A roar of uncontainable fury rang across the wilderness, tearing through the darkness.
The next moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Chu He seized Li Shuangcheng by the ankle and, like a dead chicken, crazily smashed him against the massive boulder again and again. Metal clanged against stone, shards flew everywhere, and in an instant, a string of collisions like meteor impacts erupted.
In less than a minute, the boulder was covered in densely packed human-shaped craters.
Bang!
After another ferocious, earthshaking slam, Chu He's expression abruptly changed. Strange black vapor surfaced across his cheeks.
His limbs and body seemed to be strung together by a single thread. His body stiffened, his movements slowed, and his knotted muscles deflated and warped with a series of grinding shifts before returning to normal. At that moment, even taking another step felt beyond him.
"Cough, cough... Pwah!"
Seizing the chance, Li Shuangcheng broke free from Chu He's grasp. Looking himself over, he found that his entire body had been twisted like a fried dough twist.
He forced his limbs back into place, an icy smile appearing on his face. Then he spat out another mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of organs.
"Hah, did you really think I'd be stupid enough to spit saliva at you?"
He staggered over to the immobilized Chu He and, right before his eyes, pulled out the red jade stone from his waist.
Red light drifted away, and a bloody glow flowed.
A faint crimson gleam shone over Li Shuangcheng's greedy, burning face as his palm lovingly caressed the half-piece of broken jade.
"My little treasure, for your sake, this old man even brought out his final trump card. Don't disappoint me..."
Suddenly, Li Shuangcheng noticed the broken edge. His expression froze, and he sharply turned toward Chu He. "Why