"Let’s give it a try then," Su Luo’s eyes turned icy as he walked step by step towards Lin Wu.
"You really don’t know where your courage comes from," Lin Wu sneered.
Just over half an hour ago, Su Luo had been fleeing from his pursuit, like a dog that had lost its home, running for his life. Could half an hour later really be enough for him to turn the tables?
Lin Wu launched an offensive, his hand flicking pebbles towards Su Luo in the blink of an eye.
Every pebble was infused with his inner strength, which, while not as powerful as a bullet leaving its chamber, still whistled through the air.
Should one be hit, it wouldn’t have been impossible for a bloody hole to appear.
At the same time.
Lin Wu exerted force through his legs and, like a cheetah, suddenly charged towards Su Luo, throwing a punch aimed directly at Su Luo’s face. With those pebbles blocking the way, he didn’t believe Su Luo could dodge left or right in this alley.
To his surprise, this time, Su Luo didn’t dodge.
Su Luo raised his hand, True Qi bursting from his palm, smashing all the pebbles rushing towards him into dust.
Then his palm came crashing down.
"Bang!"
Su Luo’s palm hit Lin Wu’s fist.
After breaking through to the Second Level of Qi Refinement, Su Luo’s strength had more than doubled compared to just over half an hour before at the First Level of Qi Refinement.
With this palm strike, as True Qi exploded forth, Lin Wu felt as if his fist had been struck by an iron palm—likely even fracturing the bones in his hand.
And his punch, which had been aimed straight at Su Luo’s face, was redirected by the force of that palm, slipping to the side.
This exposed Lin Wu to a moment of vulnerability.
Lin Wu’s expression changed; he knew he had underestimated his opponent and hastily tried to switch tactics.
But what he hadn’t expected was for Su Luo’s speed to have suddenly doubled compared to just over half an hour before.
Just as he tried to change his move, but before he could complete it, Su Luo had already reached out again and grabbed his arm.
With a forceful twist!
"Crack!"
Su Luo snapped Lin Wu’s entire right arm, and even the inner strength that filled it was scattered by Su Luo’s True Qi.
"Ah!"
Lin Wu couldn’t help but let out a scream of agony, his head throbbing with bulging veins.
"I’ll fucking kill you!"
At this moment, Lin Wu, not caring about any secret techniques, shaped his other hand into a claw, aiming to twist Su Luo’s neck.
However, Su Luo, who was prepared, dodged it by shifting his body and followed up with a chop of his hand.
The power of the Second Level of Qi Refinement was unleashed to its limit by Su Luo.
"Crack!"
Lin Wu’s other hand also broke instantly.
"Aaah!"
Even with Lin Wu’s years of martial arts training and far greater endurance than an ordinary person, he could not help screaming out in pain.
"Bang!"
After breaking both of Lin Wu’s arms, Su Luo leaped up and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying into the alley’s wall, causing it to tremble violently.
"Puh!"
Lin Wu spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
Su Luo only allowed himself a smile after defeating Lin Wu in one go, "The strength at the Second Level of Qi Refinement is indeed more than double that of the First Level."
Of course, the reason he could beat Lin Wu so easily and severely injure him...
was mainly because Lin Wu had been careless and underestimated him.
One wrong move, and the whole game is lost.
That was how Su Luo seized the opportunity to inflict heavy damage on Lin Wu.
Of course, having just verified it, Su Luo also realized that he had fortuitously benefited from disaster; the bead in his Dantian not only healed his injuries but had also allowed him to break through to the peak of the Second Level of Qi Refinement.
Therefore, he could unleash such formidable power. Even more powerful than when he had relied on the Blood-Forbidden Technique to barely reach the Second Level of Qi Refinement.
With this in mind, even clashing head-on with Lin Wu should no longer be a problem.
True Qi is far more domineering than inner strength.
Considering this, True Qi at the Second Level of Qi Refinement should be sufficient to contend with a Martial Artist who had inner strength at the third level!
"Escape."
While Su Luo was excited about his newfound strength, Lin Wu stopped his screams, utterly shocked and unable to understand how Su Luo’s power could have advanced so drastically in just over half an hour. But right now, he had only one thought.
To survive, he had to escape.
Enduring the pain of his fractured arms, he pushed himself off the wall to stand, then propelled himself forward, rushing towards the exit.
If he could just make it to the main road and call out for help, he believed Su Luo most likely wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
"Lin Wu, it seems that this time, our roles have been reversed," Su Luo said with a cold laugh.
He didn’t chase after Lin Wu; instead, he stomped on the ground lightly, shattering it, and delivered another kick. The pebbles, propelled by his True Qi, whistled through the air like bullets leaving their chambers.
Lin Wu hadn’t run a few meters when his feet suddenly hurt so much that he couldn’t put any strength into them. His rapidly running form immediately tilted and fell, crashing onto the ground in a "face-plant" manner.
Even his front teeth were knocked out, spraying out with the blood.