Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 388: Breaking the Strength and Killing the Life
When Chen Chuan swung his knife down, it felt like he was cutting into an extremely tough and solid object.

Looking at the scales on his body, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He had read the information about the power of the Secret Snake Cult, which recorded that when the Mysterious Snake Power was practiced to an extremely deep level, the fighter could make alienated tissue come to the surface and form solid scales, which would make it difficult for a sharp blade to cut through it.

However, Xu Xianwen obviously had not yet practiced to this level, otherwise he would not have been injured by him just now. But now he seemed to have entered this state through some method.

His idea was not wrong. Xu Xianwen released the medicinal power accumulated in his body at once and triggered the pre-prepared ritual. This would allow him to increase his strength in a short period of time, and during this time he would not be afraid of the blade with his solid scales.

After Xu Xianwen held the knife at this moment, he neutralized the incoming force, then twisted his arms and tried to grab the knife.

This is because even if he can withstand the chopping, the length of the weapon still means that only Chen Chuan can hit him, but he cannot hit Chen Chuan. This is very passive, so locking the weapon is the first thing to do.

Chen Chuan did not give him the chance and quickly drew his sword to strike again.

Xu Xianwen also did not give up at all. With a ferocious look on his face, he charged forward into the knife's attack. Every time he blocked the knife, his muscles trembled and he tried to force the knife away.

At this time, Chen Chuan felt the difference in the opponent's strength from before. Every time he cut into the muscles of his body or arms, there seemed to be a slippery force, making it difficult to absorb all the strength.

There will also be a vibration force transmitted to him in the opposite direction. If he doesn't use his second self to bear it, then his sword moves will not be able to flow smoothly, and he will need to readjust after each move.

Xu Xianwen was always looking for an opportunity to push inward, his arms moving like a snake, exploring and trying to engage him in close combat.

After receiving a few moves from him, Chen Chuan felt that this man had indeed become more difficult to deal with after his increased strength. However, one thing was that he had no weapon and would need to get close to him to pose a threat, so he immediately made corresponding adjustments.

He began to consciously increase his speed and expand his moving space. After creating some distance, he used the momentum of his body to drive the power of the knife to perform the chops.

As a result, Xu Xianwen was immediately put in a passive position.

The increase in strength did not make him faster than Chen Chuan, so he tried every means to get into the inner circle, but now he is in an embarrassing situation of being unable to catch up.

And every time Chen Chuan's strike was delivered with great force through his quick movements, even though he could block it, he was forced to retreat backwards or to the side every time.

Under such a powerful attack, he was unable to organize an effective attack at all, so he had to give up the plan of getting close to Chen Chuan. Instead, he moved and dodged quickly and tried to find an opportunity.

The two men chased and collided back and forth in front of the lake, like two magnets attracting each other, and then quickly approaching each other after separation. Every collision would cause a huge noise, startling the surrounding birds to fly up and down continuously, and the area where the two sides fought was filled with holes that exploded when they stepped on each other.

After fighting like this for five or six minutes, Xu Xianwen felt that he could no longer bear it.

Because the scales on his body can block ordinary blows, but fighting with bare hands is actually extremely disadvantageous. Each time he needs to expend more physical strength and power to dissipate the force of the sword.

After a while, the high emotions caused by the surge of the alienated organization began to subside, and his mind gradually began to calm down.

He found that even if his own strength became more powerful, it still could not make up for the loss of his weapon, and this space was not conducive to his performance, but made it easier for Chen Chuan to use his sword skills.

So after blocking another blow, he used the force to retreat, turned around and ran again, this time he ran straight towards the lake.

There was no way Chen Chuan would let him get away so easily, so he swung his sword and chased after him.

The two of them were not far from the lake to begin with, so after just a few breaths, they ran to the vicinity of the lake. At this time, no one stopped, but ran directly forward. The surface of the lake seemed to be stepped on by them like a solid flat ground, with only two exploding waves of water left behind.

After walking for more than ten miles, Xu Xianwen's eyes wandered, as if he had found something. This was the retreat route he left behind. There were several underground rivers under the Lulan Lake leading to the nearby area. As long as you went there, no one would be able to find his trace.

So he turned his head, grinned at Chen Chuan who was chasing him, then took a leap forward, plunged into the water with a bang, and disappeared in an instant.

There was no way Chen Chuan would let him get away so easily. He tore off his wet coverall and jumped into the water. He reached the deep end of the water in one breath. Then he naturally adjusted his breathing. With a slight push of his hands and feet, he left a trail of water and quickly chased after the man along the trace he had left.

Xu Xianwen noticed that Chen Chuan was chasing him, but he didn't pay much attention at first. As a member of the Secret Snake Cult, he was very good at swimming. But after swimming for several miles, he was surprised to find that, just like on land, Chen Chuan was getting closer and closer. He showed a fierce look in his eyes, turned around quickly, circled around and came to the left side of Chen Chuan, and then punched him with the momentum.

At this moment, he not only has the ability to move underwater for a long time, but his strength can also be more easily exerted underwater.

Chen Chuan did not dodge. He handed the knife to his left hand, clenched his five fingers, turned sideways following the original momentum, and rushed forward with a punch!
In an instant, the two fists collided!

These few moments were just like the day when the Wilderness Faction and the Implantation Faction fought each other in the water. The huge destructive power of the two forces was borne by the two men themselves.

Xu Xianwen's muscles and scales squirmed, and the water waves outside his body spread out in circles. As for Chen Chuan, his body became blurred, and a shocking water wave broke out where the two fists hit.

Both of them were pushed back by this force, but at the same time they kicked their legs, quickly spun along the vortex, and approached each other rapidly, colliding with each other again with great force!
This time the sound was even louder than before, and the spreading vibration killed some small aquatic creatures in the surrounding area.

But the two men did not stop, but continued to move forward, fighting each other over and over again. Each time they gathered all their strength into one place and then attacked their opponent with all their strength.

The battle inevitably entered a stage of competition for consumption and who has stronger willpower and endurance.

This is also inevitable, because Chen Chuan is faster, Xu Xianwen will be caught up no matter what, so if he wants to get away safely, he can only get rid of Chen Chuan first!
Such an attack was already the maximum he could exert his underwater capabilities, and he had to hold on no matter what.

Chen Chuan has even less reason to retreat. He has a second self who can divert the damage. He is not afraid of injury and long-term consumption. He can continue this competition.

After Xu Xianwen collided with him for dozens of times in a row, he felt waves of fatigue coming from the alienated tissues of his body, and he was somewhat unable to move. It was really that this offensive method that mobilized all strength to fight was too physically demanding.

Moreover, the strength stimulated by the ritual in him was fading away. However, after the rhythm of the battle was picked up, he felt that he could no longer stop.

The key point is that he can't think of a better way to deal with it at this moment, so he can only grit his teeth and persevere, hoping that Chen Chuan will collapse before him.

He continuously stimulated the blood and essence from his heart to make up for the lost physical strength and maintain the high-consumption energy circulation.

After countless times, the two men rushed towards each other again, but this time, Xu Xianwen felt a sense of emptiness in his body when he was trying to gather his strength, and when the two fists collided again, the bones on the surface of his fists shattered, and spread all the way from his arms to his torso, and the skin and scales on it also exploded, and countless blood spurted out.

This time he did not retreat, but instead, withstood the huge impact force and rushed towards Chen Chuan with a ferocious expression.

As long as he gets close, relying on the grappling techniques of the Black Snake Power, he still has a chance to reverse the situation!

When Chen Chuan saw him coming, his eyes flashed, but he also did not retreat. Instead, he used the impact force to spin on the spot and swung the Xuejun Knife in his hand like a whip!
Due to the full strength of his body, a shock wave even appeared along the cut surface!
Xu Xianwen was shocked when he saw this and tried to dodge quickly, but he was still scratched a little. A burst of blood spurted out and drifted away with the water flow. It could be seen that the crack went all the way to his chest and his shoulder was almost cut off from his body.

This attack also completely cut off his possibility of counterattack.

But he knew there was no hope of escape, so instead of retreating, he took advantage of the opportunity when the blade passed by and continued forward, intending to seize the possible chance. However, as soon as he moved his body, he was hit in the face by an oncoming punch. He suddenly felt dizzy and his whole body became weak.

While his consciousness was blurred, he suddenly felt a hand reaching out to his head. He suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately exerted force to push the hand away.

Upon seeing this, Chen Chuan hung the Xuejun Knife on the buckle on his waist, then grabbed his hair, pulled out the dagger with his other hand, and suddenly thrust it into his throat, piercing his neck through!
Xu Xianwen's eyes suddenly widened, and a force burst out from somewhere, grabbing his arm, as if trying to struggle.

However, although Chen Chuan's overalls were taken away, his protective suit was still on his body, and the ritual inside immediately began to continuously absorb the vitality and blood in his body.

So in just a moment, Xu Xianwen's hands became weak.

Chen Chuan waved his hand and pushed his hand away. Then he grabbed his hair, pulled out the dagger, gently wrapped it around his neck, and lifted it up to separate his head from his body. The headless body finally stopped struggling and floated weakly in the water.

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(End of this chapter)