Faced with this overwhelming impact, Saint Venerable Lu’s life force and soul power were simultaneously shaken, and his injuries were not minor! Yet, he remained utterly unyielding. In the final instant that Shimogawa Zangiku broke free from the spatial shackles, his great blade was raised once more. This time, the blade emitted a dazzling, blazing white blade aura!
This was the Profound Qi Blade Aura! A peculiar power that could only manifest when the art of the blade on the Profound Profound Continent reached its absolute zenith! And this power was capable of utterly annihilating even a Saint Infant’s soul under its radiance!
Interlinked with the Life Space Lock, this was also an overloaded attack that burned one’s own life force and soul power!
Saint Venerable Lu immediately adopted a desperate fighting style! Because he knew that if he showed even the slightest hesitation, this Supreme Heavenly Ninja could vanish into the distance in the next moment!
Although his surprise attack had successfully inflicted a grave injury, and his own formidable blade qi had directly shattered the foe's internal organs; for a Supreme Heavenly Ninja of Dual Saint Venerable cultivation, these wounds, though severe, would not prove fatal!
Given time to rest and recuperate, he would fully recover, suffering no loss in strength! The recovery ability of a Saint Venerable level being was already synonymous with terror, far beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Even if his head remained attached to his body while the rest was destroyed, he would still have a chance to recover—this was the truly frightening ability of a Saint Venerable expert, bordering on immortality!
Therefore, he absolutely had to press the advantage while the iron was hot!
Only by completely annihilating this man in one sustained push could he achieve a permanent solution! And right now, he held the absolute initiative! This was the perfect opportunity to wipe out the enemy in one go!
Shimogawa Zangiku roared, his internal organs nearly fully exposed, trembling weakly with his shout. All four of his eyes were bloodshot!
He had already assessed that Saint Venerable Lu clearly intended to drag him into mutual destruction!
But given the current situation, where the opponent had succeeded with a sneak attack, destroying his viscera with the first strike, he was now too weak to even attempt the Hidden Kill Art; if he couldn't kill the other party, he was likely doomed here!
Even as a Dual Saint Venerable, if he were relentlessly entangled by the opponent like this, it would only lead to his demise! Not to mention that he was already grievously wounded; attempting to flee would be slower than the opponent’s speed, making escape absolutely impossible!
With this realization, Shimogawa Zangiku hardened his resolve! If I am destined to die, then you shall accompany me on my journey!
With a piercing shriek, his two long blades lunged fiercely toward Saint Venerable Lu!
The tips of the blades were also suffused with the blazing white Profound Qi Blade Aura!
Both men were currently operating under the same strategy: If we kill, we obliterate you utterly, body and soul! Show no mercy!
As the three long blades clashed violently, the faces of both men grew increasingly pale! Both were burning their life force and soul power; neither would have an easy time!
Saint Venerable Lu burst into loud laughter, suddenly flashing sideways with uncanny speed to the flank of Shimogawa Zangiku’s two bodies, swinging his great blade in a reckless, utterly resolute downward chop.
Shimogawa Zangiku sneered internally, launching both of his blades simultaneously! One thrust toward Saint Venerable Lu’s Dantian, the other toward his heart! This was attacking the opponent’s vital necessity!
Because he was one body with two manifestations, the momentum of his simultaneous attack was indeed slightly sharper than Saint Venerable Lu’s assault! Shimogawa Zangiku was certain Saint Venerable Lu would not meet the blow head-on, as his injuries were critical, meaning he could die at any moment. Although Saint Venerable Lu had also expended considerable life and soul essence by executing the Life Space Lock, his condition was undoubtedly better than his own. A mutual annihilation scenario now would be absolutely detrimental to Saint Venerable Lu!
Even if Saint Venerable Lu initially intended mutual destruction, he surely wouldn't now! Because he already held the absolute advantage!
And in a contest between Saint Venerable experts, if one side retreated, the other would absolutely have the opportunity to flee a thousand miles, even if space was currently sealed by Saint Venerable Lu! But he miscalculated!
One wrong move and the entire game is lost!
Facing the fierce onslaught of the twin blades, Saint Venerable Lu did not evade; instead, with a long roar, he thrust his chest forward to meet the attack! His great blade thereby gained several points of force! At this moment, Saint Venerable Lu concentrated every bit of cultivation he possessed in his entire life into the long blade!
The Profound Qi Blade Aura on the blade became so intense it nearly ignited!
Shimogawa Zangiku cried out in panic. Just as his twin blades were about to strike Saint Venerable Lu first, he finally realized his judgment was wrong! The opponent was plainly intending mutual destruction; his plan to trade injuries and force a retreat was completely meaningless?
With this thought, how could he worry about attacking? His only focus was a desperate, frantic retreat!
Saint Venerable Lu ***, that one strike remained unchanged!
Chii! The sharp blade held by Shimogawa Zangiku’s female form fiercely pierced into Saint Venerable Lu’s chest at the heart position, unerringly accurate! Then, with another chii, the other blade plunged into Saint Venerable Lu’s Dantian, equally accurate!
These two blades pierced in almost simultaneously, feeling absolutely no resistance, as if slicing into pork—shua, they went straight through from front to back!
Profound Qi erupted inside Saint Venerable Lu’s body! With a bang, a fine mist of blood simultaneously emerged from every pore of Saint Venerable Lu’s body!
At this moment, Saint Venerable Lu had not reserved even a single iota of power for his physical defense; all his strength, without reservation, had been poured entirely into the great blade in his hand!
And as his body was struck, Saint Venerable Lu lunged into Shimogawa Zangiku’s embrace, the great blade blazing with dazzling white Profound Qi Blade Aura, hacking down fiercely where the two bodies connected!
Shua!
Two bodies were cleaved in two by the blade!
Three bodies spun downward from the high altitude almost simultaneously!
Mutual annihilation!
Shimogawa Zangiku’s two bodies, while spinning, finally met gaze face-to-face. Both managed a desolate smile. The boundless ferocity of moments ago had vanished without a trace.
“It turns out that seeing each other like this, without any restraint, feels so comfortable.” The female form of Shimogawa Zangiku smiled mournfully, her eyes devoid of violence or hysteria, showing instead a gentle softness, a feminine tenderness.
The male form of Shimogawa Zangiku also smiled gently with a look of relief, slowly descending from the air, his eyes fixed on the female form’s face, his gaze reflecting pure tenderness: “If there is a next life, we shall be human, gazing upon each other, spending a lifetime together!”
The female form seemed to blush slightly, a touch of shyness, yet gently extended her small hand.
The male form of Shimogawa Zangiku laughed heartily, reaching out his large hand to grasp the hand of his other half, clutching it tightly.
Both closed their eyes simultaneously and expired! Under Saint Venerable Lu’s Profound Qi Blade Aura, Shimogawa Zangiku could no longer sustain himself; the Saint Infant hadn't even time to coalesce before his spirit was severed, vanishing completely from heaven and earth!
Though they longed for companionship in the next life in their final moments, they were perfectly aware that their soul essence had been utterly annihilated by Saint Venerable Lu’s supreme Profound Qi Blade Aura!
They were destined to have no next life!
But to be able to hold each other’s hand in their final instant, free from innate constraints, was enough for them! No regrets remained!
That single moment was eternity; what did the existence of a next life matter?
This hermaphroditic alien, who was both spouse and sibling, under such a taboo ethical relationship, the affection between Shimogawa Zangiku’s male and female forms was astonishingly deep!
Until death, they didn't even spare Saint Venerable Lu another glance!
Since death was certain, and their souls were to turn to nothingness in the next instant, what concern was it of theirs whether someone else lived or died? As for hatred, ideals, hopes… all those things—were they important to those with no future, no hope?
They truly were not important anymore!
And the moment Saint Venerable Lu confirmed the enemy had been struck, he immediately swallowed that Reversion Pill! He also didn't spare Shimogawa Zangiku another look. The opponent had taken a decisive, mutual-destruction strike delivered with his full effort; if he could still be conscious, that would be illogical! Since the foe was surely finished, what point was there in looking at a corpse? The sensible thing was to hurry and kill the next enemy!
Thus, the instant Saint Venerable Lu recovered, he shot upward and sped toward the positions of the other Supreme Heavenly Ninjas. He didn't even look back.
Leaving behind only a sigh!
He had come here ready to fight to the death! He hadn't even considered returning alive to Heavenly Punishment this time; so, what did life or death truly mean?
It didn't matter! It truly didn't matter!
His only desire was to drag as many aliens down with him as possible before he died! Whether they were inherently good or evil made no difference!
This was war!
This was a war between two continents!
War has never been about right or wrong; it is only about the respective soldiers and what they must protect!
What he held more precious than life might be exactly what the other side was striving with all their might to destroy!
And everything stemming from that foundation ultimately boiled down to one thing: survival of the fittest—it was that simple.
That was all.
In another direction, the seven Supreme Heavenly Ninjas of the alien side had been intercepted by the sudden appearance of seven Heavenly Punishment Saint Venerables!
Then, naturally, a life-and-death battle commenced!
The duels of the top experts were decided in an instant of life or death!
Three pairs had already concluded their battles, determining the victor and the vanquished.
Two Saint Venerables from the Heavenly Punishment side were gravely wounded, having consumed Reversion Pills, and were now engaging new opponents.
But one Heavenly Punishment Saint Venerable met a tragic end, ultimately not getting the chance to use a Reversion Pill before achieving mutual annihilation with his opponent! Seeing that the enemy reacted swiftly, rendering his sneak attack useless, forcing a direct confrontation where he was at an absolute disadvantage, this Saint Venerable decisively chose self-detonation and sacrifice!
Ultimately pulling this alien Supreme Heavenly Ninja along with him, the two headed off together to the Yellow Springs. Such a choice, though not a "gain," certainly wasn't a loss!
On the battlefield, the sounds of violent explosions continuously erupted.