Lei Nü’s face was still calm beneath her mask, and her eyes revealed her steely determination. She lifted her other hand towards Bu Kong, still using Discipline.

Bu Kong was shocked, and he quickly averted his attack. 

Lei Nü did not end up using her secret technique, and the two competitors pulled away from each other.

“Are you planning to fight me to the death?” Bu Kong asked Lei Nü, curious.

Lei Nü answered, “So what?”

Bu Kong laughed. “Woman, don’t forget that you’re using a secret technique, which you can’t keep using repeatedly. How many times can you withstand my attack? You’ll eventually be struck.”

Lei Nü fell silent, as this was the truth. No matter if she was facing Bu Kong or Xia Jiuyou, her weakness was too obvious, as she did not know many battle techniques. Although Autumn’s Sorrow was a strong battle technique that was difficult to counter, it was also not particularly effective.

As the Hall of Honor’s second Honor Chosen, Lei Nü had spent most of her efforts in mastering secret techniques. That was what had allowed her to surpass Shu Jing and the other young elites within the Hall of Honor. However, once she faced an opponent able to withstand her secret techniques, she lost...