Chapter 38: Soul Strong Enemy
Inside the silent ancient hall. The air echoed with the murmurs of the deceased. The nun, originally bound in midair by chains, had her seal automatically released due to the intruder's arrival. With her light black robe fluttering, she landed gently.
The nun's true name was unknown, but she should not be regarded as a gatekeeper guarding the necessary path to the central district. Throughout all of Twilight City, no one was qualified to make her do so, not even when time receded to the peak of the First Era's Sun God Clan. The nun still held a transcendent status.
Let alone others, back then, when the nun was displeased with the Sun King, she would mock him a few times. In those days, the three giants of the Sun Camp—the Sun King, the Nun, and the Great Sage—one sat firmly on the throne, one possessed exceptional wisdom, and the last made enemies tremble in fear.
If the Sun King was the supreme monarch beneath the blazing sun, and the Great Sage was the wise one, then the nun was the blade of judgment standing in the darkness.
And now, Su Xiao was about to face this powerhouse from the First Era head-on. Even though her strength had severely declined due to the erosion of time and the weakening from becoming an undead, the nun's mere presence exuded unparalleled pressure. Her soul power distorted the surrounding space, creating a visual illusion as if she stood amidst a dark flower sea.
The nun wore a light black robe with a hood pulled low, revealing only the lower half of her face. Her thin lips gave an impression of distance and difficulty in negotiation. The most conspicuous feature was the sapphire pendant she wore.
The sapphire pendant emitted a gentle blue glow. Upon closer inspection, one would notice that the gemstone was actually a crystalline substance with soul characteristics. The pendant itself was the main body, while the gemstone was more like a manifestation of its ability, indicating that the pendant was functioning normally.
【Mysterious Eye has been activated. This detection will randomly select one attribute for comparison between enemy and self.】
【Random selection complete. The attribute for this detection is: Stamina Attribute.】
【Our stamina attribute is 0.97125 times that of the enemy.】
【Tip: Due to the characteristics of the Mysterious Eye, 70.9% of the enemy's information has been successfully detected.】
Name: Nun / Hilia-Befrey
Category: Transcendent (Former) / Savior (Former) / Silent Nun / Abyss Warden (Former) / Demon Scythe
Health: 55%
Soul Power: 350,000/350,000 points (Due to the undead curse and the invasion of ???, the nun's soul power upper limit has been [Massively] reduced)
Strength: 800 points (True Attribute). This physical attribute has been [Massively] reduced, and within 2 seconds after the [Soul Heart] is shattered, this attribute will decline until the [Soul Heart] recovers.
Agility: 800 points (True Attribute). This physical attribute has been [Massively] reduced...
Stamina: 800 points (True Attribute). This physical attribute has been [Massively] reduced...
Intelligence: 800 points (True Attribute). This physical attribute has been [Massively] reduced...
Charm: 800 points (True Attribute). This physical attribute has been [Massively] reduced...
Soul Strength: 1500 points (This physical attribute has been [Massively] reduced...
Skill 1. ??? (??? Exclusive Passive X): This ability has been sealed.
Skill 2. ??? (??? Exclusive Passive X): This ability has been sealed.
Skill 3. ??? (Realm King Exclusive Passive X): This ability has been sealed.
Skill 4. Soul Heart (Silent Nun: Exclusive: Passive, X): The pendant worn by the nun is called [Soul Heart], enhanced by powerful soul power. Each time the nun kills a strong enemy, the upper limit of [Soul Heart]'s strength is permanently strengthened.
Soul Heart Effect: 100% immunity to all damage (This immunity effect has high priority).
Tip: The Soul Heart can be shattered.
Tip: After the Soul Heart is shattered, it will recover within 2 seconds.
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Skill 6. True Soul (Basic Passive, Lv.EX): 35% of the soul damage dealt by the nun will be true damage.
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Skill 8. Soul Weapon Grandmaster (Technique Passive, X): ???
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Skill 10. Soul Weapon Blade (Passive, Lv.EX): When attacking with a blade weapon, it will be accompanied by a [Multi-Strike] effect, with a moderate chance of stunning the enemy.
Skill 11. Soul Weapon Hammer (Passive, Lv.EX): When attacking with a hammer weapon, it will be accompanied by an [Absolute Knockback] effect. Enemies knocked back will fall into ability dormancy, unable to use any skills until successfully landing, or ability dormancy for 3-5 seconds.
Skill 12. Soul Weapon Arrow (Passive, Lv.EX): When attacking with a ranged weapon, it will be accompanied by a [Soul Paralysis] effect. The intensity of [Soul Paralysis] will continuously stack as the number of attacks the enemy receives increases. After stacking three layers, the enemy will fall into [Complete Soul Paralysis], which is an [Absolute Control] effect.
Skill 13. Soul Weapon Demon Scythe (Passive X): When using the Demon Scythe form, it grants unlimited spatial penetration movement ability.
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Skill 16. Demon Scythe Dance Blade Kiss (Ultimate Active, X): Instantly appear behind the enemy and execute an enemy with health above 80% using the Demon Scythe (If the enemy's health is below 80%, they will not be executed but will instead receive high-priority vital point soul true damage from having their throat cut).
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Skill 18. Execution Dance Star Tremor (Absolute Strong Active, Lv.67): When the soul weapon is in [Bow Form], the nun can accumulate power for 0.5 to 2 seconds, thereby firing a powerful arrow. This attack deals 35% of the enemy's maximum health as soul damage + 32,800 points of penetration damage.
Tip: If the enemy is pinned to a building structure by the powerful arrow, they will be pinned for 2 seconds. The cooldown of [Execution Dance Star Tremor] is immediately refreshed.
Warning: If hit by two [Execution Dance Star Tremor] attacks within 10 seconds, an execution judgment will be triggered.
Skill 20. Dark Dance Echo of Death (Supreme Passive, ???): Any attack by the nun has a 0% chance of triggering an instant death judgment. Even if this attack does not trigger the instant death judgment, it will accumulate [Instant Death Value] on the enemy. When the enemy's [Instant Death Value] reaches 100/100 points, an execution judgment will be triggered immediately.
Tip: Due to the undead curse and the invasion of ???, the intensity of this ability has undergone degenerative weakening.
Skill 21. Fifth Original Sin Soul Nether Realm (Supreme Active, ???): Expand an ultra-large-scale soul domain, instantly executing all enemies within the domain whose soul strength is lower than the nun's, and executing the enemy's life, soul, existence, fate, and causality.
Tip: This ability is permanently unavailable.
Tip: This is a [Fifth Original Sin] ability, possessing absolute uniqueness. Before the nun dies, even if she can no longer use this ability, no one else can ever master it.
Warning: Mastering this ability will incur a corresponding [Causal Weight] cost.
The nun's ability system was both pure and terrifying. The purity lay in the fact that, as a soul system + technique type, the nun, like Su Xiao, developed in a way where normal attacks were equivalent to ultimate moves. The terrifying aspect was that her normal attacks either came with absolute control effects or instant death effects, and she could even accumulate instant death values. Once the instant death value was full, execution was triggered immediately.
Even more absurdly, this was the combat power tier the nun displayed after being weakened to the pinnacle of Absolute Strong. If she were at her peak, perhaps every single strike would have a chance of triggering an execution judgment. Even weakened to her current state, she was still terrifyingly strong, with too many execution techniques. However, this was very much in line with the nun's legendary experiences. During the peak of the Sun Camp, among the three giants, she was responsible for dealing with enemies that couldn't be dealt with openly. If the Sun King was the supreme sun of the Sun Camp, then the nun was the killing scythe in the darkness.
A technique-type enemy with 100% damage immunity and unlimited spatial penetration. No wonder the old nobles were so confident in letting an outsider represent the Twilight Team on the Path to Kingship. The enemy the Twilight Team had to face was the nun.
If it were any other Absolute Strong pinnacle powerhouse, they might turn and flee, as there was truly no chance of victory. But Su Xiao was a technique type, a Blade Grandmaster at Lv.95. If not for his [Origin Stone World], his Blade Grandmaster level would be X.
And more importantly, the one Su Xiao was currently facing was not the killing soul scythe nun of the First Era. That consciousness might have been eternally dormant. The one he faced now was the consciousness born from this powerful body after the nun suffered the undead curse. Her name was Hilia-Befrey. Hence, the detected information showed "Nun / Hilia-Befrey."
The information certified by Reincarnation Paradise was always rigorous and accurate, and this time was no different.
If the opponent this time was the consciousness of the First Era nun, victory would be impossible.
In terms of combat experience, that powerhouse with combat power between [Super Top Supreme - Supreme Peak] would have combat experience exaggerated to an extreme degree. Coupled with the Sun Camp's death struggle against the Ancient Dragon Camp for two and a half eras, the nun, as the execution scythe in the darkness, would have even more absurdly rich combat experience.
Su Xiao estimated that the nun became an undead between the end of the Second Era and the beginning of the Third Era, which was also the time when the Ancient Dragon Camp was completely defeated. Estimating this way, this battle was still fightable. Even if the enemy had 100% damage immunity + infinite teleportation, there were always weaknesses.
The Silver Moon Blade cut across Su Xiao's palm, and moonlight exploded. When about to enter battle, two combat states would be triggered simultaneously, rather than the usual random selection of one from four buffs.
[Current weapon sharpness increased by 25%, lasting 30 minutes (Dragon-Slaying Flash's current sharpness is 2162 points, this trait will increase weapon sharpness by 541 points).]
[Current maximum health increased by 15%, lasting 30 minutes (Can temporarily increase 360,000 health points at this stage).]
The significant increase in health made Su Xiao feel more secure. He estimated he had reached 2@
[The Twin Battle Spirit has two spiritualities. In the frozen solid state, the spirituality is Mr. Ainsd. In the scorching flexible state, the spirituality is Ms. Ai.]
[The spirituality switch of [Twin Battle Spirit] is based on Amu's health. When Amu's health is above 10%, it is the shield form maintained by Mr. Ainsd. Conversely, when Amu's health is below 10%, the spirituality of [Twin Battle Spirit] automatically switches to Ms. Ai, attaching to Amu's body surface in a semi-fluid battle armor form, greatly enhancing Amu's defense while gradually healing his injuries.]
Amu simply rolled its eyes, kicked its legs, and played dead. It had completed the most dangerous probing; subsequent playing dead and waiting for an opportunity was sufficient.
After pinning Amu to the wall with an arrow, the nun flicked her soul black bow, and a demon scythe emitting black mist appeared in her hand. With two whooshing sounds of breaking wind, the nun's figure flickered twice and appeared in front of Amu. The blade of the demon scythe swept horizontally, aiming to cut off Amu's head.
"Blade Path Sword: Flow."
A graceful wind scar was slashed out, leaving a cut mark on the wall above Amu. The nun moved too fast; she had already appeared dozens of meters away.
Just awakened from the sealed state, the nun seemed to be in a good mood. Her index finger, with its long black nails, gently stroked the edge of the demon scythe. When she passed the tip, her fingertip was cut. This was clearly intentional. On the blood-stained demon scythe, eyes gradually opened. There were five eyes in total, but only one was slightly open now.
The Sin-Eye Demon Scythe, a weapon renowned in the First Era. As it absorbed the enemy's blood, the eyes on the demon scythe would open one by one. This demon scythe would become stronger and stronger, but correspondingly, it would become harder to control. When all five eyes were fully open, this demon scythe would completely come alive.
From the First Era to the Third Era, among the factions dealing with Abyss-type existences, three were recognized as the strongest: the Shadow of Law Destruction, the Wandering Hunters, and the Demon Scythe.
The nun was a Demon Scythe, and she was the strongest Demon Scythe of the First Era. Otherwise, she wouldn't be qualified to hold the strongest inherited weapon of the Demon Scythe faction, the Sin-Eye Demon Scythe. In the Second and Third Eras, almost all Demon Scythes wanted to find this weapon but failed. It wasn't that the nun was selfish and intended to monopolize the [Sin-Eye Demon Scythe]. This was the inheritance method of the Demon Scythe faction. To take the [Sin-Eye Demon Scythe], the only way was to find the nun, kill her with one's own hands, and then possibly take this weapon and gain its recognition.
The nun lightly swung the demon scythe in her hand, leaving a pitch-black cut mark in the air. She raised the demon scythe and pointed it at Su Xiao.
At that instant, Su Xiao's heart felt as if it were gripped by an invisible hand, about to be crushed with full force. He was just about to use a precious [Demon Spirit Mutual Control] when Baha had already swooped out from the alternate space, spreading its wings and appearing in front of him.
Baha, who had just spread its wings, was suddenly frozen in midair. This was an extremely powerful ability of the nun's called [Soul Hunt]. The effect of this move was simple and brutal: freeze the soul of one enemy, making it a top-tier dueling skill.
This move was not unbreakable. After one target was soul-frozen, as long as the freeze was not lifted, the nun could not freeze a second target. Moreover, even the nun herself could not lift the enemy's soul freeze. There were only three ways to lift it: 1. The control duration expires. 2. The frozen target receives high damage. 3. The nun dies.
In this battle, even if Baha did nothing else, as long as it could keep enduring the soul freeze, it would have made a great contribution. Because once Su Xiao was soul-frozen, the battle would be over.
After Baha was soul-frozen, the murmuring sound like the deceased in the hall suddenly disappeared. The nun switched the form of the demon scythe in her hand, turning it into a long sword without a guard. This black sword was 1.3 meters long, with a slightly longer hilt and scale-like patterns on the blade.
The nun disappeared from her spot. When she reappeared, she was opposite Su Xiao. Unlike Su Xiao's one-handed sword grip, the nun held the sword with both hands, thus executing a two-handed overhead chop.
Perfect Block.
Clang!
The black sword clashed with Dragon-Slaying Flash. The blades rang out. Due to the nearly 70-point difference in strength attribute, Su Xiao took a big step back after blocking this strike. His entire right arm was numb. Blocking this black sword strike from the nun with a perfect block was more stressful than blocking a greatsword from the High Tower Knight.
The High Tower Knight's greatsword was pure strength attack, while the nun's black sword carried a shock effect. If he weren't a Blade Grandmaster, he might not have been able to hold onto his long sword, causing it to fly out of his hand.
On the opposite side, after Su Xiao blocked a shock slash, the nun also took a big step back. However, she then transformed the black sword in her hand into a black spear full of wind holes. She switched from a strength form to a flexible aura, and from a distance of less than five meters, she threw the black spear in her hand at Su Xiao.
The black spear pierced a hole through space, flying past Su Xiao's cheek almost vertically. The powerful kinetic energy wrapped around the black spear caused a bloodstain to appear on his face.
Having lost her weapon in her hand, the nun spread the onrushing impact force with one hand.
"Blade Path Sword: Swift."
Su Xiao suddenly disappeared, moving forward at ultra-high speed for about 3 meters, slashing three times in succession. This was a newly developed move, characterized by the fastest sword draw and a short-to-medium range displacement. The displacement speed of this move was faster than spatial movement or spatial penetration because there was no time consumed by using an ability.
The speed of [Blade Path Sword: Swift] was so fast that, from an onlooker's perspective, Su Xiao suddenly disappeared. Then, three light blue slashing marks appeared first, and only then did Su Xiao himself appear.
All three strikes hit the nun. The first strike slashed across the nun's throat, but when the blade was 0.01 millimeters from her skin, the blade edge slashed through an invisible protection. This was like an invisible layer of skin, not only incredibly tough but also capable of absorbing the corresponding physical kinetic energy and energy after being attacked.
As for where these slashing forces went, they naturally didn't disappear into thin air. They all gathered onto the weapon in the nun's hand. The black war spear flew back into her hand, transforming into a black long spear. She held the spear and thrust forward.
Clang!
Su Xiao slashed away the thrusting black spear. The nun opposite him took advantage of the momentum to flip her body and smash down with the long spear.
With a loud bang, gravel flew everywhere. The nun yawned while thrusting the long spear forward repeatedly. Spear blade afterimages appeared in front, turning a region of space into a honeycomb.
"Blade Path Sword: Azure Demon."
A blue-green slashing light flew out. This slashing light was only one meter wide but extremely fast, heading straight for the [Soul Heart] pendant on the nun's neck. As long as the gem-like [Soul Heart] was shattered, the nun would not be able to ignore attacks for the subsequent 2 seconds.
Clang!
The nun raised her left hand, which was wrapped in a red arm guard. With her five fingers covered by the red arm guard, she backhandedly shattered the incoming Azure Demon.
"Not allowed."
The nun's thin lips curved into a graceful arc. She yawned again, used her left index finger to lift the hood that was pulled low, and looked at Su Xiao with a pair of pupils that were crimson red, saying:
"You're the type I find pleasing to the eye. Too bad, she was woken up by you..."
As the nun spoke, her eyelids fluttered as if she were extremely sleepy. The consciousness of this undead seemed about to temporarily enter dormancy. When the nun's eyes reopened, her pupils had changed from crimson red to dark blue, and her gaze was calm—no, it should be cold. This was a kind of indifference towards life, indifference towards everything.
If the nun just now was playful and casual, merely relying on the incredibly powerful abilities of this body to fight Su Xiao, now an unparalleled sense of oppression rushed towards him.
With a bang, a dark blue aura impact spread out centered on the nun. The nun, who had made the opposing Supreme powerhouses of the First Era tremble with fear, had briefly returned.
The soul weapon completed its transformation in the nun's hand in an instant. As she gripped the demon scythe, she disappeared with a whoosh. When she reappeared, she was in front of Su Xiao.
"Stagnate."
The nun wasn't speaking; she uttered a strange tone from her mouth. The next instant.
An onrushing impact struck Su Xiao. He felt as if he had been hit head-on by a lord's train. Everything before his eyes appeared with layers of afterimages, and he felt lightheaded and dizzy. More critically, the enemy was no longer in front, having escaped his perception lock.
A prickling sensation like a thorn in the back struck him. This wasn't a metaphor; it was a physical description. The nun was behind him, and the demon scythe in her hand had already hooked in front of his neck.
[Skill 16. Demon Scythe Dance Blade Kiss (Ultimate Active, X): Instantly appear behind the enemy and execute an enemy with health above 80% using the Demon Scythe (If the enemy's health is below 80%, they will not be executed but will instead receive high-priority vital point soul true damage from having their throat cut).]
Zzzt!
The long sword resisted the hooked scythe blade. However, setting aside the difference in strength attribute, one was a hooked scythe, the other was pushing forward with a long sword. The latter would certainly lose in a contest of strength. At that moment, Su Xiao tilted the long sword in his hand backward, making the tip point diagonally backward. Almost simultaneously, he tilted his head back as much as possible. This way, the demon scythe used Dragon-Slaying Flash's blade as a slide rail, hooking diagonally upward, only cutting off a few strands of Su Xiao's black hair.
However, the combat experience of the one behind was terrifyingly rich. The soul weapon deformed in her hand in an instant.
Puff!
A pitch-black long spear pierced through Su Xiao's back and chest. He felt darkness engulf his vision. This was a negative state that appeared after being injured by the pitch-black long spear. Moreover, ninety percent of his power was temporarily drained by this weapon. But strangely, the small segment of health he had just lost was instantly restored to full.
[Tip: You have been pierced by the Dark Blade Sprout. You will recover 15% of your maximum health per second, but you will also be deprived of all perception and mobility by the darkness until this recovery effect stops for 1.5 seconds.]
The nun, holding the pitch-black long spear with one hand, flung Su Xiao away with the spear. The weapon in her hand changed again, transforming into a long-handled blue crystal warhammer.
With a dull thud, the nun disappeared from her spot. When she reappeared, it was at the predicted landing point of Su Xiao, swinging the crystal warhammer.
Just as the darkness before his eyes dissipated, Su Xiao felt a gust of wind strike him, followed by the weightlessness of being hit by a blunt weapon. He flew backward. Just as he reached his maximum height, he perceived that everything around him had slowed down, and his body energy had nearly entered a stagnant and solidified state.
After sending Su Xiao flying with the crystal warhammer, the nun transformed her soul weapon into a black bow. She leaped up, drew the bow, and shot an arrow.
Three consecutive arrows were fired with unreasonable speed. All three black spirit arrows hit Su Xiao. Although they didn't cause injury, they transformed into three streams of black energy that attached to his body surface.
[Skill 12. Soul Weapon Arrow (Passive Lv.EX): When attacking with a ranged weapon, it will be accompanied by a [Soul Paralysis] effect. The intensity of [Soul Paralysis] will continuously stack as the number of attacks the enemy receives increases. After stacking three layers, the enemy will fall into [Complete Soul Paralysis], which is an [Absolute Control] effect.]
The nun landed. This time, she aimed at the sky above, drew the bow, and gathered an arrow. Only when the black bow was fully drawn did she aim the nearly 1.5-meter-long crystalline soul arrow at Su Xiao. By this time, a powerful aura continuously radiated from her center.
[Skill 18. Execution Dance Star Tremor (Absolute Strong Active, Lv.67): When the soul weapon is in [Bow Form], the nun can accumulate power for 0.5 to 2 seconds, thereby firing a powerful arrow. This attack deals 35% of the enemy's maximum health as soul damage + 32,800 points of penetration damage.]
[Soul Weapon Arrow] was biased towards physical characteristics. A Blade Grandmaster could exempt the [Absolute Control] of spirit and mental system control, but naturally could not exempt the [Soul Paralysis] effect. Therefore, the nun's 2-second charge was truly unsolvable.
With a dull bang, the powerful soul arrow pinned Su Xiao to the wall. A wave of energy heavily struck the nun. This caused her [Execution Dance Star Tremor] ability to immediately refresh.
The nun drew the bow and gathered an arrow again. This time, she only charged slightly before releasing the soul arrow. If hit by this arrow, he would be executed.
The soul arrow embedded itself in the wall, piercing through the demon spirit. Su Xiao was directly below, crouching on one knee. The right side of his chest, which had just been pierced by the soul arrow, was gushing blood.
Su Xiao stared at the nun a dozen meters away. The thought in his mind was: how to quickly take Amu and Baha and leave this silent ancient hall. This battle could no longer be fought.
Although the nun's strength had dropped to the Absolute Strong level, the abilities possessed by this body were suffocatingly strong. If it were just that, it would still be fightable. After all, the one controlling this body was the undead consciousness that appeared after the nun suffered the undead curse. But now, the nun's original consciousness had suddenly awakened.
The opponent had 100% damage immunity, multi-form grandmaster techniques, plus no-cooldown teleportation. If you added terrifying combat awareness and combat experience, continuing to fight was equivalent to seeking death.
But at that moment, the nun suddenly staggered back half a step. The pitch-black long spear in her hand could not be maintained and reverted to the demon scythe. Seeing this, Su Xiao was convinced that the nun's original consciousness had fallen asleep again. The undead consciousness had regained control of the body.
"Not dead yet? Not bad."
The nun used her index finger to lift the hood, revealing her face. The next instant, she suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Su Xiao!
The demon scythe clashed with the long sword, the blades grinding against each other with a clattering sound. The nun's aura surged, intending to push Su Xiao back.
"Extreme Blade: World."
The [Soul Heart] pendant on the nun's neck endured several slashes in succession and was about to shatter. This made her flick the demon scythe and appear a dozen meters behind.
"Blood Smoke Cannon."
Bang!
The Blood Smoke Cannon hit the nun's shoulder, staggering her back a step. In this brief opening, Su Xiao had already charged forward.
"Blade Path Sword: Extreme."
The long sword slashed down, blocked by the nun with the black sword in her hand. Indeed, the nun's strength attribute was stronger than Su Xiao's, but under passive defense, her aura stagnated. However, in the next moment, all the blue scale patterns on her black sword lit up. She executed a powerful counter-slash. This strike was her own slashing power + soul power bonus + the slashing power of Su Xiao's previous strike.
"Perfect Block."
Clang!!
Su Xiao perfectly blocked this strike. Not only that, but in the subsequent contest of strength, he yielded slightly. The power on the long sword suddenly burst forward.
"Perfect Counter."
With a crisp sound of metal, the nun staggered back several large steps.
Su Xiao stepped forward and delivered a straight kick. Even the nun couldn't help but narrow her pupils slightly at this moment.
Thud!!
The nun flew back more than ten meters before landing. Due to the intense shock, she knelt on one knee as she stood up, instinctively raising her left hand to defend.
"Blade Path Sword: Azure Demon."
With a crisp slashing sound, an Azure Demon over five meters in diameter was slashed out. This Azure Demon was very peculiar. Although the slashing light was still blue-green, it became smaller and smaller as it flew. When it reached the nun at ultra-high speed, it was only 20 centimeters in diameter. Even so, the Azure Demon accurately struck the [Soul Heart] pendant.
Crack!
The soul sapphire-like [Soul Heart] shattered. This made the nun, who was still kneeling on one knee, hold her breath.
"Extreme Blade: World."
A sharp, metallic slashing sound appeared. Centered on Su Xiao, a spherical [Extreme Blade Domain] appeared. Within the domain, every dozen or so centimeters, there was a rice-grain-sized slashing flickering point, as if intending to cut everything around into sugar cube-sized pieces.
Bloodstains appeared on the nun's body. Her original 55% health suddenly dropped to 30%. The [Extreme Blade World]'s [Instant 25% maximum health true slashing damage] was truly reliable.
"Blade Path Sword: Swift."
Su Xiao disappeared from his spot. With three crisp slashing sounds of clang clang clang and sparks flying, he appeared opposite the nun.
He had originally planned to use [Blade Path Sword: Swift] for the fastest charge, then end the battle with one [Demon Blade] strike. Unfortunately, the undead consciousness on the opposite side forcibly awakened the nun's original consciousness. It had realized that it truly couldn't defeat the man opposite, even with this powerful body.
The nun accurately blocked Su Xiao's three slashes in succession.
With a bang, as darkness erupted from the nun as the center point, her right index finger pointed at Su Xiao.
"You, immediately, die!"
The nun's black hood was blown open by the wind pressure. Her black hair flew, and her vertical pupils stared at Su Xiao.
[Warning: You have endured the execution judgment of [Fated Death]!]
[This execution will definitely pass the judgment.]
[You are about to endure this execution.]
[Blade Grandmaster Blade Heart has been activated.]
[Current Blade Heart count: 2/2.]
[One [Blade Heart] has been consumed. Successfully resisted this execution.]
[Warning: This execution judgment has triggered the nun's [Inevitable Doom] ability. Another execution judgment will be performed.]
[One [Blade Heart] has been consumed. Successfully resisted this execution.]
The nun's execution abilities were the most numerous and ruthless among the strong enemies Su Xiao had faced. At the same time, it made him deeply understand why the Shadow of Law Destruction, the Wandering Hunters, and the Demon Scythe were collectively known as the three factions best at dealing with Abyss-type existences. The Demon Scythe faction had an absurd number of execution techniques.
The black sword the nun had inserted into the ground disappeared. Cones of spikes pierced out from the ground beneath Su Xiao's feet. He leaped backward, but as soon as he jumped, his [Instant Death Value] skyrocketed from the previous 25/100 points to 95/100 points. If another execution judgment was triggered, he would be dead for sure.
This time, he was dealing with the nun. Even if her state was unstable, there could be no holding back or reluctance. The [Purification Scroll (World Level)] gifted by the painter appeared in his hand, and he crushed it.
[Purification Scroll: After use, immediately remove the Abyss erosion being endured.]
Su Xiao's [Instant Death Value] returned to zero. As he knew, the power of the Demon Scythe indeed came from absorbing Abyss power. The so-called Demon Scythe was a soul powerhouse who stared into the Abyss without losing their true heart.
The second after Su Xiao used the [Purification Scroll], his [Instant Death Value] accumulated another 16 points. If he had been reluctant just now, he would be a corpse now. No matter how many secret treasures a dead person hoarded, they were meaningless.
Su Xiao landed. He decided that in the subsequent battle, he would absolutely not perform the action of jumping. If he wasn't mistaken, the nun could pre-set [Specific Conditions] to accumulate instant death values on the enemy.
For example, performing an attack, being attacked, recovering health, etc. And jumping backward was a very common evasion method for technique types. Su Xiao had nearly died from this one backward jump just now. It could be said that he was alive before the jump, but had lost all signs of life upon landing.
Think this ability is unreasonable? Not really. If the nun were still the peak Demon Scythe, her Demon Scythe Original Sin abilities would be even more unreasonable.
The soul weapon returned to the nun's hand, transforming into the original scythe. The nun slightly lowered her posture, making a power-gathering gesture.
A long sword slash interrupted the nun's power-gathering. But unexpectedly, the nun suddenly split into four. Among the four nuns, one held a black long spear, one held a long-handled crystal warhammer, one held a black sword, and the last held a black bow.
The black sword nun charged forward, executing a heavy slash. Su Xiao naturally couldn't withstand it head-on. In such a situation, if he got entangled, he would most likely be finished. So he decisively swapped positions with the original scythe.
"Blade Path Sword: Blood Vortex."
Su Xiao made a virtual slash, slashing out a circular blood-colored blade light. This blade light was over three meters in diameter. After flying more than ten meters, it suddenly accelerated its rotation.
A blood blade vortex formed, erupting with powerful suction. This suction was so strong that the black sword nun, black spear nun, warhammer nun, and black bow nun were all forced to slowly move towards the blood blade vortex. Even though some of them stabbed their weapons into the ground, they couldn't stop it.
A layer of stone slabs on the ground and decorations on the ceiling were all swept up by the strong suction. As soon as they were drawn into the blood blade vortex, they were crushed to pieces.
At that moment, a figure rushed down from above. It was the greatsword nun ambushing on the ceiling. Combining her diving momentum with the suction of the blood blade vortex, the greatsword stabbed towards the center of the blood blade vortex.
After a series of dull thuds, the greatsword nun was thrown out with her body tattered. Upon landing, she dissipated into black mist. The blood blade vortex gradually stopped and also dissipated.
The black sword nun, black spear nun, and warhammer nun teleported to Su Xiao's surroundings almost simultaneously. The black sword slashed down. This time, there was no avoiding it.
Two long swords clashed. That wasn't the end. A black long spear, charged with full force, thrust straight at Su Xiao's chest. He tried his best to dodge sideways, but unfortunately, the crystal warhammer came down with wind pressure.
Bang!
Su Xiao was sent flying by the hammer. His [Instant Death Value] began to increase. Fortunately, it wasn't his active backward jump, so the increase wasn't fast. But the problem was that the black bow nun's soul arrow was already aimed at him.
After being hit by the soul weapon warhammer, body energy would stagnate, causing all skills to be unusable. Fortunately, Su Xiao was a Blade Grandmaster. He could rely on his judgment to slash away the incoming...
It was hard to imagine that one person, using a single soul black bow, could shoot a rain of arrows all aimed at a single target. Some soul arrows flew in arcs. Why arcs? Because the arrows on the straight path were almost packed full.
Seeing this, Bubu Wang, lurking in a corner, had a terrified look in its little eyes. It quickly ran to one side, but unexpectedly.
Su Xiao slashed away a soul arrow. This high-speed arrow refracted 90 degrees, then accurately and predictably hit Bubu Wang's right buttock, causing Bubu Wang to almost jump up. It quickly turned and ran. Tragically.
Clang.
Su Xiao slashed away another soul arrow. This soul arrow first grazed a metal pillar, changing its flight direction. The unbalanced arrow shaft hit a corner of the ceiling, but due to the strong kinetic energy, it made a sharp hissing sound, continuing to shoot in the direction of the ricochet, performing a bouncing shot, and finally predictably hit the running Bubu Wang, embedding itself in its buttock. Thus, Bubu Wang's left buttock also successfully got hit. One left, one right, achieving balance.
After Su Xiao landed and slashed away who knows how many arrows, his blood energy erupted, blasting out the 65 soul arrows embedded in his torso, right arm, left leg, etc.
In front, the four black bow nuns merged together, reforming into one black bow nun.
As the price for shooting so many arrows, Su Xiao's [Blood Controller] was triggered. Fortunately, he suppressed the effect of [Blood Controller], preventing the remaining soul energy, mental energy, and 80% of his body energy from all transforming into blood energy power.
Blood smoke dissipated on Su Xiao's body surface. The good news was that the team ultimate ability and the recovery from the Wild Hunt Night long leather coat restored his health to over 90%.
"Dark Demon Scythe."
Behind the nun suddenly turned into a patch of darkness. On the demon scythe in her hand, black smoke rose. More terrifyingly, this Sin-Eye Demon Scythe did not recognize the nun; it submitted to the nun who had slain many powerful Abyss existences.
Therefore, under the command of the nun's consciousness, the Sin-Eye Demon Scythe instantly opened all five eyes. The entire demon scythe became darker and more ornate. Black tendrils grew from the scythe's handle, wrapping around the nun's right hand and right forearm. The dark wind pressure rushed towards him. Su Xiao naturally knew how terrifying this strike was, but he did not interrupt it. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he couldn't. The opponent's killing move had a counterattack characteristic. If he attempted to interrupt and triggered the counterattack effect, it would only cause the already slim chance of survival to disappear completely.
The core ability of [Blood Moon Queen] was activated.
[Crimson Blood Moon (Core Active): Immediately consume 95% of current soul energy, converting it into [Primordial Life Force], thereby increasing your maximum health by 400% for the subsequent 10 seconds. This is [Additional Maximum Health]. During this period, all damage you endure will only consume the [Additional Maximum Health] until it is depleted.]
Su Xiao's remaining health, plus the blue false blood boosted by [Blood Moon Queen], brought his health to an astonishing level.
Boom!!
With the eruption of the nun's aura, the darkness around her sprayed out like needle tips. The nun slightly lowered her posture and disappeared from her spot. The ground where she stood silently exploded. Gravel flew everywhere as cracks spread across the hall's floor.
The nun did not appear. Her speed was too fast to be captured. Only a demon scythe could be seen slashing straight through, leaving a black straight line in the air.
"Perfect Block."
Clang!!!
The crisp sound of metal shattered the surrounding space. Su Xiao crashed into the wall behind him with a bang, creating a huge crater.
When the smoke and dust cleared, Su Xiao, with his right arm hanging limply, stood covered in blood in front of the huge crater in the wall. A drop of blood dripped from his chin. He held Dragon-Slashing Flash in his left hand, pressing the blade against his right armpit to cut off this arm that was too severely injured to hold a sword in this battle.
Crack, crack, crack~
Crystals spread, forming a crystal right arm. He re-gripped the sword with his right hand. He slightly moved his right shoulder, adapting to this combat prosthetic.
Su Xiao's health was only 8.5%. One could imagine how terrifying the nun's demon scythe strike was. Looking at the millions of points of true damage in the battle log, if he intercepted and sent it out, no one would believe it, thinking it was a modified image. One could only say that the blue false blood was just a term, not a shield or armor value that could resist true damage.
On the opposite side, the nun's right arm shattered inch by inch. The cracks spread to her shoulder before stopping.
The nun's dark blue pupils began to dim. Her consciousness was about to be forced into slumber again. Soon, the nun's pupils turned crimson red.
One slash against another. The nun, parrying with her left arm holding the sword, staggered back a big step. After the ultimate move just now, all her attributes had dropped to 720 points. This meant her physical attributes were lower than Su Xiao's.
"Blade Path Sword: Swift."
Three incredibly fast charge slashes that were impossible to dodge.
"Blade Path Sword: Extreme."
Clang!!
A close-combat horizontal slash caused the black sword in the nun's hand to fly out of her grip. Without the nun's consciousness, the undead consciousness was definitely being suppressed by Su Xiao.
This battle was both thrilling and interesting. When the nun's consciousness took the field, Su Xiao was almost killed several times. When the undead consciousness took the field, it was beaten by Su Xiao until it doubted life.
The long sword slashed diagonally. The [Soul Heart] pendant on the nun's neck shattered with a crack. Now!
"Malicious Gaze."
Su Xiao locked eyes with the nun, successfully triggering [Time Dominator]. Time around them slowed. The domain of [Realm Ring] was activated. This was a necessary condition for executing an undead.
"Blood Demon Cannon."
The Blade Demon Spirit gathered at the tip of Su Xiao's left index finger and was fired in the form of a Blood Smoke Cannon.
On the opposite side, the nun, who had been hit by the Blood Smoke Cannon, transformed the soul weapon in her hand into a long spear and thrust forward. This was the strongest ability-breaking technique among soul weapons.
A deafening explosion spread. The Blood Demon Cannon was stabbed and exploded by the spear tip. Black smoke transformed into a demon spirit. The next instant, Su Xiao and the demon spirit swapped positions.
"Blade Path Sword: Demon Blade."
Dark blue smoke attached itself to Dragon-Slashing Flash. The long sword slashed towards the nun's neck. The nun tilted her head back with all her might, barely dodging the maximum slashing range of Dragon-Slashing Flash. But at that moment, the crystal layer attached to Dragon-Slashing Flash's surface extended along the blade, forming an additional blade segment that could just slash across the nun's neck.
Due to the original sin ability, the nun, who could not recover even 1 point of health during battle, now had 30% health. As long as she was injured by the Demon Blade, she would be executed. Her pupils gradually contracted. Just as the blade tip was about to graze her neck, she used the demon scythe in her hand to enter a spatial penetration state. This attack was indeed terrifying, but it couldn't penetrate space.
"Dragon Shadow Flash."
The strange blade slashed across. The nun staggered back a few steps. The slight coolness at her neck made her hand touch her neck. Then she saw the blood on her hand. She had clearly entered a spatial penetration state, existing in a different spatial dimension from Su Xiao, who was in the material space. Moreover, the slash just now definitely did not have the characteristic of cutting through space. Why was she still hit?
The answer was that Su Xiao's Dragon Shadow Flash ability was also a spatial penetration-type displacement, and it could be used to evade attacks. When the nun penetrated space, he also used Dragon Shadow Flash to penetrate space. Thus, they were in the same spatial dimension. This Demon Blade strike could naturally injure the opponent.
The nun's eyes turned dark blue. Almost simultaneously, the demon spirit black mist surged towards the wound on her neck. A shocking scene appeared. The nun grabbed the demon spirit black mist with one hand, causing the demon spirit mist rushing into her neck wound to be pulled with a cracking sound. Moreover, the [Soul Heart] on her neck was about to recover.
Bang!
The nun's left arm was shattered by a Blood Smoke Cannon. This Blood Smoke Cannon was only as thick as a little finger, not looking fierce, but its power was formidable. The damage from the Blood Beast stacked to the full [Rage Blood Value] was all added to this Blood Smoke Cannon.
The Blade Demon Spirit took the opportunity to enter the wound on the nun's neck. Even so, with both arms severed, she still took a step forward. First step, second step, third step. The nun stopped. Her dark blue pupils dimmed. Even in death, she did not give up the fight against the ultimate enemy. Even as her life approached its end, she had no fear, nor did she retreat. This was the strongest Demon Scythe of the First Era.
The Demon Scythe Nun has been slain.