Li Qingshan had no time to dodge. The Chaos Heavenly Capital Seal flew up again to shield him as he threw both fists forward, unleashing the Azure Emperor Dragon-Controlling Fist at full power.
Two illusory azure dragons flew from his fists to meet the pitch-black palm print.
The instant the dragons and palm print collided, a shock wave swept in every direction. Forests for hundreds of yards around were flattened, and every ancient tree was uprooted before crumbling to dust in midair.
The Azure Emperor Dragon-Controlling Fist's dragons shattered, and the remaining force of the Heaven-Rending Demonic Palm struck Li Qingshan again.
He crossed his arms over his chest, but the blow hurled him backward. The bones in his arms cracked under the strain.
A half-step Golden Immortal's combat strength far surpassed that of a peak Profound Immortal. That trace of immortal golden essence lent every strike from the gold-rank assassin Golden Immortal-level power.
Li Qingshan had cultivated the Azure Emperor Dragon-Controlling Fist to perfection, yet it had barely canceled out part of the Heaven-Rending Demonic Palm's force.
"Oh? You can still block that?"
A note of surprise entered the gold-rank assassin's voice, then gave way to an even fiercer desire to fight.
"Then how about these?"
He flashed to Li Qingshan's side and struck with both palms. Two pitch-black palm prints slammed toward Li Qingshan from left and right, too fast to evade.
A ruthless glint flashed through Li Qingshan's eyes.
He neither retreated nor defended. Instead, he met the attack head-on with both hands.
His right fist sent the Azure Emperor Dragon-Controlling Fist against the palm print on the left, while his left index finger fired the Black Emperor God-Slaying Finger at the one on the right.
At the same time, he drove the Chaos Heavenly Capital Seal