Chen Mochuan began devoting more attention to the Stone-Bodied Lizard, observing every subtle change in its exertions and turns. In particular, he repeatedly moved to its right side, testing the Ferocious Beast's reactions.
This made the giant lizard, which had to tug at its wound every time it turned right, exceptionally irritable. Its movements became increasingly vicious, and its coordination with the Shadowmarked Jackal developed an almost imperceptible disconnect.
At last, the opportunity came.
When Chen Mochuan once again reached the right side of the Stone-Bodied Lizard's abdomen, the giant lizard lashed out with a reckless, frenzied sweep of its tail. The blow was swift and brutal, carrying the howl of tearing wind as it shot straight for Chen Mochuan's waist.
Chen Mochuan did not choose to evade completely. Instead, he turned slightly and took the heavy blow head-on with the left side of his ribs.
"Bang!"
The giant tail smashed viciously into him with a dull, thunderous boom.
Chen Mochuan's body jolted violently. His feet staggered, and he retreated several steps to the side in apparent disarray, looking as though he had lost his balance and exposed a massive opening.
A ghostly glint flickered in the Shadowmarked Jackal's eyes. It had been waiting for an opportunity like this.
Almost the instant Chen Mochuan staggered, it transformed into a bolt of black lightning and shot in from his rear flank, its razor-sharp claws aimed straight at the back of his neck!
Yet this was a trap.
Chen Mochuan had indeed taken that tail strike head-on. Waves of agony radiated from his left ribs, and he might even have injured a bone, but it was far from as serious as he had made it appear.
The Great Completion Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique had granted him an extraordinarily sturdy physique. The force-dispersing