Chapter 42: Moonlight
An unparalleled pressure surged forth. The stained glass windows above the sealing hall cast down cyan moonlight, but this cyan light was mixed with specks of black particles.
The Wolf God raised its claw that wasn't gripping the greatsword. Its silver fur, originally representing the Moon Wolf, had long been tainted black by the Abyss's erosion. Its instinct made it raise its hand to catch the falling cyan moonlight, but the moment it touched these moonbeams, the black particles within began to spread, corrupting the cyan light into black, transforming it into a black liquid that dripped through the Wolf God's fingers.
"ROAR!!"
The roar carried layers of airwaves that spread outward. Dozens of meters away, the Knight Commander's armor clanked as the tip of his lance, [Thunderfall], clanged diagonally against the ground. Due to the terrifying weight of this lance, the ground where the tip touched immediately cracked and sank.
The Knight Commander charged forward with ferocity. The momentum of his charge shattered the space in his path, sending fragments of space scattering like shards of black glass.
Behind him, Seraphilia, clad in a white robe, floated upward. Her hood dissolved, revealing her golden-white hair flowing freely. Her pupils gradually turned a dazzling gold as Light Element converged.
Floating a few meters above the ground, Seraphilia made a grasping motion with one hand. The next instant, a golden pillar of light dozens of meters thick crashed down, slamming the Wolf God within it. The continuous impact made the entire hall tremble with a booming rumble.
Boom, boom, boom!
Over a dozen golden chain spikes pierced out from the surrounding space, nailing into various parts of the Wolf God's body that was being suppressed by the light pillar. As the dazzling gold in Seraphilia's eyes became more pronounced, all these chains pulled taut, attempting to bind the Wolf God in place.
With a crack, all the chains snapped. But under Seraphilia's control, all the broken chain halves embedded in the Wolf God's body emitted a dazzling golden light and exploded.
BOOM!!
The hall was engulfed by the shockwave. The Knight Commander, who had been charging forward, was forced to stop, raising one hand to shield himself as the fierce wind hit him. Sensing this, the Knight Commander didn't retreat an inch. Gripping [Thunderfall], he charged forward.
With a thunderous crash, [Thunderfall] clashed against the Darkmoon Greatsword. From this central point, the space within the hall shattered like a broken mirror, layers of shockwaves spreading outward.
As the radiance from the Light Element explosion faded, the Knight Commander saw that the Wolf God opposite him was holding the long-handled greatsword with one hand, seemingly still having strength to spare. This was something the Knight Commander had never experienced since advancing to Absolute Strength. Because his [Thunderfall] was very heavy, and as a heavy armored warrior, he was strength-type. Thus, when facing enemies, they would all avoid direct confrontation with him.
The Knight Commander was the type who could be wounded many times by an enemy, but once the enemy was caught by him, it would be an inescapable nightmare with no chance of turning things around.
But now, the Knight Commander was being taught a lesson by the Wolf God about the power and beauty of combat.
A tremendous force suddenly came from [Thunderfall]. The ground beneath the Knight Commander's feet shattered with a crack. With a screech, the greatsword cut across [Thunderfall]. Without giving the Knight Commander any time to catch his breath, the Wolf God had already gripped the Moonlight Greatsword with both hands and swung it down.
With a clang, the Knight Commander managed to block the strike with [Thunderfall], but he nearly dropped to one knee. His armor emitted a strained creaking sound.
Just then, a Super Blood Smoke Cannon blasted over.
BOOM!!
The Wolf God caught the Blood Smoke Cannon with its bare hand, but it was forced back half a step. The Knight Commander took the opportunity to retreat.
The Wolf God flexed its slightly numb hand, its gaze sweeping around before locking onto Heizhao, assuming the attack came from him. As for Su Xiao, he was currently carrying [Silver Moon Blade], in a state of being subconsciously ignored by the Wolf God.
The sound of surging water droplets was particularly noticeable. Everyone looked toward the source of the sound. Golden orbs appeared around Seraphilia. Under her control, these orbs traced sharp angles, turning into arcs that attacked the Wolf God from all directions.
Boom, boom, boom...
The thunderous explosions were unending. This level of suppression made Heizhao, who was preparing to launch a surprise attack, feel that perhaps he didn't need to act. Seraphilia alone could handle the Wolf God. Truly worthy of being a powerhouse from the Void overlord faction, Arcane Eternal Star.
Taking advantage of the Wolf God being suppressed, the Knight Commander charged forward with his lance. Like a meteor colliding, the lance and greatsword clashed.
CLANG! Fragments of the greatsword's blade scattered everywhere. Looking now, the Darkmoon Greatsword in the Wolf God's hands had been battered to ruin by Seraphilia's Light Element weapons.
Wooom~
An eerie sound of elemental convergence came. Looking toward Seraphilia now, her figure was no longer visible, only the dazzling golden radiance of Light Element. The next moment, an intensely condensed beam erupted from above Seraphilia, slanting down toward the Wolf God below.
Although the Wolf God intended to dodge, it was held back by the Knight Commander. This brief delay allowed the Wolf God to be hit by Seraphilia's [Lightfall].
After the brief roar, the world seemed to fall silent. In reality, this was temporary deafness caused by the loud noise. As the sound gradually returned from weak to strong, the isolated sensory perception of the world came back. Once again, they could feel the stinging in their eardrums and the oncoming wind pressure.
The slanting [Lightfall] continuously suppressed the Wolf God. The Knight Commander stepped forward and thrust his lance through the Wolf God's abdomen. The tip protruding from the back was stained with blood. Almost simultaneously, a Super Blood Smoke Cannon, enhanced by double blood souls, hit the Wolf God's head.
Not only that, Heizhao appeared behind the Wolf God. Short blades from his waist were driven one by one into both sides of the Wolf God's spine, two rows totaling over a dozen blades.
'Radiance.'
Seraphilia's ultimate ability activated. As she pulled her hands apart, a spiral energy spear formed from Light Element, spatial energy, and natural elements appeared. As she pointed at the Wolf God, the spiral energy spear shot out with a boom, so fast it had no visible trajectory before it was already embedded in the Wolf God's head. After this attack was completed, air explosions and black marks left by pierced space appeared along the path the spear had traveled.
This strike was incredibly powerful, dropping the Wolf God's health by 70%, down to 9.5%. The undying trait brought by the Abyss Spawn was particularly evident now. If they continued attacking and killed the Wolf God, this trait would definitely be triggered.
A blood shadow rushed forward. Around the Wolf God, the Knight Commander had his lance piercing through its abdomen. Heizhao's short blades were embedded in its back, each connected to metal threads. The other ends of all these threads disappeared into the air, pulled taut. A spiral energy spear pierced through the Wolf God's head. These restraints and attacks temporarily immobilized the Wolf God.
Pfft!
A long sword emitting dark blue smoke plunged into the Wolf God's chest. The Wolf God's health plummeted to 0.1%. The dim health bar resembled that of a dying enemy.
Dragon-Slashing Flash was withdrawn from the Wolf God's chest, along with large amounts of black smoke. This was the source energy of the undying trait, Abyss Spawn, now being devoured by the Demon Blade in its frenzy state.
The Darkmoon Greatsword, now broken to barely half its size, slipped from its grip, its remaining sharp edge piercing the ground. This weapon, once used to fight against the Abyss, had reached its end.
"Is it... over?"
Heizhao said as he leaped back a few steps, throwing out several short blades that embedded in the Wolf God's body.
Golden light bloomed. Golden weapons formed from Light Element embedded into the Wolf God's body. Just as one was about to strike its neck, a claw raised and grabbed the Light Element blade, crushing it with a crack.
Abyss energy erupted from the Wolf God as its center. The Knight Commander, who had been using [Thunderfall] to pierce through the Wolf God and restrain it, was instantly thrown back. The tremendous force made his head buzz, and his vision blurred.
Heizhao, the assassination-type, fared worse, slammed directly into the wall. Shenfu instantly turned into shattered flesh and blood. Seraphilia still floated in midair, but layers of Light Element shields rapidly cracked and peeled away. Su Xiao, who had been near the hall's entrance, used his elbow to brace against the door, but the surging darkness still stung his exposed skin.
Had they defeated the Wolf God? Of course not. What they had just killed was the outermost layer of the undying trait, the Abyss Spawn. It was the will of this Abyss Spawn that had been fighting with this body. How could the Wolf God have been suppressed like that?
Where the Wolf God now stood was like a dark portal had opened, with large amounts of darkness erupting outward. As for the Wolf God itself, its previously bulky body, now free from the Abyss Spawn's interference, rapidly condensed. Even with fur covering it, the muscle lines became more pronounced. Standing nearly four meters tall, all its wounds healed at a visible rate. Its silver-gray hair grew longer, cascading boldly down its back.
Not only that, but wooden-like horns grew from the Wolf God's head, somewhat resembling deer antlers but irregular in shape. Its previously one murky and one cyan pupil both turned into cyan-black vertical slits—proud, sharp, and full of pressure.
Its claws had completely transformed into hands and feet. The silver fur emitted a deeper black.
From the erupting darkness, a nearly 50-centimeter-long hilt appeared. The Wolf God grasped this pitch-black hilt and pulled a palm-wide, 2.5-meter-long Abyss Greatsword from the darkness. The Abyss Greatsword wasn't as wide as the Darkmoon Greatsword, but its blade was thicker, its edge extremely sharp, and its overall striking power was much higher than the Darkmoon Greatsword.
The darkness in the hall stopped erupting. Everyone looked at the Wolf God. In truth, the battle had only just begun.
The Wolf God looked at Seraphilia. Although it no longer remembered its past, seeing this floating enemy, it instinctively marked her as the first target to kill.
Dark smoke drifted from the Wolf God's body, forming a smoke figure identical to its size. With a whoosh, this shadow attacked Seraphilia. Although it was blasted apart several times along the way, this smoke figure seemed immune to physical and energy attacks.
After temporarily restraining Seraphilia, the Wolf God swung its Abyss Greatsword forward, meeting the charging Knight Commander.
BOOM!!
A deafening sound spread. The greatsword and lance clashed again. The Knight Commander was somewhat surprised to find that the Wolf God's striking power was weaker than before.
The lance's momentum immediately overpowered the greatsword. But unexpectedly, the Wolf God's greatsword suddenly vibrated. The Knight Commander felt as if an electric current passed through his entire body, paralyzing him from his arms to his feet. Though only for an instant, it was equally fatal.
The Wolf God suddenly tilted its head, dodging an incoming Blood Smoke Cannon. At the same time, it raised the pommel of its greatsword, deflecting a flying short blade with a clang. The impact caused spatial vibrations.
Before the Knight Commander could regain sensation in his body, the Wolf God delivered a straight kick, forcing him to one knee. But the Knight Commander was no weakling. He swung his lance back, aiming for the Wolf God's chin. If this hit, it would pierce from the chin through the skull.
The Wolf God's body blurred, dodging the thrust at an incomprehensible speed. It then drove its Abyss Greatsword forward, the blade entering through the Knight Commander's shoulder and exiting through his lower back, spilling large amounts of blood.
The Wolf God released the sword's hilt, forming a crystal layer on its right fist, and punched the Knight Commander's chest and abdomen. The impact scattered. The Knight Commander grunted, blood seeping from the vents in his helmet's mouth area. As he bent forward, the Wolf God pulled the greatsword from his shoulder, flipped the blade, and gripped it one-handed in reverse, smashing the pommel hard against the back of the Knight Commander's helmet.
CRACK! The helmet dented inward. As the Knight Commander fell forward, a crystal layer formed on the Wolf God's lower leg, and it kicked out.
BOOM~!
The Knight Commander was embedded in the far wall, blood dripping from his hanging arm. In truth, the Knight Commander had many powerful abilities, but he was up against a technique-type. Although the Wolf God had no memories of its past, its mind was clear, and it retained some rationality. Blade Grandmaster Lv.89 was far more terrifying than imagined. Su Xiao had been developing in Reincarnation Paradise for so long, and his Blade Grandmaster was only Lv.74.
The Knight Commander wasn't weak, nor did he lack trump cards. He was simply beaten to the point where he couldn't use any of them. This was why technique-types were hated in the later stages. These bastards generally didn't have earth-shattering ultimate moves, but they could beat their enemies to the point where they couldn't use such moves either.
After witnessing the Knight Commander's plight, Heizhao's breath caught. He was about to hide and look for an opportunity when a sense of crisis enveloped him. Somehow, the Wolf God had appeared behind Heizhao, its Abyss Greatsword swinging down.
A boom rang out. The Knight Commander, in a one-knee kneeling position, held his lance with one hand, blocking the strike with his back to the Wolf God. In that instant, the Knight Commander and Heizhao had swapped positions.
As the Knight Commander struggled to hold back the descending Abyss Greatsword, blood spears flew in. The Wolf God side-kicked the Knight Commander away, then with a few clangs, slashed the incoming blood spears apart. With a boom, several blood spears exploded behind it, sending its flowing wolf fur flying.
"HAH!"
The Knight Commander pressed forward again, heavily smashing down with [Thunderfall]. As for why he didn't thrust, it wasn't because he didn't want to, but because he didn't dare. After being taught a lesson by the Wolf God, the Knight Commander had seen clearly. Facing this Blade Grandmaster, smashing was safer. Even if dodged, the subsequent impact could prevent him from being beaten up again.
[Thunderfall] struck the Abyss Greatsword. The space that had just recovered shattered again, full of cracks.
A black shadow flashed past the Knight Commander. It was Heizhao, appearing like a black wraith behind the Wolf God. A sharp short blade stabbed down from behind. Vaguely, a deathly phantom could be seen behind Heizhao. As an assassination-type Absolute Strength powerhouse, each of Heizhao's strikes had a high probability of instant death.
The short blade pierced into the Wolf God's back, but passed through without resistance. Not only that, the Knight Commander also felt his weapon meet no resistance. The Abyss Greatsword locked with his [Thunderfall] seemed to have become ethereal.
This caused Heizhao's blade to strike empty, and the Knight Commander's lance to swing toward Heizhao. Fortunately, the golden lightning on the lance dissipated, and when it swept over Heizhao, he turned into smoke.
Just then, a sharp slashing sound came. A blue slash flashed by, cutting across the Wolf God's throat. What surprised the Knight Commander and Heizhao even more was that this strike actually worked, though the wound wasn't deep.
As for why Su Xiao's strike could hit the Wolf God, the principle was simple. Although the ability the Wolf God had just used wasn't Dragon Shadow Flash, its characteristics were 90% similar. So Su Xiao used Dragon Shadow Flash to penetrate space, slashing from within a spatial gap, naturally able to hit the Wolf God who was also in that state.
After delivering this strike, Su Xiao immediately retreated, disappearing into the black mist spreading in the corner of the hall. This time, facing an Absolute Strength powerhouse, aside from necessary probing, he wouldn't recklessly advance. Although he didn't have to worry about dying from large-scale attacks stripping him away, if he took two direct hits from the Wolf God, he would definitely die. Even with his 840,000 health points, he was comprehensively suppressed in both physical attributes and ability strength.
Watching the Knight Commander and Heizhao fighting to the death with the Wolf God, Su Xiao decided not to advance again. The reason was that he needed to fully suppress the Blade Demon Spirit within Dragon-Slashing Flash, preventing it from devouring the source energy of the undying trait, Abyss Spawn, that it had just absorbed. Once the Blade Demon Spirit began devouring this source energy, the Demon Blade ability would inevitably enter cooldown.
Although [Demon Blade] and [Demon Spirit Awakening] were both abilities derived from the Blade Demon Spirit, their cooldowns were unrelated. That meant, as long as Su Xiao temporarily suppressed the demon spirit and prevented it from devouring those source abilities first, the [Demon Blade] execution ability could still be used.
In this fight against the Wolf God, the execution ability was crucial. In this battle, Su Xiao would only face the Wolf God directly once—when he was confident he could execute it.
BOOM!
The Abyss Greatsword was thrust into the ground. Fierce impact scattered. Amidst flying dark embers, the Knight Commander slid backward, his feet plowing the ground. When he stopped, sparks could be seen on his cloak.
In this battle against the Wolf God, it was fortunate that the Knight Commander was here. This heavy armored warrior wasn't just extremely tough; without him, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to fight the Wolf God.
Drip, drip~
Blood dripped from Heizhao's chin. He was currently being lifted by the Wolf God, which held his head in one claw. As the Wolf God's grip tightened, pain appeared on his face.
With a wet squelch, like crushing a watermelon, the Wolf God crushed Heizhao's head. The headless corpse of this newly promoted assassination-type Absolute Strength powerhouse fell to the ground and lay still.
In truth, Heizhao wasn't dead. As an assassin who had advanced to Absolute Strength, he had gained a powerful ability—he could revive twice. More precisely, within a one-year period, he had a total of three lives. As long as he didn't die three times in a row within a year, he could revive from his remaining body, as long as it was larger than a fist and could accommodate his soul source matter.
Yes, this was the level of an Absolute Strength powerhouse. Although the Knight Commander didn't have this ability, he was really good at taking hits.
A boom came from the front of the hall. The darkness was blasted apart. Seraphilia, who had been missing for a while, reappeared. Her face was somewhat pale, and black bloodstains from Abyss Spawn could be seen on her robe. She had just been dragged into a severely Abyss-eroded area. If she weren't a space-type, there was no way she could have returned so quickly.
As soon as Seraphilia returned, she saw Shenfu, who had been pierced through by a sword and then blasted against the wall by dark energy, evenly spread across it.
The Knight Commander once again engaged the Wolf God. [Thunderfall] and the Abyss Greatsword clashed repeatedly. The booming was unending, causing the walls of the hall, reinforced with sealing runes, to develop fine cracks.
BOOM!
A Light Element pillar fell again. The Wolf God's body sank, its health dropping at 0.8% per second. Was Seraphilia's damage like scraping? Not at all. Light Element damage wasn't magical damage. In this battle, Seraphilia hadn't used her Arcane abilities at all because the Moon Wolf was an ally of the Law Destruction faction and had high magic resistance.
The golden pillar thinned after a few seconds, eventually dissipating like a hair-thin thread. In total, it had reduced the Wolf God's health by 6.2%, equivalent to the total output of dozens of Heizhaos.
The Wolf God let out a roar. From earlier, its rationality had been becoming chaotic due to the Abyss's invasion, sharply reducing its technique ability performance. This made the others feel they still had a chance. If the Wolf God had maintained its Blade Grandmaster Lv.89 level, then the best option for everyone present would be to find a way to retreat quickly.
CLANG!
A black slashing chain shot out. Seraphilia pointed her slender white fingers forward. Weapons formed from Light Element shot out. After a few booms, the slashing chain dissipated.
The Knight Commander, who had taken a few breaths during this gap, charged forward again, blocking the Wolf God and preventing it from approaching Seraphilia, who was floating in midair.
Heizhao, who had successfully revived, was about to attack the Wolf God from mid-range with shadow abilities when the Wolf God pointed its Abyss Greatsword at him and fired an Abyss energy cannon, blasting Heizhao, who had just revived and hadn't fully recovered, into the wall.
The good news was that, due to Shenfu's reduction abilities, the Wolf God's various resistances were getting lower and lower. The bad news was that, under Seraphilia's powerful output, the Wolf God's health was about to drop below 45%.
With a hum, a radiance ray swept across. The fur on the Wolf God's body was scorched somewhat. But it suddenly swung its arm, grabbing a Light Element blade that flew at it. It gripped the blade with its bare hand, making it creak, but the weapon couldn't cut too deeply into its flesh.
[Skill 19, Wolf Sword: Undying Will (Ultimate Passive, X): When the Wolf God's health drops to 45%, based on its True Strength, True Agility, True Stamina, and True Intelligence attributes, it will 'massively' increase its physical defense...]
The Wolf God ignored the incoming Light Element weapons. Soul fire ignited on the Abyss Greatsword in its hand. Its body lowered slightly, and wolf-head soul flames scattered outward. These wolf-head soul flames turned into soul wolves, biting into the Knight Commander, with many heading toward Seraphilia.
Several soul wolves infiltrated space, causing Shenfu to appear and be bitten by them. Shenfu was terrifyingly calm. The soul wolves that bit and devoured flesh from him exploded the next moment, turning into large patches of black, twisted tentacles.
Compared to Shenfu's calm acceptance of being devoured, Heizhao simply merged with a soul wolf. After all, he was an Absolute Strength powerhouse. Even if his output against the Wolf God wasn't high, he still had some dignity.
Soul wolves came endlessly. Not only that, but the Abyss portal behind the Wolf God showed signs of expanding. An Abyss Spawn made of black iron sand squeezed out from inside. It seemed that a large number of Abyss Spawn were about to rush out from here. More critically, these Abyss Spawn vaguely regarded the Wolf God as their leader, all standing behind it.
Seeing this, the Knight Commander and Seraphilia both knew that today they could only retreat. There was no longer any chance of defeating the Wolf God. With many Abyss Spawn about to attack, this was unwinnable. However, this time wasn't without gains. At least they had eliminated the Wolf God's undying trait.
Just then, Seraphilia suddenly felt a palpitation. She looked at Su Xiao in the black mist and said solemnly, "Law Destroyer, open the hall's seal."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. In truth, seeing the Abyss Spawn enter, he had already thought of this. But temporarily activating the seal here was different from opening it. He could open it, but there was absolutely no way to do so while there was fighting and continuous impact inside the hall.
Since that was the case, he would break the seal in another way—for example, by summoning World Thunder.
RUMBLE~!
A sudden thunderclap sounded in the sky. The chaotic battle between the Wolf God, Knight Commander, Seraphilia, and Heizhao in the hall suddenly stopped. They all looked upward simultaneously. The heavenly might about to descend made even the Absolute Strength powerhouses present feel a chill in their hearts.
At this moment, in the coastal waters of Floating Light Island, Baha was carrying Bubu Wang at ultra-high-speed flight. Only when they were dozens of kilometers away from Floating Light Island did Baha stop. He looked upward. Above Floating Light Island, a massive vortex formed by dark clouds and World Thunder was rotating.
As if brewing to a critical point, this vortex, hundreds of kilometers in diameter, came to a standstill. In silence, World Thunder converged at the center and crashed down with a roar.
CRACK!!
A golden thunder pillar that enveloped the entire Floating Light Island poured down. At this moment, Baha, dozens of kilometers away, could no longer see Floating Light Island. He could only see the golden thunder pillar. In fact, this golden thunder pillar was even thicker than Floating Light Island's diameter.
Several steel warships were anchored diagonally below Baha. Many high-ranking members of the beast and sea races witnessed this scene. Even old foxes like Grand Commander Kane were stunned by what they saw.
Crackle~
World Thunder spread through the seawater to this location, causing the electronic components on over a dozen steel warships to fail. Many lights dimmed.
Some contractors, who had mixed in with the crew, planning to wait for the battle on Floating Light Island to reach its climax before competing for kill rewards, looked at each other and abandoned this idea. Some simply took out spatial equipment to return to their temporary residences to sleep. They had completely lost interest in this muddy water. Or rather, that World Thunder falling from the sky was too terrifying.
At this moment, inside the sealing hall, everything was shaking. The ceiling above emitted a teeth-grinding creak. The battle had completely stopped. The two Abyss Spawn that had come were in a dilemma. As beings from the Abyss, they had their dignity. Running away immediately after arriving was too shameful. But the dark creatures had no such thoughts, scrambling to drill back into the Abyss portal.
With a dull thud, the ceiling could no longer hold and shattered with a boom. World Thunder surged into the hall, instantly filling it. Heizhao died again. Shenfu was almost reduced to ashes.
In the World Thunder, partially blocked by the seal, the Knight Commander struggled forward with heavy steps. Due to the intensity of the World Thunder, part of his faceplate burst open. Enduring the World Thunder, he used his [Thunderfall] lance to thrust fiercely at the Wolf God's chest.
The Wolf God slowly retreated backward in the World Thunder. Just then, a blood shadow flashed past, appearing behind it. Arms wrapped in a crystal layer, in a guillotine hold, it tightly locked around its throat and forced it to one knee.
At this moment, the Knight Commander saw the blood-red eyes behind the Wolf God and the meaning in those eyes. The Knight Commander poured all his remaining body energy into [Thunderfall]. Additionally, being within the World Thunder domain, the World Thunder clinging to the lance was over a dozen times stronger than at the Knight Commander's peak.
The lance broke through the air, thrusting toward the Wolf God's head.
Pfft~
The lance not only pierced through the Wolf God's chest but also through Su Xiao's abdomen, who was locked behind the Wolf God.
Darkness erupted, instantly dissolved by the World Thunder. Even so, Su Xiao was still blasted backward by this force. As soon as he landed, his body went numb, and then he lost consciousness.
Before fainting from the World Thunder's attack, Su Xiao noticed something—he had received a massive number of kill notifications. The reason was that the World Thunder he had summoned had cleared all the dark creatures on the island. Unfortunately, even World Thunder couldn't disperse the spread of Abyss energy.
An impact came from beside him. Su Xiao's eyes suddenly opened. Adjusting his balance in midair, he landed in a half-crouch.
He looked toward the source of the impact. It was the Knight Commander, locked in combat with the Wolf God. Over a dozen meters away, Seraphilia could no longer float. She stood there with a pale face. The Light Element weapons gathered behind her had lost their metallic texture, becoming translucent.
A cold corpse lay on the scorched earth. Heizhao was left with only his upper body. From the wounds, it seemed he had been killed by the Wolf God.
To be precise, after Su Xiao had shattered the hall with World Thunder, creating an escape route, Heizhao felt there was no longer any possibility of defeating the Wolf God and prepared to retreat first. But he was targeted by the Wolf God and killed.
Su Xiao looked at the Knight Commander, still exchanging blows with the Wolf God on the battlefield. This teammate was incredibly reliable, having held out from the beginning until now.
The Knight Commander's condition was terrible. He was at the end of his rope. Seraphilia also found it difficult to gather Light Element. The Wolf God had lost 71.9% of its health. Aside from the World Thunder strike and the Knight Commander's thrust, the rest was all her doing. It was no exaggeration to say she was the output ace of this strong team.
Originally, there was little chance of victory. But the falling World Thunder had dealt high damage to the Wolf God, which had strong dark characteristics. This made victory seem possible, but the opportunity was fleeting, and it was unclear whether the Wolf God had recovery abilities.
The time had come. Su Xiao turned into a blood shadow, rushing straight at the Wolf God. Sensing this, the Knight Commander mobilized his last strength to restrain the Wolf God as much as possible. The Knight Commander naturally knew that Su Xiao, who wasn't yet an Absolute Strength powerhouse, could be killed in one blow by the Wolf God. Charging in with such a gap required tremendous courage.
Unfortunately, the Knight Commander's condition was too poor. After the Wolf God delivered a powerful slash, it swung its sword in a reverse upward cut. An arm holding the lance, along with the soul, was severed. This wasn't the end. The Wolf God grabbed the Knight Commander's throat, darkness gathering in its hand...
'Blade Path Sword: Extreme.'
CLANG!
A slash passed by, cutting a wound on the Wolf God's arm. The Wolf God, which had triggered [Wolf Sword: Undying Will], had terrifying physical defense. Dragon-Slashing Flash could break through only because of its continuous dedicated forging. An ordinary max-rated Origin-level weapon simply couldn't penetrate the Wolf God's defense at this stage.
Taking advantage of this gap, the Knight Commander used his remaining arm to blast the Wolf God back. After breaking free, the Knight Commander knelt on one knee, blood flowing from beneath his faceplate. He could no longer hold on and collapsed with a thud.
CLANG~!
The Abyss Greatsword slashed past his ear. Su Xiao, dodging sideways, felt death brush dangerously close. In his current state after being struck by World Thunder, just one sword strike from the Wolf God would take his life.
As if knowing this was the only opportunity, Shenfu, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared.
Shenfu raised his hand. Starting from his fingertips, he began to disintegrate into residue. Dozens of meters away, the Wolf God's aura suddenly weakened significantly. Under normal circumstances, the Wolf God could resist this ability. But with its current injuries, it couldn't fully resist. Although it was strong, the Knight Commander and Seraphilia were also not weak. Both had fought to the brink of death or empty mana. Naturally, the Wolf God wasn't feeling well either.
The Wolf God's gaze fell on Shenfu. At that moment, Shenfu felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
'Banishment.'
With an explosion, Shenfu was swallowed by a suddenly appearing dark vortex.
Golden radiance shone in. It was Seraphilia, floating in midair. As she pulled her hands apart, a spiral energy spear formed from Light Element, spatial energy, and natural elements appeared. It was her ultimate ability, [Radiance Judgment].
As Seraphilia pointed at the Wolf God, the spiral energy spear shot out with a boom, so fast it had no visible trajectory. But this incredibly fast strike was dodged by the Wolf God. The reason was that it had swapped positions with the previously broken Darkmoon Greatsword stuck in the ground.
Seeing this, Seraphilia was so angry she almost spat out old blood. The only thought in her mind was: Damn Law Destroyers, why do they teach all their abilities to allies?!
Su Xiao indeed still had execution abilities, but the Wolf God hadn't reached the execution threshold yet. And he wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that, in his current state after being struck by World Thunder, without any restraint, he could execute the Wolf God. He was at the top tier of the ninth rank, while the Wolf God was at the top tier of Absolute Strength. The gap was too large. As for suddenly awakening and becoming the center of attention at a critical moment, that was even more impossible. If there was no opportunity to kill the enemy, the key was to save the teammates.
Heizhao was dead. Shenfu's situation was unknown. Seraphilia had wasted her ultimate. There was no longer any opportunity for execution. If they wanted to form another strong team to come here and fight the Wolf God to the death, they had to save the Knight Commander.
Su Xiao prepared to release the demon spirit to attract the Wolf God's attention and save the Knight Commander. Even if they couldn't win this time, they couldn't let the Knight Commander die here. Such a reliable and durable teammate couldn't be found a second time in this world.
Su Xiao subtly positioned himself between the Wolf God and the Knight Commander. Just as he was about to act, choosing between using [Demon Blade Execution] once and [Release Demon Spirit for 5 Minutes], a sound of breaking wind came.
A hooked lance shot down from above with unstoppable momentum. This strike had completely exceeded what an Absolute Strength powerhouse could achieve. But for some reason, it lacked the irresistible force of a Supreme Strong.
Even so, the hooked lance still pierced through layers of spatial ripples. When it was still a hundred meters from the Wolf God, it suddenly accelerated.
BOOM!!
The hooked lance pierced through the Wolf God's chest and abdomen, embedding into the ground behind and sinking deep underground.
Su Xiao naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity. Compared to saving the Knight Commander, executing the Wolf God was the key to resolving everything. He used Dragon Shadow Flash to penetrate space, appearing in front of the Wolf God.
"ROAR!"
The Blood Beast, enhanced by blood souls, pounced out, hitting the Wolf God with a boom. The Wolf God was knocked slightly backward by the explosion.
This wasn't the decisive factor. Su Xiao was already in full sprint. With this speed, he wrapped a crystal layer around his right lower leg. The glass tube in his hand was crushed. Under his mental control, the golden solution inside climbed onto his lower leg and foot, forming sun patterns. This was precisely the liquid form of Blazing Sun Fury: Apollo.
Taking advantage of the Wolf God not yet recovering from the previous attack, Su Xiao delivered a straight kick with the sun, hitting the Wolf God's abdomen.
BOOM~!!
A hundred meters away, Seraphilia's eardrums stung painfully. At the same time, she silently vowed that in the future, even if she was struck by that Law Destroyer's long blade, she would never be kicked by him.
Solar Flame erupted in an hourglass shape, lying horizontally. The Wolf God was at the narrowest point in the middle of this hourglass. The Solar Flame behind was transmitted through the force of the straight kick.
In an instant, the Wolf God's chest cavity felt scorching hot. It immediately knelt on one knee, spitting out black blood with sparks.
Crack, crack, crack~
Crystals formed on Su Xiao's right lower leg and foot. After stepping back onto solid ground, Su Xiao's long blade began to emit dark blue smoke.
CLANG~
The long blade tore through the air, the slash diagonally crossing the Wolf God's body. After this strike, everything around slowed down. Su Xiao, holding the long blade, stood in front of the Wolf God. Behind him hung a full moon, casting down cyan moonlight. Execution, successful!
Even after being executed, the Wolf God still tightly gripped the Abyss Greatsword in its hand, until its arms turned to black ash and scattered.
In its dying moments, the Wolf God seemed to regain brief clarity. Seeing Su Xiao opposite him, it was confused for a moment, but then became resigned, accepting this outcome. Before long, the Wolf God dissipated into black ash.
Seeing the Wolf God dissipate, Su Xiao flicked the black blood off his blade and sheathed it.
The Wolf God had been executed.
PS: (Recommending a friend's book, title "Miss Immortal, Stop Messing Around.")