Chapter 248: Great Red Sun Poison Palm

The woods were deep and quiet.

Chen Che walked slowly through them, his pupils emitting a mysterious cyan light, which kept him from losing his way.

There were only a few dozen meters left before he would walk out of the woods, but he did not seem to be in a hurry.

Now that he had no other concerns, he channeled his True Qi while walking to treat the injury on his chest; having walked this far, the injury had already healed by seventy or eighty percent.

What he needed to do now was to tell Tang Ying that he had left the Fang Family, and incidentally ask about the situation on her end.

He lowered his head to glance at his phone; perhaps because he was in the woods, there was no signal.

Chen Che put his phone away and quickened his pace, but he stopped after only a few steps, narrowing his eyes and gazing vigilantly toward the direction of the forest exit.

At the exit, at some unknown time, a black figure wearing a cloak had appeared, looking just like a demon living in these dim woods.

Before Chen Che could intensify his Pupil Technique to get a better look, the person pulled down their hood first, revealing a terrifying face so gaunt it was almost a Black Skull.

Chen Che was stunned the next instant, because he recognized that face!

The person who had hunted him down all those years ago had this very face! That hair-raising visage was truly impossible to forget!

"It seems you still remember me; how rare."

Zhuque smiled and walked over slowly.

Chen Che slowly clenched his fists and snorted coldly, "The pain you brought me is still in my body even now; how could I ever forget you!"

Chen Che recalled the matters at the Fang Family and regarding Bai Xiangjin, and said, "So you are Zhuque; the Fang Family really does have a connection with the Martial Arts Alliance."

"You are very clever, but what use is it for you to know these things?"

Zhuque laughed sinisterly, "I am not at all surprised that you could escape the Fang Family, so I waited for you here specifically, waiting to settle things with you."

"That's right, it is time to settle it."

While speaking, True Qi overflowed from Chen Che's body, gradually surging.

"Why did you order the killing of my father? And why did you hunt me down?"

Chen Che took a stance, observing every move of Zhuque with vigilance.

"Want to know? Beg me."

Zhuque's hands, which were like withered tree branches, were gradually wrapped in crimson Internal Energy, transforming into two balls of flame.

"I was there when your father died; he was kneeling and begging me for mercy at the time, asking me to spare you."

"Shut up!"

Chen Che roared in anger, his Internal Energy expanding, and with a sonic boom, he launched the first attack, flying toward Zhuque.

"Boom!"

The two made contact for an instant then separated, then made contact again...

In the dim woods, one could only see two rainbows, one cyan and one red, flying and colliding at high speed.

"Kid, to be honest, it is truly beyond my expectations that you are still alive, and that you could kill Luo Tianxiang and destroy the Shanghai branch of the Martial Arts Alliance is even more shocking to me.

But no matter what secrets you have, as long as my Great Red Sun Poison is still in your body, you will undoubtedly die today!"

Zhuque defended and dodged, then pressed his palms together; with a 'snap', a flaming cross flew toward Chen Che.

Chen Che formed seals with his hands, and a small Array Diagram appeared in his palms: "Li Fire: Break!"

The flaming cross was sucked into his palms and shot back out as a fireball.

Zhuque waved his arm to scatter the fireball and grinned hideously, "Not bad, kid! I have already figured out your foundation clearly! The realm of a Postnatal Grandmaster is a legendary existence at your age, and with your talent for Crafting Techniques, if you hadn't been injured at the Fang Family today, and with the Great Red Sun Poison still present, I really wouldn't have been sure of killing you!"

"Noisy!"

Chen Che snorted coldly, his figure flashed, and he appeared abruptly above Zhuque's head; he raised his hands above his head, gathered his Internal Energy, and slashed down with a long sword.

Zhuque dodged to the side, and a corner of his black robe was sliced off; he simply tore the black robe off, swung his long arm, and a flaming long saber appeared in his hand, which he held horizontally in front of him to block the slash Chen Che followed up with.

The two figures retreated several yards; the silent woods had long been awakened by their battle, and the frightened small beasts scurried away with squeals.

The unlucky ones became the innocent cannon fodder of the two's battle.

"Whoosh... whoosh!"

The cyan light and red light flew out of the woods, circling and colliding in the air; the muffled sounds and the clanging of True Qi colliding echoed through the sky, and the two's clash returned from the sky to the woods.

Chen Che was forceful and overbearing, holding nothing back in every move and style, while Zhuque was even more ferocious in appearance, and every time he dodged a strike, he countered even more viciously and ruthlessly.

"Crash—"

Another contact, and the Internal Energy Long Sword and the flaming long saber shattered simultaneously; Chen Che grabbed Zhuque's shoulders and tackled him to the ground, the two rolling and grappling on the ground before leaping back into the air, trading punch for punch, leaving no room for error, every move and style intended to put the other to death.

Chen Che landed back on the ground, bent his knees, and slapped the ground with his hands while forming seals: "Xun Wood: Bind!"

The surrounding trees extended their branches, the thick branches becoming as soft as silk, binding Zhuque, who was still in the air, tightly.

Chen Che sprang up, his hands changing seals again, and blinding electric light coiled around his hands, emitting a sizzling sound.

"Snap!"

"Boom!"

Chen Che spread his arms and then slammed them toward Zhuque; the lightning between his palms collided, and a thunderclap exploded.

Zhuque, however, had already broken free from the restraints before this; his body was wrapped in flames, and the trees that had bound him were burned through, with sparks still hanging on the broken branches, burning.

Chen Che landed back on the ground, staring fixedly at Zhuque as he drifted down not far ahead; this time he did not rush to launch an attack, but took a deep breath, soothing the dull pain in his chest.

In the brief exchange, Chen Che had already figured out Zhuque's strength.

A Pre-Heaven Earth Master, and his True Qi was still in the form of eerie flames.

The previous exchange seemed evenly matched, but Chen Che had already been using all the strength he could muster at this moment.

To win, he would have to stop suppressing the Great Red Sun Poison and go all out.

In that case, even if Zhuque were in the Earth Master Realm, he would not be Chen Che's match.

But the current situation did not allow him to do so!

Not to mention that his old injury had recurred, once he went all out, the long-accumulated Great Red Sun Poison in his body would spread to his entire body without restraint; in that case, Chen Che would have no chance to use his full strength before being devoured by the Great Red Sun Poison and losing his life!

Although he was unwilling, the current situation meant he could no longer linger in the fight; he had to find an opportunity to escape.

"How did you recognize me?"

Chen Che pretended to be nonchalant and asked.

Zhuque laughed and said, "What? Not fighting anymore? Or have you realized the reality and are prepared to meet your death?"

Chen Che looked at Zhuque without speaking.

Zhuque took out the lost Ghost Gate Needle and said, "I know you like the back of my hand, not to mention such an important precious magical artifact."

Seeing that Ghost Gate Needle, Chen Che's brows twitched, and he calmly touched the six Ghost Gate Needles inside his chest.

Previously, because he needed to disguise himself, six of them were with Tang Ying; counting the one in Zhuque's hand, Chen Che now had seven.

The Ghost Gate Needles could only unleash their greatest power when all thirteen were gathered; although he only had half now, it should still be possible to escape by coordinating them with an Artisan Technique.

"Actually, I didn't expect you to appear at the Fang Family. I had wanted to wait until I figured out all the secrets of your body before making a move on you. You were a mistake of mine back then, and I must make amends.

Although the timing isn't right, it doesn't matter. Since I've caught up with you, I'll kill you first, then take your corpse back to study slowly."

Zhuque threw away the Ghost Gate Needle, spread his right palm, and a strange, red and black intertwined mass of vital energy appeared in his palm. He grinned hideously, "Chen Che, I can see that you are at the end of your rope and are stalling for time to find a chance to escape, but I won't give you that chance.

You must be very familiar with this next move. I will not repeat the mistake of last time. It has been ten years; although this palm strike of mine cannot be considered perfected, it is completely incomparable to before."

Chen Che's brows were locked tight, and a fine layer of cold sweat covered his forehead.

He stared fixedly at that red and black intertwined mass of Qi, and the turbid Qi of the Great Red Sun Poison within his body stirred violently, as if excited to see a long-lost relative.

That was the Da Chi Yang Poison Palm that had tormented Chen Che to this day!