The invasion of the bloodstained cleaver robbed Ye Chen of all his strength. Not only did it extinguish seventy to eighty percent of the bloodflame covering his body on the spot, it also left him frozen stiff and unable to move.
"Heh, look at the color of this heart. It's already become so filthy~"
Jietisikoki hovered behind Ye Chen, lowering his voice in a mocking sneer.
"When the blood-red color on its surface fades away completely, it will mean that your humanity has been utterly erased. Heh, that'll make a perfect visual reference for me to gauge the progress of the battle!"
Ye Chen said nothing. He rapidly focused his mind, instantly healing his physical wounds while igniting fresh bloodflame once more. He burned and melted both the Life-Stealing Cleaver embedded in his body and the Butcher's blood corroding him from within, then detonated the bloodflame across his entire body like a bomb, unleashing a sweeping bombardment in every direction without a single blind spot!
BOOM------------------!
With an explosive roar, the dim sky was instantly drowned beneath the blazing radiance of bloodflame!
Yet when the fire erupted and then dispersed, there was not a single figure beside Ye Chen!
He knew he had not struck his opponent. He knew Jietisikoki was still nearby, but his senses simply could not determine the Butcher Hunter's exact location!
And in the very next second that the Bloodsmith Hunter found himself in this predicament, that sinister, familiar voice suddenly rang out inside his mind!
"Hey, hey, hey, can you hear me?"
Ye Chen's expression changed. Clutching his head, he tried to forcibly drive the sudden voice from his mind with spiritual power, yet he could not stop its external intrusion at all!
"Hahahaha, didn't expect that, did you? Now, just like you, I can