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While Liu Yu was able to hold her own against the two masters, she was also struggling because they kept getting healed. No matter how many times or how she injured them with her Qi, they'd regenerate back to the top condition in less than a second. It was as if they were taking damage and healing at the same time.

"What the hell's with them?" Liu Yu asked once Wei Jun had asked her to retreat. Yan Rong, who was standing next to him also looked at him with an inquiring gaze.

"Just keep them busy." Wei Jun before he tossed them both Qi and HP replenishing pills. He'd rather not divulge his secrets to Liu Yu but time was of the essence. While he would have liked to kill the rest of the masters, he knew if the cult master became any more powerful, he wouldn't be able to handle him. He was even skeptical about it now.

[You got this host]

[You know his weakness]

[Utilize that]

The system was right. The cult master was already clutching his head now and then even though nothing was being said. Wei Jun was confident that he could agitate him even more if an opportunity was to arise. But, an agitated enemy was a double-edged sword that could either work in your favor or against you.

At the moment, what it was still unclear but Wei Jun was confident he could defeat him if he could accumulate some damage on the cult master with his Dark Qi.

"You won't be able to deal with him alone." Yan Rong said but Wei Jun shook his head, "Right now those not being able to interfere are the priority. I'll deal with the rest."

From killing the six masters, Wei Jun had been able to gain some stats but they were far lesser than he had expected. According to the system, since their cultivation was unstable, the stats he got were after they were purified.

Still, he was sure he would be able to go against the sect master as long as he avoided taking any damage because, with only one tank of Qi available at his disposal, he wouldn't be able to do it all over again so he had only one chance to deal with this.

Wei Jun embedded his foot into the ground and pushed forward. The cult master didn't move from his position but the two masters on both sides of him moved to stop Wei Jun. Since Wei Jun was willing to waste any of his Death Qi on them, he tried to avoid them but they proved to be more skillful than the other masters he had dealt with so far. Not only did they change their trajectory mid-way to stop Wei Jun, but they were also in complete sync so that Wei Jun couldn't evade that one with any move.

However, he didn't have to evade. He had already bought enough time with his evasion before the two women behind him jumped at both of the masters, pushing them out of the way while Wei Jun's charge remained unhinged and directed straight at the cult master.

The young man simply raised his forearm and stopped Wei Jun's strike. He hadn't even moved an inch let alone be affected by that strike. However, Wei Jun didn't linger there and simply moved back, but the cult master was swift enough to block that attempt with a straight kick. Wei Jun avoided that by moving to the left but it was like the kick of the sect master curved mid-air, heading straight for Wei Jun's head.

Wei Jun tried to move out of the way but he couldn't. The cult master was too proficient at fighting. Wei Jun had no choice but to use the skill [Qi armament] and create a barrier around him. However, that proved to be useless when the cult master's kick hit him. Wei Jun's barrier shattered like glass and he was kicked straight in the face. Discover stories with empire

[HP -200]

Wei Jun's eyes were too hurt to even pop out of his sockets. He barely had a quarter of 200 HP yet 200 of it was down with just one kick. Wei Jun hurriedly willed the artifact that unlocked his Qi to be equipped as Qi rushed forward. It was all too fast that there wasn't enough time for the emergency notifications to show up.

The green power in his heart utilized in a second and healed him back to his top condition but he wasn't relieved in the least when he raised his head, still mid-air, to see the cult master was looking at him with cold eyes, a punch prepared, packed with power so much that the fist seemed to have turned dark.

Wei Jun hurriedly brought both of his forearms in front of his face but it was useless. Even with the Qi barrier, the impact shattered both of his arms and the strike passed through them, breaking them and heading straight for his face.

Once again, the green power was utilized to the maximum and he healed to the top condition and the Death Qi regenerated his arms.

But the attacks of the cult master were relentless and another was coming for him in a short time.

However, this time, Wei Jun hurriedly moved to the side or at least he tried to but was still kicked in the stomach, a kick that pierced his stomach, once again taking a nice chunk of his HP. He was down on almost 500 of yang Qi in an instant with just three hits. He was afraid of what might happen next.

Not to mention the loss of Death Qi from when he was attacked and the barrier shattered. However, had he not done so, he would have still been harmed quite a bit, maybe outright dead, so even though it was a loss, he didn't stop using the Death Qi to defend himself.

The Yang Qi was strictly to heal himself in case there was no other option but to retreat. As the hole in his stomach was closed with the help of Death Qi and the pain faded away, Wei Jun had no other option but to stop defending. Defending hadn't helped him so far and if he was going to take damage anyway, he might as well deliver some damage while doing so.

However, the attack that Wei Jun delivered while the punch of the cult master struck him as well was useless. All it did was break his wrist and the punch of the cult master triumphed over that pain by punching a hole through his chest once again.

Before life could leave him, the Death Qi and the green power worked together to regenerate and heal him. However, one thing was for sure, it was impossible for him to defeat the cult master with his strength alone.

Luckily, there was finally a break for Wei Jun as the cult master stopped to clutch his head. Wei Jun didn't miss his chance to create more distance between him and the cult master. It was safe to say that the room was destroyed beyond repair and it would come down any moment. If this room was really in the basement, then if the foundations were also connected to the room, the collapse of this room would also bring the whole building down.

'I just hope they aren't,' Wei Jun thought. He had invested too much into this mission to come out of it empty-handed. Well, he did gain some stats and Death Qi from the masters he killed but that wasn't enough compensation for all of his troubles. Especially the pain he was receiving.

"Your punches sure do pack a punch," Wei Jun said before he added with a snicker, "Well, not as much as your brother's do. It's clear who the talented one in the family is."

Of course, Wei Jun had never fought or sparred with the cult master to know that. He was just shooting in the dark, trying to use the cult master's inferiority complex about his superior brother, the sect master. However, that didn't seem to have worked as the cult master's expression changed to that of a warm one and the additional expression that marred his face could only be explained in one word…

Worship.

"Of course. It's obvious who the talented one is. It is a sin to even compare me to my brother. How can someone so great be compared to someone like me, a failure?" The cult master said with his expression of pure worship. With that, Wei Jun had made sure of one thing that the cult master didn't hate his brother.

He loved him. More than a brother should. Wei Jun was wise enough to not go into that territory and asked, "Mind if I ask why you're doing this?"

It was an attempt to buy time. It had been barely five minutes since he consumed the Qi replenishing pill and his Death Qi wasn't even 30% left. He wanted to buy some time, even a minute was precious while he knelt down and touched the ground seeping his Qi into it.

Even an idiot could tell what Wei Jun was trying to do but maybe it was blind confidence or the topic of conversation was his brother that the cult master couldn't help but say, "Well, I wonder where I should begin? There's so much to tell."

Wei Jun smiled and said, "I have all the time in the world."