Achieving Demon Godhood from Unlocking Talents

But before he could even react.

A sizzling, corrosive sound echoed across his skin.

Glancing down, he saw wisps of bloody, venomous flame appearing within the rock-like Qi Flame armor on his arms.

The venom from the Blood Evil Palm was rapidly eating away at his Qi Flame and even beginning to seep into his flesh, threatening to destroy his meridians and internal organs.

"There are levels even within the Limit-Breaking Level."

"Even your martial uncle wouldn't dare to face me head-on. So who the hell do you think you are?"

SWOOSH!!

Li Gusha sneered, his attacking Palm Seal stirring a fierce wind that tore through the air.

The bloody Qi Flame in his palm visibly deepened to a dark crimson, sending an inexplicable chill through Lu Chao.

BANG!!

He threw a punch to meet it head-on, making no move to dodge.

The incoming wave of energy was a deep, bloody red, but its force felt no different than before.

However.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Lu Chao's arms shuddered, and the brown, rock-like Qi Flame armor erupted with a series of sharp cracks.

He looked down to see that the venomous, bloody flames that had seeped in earlier had all detonated at once, throwing his own Qi Flame into a state of temporary chaos.

A needle-like pain pricked at every pore on his arms. The fiery poison was clearly seeping into his body.

The shock interrupted his momentum, leaving him frozen in place.

Witnessing this.

"Heh heh."

Li Gusha let out a cold laugh. A sneer played on his lips as he pressed both palms forward in an overlapping strike.

WHAM!

The blow completely scattered the chaotic Qi Flame around Lu Chao's body.

Then.

WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!

Countless Palm Seals tore through the air, leaving a blur of bloody afterimages in their wake.

Over a dozen palm strikes, each carrying lethal intent, slammed into Lu Chao's vital points.

His chest, his abdomen, his throat, his temples...

The solid Qi Flame protecting him was completely shattered. He stumbled backward with each blow, his feet stamping half-inch-deep prints into the concrete. His black combat suit was torn to shreds, not a single piece left intact.

In the span of just two breaths, over a dozen bloody Palm Seals materialized on his vital points. Veins bulged on his flushed face, as if a hundred different poisons were coursing through him.

"I've cultivated this Blood Evil Palm for over thirty years. Not even someone at the Peak of the Limit-Breaking Level would dare to take it head-on."

"With a hundred poisons in your system, even someone at the Exploration Level would be dead for sure. What makes you think you can withstand it!"

VMMMM!!

Bloody Qi Flame swirled in his palm as wisps of a malevolent aura quietly gathered within.

Li Gusha's eyes glinted with cold ruthlessness as he unleashed his final palm strike.

THUD!!

The Palm Seal struck home, landing right over Lu Chao's heart.

A visible blast of white air erupted from his back, shooting into the sky.

His powerful body shuddered violently. His legs dug into the ground as he slid back several meters, carving two long, cracked furrows in the concrete.

A closer look revealed that the flesh over his left breast had caved in. The bloody Palm Seal imprinted there was stark and refused to dissipate. It looked as if it had shattered his defensive technique, broken his sternum, and sent its venom seeping through his pores, straight toward his heart.

"Hah!"

Certain of his victory.

A misty sweat evaporated from Li Gusha's skin. He exhaled a long breath and slowly lowered his arms.

The bloody Qi Flame circulating around him seemed to dim, and the phantom of the blood python faded slightly.

His eyes were bloodshot. The previous barrage had clearly taken a heavy toll on him.

Still.

'It's over.'

After catching his breath,

he stepped forward, walking toward Lu Chao, who stood frozen across the alley.

He gathered the bloody Qi Flame in his palm, his eyes ruthless and devoid of emotion. He thrust his hand forward, the Palm Seal becoming a blur as it shot toward Lu Chao's face, intending to end his life for good.

'After I kill you, I'll pay a visit to the Storm Club.'

'Then I'll let you and your martial uncle have a little reunion...'

WHAM!!

A fist suddenly shot out from the side, smashing into his head.

The impact shattered his bloody Qi Flame and instantly blew apart the skin mask, revealing a wrinkled old face, head cocked in stunned disbelief.

The sudden impact threw Li Gusha off balance. His feet left the ground, and his body slammed uncontrollably into the concrete wall at his side.

CRUNCH.

A cracking sound immediately followed.

He smashed a large hole in the concrete wall, which was now webbed with cracks. Debris and dust exploded outward, scattering broken red bricks across the ground.

"Cough, cough..."

Li Gusha shook his head, still dazed.

His blurred vision pierced through the smoke and dust to see a pale, grayish fist hanging in mid-air. It radiated absolute resilience, showing no sign of weakness.

And behind that fist...

Lu Chao, who had been standing stiffly moments before, had regained his balance.

His black combat suit had been blasted to shreds earlier, revealing his bare torso. His muscles were like knotted steel cables, the definition so sharp it looked as if carved by a knife and chisel.

"You..."

Snapping out of his daze, Li Gusha gripped the wall with both hands and coughed up a glob of bloody phlegm. He pushed himself up, struggling to his feet amidst the broken bricks and debris.

His expression shifted to one of shock and fury. He stared intently at Lu Chao, watching as the dozen-odd bloody Palm Seals on his body gradually faded.

Moreover, wisps of bloody, misty sweat seeped from his pores, turning his skin crimson as he seemingly forced the poison from his body.

The sunken Palm Seal over his chest was also slowly, bit by bit, rising back to normal, as if his bones and flesh were mending themselves, healing the wound.

'How is this possible?'

Li Gusha was stunned, frozen in a state of shocked and furious disbelief.

Even someone at the Exploration Level wouldn't have been able to walk away unscathed after taking a blow like that.

'But he actually...'

THUD.

A single footstep broke the dead silence of the alley.

The color returned to Lu Chao's face, becoming a healthy red. The bulging, bruised veins across his body receded, returning to normal.