Chapter 540: Blood (1/2)

Gritting his teeth, Xue Wei urged the Qi within his body to run. He was continually guiding it in specific patterns through his body, and executing one attack after another, without taking even a second to breathe.

Every move was depending on his instincts, and his eyes were glowing with a cold and fierce light.

Xue Wei was half a beast, and he would usually get infected by bloodlust in such a thrilling battle. He would become intoxicated and excited, reveling in the feeling of slaughter and fighting. Still, this time his body was taut, and there was not even the slightest feeling of exhilaration.

It was not only Xue Wei who had to focus all his senses on the battle, and often depend on his instincts to make decisions; Lan was equally challenged.

He had always been in situations where his strength was higher than that of his opponents, and while he had sometimes experienced a tough battle, it had never been like now where he and a companion had teamed up, but were unable to deal with their target.

In fact, both Lan and Xue Wei were aware that defeating this ghost was impossible. Their aim was not to defeat, but to delay. They knew that while this ghost was much stronger than the two of them, he was not able to hold a candle next to the branch leader.

The Ghost Realm was different from their world. Not only was it much crueler, but it was also a place where no one would die from old age.

Those who were strong and stood at the apex of the world would never die from aging. They were also at a point where they would continuously improve their strength, as no one posed a threat to them.

These experts had banded together. Not because they were good friends, but because they were bored.

They had nothing to do and no one to challenge them, so their only aim was to sometimes spar against one another. In fact, their relationship was not very good. They had tried to kill one another time and time again, but they had never succeeded.

Xue Wei and Lan were new to this realm, but they still held a basic understanding of the branch leaders' position in this realm. The only ones who could threaten them were the Ox-headed and Horse-headed experts.

They were the guardians of the realm, and they did not belong to the ghost race. They were the watchmen who would overlook the realm's situation, but they would only interfere if someone was trying to destroy the realm.

Devouring Fist!

Xue Wei had primarily been using the Wood and Lightning Elemental Qi that he had stored in his body, combined with the sword he had created from the skill named Inner Might.