Chapter 50: Shaving the Head
At the Watch Guild headquarters, or more precisely, the former site of the Watch Guild headquarters, the entire building that once represented the Watch Guild was now shattered, its debris scattered across the surrounding wasteland.
The sky above was a gloomy gray, sunlight completely blocked by black clouds. Yet, looking into the distance, one could see that the city of Sodo, located several dozen kilometers away, had a clear sky above it.
Inside Sodo City at this moment, there were many pedestrians on the streets. Unlike the usual bustling crowds, Center Street was very quiet. Everyone looked up into the distance, staring at the darkness in the far-off sky. The scene, like the arrival of doomsday, filled the commoners watching from afar with a deep-seated fear.
In primitive times, when humans had not yet learned to use fire, they had an infinite fear of darkness. Even after mastering fire and electric lighting, this fear of darkness remained hidden in their bloodline.
At this moment, the fear of darkness in the hearts of Sodo City's residents was awakened. They stood on the streets or rooftops, gazing into the distance, even forgetting to discuss among themselves, just staring foolishly.
Directly beneath the darkness, large patches of blood erosion surged across the ground, corroding the cracked marble floor. The Blood God, Gehepus, stood on the blood erosion, holding the blood spear, Blood-Draining Demon.
Unlike the stories, the one fighting against the 'darkness' was not a legendary hero, but a Law Destroyer covered in blood qi, with blue light flickering in his eyes. If anyone saw this scene, their instinctive thought would be that two great villains had fallen out due to conflicting ideals.
Su Xiao stared at the enemy before him, not immediately attacking. The previous exchange had left him heavily injured. The enemy's blood resonance not only had powerful knockback force but was also formidable in power.
Every time he was knocked back, for the next few seconds, Su Xiao felt like his entire skeleton was about to fall apart. Coupled with the continuous burning of 'Soul: Blood Control,' his health had already dropped to 83%.
Before the battle, Su Xiao had consumed 3150 World Reputation points to exchange for the seven-star title [Uncrowned King] and equipped it. He would not miss any means to enhance his combat power.
However, the physical attribute boost and high health recovery from [Uncrowned King] required him to withstand some kind of enemy ability's judgment and pass it to trigger.
Under normal circumstances, fighting the Blood God would definitely involve a barrage of judgments. But Su Xiao had multiple abilities that exempted him from control, judgment, etc. Triggering the bonus effect of [Uncrowned King] was entirely a matter of luck.
Su Xiao knew that the longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. Besides the ability to recover 0.5% of maximum health per second, the Blood God likely had other recovery abilities.
After all, its traits were blood and darkness. Blood, to some extent, represented life.
But if he couldn't find the Blood God's weakness and continued charging into melee, he would be the first to be worn down.
Against an enemy with a fifty-fifty win rate, charging in head-on was the most effective. But currently, Su Xiao's odds weren't high. If he couldn't exceed his limits, he would have to rely on combat IQ and who was more ruthless.
That's how battles were. As long as he wasn't completely overwhelmed, as long as he was ruthless enough, the chance of victory was not small.
From the current situation, the Blood God's killing move was its blood erosion. The good news was that Cyan Steel Shadow energy could devour the blood erosion. After devouring the dark characteristic energy within, the blood erosion would revert to normal blood.
After sensing the amount of Cyan Steel Shadow energy in his body, Su Xiao vanished from his spot. Half a second after he disappeared, the ground where he had stood suddenly caved in.
Boom! A large wave of blood erosion surged from the front, not only blocking Su Xiao's vision but also cutting off his perception forward. The enemy he had been locking onto disappeared from his senses.
Clang, clang...
Su Xiao's long blade slashed repeatedly, cutting through the oncoming blood erosion. Each slash consumed 200 to 300 points of Cyan Steel Shadow energy, transmitted through the Dragon-Slaying Flash, devouring the large patches of blood erosion it struck.
Trails of slashes carved through, and Su Xiao forcibly cut a path through the vast blood erosion, charging forward.
Inside the blood erosion, a faint light appeared ahead. Just as Su Xiao was about to break through and rush in front of the Blood God, the blood erosion around him suddenly converged, forming a giant sphere that enveloped him.
Outside the giant blood erosion sphere, the Blood God slowly clenched its hand, clearly intending to trap Su Xiao inside using the powerful corrosion and compression of the blood erosion.
The blood erosion floating around continuously surged toward the giant sphere, preventing Su Xiao from breaking out.
Inside the pitch-black giant blood erosion sphere, Su Xiao stood still. In an instant, his movement space was compressed to the minimum, about to be crushed by the blood erosion.
Blue light was particularly dazzling in the darkness. On the Dragon-Slaying Flash in Su Xiao's hand, compressed Cyan Steel Shadow energy clung to it, making the entire blade a deep blue.
Su Xiao gripped the long blade with both hands, the tip pointing downward. Just before being completely crushed, he thrust the long blade into the ground.
Thump!
A blue shockwave spread out. The giant blood erosion sphere suddenly shattered, turning into a large amount of blood that splattered in all directions. As soon as this blood hit the ground, it corroded it with a hissing sound.
The moment Su Xiao successfully escaped, a sense of crisis came from behind him. He dodged sideways while spinning his long blade.
A metallic clang rang out. The Dragon-Slaying Flash traced an arc, deflecting the incoming blood erosion spear. With a flick of the blade, the blood erosion spear was sent flying back toward the Blood God.
From start to finish, the Blood God had rarely moved. Except for being blasted half a step back earlier, it had never budged.
The blood erosion spear tore through the air and reached the Blood God. It raised a finger, and the incoming spear stopped in front of it.
Unexpectedly, after stopping the blood erosion spear, the Blood God manipulated the large patch of blood erosion beneath it, dragging itself backward.
Just as the Blood God moved back a few meters, the blood erosion spear suspended in mid-air exploded. Several blue arcs of electricity spread out. The Cyan Steel Shadow energy hidden inside the blood erosion spear failed to reach the Blood God. This Ancient God had too much combat experience.
A blue-green blade aura shot straight toward the Blood God's neck. It raised its hand, and a wall made of blood erosion appeared in front of it. As soon as the wall formed, it rapidly hardened, turning into a black crystal-like material.
Crack! The Azure Demon pierced through the black wall. The Blood God behind the wall raised a single hand. As soon as the Azure Demon touched its hand, it instantly dissipated.
As the Azure Demon dissipated, Su Xiao had already broken through the entanglement of large amounts of blood erosion. He charged forward like an afterimage, reaching the Blood God. He then slashed upward with his long blade.
'Blood Resonance.'
Thump! A powerful impact force hit him head-on. Su Xiao's body uncontrollably retreated. He flew backward, but after flying just a few meters, he vanished on the spot. Dragon Shadow Flash pierced through space, and he appeared behind the Blood God.
When Su Xiao appeared behind the Blood God, he knew this was an opportunity. If he didn't beat the Blood God into submission in this round, he would be close to defeat. His entire skeleton felt like it was about to fall apart.
Ending the spatial penetration, he steadied himself and delivered a straight kick to the back of the Blood God's knee. As for why he didn't kick the lower back, Su Xiao wanted to, but the Blood God was four meters tall. He had to admit that height was sometimes an advantage.
Bang!
A blast of air spread. Su Xiao's kick directly forced the Blood God to one knee. The Blood God's entire body went numb. The numbness from Su Xiao's straight kick couldn't be solved by control immunity.
Standing behind the Blood God, Su Xiao raised his long blade with one arm. He wouldn't miss such an opportunity. He had to go for the most vicious strike.
'Blade Path Sword: Extreme.'
Crack! The Dragon-Slashing Flash cut into the Blood God's head, entering from the temple. It first pierced the exoskeleton, then penetrated deep into the brain, cutting through two-thirds of the entire head before stopping. It nearly forcibly shaved the Blood God's head flat.
The Blood God's pupil flames swayed left and right, but at some point, the blood spear, Blood-Draining Demon, in its hand had disappeared.
Pfft!
A blood-colored spear pierced through Su Xiao's left shoulder. If he hadn't slightly turned sideways while slashing, the blood spear would have pierced his heart.
At some point, a mass of blood erosion had appeared behind Su Xiao. A humanoid figure emerged from the blood erosion, holding the Blood-Draining Demon. This blood spear strike occurred almost simultaneously with Su Xiao's slash.
After being pierced by the Blood-Draining Demon, Su Xiao felt his left side go almost numb. This wasn't a control effect but pure corrosive power.
With a roar, a shockwave centered on Su Xiao and the Blood God spread outward. Darkness and blood qi corroded each other. Su Xiao and the Blood God flew backward in opposite directions.
The boss battle had become brutal. As for who was the final boss, that depended on the situation.