The man with the spinal staff was clearly targeting An Lin with the objective of eliminating him first.
An Lin had wounds all over his body at this point and blood was pouring freely from all of them.
Even Xiao Chou had sustained some terrible injuries, the most prominent being a wound on his chest which had already cut into bone.
Xiao Chou didn't have any trump cards and nor did anyone else have anything that could flip the tables, how was he supposed to fight on?
Lightning Manipulation Technique?
Even survival was a major problem here, he couldn't afford to distract himself by using the Lightning Manipulation Technique.
Celestial Might Technique?
This technique was perhaps ok for scaring weaker opponents into submission, but it couldn't do sh*t against a stronger opponent.
What about the brick?
"Sigh…"
Only after encountering a powerful foe did An Lin realize that the number of trump cards he had was pitifully low.