Duanchen felt that the moment he unleashed the Straight Death's Demonic Eye, everything around him seemed to freeze. He looked down at the weak ants like a god. This power, capable of controlling everything, intoxicated him. Duanchen wished he could maximize this power and end everything here.
No!
He forced himself to maintain his sanity and looked at the few lines on the stitched-together monster. There were only three short lines, but for Duanchen, that was enough. Even with just one, he could kill the opponent.
The most obvious and easiest weakness to attack was right at the connection point between Lu Yuan and Ye Sheng's abdomens.
Duanchen took out Qianhuan Pandora and charged forward fearlessly, firing his spear!
"Bang!"
"This—!"
Zhao Nan's eyes widened.
What happened?!
The stitched-together monster let out a surprised scream. Before dying, it actually struck down with its palm, hitting Duanchen squarely. Fortunately, at the last moment, Duanchen timely transformed Qianhuan Pandora into its shield form. Otherwise, that single palm strike would have been enough to kill him. Even so, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and even the tiger's mouth of his hand was split open.
The stitched-together monster fell to the ground with a world-shattering crash.
"Damn it—! You ruined everything for me!"
Zhao Nan's eyes were about to burst.
"This is what you deserve!" Duanchen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face stern.
"I'll see how much spiritual energy is left in your body!"
He was clearly enraged to the extreme and began to uncontrollably draw energy from the beach barrier. The blood-red full moon, just condensed, completely vanished, becoming part of the energy within Zhao Nan.
"Duanchen, let's go quickly!" Niya's expression changed.
"We can't go!"
Duanchen looked behind him. The castle gate was already wide open, and the barrier trapping Jun Ci and the others was visible. If they left, those behind them would likely be in danger. Zhao Nan was already in a berserk state, and there was no guarantee he wouldn't do something extreme.
"You're not leaving yet?! Are you waiting to die?" Galooth was also furious, but as a mere phantom, he could not control Niya's actions.
It seemed Niya had no intention of leaving either.
"How much spiritual energy do you have left?"
"Less than a third," Duanchen said with a wry smile.
"I'll help you stall. Can you use that move again?"
At this critical moment, Niya surprisingly calmed down.
"Okay... No, you can't stall him."
Duanchen was about to agree when he suddenly saw the black and red energy on Zhao Nan's body condense to its extreme. He had no doubt that if Niya dared to approach him, she would likely be immediately repelled by that energy.
Zhao Nan spread his arms, his expression enraptured.
As if he were truly the invincible evil god!
"Duanchen, I've changed my mind. You destroyed my life's work and the entire异城 (Yi Cheng)! I cannot forgive what you have done, so... die!"
Zhao Nan had completely transformed into a heretic. He lunged forward and grabbed Duanchen's arm.
Sizzle!
Duanchen's expression changed. His blood was draining away?!
Buzz!
A pink light erupted, directly repelling Zhao Nan.
"What's going on?!"
No one had anticipated such a turn of events.
Duanchen breathed a sigh of relief and established a mental link.
[I used your ability before, this time, I'll borrow it from you too.]
[You were touched by that ugly thing just now. Which hand did he touch you with? Cut off that hand, or I won't let you touch me next time we meet!]
Duanchen couldn't help but chuckle.
[Understood, Young Lady.]
"What are you laughing about?" Galooth thought Duanchen had gone mad, to be able to laugh at a time like this?
Niya's eyes flickered.
"Galooth, have you noticed that the energy around Duanchen is different? It's no longer spiritual energy, but... another familiar ability."
Galooth also found this energy somewhat familiar. After realizing, he couldn't help but roar.
"Isn't this the power of the Saintess from Peach Blossom Pond?!"
Niya's eyes lit up!
"Niya, cover for me!"
"Sure, no problem!"
Despite his weakness, Duanchen was still full of spirit.
"Lunatic!"
Zhao Nan cursed and pressed forward again, his fist, wrapped in dense energy, swinging fiercely!
"Bang!"
Duanchen showed no fear, meeting fist with fist!
"You can't possibly have this much spiritual energy left!"
"Nothing is impossible!"
"Sequence 008: [Visual Analysis!]"
"Sequence 012: [Pseudo-Electromagnetic Cannon!]"
"Sequence 035: [Crow Swarm!]"
"Sequence 021: [Unity of Ten Thousand Fists!]"
All the finishing moves he unleashed turned a tender pink. To Duanchen's surprise, Chu Yue's energy seemed to be inexhaustible, and no matter how much he used, it didn't deplete.
On the other side, Zhao Nan was forced to retreat step by step by Duanchen's four consecutive attacks. His initial energy advantage had vanished, and he could only flee in a sorry state. Niya, who wouldn't let him escape, propelled her energy to block Zhao Nan's path!
"You—you've gone too far!"
"Blood Tide!"
A dense scent of blood spread. Duanchen pulled Niya back, and behind Zhao Nan, the blood tide surged, creating a scene like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, making one nauseous.
"Slay!"
Zhao Nan bit his finger and drew a "Slay" character in the air. The powerful strokes, carrying the rolling blood tide, rushed towards Duanchen and Niya!
"Petrifying Eye!"
At the critical moment, Duanchen directly petrified the blood tide and the character "Slay."
"Paradise!"
The dolls swarmed forward, shattering the once formidable blood tide and the large character onto the ground, turning them into scattered stones.
Zhao Nan was stunned.
Playing it like this?
"Ahhhh—! Duanchen! I'm going to kill you—!"
...
This barrier didn't seem to block sound. When everyone heard Zhao Nan's roar, they couldn't help but shiver.
"Holy crap, are Duanchen and the others okay?" Bai Ye shivered.
"Just now, I felt several powerful forces."
Jia Yunlian was extremely anxious. As a mother, her body and mind were suffering immense torment.
Niya, please be alright!
"They are fine."
Qin Ze's coin of right and wrong always came in handy at such times.
"Then quickly ask your coin, are Duanchen's opponents strong?"
Qin Ze tossed the coin.
It landed face up, and the coin trembled twice.
"Very strong!" He took a deep breath, his heart also filled with worry.
"Should we try to break the barrier again?"
"Unlikely, the barrier is too solid."
Du Qingyi was very frustrated. She threw her candy on the ground, no longer in the mood to eat it.
"All we can do now is wait quietly. The opponent is very strong. If we go out, we might only cause trouble for Duanchen. So it's better to stay here and not break the barrier."