The entire dense forest shook violently, countless thorny vines severed.
At last, both sides stopped, panting heavily and wary of each other. Neither could do anything to the other.
"Damn brat, you're much stronger than I imagined!"
The Ghost King's expression turned incomparably ugly, and an intense sense of danger rose in its heart.
Though the difference was slight, it knew that dealing with this youth would be extremely difficult.
"Brat, consider yourself lucky today! If I see you again, I definitely won't spare you!"
After leaving behind that threat, the Ghost King fled swiftly and vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Hmph, do you think you can get away?" Lin Taichu snorted coldly and quickly gave chase.
Not long afterward, he caught up to the Ghost King.
"Swish!"
"Whoosh!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang..."
Lin Taichu sped forward while swinging his sword, his moves sharp and tricky as he sealed off the path ahead.
The Ghost King failed to evade in time, gaining several more wounds across its body.
"Bastard!"
The Ghost King flew into a rage from humiliation and swung its sword back without yielding.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The weapons collided, metal ringing deafeningly as sparks flew everywhere.
The two fought fiercely, every move executed with all their strength.
"Boom!"
"Crash!"
Not long afterward, they exchanged a palm strike head-on before retreating separately.
The Ghost King was severely wounded, its entire body drenched in blood.
Lin Taichu was in better condition. Only the clothes over his chest had been torn apart, revealing bronze-colored skin.
He grinned. "Ghost King, come again!"
The Ghost King roared, "Brat, I'll skin you alive!"
"Come on." Lin Taichu crooked a finger at it provocatively. "I'm waiting."
"Awooo—"
The Ghost King flew into a towering rage and charged at him once more like