Chapter 721: How Are You

"Li An, are you all right?" Guo Yao stared at Li An in alarm, her hands unconsciously clenching tight, fingernails digging deep into her palms.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Li An forced himself to endure the pain. He drew a deep breath, trying to adjust his condition. Yet the mysterious enemy's attacks grew fiercer and fiercer, each blow leaving Li An feeling unequal to the task.

"This can't go on." Li An muttered to himself, beginning to study the enemy's attack pattern closely. He noticed that before every strike the enemy would pause for an instant—brief beyond measure, but for Li An a rare opening.

"Guo Yao, fall back. I'm counterattacking now." Li An said to Guo Yao in a low voice, a flash of resolve glinting in his eyes.

Though Guo Yao was worried, she knew Li An's decision could not be changed. She nodded, stepped aside, and watched him tensely.

Li An faced the enemy once more. He drew a deep breath, bringing body and mind to their peak. He waited for the enemy's next strike. The instant the enemy lunged and paused, Li An shot forth like an arrow loosed from its string, his body tracing a graceful arc through the air straight toward the enemy's vital point.

"Hah!" Li An roared, channeling his full strength into the counterattack. His fist swept across the void like a falling star, carrying annihilating force, and struck the enemy's vital point dead-on.

"Boom!" A tremendous crash. The enemy let out a pained howl as its form was sent reeling backward. Li An seized the moment to press the attack, his body weaving through the void like a phantom, striking again and again.

"Li An, you can do it!" Guo Yao cheered him on from the side, her eyes brimming with surprise and admiration.

Yet the mysterious enemy had not been truly defeated. Though wounded, the dark aura around it grew thicker, as if to devour everything. It charged at Li An and Guo Yao once more, those dim eyes blazing with fury and killing intent.

"Damn it!" Li An cursed inwardly—he hadn't expected this enemy to be so tenacious. He threw another punch to meet it, but this time his attack was easily deflected.

"Looks like I'll have to bring out my real ability." Li An muttered, beginning to mobilize the void power within him, pushing his strength to its peak.

Just then, Guo Yao suddenly shouted: "Li An, behind you!"

Li An's heart clenched. He spun around hastily, only to see a massive black hand already inches away. He had no time to think—only to twist sideways, dodging the enemy's strike by a hair's breadth.

"That was close!" Li An breathed inwardly, knowing he couldn't keep going like this. He had to find the enemy's weakness to defeat it.

He faced the enemy once more and began studying its attack pattern closely. He discovered that though the enemy's strength was tremendous, its recovery time after each strike was relatively long. This gave him an opening to counter.

"Guo Yao, support me from the side. Wait for the right moment to attack." Li An told Guo Yao, a steadfast gleam in his eyes.

Guo Yao nodded, stepped aside, and began gathering her strength. Though she was not as powerful as Li An, she had her own way of fighting.

Li An launched his attack once more, deliberately exposing an opening to lure the enemy in. When the enemy took the bait and lunged at him again, Li An suddenly flickered aside, dodging the strike and appearing behind it..