Meng Chen stood before Xia Wei. Facing the oncoming attack, his expression grew increasingly calm.
Yet a fierce light flickered in his eyes.
He was trying his best to suppress his own negative emotions; having absorbed the vital essence and spiritual power of the six men, he was clearly finding it hard to control himself.
He felt a pang of regret in his heart as well. Had he known beforehand that things would turn out this way, he would have restrained his spiritual power and refrained from absorbing those men's negative emotions.
Suddenly, he thrust out his hand and threw a punch straight at Lin Yi's claw marks.
He wielded no weapons whatsoever, intending to rely purely on his physical body to go head-to-head with Lin Yi's attack!
"Watch out!"
Not far away, Chen Qing cried out anxiously.
At that moment, a ferocious grin spread across Lin Yi's lips.
"Overestimating your capabilities!"
As his sneer fell, his claw marks collided with Meng Chen's fist.
"Boom!"
A loud crash echoed out. A gale burst forth between Meng Chen and the pitch-black claw marks, uprooting many of the surrounding trees.
Lin Yi's expression changed instantly. The sound he expected—of sharp claws piercing flesh—did not ring out!
With a single punch, Meng Chen shattered his technique.
By now, Lin Yi had reached Meng Chen and immediately lashed out with another claw, aiming straight for Meng Chen's face.
"Your physical body may be strong, but having taken the 'Dragon Transformation Pill', I am not someone you can compare to!"
Lin Yi let out a furious roar, channeling all his spiritual power, determined to kill Meng Chen with a single claw!
Meng Chen's expression remained blank. Although that previous clash had dispelled much of the hostility in his heart, a fierce light still flickered in his eyes.
He threw another punch, trading blows with Lin Yi several times in mere moments.
At that moment, Chen Qing's Flying Sword arrived as well, plunging straight into Lin Yi's back.
With a crisp, metallic clang, the Flying Sword was blocked by the hard scales covering Lin Yi's body.
The fiercely sharp Flying Sword managed to pierce inward by a mere half-inch!
Yet this sword strike only fueled Lin Yi's rage further.
"Die!"
He roared, engaging Meng Chen in combat once again.
However, as the battle dragged on, growing alarm filled his heart.
Every time Meng Chen threw a punch—even without landing a direct hit—it made Lin Yi's internal organs violently shudder.
Right then, Chen Qing rushed over, joining forces with Meng Chen to attack him!
Although he was at the Qi Condensation 6th Layer and bolstered by the "Dragon Transformation Pill", granting him formidable combat prowess,
facing the joint assault of these two, he could not help but inwardly despair. Despite his reluctance, he secretly harbored thoughts of retreat.
Not far away, Xia Wei's fair face was pale as she sat cross-legged.
Several distinct claw marks marred her white arms.
These claw marks were quite deep, with dark Qi seeping from them. Had Xia Wei not been suppressing it with all her might, the taint would likely have spread long ago.
Even so, the dark Qi faintly showed signs of breaking out of her control!
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Following a series of collisions, Lin Yi resorted to his old trick. Using the impact of a punch traded with Meng Chen, he leaped abruptly backward.
Though Meng Chen's punch had left his arm numb, he had successfully created distance between them.
"Hahaha... As expected of Qingxuan Sect disciples..."
Lin Yi laughed heartily. "You certainly have some tricks up your sleeves. I won't stay to keep you company any longer. Should we meet again another day, I will surely take your life, boy."
"And you two women—one day, I'll make sure you wish you were dead... Hahaha..."
A wild and unbridled laugh hung on Lin Yi's face, echoing in the air as if it could shatter everything around them.
His figure flickered abruptly, flashing across the sky like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he sped away into the depths of the dense jungle.
"Scoundrel!" Chen Qing's pretty eyebrows stood on end as she gritted her white teeth and cursed furiously.
Yet, despite her overwhelming anger, she could only watch helplessly as Lin Yi rapidly distanced himself, completely powerless to stop him.
Given her speed, trying to catch Lin Yi in his current state was nothing short of a pipe dream.
At that exact moment, Meng Chen, who had stood silently to the side all this time, suddenly made a move.
His body trembled slightly, and the next instant, he shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.
His speed was so astonishing that it left people dumbfounded.
With a single step, his figure dissolved into several hazy afterimages, flickering unpredictably like a ghost.
In the blink of an eye, Meng Chen arrived not far behind Lin Yi.
"Th-this is impossible?"
Chen Qing widened her beautiful eyes, staring in disbelief at the scene unfolding before her, her cherry lips parting unconsciously.
She saw Meng Chen's hands dancing through the air as his nimble fingers rapidly formed hand seals.
"Demon Control Seal!"
A powerful aura immediately surged from his body.
This was another ultimate technique from the Undying True Demon Formula.
This move was not meant for directly attacking enemies; instead, it stimulated the body's potential through a special method, drastically enhancing one's own strength and speed.
In an instant, Meng Chen's entire presence underwent a drastic transformation, radiating a heart-palpitating pressure all around him.
His already blistering speed surged once more, kicking up a gale as he bore down directly on the fleeing Lin Yi ahead.
As Meng Chen rapidly closed the distance, Lin Yi's expression shifted multiple times in a second.
His heart felt as though it were being tightly squeezed by an invisible giant hand, making it nearly impossible for him to breathe.
At that moment, an intricate tangle of intensely negative emotions—despair, greed, bloodlust—surged up within his heart.
Lin Yi actually developed an urge to stop, to stand obediently in place and let Meng Chen take his life.
Yet, at this critical juncture of life and death, Lin Yi bit down hard on the tip of his tongue.
A sharp pain jolted his nerves, finally pulling him out of that terrifying vortex of emotions and forcibly restoring a sliver of clarity to his mind.
By then, however, it was far too late, for Meng Chen had already reached his back.
Meng Chen suddenly threw a punch, carrying the unstoppable momentum of a thunderbolt as it struck straight toward Lin Yi!
Though the blow had yet to land, the sheer force of the punch arrived first.
That overwhelmingly powerful gale howled like a raging sea, slamming heavily into Lin Yi's back.
Even though a layer of immensely tough scales covered his body for defense, those scales seemed to lose all effect under the impact of such a ferocious punch.
Lin Yi clearly felt a bone-piercing pain shooting from his back, as if countless steel needles were piercing his body simultaneously, making him tremble all over.
"Th-this is impossible? He hasn't even hit me yet—just the wind pressure alone is causing me such excruciating pain... If that punch actually connects..."
Such a terrifying thought involuntarily surfaced in Lin Yi's mind, bathing him in cold sweat from sheer fright.
Yet at this very moment, he had fallen into a desperate plight with no space or opportunity to dodge whatsoever.
"I concede defeat. I am willing to acknowledge Your Excellency as my master, so please spare my life..."