This was a battle that pushed the limits. Lu Xingyu, with his 128 strength, had the upper hand throughout, but the turning point came with that punch at the 20-minute mark.

Lu Xingyu punched Jiang Yuan in the heart, and Jiang Yuan's blood froze at that moment. The violent compression gave Jiang Yuan the illusion of being on the verge of death, and at that moment, his body seemed to break free from something.

Click

I vaguely heard the iron locks open, and then they slid completely off my body; it was a strange feeling.

"The shackles of flesh are broken!" Jiang Yuan's eyes shone with light; it was a natural and inevitable process.

The power of ancient martial arts circulated according to the method recorded in the Divine Wood Canon. After several cycles, the flesh and blood began to merge, and the power gradually began to erupt.

Lu Xingyu paused for a moment, "You've reached the second level of ancient martial arts!"

"Now, it's my turn!" Jiang Yuan clutched his heart as he stood up from the ground, his divine energy beginning to drain from his blood.

"violent!"

Frequent use of Berserk can overwhelm the body, but this feeling is greatly reduced after the shackles of flesh are broken.

Then came the petrification. The divine power combined with ancient martial arts made Jiang Yuan's defense comparable to a shield warrior several levels higher. It should be noted that shield warriors who focus on attack and defense do not have much offensive power. Their bloodline, talents and skills are all designed for defense, but Jiang Yuan's forte is not defense.

"Charge!" Jiang Yuan launched an attack on Lu Xingyu without holding back.

"Good timing!"

Lu Xingyu was equally excited; he wanted to test who was stronger, the super soldier or the ancient martial artist.

"Power Breaker!"

Lu Xingyu didn't dodge and met Jiang Yuan's punch head-on.

This is a battle between technology and nature. Super soldiers use technology to optimize their genes, while ancient martial artists use their own recombined genes.

As their fists collided, the petrification on Jiang Yuan's right arm cracked inch by inch, spreading from his fist all the way to his chest.

Lu Xingyu's eyes shifted from confidence to surprise. His hand was fractured, but he was a man who had fought his way through countless battles. With a flick of his wrist, a blade flashed, and he tried to sever Jiang Yuan's neck.

But Jiang Yuan reacted incredibly quickly in the combat state of the Sky Eye, his petrified left hand gripping the military knife in one swift motion.

"Are you scared?" Jiang Yuan smiled at Lu Xingyu.

"How could that be? Would I, Lu Xingyu, be afraid?" Lu Xingyu tried to draw his military knife, but Jiang Yuan, who had broken two shackles, was no less powerful than him.

"Chain of Order!" Jiang Yuan activated his divine power, and a golden chain bound Lu Xingyu's feet. "You had your fun just now, now it's my turn!"

After saying that, Jiang Yuan's fingers and wrists emitted a white light, and dozens of Holy Spirit Stones in his storage ring were consumed at once, but in return, his divine power surged.

"Charge punch!"

Caught off guard, Lu Xingyu was knocked to the ground by Jiang Yuan's punch, and then Jiang Yuan continued to punch Lu Xingyu in the face.

"Notification: Your comprehension of the exclusive cultivation technique's power is increasing!"

When his power reached its peak, the prompt from his Heavenly Eye made Jiang Yuan even more excited. It had been mentioned before that comprehension of combat could improve the level of one's exclusive cultivation technique, and he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

However, Jiang Yuan also realized that his exclusive cultivation technique was not only based on physical strength, but also on soul energy and spiritual energy.

"Stop!" Lu Xingyu shouted angrily, covering his head with both hands.

Jiang Yuan smiled coldly. Stopping was out of the question; on the contrary, he intensified his efforts.

"If you keep hitting me, I'll have to activate the defense system!" Lu Xingyu tried to break free of the chains of order on his feet, but after being beaten up by Jiang Yuan, he obviously couldn't break free in a short time.

"Do you think I'm afraid?" Jiang Yuan said, but his movements slowed down slightly.

"There are anti-tank missiles here, you can't withstand them!" Lu Xingyu's tone was tough, but after seeing Jiang Yuan's expression, he changed his tune, "The person you're looking for isn't in prison!"

Lu Xingyu had no choice. If they used missiles, he would have to endure the bombing along with Jiang Yuan, so he could only back down for now.

"Where are they?!" Jiang Yuan stopped punching as expected.

“One escaped, and the other was taken outside the city by Sima Sheng!” Lu Xingyu didn’t try to hide anything. He added, “There are factions within the Crimson Blood Army, and I’m not in the same camp as the reactionaries.”

"Where is that woman who uses psychic powers? Where did she go?" Jiang Yuan asked Lu Xingyu as he completely bound the Chains of Order.

“Both of them use psionic energy, I don’t know which one you’re referring to!” Lu Xingyu frowned deeply, seemingly very dissatisfied with Jiang Yuan’s actions.

"The one who uses ice magic?"

Lu Xingyu thought for a moment, then said, "You mean Ning Yanlan from the Divination Sect?"

"It's her!" Jiang Yuan silently memorized the two characters "Gua Men," which was clearly the name of Ning Yanlan's department.

“They’ve been taken away!” Lu Xingyu said, raising an eyebrow.

"Damn it!" Jiang Yuan threw a punch.

Taking advantage of Jiang Yuan's mental turmoil, Lu Xingyu managed to break free from the chains of order.

"Chain of Order!" Jiang Yuan immediately activated it, but Lu Xingyu waved his hand and dozens of soldiers surrounded him.

"Instead of wasting your time here, you might as well go look outside the city. Maybe Ning Yanlan hasn't been traded yet!" Lu Xingyu pointed at Jiang Yuan.

"The reactionaries advocate using the power of the Holy Spirit to gain dominance in the South City, and the Holy Spirit seems to care a lot about Ning Yanlan's identity, so that scum Sima Sheng wants to make a deal with the Holy Spirit Temple by using Ning Yanlan as a condition!"

Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Holy Spirit Temple? What kind of deal are we talking about!"

"I'm sorry I can't tell you that. Although we're not from the same faction, we belong to the same warlord. I have no obligation to tell you the secrets of a warlord!" With a group of people by his side, Lu Xingyu regained his confidence.

"Then I'll beat you until you talk!" Jiang Yuan kicked off and quickly approached the group.

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