"Bang!" A single blow drove Qi Qing back. As he staggered, blood rose in his throat and spilled uncontrollably from his lips. It was the backlash of internal injuries he had suppressed several times. Seeing this, Yetos realized that the man had been enduring them all along.
"Finally reached your limit? Don't push yourself." Despite his words, Yetos moved astonishingly fast, swooping toward him like a swallow.
"Don't get cocky yet. You can't kill me!"
"How about now?!" As the shout rang out, a golden energy spear tore through the air, pierced the chests of more than a dozen soldiers, and shot toward him with red light blazing at its tip.
Qi Qing gripped his sword with both hands, pouring nearly all his elemental power into it. The blade glowed fiery red, crackling and hissing.
"Clang!" The metallic crash rang in everyone's ears. A moment later, Qi Qing stumbled backward, his sword knocked clean out of his grip. It spun through the air with a trembling hum before lodging diagonally in a soldier's back. As the soldier fell, its light dimmed.
The power of that strike exceeded anything Qi Qing had expected. He could not imagine how this seemingly young junior had attained such strength. He could even sense that the other's energy was more concentrated than Yetos's. But how was that possible?
As he retreated in bewilderment, Yetos swept up to him. With a turn of his palm, a green energy dagger shot out. At a distance of only a few meters, there was no way to block it.
With nowhere to dodge, Qi Qing could only twist his body as hard as he could, taking the blow away from the vital areas of his head and chest.
"Whoosh!" The energy dagger plunged straight into his leg guard and