The one who launched the surprise attack was naturally Wang Yue.
He had tricked Li Chonghe out tonight with the sole intention of killing him, so there was no question of adhering to any principles of martial ethics.
Moreover, while he was only at the Tianyuan realm, Li Chonghe was at the Guizhen realm. Even if Wang Yue launched a surprise attack, it wouldn’t be a sha at all—between two such vastly different realms, engaging in a direct confrontation would be sheer madness.
So Wang Yue didn’t hesitate in carrying out his attack.
What a formidable opponent Li Chonghe was! Truly a seasoned expert at the Guizhen realm, he managed to react in such a fleeting mont, instinctively dodging the fatal blow to his head and raising his left arm to block the sword strike.
Boom!
The collision of their vital energies produced a thunderous sound.
Li Chonghe was sent flying in a spin by Wang Yue’s strike, while Wang Yue himself was hindered by Li Chonghe’s energy and was unable to pursue the advantage.
"Who are you?" Li Chonghe asked harshly as he got up from the ground, though his heart was filled with terror.
Judging by the aura of this masked opponent, he was rely a martial artist at the peak of the Tianyuan realm. But how could his attack be so powerful?
The transition from the Tianyuan realm to the Guizhen realm represents a qualitative leap, and the gap in strength is imnse.
Even if one were just at the beginning of the Guizhen realm and faced a sudden surprise attack from soone at the peak of the Tianyuan realm, it would still be very difficult to be seriously injured.
Yet here, this masked opponent had not only managed to wound him, who was already at the third level of the Guizhen realm, but the wound was also extrely severe—his left arm had been cut open, and the powerful energy from the attack had almost completely destroyed the ridians in that arm, rendering it useless for the ti being.
Wang Yue was also shocked. The Guizhen realm was truly incredibly powerful.
With his energy being more than thirty tis purer than that of an ordinary person at the Tianyuan realm, and with the additional enhancent provided by the eighth-level Great Wild Wind, which increased his strength by thirty-two tis, he had still only managed to wound Li Chonghe and disable one of his arms.
Fortunately, he hadn’t chosen to engage in a direct fight; otherwise, he might not have been able to win.
"Who exactly are you, and what grudge do you hold against ? As the saying goes, it’s better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. If I have really done sothing wrong, please tell , and I am willing to make ands," Li Chonghe said, trying to calm the masked opponent.
Firstly, this would buy him so ti to use his energy to heal his wounds, and secondly, he was intrigued by the opponent’s martial skills.
To be able to inflict such severe damage on soone at the third level of the Guizhen realm with the skills of a peak Tianyuan realm martial artist ant that the opponent must have employed so extrely powerful technique. If possible, Li Chonghe wanted to acquire that technique for himself.
As the saying goes, villains often et their demise because they talk too much.
Wang Yue wasn’t a villain, so he didn’t waste any words. After dispelling Li Chonghe’s energy interference, he imdiately launched another attack.
But this ti, he sheathed his sword and attacked with his bare hands.
The eighth-level Great Wild Wind was powerful indeed, but the brief mont of preparation before each strike was its fatal weakness. With Li Chonghe’s strength, it wasn’t difficult for him to dodge.
Moreover, he wanted to save this move for later, when he could catch the opponent off guard again.
"Break Jade Palm? You must be from the Wang family of Jinling!" Li Chonghe exclaid in surprise as he parried the attacks, wondering when the Wang family of Jinling had acquired such a skilled fighter.
Wang Yue didn’t respond; he just continued to attack relentlessly with his palms.
Li Chonghe was seriously injured, and he had originally considered fleeing if things turned bad. But after engaging in battle, he realized that this masked opponent wasn’t as powerful as he had imagined.
Although still far stronger than an ordinary person at the peak of the Tianyuan realm, the opponent was probably only at the first level of the Guizhen realm at most. Even with one arm missing, Li Chonghe still had a chance to fight and possibly win.
"That sword move just now must be so forbidden technique; it’s unlikely that soone would use it so easily. And even if they could, I would just need to dodge when they draw their sword," Li Chonghe thought, and his confidence grew. Instead of fleeing, he decided to use his remaining right arm and legs to fight back.
With Li Chonghe’s counterattack, Wang Yue imdiately found himself at a disadvantage.
But this was exactly what he intended. With his energy being more than thirty tis purer than that of an ordinary person, if he used all his strength, he would be almost as powerful as soone at the third level of the Guizhen realm. However, if he did that, Li Chonghe would likely try to escape when he saw that things were going badly.
And if a master at the third level of the Guizhen realm was determined to flee, Wang Yue would have no way to stop him.
That’s why he had deliberately pretended to be weaker, waiting for the perfect opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of attacks had already been exchanged between the two fighters.
One of them was at the level of the Guizhen realm, and the other was a true master at the third level of the Guizhen realm. The power of their martial skills was astonishing, and within just a short ti, the area around them was in complete chaos—the dense forest had been turned into a clearing covered in thick debris from the fighting.
After hundreds of attacks, Wang Yue was barely able to parry; he no longer had the strength to counterattack.
Seeing that the mont was right, Li Chonghe shouted, "Whatever your identity is, and whatever your connection to the Wang family is, hand over that martial technique, and I will let you go. I will never pursue this matter again, and I can even help you protect the Wang family."
Now was the ti!
Taking advantage of Li Chonghe’s mont of distraction, Wang Yue suddenly reversed his earlier disadvantage and launched another palm strike.
This move was still part of the Break Jade Palm technique, and it was the simplest version. Li Chonghe didn’t take it seriously and thought he could easily handle it.
But the mont their palms touched, Li Chonghe’s expression changed in shock. "You’re not using all your strength?!"
It turned out that this move was much more powerful than the previous ones and posed a real threat to him.
Li Chonghe’s attention shifted imdiately to the long sword behind Wang Yue, preparing to dodge as soon as the sword was drawn.
But Wang Yue didn’t draw his sword; instead, he launched another palm strike.
Li Chonghe’s main concern was still that sword move, so when Wang Yue struck with his palm instead of his sword, his tension eased slightly, and he continued to parry.
However, this ti he was wrong. Wang Yue’s palm strike was at least several tis more powerful than the previous ones, and its speed was also much faster. Li Chonghe’s attempt to block it was completely futile, and he was struck in the right shoulder.
Boom!
Once again, Li Chonghe was sent flying in a spin.
But this ti, he was rely passively struck; his energy didn’t pose any obstacle to Wang Yue.
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