Corey was struck down in pain, the impact forcefully expelling a mouthful of blood, clearly indicating internal injury. Seeing this, Qin Jiran also stopped and retreated, refraining from launching another attack while the chance was there. This round, clearly, was Qin Jiran's win, but if Corey still refused to accept defeat, Qin Jiran wouldn't mind continuing the fight until Corey was thoroughly convinced.
Struggling to his feet while blood filled his mouth, Corey's eyes flickered but he did not spit the blood out, instead swallowing it back down. Standing as upright as possible, he said to Qin Jiran, "You really don't hold back, worthy indeed of being the man Su Yanyi chose, truly formidable!"
Even though he was full of pain and his clothes were in disarray, looking quite wretched, Corey at this moment was at his most earnest. The tone of his voice was extremely serious, and this was his true acknowledgement of Qin Jiran.