BOOM!
The collision between the two attacks was large. The impact from the collision sent air waves exploding in all directions. Duncan, who was standing in the street, was immediately affected and had to take two steps back to negate the impact.
On the compound wall, the patriarch of the Wang Clan wasn't any better either. However, luckily he had the defensive formation to offset the impact and was able to remain relatively unharmed.
But, inwardly he was groaning in pain. He had not completely mastered the essence of the Ten Fists of Breaking Earth. Executing it without the help of the formation was really hard for him. With the formation helping, he was able to barely execute the attack.
However, this caused a huge strain on his body. Normally, this would at most cost him some discomfort in the veins. But, immediately after that, the rebound impact of the collision of two attacks came. Even with the formation, the strain it put on his body was really unbearable.
But, the patriarch knew that he shouldn't show an embarrassing posture at this moment. Apart from the opponent, all the guards and members present in the compound were currently watching this battle. If he became embarrassed after a few rounds, then the morale will plummet.
Hence, even though he wanted to curl up in pain, he put on a posture of not being affected and forcefully withstood the impact. This only further intensified the pain he endured. He could only hope that this would demoralize the attacker. If not, everything would be in vain.
Duncan looked up at the patriarch who remained unaffected and narrowed his eyes. He thought that even if the move was negated, his opponent would also be affected by the impact like him. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to have much effect on the opponent.
However, this only roused Duncan's fighting spirit further. Earlier he had been a little worried that the Wang Clan Patriarch would be too weak and not be able to withstand his blows. If that were the case, then his intention of taking this opportunity to enter the strange state would be impossible to realize.
Now that the opponent was able to withstand his blows, then it meant that he must dig deep and find that strange state if he wanted to win. This was exactly what he wanted. He could also take this opportunity to hone his moves further.
The Absolute Severance sword attack he delivered was conceived by him by integrating the concept of Swordcut with the Absolute Cut Sword Art. Even though he had practiced it for a long time, he had never utilized it in a real battle. Without an opponent, he had never been able to find the various flaws within the sword attack.
Now that he had found an opponent that could go toe to toe with him, this was the right time to hone his sword attack. As Duncan realized it, the bursting desire to test his sword ignited and his eyes burned with fighting spirit.
"Again!"
Duncan roared and sent out another Absolute Severance attack.
The eyes of the patriarch twitched seeing this scene. He had obviously hoped that after seeing the power of the Ten Fists of Breaking Earth, the opponent's resolve to fight it out would be diminished. However, it seemed to have the opposite effect on this attacker.
The patriarch had heard of cultivators like this. They were called Battle Maniacs amongst the cultivators in general. These people all had one unique quality to them The stronger the opponent the higher the fighting power they displayed.
The Patriarch lamented that he was unlucky enough to run into such a stubborn stubble. He knew there was no going back now and if he was careless for even a moment he would be finished.
Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain in the veins, the patriarch sent out another Ten Fists of Breaking Earth. Just like before, both attacks canceled out each other. However, unlike the last time, the patriarch didn't endure the rebound impact forcefully. He transferred the impact throughout the formation and spread it out to minimize its intensity.
The formation wavered a bit and a few cracks formed within it. But, its integrity was not compromised and it withstood the impact. After spreading out the impact, the amount of force the patriarch had to endure was also reduced and became bearable.
Duncan took three steps back this time. The blood in his body was roiling and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood from the backlash. But, in his eyes, only the cracks formed on the formation were visible.
Seeing those cracks, Duncan's eyes brightened. He knew that it would only be a matter of time before he broke this formation. After that, he didn't think the patriarch of the Wang Clan will be able to hold him back.
With a brilliant smile, Duncan spat out a wad of blood and attacked again.
"Again!"
Hearing those words, the patriarch of the Wang Clan lamented his bad luck. He could clearly see that his opponent was enduring more backlash than him. But, for some reason, this madman was only becoming fiercer with each attack. And his attacks were also increasing in power every time.
BOOM!
Another round of collision. This time Duncan staggered back four steps. But, the brilliance in his eyes didn't dim. There were more cracks in the formation at this moment.
Naturally, the Wang Clan Patriarch also noticed this.
"All members of the Wang Clan! Support the formation with your qi!" the patriarch roared not willing to take any chances.
"Yes, Patriarch!"
The members of the Wang Clan who had been watching the fight from inside the formation also realized the gravity of the situation. They didn't hesitate to input their qi into the formation to strengthen it.
They knew that if the formation broke, it would be hard for them to remain alive. So, none of them skimped in inputting the qi this time. They only hoped that their patriarch would be able to resist this madman until the people from the City Lord's office arrived.
Outside the compound, Duncan heard the patriarch's shout and saw the cracks in the formation begin to repair suddenly. He knew that everyone in the Wang Clan at present was strengthening the formation. Rather than being discouraged, the fighting intent in Duncan's heart only rose seeing this situation.
"Ha ha ha… That's more like it. Come on! Again!"
Duncan laughed loudly and attacked once more.
With so many people strengthening the formation, the power of the formation rose to a new level. The patriarch sighed in relief. He knew that he wouldn't be able to perform the Ten Fists of Breaking Earth continuously like this. If not for the increased power of the formation, there would be no way to resist the continuous attacks that came one after the other.
Luckily, with the power of the formation increased, he could solve the oncoming attacks with Breaking Mountain Fist alone. The increased power inputted was able to contend with the Absolute Severance Sword and cause a stalemate.
In the next few minutes, all everyone could hear was the sounds of a collision and Duncan's maniacal laughter. Duncan was really enjoying himself at the moment. He completely let go of everything and attacked to his heart's content.
Duncan's laughter was like the laughter of a devil in the ears of the Wang Clan members. They shivered every time they heard it. From time to time, some of the weaker members present would vomit blood and fall down. By spreading out the impact, the amount of impact everyone had to resist was also spread out. The weaker ones fell down one by one unable to bear the impact.
The patriarch turned a blind eye to this situation. He didn't care about the life and death of these people. Right now, all his thoughts were focused on how to pass this calamity. He had no sympathy to spare for the other members of his clan when even his personal safety was at risk.
He too knew that the power of the formation wasn't inexhaustible. At some point in time, the formation would surely break under the onslaught of the attacks from the madman. When it does, the patriarch knew that he would never be the opponent of this madman.
Even now, amidst his maniacal laughter, the patriarch could perceive that the strength of his blows was increasing in a slow but consistent manner. It was as if the madman was honing his attack against the formation. Even though he felt it was inconceivable, he couldn't dispute the facts presented in front of him.
Right now, all he could do was lament that his clan had provoked this evil star and led to this day. He didn't know how his clan had provoked this madman. That vaguely familiar figure tickled his memories a bit. But, he wasn't in the mood to pay attention to it.
Despite his calm composure in front of his clansmen, the heart of the patriarch was cold inside. Even though the madman's increasing power worried him a lot, what made his heart go cold was the fact that no one from the City Lord's office had arrived yet.
With such a big commotion, it was impossible for the City Lord's office to not notice. By all rights, the cultivators from the City Lord's office must have arrived by now and driven off this madman. However, it looks like the City Lord was waiting and watching on the sidelines.
This let him know that even if he survived this madman's onslaught, he wouldn't be able to escape the greedy eyes of the City Lord and the Ling Clan. This day was indeed becoming a huge day filled with calamities.
The patriarch vaguely realized that the premonition of danger he had wasn't just from this madman. But, it was because of the overall situation. He understood deep in his heart that the City Lord was taking this opportunity to completely remove the Wang Clan from the Starmist City.
