.
Speechless clenched his teeth slightly as his eyes flashed with a look of stubbornness. With a loud roar, he used his Mirror Replication!
"Boom!"
The same sword beam moved forward in an identical trajectory. It met in mid-air once again. They should have vanished simultaneously, but this time, the blond youth's sword beam had remnant amounts for a short period of time that was nearly negligible!
In that short period of time, it moved...more than ten centimeters!
"The difference has been magnified..."
Shi Xiaobai looked in disbelief at the blond youth.
However, the blond youth had already raised his hand and slashed out!
Speechless' whose eyes had turned somewhat torpid instinctively reacted.
The blond youth did not stop. After one slash, he would slash out another!
Speechless finally extinguished the torpidity in his eyes. His eyes were ignited with fresh fighting spirit as he faced the blond youth's attack and made an identical motion.
"Let me see then. Let me see it!"
Speechless' eyes were filled with stubbornness and resoluteness, "The flaws in your eyes!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The blond youth constantly brandished his sword as his speed and frequency steadily increased!
The sword beams clashed like a storm descending upon the land. There was no moment of pause and it caused the audience to shudder in fear!
As for the sword beam's distance, it was gradually increasing!
More than ten centimeters!
Nearly a meter!
A meter!
Ten meters!
Thirty meters!
A hundred meters!
Five hundred meters!
The blond youth's sword beam had completely upset the balance. Even the weakest members of the audience could tell that the identical sword beams had a sudden difference.
The flaw was being magnified.
It was magnified again and again in a constant fashion!
"Bang!"
When the final sword beam shattered Speechless's sword beam and traversed ten kilometers to slam into the black-and-white sword, the blond youth finally stopped his barrage of attacks.
At that moment, there was complete silence.
Shi Xiaobai could not help but clench his fists
as his eyes were filled with shock.
He had previously fought with Speechless before. He knew the terrifying power of Mirror Replication. He had not split hairs to suspect if the Mirror Replication was perfect or not. Instead, he chose to believe in himself to surpass himself, so as to beat his imitation.
This was probably an expression of confidence.
But in fact, the premise to his actions was to give up doubting.
He had given up doubts of the so-called perfection.
As for the blond youth, he was completely opposite. He chose to experiment and doubt. And soon, he quickly discovered the loopholes beneath the surface of perfection.
Although it was a one in ten thousand loophole, when a hole appeared in a seemingly perfect piece of fabric, as long as the hole was constantly enlarged, the entire piece of fabric would eventually be torn.
The blond youth had used his acute observational skills to discover the one in ten thousand loophole. Next, he constantly surpassed that one in ten thousand flaw of the imitation. He expanded the loophole and succeeded in ripping apart Speechless's perfection.
He had cracked the seemingly unassailable Mirror Replication!
"Can This King accomplish the same?"
Shi Xiaobai suddenly found it hard to breathe.
If he also chose the same method the blond youth had done, was he able to accomplish the same method of cracking, like the blond youth?
"I've lost."
A bitter smile suffused across Speechless's lips. His Mirror Replication had been cracked. No excuse could deny it.
He had already lost the battle that proved that he was the most perfect imitation.
Because, his so-called perfect imitation always had a loophole that he believed did not exist.
The blond youth said with a deadpan manner, "An imitation is an imitation after all."
When the emotionless voice landed in Speechless's ears, his lowered eyes suddenly turned torpid.
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