Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 75: Chapter 74: The Strongest Strike

Boom... Bang...

Xiao Yi’s battle with the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile was fierce and harrowingly intense.

A single Dark Thunder from the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile could severely injure Xiao Yi.

If not for the amplification of a Spiritual Artifact on his body, plus the nine main veins enhanced by the Golden Vein Pill, uniting to create a True Qi shield, perhaps a single Dark Thunder Break would have turned him into dust.

The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile was not faring any better.

Xiao Yi’s Mountain Shattering Slash, with every sword strike, inflicted gaping wounds on it, leaving it close to serious injury.

Both man and beast appeared quite pitiable, covered in wounds; it was uncertain which would fall first.

However, the hundreds of Demon Hunters spectating at the side undoubtedly wished for the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile to die first.

”Human child,” the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile also noted that Xiao Yi was not very old.

”Although that old thing, the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch, has suppressed my Cultivation with Prohibition, my ability to Control Thunder assures that I am invincible below Innate; you cannot win against me.”

”The first to die will certainly be you.”

The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile sneered, its body riddled with injuries, yet it still managed to laugh, its eyes filled with an evil glint that spoke of its bloodlust, befitting its past as a fierce beast.

”I know.”

Xiao Yi spoke for the first time.

”You know? Yet you still look so unconcerned?” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile taunted with a laugh, sure of its victory.

The collision between the Fire Blade and the thunder, the intense roaring, made it impossible for the onlookers to hear their conversation.

Xiao Yi smiled faintly and said, ”It’s because I know that I must go all out.”

”Go all out, with what? Do you think you can manage?” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile scoffed.

Xiao Yi remained calm, ”With my life, in my life, I have gambled many times, only lost once, where I lost my life; all the other times, I won.”

The only time he had lost, naturally, was in his previous life when he tried to retrieve the Ice Phoenix Sword. In fact, if not for a sudden anomaly with the Ice Phoenix Sword that left him immobilized, he would not have perished.

”What do you mean?” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile frowned, not understanding what Xiao Yi meant by losing his life.

But in the next second, its eyes suddenly widened in horror as disdain turned to shock.

Xiao Yi was seen condensing fifty Fire Blades.

With the amplification of the Flame Gloves, each Fire Blade’s power was equivalent to a full-force strike from someone of the Innate Ninth Layer.

The Fire Blades were fusing at an extremely fast rate, two by two.

Fifty Fire Blades merged into twenty-five.

Those twenty-five continued to merge in twos.

”Human child, what are you trying to do?” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile’s face changed drastically, ”Are you fusing Martial Techniques? Damn it, you’re insane.”

Xiao Yi’s actions didn’t cease; the Fire Blades continued to merge.

”Madman, stop it!” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile cursed loudly.

On the other side, the Demon Hunters also noticed Xiao Yi’s actions, and their expressions changed drastically.

Li Yuan exclaimed, ”This is bad; looking at the intensity of those Fire Blades, they’re at least Xuan Rank Martial Techniques, and he dares to fuse their attacks?”

Wang Yu also said, ”This requires extremely precise control over fire, such terrifying control and comprehension is almost impossible. Not even a Mysterious Profundity Realm Warrior, not even a supreme genius, can do it.”

Over where the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile was, it exclaimed, ”Stop it now, this kind of fusion is extremely unstable; if balance is lost, the energy will rampage.”

Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, each Fire Blade represented a Xuan Rank Martial Technique. Even a Great Achiever could only unleash a hundred at once, in a dispersed manner.

No one had ever dared to attempt fusion, nor had anyone had the insight and control to do it.

Nor had anyone dared to try.

Because, should it fail, the consequences would be severe. The fusion of Xuan Rank Martial Techniques was not as simple as one plus one equals two; it could very well be that one plus one equals ten.

If the balance was lost and an explosion occurred, no one could withstand it.

The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile also dared not rashly act or stop him, fearing that a slight mishap from Xiao Yi would trigger an explosion of the Fire Blades.

”Human child, you’re only going to get yourself killed doing this,” the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile suddenly pleaded earnestly.

”My physical body is of the Mystic Breakthrough Realm; attacks of this power cannot kill me.”

Xiao Yi sneered, ”Don’t try to deceive me; I know that your physical body is still under the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch’s prohibition. What you are now is nothing more than an energy avatar.”

”Otherwise, you couldn’t have been injured by me.”

”You...” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile gritted its teeth, ”Human child, once I break the prohibition, I will be the strongest being in the entire Northern Mountain County. At that time, I will grant you any wish. Wealth, fame, status, strength—I can satisfy all of them for you.”

The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile was trying to win favors; it could already feel the deadly threat from the Fire Blade.

Xiao Yi scoffed coldly, ”Once you break the prohibition, I fear I will be the first one you kill.”

”You...” The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile had not expected Xiao Yi to see through its intentions.

At this moment, the fifty Fire Blades had completely merged into the Fire Devouring Hundred Blades.

It emitted a terrifying temperature and an intimidating presence, yet it was extremely unstable.

Xiao Yi had actually succeeded.

A cold smile appeared on Xiao Yi’s face, but deep inside, he was also risking it all, without much confidence.

But he had no other choice. Once the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile broke the prohibition and took control of the Cave Mansion, everyone would die, including himself.

All he could do was to risk everything.

”Dark Thunder Break... Dark Thunder Break... Dark Thunder Break...” Knowing that the Fire Blade had formed and there was no turning back, the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile desperately began to gather the Dark Thunder Break.

But it was not using it to attack Xiao Yi, rather to surround itself for defense.

Xiao Yi’s expression turned colder, ”It seems that killing you, this abomination, with just the Fire Devouring Hundred Blades is not enough.”

Having said that, Xiao Yi suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the terrifying merged Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, and wielded it as if it were the sword in his hand.

On the other side, the Demon Hunters watching Xiao Yi’s actions immediately broke into a cold sweat.

”That powerful one... he can’t be planning to use the merged Martial Technique as a weapon, can he...”

Li Yuan and the others immediately reacted, ”Everyone, run!”

A merged Martial Technique’s attack was already quite unstable, and now to wield it as a weapon...

It was like a balloon filled with water, ready to explode at any time, yet still being juggled around—bursting seemed inevitable.

As the words fell, everyone scattered and ran toward the passageway.

Originally there were lightning barriers in the passageway, but after Xiao Yi restrained the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, those barriers had disappeared.

”Get out of here, leave this Cave Mansion.”

Everyone ran as if they hated themselves for not having an extra leg, pushing hard to escape.

Only Qianmo, standing there stunned, refused to leave as if she was waiting for that figure.

”Qianmo, Brother Yi Xiao is already dead; don’t dwell on it.”

Seeing the situation was critical, Uncle Tie Da spoke up and, getting no response from Qianmo, forcibly pulled her away.

On the other side, the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, seeing its ’prey’ fleeing, was secretly furious but dared not make any moves.

It was in danger itself.

”Mountain Shattering Slash,” Xiao Yi roared.

The Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile was even more frightened, ”Madman, you actually use a Martial Technique to release another Martial Technique?”

The Fire Devouring Hundred Blades had been terrifying enough when merged.

Now, to use it to release the Middle Xuan Rank Martial Technique Mountain Shattering Slash would make the energy even more unstable.

This was undoubtedly Xiao Yi’s strongest attack, so strong that even he couldn’t predict its full extent.

As expected, as Xiao Yi’s sword came down.

The merged blade of the Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, the moment it nearly struck the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, suddenly became unbalanced and exploded with a boom.

Under the force of this explosion, the Dark Thunder was easily dissipated like rotten wood, and the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile’s body was engulfed by flames in the blink of an eye.

The power of the explosion was terrifying, the rampaging flames filled the entire palace, and then spilled into the 16 passageways, almost sweeping through the entire Cave Mansion.

The Demon Hunters, who had just managed to escape from the palace and were preparing to leave the Cave Mansion, were hit by the aftershocks of the explosion.

”Puh... puh... puh... puh...”

Everyone spat out blood in response and was blasted away, passing through the Spiritual Barrier, and directly left the Cave Mansion.

Fortunately, this was just the residual power of the explosion; no one died, but the weaker Demon Hunters were inevitably severely injured.