"Just as I thought. Tuoba Jie planted a backup plan in all of you."
Lu Chen's gaze darkened as he spoke coldly.
"You won't get away!"
The Blood Fiend Spirit landed in front of Evil Soul Master Second. In the next instant, it shot toward Lu Chen like an arrow loosed from a bow, its shrill cry full of bloodthirsty ferocity.
"Not necessarily!"
The moment the words left his mouth, a Blazing Crimson Gold light flared in Lu Chen's left hand. The Asura Purgatory Claw activated instantly.
Five Crimson Gold Blades sprang from his fingertips.
Before Second could form another hand seal, Lu Chen was already upon him.
With a wet smack, the Blood Fiend Spirit guarding Second was torn apart by the Asura Purgatory Claw, and Crimson Mist scattered in all directions.
Then Lu Chen curled his five fingers into a claw and struck Second in the chest!
Five deep gashes, down to the bone, opened at once, blood gushing out like a spring.
He grunted as his body toppled backward like a kite with its strings cut.
His eyes were filled with disbelief and shock. What was that? How had Lu Chen become so powerful?
Lu Chen looked at the corpse about to explode, gathered Shui Bing'er in his arms, and raced toward the Far North.
"Boom!"
The next instant, a deafening explosion erupted behind them. A terrifying shock wave swept over them, hurling Lu Chen and Shui Bing'er through the air.
Shui Bing'er grunted in his arms and fainted from the impact.
The Corpse Explosion unleashed by Tuoba Jie using the Soul Emperor Corpse was already no weaker than Tuoba Jie's full-powered strike!
The clothes on Lu Chen's back instantly turned to ash, and the exposed skin was scorched black by the shock wave. Warm blood continued