Chapter 209: The Ice King's Self-Destruction
"Damn it!"
Zhao Huangwu's expression drastically changed.
He struggled with all his might, trying to break free.
However, the ice giant's grip was so strong that it felt as though his organs were being crushed together.
"Hmph, hand over the sword and let me take a look," Ice King sneered, preparing to use his power to crush Zhao Huangwu completely.
Damn it!
I won't die here!!!
Zhao Huangwu roared inwardly.
In that instant, he activated all his remaining essence blood energy.
Boom—
A terrifying surge of energy exploded from his body, shattering the ice giant's hand into pieces!
The entire building collapsed instantly.
Bang—
Ice King's figure flew through the air, appearing in the sky above.
Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as he stared down, his eyes filled with shock.
"What kind of power was that...?"
As Ice King muttered to himself, Zhao Huangwu flew up from the ruins of the collapsed building.
His gaze locked onto Ice King, and he sneered, "Old man, you really want to kill me."
"Too bad, I'm not that easy to kill!!!"
Zhao Huangwu roared in fury.
After exhausting nearly all his essence blood energy, the power he gained was immense.
[Bloodburst]!
Before Ice King could react, Zhao Huangwu swung the Sword of Annihilation, unleashing a massive wave of blood-red energy straight toward Ice King!
[Ninth-Tier Martial Skill · Frozen Lands]!
Ice King's pupils contracted as he sensed the terrifying energy.
He quickly moved his hands, summoning a powerful surge of frost energy.
The blood-red energy and the frost clashed violently!
Boom—
As the blood energy reached Ice King, it detonated instantly.
The entire sky turned blood-red for a moment!
The horrifying explosion dispersed the frost energy, and Ice King was thrown back, crashing heavily into the ground.
Thud—
He coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"D-Damn..."
Lying on the ground, Ice King's body was soaked in blood.
He struggled to move, but his body wouldn't respond.
The power of the bloodburst was overwhelming!
"Ice King, weren't you smug when you tried to kill me just now?"
Zhao Huangwu flew down, his gaze cold as he looked at the defeated Ice King.
Now, Zhao Huangwu's body was brimming with terrifying power.
As a Martial King, the essence blood he had burned gave him tremendous strength!
"You... Zhao Huangwu, you..."
Ice King coughed up another mouthful of blood in fury.
The sword—it was that cursed sword that gave Zhao Huangwu his power!
Ice King regretted his earlier hesitation.
Had he acted faster, Zhao Huangwu wouldn't have been able to unleash such a devastating attack.
But now, it was too late.
"Heh heh, time for you to die!"
Zhao Huangwu grinned savagely as he thrust the Sword of Annihilation downward from the sky.
Whoosh—
The sword descended with incredible speed.
But just before it struck, Ice King's body began to swell.
He was growing larger, his body expanding rapidly.
Self-destruction!?
Zhao Huangwu sensed what was happening, but it was too late to stop it!
Boom—
A deafening explosion echoed through the area, shaking the ground for miles.
The self-destruction of a Martial King was as devastating as a massive bomb.
"D-Damn..."
A figure slowly emerged from the thick cloud of dust.
It was Zhao Huangwu!
Despite Ice King's self-destruction, Zhao Huangwu's immense power had saved him from death.
[Killed Martial King-level warrior, gained 1,000,000 evolution points]
"He blew himself up, and now there's no blood to absorb."
Ye Fan sighed.
With the self-destruction, no essence blood could be harvested.
"My power..."
Zhao Huangwu's face paled with horror as he realized something.
His strength was rapidly draining from his body.
In just a short time, his power would be completely gone!
On top of that, his essence blood was almost entirely depleted.
He was going to die!
Panic filled Zhao Huangwu's eyes as he processed this realization.
"City Lord!"
At that moment, the guards of the City Lord's Mansion rushed toward him.
"Just in time."
Zhao Huangwu glanced at his subordinates with a twisted grin.
"What do you mean by 'just in time'?"
The guards looked at Zhao Huangwu in confusion.
In the next moment, they saw Zhao Huangwu raise the Sword of Annihilation.
"All of you... will become my strength!"
With a wicked shout, he swung the sword at them.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Powerful sword energy erupted in an instant!
The guards didn't even have time to react as the terrifying sword energy sliced them into countless pieces!
[Killed eighth-tier warrior, gained 8,000 evolution points]
[Killed eighth-tier warrior, gained 8,000 evolution points]
[Killed eighth-tier warrior, gained 8,000 evolution points]
...
[Absorbed eighth-tier warrior essence blood, gained 8 energy points]
[Absorbed eighth-tier warrior essence blood, gained 8 energy points]
...
The system notifications flashed rapidly as the guards were slaughtered.
All of the guards were eighth-tier warriors.
As they died, the Sword of Annihilation absorbed their essence blood, and some of the energy was returned to Zhao Huangwu.
His pale skin regained a bit of color, becoming slightly more flushed.
But it was still far from enough.
He had consumed far too much essence blood in his earlier battle!
"Not enough! It's still not enough!!!"
Zhao Huangwu roared in desperation.
He was beginning to lose his mind, consumed by fear of death.
"I cannot die, I absolutely cannot die here!"
Holding the Sword of Annihilation, Zhao Huangwu charged forward.
Now, he had to hunt down high-level warriors to kill.
By slaying them, the Sword of Annihilation could restore a large amount of his essence blood!