Free Web NovelChapter 237: Chapter 224: One-Strike Defeat, A Despairing Strength
The long saber in Shen Lang’s hand unleashed an unparalleled blade aura. It tore through the air like a rainbow spanning the heavens, carrying a ferocious gale so sharp it made space itself ripple as it viciously slashed toward the sea of fire ahead!
The blade aura was so fierce that it completely displaced the air beneath it. A continuous, low sonic boom echoed, making the onlookers’ hearts pound in terror.
A distance of over ten meters was covered in the blink of an eye.
In the arena, Shen Lang and Xu Daolin closed the distance in an instant.
As countless eyes watched, the blade’s gleam and the spear’s shadow slammed into each other like colliding meteorites, unleashing a torrential aftershock of Powerful Qi.
BOOM!
A crisp clang of metal on metal rang throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena.
A ferocious wave of Energy surged violently outward from the center of the stage in all directions.
In an instant, the already dilapidated stage within a twenty-meter radius of them was swept clean, leaving nothing but a crater-like circle.
Both were knocked back several steps by the impact!
"Celestial Fire Dance!"
Showing no signs of defeat after the clash, Xu Daolin’s Battle Intent soared. With a fierce roar, he unleashed his second move.
In a duel like this, even with the Netherworld Wolf King’s help, he didn’t dare let his guard down for a single moment.
When both sides fought with such fierce and domineering styles, the one who seized the initiative held a clear advantage!
And opposite Xu Daolin, Shen Lang gripped the Celestial Water Blade tightly, his eyes brighter than ever before.
If Xu Daolin had been as weak as before, Shen Lang could have finished him in three moves.
But a battle like that held very little interest for him.
Now, seeing that Xu Daolin’s Cultivation had improved and that he was qualified to fight with the aid of a Profound Artifact, a surge of Battle Intent rose within Shen Lang, and his eyes finally lit up with excitement!
He lifted his gaze to the Long Spear stabbing toward him with the vicious cunning of a venomous python. Brilliant sparks of fire danced unceasingly on its tip.
This was Celestial Fire, produced when the Fire Attribute Artifact Spirit inside the Flame Demon Spear activated the weapon’s own Attribute, causing it to Burst forth.
The temperature of the Celestial Fire was astounding.
If an ordinary Martial Artist were to face it, a moment of carelessness would see them instantly incinerated into nothingness by this Celestial Fire.
"Hmph!"
With a snort, Shen Lang abruptly swung his saber out in a wide arc.
The unparalleled blade aura instantly sliced through the brilliant sparks, causing the Celestial Fire to dissipate into the air!
CLANG!
Amidst countless glinting spear-images, the Celestial Water Blade found the Long Spear itself, striking the Flame Demon Spear with unerring accuracy.
Even though it was a Third Grade Profound Artifact with its Artifact Spirit sealed, how could Shen Lang’s Physical Strength be underestimated?
Under the crushing force of the Celestial Water Blade, the flame-wreathed Flame Demon Spear let out a piercing shriek and was violently knocked aside!
Xu Daolin’s hand gripping the spear shaft trembled violently. The webbing of his thumb went numb, and he staggered back three steps!
’You may be strong, but I won’t let anyone look down on me!’
Xu Daolin thought to himself as his Flame Demon Spear danced, creating a sky full of Celestial Fire as he once again attacked Shen Lang.
He cleverly disguised the fact that he had been knocked back several steps by Shen Lang’s strength.
An inch longer is an inch stronger.
Martial Artists who used weapons like the Long Spear did indeed need to maintain distance from their opponents in a fight.
So the crowd merely thought that Xu Daolin’s control of distance was extremely precise and his reactions exceptionally agile, believing he had deliberately retreated to create distance from Shen Lang before attacking again.
"This time, Xu Daolin is actually evenly matched with Shen Lang! That Profound Artifact is truly powerful!"
"If Xu Daolin can withstand Shen Lang’s attacks, then with the Netherworld Wolf King helping, isn’t Shen Lang in danger...?"
The crowd’s eyes widened as they stared in disbelief at the two combatants locked in a fierce battle on the stage.
WHOOSH!
Before the dust could completely settle, a shadow leaped through the air behind Shen Lang—it was the Netherworld Wolf King, having circled around to launch an attack from the rear!
Its sharp claws, glinting with a metallic sheen, tore through the air at an incredible speed.
The crowd in the stands saw only a series of afterimages before the claws were already upon Shen Lang’s back!
"Watch out behind you!" Chu Xiuxiu leaped to her feet and roared.
Yi Hongchen and the others were also tense to the extreme, their palms slick with sweat.
The Netherworld Wolf King was powerful enough on its own; no one expected it to be so treacherous. It had actually used Concealing Form at such a critical moment, and everyone had almost forgotten its presence during the heat of the duel!
Behind him, the Netherworld Wolf King moved with astonishing speed, its claws swiping for the center of Shen Lang’s back.
In front, Xu Daolin grinned sinisterly. With a tremor of his Long Spear, his attacks grew even more ferocious!
Caught in this pincer attack, Shen Lang’s predicament made many in the crowd anxious.
"Shen Lang’s main opponent should be the Netherworld Wolf King, but he got tied down by Xu Daolin from the start... Now, with the more powerful Netherworld Wolf King launching a surprise attack, how can Shen Lang possibly win, no matter how strong he is? How can he be stronger than that Demon Beast?"
"Besides, Shen Lang isn’t even wearing any Armor or Inner Armor..."
"That’s strange. Back when he fought Ye Juexin’s Celestial Silkworm Silk, I could have sworn I saw Shen Lang wearing Scale Armor. I couldn’t have been mistaken!"
The crowd broke out in a cold sweat on Shen Lang’s behalf.
At that critical moment, Shen Lang’s expression remained unchanged. As if he had eyes in the back of his head, he took a quick side-step to the right and ducked, dodging the claw by a hair’s breadth in a flash of movement!
The instant the Netherworld Wolf King’s claws passed over his head, Shen Lang suddenly stepped back, twisted at the waist, and without even turning his head, viciously rammed his left elbow backward!
His elbow, wreathed in dazzling electric light, slammed instantly into the Netherworld Wolf King’s neck!
THUD!
With a dull thud, the Netherworld Wolf King was sent flying by the elbow strike, its eyes wide and drool dripping from its open maw!
Shen Lang’s series of movements was as smooth as flowing water—effortless, elegant, and as fast as lightning.
Moreover, every step was calculated with impeccable precision, leaving the onlookers completely stunned...
As the crowd stared, dumbfounded, Shen Lang rose to his full height. He spun around to face south, placing himself in a straight line between Xu Daolin to the west and the Netherworld Wolf King to the east.
Then, he violently stomped his right foot on the ground!
Though it seemed like a casual stomp, the sharp gale of energy erupting from his sole instantly blasted a sizeable crater in the ground.
Amidst a thunderous boom, shattered stones shot like cannonballs toward the charging Xu Daolin!
"Netherworld Wolf King, you’re not so tough... Burst!"
With a sharp cry, Shen Lang stomped hard on the ground. A thunderous crack echoed as his body shot forward like an arrow, closing in on the Netherworld Wolf King, who was still airborne after being sent flying.
Seeing this, the people in the stands couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.
The Netherworld Wolf King’s speed was already extreme, but Shen Lang’s was even more inconceivable!
Was this the kind of speed a Spirit Martial Realm Second Heaven Martial Artist could possess?
It looked like he hadn’t been using his full strength at all this whole time!
Shen Lang took several steps forward, his aura overwhelming. The ground cracked under his feet, sending rubble flying and kicking up a cloud of dust. Each step left a deep footprint in its wake!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
In the blink of an eye, he was beneath the Netherworld Wolf King!
As a Demon Beast, the Netherworld Wolf relied primarily on its ghostly speed, sharp fangs, and claws.
Against these strengths alone, an ordinary Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artist would find themselves in constant peril against a Netherworld Wolf King, facing an exceptionally difficult fight.
But the current Shen Lang was over ten times stronger, and his speed was certainly no less than the Netherworld Wolf King’s. For the wolf to leap into the air where it couldn’t easily maneuver was simply courting death!
"You’re out of chances!"
Shen Lang roared and lunged forward into a Chain Rapid Slash. His saber, fully charged with Thunder Power, erupted with a blinding light. A blade aura like a raging hurricane viciously slashed into the Netherworld Wolf King’s body!
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Seven or eight terrifying blade auras crisscrossed, completely trapping the mid-air Netherworld Wolf King!
BAM! BAM! BAM!
A series of terrifying impacts rang out. The scene replayed itself: just like when he had beaten Ye Juexin to the point of constantly spitting blood but refusing to fall!
"AHH!"
Shen Lang roared hysterically. His saber became like a Demon God’s Saber, and he rained down lightning-fast slashes, each carrying a vicious blade aura, upon the Netherworld Wolf King!
The Netherworld Wolf King’s body tumbled through the air, letting out piercing shrieks, with no chance to counterattack or even touch the ground!
Although Shen Lang had an agreement with the Wolf Soul inside the Netherworld Wolf King, he showed no mercy in battle.
Meanwhile, the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf, terrified that Yuwen Huaji would spot a flaw in its act, only displayed the strength of a regular Netherworld Wolf King from the Tala Prairie, not daring to go a step beyond.
But Shen Lang, even without using the Celestial Water Blade, always fought with his full strength.
Even when victory was certain, he would meticulously analyze every detail and inspect the situation with his Silver Eyes of Truth.
Therefore, his assault on this Netherworld Wolf King, just like back on the Tala Prairie, was completely without reservation!
His internal Thunder Power hadn’t changed much, but after awakening his Chaos Divine Body, his physical strength had increased by far more than tenfold!
Under this torrential assault, the Netherworld Wolf King—supposedly equivalent to a cultivator at the Eighth and Ninth Heavens of the Spirit Martial Realm—was left with absolutely no room to fight back.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Blade auras charged with ferocious Thunder Power continuously bombarded the Netherworld Wolf King, blasting it right off the stage. It crashed heavily into the ground in the distance, gouging out a deep pit!
An arc of blood sprayed from the stage, tracing a path all the way to where the Netherworld Wolf King had landed.
All sound in the arena suddenly vanished. The Martial Arts Arena, filled with thousands of people, became so silent it felt completely empty...
’Hehe, this kid is seriously strong. What a monster... Excellent. It was worth the risk of staying by Yuwen Huaji’s side. This body... I’ll be taking it! Killing two birds with one stone... a plan only a divine being like me could devise, hehe!’
Lying in the deep pit it had created, the Netherworld Wolf King had blood trickling from the corner of its mouth. Dozens of shocking wounds covered its body.
But despite its seemingly grievous injuries, a cunning light glinted in its eyes. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Who could have known that, besides wanting revenge, this fiend’s greater purpose for hiding by Yuwen Huaji’s side was actually... Shen Lang!
Ever since the day he witnessed Shen Lang escape from Yuwen Huaji outside the altar, he had set his sights on him!
To have such a high Cultivation at his age, in the eyes of a Wolf Soul that had lived for thousands of years, meant that besides possessing heaven-defying talent, Shen Lang absolutely had to be hiding an astonishing secret!
Either reason was enough to make Shen Lang worth the risk.
Cooperating with Shen Lang was, on the one hand, a way to deal with Yuwen Huaji; on the other, it was a way to make Shen Lang lower his guard.
It was all just to bide his time until the right opportunity arose to seize Shen Lang’s body!
At that time, his soul would be that of the mighty Howling Moon Celestial Wolf Soul, while his body would be Shen Lang’s physical body—a body that even Xuanwu Realm Powerhouses couldn’t match...
The Howling Moon Celestial Wolf would then be able to cultivate Human Race Cultivation Techniques at the fastest possible speed and restore its former power.
SPUTTER!
The Netherworld Wolf King’s eyes fluttered open and shut. It feigned a brief struggle, then collapsed weakly to the ground and lay still.
Meanwhile, on the stage, Xu Daolin felt his entire body go cold as the aura of death enveloped him completely.
His earlier confidence had long been tossed beyond the Ninth Heaven...
’How... how can he be this powerful?! Master said he was only at the Spirit Martial Realm Second Heaven! This kid’s intelligence is demonic—he crushed me completely in terms of scheming, and yet his Cultivation is also this monstrously strong... How is this possible?! It’s unimaginable, simply unimaginable!’
