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Chapter 164 Blood Disease, Moon-Worshipping Thieves, Dragon Guards

boom!
Without any fancy moves, the cloaked man unleashed a powerful punch, shattering the wall like porcelain and revealing a narrow passage.

The cloaked man sneered. No wonder he hadn't found Su Chen. At first, he thought he had fallen into a trap, but it turned out that Su Chen was hiding in the secret room.

"I'd like to see what you do every day hiding in that secret room," the cloaked man chuckled, intrigued.

He stepped forward and walked inside, but the moment his foot touched the ground, a blurry figure suddenly appeared and attacked him fiercely.

boom!
The cloaked man seemed to have anticipated this, and with swift movements, he reached out and caught Su Chen's aggressive attack.

The moment their fists and palms made contact, a gust of wind rose up around them, the sharp wind slicing across their cheeks like blades, causing their facial muscles to tremble slightly.

"Ok?"

Seeing the cloaked man block his punch head-on, Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he suddenly exerted his strength, unleashing a powerful force like a tidal wave.

"It's no use. No matter how much strength you have, you can't do anything to me!"

As if noticing Su Chen's actions, the cloaked man smiled contemptuously, a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

As a demon blood warrior, I am least afraid of the force attacks from these qi and blood warriors.

Su Chen didn't speak, but frantically mobilized the power within his body. The immense power within him instantly surged forth like a raging torrent.

"how come?"

Under the surge of this endless and vast force, the cloaked man who was calm and composed just a second ago changed his expression drastically the next second.

A hint of surprise quickly rose from the depths of his eyes, rapidly filling his pupils. He slightly raised his head, looking at Su Chen with astonishment and doubt.

Just now, he could feel a terrifying force surging into his body.

Normally, he wouldn't care at all; his powerful physique would be enough to ignore any force.

But this force was different from others; the moment it surged into his body, it caused his skin and flesh to sting.

Moreover, it's becoming increasingly clear!
"Hehe, as expected of someone I value."

The cloaked man frowned slightly, then relaxed after a moment, looked at Su Chen who was also frowning, and chuckled.

"What an amazing body!"

Su Chen was slightly surprised. The brief exchange made him realize the power of the Demon Blood Warrior.

No wonder Qiao Renzhou turned pale at the mere mention of it; the demon blood warriors were truly bizarre and powerful, and ordinary warriors were no match for them.

He had already used 80% of his strength. If it were a martial artist at the second level of the Blood Refining Realm, they would be injured even if they didn't die from such a head-on confrontation.

On the other hand, the other person's calm and composed face and indifferent demeanor showed no sign of anything amiss.

His behavior made Su Chen's heart sink slightly, and an invisible pressure suddenly spread from the bottom of his heart.

"If it's probably not going to work, then let's try our full strength!"

Su Chen's eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth, unleashing all the power within his body without reservation.

The surging, extreme force shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption, pouring powerfully into the cloaked man's body.

In an instant, the cloaked man's expression froze, and his face lost its initial composure, a ferocious look creeping onto his face.

"How can this be!"

He was almost speechless, his eyes filled with horror, once again shocked by Su Chen's strength.

How could his strength be so terrifying?
Like a high mountain, like flowing water, like the ocean, like the sky, it was an indescribable terror, truly the most terrifying thing he had ever seen in his life!
What shocked the cloaked man even more was that Su Chen had reached the second level of the Blood Refining Realm at such a young age, but his strength was comparable to the third or even fourth level of the Blood Refining Realm.

Such bizarre strength was something even he, a demon-blooded martial artist, had never heard of before.

You should know that since becoming a demon blood warrior, he has never felt such emotions as a warrior before.

But now, it has appeared on Su Chen, and the shock it brings is unimaginable.

But at that moment, he didn't have time to think further.

Su Chen's strength had already made him sense danger; if he didn't act soon, his arm might be ruined.

"laugh!"

Thinking of this, the cloaked man gave a soft shout.

The next second, a terrifying scene unfolded before Su Chen.

The cloaked man's arm suddenly swelled several times its original size, becoming as thick as a bowl, and hairs as hard as steel needles sprouted at a visible speed, instantly covering the entire arm.

The fair hands became unusually large, growing sharp claws.

Su Chen looked closely and realized that this was not a human hand at all, but clearly the claw of a wild wolf.

The wolf's claws, as white as jade, exuded a cold aura and gleamed with a chilling luster.

With a swift movement, the cloaked man seized Su Chen's arm, gripping it tightly like an iron clamp.

stab.

The sharp claws tore through the skin with a grating sound like a shovel colliding with metal. Caught off guard, Su Chen was unable to retract his arm in time and was scratched by the claws, leaving three conspicuous marks.

Fortunately, it was just a cut in the skin and flesh, without damaging the bones or flesh, but even so, it still made Su Chen's heart pound with fear.

It's important to know that both the complete Iron Shirt and the Vajra Iron Shirt techniques have a tempering effect on the physical body.

Although his physical strength was not as good as those martial artists who had specifically cultivated external martial arts techniques, it was still much stronger than that of martial artists of the same level. Unexpectedly, he couldn't even withstand a single claw from the cloaked man.

"The strength of the Demon Blood Warrior is truly terrifying!"

If the cloaked man's fearlessness in the face of force was already surprising enough, then when the cloaked man truly revealed the sharpness of a demonic blood warrior, it made him feel both apprehensive and somewhat wary.

With a sigh, Su Chen's expression turned serious. He decided not to engage in a prolonged fight and instead dodged the opponent's attack.

Seeing Su Chen escape from the room, the cloaked man snorted coldly, then moved swiftly, transforming into a blur as he gave chase.

As Su Chen sped along, he suddenly heard a series of whistling sounds in his ears. Looking in the direction of the sound, his eyes narrowed instantly.

Behind him, the cloaked man grinned, standing only inches away.

Upon noticing Su Chen's gaze, the cloaked man's smile deepened. He then slowly raised his heavy, pillar-like arm and lowered it, causing two waves of air to surge and quickly disperse.

Before he had even landed completely, Su Chen felt a terrifying gust of wind rush towards him, and a thick arm instantly filled his entire pupil, sending chills down his spine.

boom!
At the critical moment, Su Chen swayed to the side, narrowly avoiding the opponent's arm that felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Chen instinctively turned and ran.

"Ran?"

Upon seeing this, the cloaked man smiled faintly; Su Chen's actions were exactly what he wanted.

Although he wasn't afraid of the Qiao family, too many flies would still be annoying. Once Su Chen ran away, he no longer had so many concerns.

The cloaked man gave a light snort, then leaped into the air, relentlessly pursuing Su Chen.

The two ran one after the other, as if they had agreed to avoid crowds, heading towards the outskirts.

"Heh, so this is the burial site you chose?"

After an incense stick had burned, Su Chen stopped and turned to look at the cloaked man. The cloaked man also stopped, looked around, and chuckled.

"As expected of a Demon Blood Warrior, I never thought that even my Seven-Step Heartbreak Powder, which can instantly kill a Blood Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Warrior, would be ineffective!"

Su Chen replied indifferently, his gaze sharp as lightning as he stared directly at the cloaked man.

These words were, of course, just casual remarks, meant to unsettle the cloaked man so that he could seize the opportunity to strike quickly and catch him off guard.

However, things took an unexpected turn.

After he finished speaking, he keenly noticed a change in the cloaked man's expression. The change was fleeting but extremely abrupt.

"It's weird!"

Su Chen's heart stirred, and he immediately made a move without hesitation. Although it was just a probing attack, it made him even more determined in his mind.

The cloaked man's change in expression just now was not a trick, but rather a change that had occurred that he was unaware of.

It was obvious that this change was very disadvantageous to the cloaked man, so much so that he did not immediately retaliate against Su Chen, but instead kept dodging.

"hateful!"

The cloaked man cursed inwardly, his face turning grim. He hadn't expected the blood disease to flare up at this moment.

He had clearly estimated the timeframe; the blood disease was expected to break out at least seven days later, but it had come earlier than expected.

This sudden turn of events caught him completely off guard.

"Could it be because of him?"

The cloaked man looked at Su Chen suspiciously, wondering to himself.

His health is currently stable and he is unlikely to fall ill easily. The premature outbreak of his blood disease can only be attributed to one possibility: an external stimulus. However, he had mostly been toying with Su Chen and had not yet exerted his full strength.

The only external stimulus he received was the time he fought Su Chen before.

Su Chen's terrifying, ocean-like power surged into his body, forcing him to undergo demon transformation prematurely.

It now appears that it was precisely because of Su Chen's strength that he fell ill prematurely.

"Damn it!"

After figuring it out, the cloaked man became furious. He thought he had victory in his grasp, but he was defeated by the onset of his illness.

Once the blood disease flares up, he will not only suffer excruciating pain, but his strength will also decline. At that time, his life or death will be uncertain, let alone capturing Su Chen.

"Quick victory."

After a brief moment of thought, the cloaked man was still unwilling to give up this opportunity, so he suppressed his physical discomfort and made another move.

Su Chen sensed the urgency in the cloaked man's moves and naturally chose not to confront him head-on.

At this moment, he was like a ghost, occasionally popping up to provoke the cloaked man.

After a brief exchange, the cloaked man became increasingly frustrated and enraged by Su Chen's tactic of advancing when the enemy retreated and retreating when the enemy advanced. He wished he could kill Su Chen with a single wolf's claw.

But he knew it was impossible to capture Su Chen in a short time, so after a feint, the cloaked man swiftly disappeared into the mountains.

Watching the cloaked man leave, a smile appeared on Su Chen's face.

He didn't chase after them immediately, but waited for a moment until they were almost out of sight before giving chase.

"Phew, finally got rid of that kid. Now I'll find a place to hide and wait for the blood disease to pass."

After running for a while, the cloaked man looked back and, seeing that Su Chen was not behind him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The pain from the blood disease was getting more and more intense, and his body was starting to feel weak. He needed to find a place to hide as soon as possible.

However, just as he was preparing to find a hiding place, he suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps behind him, which were not concealed. He turned around sharply and his eyes narrowed instantly.

Su Chen stood a hundred meters away, like a ghost, staring at him without moving, his gaze full of mockery.

"Bastard thing!"

The cloaked man cursed angrily, then stomped his foot and shot out, but just as he made his move, Su Chen quickly retreated.

When he stopped, Su Chen also stopped, and the two maintained a certain distance from each other.

Seeing this, the cloaked man understood Su Chen's thoughts perfectly well, and a sense of panic inexplicably arose in his heart.

Su Chen had clearly seen through his abnormality and wanted to take advantage of his illness to kill him.

Thinking of this, he felt a chill run down his spine. If Su Chen had found him during his episode, he would have been dead for sure.

"No way, I refuse to believe I can't shake him off!"

Having guessed Su Chen's true purpose, the cloaked man dared not waste time with him. While searching for a hiding place, he tried his best to shake off Su Chen.

However, to the cloaked man's despair, no matter how he shook off Su Chen, Su Chen's figure would always reappear a hundred meters away after a while, like a persistent shadow, driving him to the brink of collapse.

The mental breakdown, coupled with physical torment, caused the cloaked man to suffer unbearable pain.

He could already feel that the blood disease was gradually stripping away his strength and slowly eroding his sanity.

This made him panic, especially when his gaze fell on Su Chen, who was following him closely not far away, a sense of impending death lingered in his mind.

run! run! run!
He ran with all his might, running as fast as he could, he had to shake off Su Chen as soon as possible.

If he can get rid of Su Chen this time, he vows that next time he will skin Su Chen alive and torture him to death.

The fear of death caused the cloaked man to burst into speed comparable to his pre-illness pace. He didn't know how much time had passed or how far he had run; he only knew that Su Chen had disappeared for half an hour, which calmed his heart slightly.

"How, how, how is this possible?"

Just as he was losing all his strength, a familiar figure suddenly appeared behind him, causing his pupils to dizzy.

He stared at Su Chen in shock and rage, his expression almost distorted, and he roared hysterically, as if he had gone mad, "Ah, I'm going to kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cloaked man rushed towards Su Chen like a madman, his eyes bloodshot, as if he had lost his mind.

Unfortunately, Su Chen did not choose to fight him.

Upon seeing him chasing after him, Su Chen retreated repeatedly, completely ignoring the cloaked man who seemed to be either truly insane or feigning madness.

"What happened to this guy? Why do I feel like he's getting weaker and weaker? Is it just my imagination?"

Su Chen didn't know much about Demon Blood Warriors. It wasn't that he didn't want to know, but there weren't many records about Demon Blood Warriors in the entire Dafeng City.

His understanding of demon blood warriors was limited to Qiao Renzhou's verbal descriptions.

However, he also noticed the cloaked man's abnormality. The man seemed to have gone mad, and his strength had also decreased.

"Forget it, just to be on the safe side, let's wait."

Recalling what Qiao Renzhou had said before, Su Chen guessed that the other party had probably gone mad, but he didn't know how much this madness would affect him.

If it were the kind of transformation where someone's strength increases dramatically after going mad, Su Chen's rash action would undoubtedly be walking into a trap. It would be better to maintain a safe distance and observe from a distance.

While Su Chen was pondering, the cloaked man underwent another change.

Seeing that his attack on Su Chen had failed, he suddenly changed direction and ran in another direction, unwilling to give up.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Chen quickly caught up.

……

Wild mountains and ridges.

One person had a similar experience to the cloaked man, except that the person chasing him was not Su Chen, but the Dragon Guard of the Great Qian Imperial Family.

"Damn you dragon guards! I didn't steal your mothers or take your wives and children, yet you keep chasing after me like a little shadow."

The man in the red robe cursed and swore, then realized something and spat repeatedly, "Pah, pah, pah! I've been so angry with these Dragon Guards that I've lost my mind. What do I have to steal? If I'm going to steal anything, it'll be my wife and daughters!"

Still not satisfied after making the changes, he added, "Hmph, once I'm done with my own things, I'll send my regards to your families..."

As he was cursing, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him. Without even looking, the man in the red robe knew that it must be the group of Dragon Guards chasing after him.

"Moon Thief, hand over the secret manual, and we might spare your dog's life!"

A fierce-looking man dressed in a yellow bodysuit with a knife at his waist shouted. He was incredibly fast and was getting closer and closer to the Moon Worshiping Thief.

"Nonsense! You bunch of scoundrels, how dare you slander someone's innocence? What secret manual do I have on me!" Bai Yue Dao cursed loudly.

He had just finished cursing when his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks, wanting to change direction.

However, six figures of the Dragon Guards suddenly appeared all around, their brows furrowed and their eyes flashing like lightning as they stared at the Moon Worshiping Thief like wolves and tigers.

This made Baiyue Dao panic, and he hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, it's not that serious. I just secretly cursed your ancestors. There's no need to make such a fuss."

"Enough with the nonsense, grab him and take back the manual!"

One of the Dragon Guards completely ignored the Moon Worshiper's nonsense and shouted loudly.

"who?"

Just then, Baiyue Dao suddenly screamed, instantly attracting the attention of the six Dragon Guards.

It wasn't Baiyue Dao's words that attracted them, but rather the figure that suddenly appeared.

"They're from the Demon Martial Sect!"

When one of the dragon guards noticed the wolf fur that hadn't completely fallen off on the cloaked man's arm, his pupils constricted slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"Ignore him, capture this guy first!" The leading Dragon Guard said, withdrawing his gaze.

Upon hearing this, the five people's expressions changed slightly, but they quickly turned to the Moon Worshiping Thief.

"The secret lies with him."

However, at that very moment, Baiyue Dao suddenly took out a secret manual from his bosom and tossed it to the cloaked man who was running at full speed.

The cloaked man's attention was entirely focused on Su Chen behind him. Although he was extremely surprised to encounter the Dragon Guards here, he had no time to pay attention to them, and they didn't seem to intend to deal with him either.

He intended to avoid the Dragon Guards, but unexpectedly a scream came from behind him. Then he saw a secret manual flying towards him. His eyes flickered, and he subconsciously reached out to catch the manual before running away without looking back.

"Haha, I'm off too!"

Taking advantage of the six people's momentary daze, Baiyue Dao laughed three times and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Chase!"

The leading Dragon Guard quickly reacted and said in a low voice, "We'll split into two groups. The two of you go after the Demon Blood Warrior, and the rest of you come with me to capture the Moon Worship Thief!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)