Chapter 557: Hidden Title
"Speaking as if you know what the world outside the Dou Qi continent looks like." Hun Tiandi sneered in response to Xiao Ming's words.
"You paint a noble picture with all your lofty words, but in the end, aren't you also trying to dominate the Dou Qi Continent? How laughable. No matter how many schemes you have, strength is what truly matters in the end. Now, let me see how you escape from my grasp!"
Hun Tiandi's blood blade violently sliced through the air, transforming into a blood shadow that swung towards Xiao Ming.
'What a pity!'
A tinge of regret flickered in Xiao Ming's eyes. Hun Tiandi's current state couldn't be sustained for too long. Therefore, he had intended to drag out the time a bit longer. However, Hun Tiandi was clearly no fool and decided to act decisively after only a few exchanges.
Xiao Ming stored away Gu Yuan's soul with a wave of his hand and stepped through the empty space, vanishing from his original position. All he left behind was an afterimage that Hun Tiandi's attack pierced through.
Frustrated by the unsuccessful strike, Hun Tiandi's eyes gleamed with ferocity. He sensed Xiao Ming's position and relentlessly chased after him.
Yet, each time, he fell short by a hair's breadth.
In the midst of this chase, the sea of blood surged, creating massive waves. Enormous amounts of energy were then poured into Hun Tiandi's body.
At the same time, the wails of countless resentful souls rose to the sky, their haunting cries echoing around Hun Tiandi, provoking waves of furious roars from him.
This wasn't because Hun Tiandi was naturally irritable. The energy within the blood sea, composed of the essence blood and souls of various clans, inherently contained the resentment and hostility these clan members harbored towards the Hun Clan at the moment of their death.
These malevolent thoughts gnawed at one's soul. The relentless influx of such sinister emotions from the depths of his soul was enough to overwhelm Hun Tiandi, who had not yet fully reached the Dou God realm!
Unless he could swiftly conclude the battle without using the energy of the blood sea, he needed to free himself from the invasion of these resentful thoughts.
However, this was clearly impossible. After devouring the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit with Zi Yan, Xiao Ming's spatial talent greatly improved. Even though it still couldn't compete with the Ancient Void Dragons, it was still extremely outstanding compared to ordinary people.
It was quite challenging for Hun Tiandi to catch up with him.
Hun Tiandi then thought of capturing Zhu Zhen to threaten Xiao Ming, only to find that Zhu Zhen had already vanished from the Hun Realm. This infuriated him to the point of erupting in a deafening, earth-shattering roar.
It was clear that his mental state was on the verge of collapse. The anguished cries, bitter curses, and desperate pleas of the resentful souls continued to ring in his ears!
Hun Tiandi's eyes were scarlet red, his blood-soaked hair was whipped wildly, and his face was distorted in a grotesque manner.
"Xiao! Ming!"
"Show yourself! Could it be that you only know how to hide?!!!"
Boom!
After shouting, Hun Tiandi discarded the long blade in his hand and suddenly erupted in a burst of power. His figure disappeared from its original place. The sea of blood beneath his feet split open, creating waves a thousand meters high on both sides. Even space itself was eroded into nothingness wherever he passed.
In the next instant, he actually caught up with Xiao Ming!
Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow and transformed into a streak of light, with lightning and black flames surging out of his body. He then engaged in a direct confrontation with the ghost-like approaching Hun Tiandi, clashing fist against fist!
As their fist collided, a mighty wind swept through, followed by a deathly silence...
However, in the very next instant, there was a complete collapse of the space within tens of thousands of meters. This expanse of space simply could not withstand their collision, and was reduced to nothingness upon first contact!
The confrontation between the two ended in a mere moment. After which, Hun Tiandi abruptly retreated and fixed his gaze intently on Xiao Ming.
His eyes were still blood-red, but the madness in them had subsided somewhat at this moment. During the split second of their exchange, he shockingly did not gain the upper hand! Xiao Ming's physical body turned out to be even stronger than his!
How could this be possible!
He was Hun Tiandi! He had lived for thousands of years, yet his physical body was not as strong as someone who hadn't lived even a fraction of his life!
In reality, there was nothing implausible about it. Although Hun Tiandi currently possessed the strength of a Half Dou God, this strength was only being forcibly increased. It did not truly strengthen his physical body. On the contrary, it placed an enormous burden on him.
On the other hand, Xiao Ming's Qi Method had the effect of tempering the physical body from the very beginning. Moreover, his physical body had reached a terrifying level due to the absorption of various Heavenly Treasures.
Had Hun Tiandi not reached the Half Dou God Stage at this moment, this recent clash would have resulted in more than a minor disadvantage for him.
Of course, Hun Tiandi, who had fallen into madness, wouldn't think so much about it.
"I don't believe it! Die!"
Hun Tiandi let out a loud cry. The blood blade reappeared with a wave of his arm. Then, a blood-colored storm surged in the sea of blood, with the blood blade standing at its center. Streams of blood were immediately drawn into it.
After absorbing so much blood, the blood blade seemed to have grown a pair of blood-red eyes. It radiated an endless cold and murderous aura as it gazed upon this world.
"Still not enough!"
Hun Tiandi laughed wildly towards the sky, looking like a maniac. Then he spat out another mouthful of essence blood and grabbed the blood blade. The sharp blade sliced through his palm in one swift motion. Blood gushed out wildly, all of which was devoured by the blood blade.
"Die!"
Hun Tiandi stepped out into the empty space. His blood-stained hair fluttered and his face was horribly distorted. The blood blade in his grip expanded dramatically. As his figure appeared directly in front of Xiao Ming, the blood blade turned into a streak of blood light that violently tore through the space and rushed towards him.
"Yellow Spring Divine Anger!" Xiao Ming released his full power as well.
"Mou!"
Boom!
Another terrifying spatial storm swept through!
Yet this time, the Hun Realm was finally unable to withstand the onslaught. Pitch-black spatial crack lines could be seen everywhere. They were voraciously devouring everything in their path!
Bang!
Two bloodied and bedraggled figures fell violently to the ground in the sky above. It was obvious that both of them had been severely injured in their recent exchange as they struggled to regain their footing.
However, the result of their struggle was that one of them couldn't get back up!
"Ha ha ha! Xiao Ming, I won in the end! Who else in the Dou Qi Continent can stop me now? Once I recover from these injuries, neither the Heavenly Court nor the Three Clans will be spared!"
Hun Tiandi struggled to his feet. Then he rose into the air in a trembling manner. There were waves of weakness emanating from his body. He looked down at Xiao Ming with a vicious and resentful gaze and let out a harsh, triumphant laugh.
"You may not have that chance."
"What?!!"
A voice came from behind, causing Hun Tiandi's face to change drastically. He wanted to react, but the previous battle had already depleted nearly eighty to ninety percent of his strength. His physical body was also on the verge of collapse. As a result, his movements were infinitely slower compared to before.
Consequently, his heart was swiftly pierced by a palm wrapped in ink-like flames!
Hun Tiandi could feel the last vestiges of his strength being mercilessly drained away. With a struggle, he turned his head to look behind him, only to see Xiao Ming standing there, completely unharmed.
"This... how... is this... possible..."
"There is nothing impossible. Now die!"
Xiao Ming gave a slight smile as he suddenly unleashed a surge of power. The Heavenly Flame burned Hun Tiandi from within until he was incinerated and turned to ash. With a gust of wind from the spatial storm, the ashes were blown away without a trace.
Hun Tiandi, dead!
There was no one to sorrow over the passing of Hun Tiandi, who had ruled the Dou Qi Continent for over a thousand years. Even his ashes were gone after his death.
Xiao Ming's gaze shifted to the figure of 'Xiao Ming' lying on the ground.
With a gesture, the figure instantly dissolved into a diffuse ray of light. A deep, pure, white light then converged on his fingertips and began to pulsate gently.
Xiao Ming smiled faintly as he looked at the 'Spirit' in his hand.
"This time, I owe it to you."
The 'Spirit' shimmered softly, as if responding to his words.
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Title: Hun Tiandi, Defeated!
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