Once they had regulated their breath, the two combatants clashed again. Suddenly, Duan Hongye let out a stifled groan, rapidly retreating to the top of a sand dune a hundred meters away. His stomach was dripping with fresh blood, his intestines spilling out; it turned out he had finally sustained a serious injury during his fight with Huo Shan.
But Huo Shan was not faring well either. He was already severely injured prior to his encounter with Duan Hongye, and even though he had used his strange abilities to regain considerable combat power and had even managed to grievously wound Duan Hongye, he was once again injured. Another hole appeared in his chest, vaguely revealing his internal organs, and he looked extremely weak.