Boom!
Fist and palm collided.
It was as though a muffled thunderclap had exploded through the mountain forest.
Lu Chen's fist smashed head-on against Qiu Heixiong's bear paw. The blood and qi of two great Blood Moving realm experts erupted at once, their gale-force impact sweeping in every direction, blasting pebbles from beneath their feet and shaking leaves down from the surrounding trees.
Several bandits nearby were forced back again and again by the residual force, their faces turning pale.
Qiu Heixiong gave a savage grin. His massive body pressed forward like a black bear determined to smash Lu Chen to pieces.
"Daring to meet me head-on?"
"You're courting death!"
His right palm suddenly sank, and a frigid force erupted from its center, drilling through Lu Chen's fist and into his arm.
Heart-Shattering Force!
The force was cold and vicious, like countless fine needles boring along his muscles. It sought to travel up his arm into his shoulder and back, then strike straight at his heart and lungs.
Lu Chen's blood and qi flowed through him like a great river. The instant the Heart-Shattering Force entered, it was like an icy stream crashing into a surging river, and most of it was scattered in an instant.
At the same time, the Coiling Dragon Body began circulating on its own.
Lu Chen's shoulder, elbow, wrist, waist, and hips twisted layer upon layer. The muscles throughout his body clasped together like overlapping dragon scales, and amid their fine vibrations, they shed all the remaining hidden force.
Bang!
The earth beneath Lu Chen's feet burst slightly.
Yet he stood as steady as a mountain, without even the slightest sway in his upper body.
Qiu Heixiong's expression changed.
"How is that possible?"
Lu Chen raised his eyes, his voice calm. "Your Heart-Shattering Force is