Chapter 237: The Fallen Angel Lucifer
Chapter 237: The Fallen Angel Lucifer
As Xiao Yu dealt with the Dark Night Witch and the Ice Phoenix, the battle between Huo Wu and the Frost Dragon had reached its climax.
Huo Wu was like a living embodiment of flames, her presence distorting the air around her with searing heat. Countless crimson fireballs surged toward the Frost Dragon in an overwhelming assault.
The Frost Dragon swung its massive claws, tearing through the approaching fireballs while emanating an intense chill.
Extreme heat and extreme cold—two diametrically opposed forces—collided fiercely in midair.
Sizzle!
A piercing sound erupted as steam rose in thick waves, filling the battlefield with mist.
When opposing attributes clashed, the outcome was determined by two key factors: cultivation level and the purity of the attributes themselves.
In terms of cultivation, Huo Wu was slightly inferior to the Frost Dragon. However, she had the amplification of three powerful domains—Ye Lingling's, Xiao Yu's, and Qian Renxue's—which erased that disparity. More importantly, in terms of attribute purity, Huo Wu, having endured the trials of Hellfire, far surpassed the Frost Dragon.
The rolling flames gradually overwhelmed the dragon's icy aura, finally latching onto its colossal body, causing it to tremble involuntarily.
The Frost Dragon let out an indignant roar. It refused to accept defeat at the hands of a mere girl!
Its cry grew sharper, and ice-blue ripples radiated outward from its body. A dense fog of frost quickly engulfed everything in sight—including Huo Wu—obscuring them from the audience's view.
A domain!
Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed in shock, but he quickly dismissed the thought.
His Underworld God Domain had not encountered any resistance when passing through the icy fog to reach Huo Wu. If this were truly a domain ability, there would have been a conflict between the domains as they fought for dominance.
"Will Sister Huo Wu be alright?"
At some point, Ye Lingling had floated to Xiao Yu's side, her expression filled with concern as she gazed at the battlefield now concealed by the thick frost.
"Don't worry. That little fireball won't be troubled by something like this."
Xiao Yu smiled, full of confidence in Huo Wu.
And almost as if to prove his words, the moment he spoke, a towering pillar of flame erupted from the mist, piercing the sky.
Huo Wu emerged, completely bathed in flames, radiating a heat so intense that the surrounding frost couldn't suppress it in the slightest.
"Fifth Soul Skill—Huo Wu Storm!"
Her black fifth soul ring gleamed, and in the next moment, an immense firestorm exploded outward, consuming everything in its path. The blazing inferno devoured the thick ice fog, turning it into steam that rapidly dissipated.
Boom!
At the same time, another explosion echoed across the battlefield—not just from the ice fog's destruction but also from the collapse of the Death Space, the eighth soul skill that had trapped the Skeleton Demon Leader.
Though the Skeleton Demon Leader had managed to escape the Death Space, it had paid a heavy price.
Its right leg had been completely melted away, leaving it standing unsteadily on a single limb. The dark energy that had once enshrouded its body had diminished by nearly half, and the eerie blue flames burning in its eye sockets had dimmed significantly. A sickly pale-yellow liquid seeped from the gaps in its skeletal frame.
"You're even weaker than I expected."
Xiao Yu smirked, his eyes filled with contempt as he looked down at the battered Skeleton Demon Leader.
"I thought this move would only trap you for a short while, but I never imagined it would cost you half your life."
"I'll kill you!"
The Skeleton Demon Leader let out a furious roar, stomping its remaining foot on the ground before launching itself toward Xiao Yu in a last-ditch attack.
"Foolish."
Xiao Yu's voice was cold as he released an overwhelming surge of pitch-black energy. The darkness expanded, becoming tangible, pressing down upon the battlefield with an oppressive force that seemed to weigh down the very heavens.
With a thunderous roar, the sword strike was unleashed.
The Nether King Sword, gleaming with an eerie glow, transformed into a streak of lightning in midair, cleaving downward with immense force.
The Skeleton Demon Leader raised its sword to block, but unlike their previous clash, this time it was utterly overpowered.
With a single slash, Xiao Yu sent the creature hurtling through the sky, its battered body crashing diagonally into the ground, forming a deep crater upon impact.
Struggling, the Skeleton Demon Leader crawled out of the pit, its skeletal frame riddled with pale bone fragments.
Though its face was nothing but a skull, its weakness was apparent to all.
"Goodbye."
Seizing the advantage, Xiao Yu did not relent.
His figure flickered, and in an instant, he was above the Skeleton Demon Leader.
A dense, abyssal darkness erupted from his body, coating the Nether King Sword in an overwhelming black radiance.
With unshakable finality, he swung the blade down.
Swish!
Just as the sword was about to land, a shadowy figure silently appeared behind Xiao Yu.
A pitch-black blade, ghostly and soundless, sliced through the air, aiming straight for Xiao Yu's vital point.
Clang!
At that exact moment, a golden figure appeared beside Xiao Yu without warning.
A radiant holy aura burst forth, and a long sword, shining with intense golden light, clashed against the incoming black blade.
The collision sent ripples of divine and dark energy surging outward, forcing both combatants to retreat a few steps.
Qian Renxue had intercepted the ambush.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yu completed his strike, cleaving the already weakened Skeleton Demon Leader in two.
The eerie blue flames in its hollow eye sockets flickered and died, signaling the end of its existence.
"You've finally shown yourself."
Xiao Yu ignored the fallen enemy, turning his attention to the true mastermind behind the ambush.
Before him stood a figure strikingly similar to Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul—
Yet entirely shrouded in darkness.
Unlike Qian Renxue's radiant, holy presence, this being exuded a suffocating aura of pure evil.
Three pairs of black wings extended from his back, their feathers glistening with an unnatural darkness.
His long, jet-black hair cascaded down to his waist, his pale skin resembling flawless jade.
His eyes remained half-closed, yet an endless vortex of malevolence swirled around him, centered on his very presence.
An overwhelming pressure surged forth, suffocating all within its reach.
"Fallen Angel... Lucifer!"
Xiao Yu instinctively spoke the name.
But almost immediately, he shook his head in denial.
"No… at best, you're merely a fragment of Lucifer's existence. You're still far from being the real thing."
According to legend, Lucifer was once the greatest angel in heaven, the most powerful among the Seraphim.
Before his fall, he held titles such as Morning Star, God's Right Hand, Vice Lord of Heaven, Creator of All Things, and Lucifer—a name that signified his divine radiance.
Yet, his pride led him to rebel against God, seeking equality with the Divine.
Leading one-third of Heaven's angels into battle, he was ultimately defeated and cast into Hell, becoming the embodiment of darkness and calamity.
A being of such magnitude—
Even a God King would bow in deference.
This gatekeeper, however, was nowhere near that level.
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