With a thunderclap, one of the red giant's legs exploded as if it was a tree filled with dynamite that had burst open. Red qi rained down in fragments, bathing Liu Xing in a crimson mist. The giant then lost its balance and began to fall like a freshly cut tree. Liu Xing looked up and saw Ye Xuanhan's wide, terrified eyes.

  As the giant fell, Liu Xing’s eyes refocused on what remained of its left leg. He had struck it near the kneecap with his Lightning Palm Technique, but nearly the entire leg had shattered, leaving only a small stump. The stump leaked red qi like blood, and blackish fire surrounded it, as if trying to close the wound. Seeing the stump was hollow, Liu Xing kicked the ground and jumped, summoning his shield in mid-air to accelerate. In an instant, he entered the stump like a car entering a tunnel. The red qi rushing out of the giant was so dense it felt like a strong current, but with his body enhanced to its peak and summoning his shield repeatedly to propel himself forward, the current was nothing to him.

  Looking up, Liu Xing’s and Ye Xuanhan’s eyes met. Liu Xing’s gaze was sharp and focused, the Lightning Palm Technique still active in his right palm. Ye Xuanhan’s eyes, at first filled with fear, morphed into a fury as he rushed downward like a vengeful ghost, fists clenched as red qi swirled around him.

  "I, Ye Xuanhan, vow that after I kill you, I will come for your loved ones. I will massacre them all!"

  Liu Xing kicked his shield, propelling himself toward Ye Xuanhan. He didn't respond to his opponent's vow. It was as empty as a hollow tree, its insides rotted and eaten by ants, because he knew he was winning. He would be the one to see the next day, not Ye Xuanhan.

  When they were ten meters apart, Ye Xuanhan unleashed his right fist, which was surrounded by a red-black aura. The air and qi swirled as if his fist were the center of a tornado. The attack was powerful. If Liu Xing were hit, he would fall like a meteor, creating a huge cloud of dust upon impact.

  "Die!" Ye Xuanhan shouted.

  Liu Xing swung his right hand forward. At a glance, it looked as if he wanted to match Ye Xuanhan’s fist. However, he was not foolish enough to match the attack. Ye Xuanhan’s fist technique was stronger than his Lightning Palm attack. That's why, instead of a foolish clash, Liu Xing summoned his gun to his left hand. The moment he willed it, the gun materialized, and he clenched it with a familiar grip, and with a swift movement, he aimed, pulled the trigger, and fired a single bolt.

  His movements were so fast Ye Xuanhan barely saw them. The blue bullet shot out. It was made from electricity, and its function was one. It could paralyze an enemy. The moment it left the gun, it traveled fast, easily passing the fist coated by the reddish-black aura, and arrived right in front of Ye Xuanhan’s chest. Ye Xuanhan looked down at it, his eyes full of surprise, but before he could process it, the bullet hit his chest. Instantly, ropes of electricity burst from it, paralyzing Ye Xuanhan.

  Liu Xing arrived. He twisted his body slightly, letting Ye Xuanhan’s fist pass just over his left shoulder and beside his ear. If he hadn't been paralyzed, Ye Xuanhan could have swiped his hand to the side and hit Liu Xing.

  "Eat this," Liu Xing said as he slammed his Lightning Palm into Ye Xuanhan’s chest. The moment his palm strike landed, a thunderclap reverberated, a burst of blue erupted from the point of impact, and Ye Xuanhan let out a yelp of pain and spit a mouthful of blood. Then, like a cannonball, he was thrown upward until he shot out of the red giant's head like a boulder launched from a volcano.

  Instantly, the red qi around Liu Xing moved chaotically, and the qi construct began to crumble and disperse. However, Liu Xing's eyes remained focused on Ye Xuanhan. His Lightning Palm attack was strong, but it was not strong enough to kill Ye Xuanhan, so he planned to continue his assault.

  Summoning his shield, Liu Xing kicked it and rose high into the sky, emerging from the crumbling giant and into the open air. Kicking his shield once again, his movement creating another thunderclap, he shot up and chased Ye Xuanhan. Ye Xuanhan’s body was rotating uncontrollably in the air, but Liu Xing could see him trying to stabilize himself. So, Liu Xing aimed his gun, filled it with Lightning Palm bullets, and shot one at his opponent.

  The moment the bullet hit its target, another burst of electric ropes surrounded Ye Xuanhan, and he let out a frustrated cry, furious that he had lost control of his body once again. In that moment, Liu Xing successfully caught up to his enemy, then he passed Ye Xuanhan, positioning himself above him. Liu Xing began to rotate his body and, with a devastating kick, landed the back of his foot on Ye Xuanhan's face, sending his enemy hurtling toward the earth. His once-perfect nose cracked, and blood streamed from it. His eyes were colored with fury, but Liu Xing could also see fear there.

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  "You--"

  Liu Xing aimed his gun and shot him again with a Lightning Palm bullet, silencing him. As the ropes of electricity once again paralyzed him, Liu Xing rotated his body, head down and feet up, summoned his shield, kicked it, and launched himself toward his enemy. In an instant, he arrived right in front of the still-falling Ye Xuanhan and struck his stomach with a palm strike, one that folded his body, making him puke more mouthful of blood, his eyes bulging, and sending him falling like a meteor.

  "Young master of a demonic sect," Liu Xing aimed his gun again and shot him. Once again, he was paralyzed by ropes of electricity as he hit the ground hard, creating a thunderous boom and a tall cloud of dust. The ground trembled as if from an earthquake. "I'll make you pay."

  Liu Xing sprayed Ye Xuanhan with several more Lightning Palm bullets, making sure he remained paralyzed a bit longer. Then, he filled his gun with Exploding Lightning Missiles and fired them at Ye Xuanhan. In the air, Liu Xing curved some of the bullets to hit the ground around his opponent, and the explosions threw Ye Xuanhan into the air once again. As he soared, smoke covered his body and he screamed like a squealing pig, and his forehead and hands were bleeding, and his hair was melting. Liu Xing would have liked to punish him more, but he decided not to waste time and to end the fight.

  As his enemy was thrown into the sky, Liu Xing kicked his shield, aimed the gun, and shot him with yet another Lightning Palm bullet, binding and paralyzing him with ropes of electricity. Then, as he soared high into the sky again, he willed his stone blade to fly to him. In the air, he caught it, filled the stone blade with potent qi until it glowed with a purple hue, and swung it upward. His aim was Ye Xuanhan’s neck, and his aim was true.

  "Eat this!" Liu Xing shouted as the stone blade, shrouded in purple light, ascended. It whistled as it cut through the air, its edge eager to find its mark, until finally, it was a mere centimeter from biting into Ye Xuanhan’s neck. It was the same spot the blade had hit before.

  However, as if the heavens had decided that his blade would fail again, a burst of golden light suddenly erupted from Ye Xuanhan's body and the light formed a golden barrier that shrouded him like a cocoon.

  Upon seeing this, Liu Xing’s eyes widened. Of course, a man like Ye Xuanhan, a young master from a demonic sect, would have protective talismans or treasures on him. Gnashing his teeth, Liu Xing decided that this barrier would not stand between him and his target. With a shout, Liu Xing increased the power of his swing, and when his stone blade hit the barrier, purple and golden light erupted.

  For a moment, the stone blade and the barrier fought each other until a crack finally appeared. Liu Xing pushed harder until, a moment later, the barrier cracked like an eggshell, burst into golden light, and his stone blade bit into Ye Xuanhan's neck. However, the barrier had given Ye Xuanhan a moment to react, and he used this moment... to open his mouth.

  "Father! Help!" he shouted, his voice cracked.

  At that moment, a sudden, unexplainable dread washed over him, but Liu Xing gritted his teeth and continued to swing his stone blade. Indeed, the blade finally, successfully bit into Ye Xuanhan’s neck. Unlike the first attempt, his neck no longer felt like an unbreakable stone. Instead, it felt like hard wood. Sturdy, but in the end, it was merely wood, hardly a match for his stone blade.

  "Eat this!" Liu Xing shouted as he swung his stone blade upward. The stone blade traveled higher, successfully reaching his throat and cutting through it. In moments, it would emerge from the other side. But just to be sure, Liu Xing decided to release a crescent of purple qi. The moment it leaped from his blade, it cut swiftly through the rest of Ye Xuanhan's neck and came out the other side. Not stopping, Liu Xing swung his stone blade more, making sure there was no trick, that he had successfully beheaded the man. Finally, his stone blade also came out the other side. Ye Xuanhan’s head and body were truly severed, and blood gushed from both as they began to drift apart.

  At that moment, Liu Xing finally felt a rush of triumph. He had successfully killed the man who had led the group that wounded his friends. Though his death was swift and Liu Xing would have liked to punish him more, this was enough.

  In that instant, Liu Xing decided to aim his gun at Ye Xuanhan’s head, whose eyes stared back at him with a mixture of fury and fear, intending to shoot it in the hope that his gun would absorb the man’s qi. However, at that moment, a yellow light descended from the sky. It was so fast that Liu Xing had no time to react. Before he could pull the trigger and ensure Ye Xuanhan was truly dead, he suddenly saw blood-red eyes in front of him. A fraction of a second later, he saw a fist. Then, blackness, as if darkness had swallowed him. His sight returned to find himself not in the air, but hitting the ground hard. A cloud of dust erupted around him, and immense pain radiated from his face. He didn't focus on it. Instead, he looked to the sky, where a man was catching Ye Xuanhan’s head in one hand and his body in the other.

  keep the lights on.

  Ye Xuanming