49 Blood Vengeance

Without wanting to waste any more time, Chen Wei quickly shoots several blood arrows towards Piercer of the Heavens, who advances fiercely against him with a killing intent in his eyes that could even make a brave warrior feel a bit nervous.

But for Chen Wei, this doesn't apply at all as he calmly continues to shoot blood arrows in the path of the Piercer of the Heavens to force his advance to follow a non-direct route, as he dodges all the blood arrows instead of simply letting them hit his defense.

Piercer of the Heavens' decision is not because his defenses are weak enough to be broken by these blood arrows, but because he prefers to continue his high agility and speed of attack and movement fighting style, which is a specialty of the Wind Path.

So, as soon as he reaches a medium distance from Chen Wei, he stops his advance, as this is the ideal combat distance in his combat system, which has more explosive force and shorter-range attacks compared to the rest of the gu masters cultivating Wind Path in the Feng Zhi clan who fight from long distance.

Now that he is at his preferred distance, Piercer of the Heavens quickly begins his exchange of attacks with Chen Wei, but the latter doesn't take a moment before deciding to advance with all his strength while ignoring the attacks coming at him, letting his armor take all of them.

This action caught Piercer of the Heavens by surprise since subconsciously he still underestimates Chen Wei a bit, so he expected him to dodge these attacks as he himself did before, so Chen Wei's contrary action left him off guard for a few moments.

Mortal Killer Move - Bloody Sword Killer Cut.

Of course, this moment lasted less than a few seconds since Piercer of the Heavens is not a novice on the battlefield. But unfortunately for him, his enemy is also not a novice, so these few seconds were more than enough for him to now face Chen Wei, who has a sword made of blood right in front of him as he swings it towards his chest.

Mortal Killer Move - Blade hurricane.

Unlike his battle against Chen Ming, this defensive killer move is activated perfectly and without any flaws that would lead to him receiving a strong backlash like last time, as obviously he didn't spend these last months doing nothing, with one of his focuses being to learn rank 3 killer moves available in the Feng Zhi clan, compatible with his fighting style.

So, in less than a few moments, two famous rank 3 killer moves clash directly in a battle that will be a testament to which of the two is a greater demonstration of strength and geneality.

Then, in a few moments under everyone's gaze, the Blade hurricane wavers under the relentless cuts that keep coming and connect with Piercer of the Heavens' defense. These were the attacks that Chen Wei makes with his Bloody Sword Killer Cut, which now, being at rank 3, has several times more power, allowing him to win this exchange of killer moves and even make a decent cut on Piercer of the Heavens' stomach.

"Shit ...how is this possible? Is he already in the Middle stage?" He quickly thinks while most of his attention and focus are now on dodging the cuts that Chen Wei is making with a blood-made sword in his hand, which without him knowing is no longer a killer move but a rank 2 gu. However, considering the short distance they are at and that his strongest defense method is currently unavailable, it also poses a great threat to him.

"Shit, did he acquire a Silver Relic gu or cultivate to this point?" As he desperately tries to retreat, this thought crosses his mind constantly.

Neither of these alternatives seems very logical, as the Silver Relic Gu is extremely rare and even in normal times, it is extremely difficult to get one. But now, in times of war like they are in, obtaining one is nearly impossible since merchant caravans have completely stopped coming to Longhua Shan Mountain, with only small smugglers or demonic gu masters trying their luck.

These demonic Gu masters trying to infiltrate the clans would eventually lead to one rank 2 demonic gu masters being captured by the Feng Zhi clan, and when his aperture was inspected by one of the gu masters from the clan leader's faction, he found a Silver Relic gu resting peacefully at the bottom of the gu master's primeval sea, like a gift from the heavens that would end up in his hands after some time.

But even this alternative, which seems unlikely at first glance to Piercer of the Heavens, is more probable than the second possibility, which is that in just six months, Chen Wei not only refined two rank 3 gu but also created a new killer move, all while advancing his cultivation at a record pace to rank 3, which generally takes years to advance through small realms.

Of course, it's entirely possible that Chen Wei has been at rank 3 for longer than six months, as his wedding ceremony took place then, revealing his cultivation to the entire He An clan, as the elders and clan leader planned to boost the clan's morale using the newly ascended rank 3 Chen Wei as a pivot, so information about his advancement quickly reached the other two clans as well.

"No ... to have advanced to rank 3 in the time he did is extremely impressive ... it's impossible for him to have done it even faster!" Piercer of the Heavens shoots several wind needles against Chen Wei while trying to create an opportunity for himself to decrease the distance, but the needles hit the armor and do not inflict any damage before dissipating.

"Fuck the Middle stage ..." If you wonder how he knows Chen Wei's cultivation rank, this is one of the two reasons, as both the strength of Chen Wei's attacks and his armor are much higher than he would expect from an initial stage rank 3, as well as all his attacks exuding an aura of middle stage primeval essence, which he knows deeply as he has been at this cultivation rank in the past.

Of course, he didn't notice this at first while he was just dodging the blood arrows or while attacking Chen Wei from afar. But now, after receiving the full force of Chen Wei's killer move, this fact has become obvious to his experienced eyes.

"Damn, I need to increase the distance ... it's just a matter of time until I lose if i stay like this!" With this thought, Piercer of the Heavens quickly uses a gu that, in less than a moment, increases the distance between him and Chen Wei several times after he rapidly steps back.

But he doesn't stop there, as Chen Wei can still decrease this distance, so he quickly uses a gu that creates a large barrier of air in front of Chen Wei, preventing his advance as well as his attacks.

He didn't use this gu before because it's single-use and difficult to refine, so he doesn't want to waste it, especially when this barrier has an extremely convenient effect for him, as it prevents the majority of cutting attacks, which are Chen Wei's main methods, but at the same time has almost no defense against piercing methods, which are Piercer of the Heavens' main methods, so this wind barrier gives him a great advantage.

"Your pathetic cuts won't work, Blood Prince," he says with a smirk on his face while waiting for his primeval essence to recover to a point where he can use the Wind that Pierces the Heavens against Chen Wei. But this arrogant smile quickly freezes on his face when he sees Chen Wei extending his hand forward in a way he is quite familiar with.

Mortal Killer Move - Heaven-Piercing Blood.

Piercer of the Heavens' eyes widen like never before as he desperately activates all the defensive methods he has while feeling for the first time the overwhelming oppression that he made several gu masters feel over the years.

So, to his own misfortune, even before he can use all the defensive methods he has, he feels a great piercing force hitting his chest, quickly destroying most of his defenses and causing a large wound on his chest, as well as throwing him hundreds of meters back with the force of the impact.

After finally landing on the ground after flying for hundreds of meters, Piercer of the Heavens staggers as he struggles to remain standing with great difficulty.

"He ... he copied my killer move ... and made it stronger!" He can easily compare the offensive capability of this killer move that just hit him head-on with the Wind that Pierces the Heavens and has to admit that Chen Wei's version is stronger.

He imagines this is due to several factors, such as the cultivation of rank 3 middle stage, as well as the characteristic of Chen Wei's blood attacks always having great attack power, as well as the Wind Path having the characteristic of an attack taking time to exert its full force, like a hurricane that becomes stronger over time, but since the Wind that Pierces the Heavens doesn't follow this logic and shoots with full force instead of accumulating force along the way, this killer move ends up sacrificing part of its offensive power for speed of attack.

Of course, there's a variable that Piercer of the Heavens didn't take into consideration, which is this killer move using a new rank 3 gu created by Chen Wei, Almighty Piercing Blood, based on the Rank 1 Piercing Blood that he had created a long time ago but never used in real combat.

"This is the opportunity I needed!" Chen Wei, without wasting any time, pretends to activate the Bloody Sword Killer Cut when a large blood sword appears in his hands, the effect of the Soldier Blood Sword Gu, as he quickly advances and swings it towards Piercer of the Heavens' head.

"Hmm, as expected," Chen Wei laughs heartily as he sees a large white crystal wall appearing in the path of the blood sword, preventing it from hitting Piercer of the Heavens, this is the effect of a rare defensive gu and probably one of the Piercer of the Heavens trump cards.

But that was never Chen Wei's goal anyway, so he just drops the blood sword while doing a 180° turn and puts his right hand on Piercer of the Heavens' chest, who is still greatly wounded and was caught off guard by Chen Wei's feint, so he can't avoid this action.

But, in less than a moment after realizing Chen Wei's feint and perceiving the possible danger that his hand on his chest represents, Piercer of the Heavens desperately retreats with all his strength, but to his surprise, Chen Wei simply stands still in the same place with a simple smile on his face, not bothering to pursue him.

This unusual action leaves Piercer of the Heavens greatly worried as he begins to frantically check his body for any kind of attack he may not have noticed, but still finds nothing, which doesn't resolve his worry.

Even though he reached the rear of the fort without any interference from Chen Wei, who is now fighting on the front lines, killing gu masters from the Feng Zhi clan as if cutting grass or slaughtering animals for the slaughter, his heart is heavier than if Chen Wei had chased him along the way.

"Shit ... I have to get back to the front lines soon," Piercer of the Heavens grits his teeth as he looks at the situation on the front lines while trying to heal and recover his primeval essence as quickly as possible to return to the fight, as if he doesn't do that, the fort will definitely fall by Chen Wei's hands.

"Damn it, I can't wait any longer ... I'm going back!" Piercer of the Heavens says, leaving a healing gu master, one of the few remaining who was helping him, very surprised since his physical condition was still precarious.

But shortly after he uses a movement gu and takes no more than three steps, he falls to his knees, which makes a healer gu master advance to him, "Elder, your condition is not suitable for entering combat yet."

Piercer of the Heavens, for his part, doesn't even bother to respond to the gu master as he has a shocked expression on his face because he knows that this wasn't the effect of his wounds but rather a strong pressure he is feeling on his heart that becomes stronger with each moment he tries to use a gu or make a great physical effort.

"Damn it, is this what he did ... and is this why he didn't pursue me after having the chance to kill me?!" Piercer of the Heavens looks at Chen Wei, who at this point has broken through the Feng Zhi clan's front line and is now killing gu masters of Feng Zhi clan who are desperately trying to flee amidst the chaotic situation as if he was cutting grass.

"I'm a failure to the clan....!" Piercer of the Heavens shouts angrily as he finds himself unable to do anything against Chen Wei's actions, as the more he tries to activate his gu, the stronger the sensation of something squeezing and piercing his heart becomes while draining his strength.

Seeing that the situation is hopeless, he decisively uses all his strength to use a gu, even though this caused the pain in his chest to become unbearable, he needed to do this or he would end up captured by the He An clan, which would be much worse than death or this pain for him.

"Arghhhh! ..." So, after using a willpower he didn't even know he had, he manages to use the Rescue Wind Gu, when wind descends from the sky and lifts him into the air before quickly crossing the sky as he retreats at great speeds towards the Feng Zhi clan.

"Farewell, old friend, I wish you a good death," as Piercer of the Heavens retreats on his own, he hears Chen Wei's shout declaring his retreat aloud to completely destroy the morale of the few gu masters who still had the will to resist the He An clan.

As Piercer of the Heavens retreats, he can't shake off the feeling of defeat and shame. Each gust of wind that propels him away from the battlefield only adds to his despair. He knows that his failure will haunt him for the rest of his days.

Meanwhile, on the front lines, Chen Wei continues his relentless assault, his movements fluid and precise as he dispatches enemy after enemy. He feels the thrill of battle coursing through his veins, his senses heightened as he revels in the chaos around him. But amidst the carnage, there is a sense of satisfaction knowing that he is one step closer to victory.

As the dust settles and the battle draws to a close, Chen Wei stands victorious, his enemies defeated and scattered. But even in his moment of triumph, he knows that the war is far from over.