Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 573 - 105_3
After the clash, each used their other hand to grab the opponent’s opposite shoulder, then turned their heads sideways, trapping the other’s hand.
The two wrestled on the ground and rolled all the way into the river.
The first to emerge was White Crane Child, but just as he surfaced, he was thrown back into the water by Run Sheng.
Their underwater struggle created many splashes. Run Sheng, who was clearly better at swimming, gradually gained the upper hand.
However, the vertical pupils of White Crane Child began to swirl.
Run Sheng suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented, and though he could still manage, his punching and kicking speed slowed down noticeably.
Li Zhiyuan took careful note, this was his first time seeing an official in action using magic.
After taking several punches from White Crane Child, Run Sheng let out a low growl, his eyes reddened, dispelling the effect of the vertical pupils, and his punches and kicks returned to normal, regaining momentum.
Since they were both engaged in close quarters and choosing to compete in strength, the moves were not pretty; the scene was more like wrestling in water.
Li Zhiyuan: "Brother Runsheng won."
White Crane Child’s combat style was to utilize full strength of the Divination Child’s body right from the start, sparing no effort or mercy.
Yet Run Sheng, although activating local Qi Seas during the fight, hadn’t fully unleashed them all, meaning he had been holding back.
Perhaps using that move would drain Run Sheng too much. With a mission impending, he needed to ensure his condition was stable, but the victory was already determined by this factor.
Next, it was a test of Run Sheng’s endurance.
White Crane Child did not choose to leave the unfavorable aquatic battlefield immediately, but under continuous pressure, he had to make a choice. He took a punch from Run Sheng, his body flying out of the water and landing back onshore.
This delayed reaction was not because White Crane Child wasn’t skilled in fighting but because of his arrogance.
Run Sheng followed him, continuing their fight on land.
All three onlookers heard were sounds of intense punches and kicks.
Gradually, White Crane Child’s momentum began to wane, and maintaining his vertical pupils became increasingly difficult.
"Brother Runsheng."
Li Zhiyuan called out, and Run Sheng paused, stepping back a few strides and began to breathe deeply.
Each deep breath made his clothes cling tightly to his body and then puff back out quickly.
This was intentionally giving White Crane Child a chance to light the Guiding Incense.
Three sticks of Guiding Incense were lit and inserted on the crane’s crown, restoring White Crane Child’s energy, and he attacked again.
Run Sheng stopped deep breathing and confronted him once more.
Constant punching, kicking, shoulder checks, colliding, both using the most straightforward moves to compete in the most primitive test of strength and endurance.
Tan Wenbin clicked his tongue: "Wow, Run Sheng has improved so much."
Previously, the three of them were at a disadvantage against White Crane Child, but now Run Sheng alone could hold his own.
Tan Wenbin also knew that what White Crane Child lacked was time. If one could just endure, he wouldn’t be able to kill you, then his Divination Child would "undoubtedly die."
When the three incense sticks burnt out, White Crane Child’s movements slowed again, and his vertical pupils started to lose cohesion once more.
This time, Run Sheng did not need a reminder from Li Zhiyuan; he paused on his own, backing off a few steps, then bent down, supporting his knees with his hands. His clothes were now in tatters; what had been like a wind-pumped outfit now became strips of cloth clinging and blowing.
But the sixteen wounds on his body, which were once impaled by coffin nails, did not open and remained closed.
Coffin nails were like training wheels when kids learn to ride bicycles, letting you clearly know the Qi Sea locations and their usage. Through this battle, Run Sheng deepened his understanding of this.
Those wounds would soon heal completely, but Qi cyclones would still converge there, exerting the same effect.
Tan Wenbin asked: "Brother Xiao Yuan, do you need a needle?"
Li Zhiyuan shook his head and approached Lin Shuyou, who was now kneeling on the ground about to end his Divination state.
The young man smeared his fingers with red mud and touched Lin Shuyou’s forehead, then dragged it down across his face, drawing a red line on his face mask.
Then he repositioned his hand signs, circled his temples, and finally pointed towards an empty space and beckoned Lin Shuyou.
A slight breeze with a chilling hint appeared around; this was Evil Qi.
Li Zhiyuan had just set up a simple, even disposable Gathering Evil Formation on Lin Shuyou.
Previously, he used this formation to try to provoke the ferocity of corpses.
Now, he was using it to arouse the instincts of the Yin God.
With the Gathering Evil complete, the red dot on Lin Shuyou’s forehead turned black, spreading downward to cover the red line.
As Li Zhiyuan stepped back, he gestured with his hand:
"Rise!"
Lin Shuyou reopened his eyes, and his vertical pupils restored.
Li Zhiyuan’s lips curled into a smile: Success.
This was a pleasure, not unlike the time he spent reading and learning on the second floor of Grandmaster’s House, where his ideas were proven feasible.
White Crane Child glared at Li Zhiyuan, his eyes showing clear intent to kill.
As a Yin God, worshiped in temples, and having a conventional tacit understanding with Divination Child, who would summon them to come and use the body of Divination Child to eliminate evil spirits and accumulate Merit, they were the principals, coming and going freely. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
But the young man before them was trying to overturn this ecosystem!
White Crane Child clenched his fists and stood up from his kneeling position in an instant.
No one knew whether he really intended to throw this punch at the young man because Run Sheng did not let the situation escalate in that direction.
