>>36684387
I just want to tell you how fucking awesome you are WS

>>36684387
Preparing for maximum over-hype.
Here's hoping we don't drop the spaghetti too hard during our fight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oplJnWUtyCE

>>36684387
Found me a thing!

Time to do awesome things!

>>36684475
I am generally against ass-kissing. It breeds conceit.

That said, god damn, this is the best quest I've seen in a long time. You were sorely needed, Sage!

>>36684387
you are the QM tg/ needs not the one it deserves

>>36684487
>I am generally against ass-kissing.
>proceeds to kiss ass
why even bother saying the first line when it's self-evidently not true?

I can't help but laugh at seeing the MIGHTY KAMUSHIN listed as one of our techniques.

>>36684387

You gotta admit; totally worth it.

It was easy to figure out how to steer him, but you're pretty sure you're just suggesting your new friend do things and then he does it because he's your friend, so sometimes he doesn't seem to do EXACTLY what your legs or arms tell him, but you're guessing he has good reasons. He IS the one with the wings after all, maybe it's just how flying works.

And getting him to stall and hover for that second you needed to jump off of MK's back was ALSO super hard. You know he's smart, but you're not sure if human explanations always make much sense to him; he's still a bird.

And yeah, maybe circulating your qi into Form One just for show as you landed was kinda overkill, even though it didn't make you tired.

But when you looked up and saw everone's reaction, you can't help but feel all that extra effort paid off 110%.

>>36684600
>you can't help but feel all that extra effort paid off 110%.
That it did. That it did.

Now we just have to win the fight.

>>36684639
Yeah. And we really do need to win this particular one, for lots of (personal) reasons.

>>36684678
Yeah, if you lose after making an entrance like that you never live it down. Such is the price of being badass.

So, are we officially allowed to call ourselves a Condor Hero, now?

>>36684732
Not only that, but we have like 4 things riding on this fight.
1. Reputation after an entrance like that.
2. Two waifus, Hong Land and Ao Zhengzhu
3. People are already trying to kidnap our friends to get to us, they need to be scared off.
4. Ironheat and Super Sage are both watching us closely, either to aid us or impede us. Either way, we need to look strong like the heir of the Storm Dragon would for our dealings with them.
5. Gain the respect of the other Xia; if we need to call on them to help free Ba then we want to be seen as a strong fighter that should be followed.

Really, we can't slack off anymore. These fights are starting to matter.

>>36684769
As we can't fly without the condor, I'm going to say no. MIGHTY KAMUSHIN is still the Condor Hero and we are now his sworn brother.

>>36684600

"Sorry I'm late. Miss anything?"

You look at Hong Lan, who stands there has agape and seemingly speechless as Kamushin simply explodes into motion, flying DIRECTLY upward back into the clouds, knocking everyone else down and causing your hair to blow over your shoulder in the sudden updraft as he takes off.

Hong Lan closes her jaw, opens it again, closes it again, before shaking herself and seeming to regain her composure.

"It seems you have a sense of showmanship after all, Hero Sky," she says somewhat begrudgingly. "Don't you think your enterance is a little excessive though?"

You make a face as if you're pondering the question and look around at the crowd, seemingly still in total shock.

"Nah, I think this will have some lasting affect," you decide. "I mean it's maybe not as impressive as filling out that dress and standing there doing nothing like you're doing, but I gotta work with whatever I have being a poor xia from the mountains, you know?"

She pauses, her left eye twitching.
"Who ARE you? Really?"

"Tiankong, newly dubbed Lightning Tiger. Really," you answer honestly. Okay, maybe you left out some stuff, but she asked about YOU, not your dad.

"I don't believe you."

"That sounds like a personal problem to me. I've got a monk you can talk to about that if you want, he seems to specialize in that sort of thing."

"You know, if your fists were half as fast as your glib tongue, Qiang wouldn't have pressed you so desperately. You might have others fooled, but I saw just how desperate that fight made you. You were struck only once, but you barely held through that fight."

>>36684782
>4 things
>list 5
also, a lot of these are kinda nonsense.

>>36684885
You're that one troll who has been shitting up the thread all day, aren't you?

Why are you even here?

>>36684909
boredom

>>36684769
>>36684798
You're not quite getting it.

Condor Hero implies Sky somehow has a great condor sidekick.

It's actually that Mighty Kamushin has a human sidekick.

>>36684944
Go be bored somewhere else. There's got to be more fun in the world than mildly annoying some random folks on the internet.

>>36684875
Oh it is ON now. Are we here for a dickfighting contest with a woman, or are we actually going to face one another as equals?

>>36684979
>Are we here for a dickfighting contest with a woman
I mean, if she's up for it...

>>36684955
haha

>>36684955
That's a good point. Sky deserves second billing to MIGHTY KAMUSHIN. Maybe if he ever gets as good as his dad was, but otherwise I don't see him escaping that role. I'm not even sure Ba is cool enough to be anything more than a sidenote to a giant kickass condor.

>>36684979
Considering how angry even light ribbing makes you, this thread is the best bang for your buck if you're trolling.

>>36684875
She's trying to needle us.

Unfortunately for her, Sky was raised on being told he was shit. Unlike some prideful xia, he has no problems admitting when he had difficulty.

>>36684979
>Are we here for a dickfighting contest with a woman, or are we actually going to face one another as equals?

Kungfu dick-fighting's without combat actually a pretty honored tradition in the genre; they insult you, you do something rad with kungfu and try they to match it, and if they can't they're pussies and suck.

>>36685072
Sage, you have just re-confirmed why Wuxia is the greatest genre ever.

Now, the suspense is killing me. Please, let's continue.

I really wish I knew where Qiu Quiang stood in the overall ranking of the Young Heroes. Maybe we will find out soon.

>>36685138
Actually, come to think of it I guess nobody knows and that's what the tournament is about finding out isn't it? Balls.

>>36684909
>Everyone who disagrees with me is one person and is a troll
you gotta be kidding
>>36684944
that anon is not me, but someone pretending.

>>36685170
Well, everyone here has at least some reputation already built. We're the only one that people have no idea about. Which is why our theatrics are so useful, it keeps people from getting an accurate gauge of our power. How do you accurately judge the skill of a guy who descends from the sky in a flash of lightning riding a giant condor?

hold on a sec, just got home so I'll be transitioning to laptop with faster response times

>>36684875

"You think that was all me bluffing huh?" you say, keeping up your smirk. You can't let her know how close to the mark she comes with that claim; you nearly crippled yourself fighting Qiang, even if he only hit once himself.

"Don't get me wrong, Hero Sky. You're impressive for a xia, I admit. I'm just not certain you're really worthy to stand among the Top Ten simply because you had a fluke with the Iron Palm Sect Chief," she says, still smiling with absolute confidence.

"Well I guess we'll have to find out, won't we?"

"Uh...Young Heroes?" the ref says, coming between you. "Any conditions on the match, other then being knocked out of the lei tai is a loss"

"No conditions. He can use whatever he wants as a weapon; doesn't matter to me either way," she says with a shrug of her white shoulders.

"Likewise," you agree.

You both put some distance between each other as you both take up stances, yours ready for motion and hers graceful and seemingly without effort.

"BEGIN!" Yuan Shanli shouts!

>WDYD!

>Move in first and put her on the defensive!

>Form Two!

>Form One after a frontal assault!

>>36685643
>Form Two
Seize the initiative, it's our best move as an opener and nobody has seen it yet.

>>36685643
>>Form Two!

>>36685643
>Move in first and put her on the defensive!

>>36685643
>>Form One after a frontal assault!

>>36685643
>>Form Two!

>>36685643
>>36685685
I'mma changin' mah vote.
>Form Two!

>>36685643
>Form One after a frontal assault!

>>36685670
What this guy said.
>Form Two!
Time to take her by surprise!

>>36685643
>>Form Two!
'fluke' this, bitch

>>36685643
>>Form Two!

>>36685643
>Move in first and put her on the defensive!
conserve our qi

>>36685643
>Form two!

Wow, i cant believe we managed to keep this hidden for so long

>>36685643
>Form Two!

Just to check, everyone that's voting on Form 2 or 1 remembers that we shouldn't tax our Daiten or Meridians due to the risk of being permanently crippled right?

Yeah Sky has recovered ludicrously quickly but even he doubts he can tax his system too much right now (stating doing 3 Form 1's in a row is right out etc). That being said lets try not to be too reliant on Heaven's Blessing in this fight even if we risk losing.

>>36685910
QM did say before that form 1 and 2 cost equal amont of qi
that being said, I think form 2 is a mistake right now.

Man, this thread makes me wish Wushu wasn't such shit so I'd have some KungFu to play.

>>36685910
Huh.

>>36685910
That was yesterday. Today we should be more or less at full power. Probably still don't want to use form 3.

>>36685643

You place your foot and run through the mantra in your head, performing Form Two!

With a flash of cobalt light and a sound like thunder, you arrive in front of Hong Lan, who seems completely taken off-guard by the speed of your approach, with the crowd gasping in shock at it!

You throw a punch right at her makeup-covered face, which she deftly manages to parry, but is off-balance as you begin to weather a swift series of punches and palm strikes at her, forcing her back as she scrambles to keep her footwork ahead of yours!

"Fluke, huh?" you quip as you press her back before the boundaries of the lei tai, attempting to force her into a ring-out, and her beautiful face screws up in concentration as she tries to keep away from you, only able to back away from your assault!

>>36685910
Can we try to replicate or adapt Zhou Ai's techniques... with our hands? We may be familiar enough to do that with Carefree Saber - dropping in and out of it randomly may throw her off. Other than that, swapping between and combining Lightfoot with Form Two would probably mess with her timing on responding to changes in distance.

I'd like to say disarming her might help, but it'd probably only move the fight to stage two.

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>>36685949

You push her farther and farther back before she's JUST at the edge of the platform, and you pull back a solid kick to knock her off...and then she smiles.

As you throw the blow she seems to SLIDE somehow to your left side, past your guard to behind you, leaving crimson after-images barely more then outlines that throw off your aim, and you see something like.....orchid petals following the after images!

>WDYD?

>Lightfoot to Escape!

>Turn and counter-attack!

>>36686083
>>Lightfoot to Escape!
move out of the way

>>36686083
>Lightfoot to Escape!
fucking shunpo

>>36686083
>Lightfoot to Escape!

>>36686083
>Turn and counter-attack!
But don't attack her. Attack the ground beneath her feet.

>>36686083
>Lightfoot to Escape!

>>36686083
>>Lightfoot to Escape!
Oh no, we're not getting pushed off the platform!

>>36686083
>Lightfoot to Escape!

>>36686083
>Lightfoot to Escape!

>>36686083
>Turn and counter-attack!
If we lightfoot, we'll be airborne and have zero weight. She's trying to spook us and go for a ring out!

>>36686147
I like this plan. We disrupt her footing.

>>36686083
> Turn and counter attack

You know what I'm changing my vote to this >>36686147

>>36686083

>>36686147
Sure I like the plan.

>>36686147

This.

>>36686083
>Turn and counter-attack!

>>36686147
this

>>36686083
>>Lightfoot to Escape!

>>36686083
I deleted my old vote, or would you rather us just link to older votes along with the new vote?

>>36686083
>>36686147
this

>>36686083
>sweep the leg

>>36686083

"Shit!" you mutter as you realize she completely played you! Form Two caught her off-guard, but the rest of it was her feigning weakness!

You leap into a backflip as high as you can and spiral over a palm blow to where your back was that would've almost certainly tossed you outside of the ring.

She turns to face you as you land in a defensive position, and she laughs a little.

"Almost had you there," she says, smiling a little.

"What the hell was that? Did you honestly think you'd win that easily!"

"I almost did, Tiger," she notes.

She's right; she had you COMPLETELY trapped in her little bluff, and you were so eager for a quick win after her taunts that you'd have fallen for it if your Lightfoot wasn't so good!

>WDYD?

>Counter-attack!

>Play it Defensive!

>Form One!

>>36686363
>Counter-attack!

>>36686363
>>Counter-attack!

>>36686363
>>Play it Defensive!
learn more about her style we should wait for a real weak point.

>>36686363
>>Play it Defensive!

>>36686363
>Play it Defensive!
Feel her up.... i mean out.

>>36686363
>>Counter-attack!

>>36686363
>Play it Defensive!
Observe and find any weaknesses or patterns

>>36686363
> Play defensive

>>36686363
>Counter-attack!
Going defensive is what she'll expect now. We have to keep being unexpected in this fight and we have to keep the pressure on her, so she can't make a plan.

>>36686407
Those aren't mutually exclusive options.

>>36686363
>>Counter-attack!
Just try to beat her down, don't worry about ring outs.

>>36686363
>>Counter-attack!
Global Offensive

>>36686432
Dude that's what we did with Iron man too, keep her on her toes.

>>36686484
No we didn't. We kept trying to be defensive because /tg/ is full or clinical retards who couldn't understand that non-qi attacks were completely pointless.

>>36686505
Umm no first try was normal. Second was form 1
Third was form 2 fourth was 3 rapid fire form 1s
fifth was form 3.

>>36686363
>Counter-attack!
Let's study her some.

>>36686532
>Third was form 2
Ah. You were one of the retards, then.

>>36686532
there was no form 2 in that fight. We went mundane in the third action. So yeah, we alternated, but not much more.

>>36686570
How does that make me a retard? Form 2 turned a man into stew met the first time we used it. Also name calling is unbecoming of you anon.

>>36686614
Because we never used it you mouthbreating knuckledragger.

>>36686624
Wow someone is salty today. Wake up on the wrong side of the futon? I made a mistake no need to be a douche about it.

>>36686363
>Play it Defensive!

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>>36686658

>>36686672
One it was an honest mistake. I goofed, it happens. Two you're still acting like a douche.

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>>36686363

You pause before leaping back into action, leading with a kick which she gracefully parries with her left palm!

You begin forcing her to block and dodge again as you rain blows down on her like a storm, and though she clearly has to focus, she's not too worried it looks like.
Too bad for her, because you're already seeing some defensive holes in her footwork!

You swiftly do a palm strike to knock her off-balance and exploit it, and suddenly it's like she's not even THERE, and you're striking at at a shadow!

Once again she's inside your guard, closer to your chest this time, and you see that cocky smile she has again, just before she smashes a palm blow directly into your chest!

You scoot back, and take up a defensive stance again!

"What the hell was that?" you mutter. Damn she hits hard. That hurt a lot more then you thought her pretty little arms would.

>>36686716
I see you're new to 4chan.

Leave.

>>36686363
>>Counter-attack!

>>36686505
>No we didn't. We kept trying to be defensive because /tg/ is full or clinical retards who couldn't understand that non-qi attacks were completely pointless.
Except for the time where, using defensive combat without any qi, we broke his neck a bit and forced him to spend qi on repairing it as well as causing him to bleed from his mouth.
We dealt about equal damage to what a gutshot with form 1 dealt.
also, during that battle, tg consistently voted to be agressive, rather than defensive. Burning through our qi very quickly and eventually overexerting it.
We could have, for example, used defense tactices to eventually knock him out of the ring the way she almost did us

>>36686730
Make me internet big guy.

>>36686733
Good summation, far better than my stupidity.

>>36686726
It looks like qi techniques to me.

>>36686716
You don't understand! This is the Internet, where being wrong is a cardinal sin!

>>36686733
>literally retarded
Sage flat told us that physical attacks did nothing. How can you be this stupid?

>>36686778
Yeah I get that. I'll wear em on my sleeve, and call other on their dickery.

>>36686784
Ring out is instant win anon. Ever toss someone bro?

>>36686824
I actually feel sorry for you. It must be painful living with your obvious mental deficiencies.

Instead of bitching about fights that are done, let's focus on the present please.

>>36686726
I think we should go defensive for a bit to try and figure out exactly what she is doing here. It seems every time we attack she uses techniques to dodge and counter. Let's see what her offense is like if we don't leave openings.

>>36686784
>Literally retarded
I know you are.
>Sage flat told us that physical attacks did nothing.
No he didn't.
SKY thought to himself "regular attacks aren't working, I better use ki attacks" immediately after we voted to do just that (with that very same reasoning), and that incidentally was after we had already managed to perform that neck injury.
And you don't need to damage a person in order to get a TKO for pushing them out of a ring.
Also, defense could also have resulted in victory by having our opponent burn out on his ki on offense. One or two form 1 punches would then have taken him out as he would be out of ki for healing.

>>36686836
how hard do you think it would be to kite someone as aggressive as Him to the edge and light foot out of the way? Or flip behind him and hit his back? Insulting someone for bringing up a valid point only highlights your own lack of mental prowess.

>>36686855
Agreed next option defense if feasible.

>>36686836
>All anons are the same person
No, we really aren't.

>>36686875
>No he didn't.
>didn't read the after thread Q&A
Ah, good, you're completely uninformed along with retarded. Opinion discarded.

>>36686855
yes, I would certainly like to figure this thing out. Knowledge is power.
Getting stronger > Winning a meaningless title.

>>36686855
Thats the smart thing to do.
Play defence till we know whats going on. Or at least pick up on cues when she is going to use that skill/where she would show up.

>>36686875
Sage actually did say that pure physical attacks didn't do anything to him in the questions thread afterward.

Also, please stop cluttering the thread with pointless arguing. We just go into autosage faster that way.

You know, we are probably stronger than her, and she should be pretty light. If she gets into our guard against, and we manage to convert a bear hug ANDAAAAAA into a grapple, use Lightfoot or Form Two, we could conceivably just chuck her off the lei tai.

>>36686897
>implies it matters that he's a different anon
There are many retards on /tg/.

Can we please stop bitching about what happened? What's done is done.
>>36686941
Yeah, too bad everyone wanted to charge forward without thinking when Sky's great at analyzing and copying peoples skills

>>36686943
>Sage actually did say that pure physical attacks didn't do anything to him in the questions thread afterward.
That explicitly contradicts what actually happened in the thread. If sage did indeed say that, then he goofed.

Here's an idea.
If you feel the need to argue with anyone you see on here?
Don't.
>>36686726

"What's wrong Handsome~?" she says with a smile on her face, taking up a stance again. You watch her arms, shoulders, and legs, trying to figure out what you just saw.

"You're hiding your presence aren't you?" you say, thinking you've nailed it. "You can fine-tune it took, and it throws off my aim as you make it look like you're ABOUT to go one way, but you actually go another...huh!"

"Not bad Tiger! My Fox Spirit Song internal style disguises my intentions and skills even as I perform them," she explains.

"I'm not done. You aren't just tricking me with your presence and qi; your STANCES are lies too. I'm counting fourteen or fifteen of them, but every time I find an exploit you hit me with one I'm not seeing," you note.

"VERY good Handsome~!" she congratulates. "You figured it out after only two passes! You're much brighter then you look!"

She takes up the stance again...the one filled with lies. "It doesn't matter if you figure it out though....knowing something isn't real isn't the same thing as figuring out what's a lie and what isn't. Now see if you can break my SIXTEEN ILLUSION PALMS!"

>WDYD?

>Offense!

>Defense!

>Form of your Choice!

>>36686924
I'm actually hoping that figuring out what she is doing will help us get stronger AND win the meaningless title...

>>36686982
>>Defense!

>>36686982
>>Defense!
Endless Sky Forms

>>36686982
>Defense!
Analyze that skill see how she handles on the attack.

>>36686982
>Defense!
Seriously guys we need to figure out ALL of her style and find a way to counter it charging forward isn't going the help

>>36686982

Defense with endless sky forms

>>36686982
>Defense!
Sky forms

>>36687024
This.

>>36686982
>If you feel the need to argue with anyone you see on here?
>Don't.
ah, here we go. QM meltdown time.

>>Offense!
There is literally no difference to us except that going offense means we can hurt her. Feints are just as effective against our defense as our offense.

>>36686982
>Defense!

>>36686982
Okay, basically she is going to be able to get through because she just switches constantly.

But that means she has a time limit. We can learn them as she uses them, so eventually she will run out.

We have to stall, and we have to stall without getting hit. So do like she is doing and dodge like crazy, outlast her forms while conserving our qi.

>>36686982
>>Defense!

>>36686982
>Form one
Her style is strong against analysis, weak against brute force. We simply have to smash through the illusions.

>>36687062
Also, maybe lightfoot away if possible.

>>36687072
I'm reading it as being super strong against brute force and analysis, but weak on very extended conflicts.

>>36687072
We'd have to spam qi attacks. We don't have a high enough pool. One well placed hit will finish her. She's a mezzer not a brick, see through her lies and she's an easy mark.

>>36686982
>Offense!
This is a ploy, the next time she pulls in close, we put her in a lock.

>>36687105
You have that reversed. It's strong against analysis and by extension extended conflicts. It doesn't matter if you know all her forms, she'll make you think she's using one while actually preparing another.

The only way through is to hit a big enough area indiscriminantly so that her illusions are meaningless.

>>36686982
ALTERNATELY

We need an attack that is, basically, AoE. If she can constantly change her defense then we need something that can't be blocked or dodged.

Can we, like, smash the lei tai with form one and send out electrified shrapnel or something?

>>36687157
Let's see if we can get the basics of her style down first. Adding misdirection to a formless form would be hilarious.

>>36687157
OH SHIT WAIT GUYS.

The very first move we pulled off in the quest, the one we used against Ba. It was a smashing aerial attack with the lightning fist, fuck what was it called? Combine it with a distraction like we did then, too, something that blocks her vision.

We've been dying to rip our shirt off, right? Do that and throw it in her face, then hide our presence, jump, and do the smashing AoE attack. When she slings the shirt out of the way she will have lost us, but we'll be above her, and it will make her hesitate and stand still long enough to get hit.

>>36687209
It's form one combined with a jump

>>36686943
>>36686978
ok, so I went looking
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/36651181/#p36654167
>>When he straightened his spine out, did he repair it, or simply force it back into place and leave the worry of healing it for after he was bed ridden? I ask because it looked like it was at least fractured if not broken from that impact as opposed to it just being tough enough to withstand it.
>I suspect his Internal arts reinforced his bones and spine to prevent them from fracturing at Sky's blow, while probably giving him a mild concussion at the same time.
>His Jade Tiger Skills simply help him ignore the pain and have his injuries not affect him.
>He'll likely be bedridden even longer then Sky will even with medical attention, but perhaps not; obviously Qiang's durability and will to live is incredible, even for a xia.
So, he had to spent ki on internal reinforcing and still got a concussion. from a completely regular attack.

>>36687233
>he had to spent ki on internal reinforcing
Which he was doing anyway and it didn't cost him extra to absorb a blow. You really are retarded.

>>36687233
Dude. Enough. Nobody cares. Just stop.

>>36687222
Eh, well, close enough. If we can blind her by throwing something in her face then hide our presence and attack it might work.

Reiterating >>36686949 as a suggestion.

>>36687233 cont.
and here is the so called word of god where "sage confirmed"
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/36651181/#p36654474
>I am personally unfamiliar with his (unusually large for his age) energy reserves, but his lightning attacks seemed to be the only things that had any significant affect; they disrupted his ability to employ his internal arts and ignore the injuries the attacks caused. - Brother Genshu
so
1. said by brother genshu, not by author
2. explicitly said to "not be certain".
3. "significant effect"

>>36687302
4. only referred to the attacks that were actually made, not to other hypothetical attacks that might have been made

>>36687269
there are at least 3 people in this argument who do care.

>>36687302
Dude, shut up. The only one who cares is you.

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>>36687122
I'm willing to be spoilery and tell you guys this hint: remember how your first conversation with her ever went.
>>36686982
"Okay, if you're that cocky? You try this time!" you suggest making a "get over here" motion.

She smiles and flows forward like a flower on the breeze, and you strike to put her off-guard, then wait to parry and counter-attack! You intercept blows, remaining focused on her presence, but suddenly almost as SOON as she's within range another palm blow gets through, but this time you expected the attack, and braced yourself for that palm and exploit the opening....the move creates, and she simply kicks out your legs from under you just you realized she's throwing ANOTHER feint even as she hits you with her palm!

"I noticed your footwork is pretty good," she compliments, as you fall and she raises her leg and smashes it down on top of you, pinning you to the lei tai and knocking the breath out of you as she holds you down with her foot.

"I wonder how good it is on your back?

>WDYD?

>Form One!

>Break free!

>Taunt!

>>36687259
>Which he was doing anyway
which puts him on a time limit.
>it didn't cost him extra to absorb a blow.
we don't know that

>>36687341
>>Taunt!

>>36687341
Oh wow, a style focused on misdirection is just as good on offense as defense.

Whoever could have foreseen this?

>>Form One!

>>36687341
Oh man.

Oh man, really? You are actually TRYING to touch us?

Form One all up in this bitch, shock the SHIT out of her.

>>36687341
>>Taunt!
I don't expect using Qi to help us out much here.

>>36687341
>>Taunt!

>>36687341
>>Form One!
Sledgehammer her away.

>>36687341
>>Taunt!

>>36687341

>Form One!

>>36687341
>>Taunt!

>>36687341
>Taunt!

>>36687341
The hint implies that we need to throw her off her game with taunts so that she loses her composure and therefore her forms.

So changing from
>>36687393
to
>Taunt

mumble mumble something heavenly sword and our sworn brother Lei

>>36687341
>Taunt

>>36687341
>Taunt!
she is expecting form one, she knows repeated use tires us out

>>36687441
Err, make that

>mumble mumble something Carefree Saber and our sworn brother Lei

>>36687341
>Taunt!

>>36687417
that is stupid, she is doing us the favor of holding her foot on our chest, if we form 1 her, it should be to the foot.

that being said. I would like to actually figure out her thing and counter it rather than brute force it.

...guys I just had a crazy ass idea. Okay first we go defensive, make her come to us intead of us going to her. Then when we see a hole we go for an attack, but it's actually a feint for our real move...groping her.

Lan is someone who being in control, leading the dance as it were, is essential for her. So what we need to do is defy her expectation, break her composure by doing something NO ONE would ever do. Like when we showed up on that Great Condor. That is when she will be at her weakest and that is when we strike. After all she can't lie if she is thrown off guard and has nothing to work with. Just like when we were rescuing Lei and Zhu'er.

what do you guys think?

>>36687463
>translation: I want to lose
ok

>>36687341
>Taunt!
"you know I can see up your dress from this angle right?"
"Well really, it's about all I can see from this angle"

>>36687475
I think you're retarded.

>>36687483
>"you know I can see up your dress from this angle right?"
>"Well really, it's about all I can see from this angle"
And to be honest, after all your posturing about WEIRD SEX I expected a better view. But you're really rather... plain underneath the robes.

>>36687483
don't forget to add
>Not that I mind though after all your posturing about WEIRD SEX I expected a better view. But you're really rather... plain underneath the robes.

>>36687475

>it's actually a feint for our real move...groping her.
>a feint for our real move...groping her.
>a feint for...groping her.
>Leruseman

>>36687512
>>36687527
Wow WEIRD SEX mind

>>36687475
Well it might work. It also has a good chance of getting us poisoned by spidahgurl.

>>36687341
>TAUNT!

"WHY THE HELL AREN'T YOU WEARING UNDERWEAR?"

>>36687341
Pull a Guardians of the Galaxy. Do something stupid to throw her off guard. Deliberately Lightfoot out of the ring, do a dance move, try to kiss her.

>>36687566
Oh my god, regardless of other actions, this must happen. At the top of our lungs, enhanced by qi.

Oh.

I know what we have to do now.

Isn't it a staple in these kinds of genres?

We've been watching her so closely this whole time - and we've already realized. Stances lie. Forms lie. Eyes lie.

Listen.

Close your eyes.

>>36687590
Oh shit! You just got decked in the face!

>>36687341
>Taunt

"I'm not as comfortable on my back as you are. Guess that comes with practice."

>>36687590
that... is actually a pretty neat idea.

>>36687576
>Deliberately Lightfoot out of the ring,
thats how you lose

>>36687601
And yet at this point we can hear the punch coming better than we can see it.

>>36687611
Lightfoot out but don't touch the ground.

>>36687590
we can try this when we get up

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>>36687341

"Hm. You looked stronger then me while standing," she notes as she somehow manages to keep you pinned with ONE leg!

You laugh grabbing her foot trying in vain to muscle her off. You could probably twist away from her even at this angle, but then again you get the feeling she'd just put you back down here again when either you attacked or she did.

"Heh," you say, coking out the words beneath her heel.

"What's that now?" she says, leaning her had to one side.

"Red," you mutter, smiling back.

"What now?" she says, still unconcerned, but a bit more confused.

"Bright red and lacy. I guess you REALLY like the color huh?" you say, laughing for real now.

She flinches as she realize you're looking up her dress...and you feel her leg slacken.

You immediately apply leverage, throwing her off-balance and slamming her into the lei tai, HARD!

>>36687643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrgv3D0sWc8

>>36687643
>that image

We're keeping her. Now we seriously have to win.

>>36687643
FUCK YEAH!
also hooot

>>36687678
>>36687679
>Implying

I bet her booty is twice the size.

>>36687643
Hmmm.

Methinks the slut act is only skin deep, to flinch that much.

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>>36687765
>yfw it turns out she's a virgin

>>36687820
Isn't she the one that rejected Lei? And then got married?

>>36687850
we think thats her sister

>>36687765
Oh she is totally a pure maiden.

Now we need to figure out how to beat her... Hmm... What can we use?

>>36687850
Don't think so.

>>36687850
No. We're guessing that was her sister, but can't be sure. We just know that she knows of Lei.

>>36687850
>all these people trying to waifu her
>she's alread married
Oh please let this be true. The tears would be glorious.

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>>36687643

You have her in an awkward leg-hold, holding onto her with all your might as she struggles to kick you off like a cat with a bag on it's foot!

"Get OFF of me!" she squeals in annoyance!

You hate grappling. You know zero about it.
You know fist forms, palm forms leg forms, sword forms, and saber forms, but you were never taught a damn thing about grappling.

On the other hand....

"WOW, your leg is pretty soft!" you say, childishly rubbing your face along it making the most deliberately lecherous face you can manage.

"GET OFF ME YOU PERVERT!!" she shrieks, and finally plants her free foot right into your face hard enough for you to fly off, landing on your back.

Your raise your finger in the air, crying out; "WORTH IT!"

"Rrrrgh!" she growls wordlessly with with frustration as you get up and brush yourself off and she gets up and tries to arrange her clothing properly.

"Hahaha, want to go again? I'm already missing the view! Oh wait, maybe you could put me in a headlock this time that way I could-" you say, miming a reaching up and "honking" motion.

"Shut UP!" she says, charging you!

>WDYD?

>[Defense]

>[Offense]

>>36687912
>>[Offense]

>>36687896
>The tears will be glorious.

Why? It's not like we can't battle her husband for her.

>>36687820
duh

>>36687896
she has been flirting with us pretty hard for a married woman

>>36687912
>[Offense]

>>36687912
>[Defense]

Tease her relentlessly.

>>36687912
>>[Offense]

>>36687912
>[Offense]

>>36687912
>[Offense]
Play the grope card as often as necessary.

>>36687912
Sky confirmed harem protag

>Offense
whilst she's flustered

>>36687932
>being That Guy.

>>36687912
>>[Defense]
she's angry she will make the first move

>>36687912
... how is the audience taking this?
Ao, and Zhu'er and the disney princess

>>36687912
>>[Offense]

>>36687912
>[Offense]

>>36687976
>as expected of Lightning Tiger who enjoys Weird Sex

>>36687912
>Offense
Although I'd say we're being plenty offensive already.

>>36687976
Mostly everyone's confused.
They can't hear what either of you are saying and to them it looked like you were able to throw her and she freaked out for some reason.

>>36687976
Ao is blushing and sweating profusely. She is biting her finger. Hard.

Zhu'er is about to murder Duan, who is laughing his drunk ass off.

>>36687912
>[Defense]

>>36687912
>>[Offense]

>>36688011
Ha!

>>36687998
>just get done laughing my ass off at the post
>see this
I'm dying.

>>36687912
I don't think this is going to help us in regard to the WILD SEX rumors. Like even less than Bro.

>>36687912
>>[Defense]

>>36687912
I don't think waifuing her is an option anymore.
we just convinced her that we are a creep.

>>36688092
good

>>36688092
nah the moment she gets the chance to stop and think she will figure out we only did it to mess with her

>>36688161
I hope so.

>>36688161
>wishing this hard
watch your virgin dreams of a harem fly away

>>36688092
Eh, we saw her underwear and sleeved her into losing the match (maybe). I suspect she'll decide to make us take responsibility for ruining her purity.

>>36688011
But then how did they hear QQ surrender last time?

>>36688220
>her husband shows up to beat you for ruining her purity
ftfy

>>36688011
>Mostly
So who were the ones who caught us rubbing our face on her leg and miming a honk?

>>36688226
He made sure he projected his voice loud enough for everyone to hear and made a visual sign of surrender.

>>36688011
>>36688291
Ohoho, good catch anon.

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>>36687912

"You are a USELESS, STUPID, SEXIST PIG!" she says, going offensive, which you immediately counter with one of your own as you parry her attacks and move in yourself.

Even frustrated and angry, her strikes are even, measured, and hard to predict.
But this time? This time you know which ones are real and which ones aren't.

"Nope, but let me tell you something I AM..," you say as you parry aside a hard palm blow and throw a punch past her guard!

"....I'm smart enough to notice that when you're flustered, you forget to set up your illusory feints!"

Your punch SLAMS into her like a sledgehammer, and she skids back to the middle of the lei tai!

"Oh, also; now that I've seen your style when you AREN'T constantly trying to fake me out, I'm pretty sure I've seen through your illusions. Your style is pretty damn powerful both offensively and defensively, but it relies on exploiting defensive holes mostly, which you try to MAKE by putting everyone off-guard with your taunts and tricks," you explain.

"So if you wanna go again, I'm game. Just don't expect much success this time. We'll be trading hits, sure, but I'm pretty sure I can take more then you."

>>36688291
Ironheart, Zhu'er and Lady Ao

>>36688291
Zhu'er, and Duan Lei experiencing a mixture of jealousy and secondary embarrassment.

>>36688247
Hey, I'm all for getting as much fighting experience as possible. Top of the agenda is actually figuring out Hong Lan's trick for misdirecting us, if we could encorporate that into our style somehow (probably not possible but whatever) that could be very useful for taking on stronger martial artists that rely on the ability to read our moves before we make them. So fighting her husband, or convincing him to teach us the fundamentals of her style, so we leave Lan alone is basically my best case scenario.

We won't be that lucky though.

>>36688371
>number of times we've learned an opponents style while fighting them: 0
Yes, I can see this being a fruitful course of action.

>>36688371
WHY do you think she has a husband. Ugh. Why does anyone? This is the most retarded thing so far, and that says something after the other thread where people were thinking that Zhengzhu was captured.

>>36687501
>>36687535
So, still think that my idea, >>36687475 was stupid after what just happened?

>>36688423
>lei tells us a story about a chick he fought three guys for dumping him
>tells us to stay away from hong lan without specifics
>hong lan freezes up when we mention lei's name

Yeah, what a massive unreasonable leap of logic this takes.

>>36688405
That's why you have to keep fighting against the state styles, to get a teacher. The point is gaining experience. Still hoping to fight her husband, maybe we should try humiliating her more to set that in motion?

>>36688329
About time..
now we finally know her style we can focus more on offense. We can start wrecking her shit. If you guys are up for it just regular attacks with free form. Or try getting better with the saber.

>>36688455
You forgot mention of the sister anon. The girl's sister badmouthed him and Hong Lan was talking about family not herself.

>>36688455
I cannot even imagine what happens in your mind if you think that's the sum total of our information on her.

>>36688494
>desperately holding out hope that she can be waifued
you're adorable.

>>36688371
>>36688405

Okay, just to clarify; Sky CANNOT learn anyone's style's by observing them.
That's not how Endless Sky Forms works.

What Endless Sky Forms allows him to do is effectively ALWAYS have the appropriate counter-attack or maneuver ready in his style so long as he observes and fights it long enough, rather then relying on the highly structured routines of other styles which work like "if this, then default to form subsection B2" to counter forms and styles, which can be more or less effective depending on whoever you're fighting and what style they use.

Endless Sky Forms is "good" against nothing normally, but at the same time can BECOME good against it given enough time being attacked by it, while they have no explicit advantage over it.

Sky can learn new styles extremely quickly, but he as to be taught like everyone else.

>>36688508
>trying this hard to bait
no you are adorable

>>36688480
I wonder if she will bow out.

>>36688455
When Lei is telling us about the factions, he says she is unavailable. Sky then asks if she's married, to which he replies "no, just... not available." After we meet and talk with her, Sky thinks that the reason Lei said she is unavailable is because of how guarded she is.

>>36688524
>rather then relying on the highly structured routines of other styles which work like "if this, then default to form subsection B2" to counter forms and styles, which can be more or less effective depending on whoever you're fighting and what style they use.
isn't that brother genshu did to us during our spar?

>>36688524
Thank you for clearing that up WS

>>36688524
Thank you SO much for this, WS.

Please ignore all the arguments, we're really digging the story and fights.

>>36688562
pls ignore this cunt, we're enjoying the arguments

>>36688562
>>36688568
Ignore both these idiots, we hate everything.

>>36688556
If I recall he was switching styles to keep up with us, but when he realized what was ACTUALLY happening he went full BOSS MODO and put us down rather than draw it out, because he knew that we were going to progressively adapt if it kept up.

>>36688586
Especially you

>>36688556
Yeah, but he has the advantage that he knows 72 different styles (probably the 72 styles of Shaolin, though I wouldn't be surprised if some of the slots are filled by other styles just to throw people off their game). That means that while he's still doing it by forms, he has so many forms in his arsenal that he's effectively as free form as we are with how quickly he shifts styles.

>>36688556
Because he has seventy-two different options to pick from, which makes it hard for us to predict or adapt.

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>>36688556
No.
He simply kept switching to completely different styles because Sky kept coming up with counters for ones he used.
>>36688587
He was clever enough to know that when it comes to fighting External styles Sky has a long-term advantge; he can actually still be overwhelmed, or the advantage he gets from knowing how to counter their moves might not be enough to overcome them, but the more styles he learns to fight against the more likely over time he'll effectively be at a baseline superior footing with pretty much anybody.

Sky's style is being the ultimate example of flexibility, and using his intelligence to adapt rather then rely on structured routine.

>>36688700
Since you are in an answering mood...

Is Xiao Jian really as fucking terrifyingly strong as I think? Or is that a spoiler?

>>36688700

Hong Lan sighs, regaining her composure, realizing you've manage to trick her just like she was tricking you earlier.

"Okay, so you're MUCH cleverer then you look. AND act," she admits.

She takes a different stance, arms crossed in front of her.

"I'll take you more seriously this time, Lightning Tiger. I apologize for my earlier discourtesy of treating you like a fool, when you are clearly not," she says, her eyes focused like narrow blades upon you.

"Now....let's settle this!"

>WDYD?

>[Attack]

>[Defend]

>>36688798
>>[Attack]

>>36688798
>>[Defend]

>>36688798
Feint and
>>[Attack]

>>36688798
>>[Attack]

>>36688798
Oh dear.jpg

There is almost nothing to go on here, so I say Attack.

>>36688798
>[Defend]
different stance we learn it and wreck her shit

>>36688790
Xiao jian? More like, xiao gone!
Wo goan wreck that nigga wit our heavenly lightning fist.

>>36688798
>[Defend]

>>36688798
>[Attack]

>>36688798
>[Defend]

>>36688798
>[Attack]
>2nd Form

Attack. Endless Sky is served by analyzing styles - we'll never find a weak point to strike if we don't see what defenses she's capable of.

>>36688798
>[Attack]

Now that we have a grasp of her fighting style, an offensive bent will be better for us. She wont be able to rush us with feints and we arent falling for her false openings anymore

>>36688878
Also, if she is about to bust out a killer move then we don't want to get overwhelmed either.

>>36688798
>Attack

>>36688798
>>[Attack]

>>36688798
>[Attack]

>>36688798
>[Defend]
More specifically, direct Form One to the area of contact when she hits us, then use the moment in which she is stunned to chuck her off the stage.

>>36688798
I really wish I knew what this meant so I could say with confidence if we should attack or defend though.

Does the crossed arms means it's a defensive stance, and we should also defend? Or that she is about to use an overwhelming attack and we should strike before that happens? Does the sharp gaze indicate anything other than her taking this seriously?

I have no fucking clue.

>>36688798
>[Attack]

>>36688878
Do you understand that while defending we attacking openings that we see?
Thats how it's been most times we defend. We defend/parry/dodge and go in for hits we can dish out. And see their effects. All while taking it in.
Im not saying it won't work with offence, but I would rather not take the chance and focus on Defense when encountering a new style of hers.

>>36688798
>[Defend]

>>36688965
Stop talking, retarded namefag. It makes the thread less pleasant.

>>36688798

You rush in, moving as fast as you can...until something hits you right in the face and knocks you back!

"Ugh! What?!" you say, reeling from the impact. That hurt like HELL, a LOT more then her palms did! Seemed....to have less mass behind it though.....

She still focuses, waiting for you to come at her.

You rush again, paying close attention to her moves this time, and yet AGAIN that really, REALLY fast thing tears into you before you can even reach her, tearing up your shirt and arms as you block!

You saw her arms uncross and move that time.

You go in a another time, and take those blindingly fast hits...and dodge one leaping back!

She pulls her arms back, but there's a smile now.

"Alright. It's been behind your back this whole time, hasn't it? It's why you're always facing me and always distract with your legs and hands and...other parts of your body; so we don't notice it all coiled up, right?"

She smiles again and strikes, deliberately when you're in not in it's reach, and even though you KNOW it's there, it's still next to impossible to follow.

She spins it in a defensive arc around herself like a swarm of hornets circling a next, before bringing down on the lei tai hard enough to split the wood where in impacts.

A bright red whip.

"Once again you figure out my trick before you fall to it. How did you get so smart up in those mountains?"

>[Attack]

>[Defend]

>[Taunt]

>>36689060
>>[Taunt]

>>36689060
>>[Taunt]

>>36689060
>[Taunt]
"And they say I'M into Weird Sex."

>>36689060
>>[Taunt]
not shure if its gonna work a second time

>>36689060
>>[Taunt]

>>[Taunt]

I doubt she's going to fall for our taunts a second time, but oh well.

>>36689060
>[Attack]

She's expecting a taunt, so punch her in the face instead.

>>36689060
>[Taunt]
Guess that's part of the the WEIRD SEX you were talking about isn't it? Listen you might like being all tied up, but i don't have the time to go through that slow grind of yours.

>>36689060
>[Taunt]
Not wasting blood pumping through sacks of useless meat helps. Seriously, how do you even walk with those things?

>>36689109
This. so much this

>>36689060
>[Defend]
The issue with flexible weapons is that it's easy to get them tangled. She's good - REALLY good, but we have an advantage in raw power. We just have to work out how to leverage that. Keep calm and we'll find an opening.

>>36689060
>[Defend]

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>>>36688329
Tiankong confirmed for Joseph Joestar-tier Master Troll

>>36689019
Get your head out of your ass, And read, you may learn something.
>>36689060
>[Taunt]

>>36689060
>[Taunt]
Risqué lingerie, bright red whip, her teasing personality... So many jokes to be made.

>>36689060
>>[Taunt]
it worked last time

>>36689060
>[Taunt]
Only path, no regrets.

>>36689161
>>36689134
>tries to make it seem like it was another anon posting
>can't even do that right

>>36689060
>>[Defend]

>>36689148
Maybe the raw power of form one could rend it in half the next time she whips it out?

>>36689060
I would say defend at this point.

Taunts worked once, but probably not again.

>>36689060
>[Attack]

>>36689060
>[Defend]
Get our saber out, if she's going to use weapons we can too. Let's try to parry her whip, tangle it up that way.

>>36689161
>>36689167
>>36689169
>>36689171

I dont think shes that dumb guys.
Once, sure, but twice? Easy way to get our face covered in lashes, i think

>>36689060
>>[Defend]

>>36689060
Defend for sure

>>36689181
Yes, that's why I said the exact same thing. And deleted the post. When I saw my name wasn't there.
Good thinking scooby! Now get back to the mystery van.
>>36689250
I agree actually.
I'll change my vote to
>[Defend]

>>36689242
>Implying she can't due the stereotypical wuxia whip catch and yank weapon.

>>36689250
She's a control freak it's more an ingrained response than conscious. Anyways we can defend while we taunt.

>>36689242
Block the whip with the scabbard and try cutting it with our saber? I doubt we can do much damage to the weapon, but go for it if you feel like.

>>36689250
I agree. If we want to snark can we do it WHILE defending, rather than making it our entire action please?

I understand it's tempting because we have such an amazing interplay with her, but it's not going to work again.

>>36689268
>I'm actually even more retarded than you think!
>TAKE THAT
namefags, ladies and gentlemen.

>>36689204
Bad idea. Sure we have strength, but she has a technique that ensures we'll never get to use it. A flexible weapon will absorb our attempts to break it, unless we can get her to attack and we can entangle the weapon. THEN we can disarm her, or control the battle better.

Either way, I'm heading to bed now. This one's a tricky fight though; we can't get through by just raw power alone. We need to get very tactical about how we apply ourselves. She is a SPECIALIST in taking down men who rely only on power and inflexible approaches.

Honestly I am wondering if Form Two can get us in punching range before she can swing the whip.

>>36689060
>>[Defend]

>>36689291
I don't know if your trolling or if you're just that dumb.
Good luck on your way out of bed, you might break your neck giving all the intelligence you've shown.

>>36689060
>[Defend]

>>36689362
>hurr durr, NO YOU'RE DUMB

>>36689291
Can you stfu mate
your bein a cunt

>>36689362
A shitposter's greatest victory lies in the time you waste acknowledging them.