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Chapter 561: Successive Kills
Xiao Ze was unaware of Hunshan's inner thoughts. Each of his movements, infused with the Origin Emperor Flame, shone as brightly as the blazing sun. His body responded fluidly to his intentions, unleashing countless lethal techniques in an instant. Accompanied by the sound of thunder carrying a destructive aura, the Black Demon Lightning occasionally flickered within the golden flames. The combined force of thunder and fire continually marked Hunshan's body.
Not to mention the Origin Emperor Flame alone, the mere power of the Black Demon Lightning was enough to instill fear in any Dou Saint. The simultaneous application of thunder and fire brought Hunshan a constant sense of life-threatening danger. Under the stimulus of this existential threat and realizing Xiao Ze's significant menace to the Soul Clan, Hunshan's eyes hardened with resolve.
Reversing his tactics, Hunshan entwined Xiao Ze as his body's energy surged wildly. This sudden shift in his attack strategy momentarily startled Xiao Ze, who noticed the desperation in Hunshan's eyes and realized what was coming. However, instead of fleeing in panic, Xiao Ze gathered an immense amount of thunderous power and spread it out, creating a world of thunder that enveloped both of them, shielding their fight from outside observation.
Hunshan looked around in astonishment at the thunderous world that had formed around them. In a blink, the landscape had transformed, illustrating the abundant Dou Qi still present in Xiao Ze. Indeed, as Hunshan had previously thought, Xiao Ze's Dou Qi seemed inexhaustible.
"Haha, I must admit, not only have I underestimated you, but so has the entire Soul Clan," Hunshan grimly stated, his face twisting into a savage smile, both laughing at the imminent end of his life and at the prospect of eliminating such a significant threat to his clan.
"Do you really think self-destructing will kill me?" Xiao Ze suddenly interjected, causing Hunshan's smile to freeze before he quickly recovered.
"You cannot defeat me in an instant, and my energy has already been unleashed, so why bother with pretense? Just accept your death," Hunshan replied confidently. "With my mid-stage Dou Saint cultivation, self-destructing my body will certainly kill you, a fitting end given your talent."
With a sinister smile, Hunshan added, "Close combat plays to your strengths and my weaknesses, intended to swiftly defeat me. But it also ensures you can't escape. Even if you possess high-level Heaven-grade Dou Techniques, you can't use them in close combat."
"Xiao Ze, you have exceptional talent, but now you've run out of tricks," Hunshan sneered, almost enjoying the turn of events, believing his self-destruction would exchange his life for a threat as significant as Xiao Ze.
"When did I ever give you the impression that you've seen all my cards?" Xiao Ze casually responded, and as his words fell, numerous roots shining with dazzling light emerged from the void, rooting themselves in space and instantly sealing off Hunshan's escape routes.
The roots, capable of easily piercing through the void when they first emerged and now even more potent, could penetrate a Dou Saint's body effortlessly. "Haha, your desperate struggle is futile; you can't stop my self-destruction. You're undoubtedly going to die!" Hunshan declared, undeterred even as a golden root impaled his withered arm, locking both his hands around Xiao Ze.
Because the energy within him had already turned violent enough to shake the surrounding thunder apart. Xiao Ze didn't argue but instead continued to thrust the golden roots into Hunshan's body, causing his expression to turn even grimmer.
As the roots penetrated his body, the erupting Origin Emperor Flame burned not only his flesh but also his Dou Qi into nothingness. "Burning Dou Qi! This is the power of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame! No, even the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame shouldn't be able to incinerate all my Dou Qi this quickly!" Hunshan exclaimed in disbelief, having never seen such an ability in Xiao Ze's flames before.
"Carry that doubt with you," Xiao Ze said, shaking his hands free from any remaining energy support, making it easy to break free from the weakened Hunshan. A boom followed, and Hunshan's head exploded, his body obliterated by the golden flames, which sanitized Xiao Ze's hands of any residual blood.
"Indeed, overcoming a major stage is somewhat challenging, though it took less time than expected," Xiao Ze mused, his soul power spreading to sense that battles were still ongoing outside. He flashed out immediately, needing to strike with the swiftness of thunder to slay the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's speedsters.
As Xiao Ze reappeared, the brilliant verdant gold glint in his eyes dazzled, stunning Yaofeng even as he was on guard against Qinglin's psychic assault. The overwhelming power from Xiao Ze still trapped Yaofeng in a daze, and in that instant, an intense concentration of calamity poison surged into Yaofeng's body, followed by the Origin Emperor Flame and dark thunder, swiftly overwhelming him.
A gasp of blood signaled Yaofeng's realization of his dire situation, reflected in his eyes was the image of an enlarging fist. Boom! The shockwave from Xiao Ze's punch, powerful enough to overwhelm the physical resilience of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, caused Yaofeng's body to plummet lifelessly.
"Once you engage, show no mercy," Xiao Ze nonchalantly instructed Xun'er and the others. They nodded, immediately moving to another battlefield, and as three Saints joined in, the remaining members of the Soul Clan and Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan were easily dispatched.
From afar, Xiao Yan and his group watched the astounding battle conclude in such a manner, disbelief clear in their eyes. Xiao Yan swallowed hard, glanced back at his team, and sternly warned, "You saw nothing today, understand? If I hear that today's events have been leaked, don't expect mercy!" Aware that Xiao Ze was family, he knew the severe reprisals that would follow the deaths of the two faction's Dou Saints; such information must remain secret.
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