Fear rose in Ning Shaofeng's heart, but he was riding a tiger now, with no way to dismount.
He could only give it everything he had.
Every bone marking in his body lit up at once, and his accumulated blood essence and force surged madly into his arms. Silvery-white light burst from the spear tip, forcibly driving back the surrounding crimson mist.
"Cloud-Splitting Line!"
Ning Shaofeng roared and thrust his spear.
The countless spear shadows abruptly vanished.
All his power condensed into a straight silver line, moving too fast for the naked eye to follow. Before the spear struck, its escaping force had already pierced a fist-sized hole in the cliff behind Lu Chen.
Facing this desperate thrust, Lu Chen stopped.
The Golden Crow blood essence within him thundered into motion.
For a fleeting instant, a blazing sun seemed to rise from his chest. Golden-red blood essence surged through his meridians, and the surrounding temperature soared, warping even the air.
The bone markings all over Lu Chen's body lit up in succession.
Azure Dragon Force became his sinews and bones, Thunderclap Force hid within his fist, Azure Dragon Demon-Suppressing Force and Demon-Subduing Force steadied his punch, White Tiger Evil-Breaking Force condensed into a single keen point, and Coldwater Force harmonized them all.
Beyond those original six layers of force, a wisp of fiery crimson Vermilion Bird Baleful-Burning Force quietly rose.
The forces blended into one.
Lu Chen closed his fingers and threw a punch.
The moment the punch landed, a dragon's roar and a bird's cry seemed to echo simultaneously through the rift.
Boom-
His fist met the spear tip head-on.
The silver spear radiance lasted only an instant before crumbling inch by inch, starting at its very tip.
Ning Shaofeng's eyes widened as he watched the silver spear in