Genshin Impact: Immortal Cave

Just as Keqing expected, in terms of head-on strength, Xingqiu is indeed the weakest among the three.

After all, this young man has been addicted to books and wandering since he was a child, and the time and energy he has spent on basic training is far less than that of Lei Ze and Chong Yun.

Therefore, from this perspective, Xingqiu is obviously at a disadvantage. However, at this moment, Li Mochen asserted that he would win over Lei Ze. Why?

The reason is actually very simple. In the previous battle, all of Lei Ze's moves had been seen through by Xingqiu.

When Li Mochen announced the start of the battle, the heat left by the fierce battle between the two had not yet dissipated. In an instant, the surging thunder and sharp sword energy once again filled the entire battlefield.

Lei Ze suddenly roared, and rushed into the sky like a fierce roc, with the thunder sword in his hand rushing straight towards the seemingly thin Xingqiu.

Lei Ze's sword moves are swift and fierce, with unbridled savagery, and the elemental power attached to the sword makes it unstoppable.

However, facing such a ferocious sword, Xingqiu remained calm, with a smile on his face, and went straight forward with the thin training sword in his hand.

At the same time, Xingqiu took a half step forward and turned his body to the side.

It was this half step that caused Lei Ze's sword to miss the target.

Just as Xingqiu dodged, his long sword had already stabbed at Lei Ze's shoulder. There was only a slight sound of the sword piercing into the flesh, and a trace of blood was left when it was pulled out.

Since Lei Ze had a tough physique and his body was filled with powerful thunder elemental force, this sword only scratched his skin and did not cause any pain at all.

The real key lies in the next tit-for-tat moment between the two. After dodging Lei Ze's sword and successfully counterattacking, Xingqiu swirls towards the enemy like a water snake.

The training sword in his hand was flexible and varied in moves. With an inadvertent slash, it cleverly drew a series of curves and landed accurately on Lei Ze's wrist.

Although Lei Ze dodged immediately, his wrist was still slightly cut.

From this moment on, the following battle seemed quite strange.

Li Mochen, Keqing, and Chongyun, who were standing by, watched the two men fight, with the wind and clouds rolling. However, their fight was not as direct as Lei Ze and Chongyun's, with fierce collisions and no awe-inspiring momentum.

Although Lei Ze kept swinging his sword in an attempt to slash at the opponent, and occasionally swung his lightning claws to catch Xingqiu off guard, his attacks always passed by, not even touching the edge of Xingqiu's clothes.

Since the two sides were in a close-range fight, the distance between them was so close that Lei Ze could reach Xingqiu with just one hand. In this case, there was really no reason for Lei Ze's every move to miss.

In contrast, the one-handed sword in Xingqiu's hand was like a stream of water flowing through a sky full of thunder, appearing and disappearing, making it difficult to predict and impossible to track its movements.

His moves seemed ordinary, and the strength and speed were not enough to shock people, but the tiny scars on Lei Ze's body accumulated more and more unnoticed.

In a flash, the two figures crossed each other, twisting and turning. No matter how Lei Ze changed his position, he could not escape the sword tip that Xingqiu stabbed accurately.

"Strange, why does Lei Ze seem to be played around by Xingqiu?" Such a scene made Keqing unbelievable. After all, it was very different from her previous expectations.

Obviously, Lei Zelian has advantages in speed, strength, and reaction ability, but in front of Xingqiu, these advantages seem to disappear without a trace. What is going on?

"Look carefully at the sequence of actions of Xingqiu and Lei Ze, who attacks first and who moves later." Li Mochen said with a smile.

After hearing this, Keqing also began to carefully observe the sequence of their actions.

Lei Ze raised his sword to chop, but before he could raise his sword, Xingqiu had already circled to a position where he could not reach; just as Lei Ze was about to distance himself, Xingqiu followed quickly like a ghost, tightly entangling him and preventing him from retreating.

"I see. Now I understand. Xingqiu predicted Lei Ze's move and prepared for it."

However, after hearing her analysis, Li Mochen shook his head, indicating that Keqing's understanding was not comprehensive enough.

"It wasn't a prediction. He saw the other party's actions with his own eyes."

"See it with your eyes? How is that possible? If you see the other party draw their sword and then react, wouldn't you be a step late? How can you take the initiative?" As a swordsman, Keqing knows very well that in the fierce battle, she cannot predict the opponent as calmly as Xingqiu by just observing with her eyes.

However, in fact, it is possible. Xingqiu was not looking at Lei Ze's action itself, but the signs before his action.

After all, humans are very complex creatures, and every movement is made up of countless subtle movements. If you want to raise your hand, your shoulders will start to move first; if you want to raise your foot, your hips will start to move first.

As long as you understand this, and use your keen eyes to see through the key parts of the opponent's body where they exert force, it is equivalent to seeing through the opponent's next move.

Therefore, for Xingqiu, the key to winning the battle is not the "sword" but the "eyes".

The three-foot light is so brilliant. People say that wielding a sword is like wielding a finger, but I say that the sword light is the gaze.

This is the essence of swordsmanship as grasped by Xingqiu, the rare genius successor of the Guhua School.

As expected, I was not mistaken, Xingqiu is the most outstanding genius here.

Looking at Xingqiu's smooth and flowing movements and his all-seeing eyes, Li Mochen nodded secretly in his heart.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xingqiu is indeed a terrifying existence. His understanding of martial arts even exceeds that of Li Mochen himself.

In particular, his philosophy of "sword light is the same as vision" has surpassed the ordinary people's understanding of martial arts. It can even be said that Xingqiu has elevated his swordsmanship to the realm of "Tao".