"You're asking for it!"
The furious roar shattered the clouds, and blood-red patterns appeared all over the giant shark's body!
In a fit of rage, Cao Lei actually lifted the seal on his cultivation!
"Click!"
He endured the excruciating pain and bit down hard on the Netherworld Shield in his mouth. An incredibly terrifying scarlet light condensed deep within the shark's throat, gathering into a blood-red radiance, which suddenly shot out and slammed fiercely into the Netherworld Shield.
Clearly, with his weaknesses on both sides breached, Cao Lei, having recovered his cultivation, had little reason left. Without hesitation, he gathered his spiritual energy and unleashed his strongest attack.
"Die!"
Simultaneously subjected to biting force and magical impact, the light shield vibrated violently, and the spirit stones in Shen Yunhao's copper ring were being consumed at an alarming rate.
Just at this critical moment, Shen Yunhao suddenly gave a cold laugh.
A flash of white light, and his figure suddenly vanished!
After Shen Yunhao disappeared, the light shield also disappeared. The giant jaws that the shark was biting with all its might suddenly closed, but the energy beams shooting out from its body did not have time to retract and exploded directly in the giant shark's mouth, almost being shattered by the row of hard shark teeth.
"ah!"
As expected, another piercing scream followed...
"Damn it! Where did you run off to! Show yourself!"
He had just finished speaking when he suddenly froze.
Before anyone knew it, Shen Yunhao's figure had appeared at the top of the giant shark's back, where the dorsal fin was located!
"You just said you don't like being tickled?"
"So what if I am! You can't hurt me outside! I still win this round... Wait! What are you going to do!"
"I think I said this a long time ago, today I'm going to...eat! shark! fin!"
Despite being covered in blood, Shen Yunhao laughed wildly, and the Guixue Sword gleamed with an unprecedentedly brilliant and cold light.
The sword light surged like a reversed Milky Way, slashing down the weakest point of the giant shark's spine.
The silver-gray scales, like spring snow meeting the sun, crumbled layer by layer under the absolute sharpness.
The shark's huge dorsal fin had been cut off by more than half, and blood was flowing everywhere!
The atmosphere remained silent for a full two seconds.
"Ah!!! Bastard! You bastard!"
Shen Yunhao's move didn't cause much physical harm, but it was extremely insulting...
Even if he tried his best to kill Cao Lei, he could only inflict minor injuries on him.
Since they're all minor injuries, why not try cutting something more meaningful...
Cutting off half of the dorsal fin wouldn't harm Cao Lei much; given the physical strength of the demon race, it would grow back in a few days.
But this humiliation far outweighs any action!
Shen Yunhao raised his hand and grabbed the blood-stained "shark fin," his tone flippant.
"I'll take the shark fin! I reckon it'll fetch a good price!"
"Go to hell!"
The shark's body suddenly shrank, and Cao Lei, who had transformed back into human form, had bloodshot eyes. The Shark Blade he raised emitted an unparalleled terrifying aura!
This is... all the power of the late-stage Soul Control Realm!
Shen Yunhao fell to the ground, his aura extremely weak, and his spiritual energy was almost completely depleted. He was no longer able to withstand the attack, so he sat quietly on the spot, no longer moving.
"Enough!"
This slash, carrying a terrifying tide of blood, was ultimately bound in mid-air by countless thin blue threads, failing to fall upon Shen Yunhao.
A slender figure appeared out of nowhere and landed steadily in front of Shen Yunhao, coldly saying to the burly man not far away, "Cao Lei! You've already lost because you lifted the seal on your cultivation!"
"I...I lost..."
Cao Lei, who was in mid-air, suddenly froze, the fierce light in his eyes momentarily blurred. "No! Impossible! How could I lose to a mere Soul Condensation Realm kid! I can still fight, while he has no fighting power left. How could I possibly lose!"
At this moment, blood was still seeping from the gills on both sides of Cao Lei's neck, making him look quite disheveled, but spiritual energy was already continuously repairing his injuries.
Fish gills are a weakness of tiger sharks, but they can only cause them great damage, not death.
To truly kill Cao Lei, it is necessary to break through his body's defenses and destroy his demonic energy, heart, and other vital organs.
On the other hand, anyone with eyes could see that Shen Yunhao's spiritual energy was almost exhausted.
In battles between cultivators, spiritual energy is fundamental. So, if the fight continues, even if Cao Lei re-seals his cultivation, he will still be the more likely winner.
Wei Lan sneered, "You broke the seal and used the power of the Soul Control Realm, which violates the pre-arranged conditions of the duel! What... are you a sore loser? Don't want to admit defeat?"
"..."
How could he possibly afford to lose?
Even if he was beaten black and blue, even if his fins were cut off and he suffered all kinds of humiliation, it was still far less than... he lost his wife!
As Cao Lei slowly regained his senses, he looked at the half-fin in Shen Yunhao's hand, his face ashen.
He felt that his dignity had been shattered by Shen Yunhao's sword...
"I... lost..."
Shen Yunhao glanced at him twice, then suddenly spoke: "I never expected that even with so many high-level magic treasures, I would still have to resort to trickery to win. You really surprised me..."
As he spoke, he flicked the fish fin back into his hand.
"I have no intention of interfering in your marital affairs, but I still want to remind you that you two are indeed not suitable for each other! Of course, you can also pretend I didn't say anything, anyway, I can't be bothered to get involved in your business!"
Given Zhu Lei's temperament, if no one can keep her in check, she'll cause a huge mess sooner or later.
Even Zhu Xuan probably thought that Cao Lei couldn't possibly control her, which is why she didn't get angry when she saw Shen Yunhao teasing her like that.
However, Cao Lei snorted coldly and unleashed a shockwave that shattered the fish fins on the ground.
"I don't need your pretense! I, Cao Lei, keep my word and honor my bets!"
Without waiting for Shen Yunhao's reply, he leaped into the air and landed in the distant sea.
"What an idiot! Does this mean I'm now a mistress?"
"Isn't that so?" Wei Lan sneered, "From the moment you agreed to this duel, you have already wronged Li'er!"
"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts so much! I'm too badly injured, I'm going to die..."
Halfway through his speech, Shen Yunhao suddenly cried out in pain and collapsed to the ground.
"Everyone's gone, what are you pretending for?"
Just then, Bing'er, who had been watching the battle, suddenly jumped out and shouted, "The Prince Consort is injured! I must take him back to the Dragon Palace to heal!"
Before Wei Lan could react, Bing'er suddenly transformed into a blue and white python more than ten meters long, and with a single suck, she swallowed Shen Yunhao into her belly.
"???"
Wei Lan was dumbfounded, frowned and scolded, "Bing'er! What are you doing? Spit the person out right now!"
The giant python spoke in human language, "Holy Maiden, this was instructed by the Prince Consort beforehand. If he is too badly injured to move, Bing'er will take him back in this way, which will be much more convenient!"
"That's utter nonsense! I think you're just unable to control your nature and are making excuses for it!"
Bing'er said pitifully, "Holy Maiden... this is such a rare opportunity, please let Bing'er have it! With the relationship between the Holy Maiden and the Prince Consort, you can play around with it anytime you want in the future..."
"???"
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