Standing on a roof beam, Chu Xisheng held his long saber slanted in one hand while bandaging his right shoulder with the other.
The red-armored man's spear had severely wounded his right shoulder, tearing away a large swath of flesh.
As a result, he could barely exert any strength with that hand now.
Fortunately, Qin Muge's "hand that traverses the sun and moon" balanced left and right equally; there was little difference between his two hands.
After Chu Xisheng redeemed this card, his combat strength would not drop by much.
But pain wracked his entire body now. The wounds on his chest, thigh, and right shoulder all burned fiercely.
Even more troublesome was the "dance of Zangtian" pushed to its limit.
Although it had granted him extraordinarily powerful strength, it had also torn the muscles, fascia, bones, and qi channels throughout his body.
His vital energy was being rapidly depleted as well.
Earlier, sustained by Qin Muge's "blood of eternal ages," Chu Xisheng had barely felt anything.
His vital energy had been recovering at every moment, and the minute injuries inside his body had also been healing with tremendous speed.
But once the Character Card's effects faded, he felt agonizing pain throughout his body, as though he were being sliced to death. His limbs and every channel were drained of vital energy, leaving him depleted and weak.
Yet Chu Xisheng's expression betrayed nothing as he watched the three Seventh-Rank Martial Cultivators gradually approaching ahead.
At the same time, four more auras were rapidly approaching from afar.
-Another four Seventh-Rank Martial Cultivators!
The depth of the Xiushui Shangguan Clan's reserves was truly jaw-dropping.
Chu Xisheng knew he could not drag this out any longer.
The three before him had not rushed to attack partly because they feared his combat strength, and