# 663
Chapter 664: Slaying the Red-Robed Figure
After spewing out that column of black flames, the patterns on the Flame-Vein Earth Dragon's body rapidly faded to gray. Its twin wings seemed somewhat unsteady.
Under the pitch-black night sky, the Flame-Vein Earth Dragon circled half a loop and returned to Lin Qiye's side, landing on the rooftop. Those orange-yellow vertical pupils revealed an unprecedented exhaustion.
"Hongyan, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Qiye's eyes filled with confusion at the sight.
The Flame-Vein Earth Dragon let out a low moan to Lin Qiye, folding its wings against its body. Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully and waved his hand gently, sending Hongyan back into the Asylum of the Gods.
"What happened?" Shen Qingzhu asked.
"Bloodline awakening. She needs time to digest the天赋 power. She'll probably sleep for a while."
Shen Qingzhu nodded and turned to look in the direction of the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy. The flames around him had been completely devoured by Hongyan, and the temperature dropped rapidly. Although faint lines of fire still danced in the air, they were now within a range they could withstand.
If they wanted to kill him, now was the best opportunity.
The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously leaped from the top of the building. The howling wind brushed past their bodies. Just as they were about to touch the ground, two tree branches broke through the earth, wrapping around their bodies like soft ropes. They swung through a graceful arc in the air and shot toward the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy in the distance!
"Mu Mu."
"Hee-hee!!"
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—!!
Three mounted missiles fired from within Mu Mu's body, leaving long trails of flame as they streaked directly toward the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy's face!
Deprived of the high-temperature protection, the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy, under the artificial intelligence's control, tried to evade these three attacks, but the angles of Mu Mu's missiles were extremely cunning, completely sealing off all his escape routes.
BOOM—!!
Three blazing fireballs detonated in the air, gouging out three terrifying craters in the already-melted ground. The deafening explosions mingled with the howling wind, surging up into the night sky.
The Red-Robed Oracle Envoy's figure was completely engulfed by the three fireballs!
At the same time, using the tree demon's branches to swing through the air, the two of them had arrived at the edge of the burning inferno. Shen Qingzhu glanced at Lin Qiye beside him and spoke seriously:
"Six seconds. Is that enough?"
"Enough."
Lin Qiye didn't need to ask what Shen Qingzhu meant. Between them, there existed absolute tacit understanding. He nodded.
Shen Qingzhu raised his right hand and snapped his fingers in the air!
Snap—!!
A vacuum channel bloomed in front of the two of them. All flames were repelled outward. At the end of this vacuum channel lay the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy, who had been blasted into a miserable state by the missiles.
Now, his red robe had been completely burned away, and most of the flesh on his body had been blown off, revealing an unknown metallic framework beneath that reflected silvery-white light in the firelight. If not for these modified body structures, his flesh would never have withstood an attack of this caliber.
The moment this vacuum channel appeared, Lin Qiye released the branch. Using his momentum, he precisely flew into the vacuum channel, his hands behind his back as he rapidly drew the two Straight Blades strapped to his back!
Six seconds. That was the maximum time Shen Qingzhu could maintain the 【Qi Min】 under the mysterious gaze.
He had to kill the mechanically-enhanced Red-Robed Oracle Envoy within these six seconds!
Otherwise, once this time was up, the opponent would ignite flames in the air once more. When the temperature climbed back to a level where flesh could not withstand it, the two of them would be completely out of options... Hongyan had fallen into slumber; there was no way she could come out again to devour the flames for them.
There was only one chance!
A killing intent flickered in Lin Qiye's eyes. He passed through the vacuum channel and landed before the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy. Beneath the floral bathrobe, two blade gleams moved at extreme speed!
The Red-Robed Oracle Envoy, his body a mess of blood and flesh, stood there. The ring of light in his left eye instantly locked onto Lin Qiye. Almost simultaneously, his body twisted at an unbelievable angle, dodging Lin Qiye's fatal strike.
But even so, that blade still sliced off one of his arms!
As the Straight Blade cut through the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy's body, Lin Qiye clearly felt the resistance—the sensation of a blade cutting through metal. If not for the current vacuum state, sparks would have likely scattered.
The first strike hadn't killed the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy. Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly. Using his momentum, he spun around, the two Straight Blades flipping half a circle in the air like butterflies, now reverse-gripped in his palms.
At the same time, two极致 rays of幽光 ignited in Lin Qiye's palms!
A deep, dark night climbed onto the blade edges of the Straight Blades. As Lin Qiye moved, he slashed a cross pattern lightning-fast in front of his body. That darkness tore through the air, as if intending to cleave the stars from the heavens. In that instant, Lin Qiye poured out all of his spiritual power without any reservation!
BOOM—!!
Two disproportionately massive, shadowy cross-shaped blade waves cut through the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy's body, diagonally piercing through more than a dozen tall buildings, causing them to collapse with thunderous crashes. They finally surged into the sky, leaving a cross-shaped scar across the heavy clouds.
This was the second ability Lin Qiye had learned from the essence of Night—【Stellar Fracture Technique】.
Unlike Nyx's pure magical 【Stellar Fracture Technique】, Lin Qiye had combined this ability with his own swordsmanship, successfully lowering the threshold for its use. While its power and coverage area were somewhat lacking compared to the original, it was enough for Lin Qiye.
Having obtained the essence of Night, Lin Qiye no longer needed to rigidly copy the Night Goddess's abilities. He now had the freedom to modify or even create abilities. Once he fully mastered this fragment of Night's essence, the divine law he needed would automatically gestate within it.
After slashing out this strike, Lin Qiye instantly felt the mysterious gaze shift away from Shen Qingzhu and fall upon himself.
In that fleeting moment, the spiritual power he had channeled was far too immense. Fortunately, Shen Qingzhu's 【Qi Min】 had helped disperse some of the gaze, and the duration was merely an instant, so he hadn't been directly locked onto by that gaze.
Feeling that unprecedented pressure, Lin Qiye could only barely maintain the posture of completing his slash, standing in place. Beads of sweat emerged on his forehead, sliding down his cheeks and dripping onto the ground...
This strike was still too risky.
But if he hadn't used this technique, he wouldn't have been confident in killing the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy within the remaining three seconds. At that point, the situation would only have become more dire.
Fortunately, the outcome was good.
Lin Qiye lifted his gaze. The Red-Robed Oracle Envoy's body had been completely severed into four pieces by that strike, collapsing softly onto the ground. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his pupils contracted sharply!
Inside the fallen corpse of the Red-Robed Oracle Envoy, a cluster of firelight suddenly detonated, completely shattering the body while also engulfing Lin Qiye's figure within it!
A earth-shaking explosion surged beneath the night sky.