Chapter 403: Chapter 182: Dragon Form

BANG!

Although Dong Chuo was poisoned, his reflexes and speed hadn’t diminished in the slightest. He threw a punch, blasting away a Profound Iron Bullet aimed at his temple.

WHOOSH—!

A third sharp whistle followed close behind.

BAM—!

Guan Tong’s reaction wasn’t slow either. The moment he heard the whistle, he raised his hand to block.

Unfortunately, he neither had Dong Chuo’s strength nor Dong Chuo’s Treasure Level Profound Iron Hand Armor, which had been forged by a master craftsman.

With a dull CRACK, his Transforming Force Barrier shattered like a thin sheet of ice before the Profound Iron Bullet.

Immediately after, the Profound Iron Bullet pierced his palm, sending shattered bone and flesh bursting from the back of his hand.

The Profound Iron Bullet didn’t slow down. Before Guan Tong could even react, it had bored right into the center of his forehead.

His head snapped back violently, and his entire body was thrown backward through the air.

While he was still airborne, his head exploded. A fine mist of blood rained down, and his brain matter splattered several dozen feet away.

"Brother Cui! Get back here!"

At the same time, Dong Chuo had already taken out an antidote more advanced than the ones from the Mountain and Sea Sect.

He drank half the bottle and poured the other half on his poisoned skin.

Soon, the potent poison was completely neutralized.

Meanwhile, seeing that the Profound Iron Bullets were useless against Dong Chuo, Chen Cheng immediately stopped firing. Instead, he began to move silently, making sure his opponent couldn’t pinpoint his exact location.

"Brother Cui!!"

Dong Chuo roared again.

But by now, Cui Zifeng had already climbed the cliff.

Between the Golden-eyed Mutant Tiger and Dong Chuo, Cui Zifeng had chosen the former without hesitation.

"You mother—"

Dong Chuo was furious.

"Ning Chong! Li Gang! Get over here and help me!"

"Alright!"

Far away at the valley entrance, Li Gang answered. He turned toward the valley interior and was just about to take a step...

The next instant, a clean, fair hand reached out from behind and clamped over his mouth.

Almost simultaneously, giving him no time to react, a Profound Iron Dagger swiftly slit his throat, severing his head from his neck.

"Who’s there?!"

Ning Chong was aghast, his eyes wide as he looked over.

However, the person stood in the shadows, and Ning Chong couldn’t make out any details. Just as he was about to raise his hand to counterattack, a knife-hand chop struck his neck, and he fell unconscious.

In the next moment, Chen Cheng’s figure emerged from the darkness.

He immediately bent down, took a bulging leather pouch from both Ning Chong and Li Gang, and hung them from his waist.

"Who’s there?!"

Dong Chuo had naturally noticed the commotion at the valley entrance.

He spun around abruptly, his gaze piercing through the mottled tree shadows under the moonlight to land on the figure that had just stood up in the distance.

Without the slightest hesitation, Dong Chuo took off, fists raised. His massive, unparalleled frame stooped slightly as he charged ferociously toward the figure, looking like an armored tank.

With every step, the ground trembled. Fallen leaves were swept up by the shockwave, billowing behind him like a tide.

The trees and rocks in his path were like paper mache, shattering into pieces the moment he touched them.

His nearly insane momentum suggested that any obstacle in this world daring to stand in his way would be instantly shattered, crushed, and flattened.

As the distance between them closed, Dong Chuo finally saw the other person’s face by the light of the moon.

"Chen Cheng!? It’s you!?"

CLICK!

Chen Cheng didn’t speak. He just quickly unslung the Profound Iron Treasure Bow from his back and flicked it with a reverse grip.

The bow’s locking mechanism instantly sprang open, and he removed the bowstring.

With another flick, the bow’s limbs straightened into a long staff.

He took a pair of Profound Iron Daggers, placed their spines together, joined their hilts, and twisted them into the slot at the staff’s head.

CLICK-CLACK!

The mechanism locked into place, a perfect fit.

"You... want to face me head-on? Chen Cheng—"

Dong Chuo didn’t slow down. Before his words even faded, he was already right in front of Chen Cheng.

His mountain-like body suddenly launched into the air—not a normal jump, but like a raging bear that had been building power, suddenly rearing up on its hind legs. He arched his back, twisting all his body weight and momentum into a single, focused force.

He raised both arms simultaneously, stretching them back as far as possible, the iron-like, knotted muscles of his arms tensed to their absolute limit.

"Like hell you’re worthy!"

He roared, his voice like a clap of thunder.

Dong Chuo clasped his fists together, interlacing his fingers to form a massive Profound Iron Warhammer.

The two rows of beast-fang-like spikes on his Fist Armor gleamed with a cold, sinister light under the moon as they smashed straight down toward Chen Cheng’s head.

For a moment, it was as if a mountain was collapsing from its peak, or a meteor was tearing through the night sky.

Before the fists arrived, the sheer force of the wind they generated sent the fallen leaves on the ground scattering and swirling away.

It pressed down on Chen Cheng, whipping his hair back and even forcing his feet to sink into the ground as cracks spread wildly in all directions.

Faced with this ’meteor,’ Chen Cheng advanced instead of retreating.

The long spear sprang up from his waist, its tip pointing upward and its shaft held close to his ribs, like a sleeping black dragon suddenly awakened.

He gripped the spear’s butt with his right hand and supported the shaft with his left. With a twist of his waist, he poured all his strength into the weapon.

The spear tip carved a short, sharp arc through the air, meeting the attack head-on from below.

BOOM—!

The spear tip struck the Fist Armor, but instead of the clash of metal on metal, there was a deafening explosion like muffled thunder.

In the next instant, Dong Chuo felt an incredible, overwhelming force penetrate through his fists.

His clasped hands were suddenly blasted apart.

His Treasure Level Profound Iron Fist Armor was clearly undamaged, yet his hands inside had been torn apart by the force that passed through it. A large amount of blood gushed from the gaps in the armor.

But that wasn’t all. The force continued up his arms to his shoulders, into his chest, and then to his spine, sending his entire body flying backward.

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