Lucifer Liushui’s eyes snapped open. Was this the damned new ability that Duan Feng’er possessed after awakening—Devour? Legend held that among the contemporary Nine-Headed Serpent bloodline families, only the Serpent Emperor Pan Hongji possessed Devour, and it was a capability he only acquired with his ninth transformation. Devour!
Even the Great Demon King would curse it as shameless, indecent, and the ability of a base rogue! Yet, it had reappeared on Duan Feng’er! And this was only his how many time awakening?
Such powerful Jin Qi! Pure, clean! And it actually transformed into dust, easily absorbed! If I don't seize it now, when will I? Fen Tu Kuangge spread his arms wide: “Great True Gold Dou Qi! Come into me!”
Indeed! The terror of the Elemental King lies not just in the strength of a single element! Normally, if combined, Duan Feng’er and Fen Tu Kuangge could only watch with covetous eyes. But today, the Dou Soul suddenly shattered, turning into fine, dust-like particles. Although the ownership still rested with Qiao Ka, at this instant! Qiao Ka did not possess complete and utter control over the power of these dust-like Dou Souls. A momentary lapse, meeting robbers like Duan Feng’er and Fen Tu Kuangge, meant he could only lament his misfortune.
“It’s Poison Fire! Wonderful, this toxin!” Duan Feng’er’s face revealed an indescribable look of ecstasy; he even seemed to emit a moan of ultimate pleasure.
Fen Tu Kuangge’s usually silent face was also split by a smile. The power released after the Dou Soul’s destruction was truly immense! Even snatching a fraction of it was a massive treasure for him! And it was such pure Jin Qi! Why be polite with him?
The Great True Gold Dou Qi began to inhale at full speed, a trace of golden radiance flowing over Fen Tu Kuangge’s body.
“Damn it! These bandits!”
Qiao Ka snarled with a grim face, furiously and rapidly fighting the two thieves for the power that rightfully belonged to him.
Ten percent! Twenty percent! Twenty-five percent… Thirty percent… Three…
Gone! Qiao Ka discovered with fierce resentment that of the remaining fifty percent, he had only managed to secure three-fifths; the remaining two-fifths had been snatched away by those two damned brutes!
“So satisfying!” Duan Feng’er snorted, fire-like Dou Qi blasting from his nostrils. In that single instant, he had managed to snatch a full thirteen percent of the Dou Qi dust. His Golden Dou Heart was about to burst, the poison rapidly converting and fusing with his own toxins, the Golden Dou Heart feeling as if it could shatter at any moment.
One tenth of Level Six Dou Soul dust! A full thirteen percent swallowed by a warrior of the Dou Heart realm—what concept was that?
Duan Feng’er felt his body on the verge of exploding! Fen Tu Kuangge felt his entire frame seemingly solidified by the excess Jin Qi, his body on the verge of turning into actual metal, unable to move at all.
Zero point seven percent of the Dou Qi! Swallowed by a Dou Heart warrior! If not for the Great True Gold Dou Qi granting his body and Dou Meridians extraordinary resilience, he would have certainly burst apart and died.
Bang! A Dou Heart Demon Warrior slammed a punch heavily into Fen Tu Kuangge’s back. The solid impact sounded like striking metal. Fen Tu Kuangge’s nearly solidified body, jolted by this blow, suddenly allowed the Dou Qi to flow again, just as solid ice is instantly shattered!
Relief! Fen Tu Kuangge let out a long roar to the heavens, turning back to grip his opponent’s head, his five fingers pressing down with sudden force! Under his opponent’s gaze of utter terror, he crushed the skull completely inward.
“I will kill you all!” Qiao Ka roared in fury, his attention instantly snapping to the two thieves. His aura locked onto them, immense pressure enveloping the entire battlefield.
“Qiao Ka! Don't forget your mission!” Lucifer Zhifeng roared again. “Do their lives matter?”
That single sentence struck Qiao Ka like lightning. Right! Killing these two would serve no purpose! He had to kill Ji Liu Feijing!
“Ji Liu Feijing! Feel the might of my strongest Hellfire!”
“Danger! Dodge quickly!” Lucifer Liushui’s eyes lit up. The line from his Destruction Demon Eye shot directly at Qiao Ka, attempting to buy Qian Jin more time.
“Dodge? Is there time?”
Qiao Ka’s body flickered, his speed a blur of countless shadows. The line from the Destruction Demon Eye only struck the spot where he had initially stood. His entire body, leaving behind an afterimage, appeared before Qian Jin, his large hand opening its five fingers like a net cast over the earth, reaching toward Qian Jin.
No time? Qian Jin’s two legs vibrated at high speed, creating a myriad of shadows!
Rumble! The vast wave of Dou Qi generated by the palm strike also only struck the afterimage Qian Jin had left behind. The ground instantly collapsed, the soil seemingly about to turn to ash.
Hellfire! With his Dou Soul burning, Qiao Ka’s power approached the Saint Realm! Even a Level Ten Dou Soul expert could not win against him in this state.
Twice using Myriad Shadows! Qian Jin’s body materialized behind Qiao Ka. Large, cold beads of sweat formed on his forehead. The physical toll of Myriad Shadows surpassed imagination, and against Qiao Ka’s assault, he had to exert its full power just to evade.
Ascending Peak Eighteen Hammers, Fourth Strike!
Bang! The blow, a hybrid of palm and hammer, capable of easily shattering granite and impervious to steel shields, smashed fiercely into Qiao Ka’s highly arched spine, which resembled a giant python. It only produced a muffled thud, followed by Qiao Ka spitting out a spray of blood.
The intense pain made Qiao Ka abruptly straighten his back, simultaneously striking backward with a palm. Everything in its path seemed to evoke ghostly cries and howls of misery.
Such terrifying force? It couldn't break his spine? If Duan Feng’er hadn’t just swallowed a portion of his power? Qian Jin’s eye twitched. His feet moved at high speed again. The sweat simply remained at his initial standing spot, keeping the afterimage company, as his body reappeared behind Qiao Ka once more.
Almost simultaneously, a massive hand descended from above Qiao Ka’s rear. Accompanying the descending hand was Qiao Ka’s confident sneer: “I knew you would strike my back again!”
To be predicted by his opponent! Qian Jin’s lips curled into a self-mocking smile. Using the same combat technique twice? His opponent wasn't a fool.
Bang! The earth cratered again. Qian Jin reappeared, gasping for breath, to Qiao Ka’s side. The Ascending Peak Eighteen Hammers instantly enveloped the area around Qiao Ka’s head.
“I knew you would do that.” Qiao Ka’s words were filled with confidence. The moment his Dou Soul ignited, he felt as if he had grasped everything between heaven and earth. His hearing, sight, judgment, and five senses, even his sixth sense, surpassed their normal levels far too much.
This was a state, a feeling rumored only to be achieved upon reaching the Saint Realm. Perhaps after entering the Saint Realm, this sensation would be hundreds or thousands of times clearer! But no expert below the Saint Realm had ever experienced such a feeling!
Qiao Ka possessed it now. Though he wasn't even a Half-Saint, he was nearly the foremost figure below that rank!
A blow to shatter the head! Qian Jin realized he had been too confident. This opponent was different from every foe before him. Perhaps they were the same initially, but at this moment! He had become different! Unpredictable and impossible to gauge!
Myriad Shadows! Qian Jin felt his legs were about to break. He aborted the Ascending Peak Eighteen Hammers before they could collide with Qiao Ka’s raised arm, and his body materialized in front of Qiao Ka.
What met him head-on was a knee! The speed of the knee enlarged rapidly in Qian Jin’s pupils. It was like a massive grinding stone, generating a piercing wind noise as it moved at high velocity, the sheer force threatening to blow Qian Jin skyward.
Everything was within prediction! Qiao Ka smiled confidently, watching his opponent like a rabbit that had stumbled into his trap—no matter how it leaped, it couldn't escape his grasp, destined only to be slaughtered.
Qian Jin also smiled! Though the knee strike was fierce, it lacked flexibility! If it were a fist or palm, the greatest danger in this state was being seized!
Ascending Peak Eighteen Hammers, Fourth Strike! Bang!
Qiao Ka’s savage grin instantly froze. The spot where the hammer struck… was too precise! His power hadn't even been fully unleashed to half its strength, yet it landed directly on his vital node! Was this kid’s luck too good? Even a Saint Realm expert couldn't locate my power node!
The power node! Like the vulnerable spot of a snake—hitting it meant the force couldn't even be half-displayed.
Qian Jin’s body swayed violently to the side, his wrist shaking uncontrollably. Even utilizing the special ability of the Ascending Peak Eighteen Hammers to strike the opponent's power node, his Dou Qi scattered… “Luck won’t follow you forever…”
Qiao Ka’s arms had already rotated, blocking every possible escape route for Qian Jin.
Dodge? Evade? Qian Jin dropped his shoulders, relaxed his hips, his arms flipping upward. He twisted his ankle and thrust both arms forward with sudden waist power.
“Got you!”
A slight pain crossed Qiao Ka’s lips. Enduring the pain of Qian Jin striking his palm, he forced a smile and clenched his hand tightly around Qian Jin’s, fierce Dou Qi surging violently toward Qian Jin at that moment.
Tossing aside everything else, a pure clash of Dou Qi! Dispensing with technique, dispensing with luck, it was only the impact of Dou Qi and Dou Technique rankings—a battle to the death!
Qiao Ka knew clearly: as long as he seized his opponent, everything prior was merely…
Bang! A burst of blood sprayed from Qiao Ka’s arm joint. Almost simultaneously, his shoulder, knee, back… neck… various parts of his body began to explode wildly, erupting in clouds of crimson mist.
Submerged Thunder Dou Technique! Qian Jin looked back at his terrifyingly formidable opponent with a cold sneer. The Submerged Thunder Dou Technique, which he had detonated with that single knee strike, was finally taking effect!
The Submerged Thunder Dou Technique didn’t just damage muscle; it injured bone, internal organs, and the Dou Meridians and Apertures. Dou Meridians were like the roads and bridges a carriage travels on; if a bridge breaks, even the strongest thousand-mile steed can only stand on one side and watch, unable to exert its power.
“You…”
“Seized me?” Qian Jin stared chillingly at Qiao Ka. “You die too…”
“I die?” Qiao Ka laughed. “The Submerged Thunder Dou Technique is indeed terrifying! But if I die, you won’t live either! What if the Dou Meridians are severed? Charge for me…”