Too late to defend, Qin He grabbed the spearhead with one hand and used its force to retreat at high speed.
The spearpoint was so sharp it seemed capable of slicing flesh from afar. It was only an inch from Qin He's face.
Whoosh!
As fiercely as the spear thrust forward, Qin He retreated just as fiercely. The sharp aura of the spearpoint sliced his palm, drawing beads of blood.
He retreated until he reached a massive boulder.
The two remained locked in a standoff. Shen Gongjin's eyes brimmed with killing intent. He had not expected Qin He to truly dare catch his killing move barehanded, much less that his opponent's strength would be so astonishing.
"You're courting death!"
Shen Gongjin growled, and Origin Power surged wildly from within him into the spear. The shaft instantly flared with dazzling silver light, while the air around the spearpoint twisted into countless tiny vortices that lashed painfully against the face.
It felt as though his palm were pressed against a red-hot branding iron. Qin He knew he could not keep dragging this out—Shen Gongjin's Origin Power was inexhaustible. Suddenly, Qin He's other hand shot up, and Four-Unlike flew from his grasp, streaking through the air in an afterimage as it smashed straight toward Shen Gongjin's face.
Shen Gongjin's pupils contracted. He had not expected Qin He to abandon his weapon and counterattack at such a moment. In his haste, he could only tilt his head aside, but Four-Unlike still swept past his ear on a howling gale, shearing off quite a few strands of hair.
In that brief instant of distraction, Qin He seized the opportunity. His palm suddenly exerted force, and he forcibly bent the spearpoint half an inch to the side.
Then, with a tap of his toes against the