Chapter 694: Clash at the Pinnacle!
Void.
A maze of pipes stretches across the Void.
Every pipe is painted black, exuding endless Eternal Rune power, yet the material inside is all bronze.
Bronze is the substance most loathed by Evil Power.
At a certain moment.
A series of pipes suddenly erupted with a joined buzzing sound.
A figure appeared on the pipe.
"What's happening?"
He shouted lowly, placing his hand on the pipe.
The black pipe revealed small glowing rune characters.
"Strange... A Holy has requisitioned the surveillance auxiliary pipes from this area..."
The figure was slightly surprised, but quickly shook his head.
Although this rarely happens, matters concerning the Holy are not his to intervene.
The intentions of the Holy are unfathomable.
Forget it, as long as it's not a malfunction, don't bother with it.
The figure lightly flashed and disappeared into the air.
At the same moment.
Holy Realm.
Amidst a blaze of golden light.
The Human Emperor withdrew his hand, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"All right, I've taken over the surveillance equipment in that area."
"From now on, no other sequence or Holy can spy on his situation."
"With this..."
The Human Emperor's eyes revealed a deep expression.
"No one will discover this is actually a battle at the true peak."
"—After all, just stepping to the front line, he encountered it; no Mysterious life has ever survived."
"Survive, Little Wu."
…
Front line.
Sand... sand...
Amidst the wheat waves, Wu Xiaode stepped toward the twisted skeleton.
"I have something to tell you."
Wu Xiaode said.
The skeleton in midair did not respond.
However, a sharp, thin voice sounded from his "gas mask":
"Go ahead, go ahead, I'm listening."
Wu Xiaode smiled, spreading his hands: "If your enemy is a Mysterious life, or a sequence, even the Holy ones, then I'm actually on your side."
"Do you also want to kill them all?" The sharp, thin voice asked.
"Yes, I have a grudge against them." Wu Xiaode said.
"In that case, you should cooperate with me." The sharp, thin voice said.
"Sure, that's my wish." Wu Xiaode said.
"Then let's sign a contract—don't you love the binding force of contracts?"
"Okay."
A sudden change sprang—
A long, frenzied skeleton swept across Wu Xiaode.
Where the skeleton passed, the Void split open heavily, and even the river of time flashed into this world.
A fissure extending deep into the horizon appeared.
The sky was also cut open, revealing extraterrestrial stars.
It was just a single sweep!
Yet Wu Xiaode seemed to anticipate it; at the instant the opponent struck, he slid ahead, tripling his speed, narrowly avoiding the blow.
A fit of hysterical laughter followed:
"Hahaha, this is so fun, why don't you fall for it at all?"
Wu Xiaode seemingly ignored it, drawing his long blade—
Butterfly Soul Blade · Light and Dark Black Dragon!
A dragon of light entirely composed of blade beam burst forth from the blade, illuminating the entire earth and the floating skeleton.
But it was not over yet.
At the moment of drawing the blade, Wu Xiaode suddenly initiated the Holy Skill—
Love, Dream, World Peace!
The opponent need only wave the skeleton to shatter the Void, such power and speed far exceeding his own.
To fight it, he must at least pull to the same level!
In the blink of an eye, the battle situation shifted.
Infinite Light Saber erupted from the dragon, illuminating the bizarre skeleton with endless slashes.
Meanwhile, Love, Dream, World Peace was already in effect!
The bizarre skeleton suddenly turned into a human, a health bar overhead, with a loud "thud" landing on the ground.
The slashes of Light and Dark Black Dragon continued.
The human was sliced and diced, stripped of flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton.
Silence fell for a moment.
The skeleton looked up at the light dragon, softly saying:
"Ahahaha, what a splendid combat level, you've excited me."
Wu Xiaode suddenly sheathed the blade, smiling again:
"So why don't we team up against the Mysterious ones?"
"Because I'm not dealing with the Mysterious ones, they're not worthy." The skeleton emitted a sharp, thin voice.
Even with such heavy injuries, it still seemed completely unconcerned.
——Because the health bar above its head was grey.
A small line of text was marked beside the health bar:
"Endless Blood."
This monster actually possessed an endless health bar!
Because of this, Wu Xiaode had no choice but to sheath his saber.
——There was no point in continuing to slash!
"I think we have quite a bit in common, but can you tell me why the mysterious life is unworthy?" Wu Xiaode asked with a smile.
The skeleton covered its mouth, laughing softly:
"You have a grudge against them, but I don't. I just accidentally played them to death."
Accidentally played them to death.
Wu Xiaode silently repeated the words, feeling the situation was overwhelming.
——What benefit is there to fighting such a bizarre creature?
Might as well——
Just as the thought crossed his mind, the voice of the Sandstorm Flag resonated in his head:
"In this battle, please do not use me."
"Because if you travel back in time, it will also follow you back, at which point you'll face both its past and present forms attacking you simultaneously."
Finished.
The Sandstorm Flag was unusable too.
"Do you enjoy playing games? Why not play a game with me?"
Wu Xiaode suggested with a smile.
"What game?" the skeleton asked.
"I'll count to three, and we'll each walk in opposite directions. Whoever turns back first loses," Wu Xiaode proposed.
"If you can live for another 5 minutes, I'll agree," the skeleton laughed.
"Deal?" Wu Xiaode asked.
"Sure." The skeleton lazily extended its hand and gripped the air towards him.
Wu Xiaode was suddenly immobilized.
The skeleton walked towards him step by step, extracting a writhing bone from its body, and said:
"Don't be afraid, I'm just letting the bone absorb your spirit. In a moment, your spirit can watch me devour your body. It's a very unique experience."
The long bone, like a whip, swung towards Wu Xiaode.
Wu Xiaode clenched his fist.
"Tai Chu!"
As he moved his fist, he instantly entered the "Unmatched" state, breaking free from immobilization with a backslide, avoiding the bone whip, and drawing the Desert Sword in reverse.
The silent long hook, moon sweeping past, under sparse apricot flower shades, playing flute till dawn!
——Secret Sword Slash!
With a muffled "boom," the skeleton was hit by the sword slash, lightly flying away, landing atop a wheat stalk.
From start to finish, this whole battle process hadn't even lasted as long as their dialogue!
The skeleton swayed back and forth with the waves of wheat, saying:
"Not bad swordsmanship, it brought up some irritating memories, now I really want to kill you."
Wu Xiaode looked up at its head.
The grey health bar hadn't lost a fraction, instead, it started growing slowly.
——Despair-inducing.
"Clang."
Wu Xiaode sheathed his sword, took a deep breath, his gaze filled with a hint of murderous intent.
The Holy Skill of the entire Mysterious World, "Love, Dreams, World Peace," which no mysterious life could resist, was ineffective against it!
Though not entirely ineffective.
After all, it was fighting him in the form of a "skeleton."
However, was its life force originally endless?
How should one fight this?
"Hmm, aren't you afraid of me?" the skeleton stared at him, lazily saying, "You beings, when faced with unimaginable madness, don't you usually fall into fear?"
It extended a bony finger, gently drawing towards Wu Xiaode.
In a flash, lines of bronze small text rapidly emerged in front of Wu Xiaode:
"A higher level of Evil Transformation Skill has already bound you."
"Unless hit, you cannot move."
"Even with 'Tai Chu,' you can only move your hands and feet in place, unable to move an inch."
Wu Xiaode snapped his fingers.
A demon hand emerged from the Void, continuously striking his back.
Because "unless hit, you cannot move," so now he was already hit.
The skeleton paused for a moment.
"Using such a low-level method to break my technique... your mind is quite interesting, I'll definitely devour it later."
Stepping on the wheat, it walked towards Wu Xiaode, step by step.
Wu Xiaode grinned, saying:
"Do you enjoy eating? You seem quite similar to humans."
The skeleton drew closer, chatting idly:
"Everything I devour undergoes Evil Transformation—meaning your mind will transform into something else, possessing your soul, but making your soul even more entertaining."
"I see, I definitely don't want to be devoured by you," Wu Xiaode replied.
Strands of dark lines rose from his body, while a massive dark vortex gradually formed behind him.
——Evil Spirit Awakening State!
Since normal combat was ineffective, let's use a simpler, direct, and brutal method!
Wu Xiaode threw a punch towards empty space.
In an instant, a giant Dark Demon Fist emerged from the Void, advancing towards the skeleton head-on.
Calamity·Dragon Snake Turmoil!