33 Chapter 33 – Deadly Battle (1/2)

Blood claw's both hands bulged and it became dark red, like it was covered by a layer of blood.

Zhu Xuan now understood why he was called blood claw and he felt danger screaming in his mind when facing Blood claw.

He slashed a cross with his daggers at blood claw's hand with a probing attack and found it didn't even leave a mark in his hand. He realised Blood claw must have trained this technique to a higher realm than the leaders, and only way to injure him is to avoid his hands and attack other places. He really wished he had his twin dragons with him to test whether blood claw's hands are stronger or his swords were sharper.

He started using his techniques to find a way to get past Blood claw's hands and injure him, but Blood claw was faster than him; he moved aside and attacked his shoulders. Zhu Xuan side stepped and gained distance and realised Blood claw is faster than him in his movement technique.

They both stopped and looked at each other. Blood claw felt Zhu Xuan is strong and he asked in his hard tone ”Who are you young man? Why are you attacking our stronghold?”

Zhu Xuan also felt Blood claw is strong and more troublesome then he thought. He understood blood claw is also practising a Wind element movement technique and he reached completion level. He also still doesn't know anything about the absurdly strong claw technique performed by these bandits.

But, he calmed down. He believed high cultivation levels and techniques don't always decide the winner of the fight. So he replied with a sarcastic tone ”Dead man doesn't need to know the details”

”Arrogant bastard” Blood claw shouted in anger and charged towards Zhu Xuan.

Zhu Xuan again brought his dagger aiming at blood claw's hand ready to attack, but when blood claw got close to him, he suddenly crouched and sidestepped. He used his full strength and slashed with his dagger at the side of his leg. There was only a clang sound and it only left a shallow wound with blood slightly trickling. Zhu Xuan rolled, got up and moved away from blood claw in shock.

He thought ”Isn't it they can only strengthen their hands. But how is his body also so strong? Wait, it's not right. If he practiced with his whole body, his body should have bulged out like his hands and turned red.”

Suddenly he thought of a possibility and exclaimed loudly ”You are a two element cultivator practising with wind and metal.”

Zhu Xuan heard there are some rare techniques to strengthen your body used by metal element cultivators, making your skin hard like metal. He never would have thought he will come across someone who practiced such technique and now he know why Blood claw's body is also so strong. He was planning to finish the battle soon, but now he realised this is going to be a long battle.

He suddenly felt danger from behind him when he was thinking of his next move, he used his movement technique and dodged, but Blood claw suddenly appeared behind him and slashed with his claw attack. He tried to move in front to dodge the attack but he still received an injury and flew few meters away. Thanks to his Earth Qi protection, it was not a severe wound.

He got up and saw it was Tiger claw's attack he dodged first, and found tiger claw and more than ten people with pale faces standing in the distance. It looks like they were all affected by the poison. He cursed himself for focusing too much in the fight and not even realising the arrival of these bandits.

Blood claw spoke with a cold tone when Zhu Xuan steadied himself ”Looks like you also practice more than one element like me, but you are still weak and there are more people now to attack you. This is the end of the line for you.”

Zhu Xuan didn't say anything and maintained his silence. He was thinking of a battle plan to face all these people with no success.

Blood claw then turned and asked his people with pale face ”What happened to you all and where are the rest of our people?”