"Clang!"
Their palms clashed with the spear, emitting bursts of resounding clangs like iron being forged. Chen Wudao's eyes shone fiercely, displaying his fighting spirit.
He continuously struck the Overlord Spear with both palms, dozens of times in a single second.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger, an inch shorter, an inch riskier. Xiang Mantang couldn't kill Chen Wudao instantly, which immediately forced Chen to suppress a mouthful of blood in his throat and close in on him.
As Chen Wudao raised his palms to strike the spear shaft, he stepped towards Xiang Mantang, ready to strike him down with a kill upon closing in!
The repeated impacts of his palms against the spear shaft sent multiple shockwaves back through his arms. His hands swelled and reddened, and Xiang Mantang's hands also trembled, his grip splitting, nearly losing hold of the Overlord Spear!
"Ha!"
Seeing Chen Wudao closing in, Xiang Mantang suddenly let out an angry shout, abruptly releasing his grip on the spear. Clenching his fists, he launched an attack straight at Chen Wudao!
His punch was swift and ferocious, like a bullet leaving the barrel, tearing through the air with a chilling sound!
Caught by surprise, Chen Wudao's eyes flashed with astonishment, yet he did not retreat. Instead, he raised his swollen and bloody fists to meet Xiang Mantang's onslaught!
"Boom!"
It was like thunder exploding from flat ground.
In an instant, currents of energy swept through, sand and stones blasted into the sky, and dust filled the air!
"Tss!"
Both men stood their ground, fists colliding, and each slid backwards several meters, carving deep grooves into the earth.
"Puh!"
Although Chen Wudao's strikes were no less fierce than Xiang Mantang's, he was after all an older man, his Qi-Blood could not match the vitality of a younger man like Xiang Mantang, could it?
In this moment of pause, Xiang Mantang's face flushed and his throat moved, as if a mouthful of blood was about to surge up, but he forcefully held it back. In contrast, Chen Wudao could not contain it. After his complexion changed several times, he finally spewed out a jet of blood!
"Swoosh!"
Even though Chen Wudao could not hold back the blood and qi, his experience came to the fore. He managed to turn the spurt of blood into a sharp blood arrow with penetration power rivalling that of a sniper bullet, shooting straight at Xiang Mantang's heart!
Xiang Mantang's body shook, still unable to recover from the punch he had exchanged with Chen Wudao. As the blood arrow approached, a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he forcefully moved his feet.
While Xiang Mantang managed to avoid a hit to his vital heart, he still couldn't dodge the blood arrow completely, and it pierced through his shoulder.
"Humph!"
Xiang Mantang couldn't help but let out a muffled grunt, his garments immediately stained with a patch of red, while the blood arrow nailed through his shoulder, damaging his tendons. For the time being, that arm was disabled.
And if not treated by a master soon, his entire arm might be completely ruined!
After being injured, Xiang Mantang turned a shade paler and then glared at Chen Wudao with eyes brimming with a murderous aura crisscrossing. If one looked closely into his eyes, it seemed as if the Endless Blood Sea roared and boiled!
"Ha!"
Xiang Mantang gave another angry shout. Ignoring his disabled right arm and having recovered from the backlog of the fist exchange, he kicked the Overlord Spear that had just fallen to the ground, sending it flying back into his hand. Gripping it with his left, he swept it around, spear momentum raging, and began to charge towards Chen Wudao!
Chen Wudao's own spurt of blood, while catching Xiang Mantang off guard and disabling his right arm, also caused much of his own energy to drain away.
His face aged suddenly, wrinkles crisscrossing. As he caught his breath, he saw Xiang Mantang, with total disregard for himself, charging at him once more.
His complexion turned even paler, his turbid old eyes flickering with fear, apprehension, and anger!
Chen Wudao couldn't fathom what grievance he had with Xiang Mantang to warrant such a relentless, do-or-die battle, not caring even if both parties were to come out worse for wear!
So ferocious and domineering, it was as if they shared a blood vendetta or a feud over a stolen spouse!
Could it be that he was the killer who annihilated his Chen Family?
But why was he so eager to completely eradicate the Chen Family? Even if it meant he himself ended up paralyzed for life, it simply wasn't worth it!
Chen Wudao could never understand why such a madman existed, but as he saw Xiang Mantang approaching with a spear and an aura of murderous intent reaching for the skies, he had no time to be distracted by these thoughts, and he immediately struck the Fist Seal with his hand, confronting and retreating in a defensive motion!
He dared not meet the sharp edge head-on any longer!
Yes, after emerging from the Kunlun Ruins and facing Xiang Mantang, not even thirty seconds had passed. The unbridled rage and unstoppable momentum he initially possessed had now been suppressed by Xiang Mantang, and along with the blood that spurted out like an arrow, he sustained grave injuries; his chest felt as if it were a leaky bellows, the burning pain searing.
Fighting against Xiang Mantang, whose murderous aura soared and whose momentum was at its peak, he was no match. If the struggle continued, his death was certain.
Therefore, Chen Wudao was already thinking of retreating, or perhaps fleeing back to the entrance of Kunlun Ruins to heal his wounds before seeking revenge on Xiang Mantang!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Clang!"
After several more exchanges, Chen Wudao constantly falling back made his intentions clear to Xiang Mantang.
Seeing that his opponent harbored fear, his edge all but gone, how could he still stand as his match? His path to death was set. All that was left was for Xiang Mantang to assist him on his way!
A mocking, cold smile curled the corners of Xiang Mantang's mouth, and without a moment's pause, he continued to attack Chen Wudao with his spear!
"Boom!"
Chen Wudao retreated to the entrance of the Valley of Death, his fear of Xiang Mantang building up more and more. He no longer dared to entangle with him and bearing the pain, he punched to deflect the thrusting Overlord Spear. He then turned around, moving swiftly like a freed rabbit, intending to escape into the entrance of the Kunlun Ruins behind him!
"Thinking of making a comeback from the east hill? You might as well start your journey early!"
Upon witnessing this, Xiang Mantang gave a light reprimand, his Inner Strength surged, transmitting through the spear. He then gripped it tightly and raised it high above his head before hurling it towards the fleeing Chen Wudao!
"Whoosh!"
The Overlord Spear, weighing seventy-seven catties and seven liang and seven qian, was thrown by Xiang Mantang like a javelin. The sound of tearing through the air echoed, embodying an unstoppable force, instantly bearing down on Chen Wudao.
Chen Wudao heard the noise and turned to look back, frightened to the point where his soul almost left his body, and immediately prepared to dodge to the side with a clumsy roll!
But it was still too late.
The momentum of the Overlord Spear had reached its peak; he could not escape, not in his weakened state like the setting sun.
Suddenly!
"Boom!"
The Overlord Spear, under Chen Wudao's horrified gaze, pierced straight through his chest. The residual energy did not dissipate, carrying him all the way back and finally pinning him to a huge rock!
"Rumble!"
The rock couldn't withstand the terrifying force of the spear; it exploded on impact, scattering fragments across the sky.
Like the collapse of a mountain.
But in doing so, it successfully dissipated most of the Spear Force, allowing Chen Wudao to be pinned to an ancient tree not far away without blasting it apart as well!
Chen Wudao was pinned against the ancient tree, eyes wide with despair and unwillingness, his pupils gradually dilating before his head lolled to the side, and he breathed his last.