Boom! The energy beam unleashed through his own acupoints suddenly exploded as though it had gathered something within it, its light flickering continuously amid the surrounding bloody glow as if it had been provoked.
At the same time, a pained cry came from the point behind him. Without a doubt, that voice belonged to Zeref.
Li moved the arm Zeref had just injured. It still felt somewhat uncomfortable, but it no longer hindered his movements—at the very least, it would not stop him from killing Zeref.
Li slowly turned and looked toward that point. Zeref stood there with one shoulder charred black. The previous attack had clearly struck true. He stared at Li in a daze, while blood slowly seeped from his body.
Zeref truly did have an immortal body. Li sighed softly. He had only infused a portion of his merit power into that energy beam, so it had merely wounded Zeref lightly. One could imagine that if it had been a purely energy-based attack, Zeref would have been able to get back up and fight again by now!
"This is only the beginning! Zeref, the moment you face me today, your demise is assured!" Li showed no mercy now. Setting aside everything else, and leaving Ankhseram out of it, Li had truly revealed killing intent toward him just now—and Zeref had revealed killing intent toward Li as well. Such killing intent could not be erased with a simple handshake and reconciliation. It could only end with one side dead.
Yet Zeref gave no response. He merely muttered, "How is that possible? How could I lose...?"
How could Li possibly let such an opportunity slip away? His figure flashed rapidly, and within a few moments, he had already rushed to Zeref's side. At that moment, the crimson in Li's