*BOOOM!!*

With a stomp on the ground, Yan Xinran shot towards Zephyr like a cannonball; her movement speed was so fast that the air pressure created by her sudden movement was enough to shatter the solid ground below!

[Phoenix Style Martial Art: Nail Type: Burning Spikes!]

Blue flames capable of melting steel from just a single touch appeared on her long nails, and she stabbed Zephyr with insane speed and force.

Zephyr knew that he was obviously not capable of keeping up with her in terms of raw strength and speed, as Xinran was able to sneak up to his side completely undetected and was able to react to his metal pipe throw too.

Thus, he stopped relying on his sight and other senses to defend against her attacks and focused on the instincts provided by ’Perfect Combat Sense’ completely!

The instincts of ’Perfect Combat Sense’ were like a sixth sense and gave him the ability to predict attacks based on pure instincts before they could land on him.

As Xinran’s stab attack launched in his direction, Zephyr slightly twisted his waist, bent his chest to the side, and let the attack miss his heart, and then he counterattacked!

[Master Grade Martial Art: Lethal Boxing: Jaw Breaker!]

By slightly lowering his shoulder and then raising his fist towards Xinran’s jaw in an upward motion, Zephyr put his entire body power in that attack like a pro-boxer who had extreme control over each of his muscle movement!

*BOOOM!!!*

The attack landed straight on Xinran’s chin, but to Zephyr’s disbelief, such a powerful attack only forced her to stagger a few feet backwards at most and didn’t even do any damage to her jaw!

"Hoh? You actually managed to land a blow on me despite not even knowing proper mana control or any martial arts skills?"

A look of surprise appeared in Xinran’s eyes as she became even more interested in Zephyr’s unique body.

"You are really unique... could it be you are a rare martial arts talent?... But how odd, you barely have any mana in your body..."

"Even the least talented beings that have no future as a magician or a martial artist have more mana than you..."

The attack that should have at least dislocated her jaw had no effect on her at all.

’Despite the fact that she looks so fragile and weak externally... she’s actually quite strong even in close-range combat...’

From the previous blood magic attacks, Zephyr had assumed that Xinran was a magician, and it’s common knowledge that magicians are weaker in close-range combat.

Zephyr was thinking of taking advantage of the fact that he was stronger in close-range combat and wanted to use this to find a way out of this situation.

But to his surprise, Xinran was not only a skilled magician, but she was also equally skilled in close-range martial arts too!

"You... Was it you who killed all those giants living in this village?"

At Zephyr’s question, Xinran tilted her head and replied with such an innocent smile that Zephyr felt a chill run down his spine.

"I did. I was testing the effects of my new blood magic on them; didn’t expect to stumble upon you though, teehee~"

Hearing that answer, Zephyr wasn’t surprised at all.

All the giants that had died in this town either had their upper torsos blown apart or their entire bodies were turned into meat paste!

After observing the dead bodies for about two days, Zephyr had already come to a conclusion that most of these giants had died from an attack that seemed to have originated from within their own body!

The reason for that was simple: the broken bone fragments and muscle tissues that Zephyr found near these giants’ corpses were more damaged around the inner portion compared to the outer portion.

Originally, Zephyr didn’t know how something like this was possible, but after seeing Xinran’s blood magic, Zephyr realized the truth immediately.

Her blood magic was capable of manipulating the blood flowing in her opponent’s body, and using that blood, she could blow her opponent’s body apart from the inside out!

She could literally detonate a bomb inside her opponent’s body, and as this attack originated from within your own body, it was nearly impossible to block it unless you had more mana control than Xinran!

If not for the fact that Zephyr’s body was unique in its own way and could block this powerful spell, Xinran would have easily blown his brain apart from inside out the very first moment he dared to defy her commands.

’Running is impossible; she’s faster than me. Defeating her completely is also impossible at the moment, as she’s many times stronger than me...’

’What do I do now?’

Seeing Zephyr remain silent and stare at her so intently, Xinran smiled and spoke in a teasing voice.

"If you stare at me so much, you will make me shy~"

"We can’t have you keep defying me, so I have to deal with you right away!"

[Master Grade Blood Magic: Cursed Blood: Spears of Conquest!]

Magic circles the size of a two-story building appeared all over in the sky, and dark red spears made up of condensed blood emerged from the magic circles and started burning with black flames.

Looking at those hundreds of spears burning with dense black flames, Zephyr gulped his saliva and took a deep breath as he once again assumed his stance.

Sweat trickled down his forehead due to the sudden increase in temperature around the area because of the appearance of those dense flames, but Zephyr didn’t falter and kept his eyes completely focused on Xinran.

The look in his eyes didn’t change from the beginning to the end. It was as if his eyes were burning with the flames of defiance, and they refused to accept defeat at all costs!

"I like that defiant look. It’s sooo cutee~ hehe~"

With a cute smile on her face, Xinran waved her finger lightly, causing the hundreds of spears in the sky to be launched at Zephyr with speed fast enough to put missiles to shame!