Legendary Rogue

Drops of Demon blood fell onto the silver-white chains.

As if imbued with some powerful magic, the Demon blood, upon touching the silver-white chains, ignited like gasoline. Balor, its expression crazed, stared at Soren, then took another step forward. Streams of Demon blood gushed from its wounds, spreading like oil across the silver-white chains. The chains' radiance gradually dimmed, as if the Demon blood was eroding its power and corroding the ancient Rune upon them.

Soren, who was about to make a move, stopped and stood there watching Balor was walking forward step by step with a ferocious expression.

True Demon Blood!

The primal power originating from Greater Demon is an innate bloodline ability they possess.

This power is extremely precious. In the Abyss, it is only granted by Upper Demon Demon after their subordinates have rendered significant service, allowing them to Ascension weaker Demon. This Ascension reduces the power of the Upper Demon, making it a rarely used ability even for inherently brutal Greater Demon. More often, lower-ranking Demon need to rely on Slaughter to gradually improve, slowly advancing from the weakest Dretch to Mid-tier Demon.

Although Demon possess physical bodies, they are essentially creations of souls, physical entities transformed from souls.

Therefore, their growth is mutant!

The power that Balor is unleashing at this moment is its True Demon Blood. This blood is not only its Hit Points, but also a part of its own strength. It is using this as a price to break the sealing power on the chains that bind it.

Simply put

If it were Soren trapped here, he wouldn't just be losing Hit Points Hit Points; along with them, he would also be losing the Slaughter Experience he had gained in past battles. This loss of power is permanent; the lost Hit Points can gradually recover, but the lost Slaughter Experience must be regained. Balor is breaking the seal in this way, and the price he will pay will be a reduction in his power, possibly even dropping a rank.

The fact that Balor was willing to pay such a price shows that Soren was incredibly valuable to him!

After confirming that the opponent was using True Demon Blood to corrode the chains that sealed the Balrog, Soren was in no hurry to attack. Although the Balor was currently bound by chains, its combat power was not greatly affected. As long as Soren approached within fifteen meters of it, the Balor could launch a ferocious attack at any time, even turning the surrounding area into a sea of fire.

Soren waited silently.

They awaited the moment when Balor would break free of the seal. When the seal was completely broken, Balor's power would also be reduced to its limit.

His chances of winning would be much higher then!

Both sides wanted to kill each other.

To the Balor, Soren possessed an incredibly delicious Divine Power; to Soren, however, killing the Balor, who also possessed Faint Divinity, would greatly enhance his own strength.

The Slayer Form limited Soren's spellcasting abilities.

This is somewhat disadvantageous for him in battle, because the Slayer Shape somewhat similar to ' Tenser's Transformation,' which, while transforming his combat abilities into those of Warrior of the same level, also prevents him from casting spells. Soren can only unleash the abilities granted by his Divine Power and the Spell-like Ability he possesses through his own innate talents. (Note: Casting spells requires focused will and a clear mind. The Bloodlust greatly affects spellcasting ability.)

However, Soren believed his chances of winning were not low.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood there waiting. He had challenged the Balor in the Abyss years ago and knew the fighting style of this powerful monster very well. The narrow terrain here limited its flight ability and also restricted the combat skills of large weapons. Without enough open space to maneuver, the Balor's Abyssal Vorpal Sword, which was over two meters long, was much less powerful.

Soren doesn't fight battles he's not confident of winning!

He will only take a gamble when he feels he has more than a 50% chance of winning.

Boom!

The Balor roared and took another step forward, the silver chains on its back now stretched to their limit. The silver Rune on them dimmed, True Demon Blood transformed into raging flames, slowly melting it. The Balor's power source was fire; its True Demon Blood was the hottest fire of the Abyss, a power so potent that even the seals left over from the Arcane Empire era could not withstand it.

Click!

As the Balor, weighing over 5,000 pounds, took another step forward, the already fragile chains snapped. It roared, raised the Abyssal Vorpal Sword, and charged towards Soren. Although the moment of breaking the seal was its weakest, it was also the moment of Balor's greatest power. After breaking the seal at a heavy cost, an unstoppable fighting spirit appeared in Balor's crazed expression.

This powerful fighting spirit, combined with its massive size and innate strength of 35 points, makes it a formidable opponent.

It is powerful enough to inflict crushing damage on any enemy; it is even confident that a single strike can behead a weak mortal before it!

35 points of strength.

This is a terrifying power that mortals can never attain!

Its strength comes not only from its Spell-like Ability, but also from the powerful attributes it possesses due to its high-level Demonic Bloodline.

Rumble!

Balor charged forward like the most valiant Warrior, wielding the over two-meter-long Abyssal Vorpal Sword with effortless ease, while Flame Whip swept in from the side, completely sealing off any space for Soren to Dodge. No matter from which angle he tried to Dodge, Soren could only choose between the Abyssal Vorpal Sword and the Flame Whip.

Never underestimate any Greater Demon. The Balor, despite its seemingly bulky and heavy appearance, actually possesses an agility of 25 points. (Note: Adult Dragon only have 10 points.)

Furthermore, it has mastered the skills of [Greater Two-Weapon Fighting]!

Ignoring any Spell-like Ability, Balor's attributes, talents, Feat, and combat skills alone are enough to easily crush a Legendary Tier orthodox Warrior. Unless someone with superhuman abilities can kill it with a single blow, even Avatar of Deity as a god would have to pay a price to deal with Balor!

--"Improved Sunder!"

A scorching flame rose from Balor's Abyssal Vorpal Sword, resembling a giant, blazing torch, the sword's sharpness concealed within the flames. It aimed directly at Soren's head.

The Flame Whip attacked from the side at a tricky angle. Although it was an attack from two different directions, it was used with such ease.

--"Shadow Jump!"

--"Shadow Assassination!"

A strange, blood-red light flickered in Soren's eyes. Facing the Balor's attack, which had been built up to its limit, Sauron's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

He always stood in the shadows.

The next moment!

Soren's figure appeared in the shadow behind Balor, leaping less than six meters. Then, he swiftly drew his Scimitar, Icetail, Backstab.

The more powerful the attack, the harder it is to retract!

The Balor unleashed its most powerful attack on the open ground, the Abyssal Vorpal Sword cleaving the earth with a deafening roar, leaving a terrifying trench in its wake. A piercing pain shot through its back, and the Balor roared madly, its Flame Whip lashing back at its own back. The whip was an extremely agile weapon, and the Abyssal Vorpal Sword was an incredibly powerful one; both were exceptionally difficult to master, and only the Balor could wield them so skillfully.

--"Sword Momentum: Heavy Slash!"

Soren's expression remained unchanged as the Flame Whip attacked from the side. The scorching flames enveloped him; these were the flames of the Balor, a terrifying monster so powerful that ordinary people couldn't even get close. However, Soren was not afraid of the flames, for the Scimitar, Icetail, emitted a strange, silvery light. No flame could reach his body; even the nearby Magic flames were extinguished by this Legendary weapon.

Time stood still for a fleeting moment.

The Flame Whip swept in with a whoosh. Soren abruptly rolled to the side, dodging between the Balor's legs. The opponent's towering 12-foot frame and over 5000-pound weight were simply too large for Soren, giving him ample space to unleash his Underdark Ground-Slaying Blade Technique. Accompanied by a cold and merciless glint of light, Soren launched his Sword Momentum: Heavy Slash directly between the Balor's legs!

Pfft.

A spurt of blood gushed out!

Then, like an unstoppable fountain, Soren, amidst the Balor's agonizing screams, sliced open a thirty-centimeter-long gash in its groin.

Its enormous size endowed it with terrifying power!

However, this size also gave Soren plenty of room to maneuver. In this life-or-death struggle, he wouldn't care about saving face or maintaining composure.

No matter how unskilled or unorthodox a technique may be, Soren would use it without hesitation.

"Damn mortals!!!"

The immense pain made the Balor's body tremble. No male creature could continue fighting unscathed after being slashed across the groin.

Soren's icy gaze remained unchanged. As he Tumble Evasion from beneath the Balor, he found himself directly beneath it, within range of the Abyssal Vorpal Sword. The Balor, a master of Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, flicked its Flame Whip, instantly retracting it while simultaneously wielding the massive Abyssal Vorpal Sword, bringing it crashing down upon Soren. It intended to cleave the damned mortal in two; its 35 points of strength gave it enough confidence to crush its enemy with a single strike.

Sword Momentum: Sweep!

Soren slammed his palm into the ground with tremendous force, leaving a clear handprint. The reaction force from the ground propelled Soren's body half a meter into the air. Then, the blade of his Scimitar, Icetail, bent at about a thirty-degree angle when it touched the hard rock on the slope. A second reaction force took effect on Soren, causing him to rotate 360 degrees and move sideways for about a meter.

The next instant!

The incredibly heavy Abyssal Vorpal Sword swung down, cleaving a crack more than two meters deep in the ground.

Soren had barely dodged the sword's edge, didn't hesitate for a moment. He slammed his palm into the ground again, the immense force sending him flying backward, moving nearly five meters to the side.

As one of the most Legendary Rogue of his time, his combat skills went far beyond just Sword Momentum!

Although he lacks [Shadow Domain] and [Shadow Step], preventing him from unleashing his unpredictable and ambush abilities, his powerful attributes already allow Soren to employ many extraordinary combat techniques.

No Rogue can reach the top easily!

Soren, Legendary, challenged the Avatar back then. Relying solely on his Rogue's Feat to fight would have been suicidal!

--"Sword Momentum: Horizontal Slash!"

--"Shadow Assassination!"

Eastern combat techniques require the support of 'qi'. The Monk ' 'Swift Step' (not an invisibility ability), ' Step of the Wind ', and ' Chain Step ' allow them to instantly rush to the enemy's side. Although Soren, as Rogue, did not master these special combat techniques, he also had other ways to accomplish this.

All that could be seen was Soren stomping his foot against the wall, and then his figure shot out like an arrow.

He charged from the left flank of the Balor, his Scimitar Icetail transforming into a streak of light aimed straight for the enemy's heart. The Balor, repeatedly thwarted, seemed to go mad, swinging its sword at Soren almost without dodging, as if determined to take him down with it. The powerful body of Greater Demon meant it wouldn't die so easily; the Balor's fiery body was far beyond ordinary. However, a stab to the heart wouldn't kill it instantly. On the contrary Soren would find it difficult to withstand the power of a single, heavy blow from the Balor.

--"Shadow Jump!"

Time stood still once again.

Soren launched himself forward like an arrow, his seemingly ferocious attack aimed straight for the Balor's heart. However, after advancing about three meters, Soren's figure disappeared into the reflection of the stalactites above the underground ruins. Then, in the next instant, Soren vanished into the shadows, only to reappear from behind the Balor's shadow.

The Shadow Jump 7 meters.

The combat skills of a top-tier Rogue were on full display at this moment. Soren successfully launched Shadow Jump less than a millisecond after entering the shadows, and then instantly appeared behind the enemy.

--"Sword Momentum: Waist Cut!"

--"Shadow Assassination!"

In an instant, Soren gripped his swords with both hands and slashed horizontally at Balor's body, scalding Demon blood mingling with flames and splashing onto his body.

Even at this moment, his face remained expressionless!

Yet it appeared so cold and ruthless, like the most terrifying Slaughter machine!

This is his true peak strength!

Only after Change Shape into the Slayer could Soren's basic abilities support the unleashing of his true Legendary Combat.

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