Faluo looked at the strange Jianping across from him and grinned, rubbing his fists in anticipation. It was the first time he had seen such a bizarre taboo object: it could actually take over a human's consciousness through a sword.
Not far away, Jianping's expression changed slightly. His face turned grim as he muttered, "Another annoying fellow. Those old fellows really won't give me a single chance!"
But she was already swinging the sword in her hand toward the ground, her gaze seemingly searching for somewhere to escape.
"Trying to run?" Faluo's gaze sharpened, and he rushed forward like a black shadow.
A dangerous aura was already rolling off his fist.
Jianping inwardly cried out in alarm. She had only one thought now: escape. But there was nowhere nearby to run. Her feet carried her backward involuntarily, though she didn't know Faluo had already caught those movements.
He slammed punch after punch into the red blade blocking his fists, seemingly intent on beating Jianping unconscious.
Jianping was running, but she was nowhere near as fast as Faluo, and she also had to watch for his attacks at every moment.
Faluo grinned. Though it was a taboo object, it was ultimately only possessing a brat at the Dripping Water Realm. If they were at the same realm as him, they really would have been hard to deal with.
"Damn it, Little Pingping's body has already reached its absolute limit." She seemed to be struggling, but then she suddenly grew calm again.
At last, she seemed to give Faluo a vicious glare before her eyes rolled back, leaving only the whites showing. Jianping was left panting, supporting himself with the sword in one hand.
"Hmm?" Faluo was a little disappointed. He could clearly sense that the bloody aura had retreated into the sword again, and Jianping should have returned to normal.
Jianping looked terrible, but he said nothing and focused on recovering. Evidently, he might have been through this countless times before.
"Can you still move?" Faluo asked.
Jianping pulled his sword out of the ground and nodded slightly. "Have they finished fighting?"
Faluo naturally knew whom he meant. He grinned. "They should be about done. We can head over and watch the show."
The fighting in the forest seemed to be drawing to a close. Only Su Zhe's battle remained unfinished.
Su Zhe was covered in wounds now, each one hideous and frightening. But there was no fear on his face, only a conviction to persevere.
"Kyahahaha, your body really is tough!!" The werewolf's eyes seemed to glow red as he looked at Su Zhe like a lamb waiting for slaughter.
Su Zhe snorted coldly and swung his fist again.
But his attack was quickly blocked, and before he could even react, another wound appeared on his body.
The werewolf didn't take him seriously at all, even varying the force of his attacks. All he wanted was to play a little longer and wait for his other teammates to return victorious.
What a bastard. His physical defense is so strong too! Su Zhe thought. After fighting the werewolf for so long, he naturally knew how terrifying he was.
Speed, strength, defense, and even that terrifying healing ability had truly given a human at the Dripping Water Realm the chance to fight people at the Looking River Realm.
And he himself had virtually no way to attack. That was how his ability worked: though he improved quickly, without any means of attack, he could only silently endure the blows and wait for Li Chen and the others to return.
What should I do now? Su Zhe's mind raced, searching for the slightest chance.
But the werewolf gave him no time to think, charging at him again in an instant.
The wounds on his body kept multiplying.
The werewolf grew faster and faster, seemingly intent on ending this tedious farce. Blood sprayed without pause.
The werewolf's attacks seemed to grow fiercer.
Su Zhe paid no attention to his wounds, though he seemed somewhat unwilling to accept his fate. Chen-ge, I think I'm going to die here!
He had never regretted coming to Canglan with Li Chen, because if he had followed his father's advice and gone to the Imperial Capital, the outcome might have been even less satisfactory.
Suddenly, a blade of light radiating extreme danger pierced through the air. Su Zhe's eyes lit up. It had finally arrived.
The blade of light pierced straight through the werewolf, then kept circling him, searching for another chance to strike.
Not far away, Li Chen's eyes radiated a chill. Countless fragments of light circled him, and with a wave of his hand, they might all shoot toward the werewolf, who was still fighting the energy blade.
"Baozi, well done!" Li Chen said with a smile.
He didn't look at the countless wounds on Su Zhe's body, but he knew Su Zhe had done his best, holding out until he arrived.
Su Zhe grinned, wiping his face with his blood-soaked sleeve. "I'm the universe's number one unbeatable handsome man. How could I possibly fail to deal with him!!"
Li Chen patted him on the shoulder and pointed in a direction, smiling. "Quite a few people have seen the sorry state you're in now."
In the direction he pointed, Luo Lin and the now-awake Meng Xi were watching them with smiles. They seemed to have heard what Su Zhe had just said.
Su Zhe said, "Uh? Can I take that back?"
Li Chen turned toward the werewolf, his gaze growing colder as light flickered at his fingertip.
Countless streams of energy gathered there and shot out like a beam of light.
The werewolf seemed to have no time to react before it pierced him, but his powerful healing ability instantly restored him to normal.
He grinned and laughed. "I didn't expect you to get here first. That means Di Li and the others lost."
"I really didn't expect you to be the one who defeated the Tree Demon."
Red light flickered in the werewolf's eyes. After a moment's thought, he naturally realized that the man before him should be the one who had blown apart all of the Tree Demon's attacks earlier.
He was a little shocked, but otherwise fine.
Li Chen's gaze was icy, radiating a chill, but he said nothing.
He merely flicked a finger upward, and the countless energy fragments around him condensed into eight blades radiating light.
In an instant, they shot toward the werewolf's head.
"Damn it!" The werewolf reacted instantly, crouching low and leaping about, seemingly still looking for a chance to attack Li Chen.
But suddenly, his body began to float.
"What's going on?!" The werewolf looked somewhat panicked. He could even sense the dangerous aura radiating from the blades of light as they continued to approach.
Not far away, Luo Lin raised her arm slightly and murmured, "Telekinesis isn't something you can easily fathom."