The entire room was enveloped by a thick, cloying scent of blood.
Two men, like figures sculpted from gore, stood in confrontation, resembling a pair of predatory beasts caught in a desolate wilderness.
"Scum, do you think anyone else in this room could have done this?"
Liu Yu sneered, his eyes blazing with an unsettling excitement.
"Why did you do this? This man had no quarrel with you!"
Liu Yu flicked his long saber, and hot blood flowed from his grip onto the blade. The edge of the weapon, as if forged from some alloy steel, shimmered with a seven-colored texture in the dim light.
"Anyone who dares to obstruct me, to defy me, is my enemy. Enemies must die!"
Ren Yuanhao twisted his neck, and the "Overturning Tides Flow" technique instantly pushed the true qi within him to its absolute limit. His entire body felt like a city submerged by a raging flood, lost in a vast ocean.
"It seems we have nothing more to discuss."
"Between sworn enemies, only blades can speak!"
Liu Yu raised his saber, and a string of blue sparks erupted from the overhead lamp. Ren Yuanhao, however, let out a cold laugh, "Sworn enemies? I'm afraid you're not worthy. You're merely a lapdog of the Gray Wolf, and I am destined to defeat the Gray Wolf."
"Defeat the Gray Wolf? With what you have?"
Liu Yu channeled his true qi, tapping his foot, and the ferocity of his qi far exceeded Ren Yuanhao's imagination. It exploded forward, solidified like a wall of energy!
He raised his saber to block, and the clash of blades ignited a dazzling burst of light. The clang of metal echoed like waves crashing against a reef, the sound of impact and splitting stone, and currents of qi churned. In an instant, they had exchanged over ten blows.
"Surprised, aren't you? That I, a Post-natal ability user, can possess such ferocious true qi!"
Liu Yu was indeed different from other Post-natal ability users; his true qi was not weak. If anything, the refinement of his true qi was at least at the peak of the Qi Refining realm, with a faint glimpse of the Foundation Establishment realm!
Ren Yuanhao parried the saber, knowing that as long as the ultrasonic equipment was present, it would be extremely difficult to mobilize his internal abilities. He could only rely on his somewhat unruly three-attribute true qi for a direct confrontation.
"Could it be that the Gray Wolf has truly mastered a method for extracting cultivators' true qi?"
Ren Yuanhao was at a disadvantage. Although his true qi could not compare to Liu Yu's, due to his own condition, his true qi could not be controlled at will. This resulted in a sluggishness at critical moments, like a twelve-cylinder engine with a domestic gearbox. No matter how powerful the engine, if the intent and execution were not aligned, it would be useless.
"So it seems you are indeed in league with those cultivators! How laughable, those who constantly prattle about the common people, yet cower like turtles before death. What a magnificent sight that must be."
Liu Yu's saber slashed down furiously, forcing Ren Yuanhao's hand to go numb. Despite the blood gushing from his grip, Liu Yu seemed oblivious, functioning like a machine.
"Most of those cultivators are hypocrites. The common people they speak of are merely their pawns. When it mattered, they acted just like us. Yet, they preach morality and condemn us. I believe that if they possessed this supreme technology, they would not hesitate to steal it, without exception."
Ren Yuanhao shrugged his shoulders, his right hand trembling slightly. Although he had sealed the wound, the injury was severe. Coupled with the stimulation from Liu Yu's true qi, blood still trickled down.
He lowered his arm, switching the saber to his left hand, and wiped the blood from his mouth. "Do not use your own defiled heart to speculate about others. You are a group of lunatics who want to disrupt the world's order, mere machines driven by power and desire. What right do you have to judge others?"
"It has always been the victor who is king, and the vanquished who is a criminal. Before absolute power, everyone must kneel, including you!"
Liu Yu continued to wield his blade. Under Ren Yuanhao's verbal provocation, his true qi not only did not diminish but grew even stronger, and the force of his saber swings increased with each passing moment.
"See that woman? Such a beautiful physique, like the most exquisite fruit in the world. She is my trophy. After I defeat you, I will enjoy her captivating form right before your eyes! Imagine what a glorious scene that would be!"
Liu Yu's true qi surged, and his saber strikes were accompanied by the faint sound of wind and thunder. However, Ren Yuanhao, possessing various bizarre movement techniques and saber skills, could still contend with this madman even with the sluggishness of his true qi.
"Brother Bao, don't worry about me. Take Xiao Yue and your sister and escape quickly!"
Zhao Yishu's tears streamed down her cheeks. She was terrified, as if trapped in a nightmare. If offering her body could save these three people, she would not hesitate to make that choice.
"None of you will escape!" Liu Yu, like a crazed demon, relentlessly swung his blade. "One is your sister, one is your old friend, and one is the woman who loves you. Imagine, nailing you to that wall, and making you watch as I... these three women. What a glorious scene that would be! Just the thought makes my blood boil!"
Ren Yuanhao blocked and attacked, simultaneously concentrating, trying to reorder the true qi within his body with his will. But at this moment, a black-hole-like suction suddenly opened in front of Liu Yu. Ren Yuanhao's foot sank, and as he prepared to escape its grasp, the suction grew stronger!
"Let me show you my ability! Blood Magnetism Stone MAX!"
As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, all the blood, whether from those pinned to the wall or dripping from his own body, seemed to be drawn by an unseen force, defying physical laws and rushing towards Liu Yu's palm!
Ren Yuanhao resisted with all his might, and under this monstrous force, Zhao Wei's corpse rapidly withered into a desiccated husk.
"How about that? This is a Post-natal ability, a product of technology. What do you say? Say something! Beg me, kneel down, cast aside your self-righteous pride, bow your head, and let your so-called noble knees firmly press into the ground, worshiping with devotion. Perhaps then I might spare you!"
Liu Yu had fallen into a state of near-maniacal bloodlust, his expression contorted. The swirling rain of blood resembled falling maple leaves, slowly twisting, then plummeting to the ground, splashing into droplets.
For some reason, Ren Yuanhao suddenly thought of Ouyang Rui, the woman who saw him as the only light in her world. Her resolute sacrifice was to prevent that light from extinguishing before her eyes. Such a woman, even in death, was as tragically beautiful as a falling maple leaf.
However, Ren Yuanhao now felt an excruciating pain, as if a drill were relentlessly twisting within his heart. With each rotation, his breathing grew more labored, and the rain of blood, vast and boundless, continued to fall.