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The Slaughter King swung his sword forward with extreme speed and power. When Qian Daoliu saw this incredibly sharp attack, the doubt in his eyes turned into deep seriousness. He did not dare to be careless at all. The six bright wings on his back suddenly shone with a light as bright as the sun. In the next moment, he raised his right hand and spread his five fingers wide, pressing forward into the empty air.
Immediately, a huge diamond-shaped shield appeared in front of him. This shield was made entirely of bright golden sacred energy, and many complicated runes flowed across its surface.
There was a massive explosion that shook the whole sky. The dark red blade slammed violently against the golden light shield. The next second, the golden light and the red light exploded together like two stars colliding with each other. A terrifying ring of shockwave energy swept outward in all directions.
It tore through the already ruined buildings of Chisha Town once again. Countless broken stones and shattered pieces of wood were blown high into the sky, only to be turned into dust inside the wild energy currents. The golden shield shook violently, and the runes on its surface flickered wildly. Some small cracks even began to show on the shield, but it did not break in the end. It steadily stopped the powerful attack. Meanwhile, the dark red sword blade ran out of energy after the intense clash and completely disappeared into nothing.
However, the Slaughter King did not stop his attacks. He moved again very quickly. After his first sword strike failed, his body flickered like a ghost and appeared right behind Qian Daoliu's side. The Asura Demon Sword in his hand changed from a slashing movement to a fast thrust.
The tip of the sword gathered a deep, dark red light that looked incredibly dangerous. He aimed it directly at Qian Daoliu's back. This point of cold red light carried an ultimate killing intent, looking as if it could easily pierce through any defense in the world.
Qian Daoliu felt the attack coming even though he did not turn his head around. It was as if he had eyes on his back. He spoke four serious words calmly.
Angel, Judgement.
One of the bright wings behind his back suddenly swept forward. This was not a physical strike. Instead, it released a massive wave of Judgement Fire made of pure sacred flames. The flames were bright golden. Their temperature did not feel burning hot, but they carried an absolute power that could suppress all dark and evil things. The golden fire surged forward like a great tidal wave toward the Slaughter King and the sharp point of red light that was coming from behind.
The Judgement Fire crashed hard against the dark red sword light and the protective domain around the Slaughter King's body. A long series of sharp cracking explosions rang out in the air. The Slaughter King's fast thrust was stopped completely. The bloody red light that covered his body was constantly burned and dried up by the sacred flames.
The Slaughter King let out a cold snort. He seemed to be very afraid of these sacred golden flames. He decided to give up on his thrusting attack immediately, and his body disappeared from the air once more. In the next second, three dark red afterimages of the Slaughter King appeared in the sky at the same time.
They all swung their swords toward Qian Daoliu from three different angles. The sword energy released by each afterimage looked incredibly solid and very powerful. It looked just like a cloning technique, and each attack carried the same terrifying killing intent as the real body.
When Qian Daoliu saw this, his expression did not change at all. He flapped his six wings together, instantly moving at his highest speed. He left a trail of golden afterimages in the air as he narrowly avoided two of the incoming sword energy attacks. At the exact same time, a long sword made entirely of holy light appeared in his hand. He swung it backward with a quick slash and completely shattered the third sword energy attack.
Because he could not get any advantage even after attacking for a long time, the anger in the Slaughter King's bloody eyes grew much stronger. He stopped trying to use precise and careful attacks. Instead, he poured all of his great power into activating his Slaughter Domain. Dark red light spread out wildly from his body as the center, trying to trap Qian Daoliu inside it as well.
Qian Daoliu shouted out in a low voice that it was just a small trick. He immediately activated his own Angelic Domain. A pure, vast golden light filled with holy aura rose up like a bright sun behind his back. It expanded outward very fast and collided violently with the incoming Slaughter Domain.
The collision of these two incredibly powerful domains was even more terrifying than the sword skills they had used before. The golden light and the red light formed a huge sphere of energy in the air that kept twisting and exploding. They began to destroy, compress, and cancel each other out. The ground far below them kept breaking and cracking open under the heavy pressure of the two domains. It felt as if the ground was carrying the weight of a falling sky. The space around them shook wildly, and many small, tight cracks spread out everywhere like a giant spiderweb. For a moment, the domains of both fighters were locked in a complete tie.
Qian Daoliu had the angelic divine force and the Angelic Domain, which could suppress evil and clean all dark things. The Slaughter King's Slaughter Domain could not suppress his opponent like it usually did, and it could not stop Qian Daoliu from using his abilities. The red domain even seemed a bit slow and weak during this hard confrontation against the holy domain. However, the Slaughter King had very strong fighting instincts, and his attacks became even more wild and crazy.
The Asura Demon Sword in his hand turned into many streaks of dark red afterimages that looked like they could tear the heaven and earth apart. Every single slash carried a huge power that could break mountains and split the wide sea. This forced Qian Daoliu to focus all his attention on defending himself. The golden holy sword made of pure angelic energy in his hand hit the red sword over and over again.
Loud sounds of clashing metal and exploding energy filled the air without stopping. Every time their swords hit each other, the holy light on the golden sword would rush along the blade. It would strike the Asura Demon Sword and then burn the Slaughter King's arm and the bloody red aura around him. That pure, sacred power was just like a very hot iron piece dropped into freezing cold water. It made the Slaughter King let out low, angry roars. The wild anger in his bloody eyes burned even more fiercely now.
The Slaughter King suddenly roared loudly, saying that he would shatter the hated golden light. The Asura Demon Sword in his hand burned with a very bright red light. A single, giant red cross-slash cut right through the air and flew fiercely toward Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu smiled coldly and said that evil could never beat what is right, and that the sacred light would purify him in the end. He held his holy sword sideways to block the attack. The bright wings behind his back let out an even stronger light, and the power of his Angelic Domain made him even stronger than before.
There was a giant explosion. Qian Daoliu stood firmly and stopped the heavy blow. The holy light on his sword surged backward along the red blade instead. It burned the Slaughter King's bloody aura again, making it twist and make loud sizzling sounds.
Because of the continuous pressure and the painful injuries, the Slaughter King began to lose his mind to his extreme anger. The broken and confused memory pieces inside his head started to rise up again. A certain way of fighting that was buried deep within his soul and acted almost like a natural instinct began to change his attack movements. This change was brought out by his extreme anger and the heavy pressure of fighting such a strong enemy.
Just as Qian Daoliu swam his holy sword again, aiming a holy thrust toward an open spot on the enemy's chest, the Asura Demon Sword in the Slaughter King's hand suddenly began to twist around wildly. Then, while Qian Daoliu watched in complete surprise, the shape of that dark red demon sword, which always stood for ultimate killing, underwent an unbelievable change.
The handle grew much longer, and the sharp blade shrank down before changing its shape completely. In just a split second, the Asura Demon Sword turned into a giant hammer. The hammer was completely pitch-black and covered with mysterious dark golden lines.
Its design looked very ancient and powerful. The head of the hammer was massive, looking like it held an endless amount of power that could easily crush mountains. The handle of the hammer was long and thin, held tightly in the Slaughter King's pale hand. It gave off a scary power that was completely different from the sharp and evil feeling of the red sword. It felt like a power that could crush any kind of technique.
When Qian Daoliu saw this, his golden eyes shrank down instantly until they were very small. For the very first time in this fight, a look of total shock and fear appeared on his face. He even forgot to keep going with his attack. He shouted out loud in surprise, asking if that was the Clear Sky Hammer.
He knew this shape and this heavy aura very well. He felt the dominant will that seemed able to break through any barrier in front of it. He could definitely not be wrong about it. This was the number one tool spirit in the entire world, the famous spirit of the Clear Sky Sect, which was the Clear Sky Hammer. Even though the hammer in front of him was very dark in color, its patterns were slightly different, and it was covered in an evil, bloody red aura, it looked so much like the spirit of his old enemy from his past memories.
A shocking thought exploded like a loud thunderclap inside Qian Daoliu's mind, shaking his whole spirit. He suddenly understood why the enemy felt so familiar to him, but this realization brought him even deeper shock and disbelief. He cried out, asking if the Slaughter King was actually Tang Chen.
But the Slaughter King did not give him any time to think about it. In that short moment when Qian Daoliu was frozen by the sudden shock, the Slaughter King let out a wild roar from his mouth. It did not sound like a human voice at all, but sounded like a noise filled with endless anger and killing intent. He screamed out a single word to break everything.
In the next second, the giant Clear Sky Hammer in the Slaughter King's hand moved with a terrifying force that looked like it could break the sky and shatter the earth. He swam it high up and then brought it crashing down directly toward Qian Daoliu's head. This heavy hammer strike did not use any fancy tricks. It only used pure, ultimate strength and total destruction. Wherever the strong wind of the hammer passed by, the space itself broke apart piece by piece, creating a temporary black hole in the air.
Qian Daoliu woke up from his shock immediately. A powerful feeling of danger made him push away all his surprise for now. He knew very well how scary the Clear Sky Hammer could be. Even a powerful master like him did not dare to be careless even a little bit. He shouted out quietly, calling for the Angel Protection.
His six wings suddenly closed together right in front of his body. A huge amount of angelic divine force poured wildly into the golden holy sword he was holding. The light of the holy sword grew very bright, turning into an incredibly solid golden shield that looked like liquid gold. He raised this holy shield high above his head to block the blow.
The Slaughter King roared out for him to die. His voice mixed with the loud sound of the massive hammer cutting through the air, full of madness to destroy everything around him.
There was a massive clanging sound that was much louder than any explosion before. It was no longer the sharp sound of metal hitting metal. It sounded like a terrifying clap of thunder, like two giant stars smashing into each other, making the sky itself split open. The dark Clear Sky Hammer hit the golden holy shield with incredible violence.
Time seemed to stop completely for a brief single moment. Right after that, an incredibly violent energy exploded outward from the point where they hit, forming a giant round explosion. The golden light and the dark black light fought each other wildly, destroying and blowing up against one another.
A clear cracking sound was heard in the air. A visible crack actually showed up on the golden holy shield that Qian Daoliu had made. Even though his angelic divine force rushed inside quickly to fix it, the crack stayed there and could be seen very clearly. However, the holy light attached to the shield suddenly burst out with great power. It created a strong cleaning effect that forced away all the evil aura in the air.
The body of the Slaughter King was completely covered in that bright golden holy light. At this exact moment, his body froze right there like a stone statue. Even the angry and evil expression on his face stopped moving, as if he was deeply affected by something inside his mind.
A loud, sharp sizzling sound started to ring out everywhere. The thick, dark red bloody aura around the Slaughter King began to dry up and disappear very fast under the bright light of Qian Daoliu's fully activated Angelic Domain. It looked just like solid ice melting away under a hot sun.
The Slaughter King let out a very sharp scream that did not sound human at all. The sound was filled with extreme pain, deep anger, and even a tiny bit of clear consciousness. Was the true mind of Tang Chen starting to wake up inside him? His whole body shook violently. His pale face, which usually looked like a dead body, twisted into a very scary look. The red light in his bloody eyes flashed wildly, looking very angry at one moment and completely confused at the next moment.
When Qian Daoliu saw this happen, a bright light shone inside his eyes. He knew that this was a rare chance that might never happen again. He grabbed his sword tightly with both of his hands and swung it down with all his strength toward the struggling, painful Slaughter King.
He called out for the Angel Sword of Judgement to purify the enemy. This sword strike held all the power of his long life of cultivation and the full strength of his Angelic Domain. He wanted to completely clean away that heavy evil aura with his holy light.
But at that exact moment, eight black spirit rings and one red spirit ring suddenly appeared around the body of the Clear Sky Hammer. Then, they started to explode one after another very quickly. In an instant, an incredibly unstable and wild energy began to build up fiercely on the giant hammer.
Using the very last bit of his strength, the Slaughter King swung the Clear Sky Hammer down with all his might. He did not aim it at the golden sword light coming toward him, but hit the ground right in front of his feet instead. This hammer strike did not use any skill at all. It was only the most basic and violent release of pure energy. He screamed out loudly for Qian Daoliu to get away from him.
A terrifying explosion that words cannot describe happened right away. Where the Clear Sky Hammer hit the ground, a giant circle of destruction more than a hundred meters wide expanded instantly. It was filled with dark red blood light, broken golden light, and pure dark energy. The power of this explosion was much greater than any fight they had before. It was not an attack aimed at one direction, but a wild shockwave of energy that went out in every single direction at the same time.
Qian Daoliu was the first one to be hit by this force. The tip of his falling golden sword was the very first thing to touch the edge of this circle of destruction. The golden sword light and the destructive energy crashed together with a deafening roar. Qian Daoliu felt a giant force filled with evil crashing right into his body. The movement of his sword was stopped completely by force. He was thrown backward through the air very violently like a kite with a broken string.
He flew backward for hundreds of meters before he could finally stop his body and stand straight in the air. His face turned very red, and the blood and energy inside his body shook wildly. It was clear that he had received a very serious internal shock from the blast.
The center of the giant explosion was filled with wild energy and a lot of dust that covered the sky. The space around it was broken, and the ground was turned into fine powder. In the next second, a huge and very deep hole was revealed on the ground. Right after that, a flash of golden light that looked like a moving dragon shot up from the bottom of the deep hole.
The golden light turned dim in the air, and by the time it reached the highest point, it had completely turned black. When the dust cleared away a little bit, there was nothing left there except for the huge hole and the wild energy shockwaves that were still moving around. The body of the Slaughter King had disappeared completely without leaving any trace behind.
Qian Daoliu wondered to himself if that was the famous ring explosion technique of the Clear Sky Sect. He thought about Tang Chen and wondered why he had changed into such a terrible state. He did not try to chase after the enemy.
First of all, he was injured by the sudden explosion himself, and he needed to rest and heal his body. Second of all, the last attack from the Slaughter King was clearly a desperate move that risked his own life.
The enemy was probably very badly hurt now and had fled far away to hide himself. Most importantly, this new discovery was simply too shocking for him. He needed to go back to Spirit City immediately so he could think about it carefully and make his next plans from there.