In an instant, Zhao Mu had already exchanged dozens of blows with Ge Tianxing's Wind Snake.
The Wind Snake's attacks were strange, unpredictable, and incredibly fast. Fortunately, Zhao Mu had cultivated his Halberd Technique to the Perfection Realm, leaving his movements without the slightest flaw.
He unleashed the Hegemon's Formation-Breaking Halberd, the sweeping movements forming a perfect circle around him. Combined with the Feng Hou Shield, it completely protected his body.
As the battle continued, Zhao Mu gradually figured out the strength and attack patterns of Ge Tianxing's Wind Snake.
Hearing Ge Tianxing's words, Zhao Mu smiled.
"Actually, I already guessed that someone would come and ambush me."
Ge Tianxing's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Then he laughed.
"Oh? You're that confident? Then why have you fallen into my trap?"
He charged forward, his long saber moving rapidly.
In an instant, the Green Snake formed by his wind ability attacked Zhao Mu dozens of times.
The attacks were fierce and relentless, leaving Zhao Mu almost no opportunity to catch his breath.
However, Zhao Mu calmly said, "Originally, I thought you and Tian Hu would come together to kill me. I didn't expect it to be just you."
Ge Tianxing sneered.
"You're truly arrogant. I'm more than enough to make you disappear without a sound."
His body suddenly soared into the air, becoming as light as a leaf.
He kicked against the high walls on both sides of the narrow alley, bouncing back and forth at astonishing speed. His movements were even more agile than a monkey leaping through the forest.
Within the confined space of the alley, Zhao Mu's movements were severely restricted.
The space was simply too narrow for him to properly wield his great halberd.
Therefore, Zhao Mu decisively abandoned his halberd and focused entirely on using the Feng Hou Shield for defense.
When the Green Snake in Ge Tianxing's hand attacked once again, the Feng Hou Shield in Zhao Mu's hand suddenly released a high-pitched roar.
A gigantic phantom of the Feng Hou burst out from the shield.
It opened its enormous mouth and fiercely bit down on the Wind Snake before it.
With a single attack, it actually tore the Wind Snake in half!
Only then did Ge Tianxing finally realize that something was wrong.
"How is this possible?! You just finished a battle. Your spiritual energy should have been almost completely exhausted!"
The previous battle had ended only half an hour ago.
Under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible for an ordinary person to calm their mind within such a short period of time, find a completely quiet place, and recover their spiritual energy through meditation.
But Zhao Mu could do it.
"Is this really the extent of your strength?"
After fighting for another minute, Zhao Mu finally mocked him.
Compared to the pressure Tian Hu had brought him, Ge Tianxing's strength was clearly inferior.
Of course, this was partly because of their different fighting styles.
Long-range attacks were powerful and flexible, but they could not compare with close-quarters combat when it came to explosive power.
Ge Tianxing had initially assumed that Zhao Mu had very little spiritual energy remaining, so he intended to wear him down slowly.
But after realizing that something was wrong—and after hearing Zhao Mu's mocking words—he became anxious.
He was afraid that delaying the battle any longer would lead to unexpected complications.
Therefore, Ge Tianxing suddenly accelerated.
His body shot forward from the side like a giant bird, and the long saber in his hand was wrapped in a massive amount of cyan wind.
He slashed directly toward the back of Zhao Mu's head.
Zhao Mu tightly gripped the Feng Hou Shield with his right hand.
He raised it and instantly activated its defensive ability, creating a huge transparent shield behind him.
"Boom!"
A violent storm erupted between the two weapons.
The impact was enormous.
Yet Zhao Mu remained firmly in place without taking even a single step backward.
Seeing this, Ge Tianxing's eyes flashed with surprise.
Then greed appeared in his gaze as he looked at the ember remains on Zhao Mu's fingers, which shimmered with spiritual light.
If Zhao Mu didn't possess so many powerful ember remains, a mere Level 7 Combat Rating Ability User would never have been able to withstand his attack.
But his surprise attack had failed.
And now, it was Zhao Mu's turn to attack.
The enormous shield completely concealed Zhao Mu's body.
Suddenly, however, a small opening appeared.
A flying knife shot through it from Zhao Mu's left hand.
It was so fast that Ge Tianxing's eyes almost failed to track it.
The distance between the two was less than ten steps.
This was the ideal killing distance for Zhao Mu's flying knife.
Ge Tianxing immediately attempted to dodge.
But within such a short distance, his speed was simply not enough to evade the flying knife.
The blade shimmered with a faint cold light as it tore through the air, accompanied by a sound resembling a dragon's roar.
Ge Tianxing gritted his teeth and quickly maneuvered his long saber with his right hand to block it.
The cyan Wind Snake spun rapidly before him, forming a huge vortex of wind that attempted to stop the flying knife.
The flying knife shot directly into the vortex.
A powerful pulling force immediately wrapped around the blade, attempting to deflect it from its trajectory.
But no one expected what happened next.
The flying knife suddenly erupted with an incomparably dazzling deep-blue light.
Then—
Boom!
It exploded.
Circle after circle of powerful energy ripples spread outward from the flying knife, sweeping through the alley layer by layer.
The surrounding buildings cracked under the tremendous force and began to shake violently.
This flying knife was a consumable-type ember remain.
It could only be used once, but its explosive power was extremely formidable.
Ge Tianxing was caught completely off guard.
The close-range explosion struck him directly and sent him flying backward in a miserable state.
The impact was so powerful that it felt as though a heavy truck had slammed directly into his chest.
A dull, crushing pain spread throughout his body.
"Pfft!"
Ge Tianxing opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
His internal organs had already suffered serious injuries.
He simply couldn't accept the fact that Zhao Mu had managed to injure him.
Only at this moment did he finally realize that Zhao Mu's condition was completely different from what he had expected.
His spiritual energy, which should have been nearly exhausted, had somehow recovered.
"How many tricks do you have?"
Ge Tianxing stared at Zhao Mu in alarm.
"Who exactly are you?"
Zhao Mu didn't answer.
He had already charged forward with the Feng Hou Shield in hand.
Ge Tianxing was seriously injured.
At this moment, the thought of retreating appeared in his mind.
But he had no way out.
If Zhao Mu escaped from this place, his secret attack on his fellow junior would be exposed.
Ge Tianxing wasn't naive enough to believe that the matter could withstand an investigation by the Qingfeng Camp.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and raised his long saber.
His expression became increasingly gloomy and terrifying, resembling a wounded beast trapped in a desperate situation.
"The more treasures you have on you, the more satisfying it will be to kill you!"
The enormous shield blocked Zhao Mu's body.
Zhao Mu possessed Innate Divine Strength, so he didn't need to worry about heavy weapons consuming too much of his physical strength.
Because of this, when the Feng Hou Shield was created, additional materials had been used to make it extremely heavy.
Its defensive power was therefore exceptionally strong, and it had almost no blind spots in front.
Watching Ge Tianxing cautiously approach, Zhao Mu didn't hesitate.
He raised his hand and threw another flying knife.
Although it was a consumable ember remain, its immense power meant that a single piece was worth around one million Xuanfeng Coins.
But at this moment, Zhao Mu had no intention of saving money.
His only thought was to kill the enemy in front of him as quickly as possible.
The alley was extremely narrow, and the distance between them was far too short.
Ge Tianxing simply couldn't react in time to the flying knife that instantly closed the gap.
Although he was somewhat prepared this time, the explosion still caught him.
The shockwave struck his body and sent him crashing violently into the wall.
At that moment, a familiar sound suddenly reached his ears.
"Woo-woo! Woo-woo!"
A police siren.
The battle had lasted too long.
The enormous commotion had attracted the attention of a nearby patrol squad.
Ge Tianxing's heart became increasingly anxious.
Once the patrol squad arrived, he would have absolutely no chance of escaping.
"Zhao Mu, hurry up and die!"
His eyes became bloodshot.
Gripping his long saber tightly, Ge Tianxing abandoned all attempts at long-range combat and directly charged into close-quarters combat.
At that exact moment, the Feng Hou Shield in Zhao Mu's hand revealed a small opening.
Half of Zhao Mu's face appeared behind it.
His right hand was already gripping the extinguish-ember great halberd tightly.
He slowly raised the weapon.
The sharp tip of the great halberd pointed directly toward Ge Tianxing.
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