"I hope you can still smile later, Mr. Mayor."
Scott looked at He Ao, tightening his grip on the spear in his hand. His body vanished in an instant, abruptly appearing before He Ao.
The jade spear carrying a cold, eerie aura shot toward He Ao's heart.
Bang--
He Ao raised the long sword in his hand and easily blocked Scott's spear. Smiling, he said, "You're young, and you've got decent strength, but you're still lacking in experience. If I remember correctly, your Talent Sequence isn't combat-related, is it?"
"How? Your strength? Your injuries?"
Scott was briefly stunned. Then he drew back his spear, twisted both hands, turned, and swung it straight at He Ao's face.
Bang--
This time, his attack was still blocked by He Ao's horizontal sword.
Boom--
With a deafening crash, the terrifying force traveled through He Ao's body into the ground beneath his feet. The already shattered floor broke apart again and collapsed downward.
"You used a Transcendent Item to recover from your injuries?"
At that moment, Scott looked at He Ao. "That thing can't possibly have no side effects, right? Let's see how long you can keep this up!"
He Ao shook his sword, sending force through the spear and knocking Scott away.
Then he sprang forward. Like a phantom, he appeared before Scott and slashed toward Scott's neck.
Scott hurriedly pulled back his spear to block, retreating at the same time.
Bang--
His spear was effortlessly knocked aside by He Ao's sword. His entire body was sent flying by the tremendous force, smashing with a boom into the towering ruined building beside them before rolling to the ground.
He Ao landed at the entrance of the ruined building and walked deeper inside with his long sword in hand.
"I remember your Talent Sequence isn't