"You're that lover of Ya Fei's! All those miraculous spirit fruits she has came from you!"
Hearing that filth, Xia Kong could not be bothered to waste another word. With a flick of his wrist, a Sword Energy Green Lotus flew from his blade, hurtling straight at Lei Jie's face.
Lei Jie twisted aside in a clumsy dodge. The green lotus grazed his shoulder and slammed into the cliff behind him, blasting out an enormous crater. Rather than retreat, he threw back his head and laughed wildly.
"Perfect! Once I kill you, every spirit medicine you have will be mine!"
Now that he had finally traced the source of those spirit fruits with their strange effects that Ya Fei had sent back to the Imperial Capital, his killing intent grew even stronger. He knew perfectly well that he could not give Xia Kong a chance to keep recovering with spirit fruits. He had to seize an opening and kill him in a single stroke.
Lei Jie tightened his grip on his spear and charged fearlessly once more.
Xia Kong met him head-on. As he charged, his sword danced without pause, sending one Sword Energy Green Lotus after another crashing toward Lei Jie. The lotuses traced graceful arcs through the air. Although Lei Jie possessed lightning attribute Dou Qi, his approach was domineering and forceful, and the Thunder Gang Art he cultivated shared that same attribute. Speed was not his forte, leaving him no way to dodge. The lotuses struck his Dou Qi Armor repeatedly, bursting into showers of green radiance, only for Lei Jie to pour out more Dou Qi and repair it an instant later.
Xia Kong remained patient. As he attacked, he used the feedback from their exchanges to fine-tune the rhythm of his Dou Qi output, refining