"The secret you possess is more valuable than that woman! I, the Emperor, am determined to have you!"
This time, he held back. The full pressure of his Martial Emperor Realm erupted, his blood energy soaring into the sky. Under the impact of this power, the entire massive meteorite began to tremble violently, and countless bottomless cracks appeared on its surface.
Bloodlust was like a prison, and oppressive power was like a mountain!
The full power of the Martial Emperor Realm was unleashed without reservation, and the massive meteorite groaned under the immense pressure, its surface instantly cracking with deep, spiderweb-like fissures. Xiao Han felt every inch of his bones groaning, as if his internal organs were about to be crushed into powder by this brute force.
However, the instant that destructive crimson energy touched his body, a mysterious and profound fluctuation rippled out from the depths of his bloodline. The energy, which was enough to instantly vaporize an ordinary Martial Grandmaster, was reduced by ten percent inexplicably, as if it had been lightly wiped away by an invisible hand.
Even so, its lingering power remains terrifying.
Xiao Han's figure blurred into a blurry afterimage amidst the frenzied attack, pushing "A Step to the Ends of the Earth Close Yet So Far" to its limit. Blood-red palm prints, bone-corroding demonic claws, vengeful spirits crashing down... He was like a small boat in a raging storm, narrowly avoiding fatal blows, yet he was still torn apart and bleeding profusely by the stray gusts of wind.
Ten breaths.
He actually managed to hold on for ten breaths!
"Hmm?" For the first time, the cruelty of a cat playing with Rat in the crimson eyes of the Bone Demon Gulsa was replaced by astonishment.
Just then, a bone-chilling cold suddenly erupted, instantly freezing a blood-red chain that had attacked Xiao Han's side. Lin Qingxia had woken up at some point; her face was pale and her breath was weak, yet she still forced herself to stand up, her phoenix eyes burning with a resolute flame.
Without uttering a single word, her Extreme Ice Phoenix Martial Soul intertwined with the Eternal Night Bloodline, and ice shards and mirrors imbued with the power of Eternal Night's annihilation and ultimate freezing appeared out of thin air, sometimes reflecting the Bone Demon's attacks, sometimes slowing the flow of blood energy. Her power was insignificant to Martial Emperor, yet she always managed to create a moment of respite for Xiao Han at the most crucial moment.
The two attacked and defended, dodged and blocked, maneuvering and shifting on the meteorite with perfect coordination, miraculously stabilizing their position for the time being.
"Court death!"
Unable to break through his defenses, Gulsa was thoroughly enraged. He could not tolerate two ants hopping around in front of him for so long. He abandoned his physical attacks, suddenly opened his massive maw filled with fangs, and let out a shrill scream that was neither human nor beast.
"Soul-Seizing Demon Sound!"
The invisible sound waves transformed into sharp blades, ignoring physical defenses, and poured directly into Xiao Han and Lin Qingxia's sea of consciousness!
Lin Qingxia let out a muffled groan, her body swayed, and she almost fell over.
However, the moment that demonic sound, powerful enough to tear apart the soul, surged into Xiao Han's sea of consciousness, it was as if boiling water had been poured into eternal ice. In the center of his sea of consciousness, the illusory figure of the [Primordial Eternal Night Overlord], exuding the aura of supreme dominance, suddenly opened and closed its eyes.
Supernatural Power - [Overlord's Gaze]!
A soul will far more domineering, ancient, and noble than the demonic sound, like a red-hot branding iron, fiercely counterattacked along the trajectory of the demonic sound!
"Ah--!"
On the deck of the starship, the once invincible Gulsa suddenly clutched his head, letting out an extremely shrill scream. His soul felt as if it had been pierced by a million steel needles at once, and his attack faltered for a moment, but was fatally halted.
Now!
A flash of bloodlust appeared in Xiao Han's eyes, and instead of retreating, he advanced!
[Void-Piercing Divine Eyes] activated to its limit, instantly piercing through the ferocious outer shell of the flesh-and-blood starship and locking onto an energy core enveloped by countless blood vessels and nerves—a gigantic heart, still throbbing and the size of a house!
He channeled all the remaining power within his body, even a trace of his nascent [Power of Human Dao Merit], into his right fist. On the tip of his fist, the gray energy that Annihilation everything intertwined with the pure white light of vast brightness, forming a strange and terrifying chaotic hue.
Annihilation Divine Fist!
Like a shooting star shooting backwards, he instantly traversed space and delivered a solid punch to that beating giant heart!
"Waaaaah--!"
A mournful cry, seemingly from an ancient ferocious beast, resounded throughout the starry sea. The heart suddenly contracted, then began to convulse wildly. Countless blood vessels connected to it burst, causing the entire bone starship to shake violently. Its energy circulation descended into unprecedented chaos, as if it might disintegrate at any moment.
"No! My 'Skeleton King'!"
Gulsa was horrified, the killing intent in his eyes instantly replaced by fear and heartache. This starship was the culmination of a thousand years of painstaking effort; it was his very foundation! He could no longer care about chasing Xiao Han. He turned and transformed into a streak of blood-red light, frantically rushing towards the damaged heart, exerting all his strength in an attempt to stabilize the collapsing core.
"Walk!"
Xiao Han grabbed the swaying Lin Qingxia and, without hesitation, leaped off the edge of the meteorite, fleeing desperately into the endless dark sea of stars.
However, at that moment, a demonic thought filled with endless temptation quietly arose in his heart.
"Fool! Why not use my power? Accept me, and in that instant, I could have obliterated his soul! This ship, and his soul, will both become nourishment for our advancement!"
It's that [True Demon Origin Imprint]!
Xiao Han gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressing the thought. But behind him, the "Skeleton King" was slowly stabilizing thanks to Gulsa's all-out efforts to save it. A killing intent, even more violent and venomous than before, clung to them like a bone-deep infection.
The starship soared through the air at a speed far beyond what they could achieve by flying with their physical bodies.
Despair, like an icy tide, quickly overwhelmed my heart.
At this critical moment, without warning, patches of cold light suddenly lit up the distant starry sky.
A massive fleet, comprised of countless meticulously designed warships with hulls gleaming with a cold metallic sheen, emerged silently from its warp drive, appearing in this airspace like ghosts. On the bow of the lead flagship, a "Heavenly Secrets Pavilion" emblem composed of countless runes shone with a faint, icy light.
A mechanically synthesized voice, devoid of any emotion, resounded throughout the entire galaxy through some unknown technology:
"Detected Shattered Star Sea 'Raider' sequence, number G-7, target 'Bone Demon' Gul'sa."
"Execute 'Purification Command'."
"Instruction objective: Complete annihilation!"
The moment the words left his mouth, all the cannons of that massive fleet simultaneously lit up with a light powerful enough to destroy stars.
A barrage of cannon fire!
Billions of blazing white energy torrents formed a net that indiscriminately covered Gulsa's starship and the entire area where Xiao Han and Lin Qingxia were fleeing for their lives.
In an instant, the world lost its color, and only destruction remained.
Xiao Han's pupils shrank sharply. Ahead of them were the furious Martial Emperor's pursuers, and behind them were the domineering and ruthless mysterious forces. They were like ants caught in the struggle between giant beasts, trapped in an unprecedented life-or-death game.