Chapter 1179 - 399: Stable Boy, Look Me in the Eyes

"Can’t stand up anymore?"

Cao Xie squinted his eyes, his voice vicious: "Then lie down and rest well."

He didn’t hold back at all, tearing through the rain curtain to attack once more, his sword humming incessantly in the lightning, stabbing straight at the throat.

Chen Sansi once again gathered his breath, forcing himself to rise, using his long spear to deflect the fatal strike, then staggered back again.

In the pouring rain, he tore off his belt, tying the long spear to his nearly numb arm.

Cao Xie watched his opponent struggling to stand, his expression growing increasingly irate, each thrust of his sword carried greater killing intent.

"Clang clang clang—"

Every time the weapons clashed, sparks would fly in the rain, quickly extinguished by the water, and Chen Sansi would take a step back, yet he persisted.

Terms like [The More You Fight, The Stronger You Get] and [Qilin’s Heart] failed completely under the All Laws Forbidden law.

Only skills like ambidextrous combat and extreme divine powers, which depended on one’s own martial arts understanding, would not disappear.

In other words...

The fact that the heavily injured Chen Sansi could hold on till now was entirely due to sheer willpower.

In the torrential rain, his vision grew increasingly blurry, relying only on muscle memory to meet the sword lights attacking from all directions with his long spear.

"You’ve already lost, why persist?!"

Every time Cao Xie swung his sword, Tian Wu would take a step back, with only about a dozen more steps to go before falling off the cliff into the abyss.

With both hands wielding his sword, his swordsmanship grew even more frantic, weaving a web of light in the rain with his Green Blade, again tearing open a flaw by brute force, leaving a gory sword mark on the White Robe’s chest.

Chen Sansi wobbled unsteadily, fortunately grabbing a rock in time to avoid falling into the mire.

In his current physical condition, once he fell, he might never be able to get back up.

"Young man!"

Rainwater dripped from Cao Xie’s face as he shouted with killing intent and anger, trembling in his words: "If you want to live so desperately, just do as I said before! Otherwise, lay down your weapon, offer your neck, and I’ll ensure your descendants live peacefully among mortals!"

"What nonsense are you spouting, what are you frantic about?"

Chen Sansi coughed up a mouthful of clotted blood, staring directly into his opponent’s eyes: "Aren’t I standing right in front of you? If you want to kill, do it yourself!"

"Stubborn fool!"

In a rage, Cao Xie smashed a puddle and leaped, the Green Blade executed a ferocious "Triple Wave Strike," the sword light crashing like furious waves against the shore.

Chen Sansi struck a chest acupuncture point with his left hand to numb his body, mounting his final defense while seeking the enemy’s flaw.

His body was at its limit; unless he devised a plan to defeat his foe, today could truly be his end!

But unfortunately...

No flaw!

Extreme divine power, the pinnacle of martial arts.

Having fully comprehended it, how could Cao Xie have weaknesses?!

Would he really die beneath the divine skill he created?!

Yes.

This was the divine skill he created!

Only with confidence at the martial peak and a thoroughly enlightened heart could one wield true extreme divine power.

He was, after all, the progenitor of extreme divine power!!!

Realizing this, Chen Sansi looked at the aggressive Green Robe, suddenly understanding something.

Meanwhile.

Cao Xie found another opportunity, suddenly lowering himself skimming the ground quickly, his form ghostly, leaving a bleeding gash at the White Robe’s knee.

Chen Sansi backed away again, another step closer to the abyss behind him, barely standing with the spear as support, appearing on the verge of collapse.

Yet he laughed, the bloody corner of his mouth curving into a crescent, blood seeping through his gums forming a spiderweb-like red mark between his teeth.

"..."

Seeing this, even Cao Xie’s attack slowed down, cautiously squinting his eyes: "What are you laughing at!"

"I figured it out..."

Chen Sansi held onto the spear, slowly straightening up, revealing his blood-stained teeth: "I figured out why you pursued me relentlessly and why you went through so much trouble to lure me here."

"I admit, you are my obsession."

Cao Xie’s voice was deep as he spoke candidly: "That’s because I can’t forget the brothers who once fought alongside me, can’t forget the soldiers who died for the Great Sheng. If I don’t avenge them, for the Great Sheng, I can’t cut off my worldly attachments."

"So Chen Lei, it’s not entirely personal against you, it’s just unfortunate that you’re in my way.

"Otherwise, as I’ve said before, I actually admire you, even want to take you as a disciple and teach you everything I know."

Hearing this, Chen Sansi let out a cold laugh again, accidentally triggering his wound as he coughed a few times under Cao Xie’s angry and puzzled gaze: "Stable boy, if you’re scared just say so, why give so many lengthy explanations?!"

"What did you say?"

Cao Xie was stunned: "You say... I’m afraid of you?"

"Isn’t it so?"

Chen Sansi scrutinized him with his gaze: "You keep saying I’m like you, but really you’re just worried that one day I might surpass you.

"You also say you want revenge for your fallen brothers, but actually, it’s quite the opposite, you’re worried that given time, I’d seek you out to kill you, to eradicate the remnants of the former regime!"

"Absurd!"

Cao Xie’s pupils contracted: "I, Cao Xie, am one of the few Great Cultivators in the Sky Water Continent, just a step away from Divinity Transformation, would fear a Core Formation junior like you?"

"I’m a Core Formation now, doesn’t mean I’ll always be a Core Formation!"

Chen Sansi raised his voice: "One day, I’ll climb higher than you, if you can ascend to the Upper Realm, why can’t I?!"