At this moment, blood was already flowing from Li Yan's mouth and nose. His arms felt on the verge of breaking, and pain made his body tremble without cease.
But the ferocity within him had been completely stirred awake. He knew that this time, he might face certain death.
What puzzled him somewhat was that this demon general's aura was not as formidable as when he had encountered her on Nameless Mountain.
For a moment, he did not know whether this feeling came only after advancing to the Golden Core Realm, or whether it was simply an illusion.
These thoughts flashed through his mind and vanished. He had no time to ponder them.
As Li Yan spun as swiftly as a top, he suddenly became like a pillar of wind and crashed into Mu Guyue's embrace.
The reason he had been able to receive her second strike just now was no longer solely due to his physical body. In that instant, he had summoned the Guiyi Water-Parting Spike to shield both forearms, borrowing the force once again to block her head-severing blow.
Naturally, Li Yan still had a trump card—his strongest strike, the Fragmented Poison Body.
Now, he intended to exploit their close-quarters battle and see whether he could force the poison into her body. This was his final chance.
Their brief exchange had taken less than half a breath. Everything was as swift as thunderbolts. Li Yan had nearly exhausted all his trump cards and had reached the end of the road, with mountains and rivers spent.
Seeing him ram into her with his whole body and slanted shoulder, like a dying beast in its last savage charge, Mu Guyue watched the surrounding space erupt with deep, muffled booms.
She snorted coldly inwardly. Trying to fight her at close