Blood Force Threads

"Roar, sure enough, what an ugly old face."

Shang Qi sneered, studying Lu Fan's face with a teasing expression.

Lu Fan did not reply. He touched the wound on his cheek, as though it had been sliced by a blade, and a flicker of shock rose in his eyes.

In that instant just now, what had this guy done?

He had seen nothing. He had not even sensed the aura of Force, yet he had been attacked.

If his body had not constantly been covered by a layer of Force defense, that strike might even have severed his head.

That attack had been far too fast.

There had been no warning whatsoever.

Lu Fan's expression darkened, his face incomparably solemn.

He knew that if he could not crack this guy's strange method of attack, let alone win, he might even die here.

Unlike before, Lu Fan drew even more Force from his Qi Sea and covered the surface of his body with it.

Before he could figure out this guy's method of attack, strengthening his defenses was the right choice.

Yet when Shang Qi saw this, he laughed.

"How laughable. You think such a trick can block my attacks?"

Shang Qi looked utterly disdainful. He did not even move a step before cold Force swept out from within his body and spread in every direction.

In an instant, Lu Fan sensed Force auras filling all sides around him.

That Force was like countless extremely thin threads, spread throughout the area.

When he took a step forward and tried to launch an attack on Shang Qi,

the threads formed from Force instantly coiled around his body.

His clothes tore apart.

Scarlet bloody marks appeared across the surface of Lu Fan's body.

Almost immediately, he erupted with Force, forcibly breaking free from the threads wrapped around him before quickly pulling back.

After widening the distance, he carefully observed the area around Shang Qi and discovered that a large stretch around him was covered in densely packed Force threads.

The instant he had approached just now, those Force threads had wrapped around him and attacked him.

"Oh, looks like you've noticed too."

Shang Qi grinned, clearly delighted.

"As long as these Blood Force Threads are here, your attacks will never be able to touch me."

"This is a powerful cultivation technique that a decrepit old man from the wild like you could never imagine."

Shang Qi's words also made Lu Fan realize something.

The reason his earlier attack had been dodged in an instant was probably because this guy had filled the area around himself with these Force threads at that moment, then activated them to forcibly pull himself away and evade the attack.

Compared to his own speed, Force moved faster, which was why he could react so quickly.

At that moment, Lu Fan clearly realized just how enormous an advantage the gap in cultivation techniques could bring.

Even though the amount of Force he possessed was nearly the same as this guy's, the difference in their cultivation techniques made the other man's use of Force far more refined, creating such a vast disparity.

As long as he drew close, he would be obstructed by those Force threads.

Moreover, these Force threads were exceptionally tough and sharp. Just being entangled for a brief moment had left his body as though it had been lashed by several whips, marked with bloodstains that made one's heart tremble.

If he remained tangled any longer, perhaps even his bones and organs would be cinched out.

"What, not coming over? Then I won't hold back, old bastard!"

A bloodthirsty gleam flashed through Shang Qi's eyes. His ten fingers hooked repeatedly as countless Blood Force Threads swept toward Lu Fan.

These Blood Force Threads were incredibly fast, and the Force contained in each one was extremely faint, so Lu Fan could not clearly track their movements at all.

He could only dodge by instinct, but how could such dodging possibly evade every Blood Force Thread?

Two Blood Force Threads struck his body with precision, leaving behind two distinct bloody marks.

And this was only the beginning. Shang Qi, standing some distance away, did not even need to move a single step to unleash these terrifying, lethal attacks.

The sounds of tearing through the air exploded without end as more than a dozen Blood Force Threads, like invisible long whips, continuously lashed Lu Fan's body.

Even though his body was covered by a layer of Force defense, he could not withstand such dense attacks at all. Not only was his Force being rapidly depleted, but his body was also covered in bloody marks.

Lu Fan could even sense that the guy opposite him had likely never intended to let him die easily from the very start.

Otherwise, as long as all the Blood Force Threads forced him into a dead corner, he would have no way to escape.

"Ha—!"

Lu Fan exhaled heavily, and a trace of determination flashed through his aged eyes.

He knew that if this continued, his stamina and Force would be drained dry, and he would become fish on the chopping block.

He would never accept such a slow death.

Rather than that, he might as well fight with all his strength.

Since there was a gap in their cultivation techniques, then he would not compete with cultivation techniques.

Lu Fan raised his right hand. The Force Vortex within his Qi Sea spun to its limit as a massive amount of Force was drawn from the Qi Sea and gathered in his right fist.

Even the wisps of Force in the corners of his Qi Sea were squeezed out.

At that moment, he held nothing back and mobilized all his Force.

The Evergreen Formula was driven to its utmost limit as well, amplifying his immense Force even further.

Force condensed to the utmost extreme covered Lu Fan's right fist, nearly taking on physical form.

Upon close inspection, one could see that layers of grayish-white mist seemed to be wrapped around his right hand.

Shang Qi, standing not far away, naturally noticed the change in Lu Fan's aura at once, and his expression could not help but freeze.

"Is this old bastard planning to risk his life?"

A vicious gleam flashed through Shang Qi's eyes. Without hesitation, he raised both hands and gathered all the Blood Force Threads into a massive net that descended upon Lu Fan.

"I won't give you the time!"

As Shang Qi poured even more Force into it, the great net formed from Blood Force Threads faintly became visible before dropping from the sky toward Lu Fan.

Facing this attack, Lu Fan did not choose to dodge at all. Instead, he slammed both feet against the ground and charged straight toward Shang Qi.

He paid no heed to the Blood Force Thread net wrapping around him. Instead, he swung the fist containing all his Force and blasted it forward.

The Blood Force Threads blocking his fist all collapsed beneath the bombardment of that terrifying Force.

Although his body had already been cinched open by those Blood Force Threads and blood sprayed wildly without end, his body did not pause in the slightest. In merely two blinks, he had rushed before Shang Qi.

"Idiot!"

Shang Qi sneered and pulled with both hands, the Blood Force Threads on either side dragging him away to dodge.

However, Lu Fan's next action left him utterly stunned, and fear surged from the depths of his heart.