Chapter 57: No One Is Truly Immortal
"Unkillable." Everyone looked at Kerman, with only the last six remaining on the battlefield, strength was naturally unquestionable.
This Kerman, seems he won't be easy to deal with.
"Kerman was once exposed to strong energy radiation, causing his body to mutate, granting him an immortal body, making him difficult to kill," Cleo said. However, as long as it's a person, they can be killed; there's no such thing as a truly immortal body. It's just a matter of discovering his weakness. Let's see if Xu Mo can find it.
"Boom..."
Suddenly, Kerman, having absorbed a large amount of energy, surged out, and a terrifying energy storm followed him, roaring in the sky, his might astonishing.
Seeing him charge, the nine flying swords hovering in front of Xu Mo simultaneously pierced through the air, as swift as a net covering all directions, massacring instantly, passing through Kerman's body, even his head, but at the instant of impact, Kerman's body seemed to become a transparent energy body, even when his head was struck, there was no effect, the flying swords passed through without drawing any blood.
This scene made many feel eerie — how does one kill this kind of immortal body?
Just as the flying swords passed through Kerman's body, Kerman closed in on Xu Mo, thrusting his arm directly towards Xu Mo, his limb transforming into an energy body, condensing into an extremely sharp energy blade, like solidified mercury, stabbing at Xu Mo's head.
"Bang."
Flashes of lightning exploded, Xu Mo's body vanished from the spot as if he were a mirage, disappearing just as the attack was about to hit him.
He couldn't kill Kerman, but Kerman could kill him.
"What is the weakness?" Xu Mo floated in mid-air, the nine swords returned, and at this moment, twenty-seven flying swords revolved around him. He stared at Kerman, releasing his spiritual power, trying to capture the enemy's weakness.
Immortal body, energy body, transformative form — Kerman's ability was the most bizarre adversary he had encountered thus far.
With a thought, the twenty-seven swords launched simultaneously, attacking Kerman's body, piercing through instantly. The terrifying power penetrated the energy body, perforating the opponent, but it seemed it didn't work; Kerman remained completely unresponsive.
Xu Mo's expression remained unchanged, his perception still enveloped Kerman, his spiritual power controlled the spinning flying swords, encircling Kerman's body for annihilation. The twenty-seven swords shredded the opponent's form at terrifying speed, causing Kerman's energy body to twist and deform continuously.
"It's working," Xu Mo thought secretly, unleashing his powerful spiritual force, the flying swords accelerated frighteningly, making Kerman feel as if pierced by ten thousand swords, his form never able to solidify.
"Bang, bang, bang..." Explosive sounds resonated, Kerman frantically devoured energy, solidifying his body into an impenetrable form, the flying swords couldn't penetrate despite crashing upon him.
The next moment, he charged forward, rushing straight towards Xu Mo. His arms stretched forward, growing and splitting, transforming into thick energy limbs, like a mechanical body, the tips highly sharp, fiercely striking out at Xu Mo, covering the sky like an eclipse.
Xu Mo's expression changed slightly; the swords formed a protective energy sword shield around him. The violent onslaught came, and with a rumble, the sword shield was breached, the brute force sending his body flying, even hitting the protective energy shield.
"So strong."
Everyone shuddered; Xu Mo couldn't kill Kerman, yet Kerman's attack could truly threaten Xu Mo. Those sharp extensions made Kerman appear like a mechanical monster.
"Buzz..."
The mechanical arms blasted forward again, assassinating towards Xu Mo.
"Bang." Xu Mo's body shot into the sky like lightning, and Kerman moved too, pursuing Xu Mo rapidly.
The two chased across the battlefield sky, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Could it be that Xu Mo will lose to Kerman this battle?
No one expected Kerman to be so powerful, reaching the top six wasn't easy, besides Zero, ranked second at Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple, the other five were all first.
The elder of the Gamma Star's Divine Temple gazed at the battlefield, squinting with satisfaction at the scene before him.
For too long, he had waited quietly, and now finally it was time for Gamma Star's Divine Temple's foremost to shine.
If in this battle Kerman could defeat the once-dominant Xu Mo and advance to the top five, then Kerman would have a very high probability of gaining the Mystic God Temple's true heritage.
Surely, everyone felt a thrill by now.
"I didn't expect Gamma Star's Divine Temple to reveal a dark horse," one Mystic God Temple elder remarked.
"Dark horse?" The elder from Gamma Star's Divine Temple replied somewhat disdainfully, "Kerman was always our number one at the Gamma Star's Divine Temple, his innate talent and strength were extremely powerful, you're just unfamiliar with him, where's the dark horse?"
Kerman had always been strong from the start, and since the Ten Temple Alliance was on different planets, most were only familiar with their own temple's cultivators, thus their knowledge of other temple cultivators wasn't deep.
Kerman clearly shouldn't be considered a dark horse; him, Gamma Star's number one, defeating Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple's number one, isn't that normal?
"Indeed." The other smiled ambiguously in response, Kerman indeed couldn't be seen as a dark horse, merely that due to previous conflicts with Willton's Divine Temple and Capital Star Ao Temple, Xu Mo and Zero attracted more attention.
"Boom..."
Suddenly, around Xu Mo's body, an extremely violent energy surged wildly, even at high speed his surroundings were filled with terrifying energy, his twenty-seven flying swords moving with him, meanwhile, the surrounding temperature sharply dropped, creating a chill on the battlefield.
"Huh?"
Everyone's gaze froze, Superpower with an ice attribute.
Xu Mo drew his sword, looking down to see Kerman still charging at him. His eyes shot out a cold gleam, sharp and fierce.
With a thought, twenty-seven swords burst out, striking downwards like lightning.
As the Flying Swords burst forth, the Meteor Body Technique erupted, Lei Ting flashed, and his body descended like a meteor, creating booming sounds in the high sky, like a sonic boom.
Kerman's expression changed slightly, as if he sensed a threat. Xu Mo, who had been dodging earlier, suddenly charged down with confidence, likely ready to unleash his strongest strike.
The energy mechanical arm in front of him stabbed out frantically, blocking the front. The violent booming sounds filled the air, blocking the invasion of the Flying Swords, but those swords were everywhere, impossibly fast, drilling into his body. At the same time, Xu Mo arrived, slashing out with a terrifying force.
The blade's light appeared, a line from the sky, breaking open a path and slashing down towards Kerman.
Kerman's expression changed slightly, but before he could react, he saw a pair of terrifying eyes, and Xu Mo's spiritual power instantly invaded, attacking his spiritual power.
A sharp pain hit, and Kerman was momentarily dazed. In that instant, both the Flying Swords and the blade struck.
"Boom."
A blast sounded, his energy body was directly broken open, the Flying Swords pierced in, and spiritual power shredded.
The icy intention enveloped this area, freezing everything. The shattered body could no longer regroup, then all transformed into frozen energy. With a thought, Xu Mo made the Flying Swords whirl with terrifying speed, shredding everything around into fragments.
Soon, Kerman's body completely vanished into the air without a trace, as if he had never appeared.
No one is unkillable.
Kerman, the first of the Gamma Star's Divine Temple, challenged Xu Mo and lost.
Kerman, who possessed immortality, was still shredded and eliminated by Xu Mo. Xu Mo's final thunderous strike left many trembling. If this were the real world, then Kerman would have been shredded into pieces.
Of course, this cannot necessarily be labeled as Xu Mo being ruthless, given that Kerman could not be killed. Only through this means could he be completely eliminated.
The crowd from Gamma Star's Divine Temple had their gazes fixed there, and even the elder was stunned looking at the scene before them, letting out a silent sigh. In this generation, their temple produced a Kerman, who was immensely talented and powerful. Yet even so, he was killed and defeated by Xu Mo. This left them feeling somewhat unlucky.
This year's Ten Temple Alliance saw many strong figures, and among them, Xu Mo and Zero from Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple were undoubtedly the most attention-grabbing.
Zero kept winning battle after battle, and Xu Mo remained undefeated. Everyone who challenged them failed.
After this fight, Xu Mo and Zero advanced into the top five together.
The Ten Temple Alliance only had five people left.
Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple: Xu Mo, Zero.
Capital Star's Mystic God Temple's number one, Oxso.
Alpha Star's number one, Akman.
Linsay Star's Mystic God Temple's number one, Lin He.
Among these remaining five, Xu Mo and Zero had the most battles without a single loss, growing stronger with each challenge.
Oxso was reputed to be the number one of the Ten Temples.
Akman and Lin He were also very strong.
How will the upcoming battles unfold?
Alpha Star's number one, Akman, chose to challenge Linsay Star's Mystic God Temple's number one, Lin He. Both displayed extremely strong Combat Power. Akman seemed to have the upper hand, but the result was Lin He winning. Coming from the Military District, Lin He had more terrifying combat instincts, defeating Akman and advancing to the top four.
After this battle, Xu Mo and Zero advanced further, entering the top four together.
This made many feel more like a dream. Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple had two people entering the top four. If they could block Lin He, then they would enter the top three.
In one Mystic God Temple, two people entering the top three; apparently, the Capital Star's Mystic God Temple hadn't achieved this either?
Presumably, Oxso will not take the initiative to battle.
Therefore, this battle should be initiated by Lin He choosing an opponent. He will very likely not choose Oxso, so the opponent will be either Xu Mo or Zero.
The winner will enter the top three.
But regardless of the outcome, Xu Mo and Zero have a high probability of becoming the true successors of the Mystic God Temple.