Chapter 416: Corpse Dragon Blasts into the Underworld, Snake God Appears (Today's Double Update)
The swords and knives clashed once more in the fierce clash, their gazes momentarily locked. Wang Quan sneered, "I advise you to hold back your strength. After all, your girl is still suffering out there. If you use up all your energy now, you won't even have enough strength left to collect her body, and you'll die."
"This trick won't work on me." Chu Hengkong also laughed, "You still haven't changed your bad habits. The more guilty you feel, the more talkative you become! The boss must be very difficult to deal with!"
"The difference between dying first and dying later. After you die, I will bury you separately in the Black Moon and the seabed. Even if your souls are scattered, don't even think about going to the west together!"
Wang Quan sheathed her sword and leaped away, the divine slash narrowly grazing her neck. She distanced herself, her sword held back, like drawing an invisible bow. Chu Hengkong suddenly felt a pain between his eyebrows, the impending blow a deadly blow unlike anything he had ever seen. He raised his fierce blade, and Wang Quan simultaneously unleashed her sword. The radiance of her sword filled his vision, and the pure white world trembled wildly as the sword struck, like an icy comet falling from the sky!
Pseudo-esoteric Lone Star!
While the orthodox Chaos Star technique involves injecting energy into a single, unleashed attack, the Lone Star is a fierce sword technique that fuses hundreds of slashing blows into a single one. A single thrust is like a thousand swords returning to their source, a simple and swift attack yet overwhelming. Chu Hengkong's intuition foretold the outcome before the action even began; this strike surpassed his current limits; it was his unstoppable, sure-killing sword!
"Absolute Sky Death Wing!"
So he spread his death wings and soared into the sky with resolute determination. The dark wing membranes were covered with claw marks, completely obliterating any possibility of observation, leaving only a single strike. The final remaining sword strike struck the Divine Slash, and a condensed white flame instantly pierced his chest, gnawing at the flesh and severing Chu Hengkong's arm.
However, he did not fall from the air. He took advantage of the momentum to leap up and slashed with his sword like a flying bird!
Steel Edge Flow·Returning Strength Strike.
The slash fell diagonally, carrying Wang Quan's lone star sword intent, a sword that could never return. As the blade threatened to cleave the head, Wang Quan stood still, arms crossed. The white flames on the sword's edge flowed and faded, cloaking her in a phantasmal armor.
Pseudo-Secret: Shaqi Armor. A phantom barrier that devours murderous intent, assimilating the will to fight. This secret will engulf the killer's will, turning his counterattack into his own resounding death knell!
The blade was about to fall, the outcome already sealed, but Chu Hengkong forced his strength to strike the hilt hard. Instantly, he instinctively retracted his resolve, leaving only the cold thrust of the blade as it slipped. The divine slash pierced through the illusory armor and pierced Wang Quan's shoulder. Blood spurted out like a flower, and she was pinned to the ground by the divine slash.
Steel Edge Flow: Heart Break. A pure thrust that pierces through defenses, specifically designed to break through unusual and ingenious techniques!
Wang Quan hurled her longsword, the flaming blade piercing Chu Hengkong's right chest, also interrupting his attack. Enduring the pain, she pulled out the Divine Slash inch by inch. At the same time, Chu Hengkong used his will to gnaw away at Bai Yan's restraints.
Wang Quan, after all, was the son of Dark Moon's god, her resilience far surpassed her opponent's. She flung aside the knife and lunged, collaborating with Bai Yan to pin Chu Hengkong to the ground. His impulsive blood contaminated and solidified, and Chu Hengkong felt for a moment like he had returned to Earth. Wang Quan's grip on his throat was so tight that he nearly suffocated. He struggled, striking Wang Quan's back in an attempt to roll free. But Wang Quan's grip remained unwavering, unrelenting.
He had always been inferior to this nimble killer in the field of joint techniques, and now both sides were seriously injured, and the skills that were usually ignored became the key to determining victory or defeat.
"You're lucky you saw through my secret teachings," Wang Quan said coldly, "but in the end, I still won. You came too late. You can't beat me now!"
"That's... not necessarily true!"
Chu Hengkong suddenly raised her head and struck Wang Quan on the forehead with a headbutt. Wang Quan leaned back slightly, only to feel his hand go empty. The assassin, who should have been powerless, slipped out of her grasp, and a dark hole appeared behind him. He took advantage of the blow to fall into the hole.
Wang Quan saw the source of the change. It was the Death Wings of the Absolute Sky. The withered bony wings transformed into pitch-black spirals, unexpectedly breaking through her blockade and connecting to the battlefield outside!
"You probably don't know this, but this thing can also be used as a drill." Chu Hengkong laughed arrogantly. "With the power that can even drill through the borders of the Heavenly Prison, it's no problem to destroy your hypocritical world!"
"Do you think you can win like this?" Wang Quan clenched his fists. "It's just a matter of changing the style of the tombstone! A living sacrifice to the dragon corpse!!"
The boundary between up and down reversed during the breakthrough, and Chu Hengkong, who should have leaped from the seabed, fell from a height. He felt a heavy wind whistling behind him, and the giant dragon piled with corpses was flying up, opening its bloody mouth towards him.
This was a problem that martial prowess and willpower alone couldn't solve. The core of the false totem was the blessing of the Supreme Being. Even the most skilled of his martial arts couldn't stand up to it. The corpse dragon would unleash its divine power and devour his life, just as the apocalypse had predicted.
But Chu Hengkong was not worried at all. He turned his back to the corpse dragon, raised his hand and shouted, "Vilbert!"
Then the heavy wind ceased, and the false god's totem rested on the sea. A dazzling silver light shone in the black and white world, as if the god himself had descended upon the earth, transforming into lightning that ripped through the heavens and earth. The light gradually faded, revealing its majestic true form. It was a colossal being forged by man, a crowned steel serpent!
It was a creation of unparalleled grandeur, its vastness resembling a floating temple, evoking the mythical world-devouring serpent of Midgard. Its scales were slender and sharp, their silvery edges gleaming with a cold light. Millions of these blade-like scales converged into a sinuous, serpentine form, like a thousand swords dancing through the air. Scepter-like spines emanated from its back, reaching towards the heavens. Deep blue light pulsed across the scepter's surface, bathing its immense form in a majestic aura.
Wang Quan took in the thorns' appearance and immediately realized the true nature of the weapon. Each thorn was a divine staff. Weapons like the Sword of Damocles required a platform to be launched from high above, and this steel snake was the tool to bring down divine judgment.
Such a powerful weapon couldn't be assembled on-site, much less contained within a spatial relic. It had been dormant outside the Senluo Secret Realm, awaiting Velvet's summons. This was the very reason she dared to journey alone into the Senluo Secret Realm. From the very beginning, she had prepared for the decisive battle. At the mere command, the iron serpent would tear through the sky and descend!
The giant snake swooped down, repelling the corpse dragon, leaving Chu Heng empty on the steel snake's back. The hem of his black coat blew in the wind, brushing against his bloodstained face. Velvet stood at his side, her body covered in wounds, her eyes as steady as steel.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
"It's okay." Chu Hengkong stood up slowly. "I always believe in you!"
Wang Quan walked out of the shattered pure white world and landed on top of the corpse dragon. She couldn't believe the scene before her. It was even more bizarre than the invincible Chu Hengkong.
The Corpse Dragon is a gift from the old man. Aside from God Slash and Deathwing, there's no way to counter it on the battlefield. She purposely locked Chu Hengkong in a pure white world to eliminate any possibility of victory on the outside battlefield. Velvet should have been dissolved by the Corpse Dragon and become part of the totem, but now, gravely wounded, she remains standing. The creature she controls can even rival the totem of the Supreme Being!
"What have you done this time, Velus?" the king whispered like a curse, "What on earth have you done...!"
Her crimson pupils suddenly widened. Through divine power, she was able to discern the Iron Serpent's structure. It was a standard, rational magic array, unable to withstand the contamination of the First Abyss, let alone the power of the Dark Moon. However, a foreign object lay at the center of the magic array. This illogical design provided the giant snake with incredible power, even allowing it to compete with corpse dragons.
That's a cigarette.
An unlit cigarette.
“What do you think is the key to being a leader?”
Velvet’s voice came on the wind, still calm, just as it had been on Earth.
"In my opinion, the meaning of leadership lies in 'trust'."
"Being able to be trusted unconditionally by others allows one to be elected as a leader. Being able to trust others without hesitation allows one to unite the strength of others."
The so-called Holy Honor Cup is the proof of leadership. It is the most direct manifestation of the leader's will, perseverance, and conviction.
For Velvet, the head of the family, trust is the essence of leadership. Therefore, her Holy Grail is a "trust" machine.
As long as she fights for those who believe in her, the Steel Serpent will not stop.
As long as there are still people who believe in her, the Iron Snake will not be defeated.
This was the magical machine that embodied Velvet Velus's life's work, the crystallization of trust that brought together the resources of the Dustless Land and the highest technology.
The final weapon of the decisive battle: the Snake of Hell!
Wang Quan covered his forehead and almost laughed out loud.
"Is that so, Velus? You mean to say it's all up to your faith?"
"You're the one who can contend with the gift of the Most High with nothing but faith, steel, and a little ingenuity?!"
Velvet stood with a staff in hand, looking majestic.
"High-quality relics can only be defeated by forces of higher quality. The power of the Supreme can only be countered by the Supreme. Who established such a rule?"
"If the Supreme Being you firmly believe in is truly so powerful, then the world should have been destroyed long before the Candlelight Calendar. Back then, there were no righteous gods in the Shendong Realm, only the abyss. The world back then was a thousand times more difficult than it is now."
"However, the Shendong Realm has survived to this day. Although there are rampant outsiders, there are also allies who hold on. Because strength has never been the only meaning, because the miracle of the weak defeating the strong is happening in this world every minute and every second!"
She slammed her staff down and shouted at the king, "Make no mistake, Dark King! The accumulation of resources, time, and will is enough to cross the chasm known as the abyss. It is precisely because of the ability to sustain hope with a tiny force that so-called technology has meaning!"
Wang Quan laughed heartily upon hearing this, clapping loudly like an enthusiastic audience. Suddenly, she swung her arms vigorously, driving the corpse dragon forward. She launched a brutal and irrational fight, her red eyes filled with rage.
"Well said. It's a masterpiece! You always speak so confidently of great truths. You don't need to consider feasibility or worry about the future. All you need to do is give orders and seek revenge, and your most loyal snake will always help you accomplish everything!"
"It doesn't matter! That was your life on Earth, the life you were meant to have. If there was such a thing as destiny in this world, then you'd have already walked your path to the end. You should have disappeared!"
"But why are you still alive? Why are you still trying to stop me? Why are you always haunting me like this!!!"
The Underworld Serpent unleashed its star-like divine staff, using its psychic power to disrupt the corpse dragon. Velvet, standing atop the serpent's head, shouted, "I say the same thing back to you. You should have died on Earth long ago, Dark Kingship!"
Wang Quan leaped up, sword in hand, and instantly reached the snake's head, stabbing Velvet between the brows. Chu Hengkong flashed out with his knife, silently intercepting the sword's tip. She swung her blade fiercely against Chu Hengkong, her eyes fixed on the scholar not far away.
Her words were filled with hatred: "It's always like this. If you hadn't investigated further, we would have been safe. If you hadn't come to the city-state, my plan would have succeeded long ago."
“I could have met him first, I wouldn’t have had to fight him to the death. But your existence, your stupidity, your persistence destroyed all the future. I resent you, Velvet Velus!”
Velvet stared at her coldly, her eyes filled with the same emotion.
"I hate you just as much, Dark King. You killed my father. You destroyed my family. You personally destroyed everything I once cherished. You can proclaim your suffering to anyone in the world, but you are not worthy to utter a single word in front of me. Because my revenge on you is the most just act in the world, and killing you is the justice of this world!"
Chu Hengkong lowered the sword tip and forced Wang Quan to look at him.
"At this point, are we still looking back?" He said to them both at the same time, "It's time to put an end to karma!"
(End of this chapter)
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