Chapter 76: Pressing the Advantage

Chen Chong’s raging figure whipped up a cloud of flying sand and stones, as if the god of death himself was cackling in the wind!

He left behind utter chaos and a crowd of stunned underlings. In that moment, Chen Chong could clearly feel his heart pounding violently, his blood surging through his veins. True Qi churned in his Dantian, sparking large currents of electricity that coursed through his limbs and bones, providing his body with ferocious power . Amid the swirling gale, the very air before him seemed almost solid, a testament to the sheer ferocity and speed of his full-power outburst!

In reality, attacking the Blood General had not been part of Chen Chong’s plan, because he still hadn’t fully grasped the limits of the Blood General’s strength or whether he had any hidden trump cards. However, Li Bao’s false accusations and the Blood General’s relentless pressure had both gone far beyond his expectations.

The moment the Blood General took out the Bloodline Gu, Chen Chong knew there was no longer any room for peace between them today; only one of them would live! So, he deliberately feigned surrender, then launched a fierce, sudden ambush when the Blood General was at his most smug and least expecting it!

In the open ground, all seven Awakeners of the Territory and nearly all its combat personnel were present. Neither the Blood General nor anyone else understood Chen Chong’s true strength, and one could say they never even considered the possibility of him resisting. Furthermore, the Blood General seemed to have weakened slightly after taking out the Bloodline Gu, an opportunity Chen Chong immediately seized to strike a decisive blow!

Chen Chong was absolutely confident. With his terrifying strength that could now kill a veteran Awakener in a single punch, that last blow had struck the vital spot on the heart. Even if the Blood General was a so-called Transcendent, he’d be lucky to survive, having lost half his life! And now that he had achieved “Current Push,” and his Body Tempering Iron Body training had also proven highly effective, his entire body possessed a colossal strength of over ten thousand catties. What reason was there to fail in killing a half-crippled Blood General he had caught off guard?

Boom!

In the next instant, completely ignoring the earthen wall obstructing his path, Chen Chong was like a human bulldozer. He crossed over twenty meters in the blink of an eye, violently crashing through the wall. Amidst the spray of bricks and stones, he charged into the low building where the Blood General had fallen.

Riiip!

However, just as Chen Chong had rushed into the low building and hadn’t yet adjusted to the sudden darkness, a piercing wind howled. A blood-red figure darted out, like a hawk swooping on a hare, its five fingers extended in a vicious clawing strike, hurtling towards Chen Chong’s throat with lightning speed, giving him no time to react!

It was the Blood General, his bare upper body covered in blood, his face a mask of fury and venom, dragging his heavily wounded body to seek a counter-kill!

“Die for me!”

The evil wind struck his face, the oncoming airflow felt like blades whistling through the gaps of his fingers. The Blood General’s speed was simply too fast, perfectly timed for the moment Chen Chong had just entered the low building and his vision was transitioning from light to dark. Even visually, it was hard to track. By the look of its momentum, if the Blood General’s claw attack landed squarely, ordinary flesh and blood would be no different from tofu, instantly torn to shreds!

Yet, while others might not have been able to react, the sharp five senses Chen Chong gained after reaching Current Push screamed danger in his mind, and he immediately responded. In that hair’s breadth moment, he raised his two powerful arms, meeting the Blood General’s ferociously striking claws head-on in a flash of lightning—

Clang!

The claws and arms clashed, producing the sound of metal striking metal!

The Blood General’s venomous face contorted drastically! His bloody claw had latched directly onto Chen Chong’s arm, but the scene of torn flesh he had imagined didn’t occur. It didn’t feel like he was clawing a body of flesh and blood, but rather a man made of cast iron. While his five fingers screamed in pain, he only left five shallow, not-too-deep gashes on Chen Chong’s arm!

“You dirty dog, you’ve got some tricks!”

But before the Blood General could unleash another killing move, the iron-tower-like Chen Chong loomed over him, a savage grin spreading across his face. At the same time, his muscles rippled like iron, bulging one after another, directly sealing the bloody wounds the Blood General had torn open. His two thick arms, with no fancy maneuvers, stirred up heavy currents of air and pressed down violently towards the Blood General’s head!

“Roar!”

Even though his heart was in severe pain, his five viscera felt like they were burning, and he was gravely injured, an unprecedented ferocity was ignited within the Blood General. He flipped his five fingers and met the strike head-on, pushing upwards!

Bang! Bang!

Two urgent, muffled thuds rang out. The two clashed like a pair of raging prehistoric beasts, their auras exploding outwards. The shockwaves cracked the ground, sending countless gravel and debris jumping into the air. The Blood General grunted, as if struck squarely by a siege hammer. His entire body shuddered violently, and blood sprayed uncontrollably from his mouth and nose!

He had already been ambushed by Chen Chong, sustaining heavy internal injuries to his organs. Now, in this straightforward contest of strength, he was directly at a disadvantage, making his injuries even worse.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, veins bulged on the Blood General’s forehead. He abruptly opened his mouth and shot a lance of blood from his throat with ferocious power! Chen Chong sensed the danger and tilted his neck, narrowly dodging this insidious strike, but it left a red mark on his cheek. Seizing the moment when Chen Chong’s heavy pressure slackened, the Blood General then drove his head forward with tremendous force, smashing it viciously into Chen Chong’s chest with a loud bang!

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Under the fierce impact of the Blood General’s headbutt, Chen Chong’s iron-tower-like frame was forced back three large steps before he managed to stop. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He abruptly raised his head, pounded his chest where he was hit, and grinned at the Blood General, a grin that was unspeakably menacing.

“Good, good. Such strength and physique… you wolf cub. I can’t believe that after a lifetime of hunting geese, a goose has pecked out my eye!”

At that moment, the Blood General, feeling like he had just headbutted an iron wall, which left his own skull dizzy, also retreated repeatedly. His eyelids twitched madly, and his blood-red eyes were filled with shock and fury.

He could never have imagined that Chen Chong, who had only been an Initial Awakener half a month ago, had skyrocketed in strength to possess such inconceivable power in such a short time! He also couldn’t imagine that Chen Chong would be so brazen as to ambush him right in front of all his subordinates, and that the ambush would inflict such heavy injuries! What he found even more unimaginable was that despite Chen Chong’s fighting experience and techniques being a complete mess, he himself actually struggled to withstand even a single straightforward punch or kick from him!

A single misstep had led to severe injuries, and being pushed step by step by Chen Chong to his current predicament, filled the Blood General’s heart only with extreme humiliation and grievance.

The situation for him was extremely dire. After just a brief exchange of blows, he had already discovered that Chen Chong’s current strength and physique were simply inconceivably powerful. The opponent was like an iron man, immune to blades and spears, possessing immense strength. Even Chen Chong’s mere brute-force charge was almost too much for him to handle.

In truth, with the Blood General’s Transcendent physique, forged through thousands of temperings, an ordinary Awakener, even in an ambush and with bare hands, almost couldn’t inflict such heavy injuries. However, Chen Chong’s punch carried a vast power far beyond the level of an Awakener, directly striking his internal organs and causing them to tremble and rupture. If he hadn’t unlocked his Gene Lock, granting him unprecedented, potent vitality, the ability to control ninety percent of his body’s musculature, and was using Original Force to protect his five viscera and six bowels, he would likely have already lost his combat capability!

But even so, he had to admit that in his current state, continuing to tangle with the unreasonably strong and robust Chen Chong would lead to defeat, not victory. He might even lose his life here.

However, he had no fear whatsoever, because he still had a hidden trump card he hadn’t used!

“Damn! What are you all standing there for!”

“Go, go, go! That brat is in there!”

“He’s tired of living, daring to ambush the General!”

“Men with weapons, follow me and surround this place! The rest of you, go get weapons immediately!”

At that moment, accompanied by shocked and furious curses, the thundering footsteps of numerous people in the open ground were rapidly approaching. It was Tie Shan, Li Bao, Gu Jun, and others, their faces all looking utterly grim, who had finally reacted to the shocking scene of the Blood General being sent flying by Chen Chong’s punch. They were leading a large group of men towards the residential area over twenty meters away.

At this point, only a few seconds had passed since Chen Chong’s explosive ambush.

Through the breached wall behind Chen Chong, the Blood General saw the large force swarming over. His chest heaved as he forcibly endured the intense pain in his organs. Blood surged in his eyes as he slowly spoke:

“Chen Chong, you are the most inconceivably fast-growing Awakener I have ever seen. I’m truly curious, in such a short time, just how did you…”

“Too much nonsense! Once I’ve beaten you to death, I’ll tell you!”

Bang!

Knowing the Blood General was merely stalling for time, waiting for Tie Shan and the others to encircle and support him, Chen Chong let out a savage grin. His iron-tower frame crushed the ground as he launched himself forward, raising iron fists that carried a suffocating, noxious wind straight down at the Blood General’s face!

Now in direct confrontation, Chen Chong had confirmed that the Blood General was no match for him in either strength or physique. Only his fighting experience and techniques could cause him a little trouble. Even so, for Chen Chong, it would just take a bit more effort.

The Blood General was the core leader of the entire Territory, and the strongest person in it. As long as he beat him to death, it would be enough to overawe the rest of those worthless rabble!

“Damn it!”

The oppressive wind hit the Blood General’s face, and Chen Chong’s overwhelmingly intimidating figure instantly blocked out the light, making his facial muscles twitch uncontrollably. However, he had no intention of a head-on confrontation. His figure abruptly shot backwards, directly flipping over the door and window behind him, and then fled for his life through the narrow alleys of the residential area!

The usually domineering and arrogant Blood General, when faced with the tyrannosaurus-like Chen Chong charging at him, fled.

Huh?

Seeing the Blood General start to flee, Chen Chong understood he wanted to use the residential buildings ahead to obstruct his pursuit and stall until Tie Shan and the others could surround and support him. The iron-like muscles in Chen Chong’s calves expanded and contracted, and with a kick that exploded the earth and stone beneath his feet, he used that powerful counterforce to shoot out like the wind, crashing through the doors, windows, and walls of the dilapidated building he was in, charging out wildly!

In an instant, before the hundred underlings could encircle them, the two had already chased and fled deep into the decrepit residential area. The Blood General was like a wounded beast, darting with lightning speed through the cramped alleys, each stride crossing more than ten meters, so fast he was barely more than a blurry afterimage. But the strong scent of blood on him and his dense Life Field were like guiding lights to Chen Chong’s now inhuman five senses. No matter how he dodged or fled, he couldn’t shake off Chen Chong’s hunt.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Like a tyrannosaurus, Chen Chong sent every obstacle, pile of junk, and earthen wall in his path flying, relentlessly nipping at the Blood General’s heels. His unrepentant, triumphant laughter echoed through the skies above the Territory:

“Where are you running to, General? Why not just be good and let me pound you to death!”