Luo Feng and Hegus

Molosa understood at once. He immediately burned his soul and the world within his body, pushing his Soul Illusion Technique to its utmost limit.

In an instant, his aura surged to an entirely new level.

"Kill!"

Molosa roared and launched his attack at once, giving his opponent no chance to prepare.

The intangible Soul Attack was like an arrow, unconstrained by spatial distance or time and nearly impossible to evade. Together with Luo Feng's Soul Severing Blade, also empowered by a burning soul, it plunged directly into Hegus's body the instant it was unleashed.

In an instant, Hegus sensed the impact on his soul.

Especially those two blade-like Soul Attacks. Even though his soul was immensely powerful and his innate defenses were equally formidable, his defenses were actually torn open, and the two sharp blades struck his soul.

At the same time, another Soul Attack seeped through that tear, likewise numbing and impairing his soul.

A slight change appeared in Hegus's golden eyes, and a struggle flickered within them.

"Suppress." Luo Feng did not let such an opportunity pass. As the Star Tower moved, it descended to suppress Hegus. Luo Feng himself appeared on Hegus's body, his arms and legs transforming into rope-like bindings that wrapped tightly around Hegus before he shoved him with all his strength toward the bottom of the Star Tower.

It happened very suddenly.

When facing an unknown opponent like this, Luo Feng's first principle was to suppress them with everything he had. A sudden, all-out burst often offered the greatest chance of success.

Holding Hegus tightly, Luo Feng could sense the struggle in his eyes growing increasingly fierce. Especially when they reached the base of the Star Tower, its suppressive power tried to bore into Hegus's body and seal him away. Yet at that moment, Hegus seemed to regain clarity, his eyes flashing with shock and fury.

"Damn you, Luo Feng! You want to suppress me? Impossible! You can't do it!"

Hegus shouted furiously. Intense Golden Flames ignited across his body, and as they burned, violent Space Ripples spread outward. Luo Feng sensed that Hegus no longer seemed to exist within the space before him, as though he were about to slip straight out of his grasp.

At the same time, Hegus's hands transformed into claws, and a tail extended from behind him.

As his claws raked violently at Luo Feng, his tail lashed over as well.

Luo Feng felt tremendous force transmitted through Hegus's claws and tail. The impact was terrifying, even nearing the force of Luo Feng's full-power slash. This continuous barrage struck the same spot repeatedly in an instant, and pain appeared on Luo Feng's face.

This was the first time he had encountered Space Power with such terrifying penetrative force.

Vast amounts of power pierced into his body, annihilating large quantities of divine body and divine power.

Luo Feng was instantly wracked by intense pain.

The powerful impacts battered Luo Feng. At this stage, Hegus's body had become as slippery as a loach, impossible to bind or hold securely. Borrowing that strange spatial power, he slipped directly downward through the Star Tower.

In just an instant, Hegus broke free from the Star Tower's devouring force.

Using his Space-Time Domain, he had already pulled away.

"Such powerful spatial control. This is troublesome." Luo Feng's expression darkened slightly as he watched. "What is going on today? First Night Dark Mo Ming, then Hegus. Why are both of them so difficult to deal with?"

In the distance, Hegus looked at Luo Feng with wariness and anger in his golden eyes. He had nearly been suppressed inside that golden giant tower. The tower was clearly some powerful space-time treasure. If he had been sealed within it, he would have been unable to escape.

With such powerful Soul Attacks and a treasure like that, Luo Feng's opportunities seemed outrageously heaven-defying in Hegus's eyes.

I never expected that treasure of his to evolve to such a level. This Luo Feng truly has terrifying opportunities, Hegus sighed inwardly.

Hegus gazed at the Star Tower, greed rising in his eyes. A space-time treasure like this should, according to his memories, be at the level of a Primordial Chaos Spiritual Treasure. Whether he used it himself or devoured it, it would greatly benefit his control over space-time. It might even increase his chances of breaking through further.

However, recalling Luo Feng's earlier slash, it had been powerful as well. Its attack strength was actually slightly greater than his own. Even though his defenses were too strong to be broken, the blade's penetration was formidable, and his body had still suffered the impact.

As he pondered, both sides maintained their distance and made no rash moves.

Molosa flew to Luo Feng's side. Looking at Hegus in the distance, violence flashed in his eyes. "Master, this fellow seems rather strong. My Soul Illusion Technique didn't affect him much."

"He is very strong." Luo Feng nodded and thought, Even that failed. I can only try to see whether raw strength can defeat him. If the Dao Seal had been restored, dealing with him should not have been a problem.

That was right.

The Dao Seal was with his avatar. Restoring it completely would require far too much time. Not much time had passed since his return from the Black Emperor Palace, and it had not even recovered by one-third, much less been fully restored.

Both sides' thoughts raced quickly.

At this moment, Luo Feng had no intention of letting this fellow leave. With such strength, Hegus posed far too great a threat to Dao Peak City, perhaps no less than Night Dark Mo Ming.

"Molosa, assist me, but don't come too close." Luo Feng spoke, then gave Hegus an indifferent glance. Killing intent filled his eyes as he transformed into a streak of golden light and charged forward.

"It seems you still want to kill me." Hegus watched him, battle intent rising in his eyes as well.

He had taken one of Luo Feng's attacks. Though it could affect him slightly, no one could match his control over space. Even with the Star Tower, Luo Feng was far inferior to him in that regard. If he wanted to leave, it would not be difficult.

Therefore, he did not fear Luo Feng.

"Today, I want to see what you can use against me on my home ground." Hegus snorted coldly. The power of the spatial turbulent currents here became active once more. Even with the Star Tower's Suppression Domain layered together with Molosa's domain, it was difficult to restrain them.

Luo Feng's expression shifted slightly as he sensed the Storm Power within the domain.

With Hegus's methods, the scene seemed as though it had shifted through space-time, plunging deeper into the void's turbulent current layer. Fortunately, Molosa's domain was assisting him. Otherwise, Luo Feng would have needed to pay a far greater price to suppress the domain, placing him in an even more passive position.

Now, these Space Storm powers were one of Hegus's methods.

Every one of these forces was comparable to an attack from the Third Realm. Even a Peak Primordial Chaos Treasure would be torn apart instantly here, so Luo Feng had to be careful.

"Rise!"

Under Hegus's control, streams of Storm Power formed massive dragons. Aside from their color, these storm dragons bore some resemblance to Hegus's true body... Every one possessed formidable attack power, and their combined assault was likely even stronger than Hegus's tail attacks.

In an instant, no fewer than ten storm dragons charged at Luo Feng, blocking his path.

Luo Feng drew his blades. As the twin blades fell, immense Dao Intent Power erupted and formed a giant blade that slashed toward the foremost storm dragon. With a thunderous collision, the blade and the storm dragon clashed, erupting with terrifying impact force. Both the transparent storm of spatial power and the golden storm of Dao Intent Power surged chaotically, instantly swallowing Luo Feng's figure.

At the same time, the other storm dragons continued to charge and tear toward Luo Feng's position.

For a moment, only violent power churned in the area, and no figure could be seen within it.

Luo Feng's body was completely at the heart of the storm, surrounded only by unceasingly turbulent, shredding force.

At the center of the storm, Luo Feng was battered into a somewhat sorry state. However, with the Star Tower Battle Armor protecting him, he did not suffer much damage. His divine body had only sustained slight losses.

Having reached his current level of strength, Luo Feng had believed himself absolutely among the strongest in the Primordial Chaos Realm. Yet he was actually being forced into such a disadvantaged and wretched position. He had never encountered anyone in the Primordial Chaos Realm with such strength.

He had not expected Hegus, from the Primordial Chaos Space of his own homeland, to have reached this level.

Burning his divine power with all his strength, unleashing Dao Intent Power, and activating the first seven layers of secret patterns on the Star Tower, Luo Feng used the Star Nine-Stages Slash to break through the storm zone in a somewhat bedraggled state. At that moment, he sensed Hegus charging toward him. Under the Star Tower's influence, that short distance was crossed in an instant.

Hegus was surprised, but before that surprise could fade, Luo Feng had already burst out. He saw only a streak of blade light coming for him, locking onto him completely.

At the same time, Hegus again felt a Soul Attack tear open a breach in his soul defenses.

"Hiss!" Hegus felt pain in his soul and grimaced, but he quickly annihilated the two soul blades. Without hesitation, he charged forward. His hands had already transformed into claws as he engaged Luo Feng in fierce close combat.

In an instant, the two sides collided and went completely wild.

Every movement and clash stirred the Storm Power in this region.

Space Storms and Dao Intent Power ran completely rampant.

Hegus also controlled the storm power here, shaping it either into dragons or claw-like forms that continuously battered Luo Feng's body.

Relying on the Star Tower's defenses, Luo Feng fought just as fiercely. He blocked whatever attacks he could with his blades, and those he could not block, he endured head-on.

Of course, Luo Feng knew that Hegus's defenses were terrifyingly strong as well.

Moreover, only in this true close-quarters battle did Luo Feng truly experience how horrifying this fellow's defenses were.

Not only could Hegus's claws directly withstand his twin blades, but even when his body took the blade strikes, Luo Feng could not injure him. At most, he made Hegus show pain.

Blades and claws clashed rapidly, and violent shockwave storms continuously swept outward. Neither side cared to use any strange techniques. They fought with direct, brutal collisions, every move aimed straight at the other's life, yet every move was blocked.

The storms created by the collision of claws and blades threw the already chaotic region of spatial turbulent currents into even greater turmoil. Even the slightest aftershock carried impact force at the peak Third Realm level.

Watching from afar, Molosa was stunned.

Unable to resist the force of the impacts, his body was forced steadily backward. The powerful shockwaves made him uncomfortable, and he hurriedly pulled back to a safe distance.

If not for the Star Tower's domain, being thrown into a place like this would likely have left him unable to endure.

I thought I had become strong enough to catch up to Master's pace, but I never expected Master to be so much stronger than me. I can't help at all. Molosa felt that the gap between himself and his master remained as vast as an abyss, and he could not help feeling somewhat discouraged.

Only now did he understand that while he no longer feared Bai Ye, he was still far from reaching his master's level.

It seems I still need to help Master nurture World Beast Warriors. With World Beast Warriors, my attacks should become even stronger, especially when they work together with my innate techniques. Molosa silently made up his mind.

Molosa watched Luo Feng and Hegus fight, his thoughts drifting. As the master, Luo Feng naturally could not know what Molosa was thinking.

On the battlefield, the battle was incomparably intense.

Although Hegus was powerful, Luo Feng was a blade wielder, and his Dao Intent Power was at the Emperor level. Once they entered genuine close combat, Luo Feng could still suppress Hegus slightly in attack power. The only problem was that Hegus's defenses were too strong. Even with the blade's sufficient penetration, Luo Feng could not injure him.

At the same time, Hegus's control over space was simply too terrifying. As long as he did not want to take an attack, Luo Feng could not even touch him. This was what shocked Luo Feng the most.

Of course, Hegus had not burned his bloodline either. It seemed this was not yet his full strength.

Now that Hegus was engaging him in close combat, Luo Feng felt that it was deliberate on Hegus's part, merely to gauge Luo Feng's strength.

Hegus bared his teeth in pain, but he also felt incomparably exhilarated.

Unfortunately, his attack strength was only about equal to Luo Feng's. He still could not kill Luo Feng, even by using the Space Storm power here, even if he fought desperately. He could not obtain what he wanted.

I never expected this Luo Feng to become so strong. More importantly, even his defenses are nearly on par with mine. It seems I am still a little short on strength to get what I want. I have not gone outside in a long time. Perhaps I should establish a force of my own. With those fellows helping me, I can evolve faster. Once my Ultimate Bloodline Power awakens, I should be able to kill him, Hegus pondered inwardly. He understood the situation of this battle and Luo Feng's circumstances clearly.

At present, relying solely on evolution through Space Storm power had nearly brought him to his limit. From here onward, he would need either long periods of waiting or a vast accumulation of resources. If he could establish a force outside and have subordinates gather resources for him, he could probably evolve faster.

With his current strength, even Luo Feng could do nothing to him. Who else could possibly do anything to him? When the time came, he could still command the winds and rains outside and establish a force without any problem. The treasures and resources he wanted could be supplied by his subordinates, reducing the time he needed to spend.

Having thought this through, Hegus snorted at Luo Feng. "Luo Feng, it seems your strength is only this much. I can't be bothered to play with you anymore. We have plenty of time. Once we get outside, I'll slowly play with you then."