I quickly gulped down a health potion and also used Tenacity of the Dead for good measure to recover a bunch of my health at one go. Two numbers swiftly popped up above my head as I temporarily delayed death’s embrace.

+3500!

+14735!

……

Candlelight Shadow seemed somewhat leery of approaching me. My Heaven-stealing Sword was flickering with what seemed to be a terrifying light as I moved toward him.

"Bring it on, you garbage Martial God! Why are you running away?"

My rage was nowhere near satisfied as I endured the attacks of God’s Dance and Transient Smoke and Clouds to close the distance with Candlelight Shadow. When I raised my hand, four divine weapons shot down from the heavens to trap Candlelight Shadow in place, but he neatly avoided them by running a zigzag route. However, him dodging my God Binding Art was all part of the plan. He had fallen into my trap! Candlelight Shadow hadn’t noticed it, but my God Binding Art had been strategically placed to force him to move right next to a huge stone wall, the same one that Li Chengfeng had been nailed to just a little while ago. I had tricked him into maneuvering himself into a corner.

Clang!

Despite being tricked into cornering himself, Candlelight Shadow still fought with sublime skill and alacrity. His face was warped with rage as he parried my sword and struck back with a swift riposte. But I didn’t...