As Nissen stepped to his right, evading the dagger, Jiang Wuming reappeared before him, his entire body enveloped in white true energy. A thunderous roar emanated from within him, making him akin to a moving bolt of lightning.
Whoosh!
Facing Jiang Wuming’s direct assault, Nissen, after dodging the dagger, raised his left hand, unleashing a palm strike!
Left-hand blade.
Nissen once again deployed his trump card!
A black blade energy reappeared, cleaving down towards Jiang Wuming’s head from above.
The dagger, flying past Nissen’s ear, grazed Jiang Wuming.
The scene seemed to freeze at this moment.
It had to be said, Nissen’s experience in life-or-death combat was incredibly rich, and his fighting instincts were terrifyingly acute. Faced with a pincer attack, he not only remained calm but counterattacked while evading, directly reversing the suppressed situation!
This time, Jiang Wuming did not choose to clash head-on with Nissen. He didn’t even attack. Instead, as Nissen unleashed his strike, Jiang Wuming subtly shifted his body.
The scene slowed down: Nissen’s palm strike swung towards Jiang Wuming, and Jiang Wuming’s shoulder brushed past the dagger as he sidestepped…
This moment was incredibly perilous!
However—
In such a dangerous situation, there was not the slightest hint of panic on Jiang Wuming’s face. Instead, he was like a calm lake, utterly unruffled.
It seemed as though everything was within his control!
Boom!
Immediately, Nissen’s palm strike hit the afterimage left by Jiang Wuming. The air exploded, and currents of air swept outwards in all directions.
Amidst the storm, Nissen saw that he had struck an afterimage. His pupils suddenly widened, and a hint of panic appeared between his brows.
He had initially thought Jiang Wuming intended to launch a fatal blow while he was evading the dagger, so he had preemptively attacked to seize the initiative. He hadn't expected Jiang Wuming’s move to be a feint!
All of this was an illusion!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Jiang Wuming’s clothes billowed noisily in the wind. White light flickered in his eyes, and his mental energy surged forth like a breached dam, instantly engulfing Nissen.
This was the first time Jiang Wuming had used his mental energy to attack Nissen’s spiritual world!
The reason for this was that he knew anyone who could cultivate to the tenth stage possessed an extremely powerful martial will.
The stronger a martial artist’s martial will, the less they would be affected by external factors.
If Jiang Wuming had used his mental energy attack on Nissen earlier, while it might have affected him, the impact would have been negligible, unable to decide the outcome of the battle.
But now, it was different!
The successive unexpected turns had disrupted Nissen’s state of mind.
Especially since Jiang Wuming’s feint had already made Nissen flustered, causing his martial will to waver!
This was the optimal moment for Jiang Wuming to launch his mental energy attack!
As expected, as Nissen was engulfed by Jiang Wuming’s mental energy, his expression momentarily became dazed, and his counter-move slowed down.
Swish!
The true energy on Jiang Wuming’s body transformed into the shape of a giant dragon. His left hand turned into a palm, resembling a dragon’s claw, and firmly grasped Nissen’s wrist. With a fierce pull, he dragged Nissen towards himself.
Nissen snapped back to reality, his face changing drastically. He subconsciously channeled true energy to his left arm, reinforcing his defensive true energy, while simultaneously attempting to break free from Jiang Wuming’s grip.
Whoosh!
At this moment, a sharp whistling sound pierced the air.
“Rumble~”
The dragon-shaped true energy on Jiang Wuming’s body dissipated. A thunderous roar sounded from within him again. His right hand turned into a palm, and he swung it back, striking towards Nissen’s chest.
As he unleashed the palm strike, a small ball of white true energy formed on the back of Jiang Wuming’s hand. It contained the secret energy surging from his internal organs and limbs, crackling with lightning.
The second move of the Thunderclap Treasure Technique, Shocking Thunder!
Jiang Wuming, who appeared to be using the grappling technique from the True Dragon Treasure Technique against Nissen, was actually setting up for this ‘Shocking Thunder’ strike.
This completely caught Nissen by surprise!
With his arm held by Jiang Wuming, he was unable to dodge. He didn’t even have time to block with his right hand!
Boom!
In a flash, Jiang Wuming’s backhand palm struck Nissen’s chest heavily. The small ball of crackling lightning instantly exploded, unleashing terrifying energy that directly shattered Nissen’s true energy defense. However, over ninety percent of its power was neutralized.
Yet—
Even so, the remaining ten percent was still something Nissen’s flesh and blood could not withstand!
“Crack!”
A crisp sound of breaking bone echoed. Nissen’s ribs on his chest snapped instantly. Intense pain radiated throughout his body, centered on his chest.
As the agony struck, Nissen’s body jolted violently. A look of pain flashed across his face, but it was overshadowed by a more ferocious intent!
Enduring the excruciating pain, he ignored his left arm being held by Jiang Wuming. His right hand transformed into a blade, and he thrust a palm strike towards Jiang Wuming’s throat!
A life for a life!
At this moment, Nissen intended to trade lives with Jiang Wuming!
Facing Nissen’s desperate counterattack, Jiang Wuming chose to evade his onslaught. He released Nissen’s left arm, took a step back, causing Nissen’s palm strike to miss.
Then…
He stepped forward again, throwing a punch towards Nissen’s already injured chest!
Swish!
Nissen’s expression changed wildly. He immediately retracted his blade-like hand, retreated, and simultaneously brought his hands to protect his chest. A barrier of black true energy materialized, forming a shield in front of him.
This was Nissen’s defensive move!
The shield of black true energy had just formed when Jiang Wuming’s right fist arrived like the wind.
Jiang Wuming’s fist struck the black true energy shield. However, unlike when he used ‘Thunderclap Strike’ or ‘Shocking Thunder’ before, it did not instantly unleash terrifyingly absolute power. Instead, it was like steel meeting a magnet, directly adhering to it.
Then, on Jiang Wuming’s right fist, a surge of true energy and secret power rolled towards the black true energy shield like waves crashing against rocks.
Bang!
The black shield vibrated violently.
Bang!
Following that, a second white wave swept over, causing the black true energy shield to shake even more violently!
Bang, bang, bang…
Subsequently, muffled thuds continued to sound.
When the fifth muffled thud occurred, the black true energy shield developed cracks, resembling a dense spiderweb.
With the seventh muffled thud, the black true energy shield shattered completely!
With the eighth muffled thud, Nissen’s hands, no longer protected by true energy, exploded instantly, turning into a mist of blood!
With the ninth muffled thud, Nissen’s previously injured chest was blasted open, forming a blood-red cavity. Blood gushed out, and his entire body was blasted backward!
After struggling tenaciously for a long time, Nissen ultimately could not withstand Jiang Wuming’s storm-like assault. His hands were shattered by Jiang Wuming’s punch, his chest was pulverized, and he suffered unimaginable grievous injuries!
“Pfft—”
Nissen, in mid-air, bled from his chest. He also opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of bloody mist, which contained fragments of internal organs.
Not only was his chest shattered, but his internal organs and meridians were also destroyed. He was clearly beyond saving!
Under the night sky, Nissen, bleeding and flying backward, stared with wide eyes at Jiang Wuming, at the unscathed youth before him, as if he could not believe he would be defeated and die in such a manner!
Disbelief?
The strongest killing move, ‘Thunderclap Strike,’ reversed the situation.
Dagger assassination, frontal assault, feigned attack.
Mental illusion, True Dragon restraint, ‘Shocking Thunder’ breaking the defense.
Finally.
Thunder moves through the nine heavens!
The youth retracted his fist.
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