174 Being Honest to Each Other
Clang—
Thunderball and the Dragon Roar Dagger suddenly collided in the air, causing a loud bang that resounded through the world.
In the dazzling sparks, the two of them were sent flying like arrows, but in an instant, they collided again!
In fact, with Lin Ran and Liu Hongshan’s cultivation, as long as they waved their hands and slashed out a sword energy, they could easily take someone’s head from a hundred miles away. However, for some reason, the two of them tacitly chose this most primitive combat method.
In the sky within a thousand feet, dazzling sparks flickered like fireworks. The sound of metal colliding was deafening. Even the Undying Army on the ground was so frightened by this huge aura that they could not move!
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Half an hour later, the destructive battle finally stopped.
The two of them retreated hundreds of feet at the same time and hovered in the air to confront each other.
Lin Ran looked at Thunderball in his hand. The originally smooth blade had become like a sawtooth, but the Dragon Roar Dagger in Liu Hongshan’s hand was still as shiny as new.
With a flash of white light, Thunderball turned into Army Breaker.
Lin Ran placed his sword on his shoulder with both hands and looked at Liu Hongshan from afar. “Again!”
With that, the two figures collided again.
The body of Army Breaker was wide and long, making it very difficult to swing, but its strength and power were also extremely shocking. Lin Ran slashed with all his might, and even Liu Hongshan, who was born with divine strength, had to be careful.
The sound of metal colliding was even louder than before. However, every move consumed a lot of physical strength. This time, in less than half an hour, the two of them were separated again.
After they separated this time, there were clearly more wounds on their bodies. Although they were not deep, they were concentrated on their vital points. It was obvious how dangerous this round was.
After taking a breath, Lin Ran took the opportunity to check Army Breaker. The blade was not as chipped as Thunderball, but there was a crack on the sword. The crack was not deep or wide, but it would definitely affect the strength of the sword.
If the sword broke in the following round, Lin Ran’s life would probably be at stake.
With a flash of white light, Army Breaker was put away into the Divine Sword Technique Manual, but this time, no new divine sword appeared in Lin Ran’s hand.
In the distance, when Liu Hongshan saw this scene, his gaze subconsciously landed on Star Splitter that Lin Ran used to nail the armor to the ground. “Are you going to add an opponent to the battle?”
Lin Ran understood what Liu Hongshan meant. He flexed his fingers and chuckled. “If I can kill you, I don’t mind having another opponent.”
Liu Hongshan smiled and raised his hand to wipe the blood seeping out of a wound on his neck. “Actually, there’s no need for us to end it here. Perhaps we can talk?”
“There’s nothing to talk about.”
Lin Ran rejected without hesitation. “I told you, I’ll kill you today.”
“Is that so? I don’t think so.”
The smile on Liu Hongshan’s face became even more mysterious, and his tone was vaguely cunning. “Don’t you want to know the whereabouts of that demon? Xiao Huai—is that what you call her?”
“Xiao Huai?”
Lin Ran’s expression changed slightly as he finally remembered something he had neglected for a long time.
When he saw Liu Hongshan at the Meridian Gate, Lin Ran had been wondering where Xiao Huai was.
Xiao Huai went to see Liu Hongshan with Huo Qiyun. In the end, only Huo Qiyun was sent back, but Xiao Huai had been missing.
Because the situation was critical, Lin Ran didn’t have time to investigate. Now that Liu Hongshan suddenly mentioned it, he realized that Xiao Huai had yet to appear.
Seeing that Lin Ran was silent, Liu Hongshan knew that this threat was useful. He smiled and continued, “It seems that you really value her a lot… Speaking of which, I can’t figure it out. Is it worth it to save a demon?”
Lin Ran’s expression darkened as he replied coldly, “Cut the crap! What did you do to Xiao Huai?”
“Don’t be so excited. I won’t hurt her. I’m counting on her to help me gather more strength.”
Liu Hongshan chuckled and said, “Speaking of which, she’s my benefactor. Without her, my strength wouldn’t have increased so quickly. Back then, I used the Taotie Evil Technique to absorb her flesh and blood to jump from the ninth level of the Senior Grandmaster Realm to the Half-Saint Realm.”
“However, she doesn’t seem to have done much all these years. I absorbed most of her flesh and blood this time, but it only helped me increase my realm by half a level.”
Liu Hongshan kept smiling as he spoke, as if he was showing off his achievements.
However, Lin Ran’s expression darkened. He had seen how Liu Hongshan devoured flesh and blood. If Xiao Huai had already been devoured by him, she would probably be dead by now!
“Where is she?”
Lin Ran asked coldly with a dark expression. At the same time, a white light flashed, and the Yin Yang Sword and Thundeball appeared in his hands at the same time.
Meanwhile, the clothes wrapped around Lin Ran’s waist surged. Then, a black liquid crawled up his body and split into two streams at his neck, flowing towards his hands, further expanding the killing range of the two divine swords Lin Ran was holding.
“I really didn’t expect you to have been hiding such a magical thing on you!”
Liu Hongshan stared at the two streams of black worms with a fanatical gaze, as if he wanted to peel them off Lin Ran and eat them.
Lin Ran ignored Liu Hongshan and repeated coldly, “I’ll ask you one last time. Where is she?”
“She’s in a very safe place.”
Liu Hongshan came back to his senses and chuckled. “I’m not trying to fool you. That place is really safe. She’s very useful to me. I don’t want her to die so early.”
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes. “If I ask you where exactly she is, will you ask me to let you off?”
“Something like that.”
Liu Hongshan nodded, and his expression suddenly changed. “But to be precise, it’s the other way around.”
With that, Liu Hongshan suddenly tore off his shirt. Every inch of his skin was covered in layers of old scars.
Just as Liu Hongshan tore off his shirt, Lin Ran immediately noticed his left arm.
Unlike Liu Hongshan’s upper body, there were almost no scars on his left arm. Moreover, the skin color was clearly different. At this moment, there were countless small red patterns like earthworms on it.
At this moment, the red patterns were slowly wriggling under Liu Hongshan’s skin like they were alive…
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