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Chapter 897 - 869: Li Chen’s Last Trump Card

Chapter 897: Chapter 869: Li Chen’s Last Trump Card

"Clang!!"

With a thunderous clash, Li Chen instinctively raised the Red Moon in his hand, blocking the incoming sword.

The Qi Sword was instantly severed by the Red Moon.

Yu Manfang abruptly lifted his left hand and drove his fist straight toward Li Chen.

"Thud!!"

With a muffled impact, Li Chen raised his own fist at the same time, meeting Yu Manfang’s attack head-on.

Both of them were forced to retreat simultaneously.

"How is this possible?!"

Yu Manfang’s body was unscathed, but he could not conceal the shock in his heart.

Through their previous exchanges, Yu Manfang had gained a relatively clear understanding of Li Chen’s capabilities.

Li Chen was undoubtedly strong, likely among the most elite at the Mysterious Level.

But Yu Manfang was an Earth-Level Expert!

How could his attacks be blocked, even forcing him to retreat?

"Damn you!"

Yu Manfang’s face darkened as he stared at Li Chen. "After killing you, I’ll wipe out your subordinates, friends, and family, erasing every trace of you from this world! Only then will my vengeance be fulfilled!"

"Don’t think that using a Secret Technique to slightly boost your power means you can challenge a true Earth-level Expert. You’re still far from close!" Yu Manfang’s expression twisted as he unleashed a torrent of True Qi to envelop his entire body.

A terrifying momentum surged upward from Yu Manfang’s form.

The full force of Earth-Level power erupted completely, heading straight toward Li Chen in an instant.

Opposite him, Li Chen’s eyes had already turned entirely blood-red, his face contorted in feral violence.

Compared to Yu Manfang, the aura emanating from Li Chen was even more unruly and frenzied.

A trace of madness colored Li Chen’s face.

"Roar!!!"

From Li Chen’s mouth came a horrific roar, primitive and inhuman. As if bereft of reason, Li Chen charged recklessly toward Yu Manfang.

"Boom!!"

The terrifying shockwaves caused by their collision exploded violently in the air.

All the windows on the second floor shattered instantly.

"Crash!!"

Countless shards of glass sprayed outward.

"Watch out!"

Outside, policemen and soldiers hurriedly dodged away.

Being pierced by so many shards of glass would not be a light injury.

"What’s happening in there?" After the last shard settled, a police officer looked incredulously toward the second floor.

"Roar!!"

"Die!!"

Yu Manfang had gone berserk as well. He couldn’t comprehend how Li Chen managed to elevate his strength to a level capable of challenging him.

But what Yu Manfang knew for certain was that he was an Earth-Level Expert. No matter what, he could not lose—and he would not lose.

His opponent was merely a lowly Mysterious Level fighter. How could he possibly lose?

How could defeat even be an option?

Both fighters engaged in a terrifying and brutal close-range battle.

Li Chen’s gaze was feral, almost wholly irrational, disregarding Yu Manfang’s strikes as he fought with reckless abandon.

Faced with Li Chen’s suicidal fighting style, even Yu Manfang couldn’t help but feel apprehension deep in his heart.

"Does this guy really care nothing for his life?!"

But the pride belonging to an Earth-Level Expert prevented Yu Manfang from retreating. Retreating now, under this pressure, would be the ultimate humiliation.

"A dignified Earth-Level Expert—can I truly fear fighting to the death against a mere Mysterious Level opponent?" Yu Manfang sneered darkly in his heart.

"Bang!!"

Yu Manfang’s fist struck Li Chen squarely in the chest. Li Chen spat out a gush of fresh blood, the sound of fractured bones in his chest distinctly audible.

At the same time, Li Chen’s fist landed heavily on Yu Manfang’s shoulder. Despite Yu Manfang’s terrifying defensive strength, his shoulder collapsed under the force of Li Chen’s ferocious blow.

"This is... the last chance!" Though Li Chen appeared to have descended into madness, his mind retained a sharp clarity.

He had been meticulously baiting Yu Manfang all along.

Li Chen’s greatest advantage wasn’t his True Qi or even the Red Moon in his hand.

It was his physical body!

Having been tempered by the Purple Sunflower and Purifying Body Pill, Li Chen’s physique had been elevated to an immensely formidable level. During his time on the second layer of the Relic, even before breaking through, Li Chen could contend against Mysterious Level Advanced Stage Primordial Beasts, thanks to the raw strength of his body.

Close combat was his true domain!

"Thud!!"

Yu Manfang delivered a knee strike directly to Li Chen’s abdomen. Li Chen’s face turned pale instantly as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yet the direction of the expelled blood was straight toward Yu Manfang’s face.

In that moment, Yu Manfang’s vision was obscured entirely, the fresh blood staining it bright red.

Grimacing, Li Chen tightly gritted his teeth, planting his legs firmly on the ground, and threw a devastating punch toward Yu Manfang.

This punch carried all his remaining strength.

It was for this punch that he endured Yu Manfang’s previous strike.

And now, the time had come.

"Boom!!"

The punch landed squarely on the side of Yu Manfang’s face.

Yu Manfang’s body shot outward like a cannonball, blasted away by the force of Li Chen’s strike.

The second floor’s wall shattered entirely as Yu Manfang crashed through it, hurtling toward a neighboring building.

"Crash!!"

Yu Manfang tore through the other building’s wall upon impact, landing deep within it.

After sending Yu Manfang flying, Li Chen’s body finally reached its limit, dropping to one knee.

An indescribable, agonizing pain surged through Li Chen’s body like wildfire.

It came partly from the injuries sustained during his fight with Yu Manfang, and partly from the internal chaos triggered by the Blood of Heaven rampaging inside him.

"I can’t go on! That last attack wasn’t enough to kill him. If I stay, I won’t need him to finish me off—I’ll die here on my own." Li Chen’s expression turned grave.

Through the shattered wall, he saw Yu Manfang struggling to recover, still reeling from the heavy blow. Clenching his teeth, Li Chen leaped from the second floor into the crowd below.

Run!

Given his current state, running was the only option!

Fleeing wasn’t shameful; what was foolish was stubbornly fighting an unwinnable battle.

"In his current condition, if Yu Manfang keeps tangling with these soldiers and police, things will get even harder for him." Li Chen’s lips curled into a cold smile.

If Yu Manfang were at full strength, these forces would pose no threat at all.

But now, Li Chen was almost certain Yu Manfang wouldn’t dare to continue this fight.