Chapter 1195: Chapter 1167: Chu Songlan’s Hatred
Chu Songlan was not raised to be frightened.
Though it sounds a bit awkward to say, even though he wasn’t raised to be scared, he was still a bit shaken by Li Chen’s words.
Of course, the main reason was that the Bloodstorm from Li Chen just now genuinely frightened him.
He and He Baigang have been friends for decades and are very familiar with each other’s strengths.
There might be a slight gap in their strengths, but it would definitely not be far apart.
But now, seeing He Baigang in this ghost-like state made him feel a shiver in his heart and mind.
Additionally, having personally experienced the terrifying aspect of that Bloodstorm earlier, he was genuinely a bit scared.
To say he wasn’t afraid would be a lie.
In this world, who could truly be unafraid of death?
Who likes to seek death for no reason?
Chu Songlan didn’t know if there were such people, but he certainly wasn’t one; he didn’t want to die.
He still wanted to become stronger, to truly stand at the peak of the Martial Artist world, and even... to challenge the man who once delivered him a devastating defeat.
He really didn’t want to die.
But looking at Li Chen, he began to hesitate.
He wasn’t stupid; although Li Chen spoke with great momentum, he could see that after delivering that terrifying strike, this young man had truly reached the point of exhaustion.
Even in his own perception, Li Chen’s presence was very weak, as if it might vanish at any moment.
But that one strike just now gave him such an indescribable shock that he didn’t dare to make a move.
If he were at his fullest capacity, he might have chosen to take a risk, but now, even though he had some strength left, it wasn’t much.
After all, the injuries he sustained were not to be dismissed. In his current state, if he didn’t use True Qi to stop the bleeding, he wouldn’t last more than a few minutes and would likely bleed to death before Li Chen even made a move.
Looking at Li Chen, half-kneeling on the ground, Chu Songlan hesitated.
Li Chen was hesitating too. He knew his condition probably couldn’t fool Chu Songlan, but he was also gambling, betting that Chu Songlan wasn’t sure about his condition.
Neither of them in their current state could withstand any ordinary attack, even from a Mysterious Level Martial Artist.
So both were hesitating.
Looking at Li Chen, Chu Songlan’s expression shifted several times, and seeing He Baigang’s state, Chu Songlan really wanted to just cut Li Chen down with one stroke.
But as Li Chen had anticipated, he did not know how much strength Li Chen still had, so he didn’t dare to take action.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Chu Songlan roared in his heart, and his chest began to heave rapidly.
This indicated that he was having a fierce inner struggle.
Take action, or flee?
After a long time, Chu Songlan finally made a decision.
With some difficulty, he gave Li Chen a glance, then turned his head and walked over towards He Baigang, who was lying on the ground.
"Old brother, I’m sorry, I couldn’t avenge you." Sealing He Baigang’s bleeding body with True Qi, a sigh appeared on Chu Songlan’s face, and he whispered softly in He Baigang’s ear.
Li Chen watched this scene silently, saying nothing.
But in his heart, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Chu Songlan didn’t know, but he knew very well that if Chu Songlan wanted to kill him, he really had no strength left to resist now.
Not to mention Mysterious or Earth levels, now even an ordinary person could probably knock him down with a few punches and kicks.
Does he not want to avenge Third Grandpa and Fourth Grandfather?
He does! More than anyone!
Even more intensely than Chu Songlan’s desire to kill him.
If he had any strength left, he would do everything to keep Chu Songlan here.
But now, he truly had no strength left.
Just as Li Chen was silently preparing to recover True Qi, a sharp screech suddenly came from behind him.
"Hmm?"
Using all his strength, Li Chen barely turned his head.
"Slash——"
A sharp blade landed on Li Chen’s shoulder, and in an instant, blood sprayed everywhere.
If it weren’t for the extraordinary reflexes he had painstakingly developed, that strike might have chopped his head off.
But even so, he didn’t fare well. The sharp blade embedded into his shoulder.
The feeling of metal stuck in bone and flesh is something only those who’ve felt it can understand.
"Humph!"
A cold snort came from behind Li Chen, followed by another sharp wind.
Li Chen struggled to raise his arm, blocking near his neck.
A kick struck Li Chen’s arm, and in an instant, his body flew out like a kite with a broken string.
"Thud!"
Falling to the side, Li Chen looked incredibly distressed, and the blood from his shoulder couldn’t be stopped.
Even the speed of his wound recovery became extremely slow.
"Just as I suspected." Chu Songlan looked coldly at Li Chen: "You can’t stand up anymore, can you? Still trying to fool me?"
Li Chen pressed his lips together, looking at Chu Songlan, but didn’t speak again.
Since he had been seen through, there was no point in playing along any further.
"Li Chen, Li Chen, I admit I underestimated you, but you really took me lightly, didn’t you?" Chu Songlan said coldly.
"Not speaking? Accepted your fate?" Chu Songlan’s eyes were filled with hateful fury.
"Back then, at our most glorious moment, that bastard father of yours suddenly showed up, chasing us away like dogs. Who were we? The brightest stars in the Martial Artist world! Black and White Impermanence! But that bastard Li Changcun..."
"If not for Li Changcun, not for your Li Family, how could the two of us end up like this? How could we be stuck at the Roaring Level for twenty years without breaking through?" Chu Songlan’s expression seemed a bit hysterical.
"I never expected, after more than twenty years, the Li Family would produce another monster like you! Now Bangang is like this. Even if he’s saved, he’s a cripple. From now on, the Jianghu will have no White Impermanence, only me, Black Impermanence."
"It’s your old man, it’s you! It’s you Li Family monsters!"
Chu Songlan’s hand gripping the sickle revealed bulging veins, and he looked at Li Chen, face full of madness.
"Die! Li Family’s monster! I want your Li Family to be exterminated forever!!"
Seeing Chu Songlan rushing over, a trace of dismay appeared on Li Chen’s face.
"Is it over?"
Suddenly, as if he touched something, Li Chen opened his hand.
What lay in his hand was a smooth turtle shell.
Fourth Grandfather’s turtle shell!
"Give up?! Impossible! I can’t die yet! At least, I can’t die here!"
"Revenge?! To hell with revenge!!"
At this moment, something drastically changed within Li Chen.