From setting out to making his move, only a dozen or so breaths had passed.
Only then did Lin Yueren arrive belatedly, just in time to see a palm imprint strike the River Earl and send him flying past.
He sensed the force behind that palm. Taking even one hit would definitely result in grievous injuries.
Seeing Gao Fei chasing after him, he hurriedly moved aside, still shaken with lingering fear.
Good thing I didn't provoke him in the city. That blow might have made my qi and blood decline ahead of time.
After landing the palm strike, Gao Fei received no Merit Points. Knowing the River Earl was not dead, he began gathering strength again.
He could have gathered strength with both hands at once, but with Lin Yueren beside him, neither friend nor foe, he had better hold back a little. One hand was enough.
Before the dust and smoke on the small hillside had even dispersed, Gao Fei had arrived above it.
The Force-Barrier Realm giant palm imprint struck again. This time, he was closer, and after charging for fifteen seconds, he was nearing his limit.
System prompt: Congratulations, you have killed the Mutated River Earl. Merit Points +1235
Only after seeing the system prompt did Gao Fei descend to the ground.
As the dust settled, a gigantic handprint appeared on the hillock.
At the center of the handprint, the River Earl's body was still relatively intact, having reverted to his original form—a human head atop a fish's body.
All the tumors on his body had vanished without a trace, while the back that had been struck was a bloody, mangled mess.
Gao Fei took out the little knife he had swindled from Li Jie and began searching the River Earl's head for the Beast