Chapter 51: Huh?
Su Xiao flew backward through the air. The Cyan Steel Shadow energy within him was active to its limit, rapidly restoring his numb left side. Not only that, but the Cyan Steel Shadow energy was also invading the Blood-Draining Demon that had pierced him.
With a tearing sound, the Blood-Draining Demon was pulled from Su Xiao's body. A mass of corrosive blood engulfed the demon.
Su Xiao crashed to the ground. Using the backward momentum, he rose into a crouch.
Blood quickly soaked his left arm—his own blood. As for the defense of the [Wild Hunt Night] long leather coat, unfortunately, this epic-grade armor offered minimal protection against an Ancient God's attack.
It wasn't that [Wild Hunt Night]'s defense was weak; rather, the enemies Su Xiao faced were simply too strong. As for heavy armor, Su Xiao wouldn't choose it. Clumsy defense didn't suit his combat style.
The moment he landed, Su Xiao charged toward the Blood God. In just two seconds, he was in front of it, leaping into a thrust.
Just as Dragon-Slashing Flash was about to strike, the fallen Blood God was enveloped by corrosive blood. The blade pierced into the blood.
The Blood God appeared several dozen meters away. Su Xiao had long noticed that the Blood God could move freely within its corrosive blood, but this ability wasn't unlimited—each use consumed a large amount of it.
*Blade Path Sword: Flow.*
Dragon-Slashing Flash cut through the air, unleashing an elegant wind slash. Self-developed sword techniques allowed such freedom. Flow had the power of a finishing move, but as long as Su Xiao had enough stamina, he could use it freely—though he also had to consider his body's endurance.
*Pfft.*
The Blood God, several dozen meters away, stepped back half a step. Its entire left arm was severed, and its health plummeted. Even as an ultra seventh-rank boss, tanking Flow head-on wouldn't end well.
Before the Blood God's left arm hit the ground, its dark red blood formed threads, pulling the flying arm back and reattaching it at the stump.
The Blood God flexed the fingers of its left hand. This ability was actually more troublesome than regeneration. Regeneration consumed large amounts of bodily energy, but this ability didn't.
"Huff... huff..."
Su Xiao's breathing was slightly rapid. The stronger he became, the more stamina high-intensity combat consumed. He didn't charge at the Blood God but stood still, flipping Dragon-Slashing Flash in his hand into a reverse grip.
The tip of Dragon-Slashing Flash pointed downward. Su Xiao released the blade. Several dozen meters away, the Blood God saw this and immediately grabbed for the corrosive blood beside it. It clearly sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.
*Crackle.*
An arc of electricity surged along Dragon-Slashing Flash, now embedded in the ground. Almost simultaneously, arcs of electricity appeared within a two-hundred-meter radius.
Suddenly, these arcs connected, enveloping the entire two-hundred-meter area.
Upon closer inspection, the nodes at the edges of these arcs were all the spots where Su Xiao had landed after being knocked back by Blood Resonance each time.
All the arcs flashed and vanished. Blood seeped from the soil—the corrosive blood that had been annihilated by the Cyan Steel Shadow energy.
The corrosive blood beneath the Blood God's feet exploded, turning into ordinary blood. All the corrosive blood it controlled had been annihilated by the Cyan Steel Shadow energy. From the very start of the battle, Su Xiao had been setting this up, and now he finally saw results.
The Blood God's corrosive blood ability was formidable—effective at both range and close quarters, capable of shaping into anything, and even able to construct blood creatures with some intelligence.
Even more troublesome was that being wounded by corrosive blood immediately caused soul paralysis. But this trait was ineffective against Su Xiao.
Although the control effect was nullified, once Su Xiao's health fell below 65%, being wounded by a weapon made of corrosive blood had a 10% chance of instant death.
Was 10% low? Not at all. Earlier, when Su Xiao was wounded by the Blood-Draining Demon—a spear made of corrosive blood—he suffered not only dark-type damage and moderate soul damage but also six instances of basic attack damage from continuous erosion.
Being stabbed by the Blood-Draining Demon meant being eroded six times in succession. If one's life force wasn't strong enough, each of these six erosions could trigger instant death.
That was why Su Xiao first eliminated the surrounding corrosive blood—his health was already nearing the 65% threshold.
The moment all corrosive blood dissipated, Su Xiao closed in on the Blood God.
*Thud!*
Blood Resonance struck again. Su Xiao was sent flying nearly a hundred meters before stopping. This Blood Resonance was especially vicious—clearly, the Blood God was wary of Su Xiao getting close now.
The moment he landed, Su Xiao spat blood. He felt his own blood vibrating, and everything before his eyes had afterimages.
Though his vision was blurry, Su Xiao immediately raised his left hand. A stinging pain came from his palm as something was about to pierce through and strike his face.
Su Xiao tilted his left arm. A bone spur pierced through his palm, traveled through his entire forearm, and flew out from his elbow, embedding into the dirt behind him.
The soil exploded from the impact, forming a semicircular crater several meters in diameter. At the center of the crater was a bottomless hole, slanting deep into the ground.
His left forearm went numb and hung limp. Su Xiao looked at the Blood God, now half a kilometer away. The Blood God... was fleeing.
A pool of dark red blood floated low in the air, moving rapidly away. This was the Blood God's own divine blood, which it converted into corrosive blood to move quickly.
Whether he could catch up was uncertain, but he couldn't let the Blood God escape.
Su Xiao pressed Dragon-Slashing Flash against his left elbow and severed his own forearm. It was completely numb—keeping it would only be a burden, possibly even a hidden danger, since it was wounded by the Blood God.
Expressionless, Su Xiao kicked his severed forearm away. Though the stump ached fiercely, he wouldn't show it in battle. Screaming was a sign of weakness to an enemy.
The Black King Bracer detached from the severed arm. Baha swooped in, grabbed the forearm, and placed it into an active cryogenic container.
A crystal layer spread over Su Xiao's stump, quickly forming a crystalline arm. The fragmented Exile merged into it.
Su Xiao flexed his left hand. The unfolded Black King Bracer dropped down and clicked into place on his crystalline forearm.
The Blood God flew low ahead, with Su Xiao in pursuit, slashing out blade auras.
Just as the Blood God was speeding along on a pool of corrosive blood, spatial fluctuations appeared before it. Baha suddenly emerged.
"Your daddy's here!"
Baha spread its wings. The Blood God waved its hand, and Baha shot upward like a rocket—not dead, but physically launched.
"Damn~"
Baha trailed off, flying high like a piercing arrow before stopping.
"Hey, you're the same type of mobile treasure chest as the Moon God, you know? The Moon God died pretty horribly."
The Blood God ignored Baha and flew rapidly away. Its destination was Sodo City!
"Where do you think you're going? Even your Ancient God nest, Doom Star, was destroyed. The Underworld God is dead and buried too."
When Baha said this, the Blood God paused but looked back at it.
Baha was completely bluffing. Doom Star wasn't destroyed, and Ancient Gods of the Underworld God's tier wouldn't fall so easily.
"Fighting like this is pointless. You go back to Doom Star, and this world is ours. Doom Star's coordinates in exchange for the World Core."
"..."
The Blood God stopped a kilometer away, but only for an instant before continuing toward Sodo City.
*Clang.*
A blade aura slashed just beneath the Blood God, nearly cutting the corrosive blood under its feet.
"You were originally an Ancient God of Doom Star, right? I get it—you got taken down by the Underworld God. Tough luck. Truth is, I was lying just now. The Underworld God is ridiculously powerful now, supposedly ruling Doom Star, while you're stuck playing in the mud with the Dark Demon."
*Clang!*
A bone spur aimed at Baha was shattered by Azure Demon. The Blood God continued flying ahead, with Su Xiao and Baha in pursuit.
Through Baha's relentless "psychological attacks," the chase continued. The Blood God took seven blade auras before finally reaching the edge of Sodo City.
Panic had already gripped Sodo City. The darkness in the distance was rapidly approaching.
The Watch Guild had initially proposed evacuating the civilians in Sodo City, but the Rhine Kingdom refused. The Rhine Kingdom rarely rejected the Watch Guild's proposals, but this time they were firm—Sodo City had a population of 3.7 million.
Even if they managed a partial evacuation, nearby "Mance City" and "Hualai City" had 2.4 million and 1.79 million residents respectively.
Evacuating nearly 8 million civilians could destabilize the Rhine Kingdom's ruling system. More importantly, where would they evacuate to? Other cities? Don't be ridiculous—that would cause even greater panic and chaos.
The darkness descended. On every street in Sodo City, crowds of civilians fled toward the opposite side, screams and cries unending.
"What... is this?"
Molei stood on the roof of a three-story building, staring at the distant darkness and the sounds of air being torn beneath it.
"Molei, you're a jinx."
Shengyuan looked at the apocalyptic scene, a terrible feeling rising in her heart. As a contractor specializing in both Charm and Perception, she never lacked temporary partners. That was why Molei had sought her out again to form a two-person team.
"Something's coming. Ridiculously strong!"
Shengyuan's pupils contracted as she saw the Blood God flying low. The moment she saw it, her blood ran cold. She could tell this was an overwhelmingly powerful super boss.
In fact, when she sensed it from afar, she didn't even feel danger—a misdirection caused by the vast gap in strength.
"I knew it. You're going to get me killed. Tell me, do you have negative Luck?!"
Shengyuan's composure shattered. She was on an entrusted mission when she ran into a boss, and it looked like this boss might be here to massacre the city.
Compared to Shengyuan, Molei was much calmer. She narrowed her eyes, watching the rapidly approaching Blood God.
"Shengyuan, I think this ugly thing... is running away."
"Stop dreaming. We need to run too. This city is finished."
Just as Shengyuan was about to flee, a gust of wind pressure hit her. The Blood God appeared before her, reaching for her head. Shengyuan let out a groan—she felt death approaching.
*Blade Path Sword: Blood Blade.*
*Clang.*
A blood-red slash passed through. The Blood God's hand, reaching for Shengyuan, flew off. The hem of a long coat fluttered as Su Xiao appeared beside Shengyuan.
Having narrowly escaped death, Shengyuan turned her gaze and saw Su Xiao's profile. Her nose tingled.
"Thank..."
Before she could finish, Su Xiao grabbed her by the neck and flung her away. Shengyuan turned into a blur and vanished with a *bang*.
Several kilometers away, Shengyuan was half-embedded in a wall, covered in blood, her expression dazed. She was near death. The person who had "saved" her had nearly killed her in passing.
Su Xiao stood on the rooftop, looking at the Blood God a few meters away. That had been close—if the Blood God had managed to convert corrosive blood, things would have gotten troublesome.
"Let's join forces."
Molei shouted, hoping to cooperate with Su Xiao to survive. She clasped her hands together, and blood beads emerged around her—hundreds of them, each representing a violator she had killed.
Seeing these blood beads, the Blood God's flame-like pupils contracted, and it eventually nodded at Molei, seemingly agreeing to cooperate. After all, with a great enemy before them and such a sincere offer, even the Blood God found it hard to refuse—though it would likely eliminate Molei after the battle.
Seeing this, Molei was stunned. Several blood beads above her head turned into question marks, and she let out a sound:
"Huh?"