Chapter 87: The Hegemony War Ends
Black flame arrows pierced through the air, leaving trails of air currents in their wake, instantly reaching Su Xiao, about to pierce through his skull.
Boom!
Debris scattered beneath Su Xiao's feet as his speed recovered.
'Here! His speed is too ridiculous!'
This thought had just crossed Hugh's mind when Su Xiao appeared before him, his long blade seeming to tear through space itself as it swung toward Hugh's neck.
Honestly, Hugh had grown somewhat accustomed to such attack angles. His opponent either went for the neck or the head, with the most "gentle" strike being a thrust to the heart.
Clang!
The metallic clash was particularly deafening. Hugh gripped his sword hilt with both hands, pushing forward with all his might.
Behind Hugh, a black flame giant standing five meters tall drew its bow and loosed an arrow, the black flame projectile hurtling straight toward Su Xiao's chest.
As the arrow flew in, Su Xiao raised his arm to block. Seeing this, Hugh couldn't believe it. Was his enemy... mocking him?
Crack~
Su Xiao's left forearm shattered, crystal fragments scattering everywhere as the Black King Bracer flew off, its durability plummeting by a large margin.
Of course, Su Xiao wouldn't use his flesh to withstand a black flame arrow. He had experienced how troublesome that black flame was more than once.
Su Xiao's crystal forearm reformed as Banishment merged into it.
'Blade Path Sword: Time.'
A shockwave spread, slowing Hugh down. The second black flame arrow flying from behind him also slowed.
'Blade Path Sword: Absolute Abyss.'
The world before Hugh's eyes suddenly turned pitch black. All he could see were three slashing marks rushing toward him.
Blood sprayed from Hugh's chest and neck as he was sent flying backward uncontrollably.
'Blade Path Sword: Azure Demon.'
A blue-green slash shot straight for Hugh's head. With no other choice, he raised his right arm, intending to block with his black flame sword.
Pfft.
An arm holding the black flame sword flew off as Hugh crashed to the ground with a thud.
The moment Hugh landed, Su Xiao descended from above, his long blade stabbing downward.
Ding~
Stone dust scattered as Hugh rolled away with an undignified dodge. The mountain surface pierced by Dragon-Slaying Flash quickly spread with large cracks.
'Blade Path Sword: Blood Blade.'
Su Xiao vanished from his spot, leaving a trail of blood in the air.
Blood-red feathers drifted through the air. In reality, these were condensations of blade aura and blood energy. When Su Xiao burst forward at ultra-high speed, they served as protection. After fulfilling this purpose, the crystals shattered. Due to the nature of blood energy, they appeared like blood-red feathers when dissipating, but they were actually crystalline structures.
A slash mark appeared on Hugh's face. His remaining arm extended forward and swept downward.
Boom!
A black flame arrow pierced through Su Xiao's abdomen, stabbing into the ground behind him, pinning him upright.
'Soul Flame: Heavenly Chant.'
Cracks appeared on the black flame arrow piercing Su Xiao. It seemed about to explode.
Su Xiao slammed the pommel of his blade hard against the black flame arrow. The arrow shattered with a crack, contracting into an eye-sized black sphere lodged within the wound in his abdomen.
'Soul Cry: Dancing Puppet...'
"Ouch~"
Hugh's technique was interrupted as Bubu Wang bit down on his head. Hugh was utterly bewildered—he hadn't sensed any soul aura approaching.
Just as Hugh was about to shake off Bubu Wang, Su Xiao charged straight at him, a crimson gleam flashing in his eyes.
'Soul Knight: Five Guards.'
A wisp of black flame appeared before Su Xiao, rapidly expanding in size. A fully armored war horse materialized, carrying a black-armored knight. Its body was translucent, clearly lacking a physical form—purely a soul entity.
'Soul Knight: Trample.'
'Soul Giant: Dragon-Hunting Arrow.'
The mounted knight pulled the reins, the soul war horse raising its front hooves before stamping down.
Thud~
A shockwave spread. Su Xiao, who had already lunged to Hugh's front, saw darkness before his eyes, though it cleared the next moment.
A whooshing sound came from above. Su Xiao leaned back as much as possible as a nearly four-meter-long giant black flame arrow stabbed into the rock before his feet, causing the stone to burst apart with crackling sounds.
Though Hugh had been cut to pieces by Su Xiao moments ago, his subsequent reactions demonstrated his combat experience and tactical intelligence.
Somewhat amusingly, due to the immense pressure Su Xiao exerted, Hugh had no time to deal with Bubu Wang biting his head, leaving the dog to keep gnawing.
Hugh was helpless, while Bubu wore a dog-faced grimace. The enemy simply ignored him—he was equally desperate.
Hugh's remaining arm swung through empty air, finally shooing away Bubu Wang. Having a dog hanging from his head was quite stressful. His current hairstyle was certainly unique, given it was "dog-gnawed."
"If this keeps up, you'll cut me into six pieces, Bai Ye. Can you imagine something?"
Hugh wiped blood from his chin. The Soul Knight stood beside him, the Black Flame Giant behind him, making Hugh look incredibly imposing.
"Can you imagine how strong the Ancestral Law Destroyers really were? I was fortunate enough to obtain this treasure in some ruins—a weapon of an Ancestral Law Destroyer."
Hugh waved his hand, and a ring of black flame emerged. Within the ring, a blade tip slowly appeared. Just the emergence of that blade tip alone radiated sharpness and pressure that enveloped the surroundings.
"Ah!"
Hugh was clearly in great pain. The Black Flame Giant behind him enveloped him, its fully drawn bow aimed at Su Xiao to prevent him from charging, while the Soul Knight provided cover.
Sensing Hugh's aura, Su Xiao turned and retreated. Something was about to appear—something he absolutely could not contend with.
Hugh was clearly charging a big move. What was the wisest choice now? Unleash a big move to clash head-on? Fight to the death with Hugh? Of course not. The wisest choice was to immediately run, to jump off this mountain.
The veins on Hugh's face bulged. When he saw Su Xiao turn and flee, he nearly choked with anger.
"You... you bastard."
Hugh immediately interrupted his ability. This was one of the few times in his life he had cursed. He had been angered by the slashing just now, otherwise he wouldn't have used this ability. He intended to use a blade from an Ancestral Law Destroyer to manifest a soul-form Ancestral Law Destroyer.
Only magic could defeat magic. Hugh was currently fighting a Law Destroyer, so he would let a Law Destroyer fight a Law Destroyer—that was the true path.
The ring of black flame dissipated, and the long blade that had appeared by a small portion vanished. 'Soul Imitation' of a soul-form Law Destroyer was too difficult. Hugh had originally thought it would take 1-2 seconds, but upon actual operation, he found it impossible.
Hugh's legs went weak, nearly collapsing to his knees. Just as he had given up on 'Soul Imitating' a soul-form Law Destroyer, a figure stood beside him.
A cold wind blew, stirring disheveled black hair. Torn clothing fluttered noisily.
"Give it here."
The newcomer spoke calmly, his eyes icy cold—the chill of indifference toward all living beings.
Hugh's body trembled. He stiffly turned his head to look at the newcomer.
"Give it here."
"Alright."
Hugh slowly raised his arm. Though he didn't know why the Blade Demon had appeared here, he knew one thing: if this person acted, he would immediately, instantly, on the spot, depart this world.
Crack, crack, crack...
Roots twisted and coiled, binding the Blade Demon within. Spatial fluctuations emerged, and the Blade Demon vanished.
The moment the Blade Demon disappeared, Hugh decided in his heart: never again attempt to 'Soul Imitate' a soul-form Law Destroyer. This time, before even succeeding, he had attracted the Blade Demon. If he had succeeded, heaven knows what would have happened.
A hundred meters away, Su Xiao took a Soul Crystal (Large) from his storage space. Though he didn't know if eating this could alleviate soul pain, it was worth a try.
Crunch. Su Xiao bit off a piece of the Soul Crystal like biting an apple.
Seeing this, Hugh rubbed his eyes, as if confirming whether what Su Xiao held was indeed a Soul Stone.
After confirming it was a Soul Stone, Hugh silently took out the Overlord Medal. Second place he would accept. He didn't want to fight an enemy who could eat Soul Stones.
"The Void should just hurry up and destroy itself. What kind of people are these? A Blade Demon that appears and disappears, a Law Destroyer who eats Soul Stones... sigh~"
Leaving these words, the Overlord Medal in Hugh's hand slowly vanished. He was enveloped by spatial power, obtaining the second position (Second Place).
The Overlord Medal had three functions: