Chapter 98: The Fallen Genius
Chapter 98: The Fallen Genius
Bang! Bang! Bang!
To an outsider, it would seem like a series of explosions were erupting across the battlefield.
The ground was riddled with craters, soil blasted apart, and burned scorch marks littered the terrain.
But upon closer inspection, one could see the two warriors locked in battle.
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Jiang Tian relentlessly swung the bone-cutting knife, each strike aimed at Shui Liuxing.
Meanwhile, Shui Liuxing's wings, sharp as flaming swords, slashed down continuously.
Not only was he blocking Jiang Tian's attacks, but he was also firmly overpowering him.
With every clash, flames from both sides—blood-red and orange—collided explosively, sending shockwaves tearing across the battlefield.
The chaotic bursts of energy were the true cause of the battlefield's devastation.
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Shui Liuxing, a Level 4 elder of the Fire Feather Clan, was demonstrating overwhelming combat power, far beyond what Jiang Tian could handle.
His attacks flowed like streams of fire, unrelenting and endless.
The force behind his strikes grew stronger, his speed faster, and the explosions around them more rapid.
At first, both warriors intertwined like equals, but now—
Shui Liuxing had taken full control, dragging Jiang Tian into a relentless storm of attacks.
Jiang Tian could no longer counterattack—
He was forced onto the defensive, his expression shifting from grim to ferocious.
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"You won't last much longer, young human!"
Shui Liuxing roared, switching to human language.
His onslaught intensified, pressing Jiang Tian even further back.
"Accept your fate! You may be talented and powerful, but in the end—"
"You are just blood food for our young clan leader."
"You will be nothing more than nourishment for our clan's evolution!"
"This is your destiny!"
As his voice echoed, Shui Liuxing's aura flared even brighter.
The orange-red flames covering his body surged, moving faster and faster, flowing like a river of fire.
Jiang Tian, under immense pressure, had no room to retaliate—
Only to block and retreat, step by step.
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"It's time to end this!!!"
With a thunderous shout, Shui Liuxing leaped into the air, using the momentum of his previous attack to launch himself skyward.
He flapped his wings fiercely, soaring high above the battlefield.
From the sky, he gazed down at Jiang Tian.
His previous blows had left Jiang Tian's hands trembling.
He was certain—the human was exhausted.
Now was the moment to unleash his finishing move.
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From above, Shui Liuxing flared his wings.
The flames intensified, gushing like a tidal wave from his body.
The fire flowed toward his right wing, gathering into a searing, flaming longsword.
The flames hissed as they moved, making a whirling sound like flowing water.
"Severing the Flow of Flames!"
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Shui Liuxing dived.
His flaming sword-like wing cut through the air, slashing downward at Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian raised his bone-cutting knife, bracing himself to block the strike.
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Bang!!!
A violent collision sent sparks flying as the blade met the flaming wing.
Jiang Tian could see it clearly now—
The flames flowing along the wing's edge, constantly moving, like a burning sawblade cutting through metal.
Moreover, Shui Liuxing's diving speed was still increasing—
The pressure on Jiang Tian was growing unbearable.
Inside him, the flesh furnace roared, pushing against its limits.
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"You can't hold on any longer!!!"
Shui Liuxing roared, pouring even more power into his attack.
Jiang Tian's skin cracked under the immense force, blood seeping from the wounds.
The flames burning on his body seemed to flicker as if they were being absorbed into his core.
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"Don't you know what happens when pressure reaches its peak?"
Jiang Tian suddenly lifted his head, his gaze locking onto Shui Liuxing.
"Blood food?"
"Calling an ingredient blood food is the greatest insult to the chef!"
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Boom!
Jiang Tian's body exploded with power.
A torrent of blood-red flames erupted, surging from his pores, eyes, and mouth.
His seven orifices spat fire, a visible manifestation of his burning fury.
The flesh furnace had reached critical mass—
And now, it was unleashing power beyond its limits.
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Shui Liuxing's eyes widened in horror.
It felt as if a volcano had erupted inside Jiang Tian's body.
The blood-red magma-like energy gushed out, consuming the battlefield.
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"Cut!"
Jiang Tian roared, his muscles bulging, his veins bursting.
His bone-cutting knife surged with devastating force, cleaving through the flaming current.
And with it—
He severed Shui Liuxing's wings.
And half his body.
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Yes.
Jiang Tian's flesh furnace explosion had unleashed a powerful blood-colored arc,
bisecting the enemy diagonally.
The greater the pressure, the greater the explosion.
Jiang Tian had let his furnace reach its peak,
And when it detonated—
His single strike decided the battle.
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Ingredients…
And you dare to attack the chef?
Die.
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Shui Liuxing's severed upper body soared through the air, his pupils trembling with disbelief.
He had been certain of victory—
Yet, somehow, Jiang Tian had surpassed all expectations.
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Why?
Why had Jiang Tian suddenly exploded with such horrifying power?
How had he so easily cut him in half?
Why did his final moment feel so surreal?
The last thing Shui Liuxing saw—
Was Jiang Tian's blood-covered figure standing amidst the flames.
Then—
Bang!
His severed body crashed onto the ground, wings twitching one final time before going completely still.
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"Ha… ha…"
Jiang Tian's flames flickered and dispersed, his breath ragged.
His body was drenched in blood, sweat dripping from his chin, his wounds mixing with the carnage around him.
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"Jiang Tian!"
A worried cry echoed.
Xue Ruyan rushed over, her eyes wide with concern.
As she neared, she saw the battlefield soaked in blood.
She immediately knelt beside Jiang Tian.
"Are you okay?"
She hurriedly took out a healing pill, offering it to him.
Jiang Tian waved it away, shaking his head.
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"You killed me… but you're finished too."
Shui Liuxing, barely clinging to life, let out a rasping chuckle.
"Even if you take medicine… it won't matter."
"What a pity… but at least… I took down a terrifying human genius…"
Then, he laughed—blood spilling from his lips.