In their first clash, Lin Yun was forced to retreat repeatedly under the impact.
To swiftly eliminate Lin Yun, the demonic beast unleashed its full power from the outset.
However, its attack caused no harm to Lin Yun, merely pushing him back a distance in the air.
“Hm? You’re completely unscathed?” The demonic beast was visibly astonished.
From what it knew, Lin Yun was at the Third Eternal Realm. Even if he had some ability to fight above his level, he shouldn’t be this composed under its attack, should he? This instantly gave it a bad feeling.
“If that’s all you’ve got, it’s far from enough to kill me,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
From just one exchange, Lin Yun had roughly gauged its strength, equivalent to a human at the Third Myriad Realm, though its defensive capabilities were likely slightly stronger than a human Eternal Being at that level.
But this posed no threat to Lin Yun.
“Damn it, you’re forcing my hand!”
The celestial demon roared, its body instantly surging with crimson light, its size swelling to a hundred metres tall, its aura now far more formidable than before.
This was a forbidden technique that burned its life force, temporarily boosting its strength at great cost and with severe side effects!
But the demon commander had given it a death order: if it couldn’t kill Lin Yun, it must self-destruct to take him down. To avoid that final step, it resorted to burning its life force!
“I’ve never forced you. If anyone’s forcing you, it’s your demon clan,” Lin Yun said, his voice resonant.
“Enough talk, die!”
The now hundred-metre-tall demonic beast charged at Lin Yun, its massive hooves, like towering trees, bearing down with sky-shrouding force, crushing towards him.
“Heaven-Slaying Seal!”
Lin Yun’s body also surged with crimson light, three blood seals forming at his chest, a powerful energy erupting from within, boosting his strength significantly.
Using this move came with side effects for Lin Yun as well, but facing the celestial demon’s life-burning technique, he had no choice but to counter with a similar method.
As his aura surged, Lin Yun swiftly swung his sword, transforming into a crimson sword beam that struck the giant hoof.
Bang!
The collision shook the surrounding space, the hoof’s immense power forcing Lin Yun to plummet hundreds of metres before he stabilised.
“Not bad, but still not enough to threaten me,” Lin Yun said with a smile, showing no signs of injury.
Lin Yun admitted that the demon’s attack, amplified by burning its life force, forced him to momentarily avoid its brunt, putting him at a disadvantage.
That hoof’s crushing strike left even Lin Yun’s arms slightly numb from the shock, its unleashed power undeniably ferocious!
Its attack was even stronger than that of Ao Qirui, whom Lin Yun had faced in the dragon clan, as that had been a mere arena match where Ao Qirui had no need to use such self-damaging techniques.
In real combat, an opponent willing to burn their life force at all costs to kill him was what set arena matches apart from life-and-death battles.
A Third Myriad Realm cultivator with insufficient defence might suffer greatly in such a situation.
The problem was, Lin Yun’s defence was too strong!
Even if Lin Yun’s attacks struggled to harm it, its attacks couldn’t harm him either!
This was the advantage of an exceptionally strong physique: even if you couldn’t win, your high defence made it nearly impossible for the enemy to overcome you.
“Damn it!”
Seeing its attack still couldn’t harm Lin Yun, the celestial demon grew enraged, roaring as it charged at him again, shattering the space in its path.
Lin Yun unleashed his full power, swinging his sword to meet the assault.
Boom!
After another collision, Lin Yun was once again sent plummeting through the air, while the celestial demon relentlessly pressed its ferocious attack.
Boom, boom, boom!
Each clash erupted with devastating force, whipping up hurricanes in the surroundings.
The battle raged from the sky to the ground, trees and rocks obliterated by the terrifying shockwaves, the earth scarred with massive craters.
“Haha, come on, bring it!”
Lin Yun’s inner energy surged wildly as he continued to meet the attacks.
Though suppressed, Lin Yun remained unfazed.
After all, this was human territory. Even if he couldn’t kill the demon, as long as he could hold it off, reinforcements would arrive soon!
Then, it would be the one in trouble!
“Damn it, why is your defence so strong!” the celestial demon roared in fury.
As the fight dragged on, it began to panic. It had gone all out, even using the forbidden life-burning technique, yet it still couldn’t kill Lin Yun.
It knew well that this was human territory, and the longer this dragged on, the worse it would get!
Lin Yun’s strength and defence far exceeded its expectations.
The demon commander had said killing Lin Yun would be no challenge, but this was clearly not the case!
“Don’t ask why. Just know that coming to kill me will cost you your life! You won’t escape today. If you try, I’ll pursue you until my human reinforcements arrive, and you’ll be dead!” Lin Yun declared, exuding confidence.
Though at a disadvantage in combat, his momentum didn’t falter in the slightest.
“Filthy beast, daring to wreak havoc on human territory!”
A sharp rebuke suddenly echoed from the distant horizon, resounding like thunder across the heavens!
“It’s Master!” Lin Yun’s eyes lit up upon hearing the voice.
The celestial demon’s expression shifted drastically.
“Why! Why!”
“Is this my only option?”
The demon let out an unwilling roar, charging at Lin Yun once more.
“Hm? Still coming?”
Lin Yun’s face showed a hint of surprise. With reinforcements arriving, he’d assumed the demon would flee, yet it was still charging at him? Was it suicidal?
“Not good!”
As the hundred-metre-tall celestial demon closed in, Lin Yun’s expression changed, realising something was wrong.
Just as Lin Yun tried to retreat and create distance, the demon, now just twenty or thirty metres away, exploded with a deafening blast!
Boom!
The terrifying explosion shook the heavens, the earth trembled, mountains collapsed, and the ground cracked!
A staggering shockwave rippled outward, distorting and collapsing the surrounding space. Everything within a hundred-mile radius was instantly reduced to nothing, as if the apocalypse had descended!
