Tang San's eyes narrowed, and his Mysterious Heaven Skill internal energy circulated rapidly. Blue Silver Grass wove into a shield, and at the same time, Godly Zhuge Crossbow sprang from his waist. With a click of the mechanism, dozens of poisoned crossbow bolts pierced through the blade formation and headed straight for A Chen's face.
A Chen suddenly opened his mouth, spitting out a jet of blood that shattered the crossbow bolt. His figure had already approached like Gui Mei, and the " Blood Shadow Claw " from the Blood Demon Skill, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, was aimed at Tang San's heart.
"Break!" Tang San advanced instead of retreating, his Clear Sky Hammer sweeping to force A Chen back. His left hand quietly formed a hand seal, and his Purple Demon Eye suddenly lit up, capturing the flaw in A Chen's move.
In an instant, he lunged forward, and the Tang Sect Secret Arts, "Mysterious Jade Hand," clashed with A Chen's blood claws. Two completely different internal energies exploded, and the two men simultaneously groaned as they were sent flying backward.
Tang San's shoulder was ripped open by the blood claws, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound that instantly stained his black robe with blood; A Chen, on the other hand, had three ribs broken by the Clear Sky Hammer, and black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
But after he landed, his wound glowed red, and his flesh began to heal at a visible speed, leaving only a faint scar in a short while.
"Kill!" A Chen laughed wildly and charged forward again, the blood marks spreading to his cheeks, his aura growing increasingly violent.
Tang San gritted his teeth, forcing himself to circulate his Soul Power to suppress his injuries, knowing that a prolonged battle would be disadvantageous—his opponent's recovery ability was too strange, while his own wounds were constantly draining his strength.
After another round of fierce fighting, Tang San used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade A Chen's fatal blow, and then struck him in the abdomen with a backhand hammer. A Chen was sent flying backward and crashed into the rock wall, but the spray of blood mist instantly enveloped him. When the blood mist dissipated, apart from being pale, he had recovered most of his injuries.
Tang San took a deep breath, glanced at his bleeding wound, and finally made a decision.
He feinted an attack to force A Chen back, then his figure vanished into the thick fog of the Slaughter City in a few leaps, leaving behind only a cold sentence. "The next time we meet will be your death day."
A Chen gazed in the direction where Tang San had disappeared, licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes, yet he also knew that this man was not so easy to deal with.
My current cultivation level is still a bit lacking. If I can improve it further, it won't be too late to kill Tang Yin.
Immediately, A Chen raised his hand and with a single claw, drained all the blood from the corpses of the people Tang San had previously killed inside the mansion.
The blood mist enveloped A Chen once again. He needed to go into seclusion to absorb this Bloodline Power. Once his strength had greatly increased, he would then hunt down Tang Yin, kill him, and take his head to Yu Tianheng to exchange for the second half of the Blood Demon Skill Technique.
Half a year passed quickly. For A Chen and Tang San, the city of Slaughter City the past six months.
During this period of time.
A Chen's figure was like a leech, and with his Blood Demon Skill's keen perception of blood energy, he could always accurately pinpoint Tang San's whereabouts.
His attacks became increasingly ferocious, from the " Blood River Surges to the Heavens " formed by blood mist to the " Blood Demon True Body " driven by his own blood essence, each move carrying a madness of mutual destruction.
However, Tang San always managed to escape danger by using the agility of the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and the predictive power of the Purple Demon Eye. Sometimes he would use the Blue Silver Grass to set up a maze to restrain him, and sometimes he would use the power of the Clear Sky Hammer to directly confront him. He also repeatedly used Tang Sect Hidden Weapons such as the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and the Mother and Child Soul-Seeking Guts to create openings, forcing A Chen into dangerous situations on several occasions.
After dozens of exchanges, the wounds on their bodies changed again and again.
A Chen's chest fracture, caused by the Clear Sky Hammer, had not yet fully healed, and his shoulder bore the charred marks left by the Mysterious Jade Hand; Tang San's black robe was covered in bloodstains, and his left arm had been burned by the corrosive blood energy of the Blood Demon Skill, still causing him faint pain when circulating his internal energy.
No matter how fiercely A Chen attacked, Tang San always managed to escape at the most crucial moment, and even occasionally managed to force him into a predicament with his ingenious tactics. This stalemate of "neither of them being able to defeat the other" made Chen Xin's resentment grow wildly like weeds.
What frustrated him even more was the power within him that remained stubbornly unyielding.
The Blood Demon Skill once propelled him from an unknown nobody to the Innate Realm in a short period of time. However, since he touched that invisible barrier half a year ago, no matter how much blood essence he devoured from the killers or how well he mastered the Blood Demon Skill, his cultivation level has remained at the Innate Realm, and even the speed at which his injuries healed has slowed down.
After a fierce battle, A Chen leaned against the blood-stained rock wall, panting, and watched Tang San's figure disappear into the mist once again. He then slammed his fist against the wall.
The blood patterns on his arm flickered dimly. He could clearly feel that when the technique was pushed to its limit, the violent blood energy in his body began to backfire on his meridians. This was the flaw of the incomplete Blood Demon Skill. The explosive power in the early stage, like a wild horse, would eventually come at the cost of an unstable foundation.
" Tang Yin..." A Chen gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with not only killing intent but also a sinister glint. "Once I obtain the complete technique, I will grind you to dust!"
Deep within the mist, Tang San leaned against the stone wall, meditating as he listened to the distant roars, his brows furrowing slightly.
He could sense that A Chen's aura was stuck at some bottleneck, but that near-immortal regenerative ability was still troublesome. It seemed that this chase would have to continue.
In the past, A Chen pursued Tang San in order to obtain the second half of the Blood Demon Skill Technique from Yu Tianheng. However, after more than half a year of fighting, Chen Xin's resentment towards Tang San has deepened. Even if there is no benefit to it, he still wants to kill Tang San.
However, Tang San was incredibly powerful and possessed a variety of unique abilities, while A Chen was limited by the bottleneck in his cultivation technique and could do nothing against him.
Right now, the only way to kill him is to seek Yu Tianheng's help and have him pass on the second half of the Blood Demon Skill Art to me in advance. After I master the complete Blood Demon Skill and my strength increases greatly, I can then hunt down Tang San. At that time, killing him will be a piece of cake.
With this thought in mind, A Chen immediately went to Yu Tianheng's residence.
The air in the inner city of the Slaughter City was always filled with an inescapable stench of blood and decay. A Chen stepped on the dark red stains that had congealed on the stone pavement and stopped in front of a stone door engraved with ferocious beast patterns. He took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked on the door knocker. The dull thud of metal striking metal was particularly jarring in the silent alley.
The stone door creaked open, revealing Yu Tianheng's tall yet gloomy figure. He leaned against the doorframe, his eyes sweeping over A Chen with undisguised scrutiny. "You dare to come? Where's Tang Yin's head?"
A Chen's hands, hanging by his sides, clenched tightly, his fingertips turning white. "My lord, Tang Yin's strength far exceeds my expectations. His control over the Blue Silver Grass is unpredictable, and his explosive power is astonishing. I can't kill him."
His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice trembled almost imperceptibly. "That's why I've come to beg you, senior, to pass on the second half of the Blood Demon Skill to me. If I can master the complete technique, my strength will surely increase greatly, and I'll be able to take Tang Yin's life and give you an explanation!"