Death Grip
"Slash!"
Xing Chen's Azure Dragon Divine Weapon suddenly struck down, accompanied by the resounding Surging Dragon's Roar. An Azure Dragon Soul instantly separated from the sword, slashing towards the Demon Dragon. Wherever the Azure Dragon Soul passed, space collapsed in an instant, and countless Spatial Storms erupted, transforming into a destructive hurricane that swept across hundreds of miles.
"Nine Nether Demon Dragon Sword!"
Seeing this, the Demon Dragon's expression became extremely grave. At the same time, his arm trembled slightly, and a Black Light suddenly flashed, condensing into a black longsword in his hand.
The Nine Nether Demon Dragon Sword is the weapon of the Nine Nether Demon Lord, one of the Seventy-Two Demon Lords under the Underworld God. However, while the titles of Nine Nether Demon Lord and Nine Nether Emperor are similar, they cannot be compared. The Nine Nether Demon Lord is a figure from the Underworld, while the Nine Nether Emperor is a top-tier powerhouse from the human realm.
At this moment, what the Demon Dragon had condensed in his hand was indeed the Nine Nether Demon Lord's sword. Its power was formidable; although it could not compare to Xing Chen's Spear of Punishment or Sword of the Underworld, it was certainly not weaker than the Hate Demon Sword.
However, at this moment, what Xing Chen held was not the Hate Demon Sword but rather the Eastern Domain Treasure, Azure Dragon Divine Weapon. Although it was a fragment, its power was absolutely not something a magic sword formed from Demonic Aura could contend with.
"Nine Nether Dragon Domain!"
With a loud shout from the Demon Dragon, he swung his magic sword forward, and the surrounding scenery instantly changed with his motion.
The originally dim sky suddenly turned filled with Demonic Aura, chilling winds howling around. Waves of Misty Fog continuously surged as a pitch-black Demon Dragon slowly emerged from within it, revealing its massive head.
In its dark eyes, two piercing cold lights shot out suddenly, attacking the Azure Dragon Soul that was soaring through the air.
These two beams of cold light directly pierced through layers of space and instantly descended upon the Azure Dragon Soul, resulting in a violent collision. However, this Azure Dragon Soul was a condensation of all of Xing Chen's essence and spirit; its immense power could annihilate lands and destroy everything. How could it possibly be extinguished by just a glance from this Demon Dragon?
In mid-air, the Azure Dragon Soul opened its dragon mouth wide and unleashed a green beam of light that shot forth in an instant, as if it had crossed countless times and spaces to deliver a powerful strike from ancient times.
Boom!
The cold blue light clashed in an instant, creating a deafening sound that echoed throughout the fifth floor of Lianyao Tower. At this moment, nearly everyone present on the fifth floor felt as if the entire Lianyao Tower was shaking.
"Senior Sister, hurry up and go!" Amidst the terrifying impact, Xing Chen rushed to Xueqing's side, pulling her as they tore through the void to escape.
Xing Chen knew that although this strike was powerful, it would at most severely injure the Demon Dragon but not kill him. Afterward, he would definitely be left with no fighting power, and facing the Demon Dragon's disciples would mean certain death. Therefore, the only option now was to flee to preserve his life.
"Demon Dragon Break!" At this moment, the Demon Dragon was completely unaware of Xing Chen and Xueqing's escape. He swung the Nine Nether Demon Dragon Sword forward, and the massive Purple Dragon Soul roared as it charged toward the Azure Dragon Soul.
Bang!
With a tremendous crash, the blue-black light instantly spread out. The terrifying shockwave swept up the Demon Dragon and all his disciples, and even Soul-Searching Realm Experts would tremble in fear from that destructive wave. The Demon Dragon and his companions caught in it would undoubtedly suffer severe injuries.
On the other side, after Xing Chen and Xueqing escaped from that place, they found themselves somewhere else—definitely still on the fifth floor of Lianyao Tower. At this moment, Xing Chen could no longer hold on and fell out of the space.
The previous strike had drained all his energy. The only reason he managed to tear open space and escape such a distance was that when he executed Azure Dragon Slash, a massive energy had emanated from the fragments of the Azure Dragon Divine Weapon. It was this energy that allowed him to escape so far; now that it had vanished, he finally collapsed into unconsciousness.
"Junior Brother, Junior Brother..." Just before losing consciousness, Xueqing's delicate voice faintly reached his ears.
Looking at the unconscious Xing Chen, a troubled expression appeared on Xueqing's face. She herself was severely injured, and with Xing Chen also unconscious, escaping from Lianyao Tower seemed nearly impossible. Anyone they encountered could easily kill both of them; even a Gaze into the Self expert would be beyond her ability to contend with.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Panic showed on Xueqing's pretty face as she felt anxious like an ant on a hot pan, unable to think of any solutions.
"That's right, the elixirs..." After a while, Xueqing finally calmed down somewhat and quickly took out the Storage Ring that Xing Chen had given her earlier. Inside were many Healing Elixirs that Xing Chen had prepared for her recovery. However, she hadn't had time to heal her injuries before being captured by the Demon Dragon; fortunately, he liked her and did not take anything from her.
Now these elixirs were just what she needed to help heal Xing Chen.
"Junior Brother, don't worry, Senior Sister won't leave you behind," Xueqing said, glancing at Xing Chen. She helped him up from the ground and took out a pill to give to him.
As the pill was consumed, a faint black light flickered across Xing Chen's body, and instantly, all the medicinal power of the pill was absorbed by him.
This situation left Xueqing momentarily stunned. Although she was severely injured, her Soul Power was still usable, so she quickly sensed the changes within Xing Chen's body. This was precisely what made her unable to believe it.
At this moment, Xing Chen was heavily injured and unconscious; logically, he should not be able to absorb the medicinal power of the pill by himself. The only thing he could do was wait for the pill's effects to take place and flow throughout his body to heal his injuries.
However, in this case, Xing Chen had automatically absorbed the medicinal power of the pill, and it happened instantaneously. How could Xueqing not be surprised?
What she didn't know was that within Xing Chen's body resided an Emperor of Thunder Punishment-level ancient being. At this moment, it was using its power to activate Xing Chen's Hate Demon Body, allowing him to rapidly absorb the medicinal power of the pill.
As for why it did not take this opportunity to devour Xing Chen's soul and occupy his body, it was likely due to the Fate Jade Pendant and the Punishment Projection that had appeared last time. It feared that if it devoured Xing Chen's soul, the Fate Jade Pendant would kill it or that the Punishment Projection would appear again. Although Punishment had already died last time, the Hate Emperor would never easily trust Punishment’s words. Therefore, it had not yet devoured Xing Chen's soul.
"Damn it, this is definitely tempting me to devour his soul. Then at a critical moment, that Fate Jade Pendant will come out to suppress and kill me. How could I possibly fall for such tricks?" the Hate Emperor muttered to itself while also helping Xing Chen recover his strength because it was genuinely afraid that if Xing Chen remained unconscious for too long, it would be unable to resist the temptation of this powerful body.
At this moment outside, Xueqing also regained her senses and hurriedly took out another pill to give to Xing Chen. The result was the same as before; as soon as the pill entered his stomach, it was swallowed by Xing Chen's Hate Demon Body.
Of course, this Hate Demon Body was still powered by the powerful Soul Power of the Hate Emperor. After Xueqing fed several more pills to Xing Chen, she finally confirmed one thing.
"It seems that Junior Brother has a special physique that allows him to instantly absorb and refine medicinal power. This means I can rest assured; as long as there is enough energy, Junior Brother will wake up soon," Xueqing said as she directly fed an entire bottle of pills into Xing Chen.
Xing Chen's body continued to flicker with ghostly light as he absorbed the medicinal power from those pills. The powerful medicinal energy finally made his weak breathing become steadier.
Seeing this situation, a hint of joy appeared on Xueqing's delicate face as she eagerly fed all the remaining pills to Xing Chen.
The black light emanating from Xing Chen also became even darker and deeper.
"Junior Brother, you need to wake up quickly!" After all the elixirs had been absorbed by Xing Chen, Xueqing said with a worried expression.
At this moment, Xing Chen had absorbed a large amount of medicinal power, but there were no signs of waking up, which caused a hint of concern to rise in Xueqing's heart.
"Demon... Demon Core... Senior Sister... give me the Demon Core..." Seeing that there were no more elixirs available, Hate Emperor struggled to control Xing Chen's body and made a difficult call. When he called out "Senior Sister," he felt like crying.
Imagine, the dignified Emperor of Thunder Punishment, an existence that had lived for tens of thousands of years, unexpectedly calling a girl "Senior Sister." Thinking about this made Hate Emperor's tears flow down his face, but in order to help Xing Chen wake up sooner, he had no choice but to do so.
Moreover, after finishing this sentence, he instantly released his control over Xing Chen's body; otherwise, Fate Jade Pendant would come looking for trouble.
"Demon Core?" Upon hearing Xing Chen's call, Xueqing was momentarily stunned and then suddenly awakened. She took out a large number of Demon Cores from her Storage Ring.
After all, she had been in Lianyao Tower for a long time and had killed countless beasts, so she naturally had a large number of Demon Cores on her.
"Junior Brother, what should I do?" After taking out the Demon Cores, Xueqing was at a loss. Just now, Xing Chen asked for the Demon Core, but she didn't know what to do after taking them out.
Just as Xueqing was puzzled and about to ask, a strong Black Light suddenly erupted from Xing Chen's body. The Hate Demon Body began to operate wildly again, with black vortices appearing on his body as if they could devour everything.
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