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Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Li Lie hadn't figured out where he'd heard it before, but he immediately realized where he'd slipped up.

As the head of the pharmacy's guards, when the pharmacy had just been attacked and suspected accomplices of the thieves appeared, he did not immediately take action to capture them, but instead hesitated and weighed his options.

This means you have something to hide!

"Who are you!"

Li Lie's face instantly turned ashen, his eyes flashing with terrifying killing intent. The thick-backed broadsword at his waist was drawn with a clang. The gleaming blade drew a cold arc in the darkness, pointing directly at Chen Yue, who was slowly approaching.

The Qi and blood of the Bone Forging Realm were no longer held back, and they erupted with a thunderous roar, bringing a heavy sense of oppression to Chen Yue like a tidal wave.

Chen Yue seemed oblivious to the overwhelming pressure of the aura emanating from him, his smile unchanged: "Who do you think I am?"

"court death!!"

Enraged by this contemptuous attitude, Li Lie roared and stomped his foot hard on the ground, causing the bluestone bricks to crack slightly. He moved like a tiger unleashed from its cage, his broadsword emitting a piercing shriek, and with the force of splitting Mount Hua, he slashed down fiercely at Chen Yue's head.

The blade flashed like a bolt of lightning, instantly illuminating the dim alleyway and Chen Yue's face.

Chen Yue slightly raised his eyelids, instantly activating the Mountain Collapse Technique and the Raging Tide Blade Technique within his body to their maximum, and slashed upwards with his longsword.

"clang!"

The deafening clang of metal, like two bronze bells colliding, resounded through the narrow alleyway. A violent shockwave emanated from the point where the two swords clashed, spreading outwards and stirring up dust and gravel from the ground.

Chen Yue felt a tremendous force coming from the blade, instantly engulfing his entire body. The bluestone slab beneath his feet cracked with a spiderweb-like pattern, and his body uncontrollably slid back half a step.

But that's all!

Li Lie's eyes widened slightly. Although the opponent only possessed the aura of the Flesh Refining Realm, the power he received was condensed and resilient. In particular, the peculiar shock and counter-force contained within it greatly offset his impact.

What alarmed him even more was that after his opponent withstood his full-force strike, his breathing remained completely unaffected.

Chen Yue remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the surprise in Li Lie's eyes.

With the Mountain Collapse Technique perfected and the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield added, Chen Yue's current strength is indeed not much weaker than that of the Bone Forging Realm, as can be seen from his previous easy killing of the Flesh Refining Realm cultivator.

This one strike only confirmed Chen Yue's suspicions.

In the narrow alley, the glint of blades flashed like snow, and the sounds of clashing blades were as dense as a torrential downpour on banana leaves. Chen Yue and Li Lie, two figures, moved at high speed, intersecting and clashing within the confined space.

Initially, Li Lie relied on the power advantage brought by his recent breakthrough to the Bone Forging Realm, and his sword strikes were wide and powerful, each strike heavy and forceful, attempting to overwhelm his opponent with brute force.

The Flipping Mountain Technique is known for its power; as the broadsword is swung, the wind howls, dust rises from the ground, and its power is astonishing.

However, after several moves, Li Lie found that not only had he failed to quickly suppress his opponent, but he was also gradually falling into a disadvantageous position. His opponent's sword strikes unfolded like a raging storm, continuous and relentless, with inexhaustible power.

The two may have similar levels of swordsmanship, but Chen Yue's understanding and application of it far surpasses Li Lie's mastery of his own swordsmanship.

What made Li Lie even more uncomfortable was his opponent's ghostly movements. Whenever Li Lie tried to create distance and change his moves, his opponent could always close in instantly, and Li Lie simply couldn't shake them off.

Instead, due to his several forced changes of tactics, the blade narrowly missed his vital points, leaving several bloody gashes though it did not seriously injure him.

An ominous premonition grew stronger.

"Who are you? What grudge do we have against each other!" Li Lie was forced to retreat repeatedly, his breathing becoming somewhat unsteady, and he couldn't help but roar in a low voice.

Chen Yue continued his relentless attacks with his longsword. Upon hearing this, a smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Tell me, what grudge or enmity do we have?"

As he spoke, Chen Yue's facial muscles twitched slightly, and the disguise receded like the tide, revealing his true face.

In the dim light of the alleyway, this face was so familiar to Li Lie, yet it also carried an overwhelming sense of horror!

"Chen Yue?"

Li Lie's eyes widened to their limit, filled with an indescribable absurdity.

Flesh Refining Realm? Combat strength comparable to Bone Forging Realm? How is that possible!

Just as Li Lie was in a state of shock.

"roar!"

Within Chen Yue's body, his muscles and bones resonated, faintly emitting a deep and resonant tiger's roar.

The Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield was operating at its limit. Chen Yue forcibly infused his protective qi into the longsword in his hand, and in an instant, the blade seemed to be covered with a layer of flowing light golden light.

Chen Yue gripped the knife with both hands and slashed down at Li Lie's head. The air seemed to be split open as the blade passed through, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

In his haste, Li Lie only had time to instinctively raise his broadsword and use all his strength to block.

"clang!!!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, Li Lie felt an immense force, like a mountain pressing down, emanating from the blade. His wrist, arm, and even half of his body were trembling with pain and numbness, his blood churning, and his broadsword was cleaved in two.

Li Lie was horrified. He looked up at the pale golden blade that had slowed its momentum but was still heading towards his neck. The shadow of death instantly loomed over him.

He didn't have time to parry with his own blade. In that life-or-death moment, a look of madness flashed in Li Lie's eyes. He reached out with his intact left hand without hesitation, grabbing at the falling blade.

"Pfft!"

The dull thud of a sharp blade slicing into flesh and bone was accompanied by Li Lie's agonizing scream.

His left hand was cut to a bloody pulp the moment it touched the blade; his five fingers were almost severed at the root, with only a little skin and flesh connecting them.

If it weren't for the fact that his bones had become much stronger after breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, his entire hand would probably have been completely severed! Even so, the intense pain almost overwhelmed him.

But it was precisely because of this desperate grab that the blade's momentum was finally stopped, hovering just inches in front of his neck. The cold blade energy had already cut through his skin, and beads of blood seeped out.

Chen Yue looked at Li Lie but did not choose to draw his sword and strike again, as that would give Li Lie a chance to catch his breath.

He took a sudden step forward, instantly cutting into Li Lie's center. His left hand clenched into a fist, and pale golden energy once again gathered on the surface of his fist, smashing towards Li Lie's raised right wrist as he tried to block.

"Bang!"

"Snap!"

Li Lie's wrist bones shattered instantly, and he could no longer hold onto the broadsword. It flew out of his hand and landed with a clatter a few steps away.

"what!"

Li Lie's right wrist was shattered, and his left hand was almost useless. The excruciating pain twisted his face into a hideous grimace, and he let out a scream that was inhuman.

He simply couldn't understand or accept how this peasant apprentice, whom he had once regarded as worthless, could possess such terrifying strength and such ruthless and decisive methods!

Seeing that Chen Yue had knocked away the broadsword and was now throwing his right fist at him again, Li Lie could only helplessly raise his bloodied left hand to block in front of him.

"puff!"

Chen Yue's right fist was unstoppable. The qi gathered on the fist completely shattered the remaining bones in Li Lie's left hand. The momentum did not diminish and it slammed solidly into Li Lie's neck.