Atlas of Heaven and Earth

When Chen Chuan brought down this saber, it felt like he was chopping at something extremely resilient yet very solid.

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

He had read the Secret Serpent Cult's data on Internal energy, which mentioned that when the Mysterious Serpent Force is practiced to a very deep level, a Martial Artist can cause Mutated Tissue to come to the surface and form solid scales, making it difficult for sharp blades to be effective.

However, Xu Xianwen had obviously not reached this level, otherwise he wouldn't have been cut by him earlier. But now, he seemed to have entered this state through some method.

His assumption was correct. Xu Xianwen released the Medicinal effects accumulated in his body all at once, stimulating a pre-prepared ritual, which allowed his Internal energy to elevate to a higher level in a short period. During this time, he could disregard sharp blades with his solid scales.

At this moment, Xu Xianwen blocked the saber, dissolved the incoming Internal energy, and then twisted his arms, trying to seize the blade.

This was because even if he could withstand the chopping, the length of the weapon still meant that only Chen Chuan could hit him, while he couldn't hit Chen Chuan, which put him at a disadvantage. Therefore, locking the Weapon was the first thing to do.

Chen Chuan didn't give him this chance, quickly retracting the saber and slashing again.

Xu Xianwen also didn't give up at all. He looked ferocious, rushing into the saber's momentum. Each time he met the blade, his muscles trembled, forcibly shaking the saber open.

And there was also a vibrating force transmitted back to him. If he didn't use Second Self to bear it, it would definitely make his saber momentum unable to connect freely, and he would need to readjust after each move.

Xu Xianwen, on the other hand, was constantly looking for opportunities to press inward, his arms moving like snakes, probing and searching, intending to engage him in close combat.

After receiving a few moves, Chen Chuan felt that this person was indeed more difficult to deal with after his Internal energy was enhanced. But one thing was that without a Weapon, he ultimately needed to get close to pose a threat, so he immediately made corresponding adjustments.

He began to consciously increase his Speed and expand his moving space. After creating distance, he used the momentum of his body to drive the Strength on the saber to chop and slash.

As a result, Xu Xianwen suddenly fell into a passive position.

The enhancement of Internal energy did not make his Speed faster than Chen Chuan's, so he tried every means to rush into the inner circle earlier, but now he was in an awkward situation of being unable to catch up.

And each time Chen Chuan struck with the rapid movement, it was powerful and heavy. Even if he could block it, he was forced to retreat backward or to the side each time.

Under this extremely impactful attack, he couldn't organize an effective offense at all, so he had to give up the plan of getting close to Chen Chuan and instead focus on rapid movement and evasion, and then try to find opportunities.

The two chased and collided back and forth on the lakeside, like two magnets attracting each other. After separating, they would quickly approach again. Each collision would cause great movements, startling the surrounding birds to constantly rise and fall. And in the area where the two fought, one pit after another exploded from the force of their steps.

After fighting like this for a full five or six minutes, Xu Xianwen felt that he couldn't hold on any longer.

Because the scales on his body could block ordinary slashes, but it was extremely disadvantageous to fight with bare hands. Each time, he needed to consume more physical strength and Internal energy to dissolve the Strength on the saber.

After a while, the high emotions caused by the surge of Mutated Tissue also began to subside, and his mind gradually returned to calm.

He realized that even if his Internal energy became more profound, he still couldn't make up for the lack of a Weapon. Moreover, this space was not conducive to his performance, but instead facilitated Chen Chuan's opening and closing saber movements.

So after blocking another slash, he used the Strength on it to retreat outward, turned around and ran again. This time, he ran directly towards the lake.

Chen Chuan would not let him go so easily. He swung the Long Sword and chased after him.

The two of them were not far from the lake, so after only a few breaths, they ran to the vicinity of the lake. At this time, neither of them stopped, but ran directly forward. The lake surface seemed to be as solid as flat ground, being trampled by them, only leaving two waves of water exploding and extending behind them.

After going out for more than ten miles, Xu Xianwen's eyes shifted, as if he had found something. This was the retreat he had left behind. The bottom of this Lu Lan Lake led to several nearby underground rivers. As long as he went there, no one would be able to find his traces.

So he turned his head, grinned at Chen Chuan, who was chasing beside him, and then lunged forward, plunging into the water with a bang, disappearing in an instant.

Chen Chuan would not let him go so easily. He tore off his wet jacket, jumped into the water, came to the depths of the water in one breath, and then naturally adjusted his breathing. His hands and feet gently stirred, drawing a water mark and quickly chasing along the traces left by the person.

Xu Xianwen noticed Chen Chuan chasing behind him and didn't care much at first. As a member of the Secret Serpent Cult, his swimming skills were excellent. However, after swimming for several miles, he was shocked to find that, just like on land, Chen Chuan was actually getting closer and closer.

A fierce look appeared in his eyes. He quickly moved, turned around in a large circle, came to Chen Chuan's left side, and then punched him with the force of the impact.

At this moment, he not only possessed the ability to act underwater for a long time, but also his Internal energy was easier to exert its power underwater.

Chen Chuan did not dodge, handed the saber to his left hand, clenched his five fingers, and turned sideways along the original momentum, meeting the punch!

In an instant, the two fists collided!

Just like the two Wild Sect and Implant Sect members punching each other in the water that day, the extremely destructive power of the two Strengths was borne by the two themselves.

Xu Xianwen's muscles and scales wriggled for a while, and the surrounding water waves spread outward in circles. And a fading appeared on Chen Chuan's Second Self, and a wave of water burst out where the two fists hit.

The two were pushed backward by this Strength, but at the same time, they kicked their legs, quickly spun a circle along the vortex, and then quickly approached again, colliding together again with powerful Strength!

This time the momentum was greater than before, and the vibration spread out killed some small aquatic organisms.

But the two did not stop, but continued to move forward, colliding again and again. Each time, they gathered the Internal energy of their whole bodies to one place, and then bombarded the opponent with all their strength.

Inevitably, the battle entered a stage of comparing consumption and who had stronger willpower and endurance.

This was also inevitable. Because Chen Chuan's Speed was faster, Xu Xianwen would be caught up no matter what. So if he wanted to escape safely, he could only solve Chen Chuan first!

And this kind of offensive was already the greatest ability he could exert underwater, and he had to support it no matter what.

Chen Chuan had even less reason to retreat. He had Second Self to transfer harm, and he was not afraid of damage and long-term consumption. He could accompany this kind of competition all the way.

After Xu Xianwen collided with him more than ten times in a row, he felt a sense of fatigue in the Mutated Tissue of his body, and he couldn't pull it. It was really too exhausting to stimulate all Strength to fight against each other.

And the Internal energy stimulated by the ritual on his body was receding. However, after the battle Rhythm was brought up, he felt that he could not stop.

The key was that he couldn't think of a better way to deal with it at the moment, so he could only grit his teeth and persevere, hoping that Chen Chuan would be unable to support it before him.

He constantly urged Essence Blood from his heart to make up for the lost physical strength and maintain the high consumption of Internal energy operation.

After an unknown number of times, the two rushed towards each other again, but this time, when Xu Xianwen drew Internal energy, he felt a emptiness in his body. When the two fists collided again, the bones on the surface of his fist cracked, and spread from his arms to his body, and the skin and scales on it also exploded, and countless blood spurted outward.

This time he did not retreat, but topped the huge impact, approached Chen Chuan's proximity with a grim expression.

As long as he arrived in the near, relying on the Mysterious Serpent Force's capture method, he still had a chance to reverse the situation!

Seeing him coming, Chen Chuan's eyes flashed. He also did not retreat, and by using the force of the impact, he spun in place, throwing the Snow Emperor Blade in his hand like a whip!

Due to the Internal energy of his whole body, even a shock wave was born along the cutting surface!

Xu Xianwen was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly dodged, but he was still grazed a bit, a burst of blood spurted out, drifting away with the water flow. It could be seen that the crack had been opened to his chest, and his shoulder was almost cut off from his body.

And this blow completely cut off his possibility of Counterattack.

But he knew that there was no hope of escape, so not only did he not retreat, but instead took advantage of the opportunity of the blade passing by to continue forward, intending to grasp the possible chance. However, as soon as his body moved, he was hit on the face by an oncoming punch, and suddenly he felt dizzy and his whole body became weak.

Between blurred consciousness, he suddenly felt a hand resting on his head, and immediately realized that something was wrong, and immediately exerted his strength to push the hand away.

Seeing this, Chen Chuan hung the Snow Emperor Blade on the buckle on his waist, then grabbed his hair, pulled out the short saber with his other hand, and suddenly inserted it into his throat, piercing his neck through with one blow!

Xu Xianwen's eyes widened suddenly, and he burst out a Strength from nowhere, grabbed his arm, and seemed to struggle.

However, although Chen Chuan's jacket was taken off, the protective suit was still on his body, and the ritual inside immediately began to continuously absorb the vitality and blood from his body.

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

Chen Chuan waved his hand casually, pushed his hand away, then grabbed his hair, pulled out the short saber, gently circled his neck, and then lifted it up, separating his head from his body. This headless body finally stopped struggling, and its limbs floated weakly in the water.

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