Chapter 463: Interrupting the Advancement
Bai Xue's painful roars echoed, and Yang Haoran, eyes still tightly shut, immediately furrowed his brow. He didn't open his eyes, but instead accelerated the speed of his hand seals.
Yang Haoran, usually calm and composed in any situation, felt his heart involuntarily clench violently after hearing Bai Xue's anguished roars, an intense worry blossoming within him.
However, he neither opened his eyes nor ceased his hand seals, for to stop now would be to abandon all previous efforts. He would have to begin the hand seals anew, and with his current strength, he couldn't directly summon the Death God's Law Aspect instantly. Nor did he have the time to restart the hand seals.
"Filthy worm, get out of my face right now!"
Elder Brother roared, his expression twisting into a savage grimace. Streaks of Star Spirit Power, one after another, struck Bai Xue's body, leaving behind even more hideous wounds. A torrent of fresh blood sprayed from the gashes, and large scales scattered across the ground.
Bai Xue forcibly endured the intense pain, ceasing her anguished roars. Far from retreating, she instead opened her mouth and unleashed a pillar of green light formed from Demon Power, sending the wolf-headed monster flying. Immediately after, she sprayed another pillar of Demon Power at Elder Brother.
As for the monsters formed from blood energy, their sheer numbers, combined with their clinging to her body, made it impossible for her to dispel them quickly. She could only endure as they continued to tear at her flesh.
Though Bai Xue no longer screamed, the intense pain still caused her body to tremble uncontrollably.
After being sent flying by Bai Xue's Demon Power, the wolf-headed monster struggled on the ground for a moment before scrambling back to its feet, lunging at Bai Xue once more.
He hadn't initially wanted to deal a heavy blow to Bai Xue because her beauty was exceptionally rare; in his eyes, she was an exquisite treasure, a find one might never encounter again in a lifetime. Such a demon held immense value to him. If gifted to someone, she would undoubtedly bring him unexpected rewards, perhaps even altering the course of his entire life.
Moreover, even if he didn't present Bai Xue as a gift, he could simply keep such a prime female demon by his side as a plaything. With a demon's slow aging process, Bai Xue wouldn't have aged significantly even by the time he died of natural causes.
It was precisely these thoughts that made him reluctant to act ruthlessly towards Bai Xue. However, the current situation was different. If he didn't immediately stop Yang Haoran from manifesting the Death God's Law Aspect, he would likely be the one to suffer.
He didn't know how long it would take to summon the Death God's Law Aspect. If it was after his Demon Weapon successfully advanced, he felt he might be able to contend with it. But if it was before his Demon Weapon successfully advanced, then he would certainly be the one to suffer.
Bai Xue was a stumbling block in his efforts to prevent Yang Haoran from manifesting the Death God's Law Aspect. To keep himself from capsizing, he no longer cared about anything else. Forget dealing heavy blows; at this moment, he even harbored thoughts of killing Bai Xue.
Bai Xue saw that her attacks weren't having much effect on Elder Brother, while her own wounds were piling up. If this continued, she worried she wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
At this thought, an icy glint flared in Bai Xue's eyes, as if she were preparing to unleash some formidable technique.
She indeed possessed a hidden trump card that she hadn't yet used. The fact that she hadn't unleashed it until now indicated that the cost of deploying this ultimate move would undoubtedly be immense, otherwise, she wouldn't have waited until this very moment to make her decision.
However, just as Bai Xue was about to unleash her hidden trump card and fight desperately against her opponent, a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from another direction.
The appearance of this energy fluctuation captured not only Bai Xue's gaze but also Elder Brother's.
Both turned to look in the direction from which the energy fluctuation originated, only to see Ye Zhiqiu’s body radiating a brilliant green light. The longsword in his hand was enveloped by a vast amount of Star Spirit Power, and the powerful energy fluctuation they felt was precisely emanating from Ye Zhiqiu.
At this moment, Ye Zhiqiu had clearly also deployed his trump card, otherwise, the energy fluctuation radiating from his body wouldn't have been so intense.
Just moments ago, Elder Brother had unleashed all his tricks to attack Yang Haoran. At that time, Ye Zhiqiu had considered intercepting him, for once Yang Haoran successfully summoned the Death God's Law Aspect, they could leverage its immense power to turn the tide of the battle.
However, after a slight hesitation, Ye Zhiqiu didn't do so. He chose to seize this opportunity to secretly unleash his most powerful technique.
Now, green light burst forth around his body, and the Demon Weapon in his hand erupted with terrifying power fluctuations—this was the result of him successfully deploying his final trump card.
Feeling the formidable power fluctuation emanating from Ye Zhiqiu, Elder Brother's face drained of color in shock. Yet, Ye Zhiqiu showed no hesitation, swinging the Demon Weapon longsword in his hand.
Buzz!
A sword hum echoed throughout Cloud Mist Mountain Manor. A colossal sword, condensed from Star Spirit Power, descended. But this massive sword wasn't aimed at Elder Brother; instead, it slashed towards the copper hammer high in the sky, which was currently absorbing and refining Demon Weapons.
"Block this sword for me!"
Elder Brother shouted anxiously at the wolf-headed monster.
At the same time, he abandoned Bai Xue and unleashed his fastest speed, rushing towards the copper hammer high in the sky.
The wolf-headed monster was about to raise its fist and smash down on Bai Xue's body. Upon hearing Elder Brother's command, an angry roar erupted from its mouth. Its massive body instantly dissolved into wisps of blood energy and vanished, only to reform above the copper hammer, beneath the colossal sword.
The instant the wolf-headed monster reformed, the colossal sword already hovered directly above its head. Before it had time to react, the sword cleaved directly through its body.
The wolf-headed monster didn't even have time to utter a single scream before its body was split in two by the colossal sword, dissolving into a mist of blood and failing to reform. The colossal sword, its momentum undiminished, continued its downward trajectory towards the copper hammer below.
That seemingly unkillable wolf-headed monster finally vanished into thin air under this single strike from Ye Zhiqiu.
As the wolf-headed monster was annihilated by Ye Zhiqiu's sword, a crisp crack echoed from the array disk in Elder Brother's hand, revealing a fresh fissure.
However, Elder Brother, who was rapidly rushing towards the colossal sword, couldn't bother with such concerns at the moment. He had only one thought in his mind: he absolutely could not allow the colossal sword to successfully strike his advancing lifebound Demon Armament.
Nevertheless, his speed was ultimately half a beat too slow. He had only just neared the copper hammer when the colossal sword struck it.
Boom!
The instant the colossal sword struck the copper hammer, an explosion erupted. The copper hammer, along with the Demon Weapons it hadn't yet absorbed, were all blasted away, raining down from the sky like celestial maidens scattering flowers.
Elder Brother was also blasted away. The powerful shockwave from the explosion caused him considerable impact, sending him flying backward as a mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth, his face turning several shades paler.
Elder Brother forcibly stabilized his body in mid-air, looking down at the Demon Weapons scattered across the ground, including his own lifebound Demon Armament. His expression instantly turned incredibly grim.
Over the years, to advance his lifebound Demon Armament to four Demon Markings, he had racked his brains and poured his heart and soul into it, even secretly reaping considerable benefits behind the backs of his four brothers.
The large quantity of Demon Weapons he had just taken out had been acquired at immense cost during his recent outing. Yet, he hadn't even had time to let his lifebound Demon Armament absorb and refine them before this incident occurred. Thus, he had been forced to have his lifebound Demon Armament absorb the other Demon Weapons on the spot to complete its advancement.
However, with Ye Zhiqiu's single sword strike, though his efforts weren't entirely wasted, he had successfully interrupted the advancement of his lifebound Demon Armament.
With his Demon Weapon's advancement interrupted and the wolf-headed monster dissolved into a mist of blood, his desire to perform hand seals again to allow his lifebound Demon Armament to continue absorbing other Demon Weapons and complete its final advancement became nothing more than a pipe dream, for he knew his opponents wouldn't grant him that time.
The fury in his heart twisted his expression into a grimace. His gaze landed on Ye Zhiqiu, who at this moment was pale, gasping for air, the formidable energy fluctuation gone, replaced by extreme weakness.
"Damn it, I'll kill you, traitor!"
Elder Brother roared a curse, then hurled the cracked array disk in his hand towards Ye Zhiqiu below.
Following that, Elder Brother dove towards Ye Zhiqiu. Mid-descent, with a wave of his hand, the copper hammers that had been blasted into the ground shot up into the sky, one being seized in each of his hands.
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