Chapter 785: Life-or-Death Gamble
Oh no!!
As Yun Che watched the Netherworld Brahma petals being swallowed in one gulp by Shiyue Mojun, a chill spread from within to without, enveloping his entire body. tianlaixiaoshuo.2
The worst-case scenario had finally manifested before him, bloody and stark.
Not only had the Netherworld Brahma Flower he desperately sought fallen out of reach, but Shiyue Mojun's power and injuries would rapidly recover! And this was an absolutely sealed area, where even the Primordial Mystic Ark could not escape. To make matters worse, Mo Li simply could not reveal herself here!
Before him lay what was arguably the most brutal dead end Yun Che had ever encountered.
Shiyue Mojun, having swallowed the Netherworld Brahma petals, opened his arms in ecstasy and closed his eyes, savoring the power of the petals spreading within his body. An incomparably soothing sensation coursed through his entire being, reaching even the depths of his soul, causing almost all his pain and injuries to vanish.
The dark aura on his body was also recovering at a considerable speed... both Yun Che and Shiyue Mojun himself could perceive it clearly. Faint purple light began to emanate from the wounds covering his body, and then these wounds began to heal at a startling rate, visible to the naked eye.
"Hahahaha!" Shiyue Mojun laughed wildly. Every time he devoured Netherworld Brahma petals, it was his most intoxicating moment, and this time was even more so than any before. Thinking of Yun Che struggling desperately only to face despair, his heart was filled with even greater satisfaction: "Despicable human! This time, see how you can still struggle in my grasp!"
"You will soon know the consequences of thoroughly enraging this king! I will make you understand what the most terrifying hell in this world truly is!"
"..." Feeling Shiyue Mojun's rapidly rising aura and watching his wounds heal at an incredible speed, Yun Che's entire body turned cold, his heart sinking. But his mind grew incredibly clear amidst the coldness...
The more desperate the situation, the more lucid he often became!
Mo Li had said earlier that, given Shiyue Mojun's state, after consuming the Netherworld Brahma petals, it would only take a short hundred breaths for him to recover most of his profound strength and most of his injuries! And what he had swallowed were five petals, not the entire flower, so this time should be slightly longer.
A hundred breaths to recover most of his power... though this speed was astonishing, it still required a hundred breaths—not instant despair!
Five petals of the Netherworld Brahma Flower had been devoured... but four remained!!
The power of those four petals might still be enough to help Mo Li achieve rebirth!! Even if not, it would surely provide great benefits.
Yun Che's brows furrowed, his thoughts racing... Shiyue Mojun was now severely injured and had expended much power. If Yun Che could kill him before he recovered to a sufficient state through the Netherworld Brahma Flower...
No! There was no "if"! This was his only choice, his only hope... Otherwise, once Shiyue Mojun recovered, Yun Che would surely die!
But Shiyue Mojun's overall strength and current state were not far off from Yun Che's, and he possessed a demonic body... After hours of fierce battle, Yun Che hadn't even taken half his life! To strike him down in just a few dozen breaths was nearly impossible!
Yet the situation before him left no room for hesitation or weighing options. Because with each passing breath, Shiyue Mojun's power grew, and his injuries healed! That meant each breath made the already faint hope—like a firefly in an abyss—several times more remote! Perhaps after twenty breaths, or even ten, there would be no chance at all.
On the other hand, even with his toes, Yun Che could guess that Shiyue Mojun's next move would not be to engage him in battle but to break away and charge back to the Netherworld Brahma Flower! Then, not only would the remaining four petals fall into his demonic claws... Yun Che wouldn't even be able to approach the Netherworld Brahma Flower, let alone make a final struggle or hope!
Yun Che's eyes widened to their limits, emitting a sinister and resolute light. His hands gripped the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword so tightly it seemed they would dig into the flesh... In the face of his only option, consequences and costs were completely cast from his mind and soul!
"Shi—yue—Mo—jun!!"
Yun Che let out a roar that nearly tore his throat. His speed toward Shiyue Mojun briefly slowed, then suddenly surged.
"Yun Che, you..."
Mo Li instantly understood Yun Che's intent, but her words of dissuasion were swallowed back down... because in this moment, this truly was his only choice!
A choice he had to make with his life as the wager!
Although doing so would most likely result in immediate death, it at least bloomed a faint glimmer of hope!
"Evil God Fourth Realm—Heaven-Shattering!!"
Boom!!
A deeply muffled roar erupted from Yun Che's profound veins. All his profound gates fully opened, and his entire Evil God Profound Vein instantly swelled to twice its normal size... nearly bursting!!
At the same time, a violent surge of energy burst from his body, pushing back all the surrounding dark aura! The terror of this surge was such that Shiyue Mojun, still laughing, was struck like a heavy hammer, slammed violently away, crashing into the deepest stone wall of the cavern.
Shiyue Mojun's laughter choked off. He quickly looked up at Yun Che. The eyes that had been brimming with smugness and satisfaction just a moment ago instantly filled with immense terror...
The Yun Che charging toward him had vanished, replaced by a blood-drenched figure radiating terrifying energy! His hair stood on end, flames wreathed his body, and the profound aura he released was a shocking blood-red! His eyes were a crimson blur, as if smeared with blood!
The flesh on his arms was turned outward, and countless shocking cracks had burst across his entire body, blood gushing like fountains. He looked like someone who had been hacked to pieces and then fished out of a pool of blood—not a single intact spot could be found on his whole body!
Such an appearance would terrify any normal person into pallor, but it was not enough to frighten Shiyue Mojun. What terrified Shiyue Mojun was the fierce energy radiating from this figure!
If Yun Che's earlier aura had been a flame... then the blood-soaked man before him was like a violently erupting volcano of purgatory! So terrifying that it caused every nerve in Shiyue Mojun's body to spasm, and his soul, being nourished by the Netherworld Brahma petals, was instantly engulfed by an extreme sense of danger.
And the enormous crimson sword in his hand proved that this blood-soaked man was indeed Yun Che!!
"You..." Shiyue Mojun pressed his back against the wall, unable to laugh anymore.
The moment he activated the "Heaven-Shattering" gate, Yun Che's nerves were flooded with endless pain. He felt an incredibly terrifying force explode within his body... and this force far exceeded the limits his body could bear. He felt his body and internal organs shatter completely at the moment of the profound force's eruption... even the world before him turned blood-red.
Apart from blood-red, he could see nothing else...
Only that unyielding will still firmly locked onto Shiyue Mojun's aura.
He raised his arms, which had almost completely lost feeling, and with all his faith, smashed them toward where Shiyue Mojun's aura was located.
Shiyue Mojun's pupils contracted to the size of pinpricks... A million years ago, such power would have been insignificant to him. But to his current self, it was a force of calamity that he could not stop trembling at.
Following the purple light at the corner of his eye, he wanted to charge toward where the Netherworld Brahma Flower was, but his demonic body had barely taken a step forward when it was forced back by the terrifying aura coming head-on. His back felt nailed to the wall—not only could he not advance, but even lifting his feet became incredibly difficult. Every part of his body was crushed as if under a ten-thousand-foot mountain.
The crimson sword light drew closer and closer, and the terror in Shiyue Mojun's pupils grew greater. He let out a great roar, gathering every ounce of remaining power, conjuring a black vortex infinitely darker than the abyss, and roared as he hurled it forward.
As the black vortex surged out, the crimson sword light carrying the power of "Heaven-Shattering" descended upon it. Instantly, the black vortex, condensed from all of Shiyue Mojun's remaining strength, stopped advancing, then was gradually suppressed, devoured, and swallowed by the crimson sword light... until it completely disappeared.
The world before Shiyue Mojun's eyes was swallowed by endless crimson, and his pupils, dilated to their maximum, burst with countless blood vessels. An earth-shattering roar, mixed with a painful, desperate scream, resounded through every corner of the Slay Moon Demon Cave...
Boom!!!
"Uwaaaaaaaaahhh!!!"
The black stone walls crazily shattered, countless fragments tumbling down. The Slay Moon Demon Cave trembled, the entire world seemed to shake. A storm of destruction surged everywhere within the cave, colliding back and forth, annihilating everything that could be annihilated. And the entire depths of the cave were completely filled with blazing pale golden flames, raging like a disaster storm that would not die out for a long time...
This was the first time Yun Che had activated "Heaven-Shattering," and also the first sword he had swung after activating it. What the outcome of this sword would be, Mo Li did not know. But she could be completely sure that the power of "Heaven-Shattering" was absolutely beyond what Yun Che could bear at his current level! The moment Yun Che forcibly opened "Heaven-Shattering" and his profound energy went berserk, Mo Li clearly saw that Yun Che's internal organs were shattered, his blood flowed backward, his meridians snapped, and only his bones, infused with the Dragon God's Marrow, barely held together without breaking.
This was only the first instant... In every subsequent tiny moment, the situation worsened several times over!!
Perhaps within just one or two breaths, Yun Che's body would burst and die, leaving not even a complete corpse.
Such a dire situation left no room for Mo Li to hesitate. At the same moment Yun Che, with all his will, swung that sword, Mo Li's soul body completely left the Heavenly Poison Pearl and entered Yun Che's body. Four dots of blood-red profound force light shot out hastily, piercing through several of Yun Che's internal organs, reaching his profound veins, and accurately striking his four Evil God Realm Gates.
Mo Li's power was incredibly domineering. The moment the four red dots disappeared, Yun Che's four Evil God Realm Gates closed simultaneously, and the rampaging profound energy rapidly subsided. Mo Li breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately returned to the Heavenly Poison Pearl.
Her soul body was afraid of the demonic energy in the Slay Moon Demon Cave, and since Yun Che was deep within it, a small amount of demonic energy had seeped into his body. Although Mo Li had only stayed in Yun Che's body for a very short time, after returning to the Heavenly Poison Pearl, she still felt an extremely uncomfortable sensation.
Mo Li quickly calmed her mind, and after a while, the discomfort finally disappeared.
She opened her eyes again and looked out at the world.