Chapter 68: The Miserable Encounter of the Three Ancient Gods
Blood quickly stained the upper half of Su Xiao's body within a short time, waves of intense pain surging through him. After prolonged combat, he had learned to suppress this agonizing sensation.
His breathing was smooth, his lungs weren't damaged—this was undoubtedly good news.
Azathoth rose from the ground and charged toward Su Xiao in large strides. This creature wasn't slow; in fact, it was slightly faster than Su Xiao. If not for his rich combat experience, Su Xiao would have been obliterated long ago.
Su Xiao suspected that if Azathoth were in its prime, it wouldn't be a sixth-rank boss but something of a much higher rank.
Azathoth's consciousness had been separated from its body, and Su Xiao had already killed that consciousness. What remained was its physical form—the Dark Source: Azathoth before him.
Su Xiao's gaze locked onto Azathoth as it lunged at him. Just as Azathoth closed to within ten meters, he slashed out with his blade. The blade aura howled as it cut toward Azathoth's calf.
With a tearing sound, Azathoth's calf was nearly severed halfway, yet the creature didn't stop at all—it only slowed for an instant.
Su Xiao crouched low, then leaped up the next moment, covering his ears.
*Slap!!*
Azathoth's two massive hands clapped together, the resulting shockwave pulverizing the vegetation on the surrounding rock walls into dust.
Su Xiao landed on Azathoth's head. He stomped down hard with his right foot, using the momentum of Azathoth's forward lunge to drive his heel into the top of its skull.
Azathoth's head crashed into the ice surface with a thunderous boom. The sheer thrill and satisfaction of stomping such a colossal creature flat with one kick was indescribable.
Su Xiao didn't strike Azathoth again. This thing's health recovery rate was far too fast. He turned his gaze to the Dark Eye floating in midair and leaped directly from Azathoth's head.
Based on the information Su Xiao had obtained, the Dark Eye was extremely difficult to destroy. He was only trying it out of desperation—even if he couldn't destroy the thing, he had to find a way to suppress Azathoth's regenerative ability, or else there was no winning this fight.
Mid-leap, the air current brushed against the skin of Su Xiao's upper body. Dragon-Slaying Flash spun in his hand as he reversed his grip on the blade. Cyan Steel Shadow energy surged along the longsword.
The tip of the blade stabbed diagonally. With a crack, the longsword pierced into the Dark Eye, and pale blue electric arcs erupted outward.
*Crack~*
A brittle sound rang out. To Su Xiao's somewhat astonished gaze, the Dark Eye shattered directly, black crystalline fragments scattering in all directions.
Azathoth, which had been charging forward with large strides, suddenly stopped. It seemed to lose all strength and dropped to one knee.
Su Xiao had just landed. Though filled with confusion, he immediately rushed to Azathoth's front.
*Zheng, zheng, zheng...*
Countless blade auras were slashed out. Black blood gushed wildly from Azathoth's body. Blood Qi condensed, and the Blood Beast lunged forth.