Battle Within the World Sea

"I told you long ago: power bestowed by others could never make you truly invincible."

Lu Li stepped forward and slashed. "As for whether we're monsters, I don't know about her, but I'm a genuine human."

As his words fell, blade intent swept across the Starry Sky, severing a mass of Bloodvine's vines and nearly cutting him in half at the waist.

"Lu Li, you bastard! You're not human either!"

The Valkyrie raged, but her anger was not directed at Lu Li. She slashed furiously at Bloodvine, cleaving open half his body.

"It's really been a while since I heard anyone curse like that..."

Lu Li muttered under his breath. Not daring to argue over whether he was human, he swung again and cut Bloodvine in half at the waist.

"Ah—You damned pioneer dogs! I refuse to accept this!"

Bloodvine was cut apart by Lu Li. Feeling the explosive power of the Soul Eater Ring's true damage, compounded by the erosion of Demonic Force, he sensed the breath of death.

He had used up all his medicine. Even if he could break the healing-suppression power, he had no way to use High-Speed Regeneration.

At the brink of life and death, Bloodvine's fury and resentment surged. He directly launched a seed, his ultimate move, intending to bury a vast stretch of starfields.

Having obtained a trace of that adult's power, his strength was no longer what it had been, and he could rapidly activate the seed.

Just as he fired the seed at Lu Li and the Valkyrie, watching it take root and sprout as it prepared to absorb the life force nearby, Bloodvine revealed a bitter smile. "What meaning is there in this...?"

He suddenly understood. He had never held much enmity toward Lu Li or the Valkyrie. He was