Unknowingly, the wind had calmed down, and the clouds in the sky had stopped moving as if frozen, turning into a landscape painting. As for the ocean waves below, when they reached several hundred meters in the air, they also froze, leaving little sprays floating on their tips.
The heaven and earth were silent, and all creations were still.
The Darklight King's eyes shot out a black beam, devoid of any emotion. The space distorted as he leaped up. As he rose, his aura also soared, filling the air with a world-destroying aura.
"Burning Sky Annihilation!"
The aura eventually reached its limit. When it reached its limit, the Darklight King made his move. Placing his left hand on his right arm, he spread open his right palm and fiercely slapped toward Ye Chen, who was dozens of li away. This palm directly locked onto the sky where Ye Chen was.
Ye Chen shockingly discovered that the surrounding space was rapidly warping. Not to mention dodging, he couldn't even move forward. The Darklight King's Burning Sky Annihilation had already reached the point of shattering the void. Although it didn't contain the space profound, its destructive power was frightening.
Peng Peng Peng Peng Peng …
Something even more frightening happened. Countless fireballs of different sizes appeared in the space. The smallest was only the size of a fist and had a deep red color, while the biggest was the size of a house. Hundreds upon thousands of fireballs revolved around Ye Chen and exploded.
Being at the center of the explosion, Ye Chen could feel that even the smallest fireball had the destructive power to heavily injure ordinary Sea of Soul realm experts. The largest fireball could even force a half-step King to retreat. Hundreds upon thousands of fireballs exploded simultaneously, their power stacking together. Perhaps no one under Life and Death realm would be able to withstand it, not even Ye Chen. It was hard to imagine how the Darklight King had created such a powerful move.
Unfortunately, great might didn't mean great moves. Burning Sky Annihilation's accumulation time was too long. No one would foolishly stay where they were and let it hit them.
Using the Sword Steps, Ye Chen flickered out just before the fireball exploded. Peng, peng, peng, some of the fire waves struck Ye Chen's body, but they were easily deflected by Ye Chen. When the fire waves overlapped with each other and couldn't be deflected, Ye Chen casually slashed out a path.
The Darklight King's mouth curved into a cruel smile as he clenched his right hand and shouted, "Destroy!"
Roar!
A dragon's roar resounded. The waves of fire formed by the explosion of the fireballs rapidly gathered together, forming a black-red fire dragon that could burn the heavens and earth. The fire dragon raised its head to the sky and roared, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. The scorching heat caused the surrounding several miles to turn into a vacuum.
Hu!
With a flash of red light, the Fire Dragon quickly swam towards Ye Chen. In the eyes of the crowd, the Fire Dragon didn't seem to be very fast, but it caught up in a few breaths.
"Break!"
Up until now, Ye Chen had only used the Evil Vanquishing Sword with his full strength once, and that was when he broke Darklight King's ultimate move, Blazing Earth. Other times, Ye Chen could only use fifty percent of the sword's power. It wasn't that he didn't want to go all out, but the sword consumed too much Zhen Yuan. With the amount of Zhen Yuan he had, he could only use it five times.
It was precisely because the Evil Shattering Sword consumed a lot of Zhen yuan that it was exceptionally powerful. This time, Ye Chen did not use any of his ultimate attacks. Instead, he used the Gold Pattern that he had long since retreated to the second line. Buzz! The dark gold pattern spread out, cutting off the head of the fire dragon directly, causing sparks to fly everywhere.
"You think it's over just like that?"
Darklight King sneered. Boundless Zhen Yuan rushed out and gathered on the Fire Dragon. With a pop, the Fire Dragon grew a new head and opened its mouth, biting towards Ye Chen's body.
"Waning Moon!"
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged as he waved the Evil Vanquishing Sword in the air. Immediately, a black crescent-shaped sword energy swept through the Fire Dragon's body like a waning moon descending upon the world. Crack!
Crackle!
No matter how powerful the Fire Dragon was, it still couldn't escape its fate of being crushed.
The Evil Vanquishing Sword's full power combined with the Waning Moon, which was second only to Bewitching Mirror Shattering, had a destructive power that even Ye Chen couldn't estimate.
"Impossible!"
Darklight King's eyes were wide open. He was the clearest about the Burning Sky Annihilation's might, and yet, Ye Chen had broken it so easily. This was a devastating blow to him. At this moment, his battle intent was rapidly declining. There was only one thought in his mind: 'Where there's life, there's hope.'
Run!
Darklight King's figure flickered as he shot out.
With a light snort, Ye Chen's left finger moved, and the Broken Blood Sword came out of its sheath. It chased after Darklight King at an extreme speed and fiercely slashed at his Protective Zhen Yuan.
Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere as a clear sword mark was left on the Darklight King's Protective Zhen Yuan. At the same time, he himself was sent flying by the enormous power of the Broken Blood Sword, unable to control his body.
Sword light streaked across the sky as Ye Chen instantly appeared near Darklight King, thrusting his sword at the air.
"You want to kill me? Dream on!"
Darklight King roared and once again used the heaven grade high-grade secret art, Cicada Shedding. This secret art had helped him escape death countless times, and this time was no exception.
However, Ye Chen was already waiting for him.
Flipping the Evil Vanquishing Sword, Ye Chen's wrist shook. With a speed that even soul power couldn't capture, the sword pierced through the Darklight King's Protective Zhen Yuan and landed on his throat. Shortly after, it came out from the back of his neck, bringing with it a wisp of dark red blood. Beside him was a lifelike image.
Following the Blazing World and Burning Sky Annihilation, Darklight King's Cicada Shedding Carapace was also broken. However, unlike the previous two times, he had lost his life this time.
One slash to the throat!
Everyone's eyes froze, including Yue Lingshuang. They didn't expect the Darklight King's death to come so quickly.
In the previous times, Ye Chen was clearly helpless against the Darklight King's Cicada Shedding Carapace. But this time, the Darklight King didn't even have the chance to escape and was instantly killed by Ye Chen.
The Darklight King was still alive. His gaze fell on the Evil Vanquishing Sword that had pierced through his throat. He wanted to say something, but nothing came out. His voice was muffled by the Evil Vanquishing Carapace, just like how his throat had been pierced by the sword.
Blood spurting out unceasingly, the Darklight King used the last of his strength to send a spiritual message to Ye Chen, "Why? How could you break my Cicada Shedding Carapace?"
Since the person was already dead, Ye Chen didn't need to let him die with grievances. He replied, "Cicada Shedding Carapace has an extremely powerful confusion property, but it's not worth mentioning to me. You were able to escape the previous times because Cicada Shedding Carapace was fast enough to surpass my sword art. As long as my first attack landed, none of the following attacks would be able to kill you. Therefore, the first attack was merely a feint. The real killing move is the second one, which is this one."
"So that's how it is!"
The Darklight King understood. His gloomy eyes were filled with regret and unwillingness … all sorts of emotions gathered at this moment.
The Darklight King understood, but the others might not.
"What … What the hell happened? How did this kid break Darklight King's Cicada Shedding Carapace? That sword wasn't that much faster than the previous ones! "
"Could it be that the Darklight King was gravely injured and his condition has deteriorated? That's why Cicada Shedding Carapace has a weakness?"
"Although I don't know what happened, I can be sure that the problem lies with this kid and not the Darklight King."
"How frightening! First, he broke Darklight King's Blazing Earth and Burning Sky Annihilation, and now he broke Cicada Shedding Carapace. There's nothing more despairing than this."
Having one's life-saving trump card destroyed was a cruel blow to anyone.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could this happen?" The one who couldn't accept it the most was none other than the steward of the Glorious Exchanges. He was one of the few who had witnessed the might of Burning Sky Annihilation. Thus, he was certain that the Darklight King would be able to kill Ye Chen. Apart from him, Cicada Shedding Carapace had never been broken before.
Knowing the Darklight King's background, he couldn't accept the fact that Ye Chen had killed the Darklight King in one strike. He couldn't understand how Ye Chen would emerge victorious with such a huge disparity in cultivation base. Nothing could be more absurd and subversive than this.
He had brought four half-step Kings this time to prevent others from interfering. As long as the Darklight King killed Ye Chen, he could entice the latter with generous conditions and obtain the Sword Forging Art jade strip originally belonging to Ye Chen. As long as he brought it back, he would certainly receive a reward.
However, the result was completely different from what he had imagined.
"He actually broke Cicada Shedding Carapace! I'm afraid only he can do so!"
Huang Mei was one of the few who knew how Ye Chen had broken Cicada Shedding Carapace. However, one had to be fast enough in order to break Cicada Shedding Carapace. A sword artist's sword arts had always been fast, and Ye Chen was a peak sword artist. Therefore, even if he could break it, others might not necessarily be able to.
"There's still one more year before the decennial event. He should be participating!"
Huang Mei said inwardly.
Huff!
Slowly letting out a breath, the Silvermoon Arctic Fox phantom behind Yue Lingshuang gradually dimmed and retracted. She sighed, "Indeed, there's always someone better. Although I'm a rare genius of the Silvermoon Arctic Fox Clan, Elysium has too many peerless geniuses. This one before me is enough to shock the world."
Yue Lingshuang was not very old, only in her thirties.
With his throat pierced, the Darklight King slowly closed his eyes. His life aura also became faintly discernible.
Abruptly …
The Darklight King opened his eyes, which were brimming with boundless hatred and madness.
"If I die, let's all die together!"
Forcefully speaking caused a hole to appear in the Darklight King's throat. His voice, under the vibrations of Zhen Yuan, was distorted and malicious.
In almost an instant, the Darklight King's body swelled up. A flickering black radiance illuminated his skin, revealing his internal organs. Looking down, one could see a lump of black radiance revolving and expanding in his dantian. At the same time, a crack had appeared on the Darklight King's forehead, and his martial will was dispersing.
In the face of death, the Darklight King activated a secret art, intending to self-detonate his body and Sea of Soul. The self-detonation of a 'strongest' half-step King at the second layer of Life-and-Death Chamber, moreover, it was a double detonation. One could easily imagine how powerful it would be. Even a 'strongest' half-step King would be doomed if caught in it.
"Damn it!"
Everyone was indescribably horrified and frantically fled. They were only a few dozen li away from the two. This distance was not enough to resist the double detonation of a 'strongest' half-step King. Perhaps even a hundred li was not safe. The further they fled, the better.
"Self-detonation!"
Ye Chen's brows creased. He was the closest to the Darklight King. If the latter self-detonated, he wouldn't be able to escape.
"Haha, so what if you beat me? You'll still die!"
The Darklight King was incomparably happy, and his smile was distorted.
"You'll have to ask me first if you want to self-detonate."
Ye Chen's expression turned solemn. His forehead suddenly split open, and a silver radiance surged out …
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