"Demonic Darkness Hands"
These three words rang out slowly from Physician Wu's mouth as if they had drifted over from a faraway place. They possessed unfathomable demonic energy, causing Xu Su to involuntarily freeze, halting his steps.
Just as Physician Wu's voice faded, a surge of immense killing intent seemed to explosively gush forth from Physician Wu's body. The intensity of this killing intent was comparable to that of howling winds and torrential rains, increasingly getting stronger from all four directions, covering the entire residence.
As Xu Su strode forward, he clashed directly with the sudden surge of killing intent, and was involuntarily forced back a few steps before he could stable his body, standing upright.
The expression on Xu Su's face underwent a huge transformation as his heart rapidly sank. He knew that Physician Wu had finally stopped underestimating him and thus decided to use an ultimate technique to deal with Xu Su. It seemed like his encounter with Xu Su's short sword had truly angered Physician Wu.
"Hehe! Little brat, to think you could witness my ultimate technique, Demonic Darkness Hands. Your level of good fortune is normally accumulated over three lifetimes"
Physician Wu's ear-shattering roar still buzzed incessantly into Xu Su's ear. Luckily for Xu Su, Physician Wu did not infuse the technique from earlier with his Qi. Physician Wu disliked using this method to achieve victory, causing Xu Su to be slightly less worried.
However, after hearing Physician Wu boast about his ultimate technique, The Demonic Darkness Hands, Xu Su could not help but stare at the hands of his opponent.
After he looked, Xu Su's face froze as he went slack-jawed, dumbstruck by what he was seeing.
Physician Wu's hands, originally as thin as tree branches, were swollen to more than twice their original size. What was even more terrifying was that his yellow and pallid skin had actually undergone a physical change and took on a silvery hue. Under the bright rays of the sun, it reflected a cold golden light, appearing to be indestructible and completely constructed from silver.
"This is Physician Wu's true strength?"
After looking at Physician Wu's hands, Xu Su's heart sank even further. He clutched his short sword's hilt with a single hand while rivulets of sweat involuntarily appeared on his palms, causing his grip to be wet and slippery. His combat experience was severely limited, so a single new skill displayed by his opponent was sufficient enough to cause Xu Su to worry, turning the atmosphere heavy.
On the surface, however, Xu Su appeared unaffected. With a calm countenance that did not reveal the slightest bit of worry, he seemed to look down upon the ultimate technique Physician Wu was displaying.
Physician Wu was ultimately unsatisfied. He began to see Xu Su in a whole new light, but he still felt that displaying his supreme technique in front of a young teenager was truly overestimating his opponent, akin to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. As such, he initially expected Xu Su to be frightened and beg him for mercy. Only then could Physician Wu soothe his pride.
"Do you know that I extremely hate the expression on your face? A brat who is still stinking of his mother's milk can act so bold, as if he has everything under his control," Physician Wu coldly stated, making no attempt to mask his disdain and hatred towards Xu Su.
"Oh, is that so? Letting Old Wu feel disgusted is my honor. I think that in the future, I should further nurture my talent in this area." Xu Su sarcastically replied, hoping that his sarcasm would cause his opponent to slip up and give him an opportunity.
However, Xu Su's obvious intentions were seen through. Physician Wu stopped speaking and slammed his palms together, causing a "peng" sound to ring out, similar to the sound of grinding metal. His intent was to cause fear in the heart of his opponent.
Physician Wu's figure shook as he leaped in the air and maneuvered his inflated dark palms. Like a raging wind and as robust as Mount Tai, he rushed towards Xu Su.
Physician Wu did not intend to waste any more time to capture Xu Su. He would unleash his ultimate technique through a single strike.
With a heavy expression, Xu Su focused his full attention on Physician Wu's attacking stance. After Physician Wu had lept into the air, Xu Su raised his hands and aimed at the weak point of any individual: his neck.
Physician Wu slightly gawked when he saw how audacious Xu Su was. Xu Su actually intended to face his "hard" technique head on? Physician Wu couldn't help but feel joy in his heart as he laughed manically. "Go to hell!" He directed a dark hand to catch Xu Su's short sword and aimed his other hand at Xu Su's shoulder blade. Both hands smashed through the air with frightening speed.
However, although the palm strike towards Xu Su's shoulder blade looked tyrannical and terrifying, Physician Wu only used half of his strength in that strike, which totally contrasted with his shout earlier. He was worried that he would critically injure Xu Su and ultimately be unable to use him in his plans.
Xu Su naturally did not know of the truth of this matter, and as such, he treated the attack very seriously. There was no way he would use his own body to test the toughness of his opponent's dark hands. Instead, he lightly shook his wrist, causing the short sword to slash horizontally instead of drawing circles in the air. He intended to use this move to protect the upper half of his body.
Physician Wu snorted, but the trajectory of his hands remained unchanged, still relentlessly pursuing the short sword without the intent to evade.
Dang! A crisp sound rang out as Xu Su's short sword slashed into the dark palm, causing a few sparks to fly. However, the short sword did not manage to leave even a scratch on Physician Wu's palm.
Physician Wu made use of this opportunity. Flipping his palm, he extended a finger and flicked it against Xu Su's short sword without giving Xu Su the chance to retract his weapon. As Xu Su felt an explosive tremor, part of his short sword's blade broke and flew far away, burying itself in the wall.
The other dark hand formed a claw that arched towards Xu Su's shoulder blade, hoping to seal Xu Su's movements and catch him alive.
Although the situation was rapidly taking a turn for the worst, Xu Su showed no signs of panic. He slightly shifted his shoulders and sprinted forward, his body transforming into a column of smoke in front of Physician Wu's eyes.
Seeing such a vanishing body movement technique, Physician Wu felt shocked in his heart. However, he continued his attack, positioning both his hands in front of him like a screen to contain and block the smoke. He had no intention of letting Xu Su escape.
The smoke was truly abnormal; it hesitated for a moment before darting slightly in all four directions as if it were contemplating which direction to escape to. It moved in a strange angle and evaded the screen. In the blink of an eye, the smoke sped towards the leftmost corner of Physician Wu's residence before stopping and transforming back into Xu Su.