Battered by a continuous barrage of attacks from his opponent, and driven to such a desperate state, Nico was boiling with rage. * At this very moment, he could no longer endure it!
Roar! A heaven-shattering roar erupted! The fierce sound waves instantly blasted the several lunging dragon shadows backward!
Ah! This is bad! As the dragon shadows were repelled, Xing Chen instantly felt a sense of dread! Without hesitation, the Phoenix Heaven Wings on his back flapped swiftly, and his entire body shot high into the sky!
Blazing Flame Burn, Second Level activated! Battle Qi intensity boosted to three hundred thousand points!
In an instant, an unprecedented killing intent saturated the air! Oppressive like damp dew, making breathing difficult and utterly agonizing; Xing Chen felt an icy chill rising from his heart!
Roar! Spatial Imprisonment! Then, Nico’s astonishing Battle Qi energy instantly transformed into terrifying sonic oscillations that swept over everything!
This terrifying aura, this sonic shockwave capable of literally vibrating a person to death, was utterly preposterous in its might! Xing Chen, suspended high in the air, suddenly felt an immense, invisible traction, as if held fast by a pair of gigantic, unseen hands, while his internal organs felt as if they were being ripped apart by the sudden sonic assault.
Blood erupted uncontrollably from his mouth in a wild spray!
This! This is Spatial Imprisonment!
Indeed, this bizarre scene unfolding before him was exactly the same as when that huge white tiger had immobilized him previously!
In the face of absolute power, all techniques and tactics become utterly redundant!
Has he finally succeeded in activating the second level of Blazing Flame Burn!
The Blue Night in his mind clearly displayed a set of astonishing figures!
Battle Qi Intensity: Three hundred thousand points! This has already exceeded the theoretical limit of his own strongest combat capability! How can this battle possibly continue!
Xing Chen could not control the terror welling up in his heart, staring intently at the solitary figure standing grounded below! A Battle Qi intensity of three hundred thousand—the gap in power was simply too vast!
Once again, Xing Chen clearly felt the fragility of his own strength, like an ant beneath a giant’s foot; this time, escape seemed utterly impossible!
On the other side, Niya was also being violently shaken to her core by the terrifying sonic waves, causing her to vomit blood on the spot! Her predicament was even more frantic than Xing Chen’s!
"Hahaha!" Having successfully activated the second level of Blazing Flame Burn, and feeling the tide-like Battle Qi energy surging and filling his body, Nico let out a maniacal, triumphant laugh: "You have no chance left. Now, die."
With just a gentle wave of his sword, a vast, imposing sword qi erupted like a colossal dragon, roaring as it charged forward!
Ah! At this moment, Xing Chen was like a condemned prisoner fixed to the tracks, rigidly bound by that terrifying Battle Qi field!
He could only stare blankly as the world-destroying dragon of sword qi hurtled toward him!
Damn it! Move, I command you! Xing Chen desperately gripped the Dragon Shadow Sword, forcefully cycling the Battle Qi within his body, trying to break free from this terrifying restraint!
Clang! Buzz-buzz-buzz! Just then, the previously crimson Dragon Shadow Sword suddenly emitted a strange, multicolored stream of light!
Ah! The Sword Spirit! The Sword Spirit has manifested! Xing Chen was overjoyed! Although this peculiar sword was inconsistent in its performance, it was undeniable that every time it proved useful, it brought an unexpected surprise!
Like a restrained demonic beast, Xing Chen felt the hand gripping the sword vibrating and humming so fiercely it felt as if it were about to shatter into dust!
However, this strange phenomenon did not last long!
Then, a deep, domineering aura emanated from the hilt, spreading swiftly throughout his body like countless sensitive tendrils, extending and connecting with every ounce of power within him!
Surges of astonishing heat erupted simultaneously in his mind, chest, and limbs! This warmth penetrated every part of his body, dispelling the invisible, immense force that had constrained him, before rapidly flowing back into the Dragon Shadow Sword.
Clang! Buzz-buzz-buzz! The sword hum of the Dragon Shadow Sword grew clearer, more urgent! And the blooming multicolored light became increasingly dazzling, so bright that it was impossible to keep one's eyes open!
All of this transpired in a mere instant! Then, the multicolored light suddenly burst outward! The sword radiance swelled to a length of ten meters!
Ah!
This was a turn of events Xing Chen himself had not anticipated, yet he knew instinctively that this was his only chance to reverse the tide! As the sword radiance wildly expanded, his body was filled with power on the verge of exploding—a power that demanded release. Thus, he let out a long roar, a cry that split the heavens and startled the birds!
Life Field disordered! Battle Qi Intensity instantly surged by 300,000 points!
The Blue Night in his mind instantly reported a set of shocking figures!
Swish! Swish! With an earth-shattering, ferocious momentum, Xing Chen brought the surging sword radiance down upon the long dragon of sword qi charging wildly up from the ground!
"Boom..." A dull, heavy roar! A fierce shockwave stunned nearly everyone present, sounding like the heavens collapsing, the earth sinking, or a tsunami splitting a mountain.
For a moment, flint sparked, Battle Qi raged, and the spacious area of the underground palace trembled and distorted under the impact of this terrifying energy!
Ah! Niya was thrown backward like shrapnel, her internal energy, already a mess, was completely thrown into chaos by the shockwave!
Pfft! Carelessly, Niya ended up severely injuring herself with the shockwave of her own energy!
However, unexpectedly, this powerful impact shattered Nico's Spatial Imprisonment, and Niya, sword and all, was flung far away!
But Niya, recovering slightly, was utterly stunned, her spirit reeling: this guy actually managed to withstand the second level of Blazing Flame Burn, the power of a Phoenix Heaven Knight!
What kind of monster is he!
Although it was only for a fleeting moment, Niya clearly perceived that Xing Chen's Battle Qi energy had indeed surged instantaneously to an astonishing three hundred thousand points!
The two intensely powerful sword energies collided violently! Yet Xing Chen, suspended in mid-air, fluttered out like a scrap of paper, crashing down onto the ground.
The blood spurting from his mouth splattered across the dust like the red glow of evening clouds.
And Nico on the ground was not faring much better! He was forced back repeatedly by the impact, his blood spraying uncontrollably, before he slammed violently against the wall of the great hall, barely managing to stabilize himself!
Incredibly, Nico had been injured in that direct confrontation!
"I knew it would end like this." Niya, ecstatic, could not help but let out a wild laugh!
As Niya's laughter echoed, the entire space seemed to be forcibly ripped open by some strange force. A peculiar sphere of light suddenly exploded from the ground!
This bizarre sight stunned even Xing Chen, who was severely injured and nearly unconscious from the blast.
A purple figure flashed into existence simultaneously, and an astonishing killing intent, like a raging gale, swept through the area suddenly!
It shot toward Nico, who was leaning against the wall, like a bolt of lightning!
It all happened too quickly!
There wasn't even time to react!
"Lan Qi!" Facing the phantom figure that had suddenly attacked, Nico could barely believe his eyes, forgetting even to defend himself, his face fixed in a stunned, captivated expression! But when he realized the icy sword edge was already approaching his chest, he snapped back to awareness!
Roar! He raised his azure greatsword before his chest.
Crack! Rumble!
Amidst the muffled, thunderous impact, how could Nico—already injured by Xing Chen and now defending hastily—possibly withstand Lan Qi’s fully charged strike!
The Azure Heaven Cleaver was knocked flying far away, while Lan Qi’s Golden Heaven Cleaver passed through Nico’s defense without obstruction, stuck deep into Nico's chest!
Ah! With a soul-tearing scream, Nico was pinned against the wall, held fast by the Golden Heaven Cleaver, utterly unable to move!
Ah! This is... what is happening! The one who suddenly appeared is Lan Qi! Wasn't she with Mo Long!
Xing Chen was completely bewildered!
Nico’s originally enraged eyes now held a desolate, fading smile!
He gazed somewhat infatuatedly at Lan Qi’s still, autumn-water-like eyes before him!
"I didn't expect you would actually kill me," Nico said with a grim smile.
"When you became the Phoenix Heaven Knight of the Xiang Tian Tribe, you should have known this day would come," Lan Qi replied with an indifferent expression, as if examining a completely unrelated corpse!
"I am not reconciled," Nico managed to choke out the four words, apparently having exhausted all his strength, before finally closing his eyes.
Could it be that this was a trap from the very beginning! Xing Chen, lying on the ground, stared in shock at the smiling Niya and the expressionless Lan Qi.
For a moment, he felt a cold sweat break out all over his body!