Qin Tiexin's eyes narrowed, this person is, Qi and Blood Realm.
The heat waves radiating outward from the whole body are the characteristics of Qi and Blood's power that has not yet been completely restrained. They are exactly the same as the auras he felt in the square when Body Refining Master Conference opened. This man is over nine feet tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back. A black epee is stuck on the ground beside him. The blade is wider than Edgeless's finger. His whole body is dark and non-reflective.
Duan Xuan's eyes paused for a moment on the black heavy sword, and then he spoke first, "Greatsword Sect, Zhang Chen."
The man's brows moved slightly, his eyes turned to Duan Xuan, and he looked at me twice. "Do you recognize me?"
"Golden Sun Sect Duan Xuan." Duan Xuan's tone was quite calm, "Greatsword Sect and Golden Sun Sect have always been friends. This is Flowing Cloud Sect's disciple Qin Tiexin. Our two sects have no enmity with the Greatsword Sect, so there is no need to make a fuss over a nest."
Zhang Chen was silent for a moment, as if he was weighing something. His eyes moved from Duan Xuan to Qin Tiexin, then passed the two of them, and scanned the hole behind them. After a while, he spoke, his tone was slightly slower than before, but the content of his words did not change at all. "Take out the things and let me take a look. Whatever I need, belong to me; what I don't need, leave it to you."
Duan Xuan The peace on his face disappeared.
Qin Tiexin took a step forward. His left shoulder was still aching, and the wound on the broken bone in his chest was wrapped with a simple bandage. The blood on his right fist had not dried yet, but his voice was calm. "The things belong to us, there is no reason to give them to you."
Zhang Chen's eyes turned cold. He pulled out the black epee stuck on the ground, and the sword made a low buzz the moment it left the ground. "I've given you a chance."
Qin Tiexin held the handle of Edgeless's knife. Duan Xuan stretched out his hand to stop him.
"I'll do it this time."
Qin Tiexin looked sideways at her. Duan Xuan's eyes were very serious, so serious that Qin Tiexin saw on her face the kind of calmness that only appears when facing a real threat.
"He is Qi and Blood Realm." Qin Tiexin whispered.
"I know." Duan Xuan switched the whip to his left hand and pulled out the sword from his waist with his right hand, "Trust me."
Qin Tiexin looked at her for a moment, took three steps back, and gave up his position. He didn't go far, Edgeless was still holding it in his hand, with the tip of the knife touching the ground, ready to take action at any time.
Zhang Chen looked at the actions of the two people, with a hint of sarcasm on his face. "Let a woman stand up for you?"
Duan Xuan did not respond to this sentence, she just pointed the tip of the sword at Zhang Chen's throat.
Zhang Chen No more nonsense. He clenched the heavy sword with both hands, Qi and Blood surged all over his body, a heat wave visible to the naked eye burst out from his body, the surrounding air was roasted and distorted, and the withered grass under his feet It was instantly scorched. A dark red sheen appeared on the surface of his skin, which was a sign that the power of Qi and Blood was accelerating in his blood vessels. His aura surged at least twice in an instant, and his whole figure was like a ignited furnace.
He kicked his foot, and a shallow pit exploded on the ground, and he rushed towards Duan Xuan. The black epee was raised high, without any tricks, but the purest power was poured into the sword, and he struck Duan Xuan head on.
Duan Xuan didn't dare to take a hard hit. She stepped lightly and floated backwards, her body as nimble as a fallen leaf blown by the wind. The heavy sword struck her nose, and the blade cut into the ground. The gravel scattered everywhere, creating a three-foot-long deep groove on the ground. The impact spread along the ground, and the stone slab Duan Xuan rested on was shaken.
While she was retreating, the long whip in her left hand had already been released. The tip of the whip made an arc in the air, and accurately wrapped around Zhang Chen's right wrist holding the sword. She planted her feet firmly, exerted force on her waist and abdomen, and stretched the whip body into a straight line, trying to use the force to unload it. He dropped the heavy sword from Zhang Chen's hand. Zhang Chen sneered, and the muscles of his right arm rose. Qi and Blood's power exploded on his wrist, directly countering the pull of the whip body.
Duan Xuan did not wrestle with him. The moment the whip was pulled back, she took advantage of the force and rushed forward towards Zhang Chen along the pull of the whip. Her speed reached the extreme, Zhang Chen only saw her body swaying, and the person had already bullied him in front of him. Taking advantage of the space where his right wrist was entangled with the whip and his right arm was abducted, she got behind him.
The long sword was released.
In one breath, three swords stabbed in succession. The metal Extreme Sharpness power was attached to the sword tip, leaving thin silver threads in the air, all stabbing at the same point on Zhang Chen's back heart. The first sword stabbed the leather armor on his back, and the sword tip was deflected by the protective body Qi and Blood. Side, leaving only a white mark. The second sword followed closely, Penetration broke through the barrier of the protective body Qi and Blood, and the sword tip penetrated half an inch of the leather armor, touching the inner leather. The power of the third sword was superimposed on the basis of the first two swords, and the sword tip finally broke through the last line of defense of the leather armor and penetrated three points of the skin.
Zhang Chen was in pain and let out a roar. She jerked her right arm and broke away from the whip end wrapped around her wrist. She rushed forward two steps and turned around to sweep back. The sweeping power of the epee was even more ferocious than before. Duan Xuan was not greedy for the sword. She immediately retreated after the blow. The epee swept half a foot in front of her, and the sword wind made the corners of her clothes rustle.
Before her retreat was steady, she took a deep breath and her chest swelled - Fire Dragon Technique. A fiery Flame spurted out from her mouth, turning into a rotating pillar of fire in the air, heading towards Zhang Chen rolled forward. The advantages of Spirit Root's dual attributes of metal and fire were fully revealed at this moment. The metal attached to the tip of the sword provided Penetration power, while the fire attribute provided sufficient deterrence when range and suppression were needed.
Zhang Chen's pupils shrank and he hurriedly held the heavy sword in front of him. The sword blocked Flame's frontal impact. The fire dragon hit the sword and exploded into countless tiny sparks, igniting all the withered grass within three feet around. The smoke and fire obscured his vision. Zhang Chen squinted his eyes and glanced around from behind the sword.
The smoke and dust dispersed, and Duan Xuan disappeared.
Zhang Chen's senses spread around, trying to capture her breath. His ankles suddenly tightened - a long red whip had been attached to the ground and silently wrapped around his legs before he knew it. Duan Xuan's figure appeared from the smoke and dust on the side, holding the handle of the whip with both hands and pulling hard.
This time Zhang Chen was on guard. His legs were firmly planted, Qi and Blood sank, and his whole body was nailed to the spot like an iron tower. Duan Xuan's pulling force failed to pull him, but the ground under his feet could not withstand the struggle between the two forces, and the gravel began to crumble. Zhang Chen looked down at the whip on his leg, and his legs exerted force, preparing to tear the whip off.
The moment he lowered his head, all his hairs suddenly stood up.
A Sharpness extreme sword intent stabbed from his back, in an unbiased direction, exactly where the three swords had pierced the wound in his back. Duan Xuan had already let go of the whip handle before getting around his back, and the long whip was just a bait to delay his attention. The real killing move was the long sword in her hand that had been stained with his blood.
The fourth sword.
The tip of the sword accurately penetrated the three-third-deep wound. Superimposed on the previous three swords, this time the sword tip penetrated a full inch. Zhang Chen let out a loud roar, and Qi and Blood inside his body The power of exploded in full force, knocking Duan Xuan back half a step. At the same time, his legs suddenly stretched open the restraints of the whip body, and the whole person rushed forward two feet away, out of Duan Xuan's attack range.
He turned around, with no trace of contempt on his face. The wound on the back of his heart was seeping blood, staining his leather armor and dripping down his back. His hand holding the black epee was trembling slightly, but it was because he realized that he had almost been stabbed through the back of the heart by a woman with a thin sword just now.
His eyes crossed Duan Xuan and landed on Qin Tiexin behind her. Qin Tiexin was still standing there, Edgeless was holding it in his hand, the tip of the knife was touching the ground, his eyes were calm, as if he was waiting.
Zhang Chen took a deep breath and inserted the epee into the buckle behind his back. Without saying another word, he turned around and strode away, and his figure quickly disappeared deep into the jungle.
Duan Xuan stood alert for a few more seconds. After confirming that Zhang Chen had really left, she slowly inserted the sword back into her waist. Her hands were trembling slightly, and there were traces of heat burned by the high temperature on the whip handle. There were scorch marks, and the whip tip was broken off, hanging down next to her wrist. Qin Tiexin walked forward, took a look at her burned palms and the broken whip tip, took out a bottle of Healing Pill from the storage ring and handed it to her.
Duan Xuan took the elixir, swallowed one, sat down on the gravel ground, and exhaled a long breath. "This person is very strong, luckily I scared him away."
Duan Xuan's hands were still trembling slightly, and she herself was still frightened. If she was hit by the sword at the beginning, she would definitely be smashed into a pulp.
"Zhang Chen's strength is at least 22,000 kilograms. You and he are both strength types, so you won't have an advantage in a head-to-head confrontation. But I am a speed type. No matter how strong he is, if he can't hit me, it will be in vain. In addition, Early Stage of the Qi and Blood Realm monks have a common problem - Qi and Blood's power is too strong and cannot be controlled, and it will continuously radiate outward. This is the source of his power, and it is also his weakness. The leakage of heat means that Qi and Blood's operation is not precise enough, and there is a momentary lag in perception and reaction. I relied on that lag to stab him in the back."
Qin Tiexin After listening, he nodded and sat down on the gravel ground. He leaned against the boulder behind him and closed his eyes to adjust his breathing.
The two rested on the spot for half an hour. Qin Tiexin's injury was stabilized a lot under the influence of the elixir, and the range of motion of his left shoulder was restored to 80%, which did not affect the subsequent battle. Duan Xuan used a spare leather rope to reconnect the broken end of the whip. Although it was not as smooth as before, it was still usable.
After their injuries stabilized, the two continued to explore toward the core of the ruins. However, their harvest in the next few hours was extremely poor.
Several places along the way Alchemy Chamber had already been visited by others. The footprints at the door were messy, the stone cabinets were overturned, and only a few fragments and empty bottles were left. The foundation of a side hall was completely dug up, and the upturned soil was still very fresh. It was obvious that it had just been searched; and there were several places that looked possible. There was something in the lair. When I went in, I saw that the body of Demon Beast was still there, but the Jade Slip and the spiritual materials beside me were gone. The two walked around and found only some scattered spiritual herbs and two ordinary-looking ores in a few inconspicuous corners.
As night fell, the two set up camp under a secluded stone platform. The stone platform was blocked by remaining walls on three sides, backed by a mountain, and had a wide view. It was an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack position. Qin Tiexin simply cleared an open space and dragged the Blazing Mountain Bear out of the storage ring.
The bear corpse hit the ground with a muffled sound. Duan Xuan's eyes immediately stuck to the bear's four paws.
Qin Tiexin used a dagger to cut off four bear paws at the wrist level. The flesh pads of the bear paws were thick and full, and the bone marrow oozing from the fractures glowed with a lustrous luster under the firelight. Duan Xuan watched him handling the bear paws, his throat rolled up and down, and he blurted out:
"Bear paws are the most nourishing Qi and Blood. If you have a broken rib, eat more."