Xu Du's repeated failures to gain any advantage against Shang Qi had put him in a rage.
He mimicked Shang Qi, transforming his lightning ability into a bow and taking Shang Qi's arrows. He looked at Shang Qi and said, "I'll use your own arrows against you, to show you that there's always someone better, and that you shouldn't be so unforgiving. You..."
Before Xu Du could finish his rant, Shang Qi gave him no chance for more nonsense, shooting another arrow.
"Damn it!" Xu Du, infuriated, drew his bow and let his arrow fly, colliding with Shang Qi's in mid-air. kAnshuWu.ξà
Shang Qi, disinclined to waste words with Xu Du, continued to shoot arrows at him one after another.
Xu Du had initially intended to fight fire with fire, using Shang Qi's own methods against him. However, he soon realized he was no match for Shang Qi.
With no other option, Xu Du, showing quick reflexes, abandoned his bow and arrows and transformed directly into a shield and a sword.
The shield blocked the incoming arrows, while the sword deflected those that slipped past.
Seeing that his arrows could no longer affect Xu Du, Shang Qi changed his tactic.
The lightning bow and arrows in his hand transformed, becoming a Tang sword identical to Su Ling's, only his was a lightning Tang sword.
Shang Qi grasped the lightning Tang sword and looked at Xu Du, "Let's decide life and death!"
As he spoke, Shang Qi held absolute control over Xu Du's fate, as if he could end Xu Du's life with a mere flick of his finger, making him a soul sacrificed to his lightning Tang sword.
Xu Du, changing his strategy in time, also transformed his sword and shield into lightning Tang swords identical to Shang Qi's.
In contrast to Shang Qi's side, which suffered no casualties, Xu Du's forces were devastated.
With a clang, Shang Qi's Tang sword collided with Xu Du's in the air, sending a jarring numbness through his hands.
Xu Du's hands, previously charred and numb from the lightning, regained sensation from the impact.
Though happy that his hands had regained feeling, Xu Du's joy was short-lived as Shang Qi seized his hand.
With his hand caught by Shang Qi, Xu Du felt his body go limp.
But the next moment, he felt a cramping pain course through him. He found his body gradually weakening, his energy draining away. The lightning Tang sword in his hand flickered, then dissipated into the air.
After a wave of weakness, as Shang Qi released him, Xu Du stumbled and fell to the ground.
He landed face first, his left side of his face bloody and battered.
This was not the worst of it. The worst was discovering that he could no longer use his abilities, no matter how hard he tried.
Meanwhile, Shang Qi, after absorbing Xu Du's abilities, stepped forward and placed his foot on Xu Du's face. wAp.kanshuWu.net
Shang Qi looked down at his defeated opponent, Xu Du. He had already sheathed his lightning Tang sword and, with his hands in his pockets, he asked, "Speak, how do you want to die?"
With his face pinned to the ground, the other half of his face also pressed against the dirt, Xu Du could not look at Shang Qi.
Even if he could, all he would see was Shang Qi's foot.
He had no intention of answering Shang Qi's question.
Seeing Xu Du's silence, Shang Qi, with uncharacteristic amusement, said, "Burning, electrocution, freezing, drowning, turning to earth... choose one, and I'll oblige you."
Shang Qi's words, instead of calming Xu Du, made him tremble violently.
He found Shang Qi truly terrifying, an unfathomable terror that sent chills down his spine.
Shang Qi lit a cigarette and took a puff. Controlling Xu Du's life and death, he continued, "Burn him. Burn him until he's well-cooked, so his men can all have a taste of him."