Blood spurted from Xu Ke's seven orifices. Ouyang Shuang's overpowering True Qi was like a wave of fire scorching his skin, instantly disintegrating the clothes on his arms into dust.
"Ah!" Xu Ke wailed in pain. A sweet, metallic taste filled his throat as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
But Ouyang Shuang was hardly faring any better. After that one palm strike, her body immediately deflated like a punctured ball, slumping to the ground. The power boost from burning True Qi was extremely brief. Combined with the fact that Xu Ke had already stabbed her Dantian, the meager amount of True Qi she had left was now completely depleted. She had reached her limit.
Both fighters collapsed to the ground, grievously injured.
The entire martial arts arena fell silent.
Ouyang Shuang lay with her eyes open, staring blankly at the sky. Xu Ke's eyes were squeezed shut, his face a bloody, unrecognizable mask from his injuries.
