"No, sen—"
Before Ji Yuan could finish, the hammer was already upon him. He hurriedly raised the hammer in his hands to meet it.
Dong!
The two collided with a sound like bronze bells striking together.
Ji Yuan's hands went numb. A sharp pain shot through his wrists, and he flew backward, rolling across the ground several times before he finally stopped.
He looked down at his hands. Blood was already seeping from the webs between his thumbs and forefingers, and both hands throbbed.
That single blow left Ji Yuan feeling as though he had never suffered an injury so severe. The Iron Hammer Island Lord took one look at his sorry state and promptly lost interest.
"Damn it. I finally meet a Body Refining expert, and you turn out to be this useless. Come over here and hammer iron like you're told. Once you reach Body Refining Completion, we'll have a proper contest of strength."
Ji Yuan struggled to his feet and cupped his hands. "Your might is extraordinary, senior."
"Enough flattery. Come learn the hammer technique."
Seeing Ji Yuan take out another piece of Blood Essence and move to stuff it into his mouth, the Iron Hammer Island Lord beckoned, and the Blood Essence flew into his hand.
"You need Blood Essence for a little injury like that? No wonder your Body Refining is so poor. Your body at Body Refining Minor Completion isn't as fragile as you think. These wounds will heal in no time."
As he spoke, the Iron Hammer Island Lord devoured the Blood Essence he had snatched from Ji Yuan in a few bites.
Then he lifted his own hammer, a double-faced iron cylinder the size of a winter melon.
"Watch closely, boy!"
The Iron Hammer Island Lord seemed an impatient man. Once he