"Are you afraid of rabies?"
"A few days ago, I was at Wannian Temple, wielding a black iron staff, fighting from east to west, from west to east, and finally annihilated the Emei Sect. Do you ask if I'm afraid of rabies?"
Qi Dongqiang almost couldn't help but strike Long Feicheng to death with a single blow.
But at this moment, Long Feicheng discovered that Qi Dongqiang's eyes had suddenly turned blood red, his body was convulsing uncontrollably, and saliva was uncontrollably flowing from the corners of his mouth.
"Na! Na na na na!"
Long Feicheng kicked away a monkey holding a cleaver, pointed his Caiwei sword at Qi Dongqiang, and said, "Didn't I tell you he would get rabies!"
The rabies virus is not only found in dogs. Wild cats, dogs, foxes, and monkeys can all be hosts of rabies, which is usually transmitted through bodily fluids. Saliva is the biggest transmission route.
In Long Feicheng's opinion, it was highly possible that Qi Dongqiang would get rabies by letting the monkey-chewed herbal paste stick to his exposed wound. He just didn't expect the onset to be so rapid.
"Brother Long," Ye Tianyuan whispered, "do you think there's a possibility that Qi Dongqiang, like Sister Yi Yao, used a technique similar to demonization?"
Demonization?
Long Feicheng was stunned, then he noticed something. Qi Dongqiang's body was rapidly growing larger, his muscles were expanding, his blood vessels were bulging, he grew red fur all over his body, his toes elongated, and he grew sharp claws... He had literally turned himself into a great ape!
"It's demonization indeed!"
Yan Shouyi showed a slight hint of surprise. It seemed that Qi Dongqiang also realized that with his previous skill level, he couldn't break through Yan Shouyi's defense. Therefore, in the very first exchange, he used demonization.
Soon, Qi Dongqiang transformed into a monstrous figure five meters tall, covered in red fur! The previous staff in his hand looked as thin as a toothpick. Qi Dongqiang blew lightly at the staff, and surprisingly, the staff, like Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang, instantly grew longer and thicker, eventually reaching seven meters in length, standing like a pillar!
"I couldn't beat you before, but what about now?!"
Qi Dongqiang's face was ferocious. He spun the staff, creating a blur, and then swept it horizontally towards Yan Shouyi!
Yan Shouyi hurriedly blocked with his Zanpakuto, but Qi Dongqiang's iron staff was too thick, and its force was so great that it sent Yan Shouyi flying out! Yan Shouyi flew back dozens of meters and crashed into a rock wall, the hard rock wall forming an imprint of his body.
"Brother Yan!"
Long Feicheng was greatly alarmed and wanted to help, but he was blocked by the monkeys.
"Since you want to save the people of the Emei Sect so badly, then stay on Mount Emei forever!!"
Qi Dongqiang laughed heartily, raised his iron staff, and charged towards Yan Shouyi. The end of the staff precisely pressed against Yan Shouyi's chest. The now giant Qi Dongqiang exerted all his strength, pressing down on Yan Shouyi!
Yan Shouyi had no choice but to temporarily discard his Zanpakuto, hug the iron staff with both hands, and try to push it away. However, he was now "embedded" in the rock wall, with no room to maneuver left or right, and could only wrestle with Qi Dongqiang.
"Yan Shouyi, die!!!"
Qi Dongqiang roared, bellowed, exerted all his strength, his legs like nails deeply driven into the ground, the earth being displaced to the sides as it could not withstand the immense force!
*Boom!*
A muffled sound echoed through the mountains, as if something had shattered! Subsequently, the mountain where Yan Shouyi was located collapsed. Qi Dongqiang, pushing the iron staff, advanced step by step, driving half of the iron staff into the mountain!
"President!!"
Zhuge Ji exclaimed in alarm, unable to imagine how strong Qi Dongqiang's strength was! If it were an ordinary person in Yan Shouyi's position, the result would be like placing a chick under a hydraulic press—crushed into pulp!
Daoist Jin Bi, who was severely injured, also looked worried, thinking that Yan Shouyi was about to die at Qi Dongqiang's hands.
"Hahahaha!"
Qi Dongqiang suddenly let go and stood in front of the rock wall, laughing. "No matter how powerful you are, Yan Shouyi, aren't you still going to die by my hand?! No matter how many exquisite skills you have, I, Qi Dongqiang, will break them with brute force!"
The black iron staff was submerged four to five meters into the rock wall, and there was no movement from within. It was no wonder Qi Dongqiang thought Yan Shouyi was already dead.
"President..."
Tian Jue'er stopped chasing the monkeys and looked anxiously in the direction of the rock wall. Suddenly, the entire mountain trembled slightly. A few small stones rolled down from Qi Dongqiang's head, hitting his forehead. Qi Dongqiang immediately stopped laughing and stared at the black iron staff with an uncertain expression. The black iron staff suddenly trembled, as if something on the other end was shaking it. Qi Dongqiang walked to the iron staff in disbelief, reaching out to probe it. Just then, the black iron staff suddenly shot out of the rock wall like a projectile, hitting Qi Dongqiang's chest and pushing him forward dozens of meters, finally slamming him hard into another rock wall!
"This... this is impossible..."
Qi Dongqiang tightly hugged the black iron staff, but couldn't move it an inch. He himself was bleeding from the mouth due to internal injuries. He stretched his neck to look and saw Yan Shouyi, covered in blood, holding the black iron staff with his bare hands at the end of it! He was not dead!
Yan Shouyi gave Qi Dongqiang a cold smile, then leaped up and kicked the black iron staff!
*Boom!*
The immense force, in turn, embedded Qi Dongqiang into the rock wall, and the entire black iron staff was submerged!
"The second round," Yan Shouyi declared.
"As expected of the President!"
Zhuge Ji couldn't help but cheer. For a moment, he truly thought Yan Shouyi was dead, and now Zhuge Ji only laughed at himself in his mind. The President was omnipotent; he was the man who killed the reincarnation of Asura, how could he die at the hands of the mere Qi Dongqiang?
However, Yan Shouyi was not as relaxed as he seemed. When he was slammed into the rock wall by Qi Dongqiang, all his bones were broken, and he had countless wounds. But within a few breaths, his injuries had all healed, giving him the strength to counterattack. Otherwise, he might have truly capsized in the ditch today and died at Qi Dongqiang's hands!
Yan Shouyi caught his breath and glanced at the rock wall in front of him. He turned and picked up his Zanpakuto, the blade instantly bursting into flames.
Li Huo Chi Ren Zhou!
"With blood as the guide, spirit as the medium, the heavens are vast, bear witness to my sword's heart! All things in heaven and earth are divine swords, obey my command, vanquish demons and destroy evil!"
Yi Jian Wen Tian!
Yan Shouyi gathered his energy in his dantian and slashed at the small mountain in front of him! A flash of the sword passed, and the small mountain trembled violently. Under the almost petrified gaze of Daoist Jin Bi, this small mountain suddenly split in two and collapsed uncontrollably! And Qi Dongqiang, who had been driven into the small mountain by Yan Shouyi, looked blankly at Yan Shouyi, who stood holding his sword outside, like a walnut kernel being removed from its shell.
He... what kind of genius was he? Why was his strength so immense! This saber strike... could actually split mountains?!