The analysis of the situation pre-battle had long accounted for various potential outcomes! Yet, we never anticipated the Young Chief of the Cold Ridge Tribe making such an unexpected foray!
Considering the combined strength of myself and Sui Yun was already the absolute limit when facing Yue Che! Now, with You Yue, whose power rivals Sui Yun's, throwing himself into the fray, the circumstances have become dire!
Fortunately, Yue Che and You Yue did not engage simultaneously; perhaps this remains our sole opportunity for victory! If we can seize the moment to defeat You Yue while he is isolated, then the only remaining opponent will be Yue Che!
I have faith that Yin Shuang and Seth absolutely recognized this point! Likewise, Yue Che atop the city walls must certainly have grasped our stratagem; now, it seems the contest hinges on who can prevail first between myself and You Yue, and whichever side wins will greatly enhance their odds!
As I pondered, I suddenly sensed two immense auras rapidly closing in on this location! One was Sui Yun's aura, and the other was significantly more powerful than Sui Yun's—there was no need to doubt, it had to be Yue Che!
In our original plan, the most ideal combined maneuver was for Sui Yun and I to jointly charge the enemy formation from the outset! However, prior to that, we had held back a decisive trump card!
This move was originally intended for use should Yue Che and I engage in a cavalry charge duel! Unexpectedly, instead of Yue Che, we provoked the appearance of You Yue!
With this realization, I could no longer afford to hold back! With a sudden tightening of my grip around the giant creature's belly!
"Roar!" The creature, which had been poised for action, unleashed another earth-shattering roar! This time, the sonic attack expended nearly all the creature's remaining strength!
The volume was unimaginably immense! Even I, who was prepared, felt my eardrums throb painfully, nearly spitting blood from the sheer sonic wave!
And You Yue and his mount, caught completely off guard, were left in utter disarray! The creature's throat was truly unparalleled; recall that back on the Demon Sealing Battlefield, this technique was always foolproof!
Countless formidable enemies were stunned into paralysis by a single roar, left utterly defenseless for the slaughter! Now, after twenty-five years, the creature's strength has surged to an incredible degree, having even cultivated a formidable, strange power akin to Dou Qi!
Purely in terms of strength and speed, the giant even far exceeds me! Of course, this is under normal conditions, as the creature has not mastered the Qiankun Da Nuoyi!
No matter how astonishing its speed and power, it cannot contend with top-tier human masters like us. But even this sudden burst from the giant caught everyone by surprise!
The massive sonic sphere struck You Yue and his mount like a cannonball! You Yue's expression shifted drastically; perhaps with the Qiankun Da Nuoyi active, he could easily evade the creature's sonic assault, but his mount would surely not escape death!
"Damn it!" You Yue clearly realized this, opting instead to meet the attack head-on! Instantly, he manifested a colossal Dou Qi Shield, vast like a giant magic barrier, tightly enveloping both himself and his mount!
It was obvious he did not wish his mount to suffer any harm; he was using his own Dou Qi energy to forcibly withstand the creature's sonic assault! Clang!
Rumbled! Amidst the deafening roar!
The enormous sonic sphere finally collided with that golden Dou Qi Shield! The terrifying force sent You Yue, mount and all, flying backward violently!
Almost simultaneously with the creature launching its sonic attack, I sprang upward from its back! The instant the Qiankun Da Nuoyi was activated!
Space solidified! Time paused!
It was a suffocating, deathly silence, a pressure like a mountain deeply rooted in the heart! In this moment of instantaneous invincibility, every iota of Dou Qi energy within me exploded to its limit!
Then, within this deathly still space, a patch of dim, dark light manifested! It was a blade!
A long, black saber, whose dark sheen resembled the eerie glow from the netherworld, possessing an unparalleled, unsettling strangeness! With a simple sweep, it filled every corner of this frozen space, then slowly yet inexorably swept toward You Yue, who was still helplessly airborne!
In the state of instantaneous invincibility, a killing blow requires no complex techniques or maneuvers! Masters of the same caliber can see through any move their opponent makes!
The only thing left to contest is speed and power! This simple strike contained the full measure of my ultimate power!
Though the black blade moved slowly, it was still unstoppable as it swept across You Yue's vital chest area! "Ching..." A dull, prolonged resonance suddenly erupted!
A brilliant afterimage flashed in the void! It was a spear!
A phantom-like spear! The entire world dimmed, for this single thrust outshone the brilliance of the heavens, obscuring the sun and moon, blazing with immense light!
More astonishingly, this dazzling spear seemed to consume all available light before unleashing a searing, fiery aura, like a raging fire dragon! Roaring, it hurtled toward that streak of dark light!
"Boom..." Amidst a muffled explosion, the world snapped back to normal! However, my sensation was of being plunged into a blazing furnace!
I was thrown violently backward at an incredible speed! Yet, using the last shred of my strength at the moment of impact, I locked both arms tightly around You Yue's body!
The scenery flashed by like lightning on either side! A tyrannical aura suddenly flooded my entire being, feeling as though it was trying to tear me apart and blast me open!
Impact! Then, You Yue and I, locked together, crashed heavily onto the ground!
This was followed by a tearing, numbing pain that ran bone-deep, nearly causing me to pass out! As for You Yue, his state was equally unknown!
But I managed to clearly see the scene before me! You Yue, held fast in my embrace, was also smashed violently onto the ground, blood trickling from his lips, his armor reduced to a heap of shattered fragments!
His appearance was indescribably wretched! Almost the instant we hit the ground!
"Swish, swish!" The sky suddenly brightened! As if countless strange clouds were sweeping in at impossible speed!
But upon closer inspection, I realized these were no clouds, but legions of fireballs, ice bolts, roaring thunder, and exploding flames! They were descending in a deluge, slamming down relentlessly onto the fallen You Yue!
This, in fact, was my true final measure; even if I couldn't kill You Yue instantly, I could at least bring him to a mutual ruin, ideally holding him tight so he couldn't escape, thereby creating an opening for Long Xin and the others! The inspiration for this move was actually derived from the Fire Sea Grand Array I had used previously!
The final, fatal wave of magical assault was being launched by the Mage Special Operations Team, personally commanded by Long Xin! A terrifying offensive force composed of the 500 most elite mages from the Snow Plain Tribe!
Under such magical bombardment, let alone You Yue, perhaps no one on the continent could withstand this level of magical onslaught! Of course, except for the Demon Devourers like myself, Xing Ye, and Xing Zhan, who are immune to magical attacks!
Currently, You Yue was held captive by my iron grip! He struggled desperately to break free, but the previous direct confrontation had already gravely injured him, leaving him unable to escape my hold!
Though I was also seriously wounded, and my strength nearly depleted! I could still keep You Yue firmly encircled, preventing any chance of escape!
As for the giant creature, it had collapsed after unleashing its most powerful strike! Normally, although magical attacks are potent, they could never hit a super-master who commands the Qiankun Da Nuoyi!
But the current situation was entirely different! Now, with You Yue held tightly in my arms, he absolutely could not evade the magic bombardment from Long Xin's Mage Special Operations Team!
"Damn it, he's trying to take us both down," You Yue's face turned green as he watched the overwhelming wave of incoming magic!