Luo Jin grunted, the blood and qi surging through his body so violently that he nearly felt himself torn apart.
A series of explosive cracks rang out from his bones. His black martial robe billowed, yet his feet never shifted. He had just deflected a punch that could have killed a grandmaster!
A flicker of surprise crossed Shi Lan's eyes, but her hands didn't slow. She shot forward, leaving a string of afterimages, and crossed the distance to Luo Jin in the blink of an eye. Then she clenched her fist, raised her arm, and drove it down!
Her slender arm carried a terrifying, colossal force, like a vajra subduing demons—impossible to evade!
Beneath her fist, the air around Luo Jin was squeezed aside, roaring as it went!
Luo Jin didn't retreat. His back sank like a coiled flood dragon, then his body surged upward with a succession of thunderous movements, his palm rising to meet Shi Lan's savage punch.
Boom!
Fist met palm with a crash like thunder, drowning out the storm outside. A violent gust swept in every direction, sending water mist exploding into the air.
Luo Jin staggered back a step, his face flushed red. His five viscera shuddered and his six bowels shifted; he had suffered internal injuries.
Shi Lan keenly sensed Luo Jin's weakening blood and qi. She lowered her stance, powered her waist and legs, and lunged forward like a vicious tiger breaking out of its cage, thrusting a punch straight at his abdomen.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Bloodshot veins showed in Luo Jin's eyes. He sank a breath of inner energy into his viscera and neither dodged nor retreated. His fists and palms met Shi Lan's, and he took more than ten of her punches head-on, retreating again and again. His wrists swelled with