Rumble.
Faint thunder rolled out from the storm clouds overhead, fading from near to far as it drifted away.
Specks of rain fell from the sky.
Before Shuang Qing Tower in Jiutan District, beneath a standing bronze Buddha statue.
Mu Chengwei wiped the light rain from his face and looked at the person blocking his path ahead.
He had only just dealt with the previous obstruction, and now another had come.
If that woman before had been a powerful, agile leopard, then this person standing opposite him was a silent, sturdy rhinoceros.
Black armor, a full helmet, two battleaxes in hand, and a massive tower shield strapped to his back. A faint red glow shone from his eyes through the helmet's slit.
"Under orders, I have come to stop you. Don't worry, I won't strike too heavily," the black-armored man said flatly.
"Hehehe..." Mu Chengwei laughed, the smile on his face gradually twisting.
"As the weaker one, what gives you the confidence to dare say something like that?"
He stepped forward, one step at a time.
He could not even be bothered with the tattered remnants of his monk's robe, ruined in the earlier battle. He grabbed them and flung them aside.
"But fine. At last, something decent has come along.
"That woman before was already at the limit of Divine Strength. With a secret technique, she was almost at Golden Body.
"In other words, you're a genuine Golden Body expert?" Mu Chengwei asked.
The black-armored man said no more. He merely bent slightly at the waist, his twin battleaxes held at his hips, his gaze fixed sharply on Mu Chengwei.
"Kill!"
In an instant, both moved at once, transforming into two streaks of light as they charged one another.
Clang!!!!
A massive battleaxe slammed viciously into Wei He's forehead.