Chapter 630: Defeating Hao Jiuyou, Battle's End
"Roar!"
Deep, ancient dragon roars and kun cries echoed within Lin Langtian's body as he clenched his fists, pushing his strength to the limit, like a golden Dragon Kun incarnate.
"Kill!"
A low shout, like the cry of a dragon and a kun, burst from Lin Langtian's mouth. His blazing gaze locked onto the distant, massive dark flower, and in the next instant his figure shot forth.
The Dragon Kun howled, and the entire world trembled.
"Haha, quite the momentum, but you're just an ant trying to stop a chariot!"
In the sky, Hao Jiuyou's sharp laughter rang out from within the enormous dark flower.
Countless black vines howled forth like tens of thousands of venomous dragons, blotting out the heavens as they swept across the sky, finally crashing against Lin Langtian's golden Dragon Kun form.
Boom!
The collision was like two comets streaking across the sky, each unleashing their most terrifying power at that instant.
The ground below shattered under the shockwaves, and the Celestial Demon Marten experts hastily retreated, wary of being drawn into the aftermath.
Under the ferocious impact, layers of the void collapsed. The black vines exploded into splashes of inky liquid, shrill screeches piercing the heavens.
Bang bang bang!
Explosions resounded in the sky again and again as the two forces rapidly consumed one another.
"Hmph, so what if your physique is strong? I am already in an invincible position. In a battle of attrition, you are no match for me!"
In such a contest of endurance, Lin Langtian was clearly at a disadvantage. Even if the Dragon Kun Physique was powerful, it was not truly inexhaustible.
Hao Jiuyou not only possessed Reincarnation Stage strength, but now also drew on the power of the formation. In a deadlock like this, it would be anything but easy for Lin Langtian to claim victory.
"Langtian, although Hao Jiuyou can borrow the power of the formation, his Eternal Flower Demon Body, for all its might, has a flaw.
His true body becomes extremely fragile. As long as you can locate his true body, you can truly inflict a fatal blow!"
At that moment, Ling Aunt's voice suddenly rang out.
"Find his true body?"
Lin Langtian narrowed his eyes, sweeping his gaze rapidly across the massive dark flower before frowning.
He had already tried probing earlier, but could not detect Hao Jiuyou's true form at all. Clearly, the latter was acutely aware of his own weakness and hid himself extremely well.
"Your Mental Energy has yet to reach the Symbol Grandmaster level, so you naturally cannot probe in perfect detail. But you possess the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror, and this wondrous item is extremely sensitive to Otherworldly Demon energy. Use it." Ling Aunt reminded.
"The Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror, huh?"
Lin Langtian's heart stirred. In the depths of his pupils, black light suddenly surged, faintly turning into the shape of a mirror.
As he activated the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror, the world in his eyes changed.
The massive dark flower gradually turned into surging demonic qi, and at the densest point of that demonic qi, a faint, blurry figure appeared.
That was clearly Hao Jiuyou's true body.
Lin Langtian's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze fixing firmly on the very center of the dark flower's bloom.
"Hiding here, are you?"
His brows lifted slightly. That place was the most heavily defended area, wrapped in layer upon layer of black vines like venomous dragons.
Breaking through that defense and striking Hao Jiuyou's true body inside would not be easy.
However, as far as Lin Langtian was concerned, once the true body was found, everything else ceased to be a problem.
"Roar!"
Light flickered in Lin Langtian's eyes, and in the next moment all hesitation vanished. Bringing his hands together, he unleashed an earth‑shaking Dragon Kun cry, golden light sweeping out as a gigantic golden Dragon Kun, thousands of zhang long, formed outside his body.
Boom!
The golden Dragon Kun took shape and immediately shot forth, charging straight toward the dark flower.
"Pointless struggling. Die!"
Seeing Lin Langtian rushing in so aggressively, Hao Jiuyou's sinister laughter emerged from within the dark bloom. Countless black vines howled out from it.
Their surfaces were covered with razor‑sharp, blade‑like thorns, so sharp even space itself cracked beneath their passage.
Bang bang bang!
Countless black vines whipped down upon the oncoming golden Dragon Kun. Every heavy impact made many onlookers' eyelids twitch violently.
Under the savage lashes, they could all see the once colossal golden Dragon Kun shrinking and dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Hahaha!"
Hao Jiuyou's shrill laughter reverberated across the sky as the dark vines pounded ever more fiercely.
After a dozen breaths or so, with thousands of vines slamming down together, the golden Dragon Kun finally shattered completely.
At the exact instant it exploded, however, a streak of light shot out from within it, moving at an astonishing speed as it darted straight for the heart of the dark flower.
Swish!
Just as Lin Langtian was about to reach the flower's core, a black vine shot out at a vicious angle like a poisonous serpent, stabbing straight for his heart.
If he refused to change course, he would definitely be injured.
Seeing this, Lin Langtian's lips curved in faint disdain. His body shook as golden light erupted and rapidly condensed into a suit of golden armor.
The armor looked like dragon scales forged together, exuding an imposing and savage aura. Upon the plates, one could faintly make out coiling dragon shadows, and an overwhelming pressure radiated from it.
Behind the armor, a pair of enormous kun wings stretched open and gently flapped, raising gales that ravaged the skies.
Dragon Kun Golden Armor.
Lin Langtian did not dodge in the slightest. He allowed the thorn‑covered black vine to pierce straight into the Dragon Kun Golden Armor.
Boom!
The vine struck the armor with a thunderous crash, but Lin Langtian's body merely paused for an instant before surging forward at an even more ferocious speed toward Hao Jiuyou.
As for the vine, it was snapped in two by Lin Langtian's hands, while the armor remained as smooth as a mirror, not bearing so much as a single scratch.
Swish!
With a slight tremor of his golden kun wings, Lin Langtian appeared before the heart of the flower with a speed that defied the eye.
"You!"
When Lin Langtian arrived, Hao Jiuyou's voice finally betrayed a hint of panic. He had not expected his opponent to pinpoint his true body with such precision.
"So what if you've found me? Do you really think you can break my defenses?"
He snorted coldly. With the formation blessing him, even Great Elder Zhu Li would find it hard to break his defenses.
Buzz buzz!
Eight massive black petals wriggled and twisted, spewing out torrents of demonic qi as they layered one atop another, forming an impregnable wall before the flower's core.
Below, the Celestial Demon Marten clansmen stared with bated breath. They knew that what came next would be the final clash between Lin Langtian's Dragon Kun Physique and Hao Jiuyou's Eternal Flower Demon Body.
Victory or defeat would be decided here and now.
However, upon seeing the terrifying defenses in front of the flower's heart, their hearts involuntarily sank.
That sort of defense could withstand the full‑force blow of a Reincarnation Stage expert, and even someone at the threshold of Samsara would find it difficult to break.
How was Lin Langtian supposed to deal with that?
How indeed?
Lin Langtian eyed the roiling demonic qi before him, a cold arc tugging at his lips. He clenched his fist and, without any fancy flourish, punched.
It was a single, simple punch, yet it was accompanied by overwhelming golden light. Within that light, dragons and Kunpeng shadows roared, condensing into a golden fist imprint that slammed into the eight massive black petals.
This punch was Lin Langtian pushing his Yuan Power to the extreme, while also unleashing the full might of the Dragon Kun Physique through the Dragon Kun Golden Armor.
With one punch, wind and clouds changed color.
Thunder roared across the sky.
Boom!
The golden fist pierced the demonic qi and crashed heavily into the layered petals in the blink of an eye.
Sizzle!
Upon contact, the black petals emitted curling white smoke and faint, shrill shrieks.
The petals, which could fend off attacks from experts near the Samsara Stage, began to rapidly melt away.
Even Hao Jiuyou had not expected his defenses to crumble so quickly beneath the fully unleashed power of the Dragon Kun Physique.
"You!"
His furious, horrified roar echoed from behind the fragments of his defenses as the dark flower shuddered violently.
Countless black vines pierced through space, wildly stabbing toward Lin Langtian in a desperate attempt to halt him.
Sensing the onslaught sweeping in from all directions, Lin Langtian's eyes flashed. He still showed no sign of retreating; the golden light on his body simply flared brighter.
Puff puff puff!
The razor‑sharp vines slammed into his body, most of them bouncing away. A few managed to penetrate his initial guard, striking the armor itself.
Yet when these vines met the Dragon Kun Golden Armor, they were like eggs striking stone—instantly dissolved into nothing by the golden light.
"Die!"
A low, murderous growl rumbled from Lin Langtian's throat. He clenched his fist, channeling every ounce of power in his body into that blow.
Boom!
From his fist, a golden beam of light erupted. The overlapping layers of black petals shattered almost instantly beneath its force.
"Ah!"
Hao Jiuyou's blood‑curdling scream rang out from deep within the flower as the golden beam tore through it, filled with devastating power.
Sss sss.
The enormous dark flower split open with deep cracks. The countless vines dancing through the sky withered rapidly.
In just a dozen breaths, the evil, oppressive dark blossom vanished from under the stunned gazes of the onlookers.
Ashes and dust rained down as the last petals crumbled. Behind them, Hao Jiuyou's figure reappeared.
His face was deathly pale and etched with panic. A bloody hole gaped in his chest, blood streaming out—it was clearly the wound left by Lin Langtian's last strike.
"You?!"
Staring at Lin Langtian, whose own body was riddled with bloody holes, Hao Jiuyou still could not believe what he was seeing.
He could not fathom how Lin Langtian had broken through his final defense.
"I was going to finish you off myself, but you're still one of the Celestial Demon Marten clan. I'll leave your fate to them. Let them deal with their own traitor."
Hovering above Hao Jiuyou, Lin Langtian gave a cold smile and shook his head. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of beams of light howled forth. They intertwined into a massive net of light, dropping down to engulf Hao Jiuyou.
Bang bang!
Hao Jiuyou struggled frantically within the net, but to no avail. The surrounding Celestial Demon Marten experts struck out together, and in his current state, with the formation broken, there was no way he could break free.
"We'll leave him to your Celestial Demon Marten clan." Lin Langtian said coldly, staring down at the roaring Hao Jiuyou.
"Understood!"
Having witnessed Lin Langtian's strength, the experts clasped their fists in acknowledgment. They tightened the net and hauled Hao Jiuyou down to the ground, sealing the Yuan Power in his body.
Only after Hao Jiuyou was defeated did Lin Langtian turn and look toward the sky above.
"With Hao Jiuyou defeated, the formation is gone. Those two Otherworldly Demon Kings must have realized it. They won't keep fighting." he muttered.
As if in response to his words, the raging energy storm in the distant sky quickly began to subside.
Soon after, two black streaks shot backward and regrouped together.
"Useless trash."
The Heaven Illusion King and Earth Illusion King frowned as they gazed at the shattered formation below, then at the now fully prepared Celestial Demon Marten experts.
They had not only been forced to reveal their hand early, but had also lost a large number of Eternal Illusion Demon Flowers. The loss was significant.
"It seems your plan has failed." The Celestial Demon Marten clan leader said with a faint smile as he looked at the two Demon Kings.
"Hehe, don't be too quick to celebrate. If not for that waste, your Celestial Demon Marten clan wouldn't have escaped so easily. Consider this a brief extension of your lifespan."
The Heaven Illusion King's lips curled into a strange smile as he looked at the clan leader.
"But don't get too happy. We will return, and when that time comes, no one will be able to save you.
Hahaha, in the great war of heaven and earth, our Otherworldly Demon clan will not give you another chance. All things under the heavens will fall under our control!"
A black vortex opened behind the two Demon Kings, and their figures gradually disappeared into its depths.
Only their chilling laughter lingered in the air, pressing heavily upon everyone's hearts.
Lin Langtian watched the spot where the two Otherworldly Demon Kings had vanished, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He could not help but wonder: with his current strength, if he faced an Otherworldly Demon King alone, how many chances of victory would he have?
(END CHAPTER)
Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon.
Read 30 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Franklin1