Chapter 235: Battle Against the Horde
Chapter 235: Battle Against the Horde
"Roar!"
In an instant, several powerful undead creatures broke free from Huo Wu's chains.
The Dark Berserk Bear's eyes gleamed with a terrifying red glow. Although Xiao Yu's sword strike hadn't taken its life, it had inflicted soul-deep pain. The moment it escaped its restraints, it launched an immediate counterattack.
Raising its massive paw high into the air, the Dark Berserk Bear let out a thunderous roar. A powerful surge of energy erupted, crashing toward Xiao Yu like an overwhelming tidal wave.
With a single palm strike, it came crashing down.
The enormous shadow, accompanied by a howling wind, descended like a collapsing mountain. A murderous intent surged from within, as if determined to bury Xiao Yu beneath its wrath.
Xiao Yu showed no hesitation. Though the Dark Berserk Bear's defense had exceeded his expectations, it did not change the fact that it would be his next target.
Facing the overwhelming force of the bear's strike, which loomed like a mountain about to crush him, Xiao Yu raised his right hand, fingers splayed open, and swung toward the Dark Berserk Bear's incoming attack.
The second soul bone skill of his hundred-thousand-year Nether Dragon Right Arm—Nether Dragon Claw—was unleashed.
In an instant, Xiao Yu's right hand transformed into a razor-sharp dragon claw. A deep, abyssal blackness erupted from his arm, carrying an aura of infinite slaughter, as if it could shred everything in its path.
Boom.
Two bursts of dark energy clashed violently. The instant the dragon claw met the bear's paw, it shattered the latter completely.
With an earth-shattering explosion, the Dark Berserk Bear's colossal body was sent flying backward. The razor-sharp dragon claw had carved three deep, bottomless gashes into its massive form. Countless strands of black fur scattered through the air like withered leaves.
"Die!"
Xiao Yu's assault was far from over. At the very moment the Dark Berserk Bear was sent tumbling backward, he shot forward like a falling meteor, his Nether King Sword piercing directly toward its eyes.
Though this was a different world, some things remained universal.
No matter the plane of existence, a bear's weakest point was undoubtedly its eyes.
A flash of sword light.
A burst of blood.
A piercing wail erupted from the Dark Berserk Bear's throat.
Its towering form crashed to the ground, kicking up a storm of dust.
"You deserve to die!"
The Skeleton Demon Chief was furious. Raising a massive, purple-black longsword, an overwhelming energy surged from the blade, enveloping its entire body.
The enormous skeletal frame crackled loudly as it expanded, growing larger in an instant. Its aura surged dramatically.
"Die!"
With a furious roar, the Skeleton Demon Chief struck—its sinisterly cold longsword slashed downward, unleashing a torrent of purple-black energy. The surrounding air twisted violently, transforming into razor-sharp gales that surged toward Xiao Yu like a storm of blades.
Xiao Yu held his sword horizontally in front of him.
An immense sword intent, far surpassing that of the Skeleton Demon Chief, erupted from the Nether King Sword.
"Clang—"
A metallic chime rang through the air as the two longswords clashed in a cross formation.
Both Xiao Yu and the Skeleton Demon Chief radiated an overwhelming presence, creating an invisible yet violent confrontation between their auras. The surrounding space twisted wildly under the pressure, making it impossible to see their precise locations with the naked eye.
Boom.
After a long standoff, the battle was decided.
Xiao Yu stood firmly in place, unmoving.
Meanwhile, the Skeleton Demon Chief had been blasted backward by dozens of meters.
The ghostly flames flickering across its skeletal frame had been slashed through by Xiao Yu's razor-sharp sword energy, leaving several deep, jagged sword marks across its bony structure. The crisscrossing scars only made it appear even more terrifying.
"Watch out!"
Just as the battle seemed to settle for a brief moment, Qian Renxue suddenly shouted in alarm.
Before her words had even fully left her lips, a sinister figure burst out from the ground—it was a Bone-Devouring Scorpion.
It had the ability to burrow underground and launch stealth ambushes.
Perhaps from the very beginning, it had been patiently waiting for this one fatal strike.
The scorpion's massive body twisted sharply. Its tail, tipped with a venomous stinger, shot toward Xiao Yu like a flash of lightning.
The Bone-Devouring Scorpion was certain—as long as even the tip of its stinger pierced the slightest bit of Xiao Yu's skin, the deadly venom would invade his body instantly.
No matter how powerful Xiao Yu was, there would be only one outcome—certain death.
Boom.
Just as the venomous stinger was about to strike Xiao Yu, a dense layer of black light suddenly appeared around his body. The stinger collided with the black light and instantly shattered upon impact.
The hundred-thousand-year Nether King Dragon Torso Soul Bone Skill—Nether Emperor's Protection—activated.
For five seconds, all physical attacks were completely negated, while his physical body's strength was tripled until the end of the battle.
The Bone-Devouring Scorpion was instantly terrified. Its stinger was the hardest part of its body, yet when it struck Xiao Yu's defense, it was the one that broke. For a moment, it even forgot the pain and immediately turned toward the hole it had just created, attempting to flee.
"Trying to escape?"
Xiao Yu let out a cold shout. It had dared to ambush him, yet now it wanted to run? Wishful thinking.
The six wings on his back flapped, and in an instant, he was already hovering over the Bone-Devouring Scorpion.
"Kill!"
With a resounding battle cry, Xiao Yu descended from above.
The first thing to make contact with the Bone-Devouring Scorpion was, of course, the Nether King Sword in his hands.
A sharp burst of sword light flashed.
In an instant, its massive body was sliced cleanly in half.
Da da da.
Just as Xiao Yu slashed down the Bone-Devouring Scorpion with a single strike, a rapid series of galloping hoofbeats echoed behind him.
It was the Evil Bone Ghost Horse—charging forward, seemingly to aid the Bone-Devouring Scorpion.
However, it had never expected the scorpion to die so quickly.
The ghost horse sprinted at an unparalleled speed, its entire body engulfed in a ghostly blue flame. From a distance, it appeared like a blazing inferno rushing forward.
Each step of its hooves shook the ground, a testament to its terrifying speed and power.
"You fool, get back!"
An enraged shout suddenly echoed from behind—the Skeleton Demon Chief had realized the danger.
Among them, the Evil Bone Ghost Horse was the weakest. Without the support of others, charging in alone was nothing short of suicide.
Upon hearing its leader's warning, the ghost horse immediately halted its charge.
It had only come to assist the Bone-Devouring Scorpion, but now that the scorpion was dead, it had no intention of facing Xiao Yu alone.
"Too late."
As soon as the ghost horse turned to flee, an icy voice rang out from behind.
At that moment, the eighth soul ring on Xiao Yu's body erupted with a blinding radiance.
Eighth Soul Skill—Endless Destruction.
Dark elemental energy in the air converged into Xiao Yu's hands before being unleashed in all directions.
The sheer devastation radiating from it was enough to annihilate everything in the vicinity.
The power was akin to the arrival of the apocalypse.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
A series of earth-shattering explosions erupted.
The resulting billowing smoke engulfed the battlefield, completely obscuring everyone's vision.
The terrifying energy ripples swept across the entire field.
The Skeleton Demon Chief, along with the Frost Dragon, Xuan Ice Phoenix, and Blood Night Witch, were all forced to channel their own spirit power to withstand the terrifying aftermath of Xiao Yu's attack.
After a long moment, the explosions finally subsided.
As the dust settled, the battlefield returned to view.
There was no trace of the Evil Bone Ghost Horse.
It had been completely eradicated.
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