Chapter 1339: Chapter 1310: Boundless Heroism
As the battle raged on, a sense of despair nearly constantly lingered in everyone’s hearts.
Even Li Chen felt somewhat hopeless at this moment.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t fought.
He fought, he struggled, he tried every method he could, but in the end, he still failed.
His failure was due to the enormous gap in strength.
No one could blame him, but in his eyes, it was his fault.
“I… am too weak.”
When Behemoth once again locked its target on him, Li Chen had actually given up.
He even thought that perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad for it to end like this.
He had tried, he had fought, he had battled for his goals, and he had fought to protect those he wanted to protect.
But he failed.
At this moment, a figure with a faint glow appeared in front of him.
“Kid, is that little thing enough to crush you? Among the members of the Li family I know, there’s no one as useless as you.”
Li Chen lifted his head in a daze, and at that moment, he suddenly realized that standing before him was Lieu Zhanxiao, who had previously been seriously injured and lost combat power.
At this time, Lieu Zhanxiao was filled with a mysterious and profound aura different from before. Li Chen suddenly realized that he couldn’t discern Lieu Zhanxiao’s depths at all.
“Did you… break through?” A trace of surprise and incredulity appeared in Li Chen’s eyes.
Turning his back to Li Chen, Lieu Zhanxiao nodded lightly: “By chance, I broke through that final barrier.”
“In the past, I was always stuck at this bottleneck, unable to break through because my heart was too burdened. My mind was full, unable to let go, and naturally, I couldn’t see through it.”
“But just now, I suddenly felt like I had let go.”
Lieu Zhanxiao spoke calmly, with no joy or sadness in his voice; he felt neither excitement nor emotion due to his breakthrough in cultivation.
But Li Chen could feel that this man’s mood seemed somewhat complex.
“Hmm? An interesting fellow has come.” Behemoth looked at Lieu Zhanxiao, eyes narrowing slightly, then suddenly laughed: “Interesting, breaking through to the infinite level at the last moment of life, huh?”
“But even at the last moment of life, I am at the infinite level; now, you and I are on the same level of cultivation. Are you so confident you can definitely win against me?” A slight smile appeared on Lieu Zhanxiao’s face as he looked at Behemoth, his eyes calm and indifferent.
Surprisingly, the previously immensely proud Behemoth nodded lightly.
“Indeed, I have no certainty of defeating you now. If it were during my prime, perhaps it wouldn’t take much effort to defeat someone like you who just broke through. But I must say, these reptiles indeed have some skills, managing to inflict some serious injuries on me.”
Looking at Lieu Zhanxiao, Behemoth gently spread his hands within his robe: “However, your Fire of Life has already dimmed; I believe you know that the breakthrough you obtained by using everything you had cannot extend your life anymore.”
“How much time do you have left?”
Hearing Behemoth’s words, Lieu Zhanxiao fell into an unusual silence.
Behind Lieu Zhanxiao, Li Chen also sank into silence.
This man actually burned his life for a breakthrough.
Li Chen looked at the faint glow surrounding Lieu Zhanxiao, and suddenly understood what it was.
After reaching this level of strength, as long as one’s physical body doesn’t turn to dust, their soul can continue to exist in a peculiar state for a short period after death.
If during this time an appropriate person is found, one can choose to possess that person.
This is like the soul that possessed Ning Wangyang.
It seems that before, that soul was attached to someone else before transferring to Ning Wangyang.
And if the soul perishes as well, that is complete death.
And now, the glow surrounding Lieu Zhanxiao is the Soul Fragments floating around him.
This man indeed does not have much time left.
“Perhaps you’re right.” Looking at Behemoth, Lieu Zhanxiao’s face appeared exceptionally carefree.
“Demon King, you have lived too long. At the same time, you’ve been isolated for too long, holed up in your little den, you don’t know how vast or changing the outside world has become.”
Lieu Zhanxiao spoke with a light smile: “I admit, I haven’t cultivated as long as you have, my entire life is but a few short decades. But in these decades, I became a Great Scorching Heat Expert. And now, I am at the infinite level!”
While speaking, Lieu Zhanxiao looked at Behemoth with eyes filled with unhidden ridicule: “And you?”
It took you a thousand years to reach this level of cultivation, but I only took decades. Compared to me, what are you really worth?
Lieu Zhanxiao’s heart was filled with boundless pride.
Even at the final moment of his life, he exhibited the demeanor exclusive to the Sacred Mountain Sect Leader, renowned across the Main World as a supreme powerhouse!
Sure enough, upon hearing Lieu Zhanxiao’s words, Behemoth’s eyes instantly became ice-cold.
“You’re seeking your own death.”
“Hahahaha!!” Looking at Behemoth, Lieu Zhanxiao suddenly burst into wild laughter: “Now I am not afraid to tell you, I was not originally from this world. I am Lieu Zhanxiao, the Sacred Mountain Sect Leader of the Main World!”
“In these few decades, I have witnessed the changes of the times, witnessed the rise of numerous genius Martial Artists, and seen even more people fall. Moreover, I have seen another world! Even in these few decades, I have lived more splendidly than you.”
“Demon King, in my eyes, you are just a beast confined to a corner!” Lieu Zhanxiao laughed up at the sky.
In the midst of laughter, with a single armed sword, he pointed straight at Behemoth.
“Come. You filthy, disgusting beast, show me what you’re capable of!”
Turning his head slightly, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Lieu Zhanxiao’s mouth.
“Kid, if someday you meet that guy Li Changcun, remember to tell him. I, Lieu Zhanxiao, am no coward. If I had the chance, I would continue to challenge him! No matter how many times I lose, even if I can’t defeat him, I will force him to concede! Hahaha!”
Alone without any support.
With a single-armed sword, Lieu Zhanxiao laughed aloud, charging towards Behemoth.
Indeed, his life had reached its final moment, perhaps, before long, as his soul completely shattered, he would disappear from this world forever.
No reincarnation, even if there was, it wouldn’t belong to him.
“But, since there’s only a little time left, why don’t I do something remarkable?” With a smile at the corner of Lieu Zhanxiao’s mouth, he madly battled with Behemoth.