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Lin Chen retreated sharply for several zhang, his gaze cold, before abruptly stopping in mid-air.

He calculated that, at this position, Xu Ming's spear would not be able to reach him.

"Shouldn't he be crushing the signal talisman now?" Lin Chen sneered, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his expression — he had originally wanted to directly kill Xu Ming, but he failed; now, it seemed he could only force Xu Ming to give up the Dao Origin Battle.

The purple flying sword, like a bolt of purple lightning, instantly arrived before Xu Ming's chest.

"Hmm? Still not crushing the signal talisman? Does he want to die?"

Almost at the same instant.

The purple flying sword heavily stabbed into Xu Ming's chest — precisely at the most fortified point of the inferior-grade Dao artifact armor on Xu Ming's body.

Boom!!

The terrifying power was completely concentrated at the single point where the sword tip met the armor!

Breaking the surface from a point!

"Still hasn't crushed the signal talisman? Does he think that an inferior-grade Dao artifact armor can block my attack? — Too naive!"

Boom!!!!

The tough inferior-grade Dao artifact armor was actually pierced through, creating a small hole. Centered on this small hole, dozens of cracks spread across the entire armor like a spider web.

With just one sword strike, Xu Ming's inferior-grade Dao artifact armor was directly ruined!

The powerful impact sent Xu Ming flying like a kite with a broken string.

"I… damn it!!"

Only in actual combat did Xu Ming realize how strong Lin Chen was!

Just two sword strikes…

If it were an ordinary fourth-step Dao Lord, they would probably be severely injured even if they didn't die. Fortunately, Xu Ming's 《Puppet Demon Body》 had reached great completion, so he was completely unscathed!

Even so, Xu Ming was blasted to the point where he couldn't control his body.

"Is this the strength of a fifth-step Dao Lord?" Xu Ming was somewhat bewildered and shocked, "It shouldn't be! A fifth-step Dao Lord shouldn't have such a strong attack power!"

Dao Lords are divided into six steps, and the difference in combat power between each step is about four to five times.

But those two sword strikes just now, especially the second one, made Xu Ming clearly feel that Lin Chen's strength far exceeded his own by four or five times!

Xu Ming even suspected that Lin Chen was not a fifth-step Dao Lord at all, but… a sixth-step Dao Lord!

Otherwise, Lin Chen's strength wouldn't be so strong!

"Still not dead!" Lin Chen retrieved the purple longsword and flashed towards Xu Ming again, "But even if he's not dead, he should already be seriously injured!"

Lin Chen was very clear about the power of his thrown sword!

A slightly weaker fourth-step Dao Lord would be instantly killed!

Whoosh—

Lin Chen rapidly approached.

"Still not crushing the signal talisman?"

Lin Chen simply couldn't understand Xu Ming's thoughts — was he willing to die rather than give up the Dao Origin Battle?

The experts and great powers at the Dao Asking Banquet also couldn't understand Xu Ming.

"Xu Ming, what are you hesitating about? Quickly crush the signal talisman!" Supervisor Yi Tianxing tightly clenched his fists, obviously very nervous and worried, "The Dao Origin Battle only happens once every fifty years! You're only twenty years old now; the next Dao Origin Battle will be your true stage! — Why are you being so stubborn? Quickly crush the signal talisman!"

Palace Master Po Tian also frowned: "This Xu Ming… is too stubborn! In such a desperate situation, he still refuses to give up! So arrogant and stubborn; he deserves to die in the Dao Origin Battle. Even if he survives by luck, it's not worth wasting cultivation resources on him!"

Zhan Wuwei's eyes were shining: "Too desperate, too crazy! This kid is too much to my liking! In him, I seem to see the shadow of my younger self!"

Zhan Wuwei's real name, of course, wasn't Zhan Wuwei.

It's just that Zhan Wuwei was too desperate and crazy when fighting! Even when facing opponents much stronger than himself, he was never afraid to fight!

Over time, he gained the title — Zhan Wuwei! On the contrary, his real name was gradually unused and forgotten.

What Zhan Wuwei didn't know was — he was overthinking things!

Xu Ming never intended to fight to the death or anything!

If there was a real life-threatening danger, Xu Ming would definitely run faster than anyone else! And now, Xu Ming didn't run, which could only mean — he didn't feel any life-threatening danger.

…

In an instant, Lin Chen had already killed his way to Xu Ming's side.

"Since you refuse to crush the signal talisman even if it means death, then you can just… die!!"

Whoosh!

Another erratic, lightning-fast stab.

However, at this moment, Xu Ming, who had originally been dim in aura, suddenly opened his eyes.

Instantly, his aura and fighting spirit completely returned.

Lin Chen was immediately stunned: "You… you're okay?"

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Boom!!!!

What answered him was Xu Ming's suddenly furious spear attack!

"Hmph! You think you can deal with me like this?" Lin Chen was very disdainful.

"Scram!!"

When Lin Chen unleashed his first sword, he did hold back somewhat. But after realizing that Xu Ming's strength was not weak, in order to end the battle quickly, he had used his full strength from the second sword onwards.

The difference in strength between Xu Ming and Lin Chen when Lin Chen truly erupted was really too great! — So great that it was difficult to make up for with scheming methods!

Clang!

Xu Ming's long-prepared spear was directly blocked to the side.

"The gap is really too big; I'm not a match!" Xu Ming was very helpless.

Since that's the case, then…

Escape!

Xu Ming immediately turned around and flashed away without saying a word!

He flashed away with incomparable decisiveness, without any hesitation!

Knowing that he couldn't possibly be a match, why wouldn't he run? Was he going to stay and be abused?

"Uh…" Lin Chen was slightly stunned, then the corner of his mouth curled into a sneer, "With the combat power of a mere fourth-step Dao Lord, you think you can escape from my grasp?"

Although speed wasn't Lin Chen's forte, it was still at the standard of an ordinary fifth-step Dao Lord. How could he let Xu Ming, with the combat power of a fourth-step Dao Lord, slip away!

Whoosh!

A stream of light flashed, and Lin Chen chased directly after Xu Ming.

"As expected, I can't escape…" Xu Ming was extremely helpless.

Xu Ming's various aspects were only at the level of a very ordinary fourth-step Dao Lord. Naturally, his speed was also significantly inferior to Lin Chen's.

"If I were in the outside world, I could easily escape by activating 'Absolute Stealth'!" Xu Ming thought depressingly, "But now, it's the Dao Origin Battle, and I don't know how many experts and great powers are watching me! If I suddenly disappear without a trace, it will definitely arouse suspicion from those top great powers; it will be troublesome to explain at that time…"

Xu Ming didn't dare to use the "Absolute Stealth" cheat in this landscape world; nor did he dare to use the "Coordinate Positioning" cheat.

"I can't win if I fight, and I can't escape! Then I can only… try this last cheat that I haven't used!"

In the otherworld invincible cheat 2.0 version, there was still a function that Xu Ming had never activated — Absorption!

Sorry, it's late. I originally thought I could finish by nine o'clock, but I really couldn't write it out; I only managed to rush it out by ten o'clock. Continuing to write… Also, I want to update more than anyone else; more means money to me. But, my energy is really limited. My bedtime every night is after twelve o'clock; I really can't help it! I hope you understand.