88: Fight for your life

“Hmph!”

“I knew you would follow.”

Liu Wenyan coldly snorted in his heart, a blood-colored long robe flew across the sky, thrown out by him, enveloping the Golden Vow Wheel.

His figure suddenly turned, blood-colored Qi surged around him, countless blood swords appeared, attacking the pursuing Zhou Kaiding.

The Vow Wheel was temporarily trapped, Zhou Kaiding's magic incantations changed, water mirrors condensed one after another, the cheng fa sword in his hand flew out, the sword moved with his finger.

The cheng fa sword moved with his will, interweaving and crisscrossing, forming a vast white network of Sword Qi, which, together with the water mirrors, blocked and destroyed the blood swords.

“Scorching Sun.”

Another scorching ray of light shot out. At this moment, the Vow Wheel finally broke free from the robe, but it no longer attacked Liu Wenyan.

“Defend!”

The Vow Wheel returned, transforming into a golden sphere that enveloped his body. The rays of light suddenly collided, Zhou Kaiding spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his Aura dropping a few points.

The cheng fa sword was recalled to his hand. As the golden sphere formed by the Vow Wheel shattered, Zhou Kaiding held the sword with both hands, infusing it with magical power, and from top to bottom, he cut down the ray of light.

Before Zhou Kaiding could relax, a sea of blood had already engulfed him.

His own blood was slightly chaotic. In the previous confrontation with Liu Wenyan, he had already fallen into a disadvantage and was seriously injured. Now, even his own blood was almost out of control.

Zhou Kaiding's heart sank.

Liu Wenyan, however, did not let go of this opportunity. He flew rapidly through the sea of blood, with bronze mirrors surrounding his body. The sea of blood, blood swords, and bronze mirrors all attacked Zhou Kaiding.

“Damn it...”

“If this continues, I will surely die.”

Zhou Kaiding quickly retreated, his face growing uglier. The golden wheel and magic sword danced, barely blocking the incoming attacks.

A moment later, Zhou Kaiding seemed to make up his mind, a look of madness on his face. With a ruthless resolve, the Vow Wheel returned, suspended before him.

“Vow Wheel · Release!”

Zhou Kaiding gritted his teeth, letting out a low shout, his hand incantations changing rapidly.

“Bang!”

The Vow Wheel shattered in response, turning into countless golden fragments, tragic and beautiful.

The fragments paused for a moment, then all surged towards Zhou Kaiding.

This was the Puhua Yuanlun Scripture's desperate technique.

As the golden fragments surged in, Zhou Kaiding's Aura rapidly climbed.

After all the fragments had surged in, in just a short moment, the Aura emanating from Zhou Kaiding was actually no less than Liu Wenyan's at this time.

“What?”

Liu Wenyan's expression changed.

“Damn it... What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?”

Liu Wenyan was exasperated, feeling Zhou Kaiding's rapidly rising Aura, his face fluctuating between shades of gloom and uncertainty.

As his own Aura grew, the cheng fa sword appeared in Zhou Kaiding's hand, several water mirrors covered his body, and his footwork activated, directly attacking Liu Wenyan.

“sun-shining mirror · Scorching Sun.”

“Blood Sword.”

Liu Wenyan shouted repeatedly, and attacks went straight towards Zhou Kaiding.

Seeing this, Zhou Kaiding did not stop, nor did he dodge. He wielded the magic sword in his hand, deflecting the sun-shining mirror's attack.

As the blood swords approached his body, the surrounding water mirrors shattered. Zhou Kaiding grunted, as he hadn't fully defended, he ultimately couldn't block them.

However, this was within Zhou Kaiding's expectations.

He swayed slightly, suppressing the effects of the blood swords, his Aura changed, and his speed surged. In an instant, he arrived near Liu Wenyan.

The cheng fa sword, from top to bottom, unleashed a huge sword light that directly slashed towards Liu Wenyan.

It turned out that Zhou Kaiding had still been holding back, precisely to catch Liu Wenyan off guard at this moment.

Indeed, seeing Zhou Kaiding's figure suddenly disappear and then instantly reappear to his front right, Liu Wenyan's expression changed, and the bronze mirror rapidly shifted.

“Setting Sun, open!”

The profound bronze mirror rapidly enlarged, spanning before him, blocking the incoming sword light.

“Bang!”

The bronze mirror vibrated violently. Zhou Kaiding's strength had surged, and under this blow, the bronze mirror trembled incessantly, swayed precariously, and was on the verge of collapsing.

“Not good!”

Just as the sword light collided with the bronze mirror, Liu Wenyan suddenly cried out in alarm.

Walls of flame rose sharply, standing behind Liu Wenyan.

Behind him, Zhou Kaiding's figure suddenly appeared, the cheng fa sword was gone, his right hand reached out, pressing directly towards Liu Wenyan.

“Clap!”

The walls of flame shattered one after another, but Zhou Kaiding's momentum remained undiminished.

“Die Lang Zhang.”

By now, the Die Lang Zhang had long been cultivated to Perfection by Zhou Kaiding, reaching the ninth layer of overlapping waves of power. The previous few walls of flame had dissipated six layers, leaving three. These remaining three layers were imprinted on Liu Wenyan's back with a single palm strike from Zhou Kaiding.

“Puff~”

Liu Wenyan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his Aura suddenly becoming chaotic. He recalled the bronze mirror, holding it in his hand, and flew out using the momentum.

“Damn it...”

This was the first time Liu Wenyan had been injured since their confrontation began.

Liu Wenyan's face was gloomy, his heart filled with resentment.

Having struck successfully, Zhou Kaiding would not let go of such an opportunity. He summoned the cheng fa sword to his hand, activated his footwork, and attacked Liu Wenyan.

Liu Wenyan turned his body, suppressed his injuries, and the bronze mirror, sea of blood, and blood swords spread out, attacking Zhou Kaiding.

Zhou Kaiding waved his right hand, Sword Qi streaked across the sky, his figure did not stop, his speed did not decrease, he defended slightly, and attacked with all his might.

Attacking without defending, a desperate technique.

The two clashed several times. Under Zhou Kaiding's reckless attacks, Liu Wenyan suffered heavy injuries, his Aura was chaotic, and he no longer had his previous flamboyant Aura.

Zhou Kaiding himself was not much better, his injuries were much more severe than Liu Wenyan's.

However, these were all results of Zhou Kaiding's own choices.

Despite such injuries, Zhou Kaiding seemed to be oblivious, ignoring everything and attacking Liu Wenyan again.

“Madman!”

“This is a madman!”

Liu Wenyan felt utterly disgusted. Although he was certain that the secret technique Zhou Kaiding was using must have a time limit, feeling his own injuries and Zhou Kaiding's renewed, desperate Aura of attack...

Liu Wenyan hesitated, his figure rapidly retreating, his expression struggling and changing.

“I’ll spare your life for now...”

In an instant, Liu Wenyan had already made his decision in his heart, gritting his teeth and speaking in a low voice.

Now that he was exposed, he couldn't stay long, lest something unexpected happen.

“sun-shining mirror, open!”

With a loud shout, the bronze mirror beside him dramatically changed. All his magical power surged into it, and an incomparably huge, dazzling beam of light shot out, heading straight for Zhou Kaiding.

Before Zhou Kaiding could react, Liu Wenyan retracted his magical power, held the bronze mirror in his hand, no longer hesitated, and transformed into a blood-red light, fleeing towards the outside of Qingyuan Town.

Zhou Kaiding activated his magical power, the cheng fa sword's light in his hand surged, and he rapidly waved it, blocking the huge beam of light.

When the light dissipated, and he looked again, Liu Wenyan's figure was nowhere to be found.

“Puff~”

Zhou Kaiding spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face as pale as paper, but his mind did not relax its vigilance until he confirmed that Liu Wenyan had fled. Only then did he feel a slight relief.

Feeling the chaotic mess within his body, and without time to examine it closely, Zhou Kaiding turned and flew towards Jade Moon Peak.

Outside Jade Moon Peak, Zhou Kaiding's figure appeared. He barely managed to take out the Formation Plate, open the Formation, and then collapsed, his consciousness blurry and unconscious.

“Kaiding!”

“Father!”

As he lay unconscious, voices seemed to come from the horizon. Zhou Kaiding's heart felt a little at ease, and he sank into darkness.