After taking that finger strike, however, Ling Tianya swiftly retreated, trying to put some distance between himself and Tuoba Ao. But Tuoba Ao closed in, pointed a finger, and sent several blasts of Finger Force shooting toward him.
Ling Tianya twisted and flipped, narrowly evading the blasts. This left the blood and qi in his chest churning, and his previous injuries, compounded by the Finger Force that struck his chest just now, caused his qi to falter.
"Ling Tianya, your injuries are serious too. You can't dodge!" The moment Ling Tianya's qi faltered and his footwork slipped slightly, Tuoba Ao caught up and chopped his palm down toward Ling Tianya's Baihui Point.
Just as Ling Tianya had attacked him earlier, Tuoba Ao was repaying him in his own coin.
Although Tuoba Ao's palm strike was immensely powerful, Ling Tianya was already prepared. He moved and swiftly dodged aside, but as he did so, Tuoba Ao immediately pursued him again.
After evading several attacks in succession, Ling Tianya abruptly stopped, then turned and charged at Tuoba Ao.
Tuoba Ao's face brimmed with murderous intent. When he saw that Ling Tianya was no longer dodging, an even fiercer killing gleam appeared in his eyes.
"Tuoba Ao, you're finished!" The aura of the Demonic Art around Ling Tianya was extraordinarily dense. He now seemed almost no different from when he was uninjured, perhaps even more formidable.
"To think you would forcibly use Power-Enhancing too. Are you trying to kill me quickly?" Tuoba Ao paused briefly at the sight of Ling Tianya, then laughed loudly. "Hahaha! I destroyed my own acupoints. Do you think I'll let you live? Even if I die, none of you will get out alive!"
With that, Tuoba Ao charged at Ling Tianya. Although Ling Tianya wanted to stall for