Once familiar with an opponent, their weaknesses become clear, and defending against them becomes more precise.
“You’ve infuriated me! I refuse to believe I can’t destroy you. Xin, get out of here! I can’t guarantee your safety with this strike!” Earthfire Tianzun’s confidence in his attack was evident.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent his right-hand man away.
Xin nodded and ran off.
Earthfire Tianzun sneered, gripping his axe and spinning in place, his speed increasing until he formed a terrifying fiery tornado.
“Earthfire Slash: Flame Burst Kill!”
This devastating strike was nearly the pinnacle of Earthfire Tianzun’s power.
Countless Five Elements Heaven warriors had perished under this move, including a peak Five Elements Heaven warrior whose remains were obliterated.
Though Earthfire Tianzun’s talent was mediocre, he’d created this ultimate technique at the risk of severe injury, designed to kill an unbeatable foe.
As long as the enemy died, what was a little injury to him?
Boom!
The terrifying force engulfed a dozens-metre radius, leaving nothing unscathed. The ground cracked, and boulders turned to dust.
Ling Xiao threw Leng Mei out of the attack’s range, while he was enveloped by the onslaught.
“Hahaha, serves you right! Under this strike, even if you don’t die, you’ll be gravely wounded, barely clinging to life! Now you know my power!” Earthfire Tianzun was smugly satisfied with his attack.
If he had any other choice, he wouldn’t have used this move. To him, Ling Xiao was likely dead, perhaps even reduced to nothing.
Unless Ling Xiao had a defensive treasure, and it had to be at least immortal-grade.
Only then might he survive, but he’d still be injured, severely so.
Ling Xiao did have defensive armor, immortal-grade, stolen from the Sea Clan, modified, and embedded with the Heart of the Ocean.
But against this attack, he didn’t activate its power.
There was no need.
Earthfire Tianzun’s attack was strong, capable of breaching his protective Tianyuan energy.
But against his Scarlet Sun Feather Robe, it was helpless.
Not to mention his body’s defense, comparable to a divine-grade treasure.
For Earthfire Tianzun to harm him, he’d need a divine-grade weapon, and even then, it was only a possibility.
Boom!
The fiery storm dissipated, and Ling Xiao stood unharmed.
“Tch, tch, truly worthy of Earthfire Tianzun. That strike was terrifying, but my defense isn’t so easily broken. Sorry to disappoint you,” Ling Xiao said with a smile.
“Impossible! How are you unharmed? It’s not right!” Earthfire Tianzun was visibly shaken.
His strongest attack had no effect on Ling Xiao’s defense, meaning he was already defeated.
“What do you think?” Ling Xiao shrugged, deliberately stretching his limbs.
Earthfire Tianzun’s attack had broken his protective Tianyuan energy and nearly pierced the Scarlet Sun Feather Robe.
But it ultimately failed.
He admired Earthfire Tianzun’s attack power, but the victory was his.
“My instincts were right. What kind of martial art has this kid cultivated to withstand the boss’s killing blow unscathed?” Xin swallowed hard, tense.
He was glad he’d faced Leng Mei earlier, not Ling Xiao.
Otherwise, he’d likely have been killed on the spot by this youth.
Having followed Earthfire Tianzun for over a decade, Xin had seen many challengers, even administrators sparring with his boss.
But none had ever suppressed Earthfire Tianzun like this.
The slaves watching in Circle Five were terrified.
Under Earthfire Tianzun’s brutal rule, they lived worse than livestock. Seeing hope, they dared not cheer aloud.
Until the final moment, they couldn’t believe anyone could defeat him.
His reign of terror, spanning over fifty years, had crushed their will to resist.
“Earthfire Tianzun, I’ll give you one last chance. Join me, destroy this underground factory, and escape together,” Ling Xiao offered, valuing his talent. Otherwise, he’d have killed him already.
“Ridiculous! My strongest asset isn’t my attack, but my defense. You can’t break my defense, just as I can’t break yours!” Earthfire Tianzun refused to submit.
He wasn’t willing to bow to Ling Xiao.
“You’ve wasted your best chance. Now, let’s end this,” Ling Xiao said, taking a deep breath and pointing the Golden Crow Sword at Earthfire Tianzun.
As the sword trembled, black and white lights alternated.
“Do you know the terror of death? This is it!”
“Light-Shadow Divine Cone!”
A fusion of the Scarlet Sun Cone and Shadow Cone, unleashed through the Golden Crow Sword, its power made Earthfire Tianzun tremble.
“No!” As the black-and-white cone shot through the air, Earthfire Tianzun’s hair stood on end, a wave of mortal dread overwhelming him.
“No—!” A scream followed, and the Light-Shadow Divine Cone struck him.
Boom!
An explosive roar erupted.
The attack didn’t just leave a hole; Earthfire Tianzun’s body was blasted into fragments, scattered by the wind.
One sword, and Earthfire Tianzun was gone!
“Goodness, my first time using this, and it’s this powerful. I’ll need to be careful in the future,” Ling Xiao remarked.
He’d only meant to test the move’s power on Earthfire Tianzun, hoping to leave him intact.
But its terrifying force had obliterated him.
This was a late Five Elements Heaven warrior, even if his talent was lacking, his cultivation was real.
Ling Xiao believed that against Blood Skeleton, without special defenses, this move could kill him too.
The Light-Shadow Divine Cone, born from the fusion of Scarlet Sun and Shadow Cones, was astonishingly powerful.
What would happen if Golden Crow Sun and Void Shadow Crocodile fused?
Ling Xiao’s expression turned thoughtful, intrigued.
“The boss is dead!” Xin stared at the tattered clothing fragments, unable to comprehend how a boy under sixteen unleashed such a terrifying attack.
