Chapter 985: A Despicable Demon, Worthy of Negotiating with Me? Kneel!!! |
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He raised the Sky-Rending Talisman in his hand, threatening.
Since he'd already come to the [Black Prison of Death's Body], Lu Ding certainly wasn't about to indulge him.
He raised his hand and fired a [Tiger Qi Death Beam Cannon] straight at him.
Under He Xian's utterly bewildered gaze, He Xiaoyi beside him flashed forward, swinging his sword to cleave the incoming attack apart.
He Xian still refused to give up: "This is the Sky-Rending Talisman!!! Do you dare to attack, are you trying to die together with me?!!!!"
Death—that word was easy to say.
But when you truly had to face it, few could be calm.
He Xian couldn't understand. Why would Lu Ding still dare to attack when he was holding the Sky-Rending Talisman?
It was purely because Lu Ding was ignorant.
Let alone seeing it, he hadn't even heard of this Sky-Rending Talisman.
Originally, Ying Gou was going to explain it to him.
Unfortunately, Lu Ding's actions were too swift. Before Ying Gou could even finish speaking, he had already pulled He Xian and He Xiaoyi into the Black Prison of Death's Body.
Right now, he was a fearless fool who didn't know what he was up against. Whatever "Sky-Rending Talisman"—he'd never heard of it.
It sure looked scary.
But He Xian knew full well the power of the Sky-Rending Talisman.
He had pulled this thing out only to save He Xiaoyi's life, not because he truly wanted to die together.
Instead, he ended up facing Lu Ding, a reckless brute who didn't understand the stakes.
He Xiaoyi's face was grim. Though his wounds had stopped bleeding, the internal injuries he'd sustained were affecting his combat effectiveness.
He knew deep down that he was no match for Lu Ding in his current state.
Immediately, he braced himself, watching Lu Ding warily while whispering to He Xian, "I'll try to break open his spell space later. Seize the chance and run, don't worry about me."
"If I can't break through..."
He trailed off mid-sentence, but in an instant, He Xiaoyi's eyes hardened again!!!
"I will definitely break through!!!!"
Abruptly, He Xiaoyi charged forward.
Seeing him knowingly rush into certain defeat, daring to charge at him, Lu Ding felt challenged!!!!
To an enemy who dared challenge him.
Lu Ding would make sure they suffered the pain of a thousand cuts.
The sunny [Black Prison of Death's Body] sensed Lu Ding's shifting emotions and instantly transformed.
In an instant.
Black clouds pressed down.
Thunder rumbled, accompanied by flashes of lightning—[Three Thousand Thunder Movements]—and Lu Ding vanished from his Throne.
He appeared before He Xiaoyi.
Reaching out, he opened the [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation] in his hand, revealing its jagged teeth.
He Xiaoyi swung his sword, raising a cold gleam. Sword qi raged wildly, transforming into countless spinning phantoms of blades that tore through the earth and mountains, splattering rotten flesh and shattered bones.
The power was evident.
But against the [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation], a technique designed specifically for brutal slaughter, such sword light could only turn into brittle shark teeth, snap-crunch crisp.
Everything was devoured entirely by the [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation].
Not a ripple was raised.
The three Dinghai Pearls orbiting around his body, in less time than it took to blink, closed in to smash He Xiaoyi.
Lu Ding was already overwhelmingly powerful.
And having obtained the three Dinghai Pearls from the Mad God's Tomb, it was like a tiger gaining wings.
The Dinghai Pearls, crashing down with the weight of the vast ocean, were blocked by He Xiaoyi's sword.
Boom!!!
Just one strike!!!
The sword in He Xiaoyi's hand bent, yielding softly to absorb force, trying to use the momentum of a thousand-pound to deflect ten-thousand-pound force, breaking through the terrifying power.
But all in all, the combined force of the Dinghai Pearls and Lu Ding's explosive power versus He Xiaoyi's resisting strength.
Was the difference between a thousand-pound and four ounces? No, it was far greater!!!
He Xiaoyi was struck again, his entire body hurtling backward through the air.
But even so, he still forced himself to counterattack.
Gripping his sword with both hands, he spat out a mouthful of heart's blood, spraying it onto the blade. Instantly, the sword burst with blinding golden light.
"Golden Seal Heaven and Earth!!!!"
A sword strike from the west, sweeping open rolling golden waves like a sudden gale, a storm surging, sweeping across the [Black Prison of Death's Body], radiating over thousands of mountains and rivers.
Wherever it passed, anything that touched the golden waves was assimilated into gold, turning into the essence of metal.
The swaying meadow turned into a golden carpet. The drifting peach blossoms became a golden forest.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—Gold took the lead; Heaven and Earth turned to gold!!!!
Even Lu Ding, caught in this terrifying attack, had half his body turn to gold, stiff and losing sensation.
With [Fear-Killing Asura] active, Lu Ding stood his ground, glanced at his arm that had become a golden statue.
Then looked at He Xiaoyi, who was coughing up blood uncontrollably.
"Is this the trump card you forced your injured body to unleash?"
He Xiaoyi propped himself up with his sword, forcing himself not to collapse.
He had already reached the end of his rope in human form. Even the human characteristics on his body were gradually becoming bestial—starting with his ears, white fur sprouting, beast ears twitching.
If he couldn't take down Lu Ding soon, he might lose control and revert to his original form.
At that point, he would become indiscriminate, decades of hard work would go to waste, and he'd need to fall asleep again, absorb gold and earth vein power to restore his lucid intelligence—who knew how many years that would take.
He didn't want to become that again. Back then, he had no choice. Now, he wanted to be human.
But before Lu Ding, he didn't dare show weakness: "So what? You're caught in my Golden Seal Heaven and Earth now. If I don't undo it, your entire body will turn to gold."
"Then your soul's consciousness will be trapped within, enduring the darkness. If you cooperate and open your spell, letting the two of us out, maybe there will be a turn of fortune!"
Lu Ding laughed.
Slowly raising his hand, under He Xiaoyi's shocked gaze, a stone stele appeared out of thin air beside Lu Ding, with large characters manifesting Divinity: [Unshakable as Mountain - Stone Dang]
Lu Ding swung his fist, smashing it into the stele.
Boom!!!!
The golden shell that had assimilated his arm shattered instantly, revealing the flesh-and-blood body beneath.
Standing on the ground, Lu Ding slowly floated upward.
Black smoke billowed from his body, and his eyes flared with red light.
Spreading his arms, his aura shot straight into the sky, blowing away the dark clouds for ten thousand miles.
At that moment, Lu Ding's voice seemed to carry reverb.
"Your technique is just flashy. A cheap trick can't make up for the fact that you're weak. And here, in this realm, I am the true god!!!"
"A despicable demon, worthy of negotiating with me? Kneel!!!!"
[Stone Dang] radiated a suppressing might that overwhelmed all demons and monsters.
With just that, the soft sword supporting He Xiaoyi's body, under the pressure of his knees threatening to give way, bent slowly.
He Xiaoyi bared his teeth, revealing fangs and sharp canines beneath.
He lifted his head.
His eyes turned into beast pupils.
"Enough!!! You keep yelling 'demon'—are you any better?!!!"
"Humans dug up my lair, woke me up, and then tried to surround and kill me—are humans any better?!!!"
He Xiaoyi roared, his form suddenly swelling, transforming into a massive beast resembling a fox but with a long tail and white ears. One stomp shattered the ground.
He charged into the air, rushing toward Lu Ding in attack.
With every step he took, golden platforms grew beneath his feet, allowing him to ascend!!!!
His aura surged all around, disturbing everything. Even the air, upon contact with him, turned into golden particles that scattered to the ground.