Chapter 46: Forbidden Arts

Dongbo Xueying’s expression subtly changed. He had the advantage, yet this monstrous giant remained so confident—it was unnatural!

“Young Spear Master!” the hulking brute grinned, his voice booming. “Your strength is actually slightly superior to mine. Killing you won’t be easy at all.” Beside him, Yu Jingqiu, Lu Huaru, and Si Borong, hiding in the corner of the grand hall, were equally astonished watching these two mighty beings.

They were all amazed.

From the earlier battle, they had clearly seen that Dongbo Xueying had a slight edge!

In truth, it made sense. Dongbo Xueying’s strength was slightly greater, while the opponent wielded the ‘Heavenly Suppression,’ roughly balancing their strengths. However, Dongbo Xueying possessed the extraordinary spear technique, ‘Dark Ice Spearplay,’ and the divine weapon, Feixue Divine Spear, combined with his mastery of spear techniques reaching a state of perfect unity—this allowed him to fully suppress his opponent.

The opponent also had many strengths, but ultimately lacked the perfection of unified power. This single shortcoming placed him at a disadvantage.

“Show me your techniques,” Dongbo Xueying commanded coldly. He sensed something strange about his opponent.

“Hahahaha… I barely escaped back to the mortal world after countless deaths. I’ve only just recovered most of my injuries after some rest! But for you, it’s worth using once again the forbidden art bestowed by the mighty Demon God,” the monstrous giant declared. As he spoke, his body rapidly began to shrink—from a towering height of over two meters and forty-five centimeters down to about one meter eighty.

His waist, previously as thick as a water vat, and arms thicker than an average man’s thigh, all began to rapidly shrink!

In an instant, all his flesh, muscles, and bones transformed into terrifying energy, forming eerie black currents that surrounded his body. After shrinking, the divine emissary’s physique was now that of a lean but muscular man standing at one meter eighty.

“How is this possible?” Si Borong stared in disbelief.

“The forbidden art of the mighty Demon God,” Lu Huaru’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

“Truly impressive. No wonder he’s a Dark God Demon God. His understanding of the physical body surpasses even most mages,” Yu Jingqiu marveled. Mages usually studied both body and soul, even creating monsters. For example, the elder ancestor of the Si Clan, Si Lianghong, transformed his own body into a blood demon form to gain an extended lifespan.

“Crack… crack…” The divine emissary slightly twisted his neck, producing a terrifying sound, as black energy coiled around him like a demon.

“This is true power,” the divine emissary fixed his gaze on Dongbo Xueying. “If not for the pursuit of power, I probably wouldn’t have followed the Demon God! Young Spear Master, feel my current strength!”

“Interesting,” Dongbo Xueying observed the black energy surrounding the opponent’s body. “So much flesh and bone instantly transformed into power? Truly a divine forbidden art. I suspect your current form is your true form.”

“Correct,” the divine emissary casually replied. “Learning this forbidden art requires consuming a lot—consuming a great deal, transforming it into flesh and bones hidden within the body.”

Dongbo Xueying nodded.

He found it quite abnormal. Even if there were rare individuals reaching a height of two meters and forty-five centimeters, they were usually tall and thin. Extremely tall and bulky individuals like this were rare. Dongbo Xueying had ridden his Snow-Stepping Horse through Qinghe City and hadn’t seen such a monstrous physique.

“Is it over?” Yu Jingqiu worried.

“They’re both terrifying madmen,” Si Borong trembled.

“The divine emissary will win,” Lu Huaru grew more confident.

The divine emissary, now surrounded by black energy like a demon, exuded a terrifying aura that made them shudder in fear.

“Excellent, very good,” Dongbo Xueying suddenly spoke. “I was just finding your earlier strength too weak, completely suppressed by me, offering no challenge at all. Now this is interesting! My first battle against a Title-Level opponent should be exciting. Otherwise, killing you too easily would be too unsatisfying.”

“You won’t be so arrogant soon,” the divine emissary sneered. “Die!” In an instant, he charged forward, faster than before, while the Heavenly Suppression constantly weighed down on Dongbo Xueying. Since changes in Heavenly Suppression couldn’t affect a Spear Master, he would simply keep suppressing it, hoping to weaken the opponent’s strength.

“Is that so?” Dongbo Xueying instantly lunged forward, delivering a furious double-handed slash.

“Whoosh.” The divine emissary suddenly halted and took a strange step backward. With a thunderous boom, Dongbo Xueying’s spear struck the ground, causing the hall’s floor to crack, with countless stones flying into the air.

The flying debris was blocked by the black energy surrounding the divine emissary.

The divine emissary sneered. His strength had now fully surged, with improvements in both power and speed. Without even drawing his axes, he easily dodged the attack.

“Whoosh.”

The spear, striking the ground, used the rebound force to instantly spring upward, delivering a furious thrust at an even faster and fiercer speed.

“Too fast!” The divine emissary was startled. The spear master’s techniques connected too quickly, even utilizing the rebound force between each move to unleash even greater power.

“Clang!” The divine emissary barely managed to block with his twin axes.

The spear tip struck the axe face.

Dongbo Xueying’s body trembled, but his spear immediately spun, transforming into countless spear shadows engulfing the divine emissary.

Dark Ice Spearplay—Drifting Snow!

Countless snowflakes drifted down, with icy spear tips hidden within.

“Fast spear techniques!” The divine emissary blocked with his twin axes.

“Faster, faster, still not fast enough,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes burned with fierce battle intent. His spear shadows covered the sky, engulfing the opponent. The countless spear strikes were too fast, almost instantly targeting the opponent’s head, throat, right leg, left leg, right foot, wrists—multiple points in a chaotic assault, forcing the divine emissary into a purely defensive position.

“Too fast! Dongbo Xueying is too fast! His spear shadows are so fast they’re almost invisible. Is this his true strength? He could kill me with a single strike,” Si Borong was stunned. Yu Jingqiu was equally breathless. As a Silver Moon Grand Magus, she had always been proud of her magical prowess, but today she witnessed the clash of Title-Level power.

Under such power, what was a Silver Moon Magus? Even a Title-Level Magus would need to prepare spells, and would likely perish if suddenly attacked.

“So fast,” everyone present felt Dongbo Xueying’s spear techniques were astonishingly swift.

Could spear techniques really be this fast?

The spear techniques Dongbo Xueying learned were renowned for their speed!

When Title-Level peak strength, the divine weapon Feixue Divine Spear, mastery of spear techniques, and the Dark Ice Spearplay all combined—how fast could it be? Exactly as it was now!

“Aaaaargh! Damn it, get away!” Finally enraged after being continuously attacked, the divine emissary unleashed his techniques, wildly swinging his axes with all his might, fully unleashing his strength.

“Boom!”

The spear tip collided with the axes.

Dongbo Xueying’s Feixue Divine Spear bent from the impact, but the spear shaft was designed to store energy when bent. Dongbo Xueying immediately used the stored force by sidestepping, delivering a fierce strike!

“Die! Die! Die! Die now!” The divine emissary attacked furiously, his twin massive axes swinging wildly. Now smaller in stature, the axes were like two large shields, making it difficult for Dongbo Xueying to land a hit.

“Boom! Boom! Boom…”

Each clash forced Dongbo Xueying to change tactics.

Either being pushed back or sidestepping to use the force to counterattack.

Although continuously suppressed… Dongbo Xueying still retaliated repeatedly with countless spear techniques.

“Blood Axe, World Annihilation!” The divine emissary roared, much of his black energy now coiling around the blood axes.

“Not good,” Dongbo Xueying’s face darkened. His spear hadn’t even touched the axes yet, but upon contacting the surrounding black energy, he felt it was slippery and resilient. The blood axes’ range of influence expanded, and their power increased significantly.

“Whoosh.”

The blood axe swept horizontally, the black energy sweeping an even wider area.

Boom!

Dongbo Xueying was sent staggering backward from the impact.

“Die!” The divine emissary instantly surged forward, his speed surpassing Dongbo Xueying’s. The axe in his hand came down fiercely, its power even greater.

Dongbo Xueying dared not block directly, instantly dodging desperately to the side.

Boom!!! The ground was cleaved by the axe, creating a crack spanning twenty to thirty meters.

“Slash! Slash! Slash!” The divine emissary clearly wanted to finish the opponent in one go. After all, the power granted by this forbidden art was limited. Now he was extravagantly channeling it into his weapon, greatly enhancing his strength but accelerating his energy consumption. He had to kill Dongbo Xueying quickly.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!” Dongbo Xueying, unable to match the opponent’s speed, could only Reluctantly use his spear to desperately block and deflect, but the opponent’s strength was ultimately too overwhelming.

“Boom.”

A violent retreat sent him crashing into the wall behind him, creating cracks on the wall.

Dongbo Xueying awkwardly rolled sideways onto the ground.

“Will he die?” Yu Jingqiu’s heart clenched. Si Borong also watched anxiously.

“The divine emissary will definitely win,” Lu Huaru, hiding at a distance, thought. Earlier, the three gates of the hall had been closed, completely sealing them in, so he couldn’t escape either. Therefore, he also hoped for the divine emissary’s victory.

……

The divine emissary pressed attack after attack, Dongbo Xueying becoming increasingly battered.

“Whoosh.” Dongbo Xueying rolled awkwardly on the ground to barely evade.

“The gap is too great. I’m completely overwhelmed. It seems I’ll have to unleash the power of my bloodline,” Dongbo Xueying thought. In an instant, he darted away. As he soared mid-air, faint crimson energy began swirling around his body—the ancient bloodline power of a mighty being from the Primordial Era surged forth. His eyes grew increasingly fierce with killing intent.