197: retreat

Su Xiaoxuan, watching this scene from afar, was also greatly astonished.

Qin Shilei was the top-ranked cultivator, capable of instantly killing Lingquan City's Lord with a single move.

Yet now, someone was fighting him to a standstill, even gaining a slight upper hand.

Who was this opponent?

He looked somewhat like Xiao Ziang; could he have been demonized?

Andrei grinned at Qin Shilei again, then suddenly vanished from his original spot.

In a blink, he appeared before Qin Shilei, launching a punch at him.

Facing the formidable incoming punch, Qin Shilei was unwilling to take it head-on again, and with a teleportation, he reappeared dozens of meters away.

However, no sooner had his figure appeared in the distance than the other party's figure chased after him.

Although Andrei did not teleport, his speed was astonishing, covering one hundred meters in just one second.

Qin Shilei's maximum teleportation distance was only one hundred meters, and even the briefest moment was needed for consecutive activations.

A scene then unfolded on the field.

Qin Shilei continuously teleported, but as soon as he stopped, Andrei would quickly catch up to him.

Watching his vital energy continuously deplete, Qin Shilei kept pondering countermeasures for the current situation in his mind.

Even if he activated One-Punch Man, he probably would not be the opponent's match.

If he were to use Battle Skill Seven Stars Falling, he might be able to instantly kill the opponent.

However, facing such a powerful opponent, he could not even connect seven moves, thus unable to unleash the full power of Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky.

Qin Shilei rapidly pondered all the various items and skills he possessed in his mind.

“I'll risk it.”

When he thought of the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple skill, Qin Shilei immediately made a decision.

At the same time, the One-Punch Man state on the phantom had two seconds remaining, just enough to unleash its strongest move.

Watching Andrei continuously approach, Qin Shilei chose not to teleport away again.

Calculating the distance, he activated the Blood Soul's blood reversal.

As the blood reversal took effect, the opponent's movements noticeably slowed by three-tenths.

Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple!

Qin Shilei instantly created an illusion in front of himself.

Andrei, who was about to attack Qin Shilei, suddenly stopped in place, his face filled with shock, as if he had seen something terrifying.

One-Punch Man!

While maintaining the illusion, Qin Shilei activated the One-Punch Man entry.

He simultaneously unleashed the Battle Skill Seven Stars Falling with the phantom that had just teleported over.

The Blood Soul in Qin Shilei's hand moved like lightning, quickly stabbing Andrei six times.

Perhaps Qin Shilei's distraction in using the battle skill created a slight flaw in the illusion, or perhaps it was the stimulation of a life-and-death crisis, but Andrei, who was in the illusion, suddenly became alert and unleashed countless punches around himself, tightly protecting himself in the center.

Facing the overwhelmingly powerful punches, Qin Shilei hardened his heart and, without hesitation, unleashed the final stance of Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky.

With the enhancement of One-Punch Man and the amplification of Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky, this sword strike was Qin Shilei's strongest.

The extremely solidified sword qi swiftly broke through layers of punches with an unstoppable momentum.

It looked as if it would cleave the opponent in half with one sword.

However, Andrei seemed to have a premonition and took a small step to the left, causing the sword, which would have struck his brow, to only hit his right shoulder.

Furthermore, the rolling black mist around him fully blocked the sword's edge.

Rip!

Qin Shilei felt the Blood Soul in his hand struggle to cut through the black mist, slice through the opponent's flesh, and sever the opponent's bones.

Although he desperately wanted to cut off half of the opponent's body, after severing several bones, the resistance from the opponent's body grew stronger and stronger, making it difficult for the Blood Soul to advance even an inch.

And the opponent's dark fist also came crashing towards him.

Qin Shilei could only withdraw his sword and retreat.

At this moment, the phantom achieved almost the same combat result as Qin Shilei, also severing several of Andrei's bones from behind and leaving a deep sword mark.

However, the phantom's One-Punch Man state had just expired, and it failed to retreat in time, getting kicked by Andrei's turn, and half of its arm was once again shattered into pieces and vanished into the air.

“He's incredibly fierce!”

Qin Shilei was greatly alarmed to see Andrei, despite being severely wounded, still able to shatter the phantom's arm again, and he abruptly halted his renewed charge forward.

“You deserve to die!”

Andrei glared at Qin Shilei with a face full of fury, gritting his teeth and speaking fiercely.

Although his counterattack just now seemed incredibly fierce, he was in a state of extreme disarray at this moment.

There was a sword mark on his right chest and back so deep that his internal organs were visible, and dark purple blood continuously sprayed from the wound.

If it were an ordinary person, even with just one such deep sword mark, they would probably die on the spot immediately.

But Andrei had just counterattacked with such injuries, and as the black mist on his body surged, the spraying blood gradually stopped.

“What a cunning demon!”

Looking at Andrei, who had been standing still, Qin Shilei suddenly understood.

Having sustained such injuries, the opponent was not as relaxed as he appeared.

Although he had an expression as if he wanted to devour Qin Shilei alive, he stood still without moving.

Andrei was clearly focusing all his efforts on healing.

Understanding this, Qin Shilei charged forward again, wielding the Blood Soul and sending out streaks of sword qi to strike the opponent.

“Bring it on!”

Andrei shouted loudly and once again clenched his fists, unleashing countless punches.

The sky-filling punches met the incredibly sharp sword qi, producing a metallic clashing sound.

Qin Shilei keenly noticed that while these punches still looked imposing, their power had greatly diminished.

Initially, even the shockwave from a punch hitting Qin Shilei would injure him, but now he could cleave through the punches with sword qi.

“It seems that such severe injuries are not so easy for you, demon.”

With renewed confidence, Qin Shilei's Blood Soul attacks became even more ferocious, each move targeting the sword wounds on the opponent's body.

The phantom also reappeared nearby, waiting for an opportunity.

The two sides exchanged hundreds of blows in just a few seconds, but neither could gain the upper hand.

As the black mist on Andrei's body gradually diminished, he became increasingly irritable, wishing he could shatter Qin Shilei with one punch, but he also felt the urge to retreat.

He secretly thought of temporarily retreating, waiting until he healed his injuries, then coming back to crush this hateful brat and devour him little by little.

However, before he could retreat, he suddenly found Qin Shilei pulling back first.

“I'll spare your life for now, but I will cleave you with my sword another day.” Qin Shilei swiftly retreated towards Su Xiaoxuan's side.

“Haha, so you were just using some kind of potential-activating method! Now you're withered, aren't you!”

Andrei instantly felt Qin Shilei's aura greatly diminish, so he mustered his remaining strength and chased after Qin Shilei again.

At this moment, Qin Shilei's strength had indeed greatly diminished, because his One-Punch Man state had expired.

Although Andrei's strength had also greatly diminished, he was still stronger than him.

Qin Shilei could only choose to temporarily retreat.