Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety The Strongest_2

This time, Xu Changge did not send Xiulun flying with a direct kick as he had upon their first meeting.

The mud and water, whirled away by the blast of air, trickled quietly back into the large pit torn open in the field.

At the center of the pit, the two men still stood.

Xu Changge's leg crackled down on the side of Xiulun's neck, his slender eyes reflecting a hint of contemplation as he looked down at the towering, nearly kneeling armored warrior before him.

Xiulun, with his neck tilted, his body tall and straight like a banyan tree, leaned forward due to the force, with slightly bent legs and hands bracing against the ground, still standing.

After a moment of stillness, a faint glow began to emerge on Xiulun's heavy iron armor.

After several moments of silence,

Xiulun slowly moved, his massive frame gradually rising—his upper body leaned forward from Xu Changge's kick to the neck—inch by inch, he stood up.