The Battle Reaches a Fever Pitch

"Bang—!"

With a deafening roar, a pile of rubble suddenly exploded in the center of the massive crater, unleashing a violent shockwave that swept up like a whirlwind.

At the eye of the storm, Fang Li, his body glowing with white phosphorescence as if enveloped in white flames, slowly rose to his Fang Li, his head bowed, his expression completely obscured. Only a single sentence, seemingly emanating from the distant horizon, echoed across the entire sky in an unbelievable manner.

"Was it ultimately forced upon us?"

No one could understand the true meaning Fang Li's words.

However, at this moment, the Three Pillars clearly felt it.

I sensed the changes in the Fang Li.

That was a qualitative change.

If we were to explain it in a way that Crimson Realm Denizens could understand, it would be that Fang Li's "existence" suddenly became enormous.

Moreover, it is incredibly large.

What did he do?

Hecate, Shudenan, and Belphegor all changed their expressions.

Only Fang Li raised his head and looked at the Three Pillars suspended in mid-air. His pair of Ice-Blue Demon Eyes, illuminated by the white phosphorescence, exuded a sacred and cold aura.

However, it was this sacred coldness that made the Three Pillars feel a sudden tightness in their hearts, as if they were being watched by some terrifying beast, and their bodies tensed up.

"Bang----!"

Just then, the ground suddenly exploded without any warning.

It was crushed by being trampled.

Fang Li's figure vanished abruptly from the ground that had suddenly exploded open.

Like Oni, it appeared before Shudenan.

The Ice-Blue Demon Eyes and the white phosphorescence simultaneously entered Shudenan's eyes.

"What...!" Shudenan's eyes narrowed suddenly behind his sunglasses.

The next second, a blade of light suddenly appeared and slashed towards Shudenan's body.

That was a strike that could be described as a flash of light.

This strike was completely silent, without the slightest movement or trace, appearing as suddenly as a beam of moonlight.

Immediately, it landed on Shudenan's body, who had no time to react.

"Pfft—!"

With an unmistakably clear slashing sound, flames, like blood, turned into sparks that scattered across the earth.

"Ugh...!"

Shudenan let out a bitter sound.

"...!"

Beside them, Hecate and Belphegor were completely caught off guard, were shocked.

Fang Li, seemingly ignoring the existence of Hecate and Belphegor, hovered in front of Shudenan, who was very close to the two of them. He suddenly turned his Moon Blade and unleashed another flash of light.

"Pfft—!"

Another slashing sound rang out.

The two rapid slashes from the front and back neatly sliced Shudenan's body into a cross, completely dividing it into four pieces.

However, within that chunk of flesh, a burst of murky purple flames ignited and reformed into Shudenan's body.

Known as "The Shaper," Shudenan can transform his body into any form, creating various incarnations.

Under these circumstances, just like Sabrac before him, Shudenan abandoned his severely injured body and used the remaining parts to reassemble himself into a completely new self, carrying a heavy steel gun, and appeared in front of Fang Li.

"Is this the hidden trump card you mentioned last time?!"

Shudenan roared, swinging his steel spear like a whirlwind, carrying murky purple flames and unparalleled force, heavily slashing towards Fang Li.

"Clang----!"

Amidst the heavy clang of metal clashing, the nimble dagger collided sharply with the heavy steel spear, sparking brilliant sparks and a powerful impact.

This time, however, Fang Li was not knocked away by the overwhelming force. He easily blocked the attack, causing the white phosphorescent light around him to suddenly fluctuate like flames.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Shudenan roared again, shaking the air. His arm holding the steel gun suddenly swelled up, causing it to grow larger and larger until it transformed into a giant arm covered with bulging muscles.

"Grumble----!"

Instantly, supported by immense force, the heavy steel spear, while rubbing against the sharp dagger and sparking intense sparks, pressed down relentlessly with a piercing screech, bringing the spearhead's blade ever closer to Fang Li.

This surprised Fang Li.

Fang Li's Holy Mark is now at level Lv.2, which doubles his attributes and greatly increases his power.

If attributes are doubled, the increase in strength is not just doubled.

After all, the higher the attribute level, the greater the enhancement will be.

Therefore, while Fang Li's attributes increased by two times, his physical abilities increased by far more than just two times.

However, Shudenan was still able to suppress Fang Li in terms of strength, which was enough to surprise Fang Li.

"As expected of you, Chi You, apart from those three beings who are hailed as gods, I'm afraid you are the strongest among the apostles of the Crimson World!"

As he said this, Fang Li exerted the same force.

"Zheng—!"

Light, like fragments of starlight, lingered and rose from his body.

Fang Li converted all of the Star Pulse Energy into attack power.

"Clang—!"

With a crisp sound, Fang Li suddenly jerked his dagger, deflecting the heavy steel spear.

Shudenan suddenly lost his balance.

"Bang—!"

A muffled thud resounded.

That was the sound of Fang Li spinning around and kicking Shudenan in the chest.

Thus, under the impact of a violent gust of wind, Shudenan's figure, just like Fang Li, was transformed into a cannonball, flying backward and crashing heavily onto a building, shattering it into pieces and causing it to collapse.

"Stars!"

Just as Fang Li was about to give chase, Hecate's inorganic voice finally rang out.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"

Like a meteor shower, beams of light suddenly attacked Fang Li from Fang Li side, enveloping him like a storm.

Each of those meteors possessed the terrifying power to destroy a tall building.

Just as Fang Li was about to dodge, a sudden gust of wind arose around him.

"Splash—!"

Suddenly, chains shot out, like agile giant pythons, coiling around Fang Li and forming a steel cage that trapped Fang Li inside.

"Don't even think about escaping."

With that sinister laugh, Belphegor threw out another chain, which wrapped around the steel cage, pulling Fang Li cage together, and forcefully dragging them directly towards the incoming meteor shower.

"Boom—!"

A terrifying explosion suddenly appeared in mid-air, shaking the sky.