Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Thunderous crashes rang out without pause. Earthen walls shattered, and the fighting rapidly spread from a single street to both sides of the road.
The commotion had already driven residents on more distant streets out of their homes. No busybodies came to watch the spectacle; almost everyone fled as far as they could.
Zhou Muzhi stood on the outskirts, shattered single-story houses around him and heaps of rubble beneath his feet. Cries and shouts to run for their lives filled his ears.
Beneath the night sky, people held torches high as they ran farther away.
Before him, two Five Qi Martial Artists unleashed their full might, trading desperate blows. Overall, Li Jingfei was slightly weaker, but the weapon in his hand gave him a considerable advantage.
Eventually, even the saber in Zhao Chenfeng's hand developed fine cracks under the Listening-to-Rain Sword's thrusts.
Zhou Muzhi, who had been striving to follow the battle, twitched his ears and easily caught the crisp sound of metal cracking.
"That weapon of yours!"
Zhao Chenfeng's voice was low. He withdrew, leaped high, and landed on a rooftop, his rocklike physique exposed. Five qi erupted within him, supplying an endless stream of immense strength.
His gaze grew somewhat grave as he looked at Li Jingfei below the eaves, paying particular attention to his blade.
His own saber was already a rare collector's piece. He had never expected his opponent to possess a weapon of an even higher grade.
Weapons also influenced a duel. Without a weapon of his own, using his flesh to withstand such a high-quality blade would be fine for a short time, but his body would not hold out for long.
He had to kill his opponent quickly.
In that case...
Zhao Chenfeng released all five qi at once. An