Looking at Andy walking in slowly, Li Chen’s expression suddenly turned cold.
He remembered all too well how powerful Andy was.
Last time, if he hadn’t forced himself to burst out in power, he reckoned that it would have been him who died.
Moreover, compared with now, his condition back then was somewhat unstable; the forced outburst nearly caused his body to fail, and although he barely defeated Andy, he let Andy escape.
"Yes, long time no see. I didn’t expect you to be still alive," Li Chen said to Andy with cold eyes.
"If you’re not dead, how could I bear to die? Lord Nether King," Andy retorted with a mocking smile on his lips.
To him, Li Chen represented the greatest shame of his life.
He was, after all, a disciple from the Holy Mountain, and even as an ordinary disciple there, he was supposed to be an object of worship in the outside world.
To Andy, this was an indelible shame.
And this shame could only be washed away with Li Chen’s death.
"Come on," Li Chen said, shrugging his shoulders as he looked at Andy.
Since the two of them had encountered each other, it was naturally impossible for them to shake hands, say a hard-earned "well done" to each other, and then wave goodbye.
A big battle was inevitable.
"Find somewhere to hide," Li Chen said to An Xiu behind him without even turning his head.
He could tell that this girl couldn’t possibly be in league with Andy. This time, it must be a chance encounter.
"If he’s hiding around here, then it’s normal that my people couldn’t find him," Li Chen realized with a moment of clarity.
Watching Li Chen, the Red Moon in Andy’s hand suddenly trembled.
The sinister smile on Andy’s lips grew even more intense.
The next instant, Andy disappeared from the spot.
Li Chen’s face instantly changed dramatically, and his body subconsciously moved back.
In front of him, a blood-red streak of light flashed by abruptly.
The Red Moon sliced through the air, bringing a piercing whistling sound, and directly struck a large tree nearby.
A large tree, which had been standing tall and straight, silently split open with a gash as its trunk slid down abruptly after being grazed by the Red Moon.
At the tree’s base, a sharp cut stood out glaringly.
"Such strong attack power!" Seeing this, Li Chen’s eyelids also twitched violently, suggesting that Andy’s combat power seemed to have grown substantially since last time.
"What on earth is going on?" Li Chen’s brows furrowed deeply.
With the Red Moon in hand and a bloodthirsty smile on his face, Andy charged at Li Chen again.
This time, he intended to kill Li Chen here once and for all.
True Qi surged up around Li Chen’s body; at this time, he couldn’t afford to hold back any longer.
As Andy moved, Li Chen moved too.
The moment Andy advanced, Li Chen also charged forward suddenly.
A small and sharp dagger appeared in Li Chen’s fingers.
The moment he parried the Red Moon, his fist shot toward Andy’s face.
At the same time, Andy’s expression changed, and he swept a leg at Li Chen.
The two separated as soon as they touched, almost simultaneously flying backward.
As soon as he hit the ground, Andy scrambled up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, spitting out a mouthful of saliva, in which one could even see two teeth that had come loose.
Li Chen’s punch had been heavy, incredibly heavy!
If he hadn’t avoided the vital areas in time, it wouldn’t have been as simple as losing two teeth.
Li Chen, too, propped himself up with one hand and slid a long distance away.
He had taken a kick from Andy in his waist.
Similarly, that kick wasn’t light at all. At least, even now, Li Chen could still feel a throbbing pain where he was hit.
"You’ve gotten stronger," Li Chen said to Andy in a deep voice.
"You’re not weak either," Andy replied, his lips still twisted into a sinister smile. However, that smile appeared extremely gruesome and terrifying with the blood on his face.
"But the one who wins must be me. And you, King of the Netherworld, you must die!" Andy said, laughing heartily as he looked at Li Chen.
"Are you really that certain?" Li Chen wondered where Andy’s confidence came from. Was it just because his strength had slightly increased?
Suddenly, Li Chen seemed to realize something wasn’t right.
True, Andy had grown stronger, whether it was his attack power or his speed.
But that one kick wasn’t as heavy as Li Chen had expected.
Could it be that it wasn’t Andy who had gotten stronger? Or was there some other reason?
Li Chen’s gaze suddenly fixed on the Red Moon in Andy’s hand.
The next moment, the two clashed again.
With a piercing whoosh, the Red Moon cut through the air, as if it aimed to slice Li Chen in half.
Li Chen, however, dodged the Red Moon’s strike and moved closer to Andy.
Li Chen’s fist broke through Andy’s defense, carrying Shockwave True Qi, and viciously pummeled into Andy’s chest.
A large mouthful of blood spurted from Andy’s mouth.
Before Li Chen could get close again, the Red Moon began to whirl wildly in front of Andy.
As Andy was sent flying, Li Chen’s chest was also slashed by the Red Moon.
Suddenly, his chest was swiftly stained red with blood.
And Li Chen himself fell powerlessly to the ground.
"So it was indeed because of this thing..." Kneeling on one knee, Li Chen clasped his chest. The damage from that one slash was comparable to dozens of Andy’s punches and kicks.
That one slash alone had severely wounded him.
But likewise, his punch wasn’t so easy to withstand.
The punch he had just thrown was with his full strength; even a large boulder could be shattered by it, let alone a person.
Andy must have been seriously injured by it as well.
Sure enough, the next moment, Li Chen saw Andy stumbling to his feet from the ground, giving him a deep look, then turning and running wildly into the depths of the forest.
Li Chen didn’t pursue, for he wasn’t in much better shape himself; even if he wanted to chase, he simply didn’t have the energy to do so.
"King of the Netherworld, consider yourself lucky this time."
"However, the next time we meet will be your death anniversary!" Andy’s maniacal laughter traveled back from the distance.
As Li Chen heard this, his brows deeply furrowed.
And hearing Andy’s words, a disconcerting feeling stirred in his heart.