Chen Yao was astonished by the sudden rise in Lin Shuguang's strength, and the greed in his eyes intensified!
This kid must have some secret technique! I have to get it!
With a furious roar, he swung his War Spear like a python lashing its tail, striking swiftly and forcefully at Lin Shuguang's waist.
There was, after all, an enormous gulf between him and a Martial Artist.
Unable to dodge in time, Lin Shuguang was sent flying. He skidded more than ten meters across the ground before slamming hard into a tree trunk and finally stopping.
Enduring the searing pain throughout his body, Lin Shuguang wiped the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
The beating had roused his fury, too.
[Top up 500,000 to upgrade LV12 Basic Body Refining Technique]
"Upgrade it, damn it!"
"Even if I have to wear you down, I'm fucking killing you today!!!"
Chen Yao shook his arm, which had gone numb from the impact, and narrowed his eyes, bloodthirsty excitement bursting from them.
"I really hit the jackpot today. Not only can I kill the Desolate Ghost Ape King, I can get the Demon God Armor, too! Hahaha-"
From beginning to end, he had never taken Lin Shuguang seriously.
That was the confidence of a Martial Artist!
Chen Yao assumed an arrogant posture, standing over Lin Shuguang and looking down at him as though he were his captive.
"Be good and take off the Demon God Armor. Hand it over! And another thing-"
While Chen Yao was speaking,
Lin Shuguang's Basic Body Refining Technique had already upgraded in an instant.
An extra line appeared at the bottom of the Attribute Panel:
[Achievement title acquired: [Bronze Skin Iron Bones]] [When this achievement title is triggered, strength increases and defense increases. Cooldown: thirty days]
In an instant, Lin Shuguang was once again "back to full health."
An aura even more formidable than before involuntarily spread from his body.
Just then, Chen Yao's voice rang out. "Tell me your secret! Otherwise-"
Before he could finish, Lin Shuguang abruptly raised his head.
His eyes filled with ferocity, he spat out two words:
"Drop dead!"
The next second, an utterly savage flash of saber light erupted from his hand, and he shot forward even faster than before.
The sound of him tearing through the air was even sharper and more piercing!
Chen Yao flew into a rage. "Stubborn fool!"
He snorted coldly.
The War Spear in his hand thrust forward again.
A streak of light exploded in midair, producing an equally terrifying sound.
Bang!
The two forces collided once more.
Chen Yao's expression darkened!
How did this guy's strength suddenly increase so much?
It must be because I'm injured!
Damn it, I can't drag this out any longer!
His face turned vicious. "Hand over the secret technique!"
Lin Shuguang gritted his teeth, his expression grim and utterly fearless.
He suddenly drove off the ground, charging straight toward Chen Yao's chest like a cannonball.
The saber in his hand swept forward like thunder.
It was fiercer than ever before! More overbearing than ever!
A savage gale suddenly surged from every side of the blade, and the air surrounding Lin Shuguang and Chen Yao convulsed violently.
Rumble!
Saber light exploded!
Sparks flew!
The surrounding air was like a detonated nuclear bomb, unleashing an enormous shock wave.
The two figures clashed.
Everything within a hundred meters shook incessantly. Even the Desolate Ghost Apes drawn by the scent of blood fled, howling in terror.
Vast swaths of forest toppled.
Lin Shuguang seemed impervious to blades and spears, his blood energy surging and his strength soaring!
More importantly, his reckless, all-out fighting style even made Chen Yao's expression change.
"Madman! You must be a madman!"
Lin Shuguang gritted his teeth without a word.
All he did was radiate ferocity as he frantically slashed down, blow after blow.
Chen Yao's expression grew uglier.
He was also deeply infuriated.
A Martial Artist, unable to take down someone who wasn't even a Martial Artist after all this time?
He would be humiliated if word got out!
What enraged him even more was that he had actually been injured!
Blood ran down both his arms and dripped onto the ground.
Chen Yao wanted to grind Lin Shuguang's bones to dust and scatter his ashes.
He enunciated every word. "You know absolutely! Nothing! About a Martial Artist's strength!"
"You know nothing about me, either!"
Lin Shuguang spat out a mouthful of blood and retorted scornfully.
He slashed down onto Chen Yao's War Spear, sending sparks flying.
Chen Yao twisted and thrust. The spear tip struck Lin Shuguang, only to be blocked by the Demon God Armor and slide aside.
When that strike failed, Chen Yao abruptly shook his War Spear.
The shaft slammed hard into Lin Shuguang.
Lin Shuguang grunted. The bones in his shoulder felt as though they were about to fall apart, and the pain was excruciating.
"Hah!"
He stubbornly clenched his teeth, letting blood seep out between them.
Planting his feet hard against the ground, he forcibly withstood Chen Yao's strength and seized Chen Yao's War Spear with his left hand.
With a furious roar, his strength erupted. "Fucking die!"
Chen Yao's expression changed drastically.
For a moment, he actually failed to pull his War Spear back.
And Lin Shuguang was already slashing at his head.
Chen Yao hastily dodged.
His head escaped, but the saber struck his right shoulder, sending a jet of blood spraying out and exposing white bone.
This was the first time Chen Yao had felt pain at Lin Shuguang's hands.
The searing pain in his right shoulder nearly destroyed his expression.
He roared savagely, "Bastard! I'll kill you!"
But Lin Shuguang had already lunged at him.
Countless flashes of saber light and spear shadows erupted.
The two figures became locked in combat again.
As though shaking the earth and mountains, they fought all the way from the outskirts of the Blood Desolate Land into its depths.
They flattened the forest along their path in an utterly brutal battle.
"I can't accept this!!!"
Suddenly, a shrill, furious roar rang out through the forest.
Shhk!
With desperation written across his face, Lin Shuguang drove his saber straight through Chen Yao's chest!
The two plummeted from midair like meteors, striking the ground and throwing up a vast cloud of dust.
[Kill successful. Seized 280 cal of blood energy value!]
The message flashed across the panel.
But Lin Shuguang paid it no attention at all, collapsing into a pool of blood after surviving the ordeal.
Beside him lay Chen Yao's corpse, his eyes still open in death.
He gazed at the blood-red sky.
Not a single cloud graced it. Like the surface of a deathly still lake, it was filled with despair.
After a moment, he used his saber to stagger to his feet, taking great gulps of fresh air.
Looking down at Chen Yao's corpse and breathing heavily, he spat out a mouthful of blood. "So what if you're a Martial Artist? It's not like I haven't killed one before!"
Just as he was about to leave, countless scarlet eyes suddenly appeared in the surrounding trees.
Without a change in expression, Lin Shuguang drove his saber through Chen Yao's corpse and flung it straight toward them. The forest immediately shook as countless Desolate Ghost Apes rushed over to tear into it.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Shuguang had no desire to linger in battle. After killing dozens of Desolate Ghost Apes blocking his way, he found Chen Yao's bundle.
Inside were the Desolate Ghost Ape King's Desolate Bead and some materials, along with several stalks of treasure medicine.
Lin Shuguang grinned, then turned and returned to where he had buried his spoils earlier. Laden with large bundles, he left the Blood Desolate Land.
Not wanting to attract the attention of passersby, Lin Shuguang deliberately waited until darkness fell before racing back.
After changing his clothes, he called Feng San.
"Can you handle buying a Desolate Ghost Ape King's corpse?"
"..." Feng San was dumbfounded.
PS (Thanks to Uncle Is Very Happy for supporting me with two tips.)
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