NOVEL NEXT Chapter 144: Southern Battlefield, Peril!
"Clang——!"
Amidst the Demon King's relentless attacks, the Holy Sword in Liu Li's hand was finally knocked away by his strike, spinning and embedding itself into the distant ground.
A sharp gleam suddenly flashed in the Demon King's eyes.
The opportunity was found!
"It's over!"
The ferocity in his eyes surged, and his five claws instantly formed a cone, shrouded in pitch-black Demonic Qi, thrusting straight at Liu Li's heart!
If this strike hits...
Even Liu Li's Constitution Attribute of 50,000 points couldn't possibly block it!
There was only one possibility; she would be pierced through the heart by this attack and die.
As the Demon King's claws drew closer and closer to Liu Li's heart.
In his mind, he could already picture the scene of piercing through the angel's heart.
Thinking of this, his gaze unconsciously fell on the human present.
His Guardian Beast was about to die, and this human's face should surely show despair!
However, within his line of sight...
The young human's mouth actually held a faint, illusive smile!
What's going on?!
The Demon King's heart suddenly convulsed, a foreboding feeling slithered up his spine like a viper.
When the claw was only an inch from Liu Li's heart, he suddenly realized a fatal issue:
Where is the other Guardian Beast...?
In the next moment, he had his answer.
"Ghost Race Third Technique · World-Opening!"
The cold voice exploded almost right next to the Demon King's ear, making his skin instantly bristle!
When did——?!
The pupils of the Winged Demon King sharply contracted to needlepoints, but it was already too late to defend.
Qing Shuang's entire form was entwined with boiling Netherworld Ghost Qi, with remnants of an incompletely closed space rift lingering beside her...
Using Fei Yue's Space Talent, she executed a deadly strike during the moment the Demon King's focus wavered!
This fleeting chance could only be seized by Qing Shuang whose combat instincts were fully heightened.
If it were Liu Li, she might have missed this opportunity too.
But Qing Shuang would not!
The fist, condensed with Netherworld Ghost Qi, was almost within reach, and the Winged Demon King could even sense the devastating energy fluctuations.
Death beckons...
This punch would certainly shatter his skull!
At the brink of life and death, a fierce glint flashed in the Demon King's eyes——
Even if I am to die...
This angel must accompany me in the grave!
The claws aimed at Liu Li's heart were not retracted, but instead driven by the last burst of Demonic Qi, piercing forward at a faster speed!
However.
Reality is always the opposite of imagination!
"Divine Protection!"
Liu Li's cold voice suddenly rang out, and a dazzling golden veil instantly enveloped her entire body.
"Bang——!"
The Demon King's claws struck hard against the veil, yet not even a ripple was stirred.
[Divine Protection: A Divine Skill of the Blazing Angels Race, capable of blocking a fatal strike!]
The fierce expression of the Winged Demon King froze instantly, his eyes full of disbelief——
How could this be?!
But no one would answer his questions anymore.
"Boom——!!!"
Qing Shuang's fist, entwined with Netherworld Ghost Qi, landed squarely on the Demon King's skull.
Under the crushing force of 80,000 terrifying Power points, the grotesque skull exploded like a ripe watermelon!
It wasn't over yet!
Commander-level Demons have tenacious Life Force and don't die immediately even when losing their skull.
Qing Shuang wrapped an arm around Liu Li's slender waist, and with a flicker of the Void, retreated hundreds of meters——
Defense against the last counterattack of the dying Demon King was necessary!
In the distance, Gu Xing finally let out a long breath, the tension in his nerves slowly unwinding.
Although everything was laid out according to plan, he never dared to relax until the battle ended.
Now——
The dust has settled!
With the perfect coordination of the three, the Winged Demon King, at half-step Monarch Level, was finally brought down.
Though the process was perilous, the outcome was not disappointing after all.
At the instant of the Demon King's death, a massive reservoir of blue Energy burst forth from the corpse, splitting into two torrents and channeling into both Liu Li and Qing Shuang!
"Boom——!"
Their auras surged instantly!
Although they had just broken through to Commander Level not long ago, the Energy gained from defeating a half-step King Level Demon King was extremely abundant.
Liu Li and Qing Shuang's levels soared directly from Commander Tier One to Tier Two!
With the breakthrough of the Guardian Beasts, Gu Xing also felt the Spiritual Power within his body boiling, his Realm naturally advancing to Commander Tier Two.
Yet more surprisingly——
The remaining energy spontaneously surged towards the Divine Pattern on his forehead!
This is.....
In Gu Xing's astonished gaze, the blue Energy pooled and slowly melded into the golden Divine Pattern as if rivers flowing into a sea...
Gu Xing was slightly taken aback.
Could the Divine Pattern actually absorb the energy of the Demon Race?
However, besides a clearer perception towards Blue Star, there seemed to be no evident changes.
Pondering over it for a moment but unable to figure it out, he decided to temporarily put aside the question.
Looking up at the horizon, the gaping space rift still hung in the sky like a tear, continuously funneling Demonic Qi into Blue Star.
It must be sealed somehow...
Otherwise, the Demon Race army will infiltrate through it next time!
As this thought crossed his mind, Gu Xing instinctively harnessed the abilities granted by the Divine Pattern.
His Spiritual Power quietly infused into the Void, and in that instant, the entire structure of the space rift appeared vividly clear to him——
So that's how it is...
With a gentle thought, he attempted to direct the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to mend the rift.
The next moment, an astounding scene occurred!
Spiritual Qi within a hundred-mile radius swept together as if summoned, transforming into countless beams of light flowing to the rift's edges.
Under Gu Xing's wide-eyed gaze, the tear slicing across the sky gradually began to heal and finally——
Vanished completely!
On the ground.
Ying Xinghe and the others were utterly frozen, disbelief written all over their faces.
How can this be?!
Ying Xinghe swallowed hard.
Gu Xing had just broken through to Commander Level, how could he slay a half-step King Level Demon King as a Tier One?!
Yet the facts before him were undeniable——
He not only felled the Demon King...
But also erased the space rift?!
As he mechanically turned his gaze to the battlefield on the ground, a more astonishing scene unfolded before his eyes:
Vera was enveloped in violent thunderbolts, with her Spiritual Attribute reaching a staggering 54,000 points, she was practically overwhelming with the dual boosts of "Soul-devouring" and "Elf Monarchy"!
Before her, the Commander-level Demons were as fragile as lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"Azure Sky Thunderfall!"
With a clear shout, nine World-Ending Thunder Dragons roared out, and the last Demon turned to dust in the glaring thunderous light!
Thus——
The battlefield, which was on the brink of collapse, was completely reversed in the short period since Gu Xing appeared!
On the war-torn field, not a single figure of the Demon Race could be seen...
However, in the sky, Gu Xing's face suddenly changed.
In that instant, his heart throbbed, and a surge of agony enveloped him entirely.
Who has been harmed?!
At this moment.
In the southern battlefield.
The humans who had come to block the Demon Race were nearly wiped out, and the situation had reached an incredibly perilous point.
Only the remaining Ying Bing, Gu Qianqian, and others held onto the final line of defense.
Before them stood tens of thousands of the Demon Race legion!
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