Different elemental martial arts had a natural counter to each other. The Blood Emperor Killing Finger Attack was a method to activate the blood energy, which represented the blood element itself. The blood element was related to the water element, and would always be countered by the fire or thunder element. Therefore, although the power of the thunder devour was not as powerful as the Gold Pattern and the Spiritual Sword, since it was a thunder element, its effect might be even more powerful.
Boom!
A loud explosion was heard as a circle of white smoke spread out in all directions, hitting onto the walls and making a sizzling sound like boiling water being poured onto the ground.
It was obviously a gas similar to water vapor.
In the center of the explosion, the blood colored finger power was unstoppable. Although the silver thunder ball had evaporated a part of the finger power, it had still been destroyed within one attack.
"The gap seems to be a bit too big. Even if the thunder element could counter the blood element, if the gap is too big, it would still be shattered."
Ye Chen was not surprised by this result, since he did not expect the thunder devour to be able to block out the Blood Emperor Killing Finger Attack. If it did, then it would be a surprise, since this kind of secret art that consumed blood was not just a normal kind of power. Even mid rank profound sense martial arts would not be able to compete with it. Therefore, his goal was only to cancel out the power of the Blood Emperor Killing Finger Attack. With the thunder devour, the following finger power would not be able to break through his defense.
Just as he expected, the dimmed blood colored finger power had broken through the thunder ball and landed heavily on the protective Zhen yuan layer. Once it had broken through, the color of the finger power dimmed even more. Eventually, it landed on the armor itself, but it did not have much power left, so it was easily canceled out.
"No! I cannot perform the Blood Emperor Killing Finger Attack anymore!"
Xia Houzun's face was extremely pale. Performing the Blood Emperor Killing Finger Attack twice had used up two fifths of his blood. Even if he was a Sea of Souls Realm warrior, losing two fifths of his blood would still not be a good thing. His body had never been this tired before, and his mind was a bit blurry as well. It was a sign that he had lost a lot of qi and blood. If it were not for the Blood Emperor Battle Spirit Pellet, he would not be able to fight anymore.
"Void Shattering Finger!"
Completely giving up on defense, Xia Houzun threw out another Void Shattering Finger attack while fighting against Ye Chen. It landed on Ye Chen's protective Zhen yuan layer.
"Gold Pattern!"
Ye Chen had also given up on defense. The gold pattern spread out along the tip of his sword, attacking that blood colored energy armor continuously.
Puff!
Creak!
Ye Chen spat out a mouthful of blood.
The blood energy armor on Xia Houzun's body started to twist and crack.
"Spiritual Sword, Triple Slash!"
Right then, Ye Chen took a step forward. The thunder disaster sword in his hand swept across, sliced out, and stabbed out. Three sword attacks landed on the injured spot of the blood energy armor. Although these three sword attacks were not as fast as the pure spirit sword attack, they were not that much slower. Xia Houzun did not have the time to react at all, so he had to take on the combined power of the three sword attacks.
Ka!
Finally, a crack appeared on the blood energy armor, and that tiny sword qi poured in through the crack, damaging Xia Houzun's body.
"Go!"
Xia Houzun's scalp went numb. Every time, Ye Chen's wounds were obviously more serious than his, but he seemed to be fine. Although he did not know what kind of tricks he had up his sleeves, he did not want to continue like this, since the power of the pellet was limited. Once it ran out, he would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.
With the power of that attack, Xia Houzun's body twisted in the air, turning into a beam of blood colored light and shooting out. He said, "Ye Chen, the next time we meet, I will make you pay back twice as much."
Being defeated by Ye Chen was a shame that he would never be able to wash away. Right then, the wounds on his body were no longer important, as his mind was being tortured. He could not imagine what kind of embarrassing situation it would be when people found out that he had been defeated by Ye Chen. He could already see countless people laughing at him, mocking him, thinking that he did not deserve to be one of the top five young warriors.
"Ye Chen!"
Biting his lips, Xia Houzun's face was full of hatred.
That extreme unwillingness made Xia Houzun run even faster. He knew that as long as there was life, there would always be hope.
"So fast!"
Five beams of sword light appeared outside of his body as Ye Chen followed right behind Xia Houzun.
It was not that he had not thought about asking the Dream-eating Wolf to come out and help him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. In a one on one battle of martial geniuses, he did not want to use the Dream-eating Wolf to beat his opponent, since it would be pointless. Plus, the Dream-eating Wolf's power to create dreams was not limitless. It would be fine for people like Lin Tian, but for martial geniuses like Beiming Hui and Dugu Jue, it would be a bit more difficult. And for the top five young warriors, the effect would be almost negligible.
Shoo!
A Void Shattering Finger power shot out from the sky, and Ye Chen waved his sword to block it out. His body was blown backward, increasing the distance between him and Xia Houzun.
Without continuing to chase, Ye Chen put his sword back into its scabbard.
"There should only be one Blood Emperor Battle Spirit Pellet. This time, he has used up one of his ace attacks, so it should be enough. But, this pellet is indeed powerful. It has not only completely healed Xia Houzun's wounds, but it has also formed an indestructible blood energy armor outside of his body."
Ye Chen could not be clearer about the power of the Spirit Sword. Using the Spirit Sword as the base, the three consecutive attacks could only leave a crack on the blood energy armor. It was not hard to imagine how powerful this armor's defense was. It was definitely more powerful than a semi extreme rank defensive item.
Looking at where Xia Houzun had disappeared, Ye Chen went back the way he came.
…
Thousands of meters away in the maze tunnel, Xia Houzun stopped his body with a pale face.
Phew! Phew!
"Damn! I have lost to him!"
Xia Houzun still could not believe that he had lost to Ye Chen. It was the biggest blow to him.
"No, there are still seven months until the next master level warrior ranking. During this period of time, I have to try my best to increase my power. Otherwise …"
What Xia Houzun wanted to say was that he might not be able to keep his status as one of the top five young warriors. Once his status was taken away, he would definitely become the laughing stock of the world, and he would become a stepping stone for Ye Chen. He would not allow that to happen.
"Seven months … It is enough."
Xia Houzun was desperate to increase his power. Before, his status as one of the top five young warriors had made him relax a little. Right now, it was too late for regrets.
Within these seven months, he had to get a semi extreme rank defensive item, since he only had one Blood Emperor pellet. Besides that, he would have to increase his profound sense martial arts to the next level as well, especially his Void Shattering Finger Art.
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