“You are doomed!” roared the demon Laphda with a hideous snarl, dashing toward Dongbo Xueying like a phantom.
“You’ve gotten faster!” Dongbo Xueying immediately noticed this.
At the same time, Dongbo Xueying gripped his spear and charged head-on: “Let me see what tricks you demons have got—don’t disappoint me!”
The Aqua-Fiery Dragon Slaughter—since his secret had already been revealed, it was time to go all out and kill!
“Boom!” “Boom!”
The two figures instantly collided head-on, beginning a fierce battle.
Neither of them fled!
After shrinking his body, Laphda’s strength remained unchanged, but his speed and agility had clearly increased dramatically. Even under the pressure of the flames, he was slightly faster than Dongbo Xueying!
And Dongbo Xueying’s Aqua-Fiery Dragon Slaughter technique was unleashed again and again!
Strange! Tremendously powerful!
It fully absorbed the subtleties of both water and fire, and their combined power surged both in strangeness and in sheer destructive force!
“Damn it!” Laphda gritted his teeth.
The spearhead tore through one of his arms, scales flying as a massive wound appeared—deep enough to expose bone.
“This human’s spear techniques are too hard to defend against! And their power is immense,” Laphda’s eyes burned with madness. Since he couldn’t resist the Aqua-Fiery Dragon Slaughter, he decided not to bother—he would kill the human even if it meant taking more injuries.
Pfth! Ripping! Splashing!
The battle between them quickly turned bloody.
Laphda’s scales shattered one after another, wounds covering his body, even a gaping hole piercing through him.
“Tear.” Although Dongbo Xueying’s spearplay was mysterious and his defense formidable, under Laphda’s suicidal close-range assault, a claw slashed across his chest and abdomen.
His protective transcendent qi, at merely the early Skyward level, was easily broken, and his ordinary black cloth tunic torn. A massive wound appeared on his chest and abdomen, flesh mangled, though it was rapidly healing. Although Dongbo Xueying’s regeneration wasn’t nearly as strong as the demon’s, wounds like this still healed quickly.
…
The countless mortals watched in tense excitement, watching the black-clothed young human and the terrifying demon clash head-on, neither yielding. They were thrilled.
The young man’s upper garment was in tatters, revealing his muscular upper body, clearly defined lines of muscle, his body bearing wounds that were slowly healing, only to be replaced by new ones. The demon’s injuries were even worse, but his regeneration was astonishing—despite the greater severity, his wounds healed far faster.
“The demon is being overwhelmed.”
“If not for his fast recovery, he’d be dead already.”
The countless mortals watched tensely.
The two fighters moved too fast for the eye to follow, only during moments of collision and brief pauses could they see their forms clearly.
Even countless women, seeing Dongbo Xueying’s exposed upper body, felt shy and excited.
“Dongbo Xueying,” Yu Jingqiu watched with immense tension.
…
The three semi-divine overlords—Mountain Master He, Grandmaster Sikong Yang, and Lord Bu—watched with visible delight.
“With just the initial fusion of Aqua and Fiery subtleties, it already has such power,” Lord Bu said, sipping fine wine with a smile. “No wonder Aqua-Fiery True Intent ranks fourth among the Nine Grades of True Intent established by the Divine Realm!”
True Intent was divided into nine grades, an established classification passed down from the Divine Realm.
It categorized all True Intent found across the Material Realms and even the Divine Realm itself. The topmost grades—First and Second Grade—were legendary, practically impossible to comprehend!
Even the supremely powerful Spatial Severing True Intent was merely a Third Grade True Intent, only one grade above Aqua-Fiery. Currently, across the entire world, including humans, native transcendent beings, and the race of magical beasts, the most powerful True Intent known was only Third Grade. It was already incredibly formidable—enough for Chi Qiubai to slay a demi-god native at the Saint-level peak and defeat a human demi-god overlord.
Most who managed to grasp True Intent
were at the Ninth, Eighth, or Seventh Grades! Those who reached Sixth Grade were already considered formidable.
Fourth Grade Aqua-Fiery True Intent was more than enough to dominate all others.
“He’s only taken his first step. Truly mastering Aqua-Fiery True Intent won’t be easy,” Sikong Yang humbly replied.
“Haha, Dongbo Xueying is so young and has already taken that first step. Aqua-Fiery won’t be a problem,” Mountain Master He laughed. “The important thing is not to stray off course. If he ends up walking the path of ‘Frost-Fire True Intent,’ that would be a disadvantage.”
Frost-Fire True Intent was a branch of Aqua-Fiery, only considered Fifth Grade!
Spatial Severing True Intent was a branch of the legendary Spatial True Intent, after all—it only represented one aspect of space.
“He shouldn’t go that way,” Sikong Yang gazed down. “The water subtlety Dongbo Xueying is currently using is mainly Yin-soft and strange! There’s no trace of coldness. He shouldn’t end up on the path of Frost-Fire.”
…
Within the battlefield.
Dongbo Xueying and the demon Laphda fought with brutal intensity. Dongbo Xueying at least tried to defend himself, keeping his injuries relatively minor. Laphda, on the other hand, only avoided fatal or severe injuries, completely ignoring lesser ones. Of course, he still tried to avoid injuries like the previous wound where his left chest had been pierced with a bowl-sized hole, completely destroying his heart.
“Damn it, I can’t keep this up. My stamina is starting to give out!” Although Dongbo Xueying had the advantage, he realized the danger! The Bloodline of the Ancient had been activated, rapidly draining his physical energy—it couldn’t be sustained for long.
Whoosh.
Dongbo Xueying suddenly retreated sharply.
“Hmm?” Laphda was momentarily stunned, then broke into a sinister grin. “Haha! Can’t keep going, huh? I knew it. Even if my injuries are worse than yours, my life force is far stronger. If we keep going, you won’t last as long as me.”
Saying this, Laphda immediately gave chase, not giving Dongbo Xueying a moment to recover.
“Trouble!”
“Dongbo Xueying is in trouble.”
“He’s used the Ancient Bloodline, and probably can’t hold on much longer,” many transcendent experts watching from above judged. The Ancient Bloodline had many innate gifts—some that greatly increased speed and strength—but they consumed physical energy rapidly. Techniques like Spatial Instant Movement had limited uses, although the stronger one was, the more times one could use it.
Only those with undying bodies didn’t need to activate such powers—they were naturally immortal. Or those who manipulated the forces of heaven and earth consumed far less energy.
Dongbo Xueying’s power surge was clearly draining his stamina rapidly.
“Hu!”
The wind howled.
Laphda chased after Dongbo Xueying, not giving him even a moment’s respite. “Don’t let him rest! I must seize the momentum and crush him completely—kill him!”
His speed was slightly faster than Dongbo Xueying’s, and soon he caught up, forcing Dongbo Xueying to constantly change direction.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, a spear appeared almost instantly before his eyes.
Laphda was immediately seized by terror.
Too fast! Too fast!
Clearly, Dongbo Xueying had launched a counterattack from behind! While Laphda was chasing at his maximum speed, the two were already in close proximity. Dongbo Xueying suddenly twisted his body mid-retreat, launching his spear without concern for his own falling balance. As he twisted his body, his spearplay was already unleashed—his spear’s speed combined with Laphda’s high-speed charge meant they were closing in rapidly!
The spearhead, spinning with terrifying force, aimed directly at Laphda’s head!
The head was an absolute vital point!
“No—!” Laphda screamed in terror and unwillingness. He refused to die like this, but this counterattack from behind was too fast! His arms couldn’t even raise in time to block, retreating was impossible, even his mind couldn’t process it.
Pure instinct, the battle instincts of a demon.
Laphda, acting on instinct, charged toward the spearhead himself. Pfth! Desperately rushing forward, the spear was angled diagonally upward, aiming for Laphda’s head. By accelerating toward it, the spearhead ended up piercing through Laphda’s collarbone, emerging from his back!
For Laphda, this spear was too fast.
For Dongbo Xueying, it was also too fast. Because his enemy was charging at maximum speed straight toward him, his spear thrust couldn’t adjust in time and pierced directly into the collarbone. The spear, spinning violently, tore a massive hole through the collarbone, even partially shredding the thick, scale-covered throat.
“Boom!” The transcendent qi within the spear erupted as well, though its power was clearly much weaker.
Pierced through, Laphda still charged toward Dongbo Xueying, determined to kill the damned human.
The demon charged, Dongbo Xueying couldn’t pull the spear out in time.
“Hu!”
Dongbo Xueying abandoned the spear and fled in disarray, only for another, longer and thicker spear to appear in his hand from nowhere. Earlier, there had been a rack of weapons, and different-sized spears were available for different body types. At the time, Dongbo Xueying had taken the entire rack with him.
Impaled by a spear over two meters long, Laphda couldn’t continue the chase and was forced to stop.
“Damn it!” Laphda pulled the spear out, revealing a gaping wound. It began healing rapidly.
“Healing again?” Dongbo Xueying was furious. That counterattack from behind was hard to use a second time.
“Hmm?” Suddenly, Laphda’s expression changed.
Whoosh.
His body suddenly transformed, from the small frame expanding back into his original muscular form. However, his aura was clearly much weaker! The small form had been his explosive state.
Dongbo Xueying was startled, then a look of joy appeared. “Haha! Your body keeps regenerating, consuming too much energy. Can’t hold on anymore?”
Earlier, this demon had been pierced through the chest, his heart destroyed! Such a terrifying wound would have instantly killed Dongbo Xueying, but the demon not only recovered quickly but entered an explosive state. Then came numerous serious injuries, wounds so severe that Dongbo Xueying himself felt his heart tremble. Yet the demon still healed them effortlessly.
This made Dongbo Xueying feel… the demon’s life force was just too terrifying.
But in reality, even the strongest life force had its limits!
The cumulative consumption from all these injuries had drained him greatly. Finally, Dongbo Xueying’s recent counterattack had wounded him again. To recover, his demonic energy was completely drained, and his life force could no longer hold up. He was forced to return to his normal form.
“Recovery” had a cost—it wasn’t infinite.
Even the legendary Undying Body… if destroyed enough times, would eventually die!
“Die!” Dongbo Xueying, gripping the new spear, immediately gave chase. Laphda panicked and tried to flee, but in his normal form, he was suppressed by the flames. His speed was clearly inferior to Dongbo Xueying’s.
Pfth!
With his strength rapidly draining, Laphda’s power plummeted. In just three moves of pursuit, Dongbo Xueying thrust his spear straight through Laphda’s head!
…
Barefoot, bare-chested, Dongbo Xueying still bore many shallow wounds. In one hand, he held a spear, impaling the corpse of the demon Laphda!
Ninth match—victory!
The demon was dead!
“Woo!” The countless spectators erupted into a thunderous cheer, like crashing waves, so loud it seemed to shake the roof of the Hall of Life and Death off its hinges. They gazed at the young human warrior on the battlefield, his spear skewering a demon’s corpse, feeling exhilarated. These mortals would likely never forget this scene for the rest of their lives.
Not just them—even the transcendent observers were filled with excitement.
Most of them had never even seen a demon, let alone a human warrior skewering a demon’s corpse on a spear like Dongbo Xueying!
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