This time, it was even faster. Its body left streaks of afterimages in midair as it split into several claw shadows at once, each carrying a shriek sharp enough to tear space apart. Black Corpse Qi coiled around the claw tips—one touch would spell collapse!
Chen Qing's eyes narrowed. Instead of retreating, he advanced, and the Jingzhe Spear in his hand shot out!
A spear thrust, swift to the utmost!
Only a faint streak of light remained in the air. Five Spear Shadows merged into one in an instant, striking with perfect precision at the very core of the monster's claw shadows!
"Clang, clang, clang, clang—!"
A dense barrage of Clashes of Metal erupted again. Chen Qing's spear tip seemed to have grown eyes; every thrust struck precisely against the tips of the monster's sharp claws.
The monster's flesh was unbelievably tough. The Spear Light of the Jingzhe Spear could only leave shallow marks across its black hair, unable to harm it in the slightest. Moreover, it felt no pain. Even when the spear body's shock sent its Qi and Blood churning, it still launched frenzied attacks without fear of death.
In just a few breaths, man and monster had already exchanged dozens of moves.
Spear Shadows crisscrossed the courtyard, claw winds howled, and violent Internal Force exploded without cease. Even the enormous skeletal remains trembled faintly under the aftershocks.
Its body is actually this strong, and it feels no pain at all. It has nothing but the instinct to kill. Chen Qing quickly grasped the monster's fighting pattern.
He stopped probing, and his spear stance abruptly changed!
The temperature around them plummeted. A bone-piercing chill arose from nowhere, while goose-feather-like ice crystals rapidly condensed throughout the courtyard. In less than a breath, everything within a hundred feet had become