Chapter 56: Don’t Come Any Closer
The Black King’s entire right arm had been severed by Su Xiao, and what was even more inspiring was that his weapon was still gripped in that right hand.
At this moment, Su Xiao, Amu, and the old divine stick formed a pincer formation, with Amu at the rear and Su Xiao and the old divine stick in front.
Given this opportunity, Su Xiao naturally wouldn’t let it slip. The Black King wasn’t just terrifying in strength; his technique was equally astonishing. His black sword, a full 1.8 meters long, seemed lengthy, but with the Black King’s height of three meters, the weapon didn’t appear oversized—instead, it extended his attack range and lethality.
With a whoosh, Banishment shot past, its target not the Black King, but the severed arm on the ground. Banishment pierced through the wound of the severed arm, dragging both the arm and the black sword out of the Birth Hall.
No sooner had Banishment flown off than Su Xiao and the old divine stick charged to the Black King’s front from left and right.
The long blade slashed, leaving afterimages, and blade auras carved a few shallow cuts into the Black King’s chest armor.
The Black King was now left with one eye and one arm. The single arm indeed hindered his combat, but the single eye seemed to have no effect.
Clang! Dragon-Slaying Flash was blocked by the Black King’s left arm, and a tremendous force transmitted through the hilt. Su Xiao immediately gripped the sword with both hands, cracking the stone slabs beneath his feet.
The old divine stick shifted his stance, circling directly to the Black King’s side. Instead of slashing with his sawblade, he struck the Black King’s head with the butt of the weapon.
Bang! The sawblade’s butt slammed into the Black King’s temple. The blow wasn’t particularly heavy, but given the old divine stick’s combat experience, would he waste such an opportunity by merely using a wooden butt to strike the Black King’s head? After all, the Black King wore a crown-like helmet.
With a twist of the old divine stick’s hand, a crisp crack came from the sawblade’s handle. A massive surge of energy was drawn from his body, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted, sending the Black King flying sideways. A dent could be seen on the cheek armor of his right side, as if struck by a hammer.
“Amu, fall back.”
Su Xiao shouted while kicking the old divine stick in the spine. The old divine stick grunted and flew off.
Amu’s hands turned to magma, and a torrent of lava erupted, propelling him backward.
Su Xiao ordered Amu back and kicked the old divine stick away, not because he was about to use some ability, but because the Black King was brewing something. From a moment ago until now, the opponent had only raised his arm to block, and the oppressive pressure around them grew increasingly terrifying.
Su Xiao had activated Demon Hunting Hour, allowing unlimited use of Dragon Shadow Flash, making him the fastest at the moment. Even if the Black King unleashed some ability, he could dodge first.
“Darkness, descend.”
The Black King raised his single hand high, and the light sources within the Birth Hall rapidly vanished, as if devoured by darkness.
Seeing this, Su Xiao raised his left arm, and D·Assassination appeared in his hand.
Pfft, pfft, pfft…
In an instant, D·Assassination’s magazine emptied, and twelve bullets streaked toward the Black King’s head.
Equipment Effect 2: Skull Shatter (Passive) — If successfully hitting the enemy’s head, this attack’s damage is increased by 45%.
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Clang, clang, clang…
Sparks flew. All twelve bullets hit, creating slight cracks in the Black King’s helmet, but failing to interrupt his ability.
Darkness surged in quickly. Su Xiao was about to distance himself from the Black King when that numbing sensation returned.
‘Not good. Very not good.’
Instinct’s warning made Su Xiao’s brow ache. Paralyzed all over, he couldn’t use any abilities. Dragon Shadow Flash wasn’t an ability activated by mere thought; it required his conscious will to trigger it, then his body to penetrate space.
A whimper came from behind Su Xiao. A dagger spun, grazing his shoulder. The wound was very shallow, barely drawing blood.
Su Xiao felt the numbness recede like a tide, and his body regained sensation instantly. What surprised him even more was that his health had recovered by about 10%.
Su Xiao vanished from his spot, reappearing at the edge of the Birth Hall.
The hall was completely dark. Su Xiao held his long blade before him, ready to activate Dragon Shadow Flash at any moment.
The anticipated attack never came. After about a few seconds, the darkness dissipated. The Black King stood at the center of the Birth Hall, his damaged armor and severed right arm fully restored.
Su Xiao immediately checked the Black King’s health—still at 32.9%. The opponent had only healed external injuries, not his health. That was good news; if the Black King’s wounds fully recovered, the fight would be over.
Moreover, upon observation, Su Xiao noticed that the Black King’s right arm hadn’t regenerated. He had only restored the armor; beneath the arm guard was an empty shell.
However, a new weapon appeared in the Black King’s left hand—a sword with a spiral blade, two meters long.
The sword’s guard was half a meter long, with no cutting edge. The entire blade resembled a cone, thirty centimeters thick at the base, tapering to a sharp point at the tip. Though edgeless, the sword was covered in spiral grooves.
“Brace yourselves!”
The old divine stick roared, swinging his sawblade and embedding it into the wall.
The Black King raised his spiral sword, and black energy rapidly filled the spiral grooves.
Rumble…
A terrifying suction force emerged, pulling large chunks of rubble toward the Black King, coalescing into a rough stone sphere above the sword’s tip.
Ding! Su Xiao thrust Dragon-Slaying Flash into the ground, his body gradually lifted by the suction.
Su Xiao and the old divine stick withstood the pull, but Amu couldn’t. He and Bubu Wang were flying toward the Black King.
In desperation, Amu mimicked Su Xiao’s earlier move, kicking Bubu Wang in the rear.
“Ow~”
Bubu let out a miserable howl, spinning midair but failing to escape the suction.
Su Xiao vanished, using Dragon Shadow Flash three times in succession. He appeared behind Amu and Bubu Wang, thrusting his blade into the ground while wrapping Realm Severing Thread around Amu’s ankle. Amu grabbed Bubu Wang’s hind leg.
Twang~
The Realm Severing Thread pulled taut. Su Xiao tried to reel it in, but the suction was too strong; he couldn’t retract it.
What Su Xiao didn’t expect was that the Black King slowly lowered his spiral sword, pointing the tip at the ground. Yet the suction continued. Fragments of ice and stone from the walls were rapidly drawn to the center, where a sphere ten meters in diameter had already formed.
The suction also affected the Black King, slowing him to a pace only slightly faster than an ordinary person. But under such terrifying pull, that was almost cheating.
The Black King drew closer to Su Xiao. However, compared to their distance, Bubu Wang, being pulled at the front, was much nearer to the Black King. Amu was gripping Bubu Wang’s hind leg, and given the situation, Bubu Wang couldn’t blend into the environment for now.
Watching the Black King approach step by step, Bubu Wang’s heart was in a panic. If it could speak, it would have shouted with all its might: “Don’t come any closer!”