The descending figure naturally exuded a surging, terrifying black aura. This aura represented the most negative of forces, embodying darkness, cruelty, destruction, and desire. Dongbo Xueying, as an extraordinary cultivator with an ironclad will, still felt an inexplicable flicker of fear toward this presence.
It was a primal instinct of living beings.
The Dark Abyss was the ultimate realm of destruction and darkness. Demons, as extraordinary beings born of the Abyss, naturally carried this terrifying aura. This presence was known among humans as the “aura of the Magic (demonic)!”
Dongbo Xueying quickly suppressed that flicker of fear and remained calm.
“This demon?” Dongbo Xueying carefully observed the demon’s appearance. At the center of the dark aura stood a powerful humanoid figure around two meters tall. Its entire body was covered in deep purple scales and armor, and two curved purple horns spiraled from its head. Most striking of all were its four arms. Thick and muscular, its fingers were covered in thick scales and bore sharp, blade-like claws, rivaling divine weapons in sharpness.
“Four arms?” Dongbo Xueying mused inwardly. “It must be adept at close-range combat!”
“Is this a demon?”
“This is a demon from the Abyss?”
The battle arena’s formation completely sealed away all auras. The terrifying aura radiating from the demon inside the arena could not be felt at all by those outside!
Yet, even from afar, the ordinary spectators felt an inexplicable fear. In reality, the distance was great, and their vision was not sharp. To them, the demon appeared as a tiny figure. Still, they could not suppress their dread. Their legs trembled, their bodies shook involuntarily, and their hearts clenched.
“What does a demon from the Abyss look like?”
“They say nearly all demons have scales and armor, and their defense is formidable.”
“Look at it! It has a pair of horns—‘Demon’s Horns.’ Most demons have horns.” The extraordinary cultivators, protected by the formation, felt no fear. They curiously observed and compared the demon to the knowledge they had gathered, discussing it excitedly. Clearly, they were thrilled.
This was the first time most of them had ever seen a demon from the Abyss in person!
…
The demon “Lafuda” stared at the barefoot young man in black before him, carefully observing. He knew well that against any prey, he must scrutinize, find weaknesses, and strike with a single decisive blow.
“This is a rare opportunity. If I win, I’ll enjoy a thousand years of peace.” Lafuda was filled with longing. Since birth, he had been raised in captivity by humans! Captured demons had been kept by humans, and a few of them had even borne offspring. Lafuda had lived his entire life in service of various experiments.
Time and again, extraordinary mages had cut into his flesh for study. He had no way to escape that torment.
He hated humanity.
Yet humanity showed not a shred of mercy toward demons like him. The “Champion’s Duel” was likely the most coveted event for these captive demons, for if they won, humans would leave them alone for a thousand years!
He was a young demon, still weak, which was why he had been chosen as Dongbo Xueying’s opponent. The elder demons, those who had come directly from the Abyss, were far more experienced, cunning, and powerful—unsuitable as opponents for Dongbo Xueying.
“Damn humans. This is a rare chance. Killing this human won’t bring punishment!” Lafuda was filled with resentment. His bloodline drove him to kill and slaughter, as was the nature of all demons, who grew up in bloodshed. The torment he had suffered at human hands had only deepened his hatred.
…
Dongbo Xueying and the demon Lafuda stood in tense confrontation for several breaths. Then, Dongbo Xueying struck first.
Boom~~~~
An endless torrent of flame erupted. Reaching the second stage of the World Manifestation, the flames burned with even greater terror, their oppressive force reaching ten thousand jin. The surrounding air twisted under the heat, and the spectators—both ordinary and extraordinary—saw the scene distort.
“Is that all the fire you’ve got?” Lafuda disdainfully dragged his sharp claws through the flames, a sneer curling his lips as he fixed Dongbo Xueying with a cold gaze.
Swish!
He moved suddenly, charging straight at Dongbo Xueying.
Without warning, he lunged forward. The watching extraordinary cultivators tensed, their eyes fixed on the scene. Most had never seen a demon from the Abyss before, let alone witnessed one in battle. They all wanted to see just how formidable this demon truly was.
“Come then.” Dongbo Xueying’s fighting spirit had already ignited. As the demon charged, he unhesitatingly unleashed his bloodline power and met it head-on. Like lightning, he thrust his spear forward.
The spearpoint blazed like thunder and fire, aiming straight for the demon’s face.
“Peng!”
Lafuda’s four arms moved like layered defenses. With just one palm striking the spearpoint, he repelled Dongbo Xueying’s attack. The demon staggered slightly, but nothing more.
“He’s stronger than me—by about half again.” Dongbo Xueying immediately judged.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The two clashed rapidly.
The spear danced, attacking and defending with flawless precision. Meanwhile, Lafuda’s four arms struck again and again. Born for slaughter, his techniques were flawless despite his cultivation not yet reaching the World Manifestation stage. His four clawed arms were built for combat—capable of gripping, slicing, cleaving, hooking, or even locking weapons.
With four arms attacking, Dongbo Xueying was fortunate that his spear’s unpredictable spinning motion prevented his weapon from being caught.
They exchanged dozens of blows.
Both Dongbo Xueying and Lafuda gained a rough understanding of their opponent. Neither unleashed their full strength, cautiously probing each other’s techniques first. After all, secret techniques were most effective when used at critical or unexpected moments. Their goal was to finish the fight in a single decisive strike.
Otherwise, if their secret moves failed to land, their opponent would grow wary, making it far harder to land a killing blow.
“Boom!” The spear moved like a dragon, aiming straight for Lafuda’s head.
The demon immediately dodged aside, seeking to close the distance for close combat.
“Back off!” Dongbo Xueying’s strike missed, so he immediately swung furiously to the left. The flaming spear roared with power, sweeping in a wide arc. Forced to retreat, Lafuda dodged backward.
The spear struck a massive boulder beside Lafuda with a thunderous crash.
The arena’s scenery—mountains and all—had been crafted with extraordinary durability. No matter how fierce the battle, nothing would be damaged.
The spear’s impact bent the shaft violently from the recoil.
“Crash!”
Using the recoil from the boulder, Dongbo Xueying surged forward and swept again at Lafuda.
This time, the suddenness and speed of the strike caught Lafuda off guard. The spear slammed into his right side with a thunderous boom, sending him flying sideways, his feet skidding across the ground. The force of the blow caused purple blood to spill from his nose and mouth.
Though the armor remained intact, the impact was immense.
As Lafuda flew backward, Dongbo Xueying dashed forward, chasing him. Seizing the advantage, he raised his spear with both hands and delivered a furious downward slash. The force was just as terrifying.
Though wounded and thrown back, Lafuda had anticipated the youth’s follow-up attack. He raised all four arms to block the spear’s descent.
Boom——
The spear struck.
Though his body was strong and his arms nearly unscathed, the force of the blow sent Lafuda crashing to the ground, his insides shaking violently, blood boiling within.
“Die!” Dongbo Xueying followed up, descending for another strike.
Lafuda, now on the ground, scrambled to rise and retreat.
But Dongbo Xueying, sensing the advantage, would not let it slip. He pressed the attack relentlessly.
“Buzz!” As Lafuda hastily rose and staggered back, Dongbo Xueying thrust his spear forward.
The spear’s arc was astonishing, spinning with terrifying force. The rotational power layered upon itself, converging at the spear’s tip. At the moment of impact, the accumulated force erupted in full—like a fire dragon lunging straight at Lafuda!
The secret technique—Water-Fire Dragon Strike!
“Too fast!” Lafuda’s expression changed. He barely managed to grab at the spear’s tip.
“Hiss!”
The rotational force made the spear feel slippery, easily slipping from his grasp and piercing straight into his chest! At that moment, the terrifying piercing force erupted fully, like a drill, instantly piercing through the deep purple scales on his chest, impaling him. The extraordinary battle energy surged through the spear into Lafuda’s body. However, his insides were also tough, and the energy only destroyed part of his chest cavity.
Lafuda roared like a madman. Instead of retreating, he lunged forward, his four clawed arms aiming to tear Dongbo Xueying apart.
“Swoosh!” Dongbo Xueying instantly yanked the spear free and leapt back, desperately increasing the distance to deny any counterattack.
“Gurgle.” Blood poured from Lafuda’s mouth, but he paid it no mind.
A bowl-sized hole gaped in his left chest—a massive wound torn open by Dongbo Xueying’s spinning spear. His heart had been completely destroyed!
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss~~~
Yet, the wound in his chest began to regenerate rapidly, flesh growing anew. He grinned savagely at Dongbo Xueying: “I was hoping to find an opening to kill you in one move. I never found it, but you found one and wounded me… But I am a mighty demon of the Abyss, far beyond your mortal race of the Material World. Since no opportunity will come, I no longer need one.”
Lafuda’s body began to change. His flesh and muscles contracted, and his scales retracted.
The once-massive demon shrank, now standing about one and a half meters tall. His armor became narrower, his chest wound completely healed, and his scales layered neatly once more. Yet his aura grew even more violent!
“What incredible regeneration! Even with his heart destroyed, he doesn’t care?” Dongbo Xueying was astonished.
Above, many of the watching extraordinary cultivators gasped in shock.
The heart was the source of blood and vitality.
For an ordinary extraordinary cultivator, having their heart destroyed meant certain death. Only those nearly immortal might survive. True immortality was even rarer. Yet this demon from the Abyss was merely at the Flying Heaven level. His life force and recovery were terrifyingly strong—far surpassing even native extraordinary beings, and even Dongbo Xueying, who had awakened his ancient bloodline. If Dongbo Xueying had suffered such a wound, he would have perished long ago.
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