Ice Blood Hymn vs. Underworld Heavenly River

"Roar..."

The Blood Wolves looked at their wounded ancestor, the dragons above them, and the human man before them. Though fear gripped their hearts, their pride wouldn't allow them to retreat. They were the most powerful pack of wolves, and they had their own glory. Behind them stood their ancestors and gods; if they retreated or showed cowardice, their pillars would be broken by the enemy—the glorious symbol of their clan, whose Kamui would not be violated, no matter how powerful the enemy before them.

"Go! Let the enemy know our courage! Today, your Wolf God, I will fight alongside you, let the enemy understand our fear! A battle beyond life and death! From the moment we are born, we have been fighting. Bloodlust has become our nature, whether it be human or our own. We are a force to be reckoned with by our enemies. No one can stop our advance. We teeter between life and death, dedicating our lives to embodying two words—fight! Life is endless, the fight never ends! Roar!"

Xiaotian felt as if he had returned to his childhood, fighting alongside his wolf pack, ravaging the land, and advancing over the bodies of enemies and comrades. We are a group of lonely killers. We have seen through the cruelty of this world. We are born in blood, we die in slaughter, and our souls continue to fight even after death, because we are a pack of wolves!

"Kill!"

"Hiss..."

The dragons roared, their voices shaking the heavens. With a flick of their tails, one of the dragons charged towards the pack of blood wolves and Xiaotian on the ground.

Don't blame me. Although your spirit is commendable, you were too arrogant, attempting to plunder humanity. You didn't like being killed, so you thought you could bully the weak and toy with the people of this world? Evil will be punished, it's just a matter of time. Now it's time to end this humiliating history. Hmph, when you were eating people, did you ever think about your mistakes? Since you believed this world was a dog-eat-dog world, then come and bear the wrath of my might.

"Awooo..." The blood wolf pack knew their fate and howled in resentment, fighting fiercely with the dragons. They wanted to protect their clan god, the Two-Headed Frost Wolf God, their pillar. With him, they were fearless in the face of life and death.

The blood wolves' eyes glowed crimson, their bodies swelled up, probably in a berserk state or something. This was their final swan song, a solo of life, devoid of loneliness, filled only with an indomitable spirit, unafraid of future life or death, caring only about the battle of the present...

Although the Blood Wolf Pack was fierce, the earth dragons summoned by Issui were not so simple. With the blessing of the earth's will, they were the most solid existence. The earth, the representative of weight, is nothing harder, nothing more substantial, and nothing more inclusive.

The blood wolves' sharp teeth left only a small tooth mark on the earth dragon's body before being knocked away and torn apart by the dragon's body, mouth, tail, or claws... In just one simple exchange, more than twenty blood wolves were maimed or killed, and some were even dismembered, a truly gruesome sight.

"Aww..."

The injuries and deaths of many of their companions did not frighten the Blood Wolves. They were fearless now, using their lives to buy time for Xiaotian's spell. They were a group of creatures worthy of respect. Regardless of whether they were evil or good in the past, from now on, they were a group of respectable creatures who would sacrifice themselves for their companions.

"Roar..."

Witnessing the deaths of so many of his pack members, Xiaotian's two wolf heads and four eyes wept blood-red tears. He had always held them in high esteem, but now, in the end, they were the ones protecting him. He was unwilling to accept this fate. Since this was the case, he would use all his strength to annihilate the enemy and send them off. He had been wrong. No matter how strong he was, they were still of the same kind. They shared a common name—wolves. They were always one entity, fighting for their pack. No matter how powerful a wolf was, it should never abandon its pack to fight. He had been so terribly wrong. Let them dance with their enemies in the face of death! They would never retreat, for they were the wolf pack...

"Roar... Hiss... Roar..."

The numerous earth dragons could not tolerate the rampant arrogance of these little wolves. They were the most powerful, for behind them was the earth. They were fearless. In this world, everything was gradually disappearing, but the only thing that would not change was the earth beneath their feet. It remained thick, majestic, and awe-inspiring, bearing the weight of time and the changes of species. They had experienced most of life and death; in their eyes, life and death were nothing more than ordinary things.

A surge of spiritual energy erupted from Xiaotian's body, unleashing a furious roar, "Summoning, ancient ancestor! Here, your descendants, at the cost of their lives, summon your arrival to tear apart the creatures before us! Secret Technique — Wolf Ancestor Descent!!"

"Roar... Roar..." A sound that shattered the sky rang out, and a huge golden wolf phantom stepped through the air, standing on Xiaotian's head and roaring angrily at Issui.

"What... my Sealing Domain isn't working? What happened? This power actually forced my Sealing Domain back, and I can't use it for the time being. What's going on? Such powerful power! What kind of power is this? It has already surpassed the limits of power in this world?"

Issui exclaimed in surprise at the golden wolf in the void, his right hand touching his chest, his blood boiling. "Can I also possess this power?" he thought.

"My ancestors, your descendants, have tarnished your reputation, but now I understand that I am still a wolf. I have decided to use my life to let my enemies know the terror of a wolf. Please lend me your strength and become one with me. Your descendants need your power."

Xiaotian humbly lowered his proud head to Jinlang.

"Roar..." The golden wolf in the void roared, nodded, and charged into Xiaotian's body.

In an instant, Xiaotian's four eyes burst forth with golden light, his fur gradually turned from blood red to gold, and his body swelled up a size.

"Kill them!!"

Issui commanded the earth dragons, who had already wiped out the blood wolf pack, to charge towards Xiaotian.

Xiaotian raised its two heads high. By now, most of its wounds had healed, though it had expended a great deal of energy. In a flash, its two enormous wolf heads crushed two earth dragons in one bite. Then, with a push of its hind legs, it instantly appeared in the void, Walking on Air with lightning speed. In no time, dozens of earth dragons were shattered by its bites, claw strikes, and tail whips, leaving only one flying alone in the void.

"Let's go back..." Issui said calmly.

"Roar..." The earth dragon roared unwillingly, flew to the ground, and merged with the earth.

"This is the end. No matter the outcome, I will consider you a true opponent. Regardless of the result of this battle, my life will come to an end. This final move will be the decisive one."

Xiaotian stood in the void, looking at the Issui on the ground and said calmly.

"Alright, all our strength, let's unleash this one strike. I don't have much strength left either. Come on, let's put aside our grudges and fight for the sake of fighting."

Issui also said with great enthusiasm that being able to fight against an opponent of equal strength is undoubtedly a happy thing.

"Ancient call, the ultimate of frost, a cleansing of blood, sworn by life, Hymn of Ice Blood!"

Xiaotian let out a faint call, and a green life force surged from his body, forming a huge golden chakra in front of him. This chakra had only two rings. The outermost ring was silver, and with each rotation, frost froze the void. The inner chakra was a blood-red ring, and with each rotation, blood mist seeped out from it.

"Ah, summon, the Underworld Heavenly River!"

The golden eyes on Issui's forehead emitted an earthy yellow light. A huge crack opened in the space in front of Issui, and a deathly aura emanated from it. Grayish-yellow liquid slowly flowed out from it. All the flowers, plants and trees that came near the liquid withered and turned grayish-yellow. Even the pebbles on the ground turned into powder and were washed away when they were touched by the liquid.

"Roar..." Xiaotian's body burrowed into the silver and blood-red chakras, rushing towards the area where Issui was below with boundless momentum. The void he passed through was frozen and shattered, and blood energy flew everywhere.

"Kill... Styx Torrent, grind away all life before me!" Issui Shui poured all her Chakra and spiritual energy into the floating grayish-yellow liquid before her. Instantly, bubbles rose from the grayish-yellow liquid, surging from the spatial rift, and more and more grayish-yellow liquid emerged.

After a certain amount of the grayish-yellow liquid gushed out, it rose straight into the void and flowed towards Xiaotian, who was rushing down at high speed.

Time seemed to stretch out for a long time as Xiaotian, carrying silver-white and blood-red chakras, came into contact with the grayish-yellow liquid!

Without a sound, the grayish-yellow liquid that touched Xiaotian was frozen by the silver ring on his body. But as soon as it froze, the grayish-yellow liquid seemed to angrily melt again, splashing onto Xiaotian's body. As soon as it touched Xiaotian's body, a large area of Xiaotian flesh was corroded away. What a terrifying liquid! It wasn't just corroding his flesh; he felt as if his soul was being corroded as well, suffering considerable damage. What exactly is this thing? The aura of death is so dense.

"This is the Yomi River of the Underworld. Even the most powerful beings will slowly dissipate if they come into contact with it, neither entering hell nor heaven, their souls will vanish into nothingness."

Issui offered to explain.

"Oh, I see. But it's no use to me now. When I summoned the ancestral soul, I had already disregarded my own life and soul. Ice Blood Heaven and Earth, manifest!"

Xiaotian roared and threw out all the chakras on his body. Instantly, blood-red snowflakes fell all over the mountain range. As soon as these snowflakes touched the ground, they froze the surrounding space and formed a huge blood-red Icicle.

"Slap... slap... slap..."

Numerous crimson Icicle appeared around Issui, Icicle endless chill and killing intent almost freezing and dissipating his Issui soul. How terrifying...